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verb
- locate and correct errors in a computer program code
- (computer science) To search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in something, especially a computer program or machinery.
- (US) To remove insects from (somewhere), especially lice.
- (electronics) To remove a hidden electronic surveillance device from (somewhere).
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- a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program
- a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
- a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
- sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
- a small contrasting part of something
- a connection intended to be used for a limited time
- a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole
- a protective cloth covering for an injured eye
- a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
- (printing, historical) An overlay used to obtain a stronger impression.
- A small, usually contrasting but always somehow different or distinct, part of something else (location, time, size)
- A piece of any size, used to repair something for a temporary period only, or that it is temporary because it is not meant to last long or will be removed as soon as a proper repair can be made, which will happen in the near future.
- (computing) A piece of data intended to modify a computer file by replacing a part of it.
- A block on the muzzle of a gun, to do away with the effect of dispart, in sighting.
- A local region of professional responsibility.
- A small piece of anything used to repair damage or a breach; as, a patch on a kettle, a roof, etc.
- (historical) A small piece of black silk stuck on the face or neck to heighten beauty by contrast, worn by ladies in the 17th and 18th centuries; an imitation beauty mark.
- A butterfly of the genus Chlosyne.
- (medicine) A cover worn over a damaged eye, an eyepatch.
- (medicine) A piece of material used to cover a wound.
- A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole.
- (specifically) A small area, a small plot of land or piece of ground.
- (firearms) A piece of greased cloth or leather used as wrapping for a rifle ball, to make it fit the bore.
- (firearms) A small piece of material that is manually passed through a gun barrel to clean it.
- (music) A sound setting for a musical synthesizer (originally selected by means of a patch cable).
- (often patch cable, patch cord, etc.; see also patch panel) A cable connecting two pieces of electrical equipment.
- (medicine) An adhesive piece of material, impregnated with a drug, which is worn on the skin, the drug being slowly absorbed over a period of time.
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- provide with a patch; also used metaphorically
- to join or unite the pieces of
- mend by putting a patch on
- repair by adding pieces
- To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- To fix or improve a computer program without a complete upgrade.
- To mend with pieces; to repair by fastening pieces on.
- To make a quick and possibly temporary change to a program.
- (generally with the particle "up") To repair or arrange in a hasty or clumsy manner
- To join or unite the pieces of; to patch the skirt.
- To make out of pieces or patches, like a quilt.
- To connect two pieces of electrical equipment using a cable.
- To employ a temporary, removable electronic connection, as one between two components in a communications system.
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- (computing) Initialism of error correcting/correction code.
- (cryptography) Initialism of elliptic-curve cryptography.
- (television) Initialism of electronic camera coverage.
- (law) Initialism of export control and customs.
- (medicine) Initialism of emergency cardiovascular care.
- (telecommunication) a coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors
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- (programming) Initialism of internal compiler error.
- (automotive) Initialism of in-car entertainment.
- Initialism of intercontinental exchange.
- (computing) Initialism of in-circuit emulator/emulation.
- (medicine) Initialism of ice, compress, elevation (first-aid).
- Acronym of iridocorneal endothelial syndrome.
- (automotive) Acronym of internal combustion engine.
- a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine
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- Initialism of International Cultural Exchange.
- (sports) Abbreviation of Iceland.
- Initialism of Institution of Civil Engineers.
- (government, US) Acronym of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“law-enforcement agency responsible for immigration and customs matters of the United States Federal government”).
- (rail transport) Initialism of Intercity-Express (“German high speed train”).
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- (slang, neologism, transitive, uncommon) To apprehend or deport by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
- (automotive, slang) To occupy a reserved electric car parking space (especially one equipped with a charger) with a traditional car equipped with an internal combustion engine.
- (slang, neologism, transitive, uncommon) To kill (in reference to and often by Immigration and Customs Enforcement).
verb
- fix a computer program piecemeal until it works
- significantly cut up a manuscript
- cut with a hacking tool
- kick on the shins
- cut away
- be able to manage or manage successfully
- cough spasmodically
- kick on the arms
- (computing) To accomplish a difficult programming task.
- To use as a hack; to let out for hire.
- To play hackeysack.
- To drive a hackney cab.
- (ice hockey) To make a flailing attempt to hit the puck with a hockey stick.
- (transitive, slang, computing, by extension) To gain unauthorized access to a computer or online account belonging to (a person or organisation).
- (transitive) To strike lightly as part of tapotement massage.
- (falconry) To keep (young hawks) in a state of partial freedom, before they are trained.
- (intransitive, video games) To cheat by using unauthorized modifications.
- (transitive, colloquial, by extension) To apply a trick, shortcut, skill, or novel method to something to increase productivity, efficiency or ease.
- (baseball) To swing at a pitched ball.
- (computing) To make a quick code change to patch a computer program, often one that, while being effective, is inelegant or makes the program harder to maintain.
- (intransitive) To cough noisily.
- (equestrianism) To ride a horse at a regular pace; to ride on a road (as opposed to riding cross-country etc.).
- To withstand or put up with a difficult situation.
- (transitive) To chop or cut down in a rough manner.
- (computing, slang, transitive) To work with something on an intimately technical level.
- To use frequently and indiscriminately, so as to render trite and commonplace.
- To strike in a frantic movement.
- To lay (bricks) on a rack to dry.
- (transitive, slang, computing) To hack into; to gain unauthorized access to (a computer system, e.g., a website, or network) by manipulating code.
- (soccer and rugby) To kick (a player) on the shins.
- (ice hockey) To strike an opponent with one's hockey stick, typically on the leg but occasionally and more seriously on the back, arm, head, etc.
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- a horse kept for hire
- a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
- one who works hard at boring tasks
- a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil
- a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends
- a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.
- an old or over-worked horse
- a mediocre and disdained writer
- A kick on the shins in football of any type.
- A gouge or notch made by such a blow.
- A hacking blow.
- (derogatory) One who is professionally successful despite producing mediocre work. (Usually applied to persons in a creative field.)
- (military, slang) An airplane of poor quality or in poor condition.
- (derogatory, authorship) An untalented writer.
- A tool for chopping.
- A dry cough.
- (slang, military) Time check, as for example upon synchronization of wristwatches.
- (colloquial) A trick, shortcut, skill, or novel method to increase productivity, efficiency, or ease.
- A person, often a journalist, hired to do routine work.
- (curling) The foothold traditionally cut into the ice from which the person who throws the rock pushes off for delivery.
- (computing, slang) A video game or any computer software that has been altered from its original state.
- (politics, slightly derogatory) A political agitator.
- (computing, slang) An expedient, temporary solution, such as a small patch or change to code, meant to be replaced with a more elegant solution at a later date; a workaround.
- A horse for hire, especially one which is old and tired.
- A small ball usually made of woven cotton or suede and filled with rice, sand or some other filler, for use in hackeysack.
- A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough.
- (now chiefly Canada, US, colloquial) A vehicle let for hire; originally, a hackney cab, now typically a taxicab.
- A food-rack for cattle.
- (derogatory) A talented writer-for-hire, paid to put others' thoughts into felicitous language.
- (derogatory) Someone who is available for hire; hireling, mercenary.
- (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) A practical joke that showcases cleverness and creativity.
- (falconry) A board upon which the falcon's food is placed; used by extension for the state of partial freedom in which they are kept before being trained.
- (computing, slang) An interesting technical achievement, particularly in computer programming.
- A hearse.
- (slang) The driver of a taxicab (hackney cab).
- (ice hockey) The act of striking an opponent with one's hockey stick, typically on the leg but occasionally and more seriously on the back, arm, head, etc.
- (baseball) A swing of the bat at a pitched ball by the batter, particularly a choppy, ungraceful one that misses the ball such as at a fastball.
- A grating in a mill race.
- (informal) An improvised device or solution to a problem.
- (uncountable, slang, naval) Confinement of an officer to their stateroom as a punishment.
- (UK, student politics, derogatory) A person who frequently canvasses for votes, either directly or by appearing to continuously act with the ulterior motive of furthering their political career.
- A rack used to dry something, such as bricks, fish, or cheese.
- (figuratively) A try, an attempt.
- (computing, slang) The illegal accessing of a computer network.
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- (baseball, countable) A play which is scored as having been made incorrectly.
- (computing, countable) A failure to complete a task, usually involving a premature termination.
- (countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.
- (statistics, countable) The difference between a measured or calculated value and a true one.
- (countable, uncountable) Sin; transgression.
- (appellate law, uncountable) One or more mistakes in a trial that could be grounds for review of the judgement.
- (uncountable) The state, quality, or condition of being wrong.
- (linguistics) An unintentional deviation from the inherent rules of a language variety made by a second language learner.
- Any alteration in the DNA chemical structure occurring during DNA replication, recombination or repairing.
- a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
- inadvertent incorrectness
- (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer
- (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
- a misconception resulting from incorrect information
- part of a statement that is not correct
- departure from what is ethically acceptable
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- (computing) A software bug that must be fixed before any further development is possible.
- Any impediment that prevents all further progress.
- A performance or segment of a theatrical production that induces a positive audience reaction strong enough to pause the production.
- an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down
- something that is strikingly attractive or has great popular appeal
adj
- containing errors or alterations
- lacking in integrity
- touched by rot or decay
- not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
- Willing to act dishonestly for personal gain; accepting bribes.
- Abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; in an invalid state.
- In a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.
- In a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals.
verb
- place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
- alter from the original
- corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
- make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
- (transitive) To introduce errors; to place into an invalid state.
