martingale
anti-martingale
lucky streak
run of luck
multibet
odds
Trixie
melon cutting
call
Parrondo's paradox
beaver
gambling game
game of chance
across the board
Heinz
check-fold
cee-lo
double or quits
stakehorsing
top-hatting
double up
Vegas
exacta
gambling system
pari-mutuel
ring in one's nose
parlay
podium position
lady or tiger
score
Yankee
stakeholder
play
stakes
gaff
game
settling
spread betting
dreidel
breakage
velvet
Labouchère system
Wellington
perm
exchange
gambling
round robin
stupid tax
limp reraise
stack
handicap
pooper
hardway
creep joint
winning
flattie
oddsmaking
see
tie
loser
play the field
double straddle
jackpot
speculative
English disease
kitty
redouble
accumulator
pot
banking game
raise
dice
fold equity
passage
multichallenger
stakehorse
flat store
theo
cough up
cockfighting
collar
bubble
proposition bet
sporting life
losings
exotic
losses
prop bet
winning ways
winnings
sic bo
back out
strap strategy
upsetter
multibet
speculative
multichallenger
exotic
martingale
anti-martingale
lucky streak
run of luck
odds
Trixie
melon cutting
call
gambling game
game of chance
Heinz
cee-lo
double or quits
stakehorsing
top-hatting
exacta
gambling system
pari-mutuel
ring in one's nose
podium position
lady or tiger
score
Yankee
stakeholder
stakes
beaver
settling
spread betting
dreidel
breakage
velvet
Wellington
perm
exchange
gambling
round robin
stupid tax
handicap
pooper
hardway
creep joint
winning
flattie
oddsmaking
tie
loser
double straddle
jackpot
kitty
accumulator
pot
game
banking game
raise
dice
fold equity
passage
flat store
theo
cockfighting
collar
check-fold
bubble
proposition bet
sporting life
losings
losses
prop bet
winning ways
winnings
sic bo
strap strategy
upsetter
beaver
check-fold
martingale
double up
parlay
play
gaff
game
limp reraise
stack
see
play the field
redouble
stakehorse
cough up
score
back out
noun
- A gambling strategy in which one doubles the stake after each loss.
- A strap attached to the sword handle, preventing a sword being dropped if disarmed.
- A piece of harness used on a horse to keep it from raising its head above a desired point.
- A spar, or piece of rigging that strengthens the bowsprit.
- A stochastic process for which the conditional expectation of future values given the sequence of all prior values is equal to the current value.
verb
noun
- The ratio of winnings to stake in betting situations.
- The ratio of the probability of an event happening to that of it not happening.
- I'd say the odds are strongly in favor of the sun rising tomorrow morning.
- An advantage given to a weaker opponent in order to equalize the game when playing casually, usually by removing one of the stronger player's pieces or by giving the weaker player more time.
noun
- The act of matching a bet made by a player who has previously bet in the same round of betting.
- A short visit, usually for social purposes.
- A whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his mate to summon the sailors to duty.
- A cry or shout.
- A reference to, or statement of, an object, course, distance, or other matter of description in a survey or grant requiring or calling for a corresponding object, etc., on the land.
- A lawyer who was called to the bar (became licensed as a lawyer) in a specified year.
- The characteristic cry of a bird or other animal.
- The right to speak at a given time during a debate or other public event; the floor.
- An invitation to take charge of or serve a church as its pastor.
- An instance of calling someone on the telephone.
- Need; necessity.
- The state of being the batsman whose role it is to call (depends on where the ball goes.)
- A decision or judgement.
- A statement of a particular state, or rule, made in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on.
- A telephone conversation; a phone call.
- A note blown on the horn to encourage the dogs in a hunt.
- A meeting with a client for paid sex; hookup; job.
- A beckoning or summoning.
- A visit by a ship or boat to a port.
- A pipe or other instrument to call birds or animals by imitating their note or cry. A game call.
- A work shift which requires one to be available when requested, i.e. on call.
- The act of jumping to a subprogram, saving the means to return to the original point.
- The act of calling to the other batsman.
verb
- To require, demand.
- To scold.
- To rouse from sleep; to awaken.
- To jump to (another part of a program) to perform some operation, returning to the original point on completion.
- Of a person, to have as one's name; of a thing, to have as its name.
