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verb
- (intransitive, slang) To "hang", hang out; to spend time with another person or group.
- (intransitive, slang) To smoke marijuana.
- (intransitive, metallurgy) To become hard by rapid cooling.
- (transitive, figurative) To discourage, depress.
- (transitive, metallurgy) To harden a metal surface by sudden cooling.
- (intransitive) To become cold.
- (intransitive, slang) To relax; to lie back; to take things easy.
- (transitive) To lower the temperature of something; to cool.
- make cool or cooler
- depress or discourage
- loose heat
adj
noun
- A sense of style; trendiness; savoir faire.
- A lack of warmth and cordiality; unfriendliness.
- A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.
- An uncomfortable and numbing sense of fear, dread, anxiety, or alarm, often one that is sudden and usually accompanied by a trembling nerve response resembling the body's response to biting cold.
- Calmness; equanimity.
- The hardened part of a casting, such as the tread of a carriage wheel.
- An iron mould or portion of a mould, serving to cool rapidly, and so to harden, the surface of molten iron brought in contact with it.
- A chilling effect; an atmosphere of this.
- A sudden penetrating sense of cold, especially one that causes a brief trembling nerve response through the body; the trembling response itself; often associated with illness: fevers and chills, or susceptibility to illness.
- coldness due to a cold environment
- a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
- an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
- a sudden numbing dread
verb
- Sometimes followed by over: to hang around or linger in a place, especially in an uncertain manner.
- Of a bird: to shelter (chicks) under its body and wings; (by extension) of a thing: to cover or surround (something).
- (computing) Chiefly followed by over: to use a mouse or other device to place a cursor over something on a screen such as a hyperlink or icon without clicking, so as to produce a result (such as the appearance of a tooltip).
- To keep (something, such as an aircraft) in a stationary state in the air.
- To be indecisive or uncertain; to vacillate, to waver.
- To remain stationary or float in the air.
- (nautical) To travel in a hovercraft as it moves above a water surface.
- hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
- to hang about in a place beyond the proper or usual time
- be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity
- be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
- hang in the air; fly or be suspended above
noun
- An act, or the state, of remaining stationary in the air or some other place.
- (figuratively) An act, or the state, of being suspended; a suspension.
- A flock of birds fluttering in the air in one place.
- (chiefly Southern England) A cover; a protection; a shelter; specifically, an overhanging bank or stone under which fish can shelter; also, a shelter for hens brooding their eggs.
verb
- (by extension) Often followed by with: to spend time companionably; to hang around.
- (by extension) To engage in a relaxing activity in a place; to hang around in.
- To move or roam around aimlessly.
- (by extension, usually in present participial form) To be mislaid in a place.
- (transitive) To hit (someone or something) all over repeatedly; hence, to behave violently towards or mistreat (someone or something).
- To be present at or inhabit a certain place.
- (by extension) To live an unconventional life.
- (transitive) To knock back a drink; to finish a drink.
- be around; be alive or active
- strike against forcefully
adj
- (more generally) Hanging loosely.
- (fashion, of clothing) Loosely fitted, with softly hanging fabric.
- (figurative) surrounding or surrounded.
- Having curtains or drapery (often of a specified type)
- Covered by or clothed in cloth that drapes loosely around the object or body.
- covered in folds of cloth
- covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
verb
verb
noun
verb
noun
- A fatty roll of pubis flab that hangs over one's genitals; a FUPA.
- Anything that overhangs or protrudes over its base, such as a wave immediately before breaking, or a protruding cliff or rock wall.
- (architecture) That portion of the roof structure that extends beyond the exterior walls of a building.
- (economics) The volume that tips the balance between the demand and the supply toward demand lagging supply.
- projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else
verb
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hang, out.
- (intransitive, idiomatic, slang) To lodge or reside; to exist.
- (informal) To crave or desperately want (something).
- (intransitive, idiomatic, slang, often with with) To spend time with somebody; to regularly meet with somebody.
- (informal) To endure or delay.
- spend time in a certain location or with certain people
verb
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hang, on.
- To weigh down or oppress.
- To keep; to store something for someone.
- To pay close attention to, or regard with (possibly obsequious) admiration.
- (chiefly imperative) To wait a moment.
- To hold, grasp, or grip.
- To depend upon.
- To persevere.
- To continually believe in something; to have faith in.
- be persistent, refuse to stop
- hold the phone line open
- fix to; attach
verb
noun
- (slang) A person who attaches themselves to a group of people, and who repeatedly shows up at group activities even though this is undesired by the group; a hanger-on.
- (US) A person, such as a delegate to a convention or a member of a legislature, who represents an irregular constituency, such as one formed by a union of the voters of two counties neither of which has a number sufficient to be allowed one (or an extra) representative of its own.
- (finance) Clipping of floating rate bond.
- (vulgar) A piece of faeces which floats.
- (Australia) Ellipsis of pie floater (“a meat pie served floating in a bowl of thick green pea soup”).
- A voter who shifts their allegiance from one political party to another, especially (US) one whose vote can be illegally purchased.
- A river mussel (genus Anodonta).
- An employee of an organization who does not have fixed tasks to do but fills in wherever needed, usually when someone else is away; also, a short-term employee; a temporary, a temp.
- (prison slang) A book circulated between prisoners which is not part of the official prison library.
- A person who physically floats in a gas or liquid.
- (ophthalmology) A threadlike speck in the visual field which seems to move, possibly caused by degeneration of the vitreous humour of the eye.
- (cricket) A spinning delivery of the ball that travels in a high arched path.
- An "extra" (male) guest at a party who is asked by the host to entertain the other (often female) guests.
- (law enforcement, slang) A corpse floating in a body of water.
- A person who frequently changes where they live; a drifter, a vagrant.
- (insurance) An insurance policy covering movable property at more than one location or which may be in transit.
- A small suet dumpling put into soup.
- (US) A person who votes illegally in various electoral districts or polling places, either under a false voter registration or under the name of a properly registered voter who has not yet voted.
- (India) A waterproof sandal.
- (US, law) A criminal sentence which is suspended so long as the convicted person leaves an area.
- (sports) A ball that moves lightly through the air, as if floating; specifically (basketball), an early layup taken by a player moving towards the rim where, upon release, the ball floats in the air over the top of a defender before dropping softly into the hoop.
- A person who frequently changes employment.