- (transitive) To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.
- To waste, spoil, or consume; to make worthless.
- To debase or make impure by alterations or additions; to falsify.
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- (computing) An incomplete portion of code.
- (biology) A split piece of an organism that has undergone the asexual reproduction process where the organism splits into one or more pieces, then those pieces become new individuals.
- A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part, either physically or not
- (grammar) A sentence not containing a subject or a predicate; a sentence fragment.
- (Internet) A portion of a URL referring to a subordinate resource or anchor (such as a specific point on a web page), introduced by the # sign.
- an incomplete piece
- a broken piece of a brittle artifact
- a piece broken off or cut off of something else
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- (intransitive) To break apart.
- (transitive) To cause to be broken into pieces.
- (transitive, computing) To break up and disperse (a file) into non-contiguous areas of a disk.
- (intransitive, biology) Of an organism: to undergo the asexual reproduction process where an organism spilts into one or more pieces, then those pieces become new individuals.
- break or cause to break into pieces
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- write a computer program
- arrange a program of or for
- (transitive) To cause to automatically behave in a particular way.
- (broadcasting) To schedule the programming; to determine what will be broadcast.
- (transitive) To put together the schedule of an event.
- (transitive) To enter a program or other instructions into (a computer or other electronic device) to instruct it to do a particular task.
- (transitive) To develop (software) by writing program code.
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- an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event
- a radio or television show
- a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
- a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation
- an integrated course of academic studies
- a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need
- (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute
- a document stating the aims and principles of a political party
- (politics) A set of principal goals which someone, especially a political party or candidate, supports.
- (broadcasting) A performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television.
- (especially in the phrase "get with the program") A particular mindset or method of doing things.
- (music, computing) A custom tracklist.
- A leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity.
- A set of structured activities; a plan of action.
- (computing) A computer program.
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- an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event
- a radio or television show
- a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
- a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation
- an integrated course of academic studies
- a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need
- (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute
- (British, rare) Alternative spelling of program (“computer program”).
- British, New Zealand, and India standard spelling of program.
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- (programming, countable) A program that reads source code written in assembly language and produces executable machine code, possibly together with information needed by linkers, debuggers and other tools.
- (nanotechnology, countable) A nanodevice capable of assembling nanodevices, possibly including copies of itself, according to a plan.
- (computer languages, informal, chiefly uncountable) Assembly language.
- (countable) One who assembles items.
- a program to convert assembly language into machine language
noun
- a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
- insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
- general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
- a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
- a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly
- (television) A small, usually transparent or translucent image placed in a corner of a television program to identify the broadcasting network or cable channel.
- Any of various species of marine (saltwater or freshwater) crustaceans; e.g. a Moreton Bay bug, mudbug.
- (gambling, slang) A small piece of metal used in a slot machine to block certain winning combinations.
- Any insect, arachnid, myriapod or entognath.
- (aviation) A manually positioned marker in flight instruments.
- A concealed electronic eavesdropping or intercept device
- (informal) Any minibeast.
- (entomology) An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).
- A semi-automated telegraph key.
- (chiefly computing, engineering jargon) A problem that needs fixing.
- Any insect.
- (informal) An enthusiasm for something; an obsession.
- A small and usually invisible file (traditionally a single-pixel image) on a World Wide Web page, primarily used to track users.
- (Maine) A lobster.
- (gambling, slang) A metal clip attached to the underside of a table, etc. to hold hidden cards, as a form of cheating.
- (poker) A limited form of wild card in some variants of poker.
- (paleontology, slang) A trilobite.
- (slang, US, horse-racing) An asterisk denoting an apprentice jockey's weight allowance.
- (printing) Synonym of union bug.
- (informal) A keen enthusiast or hobbyist.
- (slang, US, horse-racing, by extension) A young apprentice jockey.
- (informal) Any insect, arachnid, or other terrestrial arthropod that is a pest.
- A contagious illness, or a pathogen causing it.
- (chiefly LGBTQ, "the bug") HIV.
verb
- tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
- annoy persistently
- (transitive) To install an electronic listening device or devices in.
- (intransitive, of eyes) To bulge or protrude.
- (informal, transitive) To annoy.
- (informal, intransitive) To act suspiciously or irrationally, especially in a way that annoys others.
- (transitive) To represent (a value) using a bug on an instrument.
noun
- a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
- (countable) A problem affecting function.
- (countable, informal, engineering) An unexpected behavior in an electrical signal, especially if the signal spontaneously returns to expected behavior after a period of time.
- (video games) A bug or an exploit.
- (uncountable, music) A genre of experimental electronic music since the 1990s, characterized by a deliberate use of sonic artifacts that would normally be viewed as unwanted noise.
- (astronomy, countable) A sudden increase in the rotational frequency of a pulsar.
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- arising from error
- not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
- designed to deceive
- erroneous and usually accidental
- deliberately deceptive
- (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful
- inaccurate in pitch
- inappropriate to reality or facts
- adopted in order to deceive
- not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article
- (music) Out of tune.
- (logic) Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.
- Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.
- Based on factually incorrect premises.
- Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous.
- Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
- Spurious, artificial.
- Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
- Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous.
- Used in the vernacular name of a species (or group of species) together with the name of another species to which it is similar in appearance.
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- Initialism of C Code Analyzer.
- Initialism of Centre for Contemporary Arts.
- Initialism of California Culinary Academy.
- Initialism of Coca-Cola Amatil.
- Initialism of Canadian Construction Association.
- Initialism of Call Centre Association.
- Initialism of Caribbean Contemporary Arts.
- Initialism of Canadian Cartographic Association.
- Initialism of Calgary Construction Association.
- Initialism of Colon Cancer Alliance.
- Initialism of Computer Corporation of America, a computing company founded in 1965 and acquired in 2010 by Rocket Software.
- Initialism of Computability and Complexity in Analysis, a book.
- Initialism of Center for Computational Aesthetics.
- Initialism of Conference of Consulting Actuaries.
- Initialism of Canadian Conference of the Arts, discontinued in 2012.
- Initialism of Centre for Creative Arts.
- Initialism of Corrections Corp of America.
- Initialism of Canadian Cat Association.
- Initialism of Canadian Council of Archives.
- Initialism of Coastal Conservation Association.
- Initialism of Canadian Chiropractic Association.
- Initialism of Common Component Architecture.
- (Australia) Initialism of Commonwealth Copyright Administration.
- Initialism of Chandigarh College of Architecture.
- Initialism of Continental Chess Association.
- Initialism of Career College Association.
- Initialism of Centre for Corporate Accountability, closed down in 2009.
- Initialism of Christian Conference of Asia.
- Initialism of California College of the Arts.
- Initialism of Corporate Council on Africa.
- Initialism of Canadian Cycling Association, former name of Cycling Canada Cyclisme.
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- Initialism of certified cropadvisor.
- Initialism of consumer and corporate affairs.
- Initialism of congenital contractural arachnodactyly.
- Initialism of controller of certifying/certification authorities.
- Initialism of customer care assistant.
- Initialism of cold cranking amperes.
- Initialism of chromated copper arsenate.
- (computing) Initialism of continuous configuration automation.
- (anatomy) Initialism of common carotid artery.
- (military, aviation) Initialism of collaborative combat aircraft: a combat drone wingman
- (Singapore, education) Initialism of cocurricular activity.
- Initialism of clear channel assessment.
- Initialism of Citrix certified administrator.
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- read for errors
- knead to reach proper lightness
- make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset
- make resistant (to harm)
- activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk
- (transitive, firearms) To test-fire with a load considerably more powerful than the firearm in question's rated maximum chamber pressure, in order to establish the firearm's ability to withstand pressures well in excess of those expected in service without bursting.
- (transitive, intransitive, colloquial) To proofread.
- (transitive, baking) To allow (yeast-containing dough) to rise, especially after it has been shaped
- (transitive) To make resistant, especially to water.
- (transitive, baking) To test the activeness of (yeast).
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- a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)
- a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it
- (printing) an impression made to check for errors
- the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
- a trial photographic print from a negative
- any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
- (countable) An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.
- (uncountable) The degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any truth or fact, and produces belief; a test by facts or arguments which induce, or tend to induce, certainty of the judgment; conclusive evidence; demonstration.
- The quality or state of having been proved or tried; firmness or hardness which resists impression, or does not yield to force; impenetrability of physical bodies.
- (countable, mathematics) A process for testing the accuracy of an operation performed. Compare prove, transitive verb, 5.
- (countable, printing) A proof sheet; a trial impression, as from type, taken for correction or examination.
- (numismatics) A limited-run high-quality strike of a particular coin, originally as a test run, although nowadays mostly for collectors' sets.
- (countable, logic, mathematics) A sequence of statements consisting of axioms, assumptions, statements already demonstrated in another proof, and statements that logically follow from previous statements in the sequence, and which concludes with a statement that is the object of the proof.
- (US) A measure of the alcohol content of liquor. Originally, in Britain, 100 proof was defined as 57.1% by volume (no longer used). In the US, 100 proof means that the alcohol content is 50% of the total volume of the liquid; thus, perfectly pure absolute alcohol would be 200 proof.
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- (computing) Source code.
- A reporter's informant.
- Spring; fountainhead; wellhead; any collection of water on or under the surface of the ground in which a stream originates.
- (mathematics, category theory) The domain of a function; the object which a morphism points from.
- The person, place, or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
- (electronics) The name of one terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
- (graph theory) A node in a directed graph whose edges all go out from it; one with no entering edges.
- a facility where something is available
- the place where something begins, where it springs into being
- a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
- anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
- someone who originates or causes or initiates something
- a document (or organization) from which information is obtained
- anything that provides inspiration for later work
- (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system
- a person who supplies information
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- (programming) An exception within a software program or process.
- A minor offense.
- (mining) An intrusion of another material, such as dirt or slate, within a coal seam.
- (hunting) A loss of the scent being tracked by a hound.
- (typically uncountable) Culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event.
- A characteristic, positive or negative or both, which increases one's risk of danger or difficulty.
- (geology) A fracture in a rock formation causing a discontinuity.
- (tennis) An illegal serve.
- (equestrianism) A penalty point assessed in horseback events such as show jumping.
- (morality) A failing of character; less severe than a vice.
- A strongly undesirable variation of food or drink caused by impurity or contamination.
- (technology) An abnormal connection within an electric circuit.
- a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
- (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
- responsibility for a bad situation or event
- the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
- (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)
- (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
- an imperfection in an object or machine
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- (programming) The reappearance of a bug in a piece of software that had previously been fixed.
- An action of travelling mentally back in time.
- (psychotherapy) A psychotherapeutic method whereby healing is facilitated by inducing the patient to act out behaviour typical of an earlier developmental stage.
- (statistics) An equation using specified and associated data for two or more variables such that one variable can be estimated from the remaining variable(s).
- An action of regressing, a return to a previous state.
- (medicine) The diminishing of a cellular mass like a tumor, or of an organ size.
- (exercise) The making an exercise less straining to perform by manipulating the details of its performance like loaded weight, range of motion, angle, speed.
- (statistics) An analytic method to measure the association of one or more independent variables with a dependent variable.
- an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state
- returning to a former state
- the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x)
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- program instructions written as an ASCII text file; must be translated by a compiler or interpreter or assembler into the object code for a particular computer before execution
- (programming) Human-readable instructions in a programming language, to be transformed into machine instructions by a compiler, assembler or other translator, or to be carried out directly by an interpreter.
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- Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.
- The fibrous coat of thick hairs covering the seeds of the cotton plant.
- A fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; used for dressing wounds.
- Raw cotton ready for baling.
- cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds
- fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers
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- find a flaw in
- make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
- find the solution or key to
- become punctured or penetrated
- become separated into pieces or fragments
- do a break dance
- enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
- discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
- fall sharply
- separate from a clinch, in boxing
- cause to give up a habit
- weaken or destroy in spirit or body
- change directions suddenly
- exchange for smaller units of money
- undergo breaking
- give up
- interrupt a continued activity
- interrupt the flow of current in
- break a piece from a whole
- make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
- move away or escape suddenly
- invalidate by judicial action
- destroy the completeness of a set of related items
- cease an action temporarily
- happen or take place
- render inoperable or ineffective
- emerge from the surface of a body of water
- come to an end (of an event)
- cause the failure or ruin of
- put an end to a state or an activity
- fracture a bone of
- stop operating or functioning
- diminish or discontinue abruptly
- curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
- terminate or end
- come forth or begin from a state of latency
- make submissive, obedient, or useful
- crack; of the male voice in puberty
- vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
- destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments
- come into being
- force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
- ruin completely
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
- happen
- go to pieces
- break down, literally or metaphorically
- act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
- pierce or penetrate
- surpass in excellence
- lessen in force or effect
- change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
- make the opening shot that scatters the balls
- scatter or part
- be broken in
- assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
- reduce to bankruptcy
- be released or become known; of news
- fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
- (transitive, tennis) To win a game (against one's opponent) as receiver.
- (intransitive, of a storm) To begin or end.
- (intransitive, sports) To counter-attack.
- (intransitive, of a spell of settled weather) To end.
- (intransitive) To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose health or strength.
- (transitive, ergative) To disclose or make known an item of news, a band, etc.
- (intransitive, of a male voice) To become deeper at puberty.
- (transitive, backgammon) To remove one of the two men on (a point).
- (transitive) To end (a connection); to disconnect.
- (intransitive, billiards, snooker, pool) To make the first shot; to scatter the balls from the initial neat arrangement.
- (intransitive) To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief.
- (intransitive, of a voice) To alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men, generally to go up, in women, sometimes to go down; to crack.
- (specifically) To cause the shell of (an egg) to crack, so that the inside (yolk) is accessible.
- (transitive, theater) To end the run of (a play).
- (transitive) To destroy the official character and standing of; to cashier; to dismiss.
- (intransitive) To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change gait.
- (intransitive) To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily; to go on break.
- (transitive) To violate; to fail to adhere to.
- (specifically) To open (a safe) without using the correct key, combination, or the like.
- (transitive) To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.
- (transitive) To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate.
- (transitive) To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar.
- (intransitive, of morning, dawn, day etc.) To arrive.
- (transitive) To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of.
- (transitive, with for) To (attempt to) disengage and flee to; to make a run for.
- (rare, mainly historical or a misspelling) To brake.
- (copulative, informal) To suddenly become.
- (transitive) To interrupt (a fall) by inserting something so that the falling object does not (immediately) hit something else beneath.
- (transitive) To change a steady state abruptly.
- To turn an animal into a beast of burden.
- (music, slang) To B-boy; to breakdance.
- (specifically, in programming) To cause (some feature of a program or piece of software) to stop functioning properly; to cause a regression.
- (programming) To suspend the execution of a program during debugging so that the state of the program can be investigated.
- (transitive, intransitive) To crack or fracture (bone) under a physical strain.
- (intransitive) To burst forth; to make its way; to come into view.
- (ergative, transitive, intransitive) To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.
- (computing) To cause, or allow the occurrence of, a line break.
- (transitive) To ruin financially.
- (transitive, gaming slang) To render (a game) unchallenging by altering its rules or exploiting loopholes or weaknesses in them in a way that gives a player an unfair advantage.
- (finance, intransitive) Of prices on the stock exchange: to fall suddenly.
- (transitive, military, most often in the passive tense) To demote; to reduce the military rank of.
- (computing) To terminate the execution of a program before normal completion.
- (intransitive, of a fever) To go down, in terms of temperature, indicating that the most dangerous part of the illness has passed.
- (transitive, intransitive) To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.
- (intransitive, of a sauce or emulsion) To de-emulsify.
- (transitive) To surpass or do better than (a specific number); to do better than (a record), setting a new record.
- (transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of.
- (intransitive, of a sound) To become audible suddenly.
- (intransitive, of a wave of water) To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water.
- (transitive) To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce.
noun
- an unexpected piece of good luck
- an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
- the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
- some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
- a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
- an escape from jail
- a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
- (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
- a pause from doing something (as work)
- the act of breaking something
- any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
- an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
- the occurrence of breaking
- a sudden dash
- (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
- breaking of hard tissue such as bone
- (programming) Ellipsis of breakpoint.
- (music) The transition area between a singer's vocal registers; the passaggio.
- A rest or pause, usually from work.
- A physical space that opens up in something or between two things.
- An interruption of continuity; departure from or rupture with.
- Alternative form of brake (“cart or carriage without a body, for breaking in horses”)
- (computing) The separation between lines, paragraphs or pages of a written text.
- (soccer) The counter-attack.
- A short holiday.
- (snooker) The number of points scored by one player in one visit to the table.
- (finance) A sudden fall in prices on the stock exchange.
- A scheduled interval of days or weeks between periods of school instruction; a holiday.
- (computing) A keystroke or other signal that causes a program to terminate or suspend execution.
- (UK, education) A time for students to talk or play between lessons.
- (geography, chiefly in the plural) An area along a river that features steep banks, bluffs, or gorges (e.g., Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, US).
- A significant change in circumstance, attitude, perception, or focus of attention.
- (music) A section of extended repetition of the percussion break to a song, created by a hip-hop DJ as rhythmic dance music.
- (British, weather) A change, particularly the end of a spell of persistent good or bad weather.
- An interval or intermission between two parts of a performance, for example a theatre show, broadcast, or sports game.
- (surfing) A place where waves break (that is, where waves pitch or spill forward creating white water).
- An act of escaping.
- The beginning (of the morning).
- (music) A short section of music, often between verses, in which some performers stop while others continue.
- A temporary split with a romantic partner.
- (tennis) A game won by the receiving player(s).
- (horse racing) The start of a horse race.
- The opening of packages of cards for a collectible card game, often for further distribution to paying customers.
- (golf) The curve imparted to the ball's motion on the green due to slope or grass texture.
- An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.
- (equitation) A sharp bit or snaffle.
- (billiards, snooker, pool) The first shot in a game of billiards.
- (music) The point in the musical scale at which a woodwind instrument is designed to overblow, that is, to move from its lower to its upper register.
adj
verb
- create code, write a computer program
- contact in writing
- produce a literary work
- communicate or express by writing
- write music
- record data on a computer
- write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
- mark or trace words or symbols on a surface
- (computing, intransitive, with to) To record data mechanically or electronically.
- (ditransitive) To compose and send (written information or a written message, e.g. a letter) to.
- (finance) To sell (an option or other derivative).
- (chiefly Eastern Orthodoxy) To paint a religious icon or a pysanka egg.
- (ditransitive with relative clause) To convey a fact to someone via writing.
- (intransitive) To be an author.
- (transitive) To show (information, etc) in written form.
- (intransitive) To compose and send written information (to).
- (transitive) To be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.).
- To impress durably; to imprint; to engrave.
