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adj
verb
noun
- Handwriting that leans to the left.
- (surfing) The hand towards the back of the board.
- The back of the hand: the reverse side (dorsal side) of the human hand or other primate hand.
- (Ultimate Frisbee) The standard throw; a throw during which the disc begins on the off-hand side and travels across the chest to be released from the opposite side.
- (tennis and other, racquet sports) A stroke made across the chest from the off-hand side to the racquet hand side; a stroke during which the back of the hand faces the shot.
- a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke
adv
adj
- Involving a backward flip of the hand.
- With the back of the hand.
- Backwards, turned around.
- Insincere, sarcastic, ironic, or self-contradictory.
- Indirect.
- (of writing) inclining to the left
- Self-serving, corrupt, slipshod, or neglectful.
- Retrospective, occurring after the fact rather than in advance.
- (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke
- roundabout or ambiguous
verb
verb
- (tennis, of a forehand or a backhand) To change one's position on the court to hit a forehand rather than a backhand, or vice versa.
- (slang) To cheat; to be unfaithful to a romantic partner.
- (rail transport, of a locomotive) To move from one end of the consist to the other, so as to pull the train in the opposite direction.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, around.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To go from place to place.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To be very busy doing many different things.
- play boisterously
noun
noun
- (racquet sports) A shot played backhand, a backhand stroke.
- a backhanded blow
- (surfing) A surfer who approaches a swell with the wave behind them ("on their backhand") rather than facing the wave ("on their forehand").
- A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards.
- (racquet sports) A player who plays a backhand shot.
- A blow with the back of the hand.
- (informal) A bribe, a secret payment.
noun
- (backgammon) A move that throws one of the opponent's men back to the entering point.
- (Internet) A measured visit to a web site, a request for a single file from a web server.
- Something very successful, such as a song, film, or video game, that receives widespread recognition and acclaim.
- (baseball) The complete play, when the batter reaches base without the benefit of a walk, error, or fielder’s choice.
- (backgammon) A game won after the adversary has removed some of his men. It counts for less than a gammon.
- A premeditated murder done for criminal or political purposes.
- In the game of Battleship, a correct guess at where one's opponent ship is.
- An attack on a location, person or people.
- (figuratively) A blow; a calamitous or damaging occurrence.
- A collision of a projectile with the target.
- (computing, Internet) A match found by searching a computer system or search engine
- An approximately correct answer in a test set.
- A blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.
- (colloquial) A dose of an illegal or addictive drug.
- the act of contacting one thing with another
- a connection made via the internet to another website
- a conspicuous success
- (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
- a dose of a narcotic drug
- a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
- (baseball) when a batter strikes a pitched ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense)
verb
- (backgammon) To take up, or replace by a piece belonging to the opposing player; said of a single unprotected piece on a point.
- (transitive) To affect negatively.
- (transitive, US, slang) To have sex with.
- (figurative, ambitransitive) To affect someone, as if dealing a blow to that person.
- (figuratively) To attack.
- (transitive, slang) To kill a person, usually on the instructions of a third party.
- To guess; to light upon or discover.
- (intransitive, baseball) To come up to bat.
- (intransitive) To meet or reach what was aimed at or desired; to succeed, often by luck.
- (transitive, colloquial) To switch on or switch off (lights).
- (transitive, informal) To reach or achieve.
- (transitive) To activate a button or key by pressing and releasing it.
- (transitive) To administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon or missile.
- (transitive) To come into contact with forcefully and suddenly.
- (transitive, military) To attack, especially amphibiously.
- (transitive, informal) To encounter an obstacle or other difficulty.
- (transitive) To manage to touch (a target) in the right place.
- (transitive, US, slang) To inhale an amount of smoke from a narcotic substance, particularly marijuana.
- (transitive, music, informal) To commence playing.
- (transitive, card games) In blackjack, to deal a card to.
- (transitive, colloquial) To briefly visit.
- (transitive, bodybuilding) To work out.
- (intransitive) To strike against something.
- (transitive, bodybuilding) (of an exercise) to affect, to work a body part.
- (transitive, computing, programming) To use; to connect to.
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
- cause to experience suddenly
- hit against; come into sudden contact with
- hit the intended target or goal
- affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
- make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
- deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
- drive something violently into a location
- cause to move by striking
- kill intentionally and with premeditation
- hit with a missile from a weapon
- produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
- pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
- encounter by chance
- reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
adj
pron
verb
noun
- (gymnastics) A backbend combined with a handstand.
- backbends combined with handstands
- (sports) Someone easy to defeat.
- (boxing) A match whose winner is declared because the other boxer does not appear in the ring within one minute of the official time.
- (Singapore, politics) An uncontested election.
- An easy victory; a walkaway.