- (surfing) A manoeuvre in which a surfer transitions above the unbroken face of a wave on to the lip, or on top of the breaking section of the wave.
- (sports) A player not affiliated with a team.
- (two-up) A coin which does not spin when thrown in the air.
- a swimmer who floats in the water
- an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed
- a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills)
- a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election
- an object that floats or is capable of floating
- spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
- a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
- an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location
verb
- (intransitive, informal) To loiter; to hang around; to spend time idly.
- (intransitive) To veer in one direction.
- (intransitive) To be or remain suspended.
- (intransitive, chess) To be vulnerable to capture.
- (transitive, computing) To cause (a program or computer) to stop responding.
- (transitive, baseball, slang, of a pitcher) To throw a hittable off-speed pitch.
- (intransitive, law) To be executed by suspension by one's neck from a gallows, a tree, or other raised bar, attached by a rope tied into a noose.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To remain persistently in one's thoughts.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger, hinges, or the like.
- (intransitive, of a ball in cricket, tennis, etc.) To rebound unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on the ball or imperfections of the ground.
- (transitive, figurative) To attach or cause to stick (a charge or accusation, etc.).
- (transitive) To prevent from reaching a decision, especially by refusing to join in a verdict that must be unanimous.
- (transitive) To apply (wallpaper or drywall to a wall).
- (transitive) To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect.
- (transitive, law) To kill (someone) by suspension from the neck, usually as a form of execution or suicide.
- (transitive) To exhibit (an object) by hanging.
- (intransitive, computing) To stop responding to manual input devices such as the keyboard and mouse.
- (intransitive) To float, as if suspended.
- (transitive, chess) To cause (a piece) to become vulnerable to capture.
- (transitive, informal) (used in maledictions) To damn.
- (transitive) To decorate (something) with hanging objects.
- be exhibited
- hold on tightly or tenaciously
- decorate or furnish with something suspended
- be suspended or poised
- be suspended or hanging
- be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive
- give heed (to)
- be placed in position as by a hinge
- let drop or droop
- suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste
- fall or flow in a certain way
- prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury
- kill by hanging
- cause to be hanging or suspended
- place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction
noun
- (colloquial) The smallest amount of concern or consideration; a damn.
- (computing) An instance of ceasing to respond to input.
- (Ireland, informal, derogatory) Cheap processed ham (cured pork), often made specially for sandwiches.
- A slackening of motion.
- The way in which something hangs.
- A hangout.
- A sharp or steep declivity or slope.
- A person that someone hangs out with.
- Alternative spelling of Hang (“musical instrument”).
- A mass of hanging material.
- (informal, figuratively) A grip, understanding.
- a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms
- a special way of doing something
- the way a garment hangs
verb
- (transitive) To tolerate, to endure, to stick with.
- (transitive) To place, set down (quickly or carelessly).
- (intransitive) To persist.
- (transitive) To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale.
- (intransitive) To remain loyal; to remain firm.
- (transitive, now only in dialects) To stab.
- (transitive, gymnastics, aviation, sports) To perform (a landing or a shot) perfectly.
- (transitive) To press (something with a sharp point) into something else.
- (intransitive) Of snow, to remain frozen on landing.
- To hit with a stick.
- (transitive, joinery) To run or plane (mouldings) in a machine, in contradistinction to working them by hand. Such mouldings are said to be stuck.
- (intransitive, blackjack, chiefly UK) To stand pat: to cease taking any more cards and finalize one's hand.
- (botany, transitive) To propagate plants by cuttings.
- (carpentry) To cut a piece of wood to be the stick member of a cope-and-stick joint.
- (intransitive, US, slang) To have sexual intercourse with.
- (transitive) To furnish or set with sticks.
- (intransitive) To jam; to stop moving.
- (intransitive) To become or remain attached; to adhere.
- (transitive) To attach with glue or as if by gluing.
- fasten with an adhesive material like glue
- pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument
- cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface
- be loyal to
- fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something
- stick to firmly
- be in a certain place and not leave
- come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
- be a mystery or bewildering to
- fasten with or as with pins or nails
- saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
- pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed
- be a devoted follower or supporter
- put, fix, force, or implant
- endure
- be or become fixed
adj
noun
- A small, thin branch from a tree or bush; a twig; a branch.
- (slang) Vigorous driving of a car; gas.
- (US) A timber board, especially a two by four (inches).
- (military) The structure to which a set of bombs in a bomber aircraft are attached and which drops the bombs when it is released. The bombs themselves and, by extension, any load of similar items dropped in quick succession such as paratroopers or containers.
- (slang) A bar (counter where drinks are served).
- (nautical) A mast or part of a mast of a ship; also, a yard.
- (golf) The pole bearing a small flag that marks the hole.
- (fishing) The amount of fishing line resting on the water surface before a cast; line stick.
- (boardsports) A board as used in board sports, such as a surfboard, snowboard, or skateboard.
- (horse racing) The short whip carried by a jockey.
- (figurative) A negative stimulus or a punishment. (This sense derives from the metaphor of using a stick, a long piece of wood, to poke or beat a beast of burden to compel it to move forward.)
- (uncountable) That which sticks (remains attached to another surface).
- (US, colloquial, uncountable) Vehicles, collectively, equipped with manual transmissions.
- (baseball) General hitting ability.
- (carpentry) The vertical member of a cope-and-stick joint.
- A standard rectangular strip of chewing gum.
- (sports, generically) A long thin implement used to control a ball or puck in sports like hockey, polo, and lacrosse.
- A relatively long, thin piece of wood, of any size.
- (field hockey or ice hockey) The potential accuracy of a hockey stick, implicating also the player using it.
- Any roughly cylindrical (or rectangular) unit of a substance.
- (golf) The long-range driving ability of a golf club.
- (aviation, uncountable) Use of the stick to control the aircraft.
- A cudgel or truncheon (usually of wood, metal or plastic), especially one carried by police or guards.
- (slang) A cigarette (usually a tobacco cigarette, less often a marijuana cigarette).
- (video games) A joystick.
- (US, slang, uncountable) The cue used in billiards, pool, snooker, etc.
- (computing) A memory stick.
- (US, colloquial) A manual transmission, a vehicle equipped with a manual transmission, so called because of the stick-like, i.e. twig-like, control (the gear shift) with which the driver of such a vehicle controls its transmission.
- (uncountable) The tendency to stick (remain stuck), stickiness.