- (of a fielder): To shout to other fielders that he intends to take a catch (thus avoiding collisions).
- To state, or estimate, approximately or loosely; to characterize without strict regard to fact.
- To request, summon, or beckon.
- To cause to be verbally subjected to.
- To state, or invoke a rule, in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on.
- To come to pass; to afflict.
- To match the current bet amount, in preparation for a raise in the same turn. (Usually, players are forbidden to announce one's play this way.)
- To predict.
- To contact by telephone.
- To pay a (social) visit (often used with "on", "round", or "at"; used by salespeople with "again" to invite customers to come again).
- To name or refer to.
- To cry or shout.
- To equal the same amount that other players are currently betting.
- (of a batsman): To shout directions to the other batsman on whether or not they should take a run.
- To stop at a station or port.
- To claim the existence of some malfeasance; to denounce as.
- To declare (an effort or project) to be a failure.
- To utter in a loud or distinct voice.
- To formally recognise a death: especially to announce and record the time, place and fact of a person’s death.
- To declare in advance.
- To request that one's band play (a particular tune).
- To lay claim to an object or role which is up for grabs.
- To tell in advance which shot one is attempting.
- To demand repayment of a loan.
- To announce the early extinction of a debt by prepayment, usually at a premium.
- To make a decision as a referee or umpire.
verb
- After being doubled, to immediately double the stakes again, a move that keeps the doubling cube on one’s own side of the board.
- To cut a continuous ring around a tree that one is felling.
- To form a felt-like texture, similar to the way beaver fur is used for felt-making.
- To work hard.
- To spot a beard in a game of beaver.
noun
- A move in response to being doubled, in which one immediately doubles the stakes again, keeping the doubling cube on one’s own side of the board.
- A hat, of various shapes, made from a felted beaver fur (or later of silk), fashionable in Europe between 1550 and 1850.
- Beaver cloth, a heavy felted woollen cloth, used chiefly for making overcoats.
- A brown colour, like that of a beaver.
- The fur of the beaver.
- The pubic hair near a vulva or a vulva itself; (attributively) denoting films or literature featuring nude women.
- Beaver pelts as an article of exchange or as a standard of value.
- A woman, especially one who is sexually attractive.
- A game, in which points are scored by spotting beards.
- A semiaquatic rodent of the genus Castor, having a wide, flat tail and webbed feet.
- A beard or a bearded person.
noun
- An amount of money won in gambling; winnings.
- A distance of twenty yards, in ancient archery and gunnery.
- The music of a movie or play.
- In the Lowestoft area, a narrow pathway running down a cliff to the beach.
- A bribe paid to a police officer.
- An account or reckoning; account of dues; bill; debt.
- A notch or incision; especially, one that is made as a tally mark; hence, a mark, or line, made for the purpose of account.
- A robbery.
- The number of points accrued by each of the participants in a game, expressed as a ratio or a series of numbers.
- Subject.
- A weight of twenty pounds.
- The performance of an individual or group on an examination or test, expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a grade.
- An illegal sale, especially of drugs.
- A prostitute's client.
- A sexual conquest.
- Account; reason; motive; sake; behalf.
- The total number of goals, points, runs, etc. earned by a participant in a game.
- Twenty, 20.
- The written form of a musical composition showing all instrumental and vocal parts below each other.
verb
- To win money by gambling.
- To extract a bribe.
- To earn points in a game.
- To record the tally of points for a game, a match, or an examination.
- To achieve (a score) in e.g. a test.
- To obtain something desired.
- To provide (a film, etc.) with a musical score.
- To cut a notch or a groove in a surface.
- To acquire or gain.
- To obtain a sexual favor.
intj
noun
- A wager on four selections, consisting of 11 separate bets: six doubles, four trebles and a fourfold accumulator. A minimum two selections must win to gain a return.
- A native or inhabitant of New England.
- An Anglo, as opposed to someone with French ancestry; a native or inhabitant of the rest of the United States.
- A large triangular headsail used in light or moderate winds and set on the fore topmast stay. Unlike a genoa it does not fill the whole fore triangle, but is set in combination with the working staysail.
- A native or inhabitant of the United States.
- A player that plays for the New York Yankees.
- A native or inhabitant of the Northern United States.
verb
- To gamble.
- To act with levity or thoughtlessness; to trifle; to be careless.
- Contrary to fact, to give an appearance of being.