- (colloquial) Someone who does not stand up for themselves when mistreated; a doormat.
- A horse race with only one entrant.
- (sports) A bye or victory awarded to a competitor when a scheduled opponent fails to play a game.
- An ecological survey carried out by walking across and examining a piece of land.
- A type of railroad passenger car seat, having reversible seat backs that can be moved across the seat to face either direction of travel
- any undertaking that is easy to do
verb
adj
adv
noun
verb
- throw with an underhand motion
- control a submarine
- attack by submarine
- bring down with a blow to the legs
- move forward or under in a sliding motion
- (intransitive, automotive) To slide forwards underneath one's seat belt (during a crash or sudden stop).
- (transitive) To torpedo; to destroy with a sudden sneak attack.
- (intransitive) To operate or serve on a submarine.
- (intransitive, sometimes figurative) To sink or submerge oneself.
adj
noun
- a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
- a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
- (nautical) A boat that can go underwater.
- Any submarine plant or animal.
- (baseball) A pitch delivered with an underhand motion.
- (informal) A stowaway on a seagoing vessel.
- Alternative form of submarine sandwich.
noun
- A backhanded stroke or blow.
- (swimming) A stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.
- (bellringing) The pull on the tail of the rope that swings the bell through a full circle (compare handstroke)
- a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back
verb
noun
- (sports) An offside play.
- The right-hand side of a working animal such as a horse or bullock, especially when in harness.
- (British) The side of a canal opposite the towpath.
- (British, Australia) The side of a road vehicle furthest from the kerb: the right side if one drives on the left of the road.
- (sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.)
adj
- (bridge) Unfavourably located, from the point of view of the player taking a finesse.
- (sports) In an illegal position ahead of the ball, puck, etc.
- (by extension, slang) Out of bounds.
- To the side of a boat, opposite the primary side on which one paddles.
- (US) To the side of the road, past the curb and sidewalk.
- illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of the ball or puck
adv
noun
- (cricket) A similar delivery in which the wrist and ring finger work to impart backspin to the ball.
- (US, dialect) A red-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys rubriventris, syn. Pseudemys rugosa).
- Any skink in the genus Lerista, endemic to Australia.
- (skydiving) A rectangle of fabric that helps produce an orderly parachute deployment.
- Synonym of slide (“child's play equipment”).
- A small sandwich, typically served in a warm bun.
- The movable part of a zip fastener that opens or closes the row of teeth.
- (graphical user interface, Internet) A slideshow on a web page.
- A potentiometer with a linearly sliding control.
- An open-toed and backless sandal; a slide.
- (graphical user interface) A widget allowing the user to select a value or position on a sliding scale.
- A sliding door.
- A slider turtle, any turtle in the genus Trachemys, native to the Americas.
- (baseball) A pitch thrown with added pressure by middle and ring fingers yielding a combination of backspin and sidespin, resulting in a motion to the left when thrown by a right handed pitcher.
- (curling) A piece of Teflon or similar material attached to a curling shoe that allows the player to slide along the ice.
- freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets
- a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction
- a fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown
- someone who races the luge
noun
- (racquet sports) A shot played backhand, a backhand stroke.
- a backhanded blow
- (surfing) A surfer who approaches a swell with the wave behind them ("on their backhand") rather than facing the wave ("on their forehand").
- A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards.
- (racquet sports) A player who plays a backhand shot.
- A blow with the back of the hand.
- (informal) A bribe, a secret payment.
noun
- (backgammon) A move that throws one of the opponent's men back to the entering point.
- (Internet) A measured visit to a web site, a request for a single file from a web server.
- Something very successful, such as a song, film, or video game, that receives widespread recognition and acclaim.
- (baseball) The complete play, when the batter reaches base without the benefit of a walk, error, or fielder’s choice.
- (backgammon) A game won after the adversary has removed some of his men. It counts for less than a gammon.
- A premeditated murder done for criminal or political purposes.
- In the game of Battleship, a correct guess at where one's opponent ship is.
- An attack on a location, person or people.
- (figuratively) A blow; a calamitous or damaging occurrence.
- A collision of a projectile with the target.
- (computing, Internet) A match found by searching a computer system or search engine
- An approximately correct answer in a test set.
- A blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.
- (colloquial) A dose of an illegal or addictive drug.
- the act of contacting one thing with another
- a connection made via the internet to another website
- a conspicuous success
- (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
- a dose of a narcotic drug
- a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
- (baseball) when a batter strikes a pitched ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense)
verb
- (backgammon) To take up, or replace by a piece belonging to the opposing player; said of a single unprotected piece on a point.
- (transitive) To affect negatively.
- (transitive, US, slang) To have sex with.