- A cane or walking stick (usually wooden, metal or plastic) to aid in walking.
- (slang) A handgun.
- (computing) Any of the eight 16-character groups making up the 128 characters of the 7-bit ASCII character set.
- (countable) A thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab.
- (slang) Vigor; spirit; effort, energy, intensity.
- The game of pool, or an individual pool game.
- (chiefly Canada, US) A small rectangular block, with a length several times its width, which contains by volume one half of a cup of shortening (butter, margarine or lard).
- (baseball) The potential hitting power of a specific bat.
- (figuratively) A piece (of furniture, especially if wooden).
- (jazz, slang) The clarinet.
- (slang, uncountable) Corporal punishment, beatings
- (British, figurative) Criticism or ridicule, often in the expressions "get a lot of stick", "get some stick", "come in for some stick", etc.
- (aviation) The control column of an aircraft; a joystick. (By convention, a wheel-like control mechanism with a handgrip on opposite sides, similar to the steering wheel of an automobile, can also be called the "stick", although "yoke" or "control wheel" is more commonly seen.)
- (US military slang, World War I) An aircraft’s propeller.
- A bunch of something wrapped around or attached to a stick.
- (motor racing) The traction of tires on the road surface.
- a small thin branch of a tree
- a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball
- a long thin implement resembling a length of wood
- a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine
- threat of a penalty
- an implement consisting of a length of wood
- a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
- marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
- informal terms for the leg
verb
adj
noun
- A ship accompanying another.
- (uncountable) Association or partnership.
- The spouse of a monarch.
- A group or company, especially of musicians playing the same type of instrument.
- (euphemistic, sometimes humorous) An informal, usually well-publicized sexual companion of a monarch, aristocrat, celebrity, etc.
- A husband, wife, companion or partner.
- a family of similar musical instrument playing together
- the husband or wife of a reigning monarch
verb
- To hang outwards.
- (copulative) To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; often with to, toward, etc.
- To thin out (a fuel-air mixture): to reduce the fuel flow into the mixture so that there is more air or oxygen.
- (Followed by against, on, or upon) To rest or rely, for support, comfort, to use as a hard surface for writing, etc.
- (intransitive) To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
- To press against.
- cause to lean to the side
- have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
- rely on for support
- cause to lean or incline
- to incline or bend from a vertical position
adj
- (business) Efficient, economic, frugal, agile, slimmed-down; pertaining to the modern industrial principles of "lean manufacturing".
- Having little extra or little to spare; scanty; meagre.
- (of meat) Having little fat.
- Having a low proportion or concentration of a desired substance or ingredient.
- (of a person or animal) Slim; not fleshy.
- containing little excess
- not profitable or prosperous
- lacking in mineral content or combustible material
- lacking excess flesh
noun
- (uncountable) Meat with no fat on it.
- (US slang) A recreational drug composed of codeine-promethazine cough syrup mixed with usually soda and associated with the hip-hop culture of the Southern United States.
- (countable, biology) An organism that is lean in stature.
- (of an object taller than its width and depth) An inclination away from the vertical.
- the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
verb
noun
- A close embrace, especially when charged with an emotion such as affection, joy, relief, lust, anger, aggression, compassion, and the like, as opposed to being characterized by formality, equivocation or ambivalence (a half-embrace or "little hug").
- A particular grip in wrestling.
- a tight or amorous embrace
verb
- (usually in the present continuous) To wander loose; to float around; to hang around; to exist; to remain unexploited or unused.
- To abuse or mistreat; to bully; to be rough with.
- (of an idea or proposal) To discuss informally; to consider or distribute.
- discuss lightly
- be around; be alive or active
- treat badly; abuse
noun
verb
- (transitive) To put up with; to endure (and continue to function).
- (intransitive) To use the hands.
- (transitive, rare) To accustom to the hand; to take care of with the hands.
- (soccer, intransitive) To illegally touch the ball with the hand or arm; to commit handball.
- (transitive) To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell.
- (transitive) To deal with (a subject, argument, topic, or theme) in speaking, in writing, or in art.
- (transitive) To manage, use, or wield with the hands.
- (transitive) To touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s).
- (transitive) To manage, control, or direct.
- (intransitive) To behave in a particular way when handled (managed, controlled, directed).
- (transitive, rare) To be concerned with; to be an expert in.
- (transitive) To treat, to deal with (in a specified way).
- act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
- handle effectively
- interact in a certain way
- touch, lift, or hold with the hands
- be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
- show and train
noun
- (slang) A person's nose.
- (computing) A reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable.
- (algebraic geometry) The smooth, irreducible subcurve of a comb which connects to each of the other components in exactly one point.
- (US) A half-gallon (1.75-liter) bottle of alcohol.
- (gambling) The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments.
- (geography, Newfoundland and Labrador, rare) A point, an extremity of land.
- An instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool, or an opportunity or pretext.
- (horse racing, gambling) The amount wagered in the various pari-mutuel pools for a particular event or events.
- The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
- (textiles) The tactile qualities of a fabric, e.g., softness, firmness, elasticity, fineness, resilience, and other qualities perceived by touch.
- (Australia, chiefly Northern Territory, New Zealand) A 10 fluid ounce (285 mL) glass of beer.
- (topology) A topological space homeomorphic to a ball but viewed as a product of two lower-dimensional balls.
- (UK, informal) A traditional dimpled glass with a handle, for serving a pint of beer.
- (slang) A name or nickname, especially as an identifier over the radio or Internet.
- (slang) A title attached to one's name, such as Doctor or Colonel.
- the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
verb
- (intransitive, copulative sense obsolete) To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.
- (transitive) To make last; to prolong.
- (transitive) To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).
- (intransitive) To resume.
- (transitive) To retain (someone or something) in a given state, position, etc.
- (poker slang) To make a continuation bet.
- (transitive, law) To adjourn, prorogue, put off.
- do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop
- continue after an interruption
- continue in a place, position, or situation
- exist over a prolonged period of time
- move ahead; travel onward in time or space
- keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
- continue talking
- span an interval of distance, space or time
- allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
- continue a certain state, condition, or activity
noun
noun
- (derogatory) A sycophant or hanger-on.
- (historical) A retainer or companion of an ancient Celtic warrior, who praised him in song or poetry at gatherings; a bard.
- (literary, poetic) A climbing plant which is supported by a wall, trellis etc.
- (derogatory) A person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back.