- To be performed; (or of a film) to be shown.
- To manipulate, deceive, or swindle someone.
- To move to and fro.
- To produce music (or a specified song or musical style) using (a specified musical instrument).
- To compete against, in a game.
- To act; to behave; to practice deception.
- To perform in or at; to give performances in or at.
- To produce music using a musical instrument.
- To move in any manner; especially, to move regularly with alternate or reciprocating motion; to operate.
- To take part in amorous activity; to make love.
- To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
- To kid; to joke; say something for amusement.
- (in the scoring of games and sports) To be the opposing score to.
- To act as the indicated role, especially in a performance.
- To produce music.
- To act or perform (a play).
- To bring into sportive or wanton action; to exhibit in action; to execute.
- To put in action or motion.
- To keep in play, as a hooked fish in order to land it.
- To use a device to watch or listen to the indicated recording.
- To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
noun
- A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other resources.
- An instance of watching or listening to digital media.
- The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely, as for example lash, backlash, or slack.
- Movement (of a pattern of light etc.)
- An individual's performance in a sport or game.
- A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
- A button that, when pressed, causes media to be played.
- Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
- Similar activity in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
- An attempt to move forward, as in a plan or strategy, for example by a business, investor, or political party.
- Sexual activity or sexual role-playing.
- The conduct, or course, of a game.
- A short sequence of action within a game.
- An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
- A theatrical performance featuring actors.
verb
- To gamble.
- To use a gaff, especially to land a fish.
- To cheat or hoax.
- To doctor or modify for deceptive purposes.
- To affix gaffer tape to, or cover with gaffer tape.
noun
- Rough or harsh treatment; criticism.
- A place of residence.
- A trick or con.
- A minor error or faux pas, a gaffe.
- The upper spar used to control a gaff-rigged sail.
- A tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, especially the one used to pull large fish aboard a boat.
- A type of tight, panty-like underwear worn to hold the male genitalia tucked backwards and make one's genital region look smooth, as if one had a vulva.
verb
- To gamble.
- To play card games, board games, or video games.
- To exploit loopholes in a system or bureaucracy in a way which defeats or nullifies the spirit of the rules in effect, usually to obtain a result which otherwise would be unobtainable.
- To perform premeditated seduction strategy.
noun
- That which is gained, such as the stake in a game.
- The ability to seduce someone, usually by strategy.
- Prostitution. (Now chiefly in on the game.)
- Mastery; the ability to excel at something.
- An activity described by a set of rules, especially for the purpose of entertainment, often competitive or having an explicit goal.
- A school subject during which sports are practised.
- A particular instance of playing a game.
- The number of points necessary to win a game.
- In some games, a point awarded to the player whose cards add up to the largest sum.
- The equipment that enables such activity, particularly as packaged under a title.
- One's manner, style, or performance in playing a game.
- A field of gainful activity, as an industry or profession.
- An exercise simulating warfare, whether computerized or involving human participants.
- A questionable or unethical practice in pursuit of a goal.
- Something that resembles a game with rules, despite not being designed.
- wild animals hunted for food.
- A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime.
adj
noun
- The left-over money in a parimutuel betting pool resulting from rounding off the payoffs, added to the pool for the next race or event or kept as profit.
- Something that has been broken.
- A service which is unused by a customer, such as an unredeemed gift card, which therefore represents a pure profit to the seller.
- The act of breaking.
noun
- Money acquired by gambling.
- The drug dextromethorphan.
- A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.
- Very fine fur, including the skin and fur on a deer's antlers.
- A female chinchilla; a sow.
verb
- To remove the velvet from a deer's antlers.
- to retract.
- To cover with velvet or with a covering of a similar texture.
- To coat raw meat in starch, then in oil, preparatory to frying.
- To soften; to mitigate.
adj
noun
- In the game of nap, a bid that results in the bidder winning quadruple, or losing double, the amount staked.
- Meat baked in a puff pastry.
name
- A neighborhood of Nanaimo, British Columbia.
- An unincorporated community in Lyon County, Nevada, also Wellingtons and Wellingtons Station.
- A village in Palm Beach County, Florida.
- A ghost town and railroad community in King County, Washington.
- A village in Lovejoy Township, Iroquois County, Florida.
- A village in Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO4948).
- A statutory town in Larimer County, Colorado.
- An unincorporated place and community in Prince Edward County, Ontario.
- A town in Sumner County, New South Wales.
- A city, the county seat of Sumner County, Kansas.
- A small town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
- A market town in Telford and Wrekin borough, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ6511).
- An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Alabama.
- A habitational surname from Old English from the places in England.
- A locality near Gosforth, Copeland borough, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY0704).
- An unincorporated community in Menifee County, Kentucky.
- An unincorporated community in Gogebic County, Michigan.
- A market town in Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST1320).
- A community in Yarmouth district municipality, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.
- by extension, the Government of New Zealand.
- A tiny township in South Australia.
- A community in Queens County, Nova Scotia.
- A community and rural municipality of Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- A town in the Western Cape, South Africa.
- A residential neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta.
- A home rule city in Jefferson County, Kentucky; a suburb of Louisville.
- A village in Lorain County, Ohio.
- A small city in Carbon County, Utah.
- A community in the Regional Municipality of Halifax, Nova Scotia; a suburb of Halifax.
- A city, the county seat of Collingsworth County, Texas.
- A small city in Piscataquis County, Maine.
- Wellington Region, a region in the south of the North Island, New Zealand, which includes the capital.
- A former name of a small incorporated fishing and lumbering village in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, now called Dover.
- Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, British soldier and statesman.
- A town in The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, India.
- The capital city of New Zealand.
noun
- (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value
- chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
- a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one)
- the act of changing one thing for another thing
- the act of giving something in return for something received
- a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
- a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members
- (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes
- reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)
- the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:
- (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop
verb
- give to, and receive from, one another
- exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
- change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
- hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent
- put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
- exchange a penalty for a less severe one
noun
- A form of bet on the full set of possible combinations from a larger group (of teams, racehorses, etc.), such as the outcomes A+B, B+C and A+C from a group ABC.
- A petition signed in a circular fashion to disguise the order in which it was done.
- A method of dividing loot amongst a party of players by having the game assign in turn loot to a player or an enemy corpse to loot to a player.
- A form of trade, a series of exchanges in which each person in turn receives items of the same value from the previous person, finally returning to the original donor. For example in (philately) a stamp collector sends a packet of stamps to the next person on a list, who then takes the stamps he wants, replacing them with like-valued stamps, and then passing the packet to the next person on the list, until the packet ultimately returns to the original sender.
- A letter, with copies to multiple recipients, usually at Christmastime and often enclosed with a card, giving family news of interest to the sender.
- The MIDI technique of using different sampled versions of the same sound for successive notes, to avoid an unnaturally repetitive effect.
- A method of dividing labor between several similar subsystems, assigning tasks to each of them in turn in an attempt to use resources more equitably.
- The part of a tournament in which every player or team competes against each of the others in turn.
verb
- arrange the order of so as to increase one's winning chances
- load or cover with stacks
- arrange in stacks
noun
- an orderly pile
- (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
- a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
- a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated
- a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
noun
- The operator of a flat joint, or crooked gambling operation.
- A navel that is neither protruding nor sunken.
- A flatmate.
- A person with a flat chest, i.e., without breasts.
- A flat-bottomed sloop-rigged sharpie.
- A flat earther.
- A traditional two-dimensional motion picture, as opposed to a deepie.
- A flat white (type of coffee).
- A flattie spider.
- A flat-coated retriever.
- A flat store.
- A flat marinated cut of meat.
verb
- To respond to another player's bet with a bet of equal value.
- Used to emphasise a proposition.
- To date frequently.
- To be the setting or time of.
- To ensure that something happens, especially while witnessing it.
- To come to a realization of having been mistaken or misled.
- To foresee, predict, or prophesy.
- To visit for a medical appointment.
- To reference or to study for further details.
- To examine something closely, or to utilize something, often as a temporary alternative.
- To watch (a movie) at a cinema, or a show on television etc.
- To understand.
- To witness or observe by personal experience.
- To form a mental picture of.
- To perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight.
- To wait upon; attend, escort.
- To determine by trial or experiment; to find out (if or whether).
- To include as one of something's experiences.
- To have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit.
noun
- A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.
- a diocese, archdiocese; a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop, especially an archbishop.
- The office of a bishop or archbishop; bishopric or archbishopric
intj
noun
- The situation in which two or more participants in a competition are placed equally.