- (figurative, ambitransitive) To affect someone, as if dealing a blow to that person.
- (figuratively) To attack.
- (transitive, slang) To kill a person, usually on the instructions of a third party.
- To guess; to light upon or discover.
- (intransitive, baseball) To come up to bat.
- (intransitive) To meet or reach what was aimed at or desired; to succeed, often by luck.
- (transitive, colloquial) To switch on or switch off (lights).
- (transitive, informal) To reach or achieve.
- (transitive) To activate a button or key by pressing and releasing it.
- (transitive) To administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon or missile.
- (transitive) To come into contact with forcefully and suddenly.
- (transitive, military) To attack, especially amphibiously.
- (transitive, informal) To encounter an obstacle or other difficulty.
- (transitive) To manage to touch (a target) in the right place.
- (transitive, US, slang) To inhale an amount of smoke from a narcotic substance, particularly marijuana.
- (transitive, music, informal) To commence playing.
- (transitive, card games) In blackjack, to deal a card to.
- (transitive, colloquial) To briefly visit.
- (transitive, bodybuilding) To work out.
- (intransitive) To strike against something.
- (transitive, bodybuilding) (of an exercise) to affect, to work a body part.
- (transitive, computing, programming) To use; to connect to.
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
- cause to experience suddenly
- hit against; come into sudden contact with
- hit the intended target or goal
- affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
- make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
- deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
- drive something violently into a location
- cause to move by striking
- kill intentionally and with premeditation
- hit with a missile from a weapon
- produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
- pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
- encounter by chance
- reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
adj
pron
noun
- (gymnastics) A backbend combined with a handstand.
- backbends combined with handstands
- (sports) Someone easy to defeat.
- (boxing) A match whose winner is declared because the other boxer does not appear in the ring within one minute of the official time.
- (Singapore, politics) An uncontested election.
- An easy victory; a walkaway.
- (colloquial) Someone who does not stand up for themselves when mistreated; a doormat.
- A horse race with only one entrant.
- (sports) A bye or victory awarded to a competitor when a scheduled opponent fails to play a game.
- An ecological survey carried out by walking across and examining a piece of land.
- A type of railroad passenger car seat, having reversible seat backs that can be moved across the seat to face either direction of travel
- any undertaking that is easy to do
noun
- A backhanded stroke or blow.
- (swimming) A stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.
- (bellringing) The pull on the tail of the rope that swings the bell through a full circle (compare handstroke)
- a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back
verb
noun
- (sports) An offside play.
- The right-hand side of a working animal such as a horse or bullock, especially when in harness.
- (British) The side of a canal opposite the towpath.
- (British, Australia) The side of a road vehicle furthest from the kerb: the right side if one drives on the left of the road.
- (sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.)
adj
- (bridge) Unfavourably located, from the point of view of the player taking a finesse.
- (sports) In an illegal position ahead of the ball, puck, etc.
- (by extension, slang) Out of bounds.
- To the side of a boat, opposite the primary side on which one paddles.
- (US) To the side of the road, past the curb and sidewalk.
- illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of the ball or puck
adv
noun
- (cricket) A similar delivery in which the wrist and ring finger work to impart backspin to the ball.
- (US, dialect) A red-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys rubriventris, syn. Pseudemys rugosa).
- Any skink in the genus Lerista, endemic to Australia.
- (skydiving) A rectangle of fabric that helps produce an orderly parachute deployment.
- Synonym of slide (“child's play equipment”).
- A small sandwich, typically served in a warm bun.
- The movable part of a zip fastener that opens or closes the row of teeth.
- (graphical user interface, Internet) A slideshow on a web page.
- A potentiometer with a linearly sliding control.
- An open-toed and backless sandal; a slide.
- (graphical user interface) A widget allowing the user to select a value or position on a sliding scale.
- A sliding door.
- A slider turtle, any turtle in the genus Trachemys, native to the Americas.
- (baseball) A pitch thrown with added pressure by middle and ring fingers yielding a combination of backspin and sidespin, resulting in a motion to the left when thrown by a right handed pitcher.
- (curling) A piece of Teflon or similar material attached to a curling shoe that allows the player to slide along the ice.
- freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets
- a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction
- a fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown
- someone who races the luge
verb
- (tennis, of a forehand or a backhand) To change one's position on the court to hit a forehand rather than a backhand, or vice versa.
- (slang) To cheat; to be unfaithful to a romantic partner.
- (rail transport, of a locomotive) To move from one end of the consist to the other, so as to pull the train in the opposite direction.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, around.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To go from place to place.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To be very busy doing many different things.
- play boisterously
noun
adj
verb
noun
- Handwriting that leans to the left.
- (surfing) The hand towards the back of the board.
- The back of the hand: the reverse side (dorsal side) of the human hand or other primate hand.