- (retail, used attributively) An isolated (FSDU) (freestanding display unit )
- (aviation) A component of a composite aircraft which is carried aloft and air-launched by a larger carrier aircraft or mother ship to support the primary mission of the carrier; a parasite aircraft.
- (biology) An organism that lives on or in another organism of a different species, deriving benefit from living on or in that other organism, while not contributing towards that other organism sufficiently to cover the cost to that other organism.
- (informal, specifically) An internal parasite that is an animal or protist.
- a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
- an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host
verb
verb
- (intransitive) To spend time socially; keep company.
- (transitive, with with) To join as a partner, ally, or friend.
- (transitive) To connect or join together; combine.
- (transitive) To connect evidentially, or in the mind or imagination.
- (intransitive) To join in or form a league, union, or association.
- (mathematics) To be associative.
- (reflexive, in deliberative bodies) To endorse.
- make a logical or causal connection
- bring or come into association or action
- keep company with; hang out with
adj
noun
- One that habitually accompanies or is associated with another; an attendant circumstance.
- (algebra) One of a pair of elements of an integral domain (or a ring) such that the two elements are divisible by each other (or, equivalently, such that each one can be expressed as the product of the other with a unit).
- A companion; a comrade.
- Somebody with whom one works, coworker, colleague.
- A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or employee.
- A member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges.
- a person with subordinate membership in a society, institution, or commercial enterprise
- any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another
- a friend who is frequently in the company of another
- a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
- a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies
noun
- (figurative) A place where people or things stay temporarily.
- (by extension) A meeting (especially an annual meeting or important conference) of an outdoorsy group of people, such as military veterans or scouts of the scouting movement.
- (often military) A place where people (such as displaced people, soldiers, or travellers) encamp, that is, stay in tents or other temporary structures; a camp or campsite.
- (by extension, archaeology) An enclosed or fortified prehistoric site, especially a European Iron Age hill-fort.
- (uncountable) The act of encamping or setting up a camp; also, the state of being encamped or in a camp.
- the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
- temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
- a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
verb
- Often followed by about or around: to mess around, to play.
- To ponder or think, especially in an unproductive or unsystematic manner; to muse.
- To search (mullock (“mining or ore processing waste”)) for opals.
- (ambitransitive, Shetland, singing) To hum or sing (a tune) at a low pitch or volume.
- (intransitive) To search mullock for opals; to fossick.
- (chiefly jazz) To play (a musical instrument or passage of music) or to sing (a passage of music) in an improvisatory or lighthearted manner; also, to play (a series of ornamental notes) on an instrument.
- To obtain (an opal) by searching through mullock.
- (US, informal) To ponder or think about (something).
- To attempt in an informal or uncertain manner; to fiddle.
- (transitive, fishing) To catch (fish (usually very large catfish), turtles, or other aquatic animals) with the hands; also, to catch (fish) using a gaff or fishing spear; to gaff.
- (also figuratively) To clear extraneous material from (an opal).
- (intransitive, British, dialectal, informal) To engage in frivolous behavior; to fool around or waste time.
- (chiefly jazz) To play a musical instrument or to sing in an improvisatory or lighthearted manner; also, to play a series of ornamental notes on an instrument.
noun
- (informal) Ellipsis of pool noodle (“a long, slender tube or rod, extruded from buoyant foam and usually brightly coloured, used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools”).
- (by extension) An object which is long and thin like a noodle (sense 1).
- (furry fandom) A long and slender dragon, usually an eastern dragon.
- (Internet slang, endearing, humorous) A borzoi dog.
- (usually in the plural) A string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and other ingredients.
- (slang) The brain; the head.
- (slang) The penis.
- (chiefly jazz) An improvised passage of music played on an instrument; also, a series of ornamental notes played on an instrument; a trill.
- informal terms for a human head
- a ribbonlike strip of pasta
verb
- (transitive) To endure; to put up with; to tolerate.
- (transitive) To place in a high location.
- Synonym of frame up (“falsely pin a crime on”).
- (US, Canada, transitive, sports, idiomatic) To score; to accumulate scoring. Ellipsis of to put up on the scoreboard.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To house; to shelter; to take in.
- (transitive, food and drink, idiomatic) To can (food) domestically; to preserve (meat, fruit or vegetables) by sterilizing and storing in a bottle, jar or can.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To present, especially in "put up a fight".
- (transitive, African-American Vernacular, slang) To kill (someone).
- (transitive) To style (the hair) up on the head, instead of letting it hang down.
- (transitive) To build a structure.
- (transitive) To make available; to offer.
- (transitive, printing, historical) To set (matter) in capital letters; to switch text from lowercase to capital letters.
- (transitive, African-American Vernacular, slang) To compliment or respect (someone); to number (someone) among some greats.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To store away.
- (transitive) To hang; to mount.
- (hunting, transitive) To cause (wild game) to break cover.
- (transitive) To provide funds in advance.
- (transitive, idiomatic, used with "to") To cajole or dare (someone) to do (something).
- propose as a candidate for some honor
- put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- place so as to be noticed
- make available for sale at an auction
- mount or put up
- provide
- provide someone with accommodation
- construct, build, or erect
- preserve in a can or tin
adj
verb
- (intransitive, slang) To stay, sleep or live in a place.
- (poker, transitive) To have (a hand) using the community cards dealt on the flop.
- (transitive) To flip; to reverse (an image).
- (intransitive) To fall heavily due to lack of energy.
- (intransitive, informal) To fail completely; not to be successful at all (of a movie, play, book, song etc.).
- (sports, intransitive) To pretend to be fouled in sports, such as basketball, hockey (the same as to dive in soccer)
- (transitive, prison slang) To deny someone parole.
- (intransitive) To strike about with something broad and flat, as a fish with its tail, or a bird with its wings; to rise and fall; to flap.
- (transitive) To cause to drop heavily.
- fail utterly; collapse
- fall suddenly and abruptly
- fall loosely
adv
intj
noun
- A heavy, passive fall; a plopping down.
- (poker) The first three cards turned face-up by the dealer in a community card poker game.
- (by confusion, computing) One floating-point operation per second, a unit of measure of processor speed.
- Dung, as in cow-flop.
- A complete failure, especially in the entertainment industry.
- (slang) A flophouse.
- (computing) Abbreviation of floating-point operation.
- someone who is unsuccessful
- an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers
- the act of throwing yourself down; collapse; sink
- a complete failure
noun
- (slang) A person who attaches themselves to a group of people, and who repeatedly shows up at group activities even though this is undesired by the group; a hanger-on.
- (US) A person, such as a delegate to a convention or a member of a legislature, who represents an irregular constituency, such as one formed by a union of the voters of two counties neither of which has a number sufficient to be allowed one (or an extra) representative of its own.
- (finance) Clipping of floating rate bond.
- (vulgar) A piece of faeces which floats.
- (Australia) Ellipsis of pie floater (“a meat pie served floating in a bowl of thick green pea soup”).
- A voter who shifts their allegiance from one political party to another, especially (US) one whose vote can be illegally purchased.
- A river mussel (genus Anodonta).
- An employee of an organization who does not have fixed tasks to do but fills in wherever needed, usually when someone else is away; also, a short-term employee; a temporary, a temp.
- (prison slang) A book circulated between prisoners which is not part of the official prison library.
- A person who physically floats in a gas or liquid.
- (ophthalmology) A threadlike speck in the visual field which seems to move, possibly caused by degeneration of the vitreous humour of the eye.
- (cricket) A spinning delivery of the ball that travels in a high arched path.
- An "extra" (male) guest at a party who is asked by the host to entertain the other (often female) guests.
- (law enforcement, slang) A corpse floating in a body of water.
- A person who frequently changes where they live; a drifter, a vagrant.
- (insurance) An insurance policy covering movable property at more than one location or which may be in transit.
- A small suet dumpling put into soup.
- (US) A person who votes illegally in various electoral districts or polling places, either under a false voter registration or under the name of a properly registered voter who has not yet voted.
- (India) A waterproof sandal.
- (US, law) A criminal sentence which is suspended so long as the convicted person leaves an area.
- (sports) A ball that moves lightly through the air, as if floating; specifically (basketball), an early layup taken by a player moving towards the rim where, upon release, the ball floats in the air over the top of a defender before dropping softly into the hoop.
- A person who frequently changes employment.
- (surfing) A manoeuvre in which a surfer transitions above the unbroken face of a wave on to the lip, or on top of the breaking section of the wave.
- (sports) A player not affiliated with a team.
- (two-up) A coin which does not spin when thrown in the air.
- a swimmer who floats in the water
- an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed
- a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills)
- a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election
- an object that floats or is capable of floating
- spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
- a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
- an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location
noun
- (derogatory) A sycophant or hanger-on.
- (historical) A retainer or companion of an ancient Celtic warrior, who praised him in song or poetry at gatherings; a bard.
- (literary, poetic) A climbing plant which is supported by a wall, trellis etc.
- (derogatory) A person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back.
- (retail, used attributively) An isolated (FSDU) (freestanding display unit )
- (aviation) A component of a composite aircraft which is carried aloft and air-launched by a larger carrier aircraft or mother ship to support the primary mission of the carrier; a parasite aircraft.
- (biology) An organism that lives on or in another organism of a different species, deriving benefit from living on or in that other organism, while not contributing towards that other organism sufficiently to cover the cost to that other organism.
- (informal, specifically) An internal parasite that is an animal or protist.
- a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
- an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host
verb
noun
- (figurative) A place where people or things stay temporarily.
- (by extension) A meeting (especially an annual meeting or important conference) of an outdoorsy group of people, such as military veterans or scouts of the scouting movement.
- (often military) A place where people (such as displaced people, soldiers, or travellers) encamp, that is, stay in tents or other temporary structures; a camp or campsite.
- (by extension, archaeology) An enclosed or fortified prehistoric site, especially a European Iron Age hill-fort.
- (uncountable) The act of encamping or setting up a camp; also, the state of being encamped or in a camp.
- the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
- temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
- a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
verb
- (intransitive, slang) To "hang", hang out; to spend time with another person or group.
- (intransitive, slang) To smoke marijuana.
- (intransitive, metallurgy) To become hard by rapid cooling.
- (transitive, figurative) To discourage, depress.
- (transitive, metallurgy) To harden a metal surface by sudden cooling.
- (intransitive) To become cold.
- (intransitive, slang) To relax; to lie back; to take things easy.
- (transitive) To lower the temperature of something; to cool.
- make cool or cooler
- depress or discourage
- loose heat
adj
noun
- A sense of style; trendiness; savoir faire.
- A lack of warmth and cordiality; unfriendliness.
- A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.
- An uncomfortable and numbing sense of fear, dread, anxiety, or alarm, often one that is sudden and usually accompanied by a trembling nerve response resembling the body's response to biting cold.
- Calmness; equanimity.
- The hardened part of a casting, such as the tread of a carriage wheel.
- An iron mould or portion of a mould, serving to cool rapidly, and so to harden, the surface of molten iron brought in contact with it.
- A chilling effect; an atmosphere of this.
- A sudden penetrating sense of cold, especially one that causes a brief trembling nerve response through the body; the trembling response itself; often associated with illness: fevers and chills, or susceptibility to illness.
- coldness due to a cold environment
- a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
- an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
- a sudden numbing dread
verb
- Sometimes followed by over: to hang around or linger in a place, especially in an uncertain manner.
- Of a bird: to shelter (chicks) under its body and wings; (by extension) of a thing: to cover or surround (something).
- (computing) Chiefly followed by over: to use a mouse or other device to place a cursor over something on a screen such as a hyperlink or icon without clicking, so as to produce a result (such as the appearance of a tooltip).
- To keep (something, such as an aircraft) in a stationary state in the air.
- To be indecisive or uncertain; to vacillate, to waver.
- To remain stationary or float in the air.
- (nautical) To travel in a hovercraft as it moves above a water surface.
- hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
- to hang about in a place beyond the proper or usual time
- be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity
- be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
- hang in the air; fly or be suspended above
noun
- An act, or the state, of remaining stationary in the air or some other place.
- (figuratively) An act, or the state, of being suspended; a suspension.
- A flock of birds fluttering in the air in one place.
- (chiefly Southern England) A cover; a protection; a shelter; specifically, an overhanging bank or stone under which fish can shelter; also, a shelter for hens brooding their eggs.
verb
- (by extension) Often followed by with: to spend time companionably; to hang around.
- (by extension) To engage in a relaxing activity in a place; to hang around in.
- To move or roam around aimlessly.
- (by extension, usually in present participial form) To be mislaid in a place.
- (transitive) To hit (someone or something) all over repeatedly; hence, to behave violently towards or mistreat (someone or something).
- To be present at or inhabit a certain place.
- (by extension) To live an unconventional life.
- (transitive) To knock back a drink; to finish a drink.
- be around; be alive or active
- strike against forcefully
verb
noun
verb
noun
- A fatty roll of pubis flab that hangs over one's genitals; a FUPA.
- Anything that overhangs or protrudes over its base, such as a wave immediately before breaking, or a protruding cliff or rock wall.
- (architecture) That portion of the roof structure that extends beyond the exterior walls of a building.
- (economics) The volume that tips the balance between the demand and the supply toward demand lagging supply.
- projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else
verb
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hang, out.
- (intransitive, idiomatic, slang) To lodge or reside; to exist.
- (informal) To crave or desperately want (something).
- (intransitive, idiomatic, slang, often with with) To spend time with somebody; to regularly meet with somebody.
- (informal) To endure or delay.
- spend time in a certain location or with certain people
verb
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hang, on.
- To weigh down or oppress.
- To keep; to store something for someone.
- To pay close attention to, or regard with (possibly obsequious) admiration.
- (chiefly imperative) To wait a moment.
- To hold, grasp, or grip.
- To depend upon.
- To persevere.
- To continually believe in something; to have faith in.
- be persistent, refuse to stop
- hold the phone line open
- fix to; attach
verb
verb
- (intransitive, informal) To loiter; to hang around; to spend time idly.
- (intransitive) To veer in one direction.
- (intransitive) To be or remain suspended.
- (intransitive, chess) To be vulnerable to capture.
- (transitive, computing) To cause (a program or computer) to stop responding.
- (transitive, baseball, slang, of a pitcher) To throw a hittable off-speed pitch.
- (intransitive, law) To be executed by suspension by one's neck from a gallows, a tree, or other raised bar, attached by a rope tied into a noose.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To remain persistently in one's thoughts.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger, hinges, or the like.
- (intransitive, of a ball in cricket, tennis, etc.) To rebound unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on the ball or imperfections of the ground.
- (transitive, figurative) To attach or cause to stick (a charge or accusation, etc.).
- (transitive) To prevent from reaching a decision, especially by refusing to join in a verdict that must be unanimous.
- (transitive) To apply (wallpaper or drywall to a wall).
- (transitive) To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect.
- (transitive, law) To kill (someone) by suspension from the neck, usually as a form of execution or suicide.
- (transitive) To exhibit (an object) by hanging.
- (intransitive, computing) To stop responding to manual input devices such as the keyboard and mouse.
- (intransitive) To float, as if suspended.
- (transitive, chess) To cause (a piece) to become vulnerable to capture.
- (transitive, informal) (used in maledictions) To damn.
- (transitive) To decorate (something) with hanging objects.
- be exhibited
- hold on tightly or tenaciously
- decorate or furnish with something suspended
- be suspended or poised
- be suspended or hanging
- be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive
- give heed (to)
- be placed in position as by a hinge
- let drop or droop
- suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste
- fall or flow in a certain way
- prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury
- kill by hanging
- cause to be hanging or suspended
- place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction
noun
- (colloquial) The smallest amount of concern or consideration; a damn.
- (computing) An instance of ceasing to respond to input.
- (Ireland, informal, derogatory) Cheap processed ham (cured pork), often made specially for sandwiches.
- A slackening of motion.
- The way in which something hangs.
- A hangout.
- A sharp or steep declivity or slope.
- A person that someone hangs out with.
- Alternative spelling of Hang (“musical instrument”).
- A mass of hanging material.
- (informal, figuratively) A grip, understanding.
- a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms
- a special way of doing something
- the way a garment hangs
verb
- (transitive) To tolerate, to endure, to stick with.
- (transitive) To place, set down (quickly or carelessly).
- (intransitive) To persist.
- (transitive) To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale.
- (intransitive) To remain loyal; to remain firm.
- (transitive, now only in dialects) To stab.
- (transitive, gymnastics, aviation, sports) To perform (a landing or a shot) perfectly.
- (transitive) To press (something with a sharp point) into something else.
- (intransitive) Of snow, to remain frozen on landing.
- To hit with a stick.
- (transitive, joinery) To run or plane (mouldings) in a machine, in contradistinction to working them by hand. Such mouldings are said to be stuck.
- (intransitive, blackjack, chiefly UK) To stand pat: to cease taking any more cards and finalize one's hand.
- (botany, transitive) To propagate plants by cuttings.
- (carpentry) To cut a piece of wood to be the stick member of a cope-and-stick joint.
- (intransitive, US, slang) To have sexual intercourse with.
- (transitive) To furnish or set with sticks.
- (intransitive) To jam; to stop moving.
- (intransitive) To become or remain attached; to adhere.
- (transitive) To attach with glue or as if by gluing.
- fasten with an adhesive material like glue
- pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument
- cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface
- be loyal to
- fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something
- stick to firmly
- be in a certain place and not leave
- come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
- be a mystery or bewildering to
- fasten with or as with pins or nails
- saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
- pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed
- be a devoted follower or supporter
- put, fix, force, or implant
- endure
- be or become fixed
adj
noun
- A small, thin branch from a tree or bush; a twig; a branch.
- (slang) Vigorous driving of a car; gas.
- (US) A timber board, especially a two by four (inches).
- (military) The structure to which a set of bombs in a bomber aircraft are attached and which drops the bombs when it is released. The bombs themselves and, by extension, any load of similar items dropped in quick succession such as paratroopers or containers.
- (slang) A bar (counter where drinks are served).
- (nautical) A mast or part of a mast of a ship; also, a yard.
- (golf) The pole bearing a small flag that marks the hole.
- (fishing) The amount of fishing line resting on the water surface before a cast; line stick.
- (boardsports) A board as used in board sports, such as a surfboard, snowboard, or skateboard.
- (horse racing) The short whip carried by a jockey.
- (figurative) A negative stimulus or a punishment. (This sense derives from the metaphor of using a stick, a long piece of wood, to poke or beat a beast of burden to compel it to move forward.)
- (uncountable) That which sticks (remains attached to another surface).
- (US, colloquial, uncountable) Vehicles, collectively, equipped with manual transmissions.
- (baseball) General hitting ability.
- (carpentry) The vertical member of a cope-and-stick joint.
- A standard rectangular strip of chewing gum.
- (sports, generically) A long thin implement used to control a ball or puck in sports like hockey, polo, and lacrosse.
- A relatively long, thin piece of wood, of any size.
- (field hockey or ice hockey) The potential accuracy of a hockey stick, implicating also the player using it.
- Any roughly cylindrical (or rectangular) unit of a substance.
- (golf) The long-range driving ability of a golf club.
- (aviation, uncountable) Use of the stick to control the aircraft.
- A cudgel or truncheon (usually of wood, metal or plastic), especially one carried by police or guards.
- (slang) A cigarette (usually a tobacco cigarette, less often a marijuana cigarette).
- (video games) A joystick.
- (US, slang, uncountable) The cue used in billiards, pool, snooker, etc.
- (computing) A memory stick.
- (US, colloquial) A manual transmission, a vehicle equipped with a manual transmission, so called because of the stick-like, i.e. twig-like, control (the gear shift) with which the driver of such a vehicle controls its transmission.
- (uncountable) The tendency to stick (remain stuck), stickiness.
- A cane or walking stick (usually wooden, metal or plastic) to aid in walking.
- (slang) A handgun.
- (computing) Any of the eight 16-character groups making up the 128 characters of the 7-bit ASCII character set.
- (countable) A thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab.
- (slang) Vigor; spirit; effort, energy, intensity.
- The game of pool, or an individual pool game.
- (chiefly Canada, US) A small rectangular block, with a length several times its width, which contains by volume one half of a cup of shortening (butter, margarine or lard).
- (baseball) The potential hitting power of a specific bat.
- (figuratively) A piece (of furniture, especially if wooden).
- (jazz, slang) The clarinet.
- (slang, uncountable) Corporal punishment, beatings
- (British, figurative) Criticism or ridicule, often in the expressions "get a lot of stick", "get some stick", "come in for some stick", etc.
- (aviation) The control column of an aircraft; a joystick. (By convention, a wheel-like control mechanism with a handgrip on opposite sides, similar to the steering wheel of an automobile, can also be called the "stick", although "yoke" or "control wheel" is more commonly seen.)
- (US military slang, World War I) An aircraft’s propeller.
- A bunch of something wrapped around or attached to a stick.
- (motor racing) The traction of tires on the road surface.
- a small thin branch of a tree
- a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball
- a long thin implement resembling a length of wood
- a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine
- threat of a penalty
- an implement consisting of a length of wood
- a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
- marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
- informal terms for the leg
verb
adj
noun
- A ship accompanying another.
- (uncountable) Association or partnership.
- The spouse of a monarch.
- A group or company, especially of musicians playing the same type of instrument.
- (euphemistic, sometimes humorous) An informal, usually well-publicized sexual companion of a monarch, aristocrat, celebrity, etc.
- A husband, wife, companion or partner.
- a family of similar musical instrument playing together
- the husband or wife of a reigning monarch
verb
- To hang outwards.
- (copulative) To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; often with to, toward, etc.
- To thin out (a fuel-air mixture): to reduce the fuel flow into the mixture so that there is more air or oxygen.
- (Followed by against, on, or upon) To rest or rely, for support, comfort, to use as a hard surface for writing, etc.
- (intransitive) To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
- To press against.
- cause to lean to the side
- have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
- rely on for support
- cause to lean or incline
- to incline or bend from a vertical position
adj
- (business) Efficient, economic, frugal, agile, slimmed-down; pertaining to the modern industrial principles of "lean manufacturing".
- Having little extra or little to spare; scanty; meagre.
- (of meat) Having little fat.
- Having a low proportion or concentration of a desired substance or ingredient.
- (of a person or animal) Slim; not fleshy.
- containing little excess
- not profitable or prosperous
- lacking in mineral content or combustible material
- lacking excess flesh
noun
- (uncountable) Meat with no fat on it.
- (US slang) A recreational drug composed of codeine-promethazine cough syrup mixed with usually soda and associated with the hip-hop culture of the Southern United States.
- (countable, biology) An organism that is lean in stature.
- (of an object taller than its width and depth) An inclination away from the vertical.
- the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
verb
noun
- A close embrace, especially when charged with an emotion such as affection, joy, relief, lust, anger, aggression, compassion, and the like, as opposed to being characterized by formality, equivocation or ambivalence (a half-embrace or "little hug").
- A particular grip in wrestling.
- a tight or amorous embrace
verb
- (usually in the present continuous) To wander loose; to float around; to hang around; to exist; to remain unexploited or unused.
- To abuse or mistreat; to bully; to be rough with.
- (of an idea or proposal) To discuss informally; to consider or distribute.
- discuss lightly
- be around; be alive or active
- treat badly; abuse
noun
verb
- (transitive) To put up with; to endure (and continue to function).
- (intransitive) To use the hands.
- (transitive, rare) To accustom to the hand; to take care of with the hands.
- (soccer, intransitive) To illegally touch the ball with the hand or arm; to commit handball.
- (transitive) To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell.
- (transitive) To deal with (a subject, argument, topic, or theme) in speaking, in writing, or in art.
- (transitive) To manage, use, or wield with the hands.
- (transitive) To touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s).
- (transitive) To manage, control, or direct.
- (intransitive) To behave in a particular way when handled (managed, controlled, directed).
- (transitive, rare) To be concerned with; to be an expert in.
- (transitive) To treat, to deal with (in a specified way).
- act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
- handle effectively
- interact in a certain way
- touch, lift, or hold with the hands
- be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
- show and train
noun
- (slang) A person's nose.
- (computing) A reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable.
- (algebraic geometry) The smooth, irreducible subcurve of a comb which connects to each of the other components in exactly one point.
- (US) A half-gallon (1.75-liter) bottle of alcohol.
- (gambling) The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments.
- (geography, Newfoundland and Labrador, rare) A point, an extremity of land.
- An instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool, or an opportunity or pretext.
- (horse racing, gambling) The amount wagered in the various pari-mutuel pools for a particular event or events.
- The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
- (textiles) The tactile qualities of a fabric, e.g., softness, firmness, elasticity, fineness, resilience, and other qualities perceived by touch.
- (Australia, chiefly Northern Territory, New Zealand) A 10 fluid ounce (285 mL) glass of beer.
- (topology) A topological space homeomorphic to a ball but viewed as a product of two lower-dimensional balls.
- (UK, informal) A traditional dimpled glass with a handle, for serving a pint of beer.