- A twist tie, a piece of wire embedded in paper, strip of plastic with ratchets, or similar object which is wound around something and tightened.
- A horizontal wooden or concrete structural member that supports and ties together rails.
- A necktie (item of clothing consisting of a strip of cloth tied around the neck). See also bow tie, black tie.
- A structural member firmly holding two pieces together.
- A tiewig.
- A curved line connecting two notes of the same pitch denoting that they should be played as a single note with the combined length of both notes.
- A meeting between two players or teams in a competition.
- The situation at the end of all innings of a match where both sides have the same total of runs (different from a draw).
- A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig.
- A knot; a fastening.
- A lace-up shoe.
- A connection between two vertices.
- One or more equal values or sets of equal values in the data set.
- A curved line connecting two letters (⁀), used in the IPA to denote a coarticulation, as for example /d͡ʒ/.
- A strong connection between people or groups of people.
- A bearing and distance between a lot corner or point and a benchmark or iron off site.
- An equalizer, a run, goal, point, etc which causes participants in a competition to be placed equally or have the same score(s).
verb
- To have the same score or position as another in a competition or ordering.
- To unite (musical notes) with a line or slur in the notation.
- To secure (something) by string or the like.
- To twist (a string, rope, or the like) around itself securely.
- In the Perl programming language, to extend (a variable) so that standard operations performed upon it invoke custom functionality instead.
- To attach or fasten (one thing to another) by string or the like.
- To have the same score or position as (another) in a competition or ordering.
- To form (a knot or the like) in a string or the like.
name
- Gambling
- Hypochondria
- Rickets
- Poor industrial relations, and the resulting economic weakness
- Homosexuality
- Gout
- Syphilis
- Haemophilia
- Masochism, especially a fondness for flagellation
- Tuberculosis
- Depression (especially suicidal)
- Bronchitis
- Laziness, low motivation
- Sweating sickness
- Football (soccer) hooliganism
noun
- A collective bet on successive events, with both stake and winnings being carried forward to accumulate progressively.
- A derivative contract under which the seller commits to sell shares of an underlying security at a certain strike price, which the buyer is obligated to buy.
- A system of elastic springs for relieving the strain upon a rope, as in deep-sea dredging.
- A register or variable used for holding the intermediate results of a computation or data transfer.
- A one way membership function.
- One who, or that which, accumulates.
- A container which stores hydraulic power for release, in the form of a pressurized fluid (often suspended within a larger tank of fluid under pressure).
- One who takes two higher degrees simultaneously, to reduce their length of study.
- A vessel containing pressurized hot water ready for release as steam.
- A wet-cell storage battery.
noun
- the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)
- metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
- a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
- the quantity contained in a pot
- a container in which plants are cultivated
- (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
- slang for a paunch
- a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets
- street names for marijuana
verb
noun
- A bet that increases the previous bet.
- A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.
- A cairn or pile of stones.
- A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance.
verb
- To remove or break up (a blockade), either by withdrawing the ships or forces employed in enforcing it, or by driving them away or dispersing them.
- To cause something to come to the surface of water.
- To create, increase or develop.
- To establish contact with (e.g., by telephone or radio).
- To cause (a dead person) to live again; to resurrect.
- To increase the nominal value of (a cheque, money order, etc.) by fraudulently changing the writing or printing in which the sum payable is specified.
- To open, initiate.
- To create; to constitute (a use, or a beneficial interest in property).
- To collect or amass.
- To relinquish (a siege), or cause this to be done.
- To mention (a question, issue) for discussion.
- To promote.
- To produce a vowel with the tongue positioned closer to the roof of the mouth.
- To instantiate and transmit (an exception, by throwing it, or an event).
- To bring up; to grow.
- To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.
- To exponentiate, to involute.
- To make (bread, etc.) light, as by yeast or leaven.
- To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear.
- To form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts; to build up; to erect.
- To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.
- To cause (the land or any other object) to seem higher by drawing nearer to it.
- To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
noun
- A gambling game for two players using three dice, in which the object is to throw a double over ten.
- An incident or episode.
- A movement in classical dressage, in which the horse performs a very collected, energetic, and elevated trot that has a longer period of suspension between each foot fall than a working trot.
- A fee paid for passing or for being conveyed between places.
- The act of passing; movement across or through.
- Part of a path or journey.
- A paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning.
- A passageway or corridor.
- The right to pass from one place to another.
- Serial passage.
- A strait or other narrow waterway.
- The official approval of a bill or act by a parliament.
- The advance of time.
- The vagina.
- The use of tight brushwork to link objects in separate spatial plains. Commonly seen in Cubist works.
- An underground cavity, formed by water or falling rocks, which is much longer than it is wide.
adj
verb
noun
- A trading strategy using options such that there is both an upper limit on profit and a lower limit on loss, constructed through taking equal but opposite positions in a put and a call with different strike prices.
- A piece of meat from the neck of an animal.
- A curb, or a horizontal timbering, around the mouth of a shaft.
- A collar beam.
- An arrest.
- The neck or line of junction between the root of a plant and its stem
- A similar detachable item.
- A decorative band or other fabric around the neckline.
- Of or pertaining to a certain category of professions as symbolized by typical clothing.
- A physical lockout device to prevent operation of a mechanical signal lever.
- The part of an upper garment (shirt, jacket, etc.) that fits around the neck and throat, especially if sewn from a separate piece of fabric.
- A part of harness designed to distribute the load around the shoulders of a draft animal.
- A ringlike part of a mollusk in connection with the esophagus.
- A coloured ring round the neck of a bird or mammal.
- A band or chain around an animal's neck, used to restrain and/or identify it.
- Any encircling device or structure.
- An eye formed in the bight or bend of a shroud or stay to go over the masthead; also, a rope to which certain parts of rigging, as dead-eyes, are secured.
- A ring or cincture.
- A chain worn around the neck.
verb
- To bind in conversation.
- To arrest.
- To place a collar on, to fit with one.
- To preempt, control stringently and exclusively.
- To seize, capture or detain.
- To bind (a submissive) to a dominant under specific conditions or obligations.
- To roll up (beef or other meat) and bind it with string preparatory to cooking.
- To grab or seize by the collar or neck.
noun
- The point in a poker tournament when the last player without a prize loses all their chips and leaves the game, leaving only players that are going to win prizes. (e.g., if the last remaining 9 players win prizes, then the point when the 10th player leaves the tournament)
- A group of people who are in quarantine together.
- An officer's station in a prison dormitory, affording views on all sides.
- A bulb or lamp; the part of a lighting assembly that actually produces the light.
- Any of the small magnetized areas that make up bubble memory.
- A spherically contained volume of air or other gas, especially one made from soapy liquid.
- A small spherical cavity in a solid material.
- Anything lacking firmness or solidity; a cheat or fraud; an empty project.
- A Greek.
- The emotional and/or physical atmosphere in which the subject is immersed.
- Anything resembling a hollow sphere.
- A small, hollow, floating bead or globe, formerly used for testing the strength of spirits.
- The globule of air in the chamber of a spirit level.
- A laugh.
- A period of intense speculation in a market, causing prices to rise quickly to irrational levels as the metaphorical bubble expands, and then fall even more quickly as the bubble bursts.
verb
- To join together in a support bubble
- To form into a protruding round shape.
- To cause to feel as if bubbling or churning.
- To cry, weep.
- To produce bubbles, to rise up in bubbles (such as in foods cooking or liquids boiling).
- To churn or foment, as if wishing to rise to the surface.
- To cover with bubbles.
- To rise through a medium or system, similar to the way that bubbles rise in liquid.
- To express in a bubbly or lively manner.
- To pat a baby on the back so as to cause it to belch.
- To bubble in; to mark a response on a form by filling in a circular area (‘bubble’).
- Rage bubbled inside him.
- To apply a filter bubble, as to search results.
noun
adj
- Being or relating to various wagers, such as the trifecta, that involve betting on the finishing positions of multiple competitors across one or more races.
- Non-native to the ecosystem.
- Being or relating to an option with features that make it more complex than commonly traded options.
- Foreign, especially in an exciting way.
noun
noun
verb
- To bet on someone losing.
- To withdraw from something one has agreed to do.
- To exit a mode or function.
- To draw from behind the back [+accusative = a knife etc.] (as also bare back).
- To undo (a change).
- Coordinate terms: cancel, call off, get cold feet
- To reverse (a vehicle) from a confined space.
- See also: sell short
- To dare (someone) to not withdraw from a challenge.
- Coordinate term: scare off
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