- To make known by writing; to record; to prove by one's own written testimony; often used reflexively.
- (transitive, South Africa, Canada, of an exam, a document, etc.) To fill in, to complete using words.
- (ambitransitive) To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.
noun
noun
- (programming) A program written to be valid in multiple programming languages.
- A publication in several languages; specifically, a book (especially a bible) containing several versions of the same subject matter or text in several languages.
- (also figuratively) A mixture of languages or nomenclatures.
- A file that can be interpreted validly as multiple formats.
- (also figuratively) One who has mastered (especially when able to speak) several languages.
- a person who speaks more than one language
adj
- Containing, or made up of, several languages; specifically, of a book (especially a bible): having text translated into several languages.
- Comprising various (native) linguistic groups; multilingual.
- Of a person: speaking, or versed in, many languages; multilingual.
- having a command of or composed in many languages
adj
- (error correction) A particular topological quantum error correcting code; see Toric code on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- (algebraic geometry, of a stack) Any of several generalizations of the notion of toric varieties to stacks: the stack quotient of a toric variety by its torus; the stack quotient of a toric variety by a subgroup of its torus.
- (algebraic geometry, of a variety) Containing an algebraic torus as a dense subset, such that the group action of the torus on itself extends to the whole space; or, the embedding map taking the torus into the space. See Toric variety on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- (geometry, algebra) Which, in any of several technical senses, admits a high degree of symmetry, allowing combinatorial methods to be used in its study.
- (geometry, of a manifold, generalizing the case of toric varieties) (Narrowly) A compact smooth toric variety. (Broadly) Quasitoric: a closed, real, even-dimensional smooth manifold equipped with an effective, smooth action by an algebraic torus whose orbits are simple complex polytopes and such that the action is locally the same as a faithful real representation of the group.
- (commutative algebra, of an ideal) Generated by differences of monomials.
adj
- (computing, used before "code") Source code of a computer program that is not within the text of a macro being generated.
- (phonetics) Uttered, as a consonant, with the oral passage simply narrowed without closure.
- Able to have something pass through or along it.
- (sometimes business) Not fulfilled or resolved; incomplete.
- (computing, not comparable, of a file, document, etc.) In current use; connected to as a resource.
- Not settled; not decided or determined; not withdrawn from consideration.
- Of a space, free of objects and obstructions.
- (law, of correspondence) Written or sent with the intention that it may made public or referred to at any trial, rather than by way of confidential private negotiation for a settlement.
- Of a person, not concealing their feelings, opinions, etc.; candid, ingenuous.
- (not comparable) Available for use or operation.
- Not concealed; overt.
- (electricity, of a switch or circuit breaker) In a position such that a circuit is not completed, preventing electricity from flowing.
- (music) Of a note, played without closing any finger-hole, key or valve.
- (sports and games) Characterised by free-flowing play.
- (comparable, with 'to') Susceptible or vulnerable (to the stated means).
- (now regional) Not of a quality to prevent communication, as by closing waterways, blocking roads, etc.; hence, not frosty or inclement; mild; used of the weather or the climate.
- (engineering, gas and liquid flow, of valve or damper) In a position allowing fluid to flow.
- (music, stringed instruments) Of a note, played without pressing the string against the fingerboard.
- Not covered, sealed, etc.; having an opening or aperture showing what is inside.
- (graph theory, of a walk) Having different first and last vertices.
- (not comparable) Actively conducting or prepared to conduct business.
- (medicine) Resulting from an incision, puncture or any other process by which the skin no longer protects an internal part of the body.
- (computing, of a program or application, especially one with a screen-based interface) Running.
- (phonetics, of a syllable) Ending in a vowel; not having a coda.
- (especially sports) Of a club, bat or other hitting implement, angled upwards and/or (for a right-hander) clockwise of straight.
- (mathematics, logic, of a formula) Having a free variable.
- (phonetics, sometimes with comparative opener) Uttered with a relatively wide opening of the articulating organs; said of vowels.
- (comparable) Receptive.
- (mathematics, topology, of a set) Which is part of a predefined collection of subsets of X, that defines a topological space on X.
- Not physically drawn together, folded or contracted.
- (not comparable) Allowing entrance to visitors or the public.
- (of a multi-word compound) Having component words separated by spaces, as opposed to being joined together or hyphenated; for example, time slot as opposed to timeslot or time-slot.
- (sports) Of a tournament or competition, allowing anyone to enter, especially or originally irrespective of professional or amateur status.
- (computing, education) Made public, usable with a free licence and without proprietary components.
- Not having one end joined to the other; not forming a closed loop.
- (sometimes proscribed) Unlocked or unlatched but not physically open.
- (not comparable) Public.
- (not comparable) With open access, of open science, or both.
- Of a sandwich, etc.: composed of a single slice of bread with a topping.
- open to or in view of all
- openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
- (set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints
- not sealed or having been unsealed
- open and observable; not secret or hidden
- not requiring union membership
- accessible to all
- without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition
- not having been filled
- not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
- ready for business
- affording free passage or access
- used of mouth or eyes
- (of textures) full of small openings or gaps
- not defended or capable of being defended
- affording free passage or view
- with no protection or shield
- possibly accepting or permitting
- ready or willing to receive favorably
- having no protecting cover or enclosure
- affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed
noun
- (electronics) A defect in an electrical circuit preventing current from flowing.
- (in the definite) Open or unobstructed space; an exposed location.
- The act of something being opened, such as an e-mail message.
- (in the definite) Public knowledge or scrutiny; full view.
- A sports event in which anybody can compete, especially or originally irrespective of amateur or professional status.
- a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
- a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play
- information that has become public
- where the air is unconfined
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To make or become operative or available.
- (transitive) To make an open relationship or marriage, i.e., with possible additional relationships.
- (transitive, intransitive) To spread; to expand into a wider or looser position.
- (transitive) To enter upon, begin.
- (intransitive, poker) To bet before any other player has in a particular betting round in a game of poker.
- (transitive, intransitive, poker) To reveal one's hand.
- (transitive, intransitive, engineering, gas and liquid flow, of valve or damper) To move to a position allowing fluid to flow.
- (transitive, nursing) To make (a bed) ready for a patient by folding back the bedcovers.
- (intransitive, with 'for') To precede another as a performer at a concert or show.
- (transitive) To bring up, broach.
- (computing, transitive, intransitive) To start running (a program or application, especially one with a screen-based interface).
- (transitive, intransitive) To make or become receptive or susceptible (to something).
- (computing, transitive, intransitive) To connect to a resource (a file, document, etc.) for viewing or editing.
- (transitive, intransitive) To unseal or uncover, or become unsealed or uncovered.
- (transitive, intransitive) To cause or allow a gap to form or widen.
- (Manglish, Quebec) To turn on; to switch on.
- (transitive, intransitive, electricity, of a switch, fuse or circuit breaker) To move to a position preventing electricity from flowing.
- (transitive, intransitive) To make or become accessible or clear for passage by moving from a shut position.
- (transitive, intransitive) To make or become clear by removal of objects and obstructions, so as to allow passage, access, or visibility.
- (transitive, intransitive) To make or become accessible to customers, clients or visitors.
- (especially sports, transitive, intransitive) To angle (a club, bat or other hitting implement) upwards and/or (for a right-hander) clockwise of straight.
- (intransitive, cricket) To begin a side's innings as one of the first two batsmen.
- (transitive or intransitive) To start (an event or activity) as the first performer or actor.
- (intransitive) Of an event, activity etc., to start or get underway.
- begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.
- start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning
- make the opening move
- become available
- make available
- display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
- cause to open or to become open
- become open
- spread out or open from a closed or folded state
- have an opening or passage or outlet
noun
- (computing) A formatted listing of the contents of program storage, especially when produced automatically by a failing program.
- That which is dumped, especially in a chaotic way; a mess.
- (mining) A pile of ore or rock.
- (historical, Australia, Canada) A small coin made by punching a hole in a larger coin (called a holey dollar).
- A car or boat for dumping refuse, etc.
- (usually in the plural) A sad, gloomy state of the mind; sadness; melancholy; despondency.
- (slang, often with the verb "take", euphemistic) An act of defecation; a defecating.
- A storage place for supplies, especially military.
- (slang) An unpleasant, dirty, disreputable, unfashionable, boring, or depressing looking place.
- A place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.; a disposal site.
- (marketing) A temporary display case that holds many copies of an item being sold.
- (computing) An act of dumping, or its result.
- (Northern England) A deep hole in a river bed; a pool.
- Absence of mind; reverie.
- (Internet slang) A disorganized collection of images posted on social media.
- a coarse term for defecation
- (computer science) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs
- a piece of land where waste materials are dumped
- a place where supplies can be stored
verb
- (transitive, computing) To copy (data) from a system to another place or system, usually in order to archive it.
- (transitive) To release, especially in large quantities and chaotic manner.
- (transitive, computing) To output the contents of storage or a data structure, often in order to diagnose a bug.
- (transitive) To discard; to get rid of something one no longer wants.
- (transitive, Australia) Of a surf wave, to crash a swimmer, surfer, etc., heavily downwards.
- (transitive) To sell below cost or very cheaply; to engage in dumping.
- (transitive) To put or throw down with more or less of violence; hence, to unload from a cart by tilting it
- (transitive, US) To precipitate (especially snow) heavily.
- (transitive, informal) To end a romantic relationship with.
- throw away as refuse
- sell at artificially low prices
- drop (stuff) in a heap or mass
- knock down with force
- fall abruptly
- sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly
noun
- (programming, informal) A warning message indicating a possible error.
- (aviation) An issue or complaint related to aircraft maintenance.
- A shrill noise, especially made by a voice or bird. If made by a bird, it typically signals discomfort or anger; a yell, scream, or call.
- The American night heron.
- (aviation) A four-digit transponder code used by aircraft for identification or transmission of emergency signals.
- (informal) A complaint or objection.
- informal terms for objecting
- the noise of squawking
verb
- (slang, intransitive) To speak out; to protest.
- To make a squawking noise; to yell, scream, or call out shrilly.
- (slang, intransitive) To report an infraction; to rat on or tattle; to disclose a secret.
- (aviation) To set or transmit a four-digit transponder code. (Normally followed by the specific code in question.)
- (programming, intransitive, informal) To produce a warning message, indicating a possible error.
- utter a harsh abrupt scream
- complain
noun
- a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program
- a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
- a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
- sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
- a small contrasting part of something
- a connection intended to be used for a limited time
- a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole
- a protective cloth covering for an injured eye
- a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
- (printing, historical) An overlay used to obtain a stronger impression.
- A small, usually contrasting but always somehow different or distinct, part of something else (location, time, size)
- A piece of any size, used to repair something for a temporary period only, or that it is temporary because it is not meant to last long or will be removed as soon as a proper repair can be made, which will happen in the near future.
- (computing) A piece of data intended to modify a computer file by replacing a part of it.
- A block on the muzzle of a gun, to do away with the effect of dispart, in sighting.
- A local region of professional responsibility.
- A small piece of anything used to repair damage or a breach; as, a patch on a kettle, a roof, etc.
- (historical) A small piece of black silk stuck on the face or neck to heighten beauty by contrast, worn by ladies in the 17th and 18th centuries; an imitation beauty mark.
- A butterfly of the genus Chlosyne.
- (medicine) A cover worn over a damaged eye, an eyepatch.
- (medicine) A piece of material used to cover a wound.
- A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole.
- (specifically) A small area, a small plot of land or piece of ground.
- (firearms) A piece of greased cloth or leather used as wrapping for a rifle ball, to make it fit the bore.
- (firearms) A small piece of material that is manually passed through a gun barrel to clean it.
- (music) A sound setting for a musical synthesizer (originally selected by means of a patch cable).
- (often patch cable, patch cord, etc.; see also patch panel) A cable connecting two pieces of electrical equipment.
- (medicine) An adhesive piece of material, impregnated with a drug, which is worn on the skin, the drug being slowly absorbed over a period of time.
verb
- provide with a patch; also used metaphorically
- to join or unite the pieces of
- mend by putting a patch on
- repair by adding pieces
- To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- To fix or improve a computer program without a complete upgrade.
- To mend with pieces; to repair by fastening pieces on.
- To make a quick and possibly temporary change to a program.
- (generally with the particle "up") To repair or arrange in a hasty or clumsy manner
- To join or unite the pieces of; to patch the skirt.
- To make out of pieces or patches, like a quilt.
- To connect two pieces of electrical equipment using a cable.
- To employ a temporary, removable electronic connection, as one between two components in a communications system.
noun
- (computing) Initialism of error correcting/correction code.
- (cryptography) Initialism of elliptic-curve cryptography.
- (television) Initialism of electronic camera coverage.
- (law) Initialism of export control and customs.
- (medicine) Initialism of emergency cardiovascular care.
- (telecommunication) a coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors
name
verb
- locate and correct errors in a computer program code
- (computer science) To search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in something, especially a computer program or machinery.
- (US) To remove insects from (somewhere), especially lice.
- (electronics) To remove a hidden electronic surveillance device from (somewhere).
noun
noun
- (programming) Initialism of internal compiler error.
- (automotive) Initialism of in-car entertainment.
- Initialism of intercontinental exchange.
- (computing) Initialism of in-circuit emulator/emulation.
- (medicine) Initialism of ice, compress, elevation (first-aid).
- Acronym of iridocorneal endothelial syndrome.
- (automotive) Acronym of internal combustion engine.
- a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine
adj
name
- Initialism of International Cultural Exchange.
- (sports) Abbreviation of Iceland.
- Initialism of Institution of Civil Engineers.
- (government, US) Acronym of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“law-enforcement agency responsible for immigration and customs matters of the United States Federal government”).
- (rail transport) Initialism of Intercity-Express (“German high speed train”).
phrase
verb
- (slang, neologism, transitive, uncommon) To apprehend or deport by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
- (automotive, slang) To occupy a reserved electric car parking space (especially one equipped with a charger) with a traditional car equipped with an internal combustion engine.
- (slang, neologism, transitive, uncommon) To kill (in reference to and often by Immigration and Customs Enforcement).
noun
- (computing) A software bug that must be fixed before any further development is possible.
- Any impediment that prevents all further progress.
- A performance or segment of a theatrical production that induces a positive audience reaction strong enough to pause the production.
- an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down
- something that is strikingly attractive or has great popular appeal
noun
- (computing) An incomplete portion of code.
- (biology) A split piece of an organism that has undergone the asexual reproduction process where the organism splits into one or more pieces, then those pieces become new individuals.
- A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part, either physically or not
- (grammar) A sentence not containing a subject or a predicate; a sentence fragment.
- (Internet) A portion of a URL referring to a subordinate resource or anchor (such as a specific point on a web page), introduced by the # sign.
- an incomplete piece
- a broken piece of a brittle artifact
- a piece broken off or cut off of something else
verb
- (intransitive) To break apart.
- (transitive) To cause to be broken into pieces.
- (transitive, computing) To break up and disperse (a file) into non-contiguous areas of a disk.
- (intransitive, biology) Of an organism: to undergo the asexual reproduction process where an organism spilts into one or more pieces, then those pieces become new individuals.
- break or cause to break into pieces
noun
- (programming, countable) A program that reads source code written in assembly language and produces executable machine code, possibly together with information needed by linkers, debuggers and other tools.
- (nanotechnology, countable) A nanodevice capable of assembling nanodevices, possibly including copies of itself, according to a plan.
- (computer languages, informal, chiefly uncountable) Assembly language.
- (countable) One who assembles items.
- a program to convert assembly language into machine language
noun
- a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
- insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
- general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
- a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
- a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly
- (television) A small, usually transparent or translucent image placed in a corner of a television program to identify the broadcasting network or cable channel.
- Any of various species of marine (saltwater or freshwater) crustaceans; e.g. a Moreton Bay bug, mudbug.
- (gambling, slang) A small piece of metal used in a slot machine to block certain winning combinations.
- Any insect, arachnid, myriapod or entognath.
- (aviation) A manually positioned marker in flight instruments.
- A concealed electronic eavesdropping or intercept device
- (informal) Any minibeast.
- (entomology) An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).
- A semi-automated telegraph key.
- (chiefly computing, engineering jargon) A problem that needs fixing.
- Any insect.
- (informal) An enthusiasm for something; an obsession.
- A small and usually invisible file (traditionally a single-pixel image) on a World Wide Web page, primarily used to track users.
- (Maine) A lobster.
- (gambling, slang) A metal clip attached to the underside of a table, etc. to hold hidden cards, as a form of cheating.
- (poker) A limited form of wild card in some variants of poker.
- (paleontology, slang) A trilobite.
- (slang, US, horse-racing) An asterisk denoting an apprentice jockey's weight allowance.
- (printing) Synonym of union bug.
- (informal) A keen enthusiast or hobbyist.
- (slang, US, horse-racing, by extension) A young apprentice jockey.
- (informal) Any insect, arachnid, or other terrestrial arthropod that is a pest.
- A contagious illness, or a pathogen causing it.
- (chiefly LGBTQ, "the bug") HIV.
verb
- tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
- annoy persistently
- (transitive) To install an electronic listening device or devices in.
- (intransitive, of eyes) To bulge or protrude.
- (informal, transitive) To annoy.
- (informal, intransitive) To act suspiciously or irrationally, especially in a way that annoys others.
- (transitive) To represent (a value) using a bug on an instrument.
noun
- a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
- (countable) A problem affecting function.
- (countable, informal, engineering) An unexpected behavior in an electrical signal, especially if the signal spontaneously returns to expected behavior after a period of time.
- (video games) A bug or an exploit.
- (uncountable, music) A genre of experimental electronic music since the 1990s, characterized by a deliberate use of sonic artifacts that would normally be viewed as unwanted noise.
- (astronomy, countable) A sudden increase in the rotational frequency of a pulsar.
verb
noun
- (computing) Source code.
- A reporter's informant.
- Spring; fountainhead; wellhead; any collection of water on or under the surface of the ground in which a stream originates.
- (mathematics, category theory) The domain of a function; the object which a morphism points from.
- The person, place, or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
- (electronics) The name of one terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
- (graph theory) A node in a directed graph whose edges all go out from it; one with no entering edges.
- a facility where something is available
- the place where something begins, where it springs into being
- a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
- anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
- someone who originates or causes or initiates something
- a document (or organization) from which information is obtained
- anything that provides inspiration for later work
- (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system
- a person who supplies information
verb
noun
noun
- (programming) An exception within a software program or process.
- A minor offense.
- (mining) An intrusion of another material, such as dirt or slate, within a coal seam.
- (hunting) A loss of the scent being tracked by a hound.
- (typically uncountable) Culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event.
- A characteristic, positive or negative or both, which increases one's risk of danger or difficulty.
- (geology) A fracture in a rock formation causing a discontinuity.
- (tennis) An illegal serve.
- (equestrianism) A penalty point assessed in horseback events such as show jumping.
- (morality) A failing of character; less severe than a vice.
- A strongly undesirable variation of food or drink caused by impurity or contamination.
- (technology) An abnormal connection within an electric circuit.
- a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
- (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
- responsibility for a bad situation or event
- the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
- (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)
- (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
- an imperfection in an object or machine
verb
noun
- (programming) The reappearance of a bug in a piece of software that had previously been fixed.
- An action of travelling mentally back in time.
- (psychotherapy) A psychotherapeutic method whereby healing is facilitated by inducing the patient to act out behaviour typical of an earlier developmental stage.
- (statistics) An equation using specified and associated data for two or more variables such that one variable can be estimated from the remaining variable(s).
- An action of regressing, a return to a previous state.
- (medicine) The diminishing of a cellular mass like a tumor, or of an organ size.
- (exercise) The making an exercise less straining to perform by manipulating the details of its performance like loaded weight, range of motion, angle, speed.
- (statistics) An analytic method to measure the association of one or more independent variables with a dependent variable.
- an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state
- returning to a former state
- the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x)
noun
- program instructions written as an ASCII text file; must be translated by a compiler or interpreter or assembler into the object code for a particular computer before execution
- (programming) Human-readable instructions in a programming language, to be transformed into machine instructions by a compiler, assembler or other translator, or to be carried out directly by an interpreter.
noun
- (programming) A program written to be valid in multiple programming languages.
- A publication in several languages; specifically, a book (especially a bible) containing several versions of the same subject matter or text in several languages.
- (also figuratively) A mixture of languages or nomenclatures.
- A file that can be interpreted validly as multiple formats.
- (also figuratively) One who has mastered (especially when able to speak) several languages.
- a person who speaks more than one language
adj
- Containing, or made up of, several languages; specifically, of a book (especially a bible): having text translated into several languages.
- Comprising various (native) linguistic groups; multilingual.
- Of a person: speaking, or versed in, many languages; multilingual.
- having a command of or composed in many languages
noun
- (computing) A formatted listing of the contents of program storage, especially when produced automatically by a failing program.
- That which is dumped, especially in a chaotic way; a mess.
- (mining) A pile of ore or rock.
- (historical, Australia, Canada) A small coin made by punching a hole in a larger coin (called a holey dollar).
- A car or boat for dumping refuse, etc.
- (usually in the plural) A sad, gloomy state of the mind; sadness; melancholy; despondency.
- (slang, often with the verb "take", euphemistic) An act of defecation; a defecating.
- A storage place for supplies, especially military.
- (slang) An unpleasant, dirty, disreputable, unfashionable, boring, or depressing looking place.
- A place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.; a disposal site.
- (marketing) A temporary display case that holds many copies of an item being sold.
- (computing) An act of dumping, or its result.
- (Northern England) A deep hole in a river bed; a pool.
- Absence of mind; reverie.
- (Internet slang) A disorganized collection of images posted on social media.
- a coarse term for defecation
- (computer science) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs
- a piece of land where waste materials are dumped
- a place where supplies can be stored
verb
- (transitive, computing) To copy (data) from a system to another place or system, usually in order to archive it.
- (transitive) To release, especially in large quantities and chaotic manner.
- (transitive, computing) To output the contents of storage or a data structure, often in order to diagnose a bug.
- (transitive) To discard; to get rid of something one no longer wants.
- (transitive, Australia) Of a surf wave, to crash a swimmer, surfer, etc., heavily downwards.
- (transitive) To sell below cost or very cheaply; to engage in dumping.
- (transitive) To put or throw down with more or less of violence; hence, to unload from a cart by tilting it
- (transitive, US) To precipitate (especially snow) heavily.
- (transitive, informal) To end a romantic relationship with.
- throw away as refuse
- sell at artificially low prices
- drop (stuff) in a heap or mass
- knock down with force
- fall abruptly
- sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly
noun
- (programming, informal) A warning message indicating a possible error.
- (aviation) An issue or complaint related to aircraft maintenance.
- A shrill noise, especially made by a voice or bird. If made by a bird, it typically signals discomfort or anger; a yell, scream, or call.
- The American night heron.
- (aviation) A four-digit transponder code used by aircraft for identification or transmission of emergency signals.
- (informal) A complaint or objection.
- informal terms for objecting
- the noise of squawking
verb
- (slang, intransitive) To speak out; to protest.
- To make a squawking noise; to yell, scream, or call out shrilly.
- (slang, intransitive) To report an infraction; to rat on or tattle; to disclose a secret.
- (aviation) To set or transmit a four-digit transponder code. (Normally followed by the specific code in question.)
- (programming, intransitive, informal) To produce a warning message, indicating a possible error.
- utter a harsh abrupt scream
- complain
verb
- locate and correct errors in a computer program code
- (computer science) To search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in something, especially a computer program or machinery.
- (US) To remove insects from (somewhere), especially lice.
- (electronics) To remove a hidden electronic surveillance device from (somewhere).
noun
verb
noun
verb
- fix a computer program piecemeal until it works
- significantly cut up a manuscript
- cut with a hacking tool
- kick on the shins
- cut away
- be able to manage or manage successfully
- cough spasmodically
- kick on the arms
- (computing) To accomplish a difficult programming task.
- To use as a hack; to let out for hire.
- To play hackeysack.
- To drive a hackney cab.
- (ice hockey) To make a flailing attempt to hit the puck with a hockey stick.
- (transitive, slang, computing, by extension) To gain unauthorized access to a computer or online account belonging to (a person or organisation).
- (transitive) To strike lightly as part of tapotement massage.
- (falconry) To keep (young hawks) in a state of partial freedom, before they are trained.
- (intransitive, video games) To cheat by using unauthorized modifications.
- (transitive, colloquial, by extension) To apply a trick, shortcut, skill, or novel method to something to increase productivity, efficiency or ease.
- (baseball) To swing at a pitched ball.
- (computing) To make a quick code change to patch a computer program, often one that, while being effective, is inelegant or makes the program harder to maintain.
- (intransitive) To cough noisily.
- (equestrianism) To ride a horse at a regular pace; to ride on a road (as opposed to riding cross-country etc.).
- To withstand or put up with a difficult situation.
- (transitive) To chop or cut down in a rough manner.
- (computing, slang, transitive) To work with something on an intimately technical level.
- To use frequently and indiscriminately, so as to render trite and commonplace.
- To strike in a frantic movement.
- To lay (bricks) on a rack to dry.
- (transitive, slang, computing) To hack into; to gain unauthorized access to (a computer system, e.g., a website, or network) by manipulating code.
- (soccer and rugby) To kick (a player) on the shins.
- (ice hockey) To strike an opponent with one's hockey stick, typically on the leg but occasionally and more seriously on the back, arm, head, etc.
noun
- a horse kept for hire
- a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
- one who works hard at boring tasks
- a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil
- a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends
- a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.
- an old or over-worked horse
- a mediocre and disdained writer
- A kick on the shins in football of any type.
- A gouge or notch made by such a blow.
- A hacking blow.
- (derogatory) One who is professionally successful despite producing mediocre work. (Usually applied to persons in a creative field.)
- (military, slang) An airplane of poor quality or in poor condition.
- (derogatory, authorship) An untalented writer.
- A tool for chopping.
- A dry cough.
- (slang, military) Time check, as for example upon synchronization of wristwatches.
- (colloquial) A trick, shortcut, skill, or novel method to increase productivity, efficiency, or ease.
- A person, often a journalist, hired to do routine work.
- (curling) The foothold traditionally cut into the ice from which the person who throws the rock pushes off for delivery.
- (computing, slang) A video game or any computer software that has been altered from its original state.
- (politics, slightly derogatory) A political agitator.
- (computing, slang) An expedient, temporary solution, such as a small patch or change to code, meant to be replaced with a more elegant solution at a later date; a workaround.
- A horse for hire, especially one which is old and tired.
- A small ball usually made of woven cotton or suede and filled with rice, sand or some other filler, for use in hackeysack.
- A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough.
- (now chiefly Canada, US, colloquial) A vehicle let for hire; originally, a hackney cab, now typically a taxicab.
- A food-rack for cattle.
- (derogatory) A talented writer-for-hire, paid to put others' thoughts into felicitous language.
- (derogatory) Someone who is available for hire; hireling, mercenary.
- (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) A practical joke that showcases cleverness and creativity.
- (falconry) A board upon which the falcon's food is placed; used by extension for the state of partial freedom in which they are kept before being trained.
- (computing, slang) An interesting technical achievement, particularly in computer programming.
- A hearse.
- (slang) The driver of a taxicab (hackney cab).
- (ice hockey) The act of striking an opponent with one's hockey stick, typically on the leg but occasionally and more seriously on the back, arm, head, etc.
- (baseball) A swing of the bat at a pitched ball by the batter, particularly a choppy, ungraceful one that misses the ball such as at a fastball.
- A grating in a mill race.
- (informal) An improvised device or solution to a problem.
- (uncountable, slang, naval) Confinement of an officer to their stateroom as a punishment.
- (UK, student politics, derogatory) A person who frequently canvasses for votes, either directly or by appearing to continuously act with the ulterior motive of furthering their political career.
- A rack used to dry something, such as bricks, fish, or cheese.
- (figuratively) A try, an attempt.
- (computing, slang) The illegal accessing of a computer network.
intj
verb
noun
verb
noun
- (baseball, countable) A play which is scored as having been made incorrectly.
- (computing, countable) A failure to complete a task, usually involving a premature termination.
- (countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.
- (statistics, countable) The difference between a measured or calculated value and a true one.
- (countable, uncountable) Sin; transgression.
- (appellate law, uncountable) One or more mistakes in a trial that could be grounds for review of the judgement.
- (uncountable) The state, quality, or condition of being wrong.
- (linguistics) An unintentional deviation from the inherent rules of a language variety made by a second language learner.
- Any alteration in the DNA chemical structure occurring during DNA replication, recombination or repairing.
- a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
- inadvertent incorrectness
- (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer
- (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
- a misconception resulting from incorrect information
- part of a statement that is not correct
- departure from what is ethically acceptable
verb
- write a computer program
- arrange a program of or for
- (transitive) To cause to automatically behave in a particular way.
- (broadcasting) To schedule the programming; to determine what will be broadcast.
- (transitive) To put together the schedule of an event.
- (transitive) To enter a program or other instructions into (a computer or other electronic device) to instruct it to do a particular task.
- (transitive) To develop (software) by writing program code.
noun
- an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event
- a radio or television show
- a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
- a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation
- an integrated course of academic studies
- a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need
- (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute
- a document stating the aims and principles of a political party
- (politics) A set of principal goals which someone, especially a political party or candidate, supports.
- (broadcasting) A performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television.
- (especially in the phrase "get with the program") A particular mindset or method of doing things.
- (music, computing) A custom tracklist.
- A leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity.
- A set of structured activities; a plan of action.
- (computing) A computer program.
verb
noun
- an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event
- a radio or television show
- a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
- a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation
- an integrated course of academic studies
- a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need
- (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute
- (British, rare) Alternative spelling of program (“computer program”).
- British, New Zealand, and India standard spelling of program.
verb
- read for errors
- knead to reach proper lightness
- make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset
- make resistant (to harm)
- activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk
- (transitive, firearms) To test-fire with a load considerably more powerful than the firearm in question's rated maximum chamber pressure, in order to establish the firearm's ability to withstand pressures well in excess of those expected in service without bursting.
- (transitive, intransitive, colloquial) To proofread.
- (transitive, baking) To allow (yeast-containing dough) to rise, especially after it has been shaped
- (transitive) To make resistant, especially to water.
- (transitive, baking) To test the activeness of (yeast).
adj
noun
- a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)
- a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it
- (printing) an impression made to check for errors
- the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
- a trial photographic print from a negative
- any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
- (countable) An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.
- (uncountable) The degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any truth or fact, and produces belief; a test by facts or arguments which induce, or tend to induce, certainty of the judgment; conclusive evidence; demonstration.
- The quality or state of having been proved or tried; firmness or hardness which resists impression, or does not yield to force; impenetrability of physical bodies.
- (countable, mathematics) A process for testing the accuracy of an operation performed. Compare prove, transitive verb, 5.
- (countable, printing) A proof sheet; a trial impression, as from type, taken for correction or examination.
- (numismatics) A limited-run high-quality strike of a particular coin, originally as a test run, although nowadays mostly for collectors' sets.
- (countable, logic, mathematics) A sequence of statements consisting of axioms, assumptions, statements already demonstrated in another proof, and statements that logically follow from previous statements in the sequence, and which concludes with a statement that is the object of the proof.
- (US) A measure of the alcohol content of liquor. Originally, in Britain, 100 proof was defined as 57.1% by volume (no longer used). In the US, 100 proof means that the alcohol content is 50% of the total volume of the liquid; thus, perfectly pure absolute alcohol would be 200 proof.
verb
noun
- Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.
- The fibrous coat of thick hairs covering the seeds of the cotton plant.
- A fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; used for dressing wounds.
- Raw cotton ready for baling.
- cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds
- fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers
verb
- find a flaw in
- make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
- find the solution or key to
- become punctured or penetrated
- become separated into pieces or fragments
- do a break dance
- enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
- discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
- fall sharply
- separate from a clinch, in boxing
- cause to give up a habit
- weaken or destroy in spirit or body
- change directions suddenly
- exchange for smaller units of money
- undergo breaking
- give up
- interrupt a continued activity
- interrupt the flow of current in
- break a piece from a whole
- make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
- move away or escape suddenly
- invalidate by judicial action
- destroy the completeness of a set of related items
- cease an action temporarily
- happen or take place
- render inoperable or ineffective
- emerge from the surface of a body of water
- come to an end (of an event)
- cause the failure or ruin of
- put an end to a state or an activity
- fracture a bone of
- stop operating or functioning
- diminish or discontinue abruptly
- curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
- terminate or end
- come forth or begin from a state of latency
- make submissive, obedient, or useful
- crack; of the male voice in puberty
- vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
- destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments
- come into being
- force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
- ruin completely
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
- happen
- go to pieces
- break down, literally or metaphorically
- act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
- pierce or penetrate
- surpass in excellence
- lessen in force or effect
- change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
- make the opening shot that scatters the balls
- scatter or part
- be broken in
- assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
- reduce to bankruptcy
- be released or become known; of news
- fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
- (transitive, tennis) To win a game (against one's opponent) as receiver.
- (intransitive, of a storm) To begin or end.
- (intransitive, sports) To counter-attack.
- (intransitive, of a spell of settled weather) To end.
- (intransitive) To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose health or strength.
- (transitive, ergative) To disclose or make known an item of news, a band, etc.
- (intransitive, of a male voice) To become deeper at puberty.
- (transitive, backgammon) To remove one of the two men on (a point).
- (transitive) To end (a connection); to disconnect.
- (intransitive, billiards, snooker, pool) To make the first shot; to scatter the balls from the initial neat arrangement.
- (intransitive) To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief.
- (intransitive, of a voice) To alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men, generally to go up, in women, sometimes to go down; to crack.
- (specifically) To cause the shell of (an egg) to crack, so that the inside (yolk) is accessible.
- (transitive, theater) To end the run of (a play).
- (transitive) To destroy the official character and standing of; to cashier; to dismiss.
- (intransitive) To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change gait.
- (intransitive) To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily; to go on break.
- (transitive) To violate; to fail to adhere to.
- (specifically) To open (a safe) without using the correct key, combination, or the like.
- (transitive) To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.
- (transitive) To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate.
- (transitive) To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar.
- (intransitive, of morning, dawn, day etc.) To arrive.
- (transitive) To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of.
- (transitive, with for) To (attempt to) disengage and flee to; to make a run for.
- (rare, mainly historical or a misspelling) To brake.
- (copulative, informal) To suddenly become.
- (transitive) To interrupt (a fall) by inserting something so that the falling object does not (immediately) hit something else beneath.
- (transitive) To change a steady state abruptly.
- To turn an animal into a beast of burden.
- (music, slang) To B-boy; to breakdance.
- (specifically, in programming) To cause (some feature of a program or piece of software) to stop functioning properly; to cause a regression.
- (programming) To suspend the execution of a program during debugging so that the state of the program can be investigated.
- (transitive, intransitive) To crack or fracture (bone) under a physical strain.
- (intransitive) To burst forth; to make its way; to come into view.
- (ergative, transitive, intransitive) To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.
- (computing) To cause, or allow the occurrence of, a line break.
- (transitive) To ruin financially.
- (transitive, gaming slang) To render (a game) unchallenging by altering its rules or exploiting loopholes or weaknesses in them in a way that gives a player an unfair advantage.
- (finance, intransitive) Of prices on the stock exchange: to fall suddenly.
- (transitive, military, most often in the passive tense) To demote; to reduce the military rank of.
- (computing) To terminate the execution of a program before normal completion.
- (intransitive, of a fever) To go down, in terms of temperature, indicating that the most dangerous part of the illness has passed.
- (transitive, intransitive) To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.
- (intransitive, of a sauce or emulsion) To de-emulsify.
- (transitive) To surpass or do better than (a specific number); to do better than (a record), setting a new record.
- (transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of.
- (intransitive, of a sound) To become audible suddenly.
- (intransitive, of a wave of water) To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water.
- (transitive) To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce.
noun
- an unexpected piece of good luck
- an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
- the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
- some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
- a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
- an escape from jail
- a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
- (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
- a pause from doing something (as work)
- the act of breaking something
- any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
- an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
- the occurrence of breaking
- a sudden dash
- (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
- breaking of hard tissue such as bone
- (programming) Ellipsis of breakpoint.
- (music) The transition area between a singer's vocal registers; the passaggio.
- A rest or pause, usually from work.
- A physical space that opens up in something or between two things.
- An interruption of continuity; departure from or rupture with.
- Alternative form of brake (“cart or carriage without a body, for breaking in horses”)
- (computing) The separation between lines, paragraphs or pages of a written text.
- (soccer) The counter-attack.
- A short holiday.
- (snooker) The number of points scored by one player in one visit to the table.
- (finance) A sudden fall in prices on the stock exchange.
- A scheduled interval of days or weeks between periods of school instruction; a holiday.
- (computing) A keystroke or other signal that causes a program to terminate or suspend execution.
- (UK, education) A time for students to talk or play between lessons.
- (geography, chiefly in the plural) An area along a river that features steep banks, bluffs, or gorges (e.g., Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, US).
- A significant change in circumstance, attitude, perception, or focus of attention.
- (music) A section of extended repetition of the percussion break to a song, created by a hip-hop DJ as rhythmic dance music.
- (British, weather) A change, particularly the end of a spell of persistent good or bad weather.
- An interval or intermission between two parts of a performance, for example a theatre show, broadcast, or sports game.
- (surfing) A place where waves break (that is, where waves pitch or spill forward creating white water).
- An act of escaping.
- The beginning (of the morning).
- (music) A short section of music, often between verses, in which some performers stop while others continue.
- A temporary split with a romantic partner.
- (tennis) A game won by the receiving player(s).
- (horse racing) The start of a horse race.
- The opening of packages of cards for a collectible card game, often for further distribution to paying customers.
- (golf) The curve imparted to the ball's motion on the green due to slope or grass texture.
- An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.
- (equitation) A sharp bit or snaffle.
- (billiards, snooker, pool) The first shot in a game of billiards.
- (music) The point in the musical scale at which a woodwind instrument is designed to overblow, that is, to move from its lower to its upper register.
verb
- create code, write a computer program
- contact in writing
- produce a literary work
- communicate or express by writing
- write music
- record data on a computer
- write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
- mark or trace words or symbols on a surface
- (computing, intransitive, with to) To record data mechanically or electronically.
- (ditransitive) To compose and send (written information or a written message, e.g. a letter) to.
- (finance) To sell (an option or other derivative).
- (chiefly Eastern Orthodoxy) To paint a religious icon or a pysanka egg.
- (ditransitive with relative clause) To convey a fact to someone via writing.
- (intransitive) To be an author.
- (transitive) To show (information, etc) in written form.
- (intransitive) To compose and send written information (to).
- (transitive) To be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.).
- To impress durably; to imprint; to engrave.
- To make known by writing; to record; to prove by one's own written testimony; often used reflexively.
- (transitive, South Africa, Canada, of an exam, a document, etc.) To fill in, to complete using words.
- (ambitransitive) To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.
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noun
adj
- containing errors or alterations
- lacking in integrity
- touched by rot or decay
- not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
- Willing to act dishonestly for personal gain; accepting bribes.
- Abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; in an invalid state.
- In a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.
- In a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals.
verb
- place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
- alter from the original
- corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
- make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
- (transitive) To introduce errors; to place into an invalid state.
- (transitive) To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.
- To waste, spoil, or consume; to make worthless.
- To debase or make impure by alterations or additions; to falsify.
adj
- arising from error
- not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
- designed to deceive
- erroneous and usually accidental
- deliberately deceptive
- (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful
- inaccurate in pitch
- inappropriate to reality or facts
- adopted in order to deceive
- not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article
- (music) Out of tune.
- (logic) Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.
- Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.
- Based on factually incorrect premises.
- Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous.
- Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
- Spurious, artificial.
- Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
- Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous.
- Used in the vernacular name of a species (or group of species) together with the name of another species to which it is similar in appearance.
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- (error correction) A particular topological quantum error correcting code; see Toric code on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- (algebraic geometry, of a stack) Any of several generalizations of the notion of toric varieties to stacks: the stack quotient of a toric variety by its torus; the stack quotient of a toric variety by a subgroup of its torus.
- (algebraic geometry, of a variety) Containing an algebraic torus as a dense subset, such that the group action of the torus on itself extends to the whole space; or, the embedding map taking the torus into the space. See Toric variety on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- (geometry, algebra) Which, in any of several technical senses, admits a high degree of symmetry, allowing combinatorial methods to be used in its study.
- (geometry, of a manifold, generalizing the case of toric varieties) (Narrowly) A compact smooth toric variety. (Broadly) Quasitoric: a closed, real, even-dimensional smooth manifold equipped with an effective, smooth action by an algebraic torus whose orbits are simple complex polytopes and such that the action is locally the same as a faithful real representation of the group.
- (commutative algebra, of an ideal) Generated by differences of monomials.
adj
- (computing, used before "code") Source code of a computer program that is not within the text of a macro being generated.
- (phonetics) Uttered, as a consonant, with the oral passage simply narrowed without closure.
- Able to have something pass through or along it.
- (sometimes business) Not fulfilled or resolved; incomplete.
- (computing, not comparable, of a file, document, etc.) In current use; connected to as a resource.
- Not settled; not decided or determined; not withdrawn from consideration.
- Of a space, free of objects and obstructions.
- (law, of correspondence) Written or sent with the intention that it may made public or referred to at any trial, rather than by way of confidential private negotiation for a settlement.
- Of a person, not concealing their feelings, opinions, etc.; candid, ingenuous.
- (not comparable) Available for use or operation.
- Not concealed; overt.
- (electricity, of a switch or circuit breaker) In a position such that a circuit is not completed, preventing electricity from flowing.
- (music) Of a note, played without closing any finger-hole, key or valve.
- (sports and games) Characterised by free-flowing play.
- (comparable, with 'to') Susceptible or vulnerable (to the stated means).
- (now regional) Not of a quality to prevent communication, as by closing waterways, blocking roads, etc.; hence, not frosty or inclement; mild; used of the weather or the climate.
- (engineering, gas and liquid flow, of valve or damper) In a position allowing fluid to flow.
- (music, stringed instruments) Of a note, played without pressing the string against the fingerboard.
- Not covered, sealed, etc.; having an opening or aperture showing what is inside.
- (graph theory, of a walk) Having different first and last vertices.
- (not comparable) Actively conducting or prepared to conduct business.
- (medicine) Resulting from an incision, puncture or any other process by which the skin no longer protects an internal part of the body.
- (computing, of a program or application, especially one with a screen-based interface) Running.
- (phonetics, of a syllable) Ending in a vowel; not having a coda.
- (especially sports) Of a club, bat or other hitting implement, angled upwards and/or (for a right-hander) clockwise of straight.
- (mathematics, logic, of a formula) Having a free variable.
- (phonetics, sometimes with comparative opener) Uttered with a relatively wide opening of the articulating organs; said of vowels.
- (comparable) Receptive.
- (mathematics, topology, of a set) Which is part of a predefined collection of subsets of X, that defines a topological space on X.
- Not physically drawn together, folded or contracted.
- (not comparable) Allowing entrance to visitors or the public.
- (of a multi-word compound) Having component words separated by spaces, as opposed to being joined together or hyphenated; for example, time slot as opposed to timeslot or time-slot.
- (sports) Of a tournament or competition, allowing anyone to enter, especially or originally irrespective of professional or amateur status.
- (computing, education) Made public, usable with a free licence and without proprietary components.
- Not having one end joined to the other; not forming a closed loop.
- (sometimes proscribed) Unlocked or unlatched but not physically open.
- (not comparable) Public.
- (not comparable) With open access, of open science, or both.
- Of a sandwich, etc.: composed of a single slice of bread with a topping.
- open to or in view of all
- openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
- (set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints
- not sealed or having been unsealed
- open and observable; not secret or hidden
- not requiring union membership
- accessible to all
- without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition
- not having been filled
- not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
- ready for business
- affording free passage or access
- used of mouth or eyes
- (of textures) full of small openings or gaps
- not defended or capable of being defended
- affording free passage or view
- with no protection or shield
- possibly accepting or permitting
- ready or willing to receive favorably
- having no protecting cover or enclosure
- affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed
noun
- (electronics) A defect in an electrical circuit preventing current from flowing.
- (in the definite) Open or unobstructed space; an exposed location.
- The act of something being opened, such as an e-mail message.
- (in the definite) Public knowledge or scrutiny; full view.
- A sports event in which anybody can compete, especially or originally irrespective of amateur or professional status.
- a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
- a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play
- information that has become public
- where the air is unconfined
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To make or become operative or available.
- (transitive) To make an open relationship or marriage, i.e., with possible additional relationships.
- (transitive, intransitive) To spread; to expand into a wider or looser position.
- (transitive) To enter upon, begin.
- (intransitive, poker) To bet before any other player has in a particular betting round in a game of poker.
- (transitive, intransitive, poker) To reveal one's hand.
- (transitive, intransitive, engineering, gas and liquid flow, of valve or damper) To move to a position allowing fluid to flow.
- (transitive, nursing) To make (a bed) ready for a patient by folding back the bedcovers.
- (intransitive, with 'for') To precede another as a performer at a concert or show.
- (transitive) To bring up, broach.
- (computing, transitive, intransitive) To start running (a program or application, especially one with a screen-based interface).
- (transitive, intransitive) To make or become receptive or susceptible (to something).
- (computing, transitive, intransitive) To connect to a resource (a file, document, etc.) for viewing or editing.
- (transitive, intransitive) To unseal or uncover, or become unsealed or uncovered.
- (transitive, intransitive) To cause or allow a gap to form or widen.
- (Manglish, Quebec) To turn on; to switch on.
- (transitive, intransitive, electricity, of a switch, fuse or circuit breaker) To move to a position preventing electricity from flowing.
- (transitive, intransitive) To make or become accessible or clear for passage by moving from a shut position.
- (transitive, intransitive) To make or become clear by removal of objects and obstructions, so as to allow passage, access, or visibility.
- (transitive, intransitive) To make or become accessible to customers, clients or visitors.
- (especially sports, transitive, intransitive) To angle (a club, bat or other hitting implement) upwards and/or (for a right-hander) clockwise of straight.
- (intransitive, cricket) To begin a side's innings as one of the first two batsmen.
- (transitive or intransitive) To start (an event or activity) as the first performer or actor.
- (intransitive) Of an event, activity etc., to start or get underway.
- begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.
- start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning
- make the opening move
- become available
- make available
- display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
- cause to open or to become open
- become open
- spread out or open from a closed or folded state
- have an opening or passage or outlet