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noun
verb
- indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
- supply or feed to surfeit
- (intransitive, reflexive) To become sick from overindulgence (both literally and figuratively).
- (transitive) To satisfy (someone's appetite) to excess (both literally and figuratively).
- (intransitive, reflexive) To overeat or feed to excess (on or upon something).
- (transitive) To feed (someone) to excess (on, upon or with something).
- (transitive) To fill (something) to excess.
- (intransitive, reflexive, figurative) To indulge (in something) to excess.
- (transitive, figurative) To supply (someone) with something to excess; to disgust (someone) through overabundance.
- (transitive) To make (someone) sick as a result of overconsumption.
noun
- the state of being more than full
- the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall
- eating until excessively full
- Disgust caused by excess; satiety.
- (uncountable) Overindulgence in either food or drink; overeating.
- (countable) An excessive amount of something.
- (countable) A sickness or condition caused by overindulgence.
- (countable) A group of skunks.
verb
- (intransitive) To eat greedily, and to satiety; to stuff oneself.
- (transitive) To fill with food to satiety; to stuff.
- (intransitive) To study hard; to swot.
- (transitive) To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.
- (transitive) To put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination.
- put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled
- study intensively, as before an exam
- prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam
- crowd or pack to capacity
noun
- The act of cramming (forcing or stuffing something).
- (uncountable) A mathematical board game in which players take turns placing dominoes horizontally or vertically until no more can be placed, the loser being the player who cannot continue.
- (weaving) A warp having more than two threads passing through each dent or split of the reed.
- A small friendship book with limited space for people to enter their information.
verb
- (intransitive) To eat gluttonously or to satiety.
- (transitive, economics) To provide (a market) with so much of a product that the supply greatly exceeds the demand.
- (transitive) To fill to capacity; to satisfy all demand or requirement; to sate.
- supply with an excess of
- overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
noun
- The broad-nosed eel (Anguilla anguilla, syn. Anguilla latirostris), found in Europe, Asia, the West Indies, etc.
- An excess, too much.
- (British, soccer) Five goals scored by one player in a game.
- (architecture) An arched opening to the ashpit of a kiln.
- (mining) A piece of wood used to fill up behind cribbing or tubbing.
- A wooden wedge used in splitting blocks.
- (bricklaying) A bat, or small piece of brick, used to fill out a course.
- Something that fills up an opening.
- That which is swallowed.
- A block used for a fulcrum.
- the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall
noun
- act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite
- the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
- Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating/alcoholic beverages; total abstinence; teetotalism).
- The practice of self-denial; self-restraint; forebearance from anything.
- Specifically, the practice of abstaining from sexual intercourse, either permanently or until marriage.
- (business) Delay of spending to accrue capital.
- (ecclesiastical) Abstention from certain foods on days of penitential observance.
- The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.
noun
- something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
- wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
- the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive
- Something desirable but expensive and that one can live without.
- Very wealthy and comfortable surroundings; the state of being that they create.
- Something that is pleasant and desirable but not necessary in life (whether expensive or not).
adj
verb
- (intransitive) To greedily consume (especially food).
- (intransitive) To huddle or lie together like pigs, in one bed.
- (intransitive) To live together in a crowded filthy manner.
- (of swine) To give birth.
- (transitive, engineering) To clean (a pipeline) using a pig (the device).
- live like a pig, in squalor
- give birth to (piglets)
- eat greedily
noun
- (US, slang) A Cadillac car.
- (figuratively, derogatory) An obese person.
- (figuratively, derogatory) A dirty or slovenly person.
- (uncountable) The edible meat of such an animal; pork.
- (specifically) A young swine, a piglet (contrasted with a hog, an adult swine).
- (US, military, slang) The general-purpose M60 machine gun, considered to be heavy and bulky.
- (US, slang) A Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
- (uncountable) A simple dice game in which players roll the dice as many times as they like, either accumulating a greater score or losing previous points gained.
- (countable and uncountable) An oblong block of cast metal (now only iron or lead).