- (slang) A name or nickname, especially as an identifier over the radio or Internet.
- (slang) A title attached to one's name, such as Doctor or Colonel.
- the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
verb
- (intransitive, copulative sense obsolete) To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.
- (transitive) To make last; to prolong.
- (transitive) To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).
- (intransitive) To resume.
- (transitive) To retain (someone or something) in a given state, position, etc.
- (poker slang) To make a continuation bet.
- (transitive, law) To adjourn, prorogue, put off.
- do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop
- continue after an interruption
- continue in a place, position, or situation
- exist over a prolonged period of time
- move ahead; travel onward in time or space
- keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
- continue talking
- span an interval of distance, space or time
- allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
- continue a certain state, condition, or activity
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To spend time socially; keep company.
- (transitive, with with) To join as a partner, ally, or friend.
- (transitive) To connect or join together; combine.
- (transitive) To connect evidentially, or in the mind or imagination.
- (intransitive) To join in or form a league, union, or association.
- (mathematics) To be associative.
- (reflexive, in deliberative bodies) To endorse.
- make a logical or causal connection
- bring or come into association or action
- keep company with; hang out with
adj
noun
- One that habitually accompanies or is associated with another; an attendant circumstance.
- (algebra) One of a pair of elements of an integral domain (or a ring) such that the two elements are divisible by each other (or, equivalently, such that each one can be expressed as the product of the other with a unit).
- A companion; a comrade.
- Somebody with whom one works, coworker, colleague.
- A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or employee.
- A member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges.
- a person with subordinate membership in a society, institution, or commercial enterprise
- any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another
- a friend who is frequently in the company of another
- a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
- a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies
verb
- Often followed by about or around: to mess around, to play.
- To ponder or think, especially in an unproductive or unsystematic manner; to muse.
- To search (mullock (“mining or ore processing waste”)) for opals.
- (ambitransitive, Shetland, singing) To hum or sing (a tune) at a low pitch or volume.
- (intransitive) To search mullock for opals; to fossick.
- (chiefly jazz) To play (a musical instrument or passage of music) or to sing (a passage of music) in an improvisatory or lighthearted manner; also, to play (a series of ornamental notes) on an instrument.
- To obtain (an opal) by searching through mullock.
- (US, informal) To ponder or think about (something).
- To attempt in an informal or uncertain manner; to fiddle.
- (transitive, fishing) To catch (fish (usually very large catfish), turtles, or other aquatic animals) with the hands; also, to catch (fish) using a gaff or fishing spear; to gaff.
- (also figuratively) To clear extraneous material from (an opal).
- (intransitive, British, dialectal, informal) To engage in frivolous behavior; to fool around or waste time.
- (chiefly jazz) To play a musical instrument or to sing in an improvisatory or lighthearted manner; also, to play a series of ornamental notes on an instrument.
noun
- (informal) Ellipsis of pool noodle (“a long, slender tube or rod, extruded from buoyant foam and usually brightly coloured, used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools”).
- (by extension) An object which is long and thin like a noodle (sense 1).
- (furry fandom) A long and slender dragon, usually an eastern dragon.
- (Internet slang, endearing, humorous) A borzoi dog.
- (usually in the plural) A string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and other ingredients.
- (slang) The brain; the head.
- (slang) The penis.
- (chiefly jazz) An improvised passage of music played on an instrument; also, a series of ornamental notes played on an instrument; a trill.
- informal terms for a human head
- a ribbonlike strip of pasta
verb
- (transitive) To endure; to put up with; to tolerate.
- (transitive) To place in a high location.
- Synonym of frame up (“falsely pin a crime on”).
- (US, Canada, transitive, sports, idiomatic) To score; to accumulate scoring. Ellipsis of to put up on the scoreboard.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To house; to shelter; to take in.
- (transitive, food and drink, idiomatic) To can (food) domestically; to preserve (meat, fruit or vegetables) by sterilizing and storing in a bottle, jar or can.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To present, especially in "put up a fight".
- (transitive, African-American Vernacular, slang) To kill (someone).
- (transitive) To style (the hair) up on the head, instead of letting it hang down.
- (transitive) To build a structure.
- (transitive) To make available; to offer.
- (transitive, printing, historical) To set (matter) in capital letters; to switch text from lowercase to capital letters.
- (transitive, African-American Vernacular, slang) To compliment or respect (someone); to number (someone) among some greats.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To store away.
- (transitive) To hang; to mount.
- (hunting, transitive) To cause (wild game) to break cover.
- (transitive) To provide funds in advance.
- (transitive, idiomatic, used with "to") To cajole or dare (someone) to do (something).
- propose as a candidate for some honor
- put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- place so as to be noticed
- make available for sale at an auction
- mount or put up
- provide
- provide someone with accommodation
- construct, build, or erect
- preserve in a can or tin
adj
verb
- (intransitive, slang) To stay, sleep or live in a place.
- (poker, transitive) To have (a hand) using the community cards dealt on the flop.
- (transitive) To flip; to reverse (an image).
- (intransitive) To fall heavily due to lack of energy.
- (intransitive, informal) To fail completely; not to be successful at all (of a movie, play, book, song etc.).
- (sports, intransitive) To pretend to be fouled in sports, such as basketball, hockey (the same as to dive in soccer)
- (transitive, prison slang) To deny someone parole.
- (intransitive) To strike about with something broad and flat, as a fish with its tail, or a bird with its wings; to rise and fall; to flap.
- (transitive) To cause to drop heavily.
- fail utterly; collapse
- fall suddenly and abruptly
- fall loosely
adv
intj
noun
- A heavy, passive fall; a plopping down.
- (poker) The first three cards turned face-up by the dealer in a community card poker game.
- (by confusion, computing) One floating-point operation per second, a unit of measure of processor speed.
- Dung, as in cow-flop.
- A complete failure, especially in the entertainment industry.
- (slang) A flophouse.
- (computing) Abbreviation of floating-point operation.
- someone who is unsuccessful
- an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers
- the act of throwing yourself down; collapse; sink
- a complete failure
adj
- (more generally) Hanging loosely.
- (fashion, of clothing) Loosely fitted, with softly hanging fabric.
- (figurative) surrounding or surrounded.
- Having curtains or drapery (often of a specified type)
- Covered by or clothed in cloth that drapes loosely around the object or body.
- covered in folds of cloth
- covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak