English words for 'Acronym of small off-road engine.'
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noun
- (informal) An engine.
- One thousandth part in millage rates of property tax.
- (historical) A prison treadmill.
- (collectible card games) A strategy centered on depleting the opponent's deck.
- One thousandth of a US dollar, or one tenth of a cent.
- A machine used for expelling the juice, sap, etc., from vegetable tissues by pressure, or by pressure in combination with a grinding, or cutting process; any similar apparatus that otherwise processes.
- (engineering, manufacturing) Alternative form of mil (“one thousandth of an inch”).
- A milling cutter used on such a machine.
- (mining) An excavation in rock, transverse to the workings, from which material for filling is obtained.
- (CB radio slang) A typewriter used to transcribe messages received.
- A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. (Some are small and simple, and some are large and complex.)
- (US military slang, World War I, World War II) A military prison, either guardhouse or post prison.
- (collectible card games) Discarding a card from one's deck.
- (figurative, derogatory) An institution or pseudo-institutional business awarding credentials (such as diplomas, degrees, certificates, or certifications) of either dubious value or fraudulent nature; one selling essays or other documents for the buyers (usually students) to fraudulently pass off as their own.
- A milling machine for machining of solid metal, wood, or plastic.
- The building housing such a grinding apparatus; also, any similar building that houses a similarly material activity (such as weaving, fulling, dying, etc.); the place of business comprising such a building and its outbuildings and grounds.
- A line of three matching pieces in nine men's morris and related games.
- (informal) Clipping of millimeter.
- The raised or ridged edge or surface made in milling anything, such as a coin or screw.
- The building complex housing such a plant; the place of business comprising such buildings and their grounds.
- A machine for grinding and polishing.
- (figurative, usually derogatory) An establishment that handles a certain type of situation or procedure routinely, or produces large quantities of an item without much regard to quality. (The notion of churning out massive amounts indiscriminately underlies the figurative metaphor.)
- A manufacturing plant for paper, steel, textiles, flooring, and some other kinds of materials.
- (military slang, World War I, World War II) A delousing station: a cootie mill.
- (die sinking) A hardened steel roller with a design in relief, used for imprinting a reversed copy of the design in a softer metal, such as copper.
- (informal) Alternative form of mil (“million”).
- (mining) A passage underground through which ore is shot.
- machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing
- a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
- the act of grinding to a powder or dust
verb
- (transitive) To grind or otherwise process in a mill or other machine.
- (intransitive) To undergo hulling.
- (transitive) To roll (steel, etc.) into bars.
- (transitive) To cause to mill, or circle around.
- (intransitive, slang) To take part in a fistfight; to box.
- (transitive, collectible card games) To move (a card) from a deck to the discard pile.
- (zoology, of air-breathing creatures) To swim underwater.
- (transitive, mining) To fill (a winze or interior incline) with broken ore, to be drawn out at the bottom.
- (zoology, of a whale) To swim suddenly in a new direction.
- (transitive, Hearthstone) To destroy (a card) due to having a full hand.
- To pass through a fulling mill; to full, as cloth.
- (transitive) To shape, polish, dress or finish using a machine.
- (intransitive, followed by around, about, etc.) To move about in an aimless fashion.
- (transitive) To engrave one or more grooves or a pattern around the edge of (a cylindrical object such as a coin).
- (transitive, slang) To beat; to pound.
- (transitive) To make (drinking chocolate) frothy, as by churning.
- roll out (metal) with a rolling machine
- produce a ridge around the edge of
- move about in a confused manner
- grind with a mill
noun
- (nautical) A small auxiliary engine.
- A domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse.
- A stubborn person.
- (UK, nautical) A sailor's storage chest.
- (poker slang) A bad poker player.
- A fool.
- domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn
- the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
noun
- (automotive) Acronym of internal combustion engine.
- (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).
- (programming) Initialism of internal compiler error.
- Acronym of iridocorneal endothelial syndrome.
- 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
- (Australia, slang) A car's engine.
- (Northern England, Scotland) A dense mist or drizzle
- (Northern England, Scotland) A mouldy dampness; mouldiness
- buttocks
- (Australia, slang) A fool.
- (slang) A donkey (the animal).
- (British, uncountable) A sub-genre of Scouse house music containing distinctive percussion sounds.
- (poker, slang, derogatory) A poor player who makes mistakes.
- (Northern England, Scotland) dampness; moistness
- A 1971 to 1976 Chevrolet Caprice or Impala that has been modified, usually by being raised and given bigger wheels.
adj
verb
- (Northern England, Scotland) To drizzle
- (slang, intransitive, Canada, US) To mess around, to play
- (slang, transitive) To hit
- (poker slang) To make a donk bet.
- (Northern England, Scotland) To moisten; dampen
- (Australia, colloquial, slang) To provide a second person with a lift on a bicycle (formerly, on a horse), seating the passenger either in front (on the handlebar) or behind (sharing the seat); to travel as a passenger in such manner.
noun
- (informal) A motor vehicle powered by petrol (as opposed to diesel).
- (Commonwealth, excluding Canada) A fluid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, primarily consisting of octane, commonly used as a motor fuel.
- a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
noun
- (automotive) A vehicle equipped with such a motor engine.
- (automotive) A hemispherical cylinder head from such a motor.
- (by extension) Domed versions of the above that have cylinder heads that are not exactly hemispherical
- (automotive) A motor with hemispherical combustion chambers. A piston engine internal combustion engine with hemispherical piston cylinder heads.
- (automotive) A combustion chamber with the hemispherical cylinder head from such an engine.
noun
- (rare) A traction engine.
- (slang) A cheer characterized by a slow beginning and a progressive increase in speed.
- (economics) A country which drives the world economy by having a high level of imports, such as the United States.
- (rail transport) The power unit of a train that pulls the coaches or wagons.
- a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
adj
noun
- Abbreviation of utility vehicle.
- Abbreviation of ultraviolet.
- (computer graphics, attributive) The axes of a two-dimensional texture, as opposed to those (X, Y, Z) of the three-dimensional model to which it is applied.
- radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays
adj
noun
- (slang) A two-stroke engine.
- (baseball, informal) A fastball.
- (slang) An illicit boxing match; see Wikipedia:Battle Royal (boxing).
- A person or an apparatus that smokes food.
- A device that releases smoke intended to distract bees; a bee smoker.
- A smoking car on a train.
- (slang, by extension) Any vehicle with a two-stroke engine, especially a motorcycle, as opposed to a four-stroke motorcycle or stroker.
- A person who smokes tobacco habitually.
- A vent in the deep ocean floor from which a plume of superheated seawater, rich in minerals, erupts.
- A tobacco pipe that produces smoke well when used.
- (slang) Synonym of stag film.
- a passenger car for passengers who wish to smoke
- a person who smokes tobacco
- a party for men only (or one considered suitable for men only)
noun
- An engine so equipped, or the vehicle that it powers.
- A mechanism (usually one operated by electricity, compressed air, a spring, or an explosive gas), attached to an internal-combustion engine, as on an automobile, and used as a means of starting the engine without cranking it by hand.
- A person who shows initiative and resourcefulness.
- an energetic person with unusual initiative
- an electric starting motor that automatically starts an internal-combustion engine
noun
- (automotive, slang) One horsepower.
- a contraption built like a mount, strong enough to support one's weight
- (Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia) A serving of 140 millilitres of beer (formerly 5 fl oz); a quarter pint.
- (slang) A ponytail hairstyle.
- (Cockney rhyming slang) Crap; rubbish, nonsense.
- (endearing) A horse of any size.
- (regional) A small serving of an alcoholic beverage, especially beer.
- (slang) A chorus girl of small stature.
- (preceded by definite article) A dance from the 1960s in which the dancer mimics the high-stepping prance of a pony.
- (UK, slang) Twenty-five pounds (money).
- (slang, derogatory, video games) Ellipsis of Sony pony.
- A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers.
- (US, slang) A translation used as a study aid; loosely, a crib, a cheat-sheet.
- a range horse of the western United States
- any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder
- a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey
- an informal term for a racehorse
- a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)
adj
verb
noun
- (by extension, often derogatory) A very small car.
- (by extension) A car or small enclosed space with too many people or things in it.
- The undersized car used in a circus clown car routine.
- (literally) A car for clowns, especially the car of a circus train that carries the clowns.
- (comedy) A circus clown routine in which an implausibly large number of clowns climb into or out of a small car.
- (figurative, derogatory, often politics) Any process with a comically large number of participants, especially participants who themselves are comical or ridiculous.
- (derogatory) A car that looks gaudy or otherwise ridiculous.
noun
- (informal) A vehicle.
- (printing, historical) A fault caused by the overlapping of leads, etc.
- A lift given to someone in another person's vehicle.
- (figurative) A wild, bewildering experience of some duration.
- Ellipsis of ride cymbal.
- (slang, vulgar) An act of sexual intercourse.
- An instance of riding.
- (UK) A road or avenue cut in a wood, for riding; a bridleway or other wide country path.
- (jazz) A steady rhythmical style.
- A district inspected by an excise officer.
- (Ireland) A person (or sometimes a thing or a place) that is visually attractive.
- An amusement ridden at a fair or amusement park.
- a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
- a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement
verb
- (surgery) To overlap (each other); said of bones or fractured fragments.
- (ambitransitive, Ireland, slang) To have sex with (someone).
- To manage insolently at will; to domineer over.
- (intransitive) Of clothing: to gradually move (up) and crease; to ruckle.
- (intransitive) Of a ship: to sail, to float on the water.
- (intransitive) To rely, depend (on).
- (lacrosse) To play defense on the defensemen or midfielders, as an attackman.
- (transitive) To traverse by riding.
- (transitive, informal, chiefly US and South Africa) To transport (someone) in a vehicle.
- (ambitransitive) To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc.
- (radio, television, transitive) To monitor (some component of an audiovisual signal) in order to keep it within acceptable bounds.
- (intransitive) Of clothing: to rest (in a given way on a part of the body).
- (transitive, figuratively) To exploit or take advantage of (a situation).
- (transitive, colloquial) To nag or criticize; to annoy (someone).
- (transitive) To convey, as by riding; to make or do by riding.
- (intransitive) To support a rider, as a horse; to move under the saddle.
- (ambitransitive) To be transported in a vehicle; to travel as a passenger.
- (music) In jazz, to play in a steady rhythmical style.
- (ambitransitive, slang) To mount (someone) to have sex with them.
- (transitive, intransitive) To be carried or supported by something lightly and quickly; to travel in such a way, as though on horseback.
- keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot
- sit on and control a vehicle
- move like a floating object
- be carried or travel on or in a vehicle
- harass with persistent criticism or carping
- ride over, along, or through
- lie moored or anchored
- be sustained or supported or borne
- continue undisturbed and without interference
- have certain properties when driven
- climb up on the body
- copulate with
- be contingent on
- sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
noun
- Ellipsis of diesel engine.
- (countable) A vehicle powered by a diesel engine.
- A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed.
- (cycling, slang) A rider who has an even energy output, without bursts of speed.
- (UK, slang) Synonym of snakebite and black.
- (slang) A particular cannabis hybrid.
- an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil
verb
- To ignite a substance by using the heat generated by compression.
- (automotive) For a spark-ignition internal combustion engine to continue running after the electrical current to the spark plugs has been turned off. This occurs when there's enough heat in the combustion chamber to ignite the air and fuel mixture without a spark, the same way that heat and pressure cause ignition in a diesel engine.
noun
- (automotive) A wheelrim.
- (poker slang) The lowest straight in poker: ace-2-3-4-5.
- A Catherine wheel firework.
- (mathematics) A type of algebra where division is always defined, and in particular division by zero is meaningful.
- A spinning wheel.
- A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.
- (nautical) The instrument attached to the rudder by which a vessel is steered.
- A round portion of cheese.
- (poker slang) The best low hand in Lowball or High-low split poker: either ace-2-3-4-5 or 2-3-4-5-7, depending on the variant.
- A turn or revolution; rotation; compass.
- (prosody) The return to a peculiar rhythm at the end of each stanza.
- (figurative) The control of, or ability to steer, the course of events.
- (informal, with "the") A steering wheel and its implied control of a vehicle.
- The breaking wheel, an old instrument of torture.
- (slang) A person with a great deal of power or influence; a big wheel.
- (figurative) A recurring or cyclical course of events.
- A maneuver in marching in which the marchers turn in a curving fashion to right or left so that the order of marchers does not change.
- A potter's wheel.
- forces that provide energy and direction
- game equipment consisting of a wheel with slots that is used for gambling; the wheel rotates horizontally and players bet on which slot the roulette ball will stop in
- a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
- an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
- a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
- a circular helm to control the rudder of a vessel
- a handwheel that is used for steering
verb
- (transitive) To put into a rotatory motion; to cause to turn or revolve; to make or perform in a circle.
- (transitive) To roll along on wheels.
- (intransitive) To travel around in large circles, particularly in the air.
- (transitive) To cause to change direction quickly, turn.
- (intransitive, grime music) To reload a track; to play a wheel-up.
- (transitive) To transport something or someone using any wheeled mechanism, such as a wheelchair.
- (intransitive) To change direction quickly, turn, pivot, whirl, wheel around.
- wheel somebody or something
- ride a bicycle
- change directions as if revolving on a pivot
- move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
adj
- (road transport, slang) Of an engine, a motor vehicle, etc.: modified for higher performance.
- (US, chiefly New England, slang) Excited.
- (by extension) Improved.
- (US, naval slang) Intoxicated by alcohol or drugs.
- (horse racing, cant) Of a racehorse: injected with a substance to make it run faster or to change its temperament.
verb
noun
- (aviation) Acronym of current engine option.
- (UK, countable) Initialism of civil enforcement officer.
- (Internet slang, humorous) A notional title for a leading partaker in, or advocate of something or someone.
- (Philippines, government) Initialism of city engineering office.
- (countable, business) Initialism of chief executive officer.
- the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)
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noun
- (metonymically) A vehicle with a manual transmission.
- (Christianity, historical) An old office-book like the modern Roman Catholic ritual.
- (military) A drill in the use of weapons, etc.
- (uncountable) Manual control or operation.
- Synonym of handbook.
- (medicine, colloquial) Manual measurement of the blood pressure, done with a manual sphygmomanometer.
- (music) A keyboard for the hands on a harpsichord, organ, or other musical instrument.
- A booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine or product.
- A similar maneuver on a skateboard, lifting the front or back wheels while keeping the tail or nose of the board from touching the ground.
- (automotive) A manual transmission; a gearbox, especially of a motorized vehicle, shifted by the operator.
- A manual typewriter (as contrasted with an electronic one).
- (music) A keyboard on an organ.
- A bicycle technique whereby the front wheel is held aloft by the rider, without the use of pedal force.
- a small handbook
- (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle
adj
noun
- (genericized trademark) A sport utility vehicle or similar four-wheel-drive vehicle.
- (corrosion) A device for detecting discontinuity in a protective coating, also called a "holiday detector"
- (4chan /lgbt/ slang, derogatory, offensive) A trans woman who is sexually attracted to women and transitioned due to autogynephilia.
- A small, blocky, military-style vehicle with four-wheel drive, suited to rough terrain.
- (Australia, regional) A covered shopping cart, also called a "shopping stroller".
- A light utility truck from WWII used by the U.S. Army, and subsequently turned into the trademark Jeep when civilianized by originating manufacturer Willys-Overland.
- (Philippines, colloquial) Clipping of jeepney
- a car suitable for traveling over rough terrain
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noun
- (automotive) The crankcase or oil reservoir of an internal combustion engine.
- (construction) An intentional depression around a drain or scupper that promotes drainage.
- A completely flooded cave passage, sometimes passable by diving.
- (nautical) The pit at the lowest point in a circulating or drainage system (FM 55-501).
- (Scotland) A sudden or heavy fall of rain; a deluge.
- A hollow or pit into which liquid drains, such as a cesspool, cesspit or sink.
- The lowest part of a mineshaft into which water drains.
- a well or other hole in which water has collected
- a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
- an oil reservoir in an internal combustion engine
verb
verb
- (intransitive, of an engine) To stop suddenly.
- To forestall; to anticipate.
- To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix.
- (intransitive) To come to a standstill.
- (transitive) To cause to stop making progress; to hinder; to slow down; to delay or forestall.
- (intransitive) To employ delaying tactics; to stall for time.
- To keep close; to keep secret.
- (transitive, aeronautics) To cause to exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
- To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.
- (transitive) To employ delaying tactics against.
- To fatten.
- (transitive) To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.
- (intransitive, aeronautics) To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
- (transitive, automotive) To cause the engine of a manual-transmission car or truck to stop by going too slowly for the selected gear.
- experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
- postpone doing what one should be doing
- deliberately delay an event or action
- cause an airplane to go into a stall
- put into, or keep in, a stall
- come to a stop
- cause an engine to stop
noun
- A church office that entitles the incumbent to the use of a church stall.
- (Germanic paganism) An Heathen altar, typically an indoor one, as contrasted with a more substantial outdoor harrow.
- A seat in a church, especially one next to the chancel or choir, reserved for church officials and dignitaries.
- A parking stall; a space for a vehicle in a parking lot or parkade.
- A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.
- A small partitioned space or roomlet used for a shower or a toilet.
- (countable) A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
- (aeronautics) Loss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded, normally occurring due to low airspeed.
- (countable) A small open-fronted shop, for example in a market, food court, etc.
- (mining) The space left by excavation between pillars.
- An action that is intended to cause, or actually causes, delay.
- (countable) A seat in a theatre close to and (about) level with the stage; traditionally, a seat with arms, or otherwise partly enclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc.
- A sheath to protect the finger.
- A stable; a place for cattle.
- a tactic used to mislead or delay
- a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
- a booth where articles are displayed for sale
- a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge
- seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
- small area set off by walls for special use
- small individual study area in a library
noun
- (slang) A single-cylinder engine, especially four-stroke engines or those with large engine displacements.
- (uncountable) A drinking game wherein players must remember personal hand signs while being distracted by others banging on a table.
- (UK, rail transport, slang) A kind of slam-door train introduced in the late 1950s.
- (US, military, slang) The Vietnam-era M79 grenade launcher (due to its distinctive report).
- (slang) Something big, such as a lie; a whopper.
- One who thumps.
- (informal) A strong adherent to a religion or ideology.
- (Antarctica) A short rope for beating disobedient sled dogs.
noun
- (informal) An engine.
- One thousandth part in millage rates of property tax.
- (historical) A prison treadmill.
- (collectible card games) A strategy centered on depleting the opponent's deck.
- One thousandth of a US dollar, or one tenth of a cent.
- A machine used for expelling the juice, sap, etc., from vegetable tissues by pressure, or by pressure in combination with a grinding, or cutting process; any similar apparatus that otherwise processes.
- (engineering, manufacturing) Alternative form of mil (“one thousandth of an inch”).
- A milling cutter used on such a machine.
- (mining) An excavation in rock, transverse to the workings, from which material for filling is obtained.
- (CB radio slang) A typewriter used to transcribe messages received.
- A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. (Some are small and simple, and some are large and complex.)
- (US military slang, World War I, World War II) A military prison, either guardhouse or post prison.
- (collectible card games) Discarding a card from one's deck.
- (figurative, derogatory) An institution or pseudo-institutional business awarding credentials (such as diplomas, degrees, certificates, or certifications) of either dubious value or fraudulent nature; one selling essays or other documents for the buyers (usually students) to fraudulently pass off as their own.
- A milling machine for machining of solid metal, wood, or plastic.
- The building housing such a grinding apparatus; also, any similar building that houses a similarly material activity (such as weaving, fulling, dying, etc.); the place of business comprising such a building and its outbuildings and grounds.
- A line of three matching pieces in nine men's morris and related games.
- (informal) Clipping of millimeter.
- The raised or ridged edge or surface made in milling anything, such as a coin or screw.
- The building complex housing such a plant; the place of business comprising such buildings and their grounds.
- A machine for grinding and polishing.
- (figurative, usually derogatory) An establishment that handles a certain type of situation or procedure routinely, or produces large quantities of an item without much regard to quality. (The notion of churning out massive amounts indiscriminately underlies the figurative metaphor.)
- A manufacturing plant for paper, steel, textiles, flooring, and some other kinds of materials.
- (military slang, World War I, World War II) A delousing station: a cootie mill.
- (die sinking) A hardened steel roller with a design in relief, used for imprinting a reversed copy of the design in a softer metal, such as copper.
- (informal) Alternative form of mil (“million”).
- (mining) A passage underground through which ore is shot.
- machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing
- a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
- the act of grinding to a powder or dust
verb
- (transitive) To grind or otherwise process in a mill or other machine.
- (intransitive) To undergo hulling.
- (transitive) To roll (steel, etc.) into bars.
- (transitive) To cause to mill, or circle around.
- (intransitive, slang) To take part in a fistfight; to box.
- (transitive, collectible card games) To move (a card) from a deck to the discard pile.
- (zoology, of air-breathing creatures) To swim underwater.
- (transitive, mining) To fill (a winze or interior incline) with broken ore, to be drawn out at the bottom.
- (zoology, of a whale) To swim suddenly in a new direction.
- (transitive, Hearthstone) To destroy (a card) due to having a full hand.
- To pass through a fulling mill; to full, as cloth.
- (transitive) To shape, polish, dress or finish using a machine.
- (intransitive, followed by around, about, etc.) To move about in an aimless fashion.
- (transitive) To engrave one or more grooves or a pattern around the edge of (a cylindrical object such as a coin).
- (transitive, slang) To beat; to pound.
- (transitive) To make (drinking chocolate) frothy, as by churning.
- roll out (metal) with a rolling machine
- produce a ridge around the edge of
- move about in a confused manner
- grind with a mill
noun
- (nautical) A small auxiliary engine.
- A domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse.
- A stubborn person.
- (UK, nautical) A sailor's storage chest.
- (poker slang) A bad poker player.
- A fool.
- domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn
- the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
noun
- (automotive) Acronym of internal combustion engine.
- (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).
- (programming) Initialism of internal compiler error.
- Acronym of iridocorneal endothelial syndrome.
- 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”).
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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).
noun
- (Australia, slang) A car's engine.
- (Northern England, Scotland) A dense mist or drizzle
- (Northern England, Scotland) A mouldy dampness; mouldiness
- buttocks
- (Australia, slang) A fool.
- (slang) A donkey (the animal).
- (British, uncountable) A sub-genre of Scouse house music containing distinctive percussion sounds.
- (poker, slang, derogatory) A poor player who makes mistakes.
- (Northern England, Scotland) dampness; moistness
- A 1971 to 1976 Chevrolet Caprice or Impala that has been modified, usually by being raised and given bigger wheels.
adj
verb
- (Northern England, Scotland) To drizzle
- (slang, intransitive, Canada, US) To mess around, to play
- (slang, transitive) To hit
- (poker slang) To make a donk bet.
- (Northern England, Scotland) To moisten; dampen
- (Australia, colloquial, slang) To provide a second person with a lift on a bicycle (formerly, on a horse), seating the passenger either in front (on the handlebar) or behind (sharing the seat); to travel as a passenger in such manner.
noun
- (informal) A motor vehicle powered by petrol (as opposed to diesel).
- (Commonwealth, excluding Canada) A fluid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, primarily consisting of octane, commonly used as a motor fuel.
- a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
noun
- (automotive) A vehicle equipped with such a motor engine.
- (automotive) A hemispherical cylinder head from such a motor.
- (by extension) Domed versions of the above that have cylinder heads that are not exactly hemispherical
- (automotive) A motor with hemispherical combustion chambers. A piston engine internal combustion engine with hemispherical piston cylinder heads.
- (automotive) A combustion chamber with the hemispherical cylinder head from such an engine.
noun
- (rare) A traction engine.
- (slang) A cheer characterized by a slow beginning and a progressive increase in speed.
- (economics) A country which drives the world economy by having a high level of imports, such as the United States.
- (rail transport) The power unit of a train that pulls the coaches or wagons.
- a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
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noun
- Abbreviation of utility vehicle.
- Abbreviation of ultraviolet.
- (computer graphics, attributive) The axes of a two-dimensional texture, as opposed to those (X, Y, Z) of the three-dimensional model to which it is applied.
- radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays
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- (slang) A two-stroke engine.
- (baseball, informal) A fastball.
- (slang) An illicit boxing match; see Wikipedia:Battle Royal (boxing).
- A person or an apparatus that smokes food.
- A device that releases smoke intended to distract bees; a bee smoker.
- A smoking car on a train.
- (slang, by extension) Any vehicle with a two-stroke engine, especially a motorcycle, as opposed to a four-stroke motorcycle or stroker.
- A person who smokes tobacco habitually.
- A vent in the deep ocean floor from which a plume of superheated seawater, rich in minerals, erupts.
- A tobacco pipe that produces smoke well when used.
- (slang) Synonym of stag film.
- a passenger car for passengers who wish to smoke
- a person who smokes tobacco
- a party for men only (or one considered suitable for men only)
noun
- An engine so equipped, or the vehicle that it powers.
- A mechanism (usually one operated by electricity, compressed air, a spring, or an explosive gas), attached to an internal-combustion engine, as on an automobile, and used as a means of starting the engine without cranking it by hand.
- A person who shows initiative and resourcefulness.
- an energetic person with unusual initiative
- an electric starting motor that automatically starts an internal-combustion engine
noun
- (automotive, slang) One horsepower.
- a contraption built like a mount, strong enough to support one's weight
- (Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia) A serving of 140 millilitres of beer (formerly 5 fl oz); a quarter pint.
- (slang) A ponytail hairstyle.
- (Cockney rhyming slang) Crap; rubbish, nonsense.
- (endearing) A horse of any size.
- (regional) A small serving of an alcoholic beverage, especially beer.
- (slang) A chorus girl of small stature.
- (preceded by definite article) A dance from the 1960s in which the dancer mimics the high-stepping prance of a pony.
- (UK, slang) Twenty-five pounds (money).
- (slang, derogatory, video games) Ellipsis of Sony pony.
- A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers.
- (US, slang) A translation used as a study aid; loosely, a crib, a cheat-sheet.
- a range horse of the western United States
- any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder
- a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey
- an informal term for a racehorse
- a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)
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noun
- (by extension, often derogatory) A very small car.
- (by extension) A car or small enclosed space with too many people or things in it.
- The undersized car used in a circus clown car routine.
- (literally) A car for clowns, especially the car of a circus train that carries the clowns.
- (comedy) A circus clown routine in which an implausibly large number of clowns climb into or out of a small car.
- (figurative, derogatory, often politics) Any process with a comically large number of participants, especially participants who themselves are comical or ridiculous.
- (derogatory) A car that looks gaudy or otherwise ridiculous.
noun
- (informal) A vehicle.
- (printing, historical) A fault caused by the overlapping of leads, etc.
- A lift given to someone in another person's vehicle.
- (figurative) A wild, bewildering experience of some duration.
- Ellipsis of ride cymbal.
- (slang, vulgar) An act of sexual intercourse.
- An instance of riding.
- (UK) A road or avenue cut in a wood, for riding; a bridleway or other wide country path.
- (jazz) A steady rhythmical style.
- A district inspected by an excise officer.
- (Ireland) A person (or sometimes a thing or a place) that is visually attractive.
- An amusement ridden at a fair or amusement park.
- a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
- a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement
verb
- (surgery) To overlap (each other); said of bones or fractured fragments.
- (ambitransitive, Ireland, slang) To have sex with (someone).
- To manage insolently at will; to domineer over.
- (intransitive) Of clothing: to gradually move (up) and crease; to ruckle.
- (intransitive) Of a ship: to sail, to float on the water.
- (intransitive) To rely, depend (on).
- (lacrosse) To play defense on the defensemen or midfielders, as an attackman.
- (transitive) To traverse by riding.
- (transitive, informal, chiefly US and South Africa) To transport (someone) in a vehicle.
- (ambitransitive) To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc.
- (radio, television, transitive) To monitor (some component of an audiovisual signal) in order to keep it within acceptable bounds.
- (intransitive) Of clothing: to rest (in a given way on a part of the body).
- (transitive, figuratively) To exploit or take advantage of (a situation).
- (transitive, colloquial) To nag or criticize; to annoy (someone).
- (transitive) To convey, as by riding; to make or do by riding.
- (intransitive) To support a rider, as a horse; to move under the saddle.
- (ambitransitive) To be transported in a vehicle; to travel as a passenger.
- (music) In jazz, to play in a steady rhythmical style.
- (ambitransitive, slang) To mount (someone) to have sex with them.
- (transitive, intransitive) To be carried or supported by something lightly and quickly; to travel in such a way, as though on horseback.
- keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot
- sit on and control a vehicle
- move like a floating object
- be carried or travel on or in a vehicle
- harass with persistent criticism or carping
- ride over, along, or through
- lie moored or anchored
- be sustained or supported or borne
- continue undisturbed and without interference
- have certain properties when driven
- climb up on the body
- copulate with
- be contingent on
- sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
noun
- Ellipsis of diesel engine.
- (countable) A vehicle powered by a diesel engine.
- A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed.
- (cycling, slang) A rider who has an even energy output, without bursts of speed.
- (UK, slang) Synonym of snakebite and black.
- (slang) A particular cannabis hybrid.
- an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil
verb
- To ignite a substance by using the heat generated by compression.
- (automotive) For a spark-ignition internal combustion engine to continue running after the electrical current to the spark plugs has been turned off. This occurs when there's enough heat in the combustion chamber to ignite the air and fuel mixture without a spark, the same way that heat and pressure cause ignition in a diesel engine.
noun
- (automotive) A wheelrim.
- (poker slang) The lowest straight in poker: ace-2-3-4-5.
- A Catherine wheel firework.
- (mathematics) A type of algebra where division is always defined, and in particular division by zero is meaningful.
- A spinning wheel.
- A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.
- (nautical) The instrument attached to the rudder by which a vessel is steered.
- A round portion of cheese.
- (poker slang) The best low hand in Lowball or High-low split poker: either ace-2-3-4-5 or 2-3-4-5-7, depending on the variant.
- A turn or revolution; rotation; compass.
- (prosody) The return to a peculiar rhythm at the end of each stanza.
- (figurative) The control of, or ability to steer, the course of events.
- (informal, with "the") A steering wheel and its implied control of a vehicle.
- The breaking wheel, an old instrument of torture.
- (slang) A person with a great deal of power or influence; a big wheel.
- (figurative) A recurring or cyclical course of events.
- A maneuver in marching in which the marchers turn in a curving fashion to right or left so that the order of marchers does not change.
- A potter's wheel.
- forces that provide energy and direction
- game equipment consisting of a wheel with slots that is used for gambling; the wheel rotates horizontally and players bet on which slot the roulette ball will stop in
- a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
- an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
- a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
- a circular helm to control the rudder of a vessel
- a handwheel that is used for steering
verb
- (transitive) To put into a rotatory motion; to cause to turn or revolve; to make or perform in a circle.
- (transitive) To roll along on wheels.
- (intransitive) To travel around in large circles, particularly in the air.
- (transitive) To cause to change direction quickly, turn.
- (intransitive, grime music) To reload a track; to play a wheel-up.
- (transitive) To transport something or someone using any wheeled mechanism, such as a wheelchair.
- (intransitive) To change direction quickly, turn, pivot, whirl, wheel around.
- wheel somebody or something
- ride a bicycle
- change directions as if revolving on a pivot
- move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
noun
- (aviation) Acronym of current engine option.
- (UK, countable) Initialism of civil enforcement officer.
- (Internet slang, humorous) A notional title for a leading partaker in, or advocate of something or someone.
- (Philippines, government) Initialism of city engineering office.
- (countable, business) Initialism of chief executive officer.
- the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)
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- (metonymically) A vehicle with a manual transmission.
- (Christianity, historical) An old office-book like the modern Roman Catholic ritual.
- (military) A drill in the use of weapons, etc.
- (uncountable) Manual control or operation.
- Synonym of handbook.
- (medicine, colloquial) Manual measurement of the blood pressure, done with a manual sphygmomanometer.
- (music) A keyboard for the hands on a harpsichord, organ, or other musical instrument.
- A booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine or product.
- A similar maneuver on a skateboard, lifting the front or back wheels while keeping the tail or nose of the board from touching the ground.
- (automotive) A manual transmission; a gearbox, especially of a motorized vehicle, shifted by the operator.
- A manual typewriter (as contrasted with an electronic one).
- (music) A keyboard on an organ.
- A bicycle technique whereby the front wheel is held aloft by the rider, without the use of pedal force.
- a small handbook
- (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle
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- (genericized trademark) A sport utility vehicle or similar four-wheel-drive vehicle.
- (corrosion) A device for detecting discontinuity in a protective coating, also called a "holiday detector"
- (4chan /lgbt/ slang, derogatory, offensive) A trans woman who is sexually attracted to women and transitioned due to autogynephilia.
- A small, blocky, military-style vehicle with four-wheel drive, suited to rough terrain.
- (Australia, regional) A covered shopping cart, also called a "shopping stroller".
- A light utility truck from WWII used by the U.S. Army, and subsequently turned into the trademark Jeep when civilianized by originating manufacturer Willys-Overland.
- (Philippines, colloquial) Clipping of jeepney
- a car suitable for traveling over rough terrain
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- (automotive) The crankcase or oil reservoir of an internal combustion engine.
- (construction) An intentional depression around a drain or scupper that promotes drainage.
- A completely flooded cave passage, sometimes passable by diving.
- (nautical) The pit at the lowest point in a circulating or drainage system (FM 55-501).
- (Scotland) A sudden or heavy fall of rain; a deluge.
- A hollow or pit into which liquid drains, such as a cesspool, cesspit or sink.
- The lowest part of a mineshaft into which water drains.
- a well or other hole in which water has collected
- a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
- an oil reservoir in an internal combustion engine
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noun
- (slang) A single-cylinder engine, especially four-stroke engines or those with large engine displacements.
- (uncountable) A drinking game wherein players must remember personal hand signs while being distracted by others banging on a table.
- (UK, rail transport, slang) A kind of slam-door train introduced in the late 1950s.
- (US, military, slang) The Vietnam-era M79 grenade launcher (due to its distinctive report).
- (slang) Something big, such as a lie; a whopper.
- One who thumps.
- (informal) A strong adherent to a religion or ideology.
- (Antarctica) A short rope for beating disobedient sled dogs.
verb
- (intransitive, of an engine) To stop suddenly.
- To forestall; to anticipate.
- To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix.
- (intransitive) To come to a standstill.
- (transitive) To cause to stop making progress; to hinder; to slow down; to delay or forestall.
- (intransitive) To employ delaying tactics; to stall for time.
- To keep close; to keep secret.
- (transitive, aeronautics) To cause to exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
- To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.
- (transitive) To employ delaying tactics against.
- To fatten.
- (transitive) To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.
- (intransitive, aeronautics) To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
- (transitive, automotive) To cause the engine of a manual-transmission car or truck to stop by going too slowly for the selected gear.
- experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
- postpone doing what one should be doing
- deliberately delay an event or action
- cause an airplane to go into a stall
- put into, or keep in, a stall
- come to a stop
- cause an engine to stop
noun
- A church office that entitles the incumbent to the use of a church stall.
- (Germanic paganism) An Heathen altar, typically an indoor one, as contrasted with a more substantial outdoor harrow.
- A seat in a church, especially one next to the chancel or choir, reserved for church officials and dignitaries.
- A parking stall; a space for a vehicle in a parking lot or parkade.
- A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.
- A small partitioned space or roomlet used for a shower or a toilet.
- (countable) A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
- (aeronautics) Loss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded, normally occurring due to low airspeed.
- (countable) A small open-fronted shop, for example in a market, food court, etc.
- (mining) The space left by excavation between pillars.
- An action that is intended to cause, or actually causes, delay.
- (countable) A seat in a theatre close to and (about) level with the stage; traditionally, a seat with arms, or otherwise partly enclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc.
- A sheath to protect the finger.
- A stable; a place for cattle.
- a tactic used to mislead or delay
- a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
- a booth where articles are displayed for sale
- a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge
- seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
- small area set off by walls for special use
- small individual study area in a library
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adj
- (road transport, slang) Of an engine, a motor vehicle, etc.: modified for higher performance.
- (US, chiefly New England, slang) Excited.
- (by extension) Improved.
- (US, naval slang) Intoxicated by alcohol or drugs.
- (horse racing, cant) Of a racehorse: injected with a substance to make it run faster or to change its temperament.