- (Scotland) An earthenware pot or jar
- (engineering) A device for cleaning or inspecting the inside of an oil or gas pipeline, or for separating different substances within the pipeline. Named for the pig-like squealing noise made by their progress.
- (countable) Any of several mammalian species of the family Suidae, having cloven hooves, bristles and a snout adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus domesticus.
- (informal) A difficult problem.
- (slang) The victim of a pig butchering scam.
- (figuratively, derogatory) Someone who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily.
- (specifically) An earthenware vessel used as a hot-water bottle
- (derogatory, slang) A police officer.
- (figuratively, derogatory) A lecherous or sexist man.
- A lead container used for radioactive waste.
- (uncountable) A light pinkish-red colour, like that of a pig (also called pig pink).
- The mold in which a block of metal is cast.
- uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
- a coarse obnoxious person
- a person regarded as greedy and pig-like
- domestic swine
- a crude block of metal (lead or iron) poured from a smelting furnace
- mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast
noun
- the act of consuming something
- (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
- involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
- the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
- The act of eating, drinking or using.
- The amount consumed.
- The act of consuming or destroying.
- (pathology) The wasting away of the human body through disease.
verb
- (intransitive) To eat (with others).
- To make soiled by ejaculating.
- (intransitive) To take meals with a mess.
- (transitive, often used with "up") To throw into disorder or to ruin.
- (intransitive) To interfere.
- (intransitive) To belong to a mess.
- To make soiled by defecating.
- (transitive) To supply with a mess.
- make a mess of or create disorder in
- eat in a mess hall
noun
- (collective) A group of iguanas.
- (cooking) A dessert of fruit and cream, similar to a fool.
- (collective) A number of persons who eat together, and for whom food is prepared in common, especially military personnel who eat at the same table.
- A set of four (from the old practice of dividing companies into sets of four at dinner).
- a thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation
- (figuratively) a person in a state of (especially emotional) turmoil or disarray; an emotional wreck
- A building or room in which mess is eaten.
- (India) a type of restaurant characterized by homely-style cooking and food.
- (US) The milk given by a cow at one milking.
- (colloquial) a large quantity or number
- (euphemistic) excrement.
- informal terms for a difficult situation
- a meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel
- soft semiliquid food
- a state of confusion and disorderliness
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
- a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax
verb
- To devour; to eat up
- (figuratively) To defeat, refute, discredit, or consume utterly (as a theory, belief or opponent).
- (literally) To destroy (buildings, etc.), especially in a planned or intentional fashion.
- ruin or destroy
- eat up completely, as with great appetite
- defeat soundly and humiliatingly
- destroy completely
verb
- (intransitive) To consume a meal.
- (transitive, slang) To be injured or killed by (something such as a firearm or its projectile), especially in the mouth.
- (transitive, slang) To annex.
- (ambitransitive) To corrode or erode.
- (ambitransitive) To consume (something solid or semi-solid, usually food) by putting it into the mouth and swallowing it.
- (transitive, often with up) To destroy, consume, or use up.
- (transitive, informal) To cause (someone) to worry.
- (transitive, informal, of a device) To damage, destroy, or fail to eject a removable part or an inserted object.
- (transitive, slang) To perform oral sex (on a person or body part).
- (stative, slang) To be very good; to rule, to slay.
- (transitive, informal, of a vending machine or similar device) To consume money (or other instruments of value, such as a token) deposited or inserted by a user, while failing to either provide the intended product or service or return the payment.
- (transitive, programming, informal) To consume (an exception, an event, etc.) so that other parts of the program do not receive it.
- (transitive, business) To take the loss in a transaction.
- (copulative, intransitive) To have a particular quality of diet; to be well-fed or underfed (typically as "eat healthy" or "eat good").
- (intransitive, ergative) To be eaten.
- use up (resources or materials)
- cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
- take in food; used of animals only
- take in solid food
- eat a meal; take a meal
- worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way
noun
verb
- indulge oneself
- throw or cast away
- throw with force or recklessness
- move in an abrupt or headlong manner
- (intransitive, somewhat literary) To move (oneself) abruptly or violently; to rush or dash.
- (intransitive, somewhat literary) To utter abusive language; to sneer.
- (transitive) To throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.
noun
- a usually brief attempt
- a brief indulgence of your impulses
- the act of flinging
- An act of moving the limbs or body with violent movements, especially in a dance.
- (figuratively) An attempt, a try.
- A party, especially a dance party.
- A short romantic, oftentimes sexual, relationship.
- An act of throwing, often violently.
- An act or period of unrestrained indulgence, enthusiasm, or both.
- (dance) A lively Scottish country dance.
verb
noun
verb
- (figurative) To gratify a morbid appetite or craving.
- (often passive voice) Followed by on: to eat greedily; to glut.
- Of land, soil, etc.: to become fertile; also, of plants: to grow lush.
- (figurative) To gloat at; to revel in.
- To furnish (something) with battens (noun etymology 2 sense 1).
- To become better; to improve in condition; especially of animals, by feeding; to fatten up.
- (figurative) Followed by on: to prosper or thrive, especially at the expense of others.
- (chiefly nautical) Chiefly followed by down: to fasten or secure (a hatch, opening, etc.) using battens (noun etymology 2 sense 2.2).
- secure with battens
- furnish with battens
noun
- (carpentry, construction) A plank or strip of wood, or several of such strips arranged side by side, used in construction to hold members of a structure together, to provide a fixing point, to strengthen, or to prevent warping.
- (nautical) A long, narrow strip, originally of wood but now also of fibreglass, metal, etc., used for various purposes aboard a ship; especially one attached to a mast or spar for protection, one holding down the edge of a tarpaulin covering a hatch to prevent water from entering the hatch, one inserted in a pocket sewn on a sail to keep it flat, or one from which a hammock is suspended.
- (weaving) The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.
- A strip of wood holding a number of lamps; especially (theater), one used for illuminating a stage; (by extension, also attributive) a long bar, usually metal, affixed to the ceiling or fly system and used to support curtains, scenery, etc.
- a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
- stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
verb
- (by extension, informal, transitive) To consume voraciously.
- (slang) To inject (a drug) directly into a vein.
- (transitive) To include (a prisoner) in the general population of a prison.
- (computing, transitive) To integrate (code, etc.) into the main repository for a software project, rather than separate forks.
- inject into the vein
adj
- (rail transport) Of or pertaining to a surface railway as distinct from an underground, elevated or light rail one.
- (chess) Of a sequence of opening moves: being part of a main line ("a standard sequence of opening moves considered to be best play").
- Normal, principal or standard.
- (rail transport) Of or pertaining to the principal route or line of a railway.
noun
- The general population of a prison.
- (fishing) In longline fishing the central line to which the branch lines with baits are attached.
- (computing) The main repository for a software project, from which different versions (forks) may be split off.
- (slang) A principal vein into which a drug can be injected.
- (rail transport) The principal route or line of a railway.
- (plumbing) The pipeline carrying wastewater to the public drains or a septic tank.
- (chess) Alternative form of main line.
- (aviation) An airline's main operating unit, as opposed to codeshares or regional subsidiaries.
noun
- Something in which someone indulges.
- A wish or whim satisfied.
- The act of catering to someone's every desire.
- The act of indulging.
- An indulgent act; a favour granted; gratification.
- (Roman Catholicism) A pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory, after the sinner has been granted absolution.
- Tolerance.
- foolish or senseless behavior
- a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
- the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
- the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution
- an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
verb
noun
- dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
- useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
- breaking up and scattering by dispersion
- The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste.
- A dissolute course of life, in which health, money, etc., are squandered in pursuit of pleasure; profuseness in immoral indulgence, as late hours, riotous living, etc.; dissoluteness.
- A trifle which wastes time or distracts attention.
- (physics) A loss of energy, usually as heat, from a dynamic system.
noun
- dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
- the process of going into solution
- separation into component parts
- the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations)
- the termination of a meeting
- The quality of being dissolute.
- The termination of an organized body or legislative assembly, especially a formal dismissal.
- Dissolving, or going into solution.
- Disintegration, or decomposition into fragments.
noun
noun
- act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite
- the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
- Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating/alcoholic beverages; total abstinence; teetotalism).
- The practice of self-denial; self-restraint; forebearance from anything.
- Specifically, the practice of abstaining from sexual intercourse, either permanently or until marriage.
- (business) Delay of spending to accrue capital.
- (ecclesiastical) Abstention from certain foods on days of penitential observance.
- The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.
noun
- something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
- wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
- the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive
- Something desirable but expensive and that one can live without.
- Very wealthy and comfortable surroundings; the state of being that they create.
- Something that is pleasant and desirable but not necessary in life (whether expensive or not).
adj
noun
- the act of consuming something
- (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
- involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
- the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
- The act of eating, drinking or using.
- The amount consumed.
- The act of consuming or destroying.
- (pathology) The wasting away of the human body through disease.
noun
- Something in which someone indulges.
- A wish or whim satisfied.
- The act of catering to someone's every desire.
- The act of indulging.
- An indulgent act; a favour granted; gratification.
- (Roman Catholicism) A pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory, after the sinner has been granted absolution.
- Tolerance.
- foolish or senseless behavior
- a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
- the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
- the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution
- an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
verb
noun
- dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
- useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
- breaking up and scattering by dispersion
- The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste.
- A dissolute course of life, in which health, money, etc., are squandered in pursuit of pleasure; profuseness in immoral indulgence, as late hours, riotous living, etc.; dissoluteness.
- A trifle which wastes time or distracts attention.
- (physics) A loss of energy, usually as heat, from a dynamic system.
noun
- dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
- the process of going into solution
- separation into component parts
- the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations)
- the termination of a meeting
- The quality of being dissolute.
- The termination of an organized body or legislative assembly, especially a formal dismissal.
- Dissolving, or going into solution.
- Disintegration, or decomposition into fragments.
verb
- indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
- supply or feed to surfeit
- (intransitive, reflexive) To become sick from overindulgence (both literally and figuratively).
- (transitive) To satisfy (someone's appetite) to excess (both literally and figuratively).
- (intransitive, reflexive) To overeat or feed to excess (on or upon something).
- (transitive) To feed (someone) to excess (on, upon or with something).
- (transitive) To fill (something) to excess.
- (intransitive, reflexive, figurative) To indulge (in something) to excess.
- (transitive, figurative) To supply (someone) with something to excess; to disgust (someone) through overabundance.
- (transitive) To make (someone) sick as a result of overconsumption.
noun
- the state of being more than full
- the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall
- eating until excessively full
- Disgust caused by excess; satiety.
- (uncountable) Overindulgence in either food or drink; overeating.
- (countable) An excessive amount of something.
- (countable) A sickness or condition caused by overindulgence.
- (countable) A group of skunks.
verb
- (intransitive) To eat greedily, and to satiety; to stuff oneself.
- (transitive) To fill with food to satiety; to stuff.
- (intransitive) To study hard; to swot.
- (transitive) To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.
- (transitive) To put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination.
- put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled
- study intensively, as before an exam
- prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam
- crowd or pack to capacity
noun
- The act of cramming (forcing or stuffing something).
- (uncountable) A mathematical board game in which players take turns placing dominoes horizontally or vertically until no more can be placed, the loser being the player who cannot continue.
- (weaving) A warp having more than two threads passing through each dent or split of the reed.
- A small friendship book with limited space for people to enter their information.
verb
- (intransitive) To eat gluttonously or to satiety.
- (transitive, economics) To provide (a market) with so much of a product that the supply greatly exceeds the demand.
- (transitive) To fill to capacity; to satisfy all demand or requirement; to sate.
- supply with an excess of
- overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
noun
- The broad-nosed eel (Anguilla anguilla, syn. Anguilla latirostris), found in Europe, Asia, the West Indies, etc.
- An excess, too much.
- (British, soccer) Five goals scored by one player in a game.
- (architecture) An arched opening to the ashpit of a kiln.
- (mining) A piece of wood used to fill up behind cribbing or tubbing.
- A wooden wedge used in splitting blocks.
- (bricklaying) A bat, or small piece of brick, used to fill out a course.
- Something that fills up an opening.
- That which is swallowed.
- A block used for a fulcrum.
- the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall
verb
- (intransitive) To greedily consume (especially food).
- (intransitive) To huddle or lie together like pigs, in one bed.
- (intransitive) To live together in a crowded filthy manner.
- (of swine) To give birth.
- (transitive, engineering) To clean (a pipeline) using a pig (the device).
- live like a pig, in squalor
- give birth to (piglets)
- eat greedily
noun
- (US, slang) A Cadillac car.
- (figuratively, derogatory) An obese person.
- (figuratively, derogatory) A dirty or slovenly person.
- (uncountable) The edible meat of such an animal; pork.
- (specifically) A young swine, a piglet (contrasted with a hog, an adult swine).
- (US, military, slang) The general-purpose M60 machine gun, considered to be heavy and bulky.
- (US, slang) A Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
- (uncountable) A simple dice game in which players roll the dice as many times as they like, either accumulating a greater score or losing previous points gained.
- (countable and uncountable) An oblong block of cast metal (now only iron or lead).
- (Scotland) An earthenware pot or jar
- (engineering) A device for cleaning or inspecting the inside of an oil or gas pipeline, or for separating different substances within the pipeline. Named for the pig-like squealing noise made by their progress.
- (countable) Any of several mammalian species of the family Suidae, having cloven hooves, bristles and a snout adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus domesticus.
- (informal) A difficult problem.
- (slang) The victim of a pig butchering scam.
- (figuratively, derogatory) Someone who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily.
- (specifically) An earthenware vessel used as a hot-water bottle
- (derogatory, slang) A police officer.
- (figuratively, derogatory) A lecherous or sexist man.
- A lead container used for radioactive waste.
- (uncountable) A light pinkish-red colour, like that of a pig (also called pig pink).
- The mold in which a block of metal is cast.
- uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
- a coarse obnoxious person
- a person regarded as greedy and pig-like
- domestic swine
- a crude block of metal (lead or iron) poured from a smelting furnace
- mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast
verb
- (intransitive) To eat (with others).
- To make soiled by ejaculating.
- (intransitive) To take meals with a mess.
- (transitive, often used with "up") To throw into disorder or to ruin.
- (intransitive) To interfere.
- (intransitive) To belong to a mess.
- To make soiled by defecating.
- (transitive) To supply with a mess.
- make a mess of or create disorder in
- eat in a mess hall
noun
- (collective) A group of iguanas.
- (cooking) A dessert of fruit and cream, similar to a fool.
- (collective) A number of persons who eat together, and for whom food is prepared in common, especially military personnel who eat at the same table.
- A set of four (from the old practice of dividing companies into sets of four at dinner).
- a thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation
- (figuratively) a person in a state of (especially emotional) turmoil or disarray; an emotional wreck
- A building or room in which mess is eaten.
- (India) a type of restaurant characterized by homely-style cooking and food.
- (US) The milk given by a cow at one milking.
- (colloquial) a large quantity or number
- (euphemistic) excrement.
- informal terms for a difficult situation
- a meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel
- soft semiliquid food
- a state of confusion and disorderliness
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
- a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax
verb
- To devour; to eat up
- (figuratively) To defeat, refute, discredit, or consume utterly (as a theory, belief or opponent).
- (literally) To destroy (buildings, etc.), especially in a planned or intentional fashion.
- ruin or destroy
- eat up completely, as with great appetite
- defeat soundly and humiliatingly
- destroy completely
verb
- (intransitive) To consume a meal.
- (transitive, slang) To be injured or killed by (something such as a firearm or its projectile), especially in the mouth.
- (transitive, slang) To annex.
- (ambitransitive) To corrode or erode.
- (ambitransitive) To consume (something solid or semi-solid, usually food) by putting it into the mouth and swallowing it.
- (transitive, often with up) To destroy, consume, or use up.
- (transitive, informal) To cause (someone) to worry.
- (transitive, informal, of a device) To damage, destroy, or fail to eject a removable part or an inserted object.
- (transitive, slang) To perform oral sex (on a person or body part).
- (stative, slang) To be very good; to rule, to slay.
- (transitive, informal, of a vending machine or similar device) To consume money (or other instruments of value, such as a token) deposited or inserted by a user, while failing to either provide the intended product or service or return the payment.
- (transitive, programming, informal) To consume (an exception, an event, etc.) so that other parts of the program do not receive it.
- (transitive, business) To take the loss in a transaction.
- (copulative, intransitive) To have a particular quality of diet; to be well-fed or underfed (typically as "eat healthy" or "eat good").
- (intransitive, ergative) To be eaten.
- use up (resources or materials)
- cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
- take in food; used of animals only
- take in solid food
- eat a meal; take a meal
- worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way
noun
verb
- indulge oneself
- throw or cast away
- throw with force or recklessness
- move in an abrupt or headlong manner
- (intransitive, somewhat literary) To move (oneself) abruptly or violently; to rush or dash.
- (intransitive, somewhat literary) To utter abusive language; to sneer.
- (transitive) To throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.
noun
- a usually brief attempt
- a brief indulgence of your impulses
- the act of flinging
- An act of moving the limbs or body with violent movements, especially in a dance.
- (figuratively) An attempt, a try.
- A party, especially a dance party.
- A short romantic, oftentimes sexual, relationship.
- An act of throwing, often violently.
- An act or period of unrestrained indulgence, enthusiasm, or both.
- (dance) A lively Scottish country dance.
verb
noun
verb
- (figurative) To gratify a morbid appetite or craving.
- (often passive voice) Followed by on: to eat greedily; to glut.
- Of land, soil, etc.: to become fertile; also, of plants: to grow lush.
- (figurative) To gloat at; to revel in.
- To furnish (something) with battens (noun etymology 2 sense 1).
- To become better; to improve in condition; especially of animals, by feeding; to fatten up.
- (figurative) Followed by on: to prosper or thrive, especially at the expense of others.
- (chiefly nautical) Chiefly followed by down: to fasten or secure (a hatch, opening, etc.) using battens (noun etymology 2 sense 2.2).
- secure with battens
- furnish with battens
noun
- (carpentry, construction) A plank or strip of wood, or several of such strips arranged side by side, used in construction to hold members of a structure together, to provide a fixing point, to strengthen, or to prevent warping.
- (nautical) A long, narrow strip, originally of wood but now also of fibreglass, metal, etc., used for various purposes aboard a ship; especially one attached to a mast or spar for protection, one holding down the edge of a tarpaulin covering a hatch to prevent water from entering the hatch, one inserted in a pocket sewn on a sail to keep it flat, or one from which a hammock is suspended.
- (weaving) The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.
- A strip of wood holding a number of lamps; especially (theater), one used for illuminating a stage; (by extension, also attributive) a long bar, usually metal, affixed to the ceiling or fly system and used to support curtains, scenery, etc.
- a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
- stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
verb
- (by extension, informal, transitive) To consume voraciously.
- (slang) To inject (a drug) directly into a vein.
- (transitive) To include (a prisoner) in the general population of a prison.
- (computing, transitive) To integrate (code, etc.) into the main repository for a software project, rather than separate forks.
- inject into the vein
adj
- (rail transport) Of or pertaining to a surface railway as distinct from an underground, elevated or light rail one.
- (chess) Of a sequence of opening moves: being part of a main line ("a standard sequence of opening moves considered to be best play").
- Normal, principal or standard.
- (rail transport) Of or pertaining to the principal route or line of a railway.
noun
- The general population of a prison.
- (fishing) In longline fishing the central line to which the branch lines with baits are attached.
- (computing) The main repository for a software project, from which different versions (forks) may be split off.
- (slang) A principal vein into which a drug can be injected.
- (rail transport) The principal route or line of a railway.
- (plumbing) The pipeline carrying wastewater to the public drains or a septic tank.
- (chess) Alternative form of main line.
- (aviation) An airline's main operating unit, as opposed to codeshares or regional subsidiaries.