- (Ultimate Frisbee) The standard throw; a throw during which the disc begins on the off-hand side and travels across the chest to be released from the opposite side.
- (tennis and other, racquet sports) A stroke made across the chest from the off-hand side to the racquet hand side; a stroke during which the back of the hand faces the shot.
- a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke
verb
verb
adj
adv
noun
verb
- throw with an underhand motion
- control a submarine
- attack by submarine
- bring down with a blow to the legs
- move forward or under in a sliding motion
- (intransitive, automotive) To slide forwards underneath one's seat belt (during a crash or sudden stop).
- (transitive) To torpedo; to destroy with a sudden sneak attack.
- (intransitive) To operate or serve on a submarine.
- (intransitive, sometimes figurative) To sink or submerge oneself.
adj
noun
- a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
- a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
- (nautical) A boat that can go underwater.
- Any submarine plant or animal.
- (baseball) A pitch delivered with an underhand motion.
- (informal) A stowaway on a seagoing vessel.
- Alternative form of submarine sandwich.
noun
- (backgammon) A move that throws one of the opponent's men back to the entering point.
- (Internet) A measured visit to a web site, a request for a single file from a web server.
- Something very successful, such as a song, film, or video game, that receives widespread recognition and acclaim.
- (baseball) The complete play, when the batter reaches base without the benefit of a walk, error, or fielder’s choice.
- (backgammon) A game won after the adversary has removed some of his men. It counts for less than a gammon.
- A premeditated murder done for criminal or political purposes.
- In the game of Battleship, a correct guess at where one's opponent ship is.
- An attack on a location, person or people.
- (figuratively) A blow; a calamitous or damaging occurrence.
- A collision of a projectile with the target.
- (computing, Internet) A match found by searching a computer system or search engine
- An approximately correct answer in a test set.
- A blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.
- (colloquial) A dose of an illegal or addictive drug.
- the act of contacting one thing with another
- a connection made via the internet to another website
- a conspicuous success
- (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
- a dose of a narcotic drug
- a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
- (baseball) when a batter strikes a pitched ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense)
verb
- (backgammon) To take up, or replace by a piece belonging to the opposing player; said of a single unprotected piece on a point.
- (transitive) To affect negatively.
- (transitive, US, slang) To have sex with.
- (figurative, ambitransitive) To affect someone, as if dealing a blow to that person.
- (figuratively) To attack.
- (transitive, slang) To kill a person, usually on the instructions of a third party.
- To guess; to light upon or discover.
- (intransitive, baseball) To come up to bat.
- (intransitive) To meet or reach what was aimed at or desired; to succeed, often by luck.
- (transitive, colloquial) To switch on or switch off (lights).
- (transitive, informal) To reach or achieve.
- (transitive) To activate a button or key by pressing and releasing it.
- (transitive) To administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon or missile.
- (transitive) To come into contact with forcefully and suddenly.
- (transitive, military) To attack, especially amphibiously.
- (transitive, informal) To encounter an obstacle or other difficulty.
- (transitive) To manage to touch (a target) in the right place.
- (transitive, US, slang) To inhale an amount of smoke from a narcotic substance, particularly marijuana.
- (transitive, music, informal) To commence playing.
- (transitive, card games) In blackjack, to deal a card to.
- (transitive, colloquial) To briefly visit.
- (transitive, bodybuilding) To work out.
- (intransitive) To strike against something.
- (transitive, bodybuilding) (of an exercise) to affect, to work a body part.
- (transitive, computing, programming) To use; to connect to.
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
- cause to experience suddenly
- hit against; come into sudden contact with
- hit the intended target or goal
- affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
- make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
- deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
- drive something violently into a location
- cause to move by striking
- kill intentionally and with premeditation
- hit with a missile from a weapon
- produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
- pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
- encounter by chance
- reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
adj
pron
adv
adj
- Involving a backward flip of the hand.
- With the back of the hand.
- Backwards, turned around.
- Insincere, sarcastic, ironic, or self-contradictory.
- Indirect.
- (of writing) inclining to the left
- Self-serving, corrupt, slipshod, or neglectful.
- Retrospective, occurring after the fact rather than in advance.
- (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke
- roundabout or ambiguous
verb
adj
verb
noun
- Handwriting that leans to the left.
- (surfing) The hand towards the back of the board.
- The back of the hand: the reverse side (dorsal side) of the human hand or other primate hand.
- (Ultimate Frisbee) The standard throw; a throw during which the disc begins on the off-hand side and travels across the chest to be released from the opposite side.
- (tennis and other, racquet sports) A stroke made across the chest from the off-hand side to the racquet hand side; a stroke during which the back of the hand faces the shot.
- a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke