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name
noun
adj
- subject to popular election
- optional
- (US health care system, technical) Scheduled and nonemergent (regardless of whether necessary or unnecessary and whether minor or serious).
- Open to choice; freely chosen; (also, usually) unnecessary; minor.
- Of, or pertaining to voting or elections; involving a choice between options.
noun
adj
noun
verb
noun
name
phrase
verb
noun
- the counting of votes (as in an election)
- an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
- the top of the head
- the part of the head between the ears
- a tame parrot
- A polling place (usually as plural, polling places)
- A formal vote held in order to ascertain the most popular choice.
- The broad or butt end of an axe or a hammer.
- (now rare outside veterinary medicine contexts) The head, particularly the scalp or pate upon which hair (normally) grows.
- A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.
- The result of the voting, the total number of votes recorded.
- The pollard or European chub, a kind of fish.
- (in extended senses of the above) A mass of people, a mob or muster, considered as a head count.
- A pet parrot.
verb
- get the votes of
- convert into a pollard
- get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
- vote in an election at a polling station
- (transitive) To take, record the votes of (an electorate).
- To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow or crop.
- (transitive) To remove the horns of (an animal).
- To remove the top or end of; to clip; to lop.
- (transitive, computing, communication) To (repeatedly) request the status of something (such as a computer or printer on a network).
- (transitive) To solicit mock votes from (a person or group).
- To enter, as polls or persons, in a list or register; to enroll, especially for purposes of taxation; to enumerate one by one.
- (transitive) To cut the hair of (a creature).
- (intransitive, with adverb) To be judged in a poll.
- (law) To cut or shave smooth or even; to cut in a straight line without indentation
- (intransitive) To vote at an election.
- To impose a tax upon.
- To register or deposit, as a vote; to elicit or call forth, as votes or voters.
- To pay as one's personal tax.
adj
noun
- (US politics) A proposition, especially on an election-day ballot.
- An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
- (gambling, informal) Clipping of proposition player.
- (astronautics) Clipping of propellant (“rocket fuel”).
- An item placed within an advertisement in order to suggest a style of living etc.
- (bodybuilding slang) Testosterone propionate.
- The propeller of an aircraft or boat.
- Any of the seashells in the game of props.
- (Internet slang) A part of a plant reared for its multiplication.
- (theater, film) An item placed on a stage or set to create a scene or scenario in which actors perform.
- (rugby) The player on either side of the hooker in a scrum.
- a propeller that rotates to push against air
- any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie
- a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling
verb
- (transitive, usually with "up" - see prop up) To position the feet of (a person) while sitting, lying down, or reclining so that the knees are elevated at a higher level.
- (intransitive, Australia, New Zealand) To stop suddenly or unexpectedly; derived from the situation where a horse might suddenly halt of its own accord, digging its front hooves into the ground to brace itself from forward movement, potentially unseating its rider.
- (transitive, sometimes figurative) To support or shore up something.
- (intransitive) To play rugby in the prop position.
- To manually start the engine of a propeller-driven aircraft with no electric starter by pulling vigorously on one of the propeller blades using the hands, so that the propeller can catch ignition.
- support by placing against something solid or rigid
noun
- An examination by a committee of the votes given at an election, for the purpose of correcting the poll.
- (Christianity) An examination of catechumens, in the last week of Lent, who were to receive baptism on Easter Day.
- A ticket, or little paper billet, on which a vote is written.
- Thorough inspection of a situation or a case.
- Intense study of someone or something.
- the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
- a prolonged intense look
verb
- be guided by in voting
- express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote
- express one's choice or preference by vote
- bring into existence or make available by vote
- express a choice or opinion
- (transitive) To exercise one's voting right upon (a ballot or a share of stock).
- (transitive) To choose or grant (some objective) by means of a vote, or by general consent.
- (intransitive) To cast a vote; to assert a formalized choice in an election.
noun
- the opinion of a group as determined by voting
- a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment
- a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
- the total number of voters who participated
- a body of voters who have the same interests
- An act or instance of participating in such a choice, e.g., by submitting a ballot.
- A formalized choice on legally relevant measures such as employment or appointment to office or a proceeding about a legal dispute.
- Any judgment of intellect leading not only to a formal opinion but also to a particular choice in a legally relevant measure, a point of view as published.
noun
adj
verb
noun
- (countable, US, politics) A scrutiny of the votes cast in an election to reject irregular votes; also, a tally, audit, and certification of votes.
- (countable, specifically, politics) A seeking or solicitation, or determination, of support or favourable votes in a forthcoming election or poll.
- (countable) A seeking or solicitation of donations, information, opinions, support, etc.
- an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
- the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
- a heavy, closely woven fabric
- an oil painting on canvas fabric
- a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
- a tent made of canvas fabric
- the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
verb
- (specifically, politics) To seek the support of (voters or a constituency) in a forthcoming election or poll through personal solicitation or public addresses.
- To seek or solicit donations, information, opinions, support, etc.; to conduct a survey.
- To seek or solicit donations, information, opinions, support, etc. from (people or a place)
- (specifically, politics) To seek the support of voters or a constituency in a forthcoming election or poll; to campaign.
- (by extension, politics, obsolete except US, Philippines) To scrutinize (the ballot in an election or the votes cast) and reject irregular votes; also, to challenge or dispute (an election result).
- To debate, to discuss.
- To thoroughly examine or investigate (something) physically or by discussion; to debate, to gather opinion, to scrutinize.
- consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
- solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign
- get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
noun
- (politics) In elections, a vote given to one candidate only, when two or more are to be elected, thus giving the candidate an advantage over the others.
- That which plumps or swells out something else.
- A downright, unqualified lie.
- (chiefly in the plural) A small ball or pad carried in the mouth to fill out the cheeks.
- (Internet slang) An obese woman, especially in pornography.
- A voter who plumps their vote.
- One who plumps or swells out something else.
adj
adj
- (UK, US, politics, of a voter) Less likely to reveal whom they will vote for than average, chiefly in the context of the collective effect this has on polling accuracy.
- Cautious; wary; suspicious.
- Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.
- Easily frightened; timid.
- (informal) Short, insufficient or less than.
- wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things
- short
- lacking self-confidence
noun
- (Scotland) In shinty, the act of tossing the ball above the head and hitting it with the shaft of the caman to bring it back into play after it has been hit out of the field.
- In the Eton College wall game, a point scored by lifting the ball against the wall in the calx.
- (Scotland, soccer) A throw-in from the sidelines, using two hands above the head.
- A sudden start aside, as by a horse.
- A place for throwing.
- An act of throwing.
- a quick throw
verb
- (Scotland, transitive, intransitive) To throw a ball with two hands above the head, especially when it has crossed the side lines in a football (soccer) match.
- (transitive) To throw sideways with a jerk; to fling.
- (intransitive) To avoid due to caution, embarrassment or timidness.
- (intransitive) To jump back in fear.
- (Scotland) To hit the ball back into play from the sidelines in a shinty match.
- start suddenly, as from fright
- throw quickly
noun
- (elections) The total number of votes awarded to nonmajor or unlisted candidates.
- A small quantity of something being dispersed (at random points).
- (physics) The process whereby a beam of waves or particles is dispersed by collisions or similar interactions.
- the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions
- the act of scattering
- a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
- a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
- spreading widely or driving off
verb
verb
noun
noun
- (politics) A vote made for a candidate of this kind.
- (politics) A candidate whose name is not listed on the ballot.
- (crosswording, derogatory) A clue or puzzle that is so easy that the answer is immediately obvious.
- A social event for authors, at which they meet up to work on their writing together.
- a candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the voters
- a vote cast by writing in the name of a candidate who is not listed on the ballot
noun
- a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
- the status or fact of being elected
- the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice
- the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)
- A process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors, or other representatives by popular vote.
- (theology) In Calvinism, God's predestination of saints including all of the elect.
- An option that is selected.
- The choice of a leader or representative by popular vote.
verb
conj
noun
- (politics) In an election, the increase or decrease in the number of votes for opposition parties compared with votes for the incumbent party.
- (boxing) A type of hook with the arm more extended.
- (music) The genre of music associated with this dance style.
- The sweep or compass of a swinging body.
- (cricket) Sideways movement of the ball as it flies through the air.
- A basic dance step in which a pair link hands and turn round together in a circle.
- Influence or power of anything put in motion.
- (theater) In a musical theater production, a performer who understudies several roles.
- The act, or an instance, of swinging.
- The manner in which something is swung.
- Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter of the largest object that can be turned in it.
- The amount of change towards or away from something.
- A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing.
- A hanging seat that can swing back and forth, in a children's playground, for acrobats in a circus, or on a porch for relaxing.
- An energetic and acrobatic late-1930s partner-based dance style, also known as jitterbug and lindy-hop.
- The maximum amount of change that has occurred or can occur; the sum of the maximum changes in any direction.
- a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity
- in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
- a sweeping blow or stroke
- a jaunty rhythm in music
- mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
- the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
- changing location by moving back and forth
- a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
- a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
verb
- (intransitive) To hang from the gallows; to be punished by hanging, swing for something or someone; (often hyperbolic) to be severely punished.
- (intransitive, cricket, of a ball) To move sideways in its trajectory.
- (transitive and intransitive, boxing) To move one's arm in a punching motion.
- (transitive) To change (a numerical result); especially to change the outcome of an election.
- To be sexually oriented.
- To turn in a different direction.
- (transitive, engineering) To admit or turn something for the purpose of shaping it; said of a lathe.
- (intransitive) To ride on a swing.
- (transitive) To move (an object) backward and forward; to wave.
- (transitive, music) To play notes that are in pairs by making the first of the pair slightly longer than written (augmentation) and the second shorter, resulting in a bouncy, uneven rhythm.
- (transitive, cricket) (of a bowler) To make the ball move sideways in its trajectory.
- (intransitive, sex) To participate in the swinging lifestyle; to participate in wifeswapping.
- (intransitive) To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
- (intransitive) To dance.
- (intransitive) To fluctuate or change.
- (transitive, carpentry) To put (a door, gate, etc.) on hinges so that it can swing or turn.
- (transitive) In dancing, to turn around in a small circle with one's partner, holding hands or arms.
- (nautical) To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor.
- (transitive, slang) To make (something) work; especially to afford (something) financially.
- hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement
- make a big sweeping gesture or movement
- play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
- have a certain musical rhythm
- move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
- be a social swinger; socialize a lot
- move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
- engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends
- influence decisively
- change direction with a swinging motion; turn
- hang loosely
- alternate dramatically between high and low values
- live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style
noun
verb
noun
name
phrase
verb
noun
- the counting of votes (as in an election)
- an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
- the top of the head
- the part of the head between the ears
- a tame parrot
- A polling place (usually as plural, polling places)
- A formal vote held in order to ascertain the most popular choice.
- The broad or butt end of an axe or a hammer.
- (now rare outside veterinary medicine contexts) The head, particularly the scalp or pate upon which hair (normally) grows.
- A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.
- The result of the voting, the total number of votes recorded.
- The pollard or European chub, a kind of fish.
- (in extended senses of the above) A mass of people, a mob or muster, considered as a head count.
- A pet parrot.
verb
- get the votes of
- convert into a pollard
- get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
- vote in an election at a polling station
- (transitive) To take, record the votes of (an electorate).
- To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow or crop.
- (transitive) To remove the horns of (an animal).
- To remove the top or end of; to clip; to lop.
- (transitive, computing, communication) To (repeatedly) request the status of something (such as a computer or printer on a network).
- (transitive) To solicit mock votes from (a person or group).
- To enter, as polls or persons, in a list or register; to enroll, especially for purposes of taxation; to enumerate one by one.
- (transitive) To cut the hair of (a creature).
- (intransitive, with adverb) To be judged in a poll.
- (law) To cut or shave smooth or even; to cut in a straight line without indentation
- (intransitive) To vote at an election.
- To impose a tax upon.
- To register or deposit, as a vote; to elicit or call forth, as votes or voters.
- To pay as one's personal tax.
adj
noun
- (US politics) A proposition, especially on an election-day ballot.
- An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
- (gambling, informal) Clipping of proposition player.
- (astronautics) Clipping of propellant (“rocket fuel”).
- An item placed within an advertisement in order to suggest a style of living etc.
- (bodybuilding slang) Testosterone propionate.
- The propeller of an aircraft or boat.
- Any of the seashells in the game of props.
- (Internet slang) A part of a plant reared for its multiplication.
- (theater, film) An item placed on a stage or set to create a scene or scenario in which actors perform.
- (rugby) The player on either side of the hooker in a scrum.
- a propeller that rotates to push against air
- any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie
- a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling
verb
- (transitive, usually with "up" - see prop up) To position the feet of (a person) while sitting, lying down, or reclining so that the knees are elevated at a higher level.
- (intransitive, Australia, New Zealand) To stop suddenly or unexpectedly; derived from the situation where a horse might suddenly halt of its own accord, digging its front hooves into the ground to brace itself from forward movement, potentially unseating its rider.
- (transitive, sometimes figurative) To support or shore up something.
- (intransitive) To play rugby in the prop position.
- To manually start the engine of a propeller-driven aircraft with no electric starter by pulling vigorously on one of the propeller blades using the hands, so that the propeller can catch ignition.
- support by placing against something solid or rigid
noun
- An examination by a committee of the votes given at an election, for the purpose of correcting the poll.
- (Christianity) An examination of catechumens, in the last week of Lent, who were to receive baptism on Easter Day.
- A ticket, or little paper billet, on which a vote is written.
- Thorough inspection of a situation or a case.
- Intense study of someone or something.
- the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
- a prolonged intense look
noun
adj
verb
noun
- (countable, US, politics) A scrutiny of the votes cast in an election to reject irregular votes; also, a tally, audit, and certification of votes.
- (countable, specifically, politics) A seeking or solicitation, or determination, of support or favourable votes in a forthcoming election or poll.
- (countable) A seeking or solicitation of donations, information, opinions, support, etc.
- an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
- the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
- a heavy, closely woven fabric
- an oil painting on canvas fabric
- a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
- a tent made of canvas fabric
- the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
verb
- (specifically, politics) To seek the support of (voters or a constituency) in a forthcoming election or poll through personal solicitation or public addresses.
- To seek or solicit donations, information, opinions, support, etc.; to conduct a survey.
- To seek or solicit donations, information, opinions, support, etc. from (people or a place)
- (specifically, politics) To seek the support of voters or a constituency in a forthcoming election or poll; to campaign.
- (by extension, politics, obsolete except US, Philippines) To scrutinize (the ballot in an election or the votes cast) and reject irregular votes; also, to challenge or dispute (an election result).
- To debate, to discuss.
- To thoroughly examine or investigate (something) physically or by discussion; to debate, to gather opinion, to scrutinize.
- consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
- solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign
- get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
noun
- (politics) In elections, a vote given to one candidate only, when two or more are to be elected, thus giving the candidate an advantage over the others.
- That which plumps or swells out something else.
- A downright, unqualified lie.
- (chiefly in the plural) A small ball or pad carried in the mouth to fill out the cheeks.
- (Internet slang) An obese woman, especially in pornography.
- A voter who plumps their vote.
- One who plumps or swells out something else.
adj
noun
- (elections) The total number of votes awarded to nonmajor or unlisted candidates.
- A small quantity of something being dispersed (at random points).
- (physics) The process whereby a beam of waves or particles is dispersed by collisions or similar interactions.
- the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions
- the act of scattering
- a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
- a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
- spreading widely or driving off
verb
noun
- (politics) A vote made for a candidate of this kind.
- (politics) A candidate whose name is not listed on the ballot.
- (crosswording, derogatory) A clue or puzzle that is so easy that the answer is immediately obvious.
- A social event for authors, at which they meet up to work on their writing together.
- a candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the voters
- a vote cast by writing in the name of a candidate who is not listed on the ballot
noun
- a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
- the status or fact of being elected
- the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice
- the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)
- A process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors, or other representatives by popular vote.
- (theology) In Calvinism, God's predestination of saints including all of the elect.
- An option that is selected.
- The choice of a leader or representative by popular vote.
noun
- (politics) In an election, the increase or decrease in the number of votes for opposition parties compared with votes for the incumbent party.
- (boxing) A type of hook with the arm more extended.
- (music) The genre of music associated with this dance style.
- The sweep or compass of a swinging body.
- (cricket) Sideways movement of the ball as it flies through the air.
- A basic dance step in which a pair link hands and turn round together in a circle.
- Influence or power of anything put in motion.
- (theater) In a musical theater production, a performer who understudies several roles.
- The act, or an instance, of swinging.
- The manner in which something is swung.
- Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter of the largest object that can be turned in it.
- The amount of change towards or away from something.
- A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing.
- A hanging seat that can swing back and forth, in a children's playground, for acrobats in a circus, or on a porch for relaxing.
- An energetic and acrobatic late-1930s partner-based dance style, also known as jitterbug and lindy-hop.
- The maximum amount of change that has occurred or can occur; the sum of the maximum changes in any direction.
- a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity
- in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
- a sweeping blow or stroke
- a jaunty rhythm in music
- mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
- the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
- changing location by moving back and forth
- a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
- a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
verb
- (intransitive) To hang from the gallows; to be punished by hanging, swing for something or someone; (often hyperbolic) to be severely punished.
- (intransitive, cricket, of a ball) To move sideways in its trajectory.
- (transitive and intransitive, boxing) To move one's arm in a punching motion.
- (transitive) To change (a numerical result); especially to change the outcome of an election.
- To be sexually oriented.
- To turn in a different direction.
- (transitive, engineering) To admit or turn something for the purpose of shaping it; said of a lathe.
- (intransitive) To ride on a swing.
- (transitive) To move (an object) backward and forward; to wave.
- (transitive, music) To play notes that are in pairs by making the first of the pair slightly longer than written (augmentation) and the second shorter, resulting in a bouncy, uneven rhythm.
- (transitive, cricket) (of a bowler) To make the ball move sideways in its trajectory.
- (intransitive, sex) To participate in the swinging lifestyle; to participate in wifeswapping.
- (intransitive) To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
- (intransitive) To dance.
- (intransitive) To fluctuate or change.
- (transitive, carpentry) To put (a door, gate, etc.) on hinges so that it can swing or turn.
- (transitive) In dancing, to turn around in a small circle with one's partner, holding hands or arms.
- (nautical) To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor.
- (transitive, slang) To make (something) work; especially to afford (something) financially.
- hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement
- make a big sweeping gesture or movement
- play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
- have a certain musical rhythm
- move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
- be a social swinger; socialize a lot
- move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
- engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends
- influence decisively
- change direction with a swinging motion; turn
- hang loosely
- alternate dramatically between high and low values
- live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style
verb
- be guided by in voting
- express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote
- express one's choice or preference by vote
- bring into existence or make available by vote
- express a choice or opinion
- (transitive) To exercise one's voting right upon (a ballot or a share of stock).
- (transitive) To choose or grant (some objective) by means of a vote, or by general consent.
- (intransitive) To cast a vote; to assert a formalized choice in an election.
noun
- the opinion of a group as determined by voting
- a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment
- a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
- the total number of voters who participated
- a body of voters who have the same interests
- An act or instance of participating in such a choice, e.g., by submitting a ballot.
- A formalized choice on legally relevant measures such as employment or appointment to office or a proceeding about a legal dispute.
- Any judgment of intellect leading not only to a formal opinion but also to a particular choice in a legally relevant measure, a point of view as published.
verb
noun
verb
conj
adj
- subject to popular election
- optional
- (US health care system, technical) Scheduled and nonemergent (regardless of whether necessary or unnecessary and whether minor or serious).
- Open to choice; freely chosen; (also, usually) unnecessary; minor.
- Of, or pertaining to voting or elections; involving a choice between options.
noun
adj
adj
- (UK, US, politics, of a voter) Less likely to reveal whom they will vote for than average, chiefly in the context of the collective effect this has on polling accuracy.
- Cautious; wary; suspicious.
- Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.
- Easily frightened; timid.
- (informal) Short, insufficient or less than.
- wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things
- short
- lacking self-confidence
noun
- (Scotland) In shinty, the act of tossing the ball above the head and hitting it with the shaft of the caman to bring it back into play after it has been hit out of the field.
- In the Eton College wall game, a point scored by lifting the ball against the wall in the calx.
- (Scotland, soccer) A throw-in from the sidelines, using two hands above the head.
- A sudden start aside, as by a horse.
- A place for throwing.
- An act of throwing.
- a quick throw
verb
- (Scotland, transitive, intransitive) To throw a ball with two hands above the head, especially when it has crossed the side lines in a football (soccer) match.
- (transitive) To throw sideways with a jerk; to fling.
- (intransitive) To avoid due to caution, embarrassment or timidness.
- (intransitive) To jump back in fear.
- (Scotland) To hit the ball back into play from the sidelines in a shinty match.
- start suddenly, as from fright
- throw quickly