English words for 'Alternative form of committal.'
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adj
noun
- The act of committing someone to confinement; an order for someone's imprisonment.
- The act of committing a body to the grave at a burial or to the furnace at a cremation.
- The act of perpetrating an offence.
- The act of entrusting something to someone.
- the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
- the act of committing a crime
verb
noun
verb
- (transitive) To bind or devote by a vow.
- (law) To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See avowry.
- (transitive) To declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right; to own, acknowledge or confess frankly.
- admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about
- to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
adj
- (of a relationship) Committed.
- Important; weighty; not insignificant.
- Really intending what is said (or planned, etc); in earnest; not jocular or deceiving.
- Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition.
- completely lacking in playfulness
- appealing to the mind
- requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve
- concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
- causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
- of great consequence
adv
verb
noun
- The consecrated Eucharist (especially the bread).
- (Christianity) A sacred act and the attendant ceremony, considered (theology) an outward sign of divine grace, instituted by Jesus Christ.
- (in particular) The Eucharist.
- (Ancient Rome) The oath of allegiance taken by soldiers in Ancient Rome; hence, any sacred ceremony used to impress an obligation; a solemn oath-taking; an oath.
- (by extension) Anything regarded as possessing a sacred character or mysterious significance.
- a formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it; the two Protestant ceremonies are baptism and the Lord's Supper; in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church there are seven traditional rites accepted as instituted by Jesus: baptism and confirmation and Holy Eucharist and penance and holy orders and matrimony and extreme unction
verb
- (ambitransitive, ditransitive) To commit to (some action or outcome), or to assure (a person) of such commitment; to make an oath or vow.
- make a promise or commitment
- (ambitransitive) To give grounds for expectation, especially of something good.
- give grounds for expectations
- make a prediction about; tell in advance
- promise to undertake or give
noun
- (countable) An oath or affirmation; a vow.
- (countable, programming) A placeholder object representing the eventual result of an asynchronous operation.
- (countable, law) A transaction between two persons whereby the first person undertakes in the future to render some service or gift to the second person or devotes something valuable now and here to his use.
- (uncountable) Reason to expect improvement or success; potential.
- a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
- grounds for feeling hopeful about the future
verb
- (transitive) To try to win a commitment to marry from.
- (transitive) To seek to achieve or win (a prize).
- (transitive) To risk (a consequence, usually negative).
- (intransitive) To engage in activities intended to win affections.
- (transitive) To attempt to attract, in any way; to invite by attractions.
- (transitive) To attempt to gain alliance with.
- (transitive) To engage in behavior conducive to mating with.
- engage in social activities leading to marriage
- make amorous advances towards
- seek someone's favor
noun
- An organization for the administration of law, consisting of a body of judges with a certain jurisdiction along with its administrative apparatus.
- Attention directed to a person in power; behaviour designed to gain favor; politeness of manner; civility towards someone.
- one of the two divisions of a tennis, badminton or volleyball court, in which the player or players of each team play
- (Australia, US) A street with no outlet, a cul-de-sac.
- The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority; all the surroundings of a sovereign in his regal state.
- The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, legally met together for the transaction of judicial business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of cases.
- Any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecclesiastical.
- An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.
- The session of a judicial assembly.
- (sports) A place arranged for playing the games of tennis, basketball, handball, badminton, volleyball, squash and some other games
- (often capitalized) The judge or judges or other judicial officer presiding in a particular matter, particularly as distinguished from the counsel or jury, or both.
- The hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered.
- Any formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign.
- (Hong Kong, only used in names) A housing estate under the Home Ownership Scheme.
- The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or other dignitary; a palace.
- (ornithology) A space prepared and decorated by certain bird species in which to advertise themselves for a mate.
- (Hong Kong, only used in names) An apartment building, or a small development of several apartment buildings.
- respectful deference
- the residence of a sovereign or nobleman
- an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
- an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings
- a room in which a law court sits
- the sovereign and their advisers who are the governing power of a state
- a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played
- the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince
- a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area
verb
- (transitive) To certify by signature or oath.
- (transitive) To put under oath.
- (transitive) To certify in an official capacity.
- (transitive) To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine.
- (ambitransitive) To supply or be evidence of.
- provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
- give testimony in a court of law
- authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity
- establish or verify the usage of
adj
noun
- A devotee of a particular religion or cult.
- (by extension) Someone who is devoted to a particular pursuit etc.
- A devout or zealous worshipper.
- A person, such as a monk or nun, who lives a religious life according to vows they have made.
- A loyal supporter or devoted admirer of a person or institution.
- a devoted (almost religiously so) adherent of a cause or person or activity
- one bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service
- a priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult
noun
verb
- (transitive) To specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement.
- (US, transitive, formal, law) To acknowledge the truth of; not to challenge.
- (intransitive, formal, law) To mutually agree.
- (intransitive, followed by for) To ask for a contractual term.
- (transitive) To require (something) as a condition of a contract or agreement.
- give a guarantee or promise of
- make an oral contract or agreement in the verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it legal force
- specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
adj
verb
- (ambitransitive) To take an oath, to promise intensely, solemnly, and/or with legally binding effect.
- (transitive) To promise intensely that something is true; to strongly assert.
- (Northern England, Scotland) To be lazy; rest for a short while during working hours.
- (transitive) To take an oath that an assertion is true.
- (transitive) To administer an oath to (a person).
- (ambitransitive) To use offensive, profane, or obscene language.
- make a deposition; declare under oath
- have faith or confidence in
- utter obscenities or profanities
- promise solemnly; take an oath
- to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
adj
noun
noun
- An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge.
- An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds themself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds themself to receive the property and pay the consideration.
- A gainful transaction; an advantageous purchase.
- The thing stipulated or purchased.
- An item purchased for significantly less than the usual, or recommended, price
- an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
- an advantageous purchase
verb
noun
- a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
- a statement intended to inspire confidence
- freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
- a British term for some kinds of insurance
- (law) Any written or other legal evidence of the conveyance of property; a conveyance; a deed.
- (insurance) Insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death. Assurance is used in relation to life contingencies, and insurance in relation to other contingencies. It is called temporary assurance, in the time within which the contingent event must happen is limited.
- The act of assuring; a declaration intended to inspire full confidence; something designed to give confidence to someone.
- Excessive boldness; impudence; audacity
- Firmness of mind; undoubting steadiness; intrepidity, courage, or self-confidence.
- (theology) Subjective certainty of one's salvation.
- The state of being assured; total confidence or trust; a lack of doubt; certainty; guarantee.
noun
- a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
- a deposit of personal property as security for a debt
- a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event
- someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group
- A drinking toast.
- A solemn promise to do something.
- The personal property so pledged, to be kept until the debt is paid.
- An asset or person temporarily handed over to guarantee the fulfilment of something promised, under threat of permanent loss of the thing handed over; surety, security, hostage.
- (law) A bailment of personal property to secure payment of a debt without transfer of title.
- (with the) A promise to abstain from drinking alcohol.
- (university slang) A person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a college fraternity, but is not yet formally approved.
verb
- bind or secure by a pledge
- give as a guarantee
- propose a toast to
- pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals
- promise solemnly and formally
- To deposit something as a security; to pawn.
- To make a solemn promise (to do something).
- (transitive) To give assurance of friendship by the act of drinking; to drink to one's health.
verb
- (transitive) To engage as a pledge; to mortgage.
- (intransitive) (of a value or rate) To decrease slightly.
- (transitive) To treat cattle or sheep by immersion in chemical solution.
- (transitive) To perform (a bow or curtsey) by inclining the body.
- (transitive) To lower into a liquid.
- (intransitive) To perform the action of plunging a dipper, ladle. etc. into a liquid or soft substance and removing a part.
- (transitive) To use a dip stick to check oil level in an engine.
- (transitive) To lower a light's beam.
- (birdwatching, colloquial) To miss out on seeing a sought after bird.
- (transitive) To briefly lower the body by bending the knees while keeping the body in an upright position, usually in rhythm, as when singing or dancing.
- (transitive) To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To leave; to quit or abandon.
- (transitive) To take out, by dipping a dipper, ladle, or other receptacle, into a fluid and removing a part; often with out.
- (intransitive) To incline downward from the plane of the horizon.
- To consume snuff by placing a pinch behind the lip or under the tongue so that the active chemical constituents of the snuff may be absorbed into the system for their narcotic effect.
- (transitive) To wet, as if by immersing; to moisten.
- (transitive) To immerse for baptism.
- (intransitive) To plunge or engage thoroughly in any affair.
- (intransitive) To immerse oneself; to become plunged in a liquid; to sink.
- (transitive, dance) To perform a dip dance move (often phrased with the leader as the subject noun and the follower as the subject noun being dipped)
- (intransitive) To sink, drop, or slope downwards.
- dip into a liquid
- immerse in a disinfectant solution
- dip into a liquid while eating
- place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
- stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
- slope downwards
- immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
- appear to move downward
- lower briefly
- take a small amount from
- plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container
- scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface
- switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
- go down momentarily
noun
- (informal) A foolish person.
- (turpentine industry) The viscid exudation that is dipped out from incisions in the trees. Virgin dip is the runnings of the first year, yellow dip the runnings of subsequent years.
- A sauce for dipping.
- (geology) The angle from horizontal of a planar geologic surface, such as a fault line.
- A lower section of a road or geological feature.
- The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid.
- A tank or trough where cattle or sheep are immersed in chemicals to kill parasites.
- (bodybuilding) A gymnastic or bodybuilding exercise on parallel bars in which the performer, resting on his hands, lets his arms bend and his body sink until his chin is level with the bars, and then raises himself by straightening his arms.
- (computer graphics) Initialism of device-independent pixel.
- (finance, informal) A financial asset in decline, seen as an investment opportunity.
- (uncountable) Finely ground tobacco, consumed by placing a small amount between the lip and gum.
- (aeronautics) A sudden drop followed by a climb, usually to avoid obstacles or as the result of getting into an airhole.
- A swim, usually a short swim to refresh.
- A dip stick.
- (ABDL, informal, uncommon) A diaper; diap, dipe.
- (informal) A diplomat.
- Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch.
- (dance) A move in many different styles of partner dances, often performed at the end of a dance, in which the follower leans far to the side and is supported by the leader.
- (birdwatching, colloquial) The act of missing out on seeing a sought after bird.
- (UK, dialect, uncountable, Birmingham) Fried bread.
- a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
- a brief immersion
- a brief swim in water
- tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
- a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
- a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
- a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
- a depression in an otherwise level surface
- (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
verb
- commit in order to fulfill an obligation
- force somebody to do something
- bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
- (transitive, Canada, US, Scotland) To commit (money, for example) in order to fulfill an obligation.
- (transitive) To bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a social, legal, or moral tie.
- (transitive, Canada, US, Scotland) To cause to be grateful or indebted; to oblige.
adj
noun
verb
- make a promise or commitment
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- make certain of
- inform positively and with certainty and confidence
- assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence
- (transitive) To reassure.
- (transitive) To make sure and secure; ensure.
- (transitive) To give (someone) confidence in the trustworthiness of (something). [with that; or with of]
verb
- (transitive) To bind through legal or moral obligation (to do something, especially to marry) (usually in passive).
- (ambitransitive) To draw into conversation.
- (transitive) To arrange to employ or use (a worker, a space, etc.).
- (intransitive) To guarantee or promise (to do something).
- (transitive) To enter into conflict with (an enemy).
- (intransitive) To enter into battle.
- (transitive) To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied.
- To attract, to please; (archaic) to fascinate or win over (someone).
- To mesh or interlock (of machinery, especially a clutch).
- (engineering, transitive) To come into gear with.
- keep engaged
- hire for work or assistance
- carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)
- carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
- give to in marriage
- get caught
- consume all of one's attention or time
- engage or hire for work
- engage for service under a term of contract
- ask to represent; of legal counsel
noun
- State of being pledged or engaged.
- The act of being locked away, such as in an institution for the mentally ill or in jail.
- Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially:
- The trait of sincerity and focused purpose.
- Perpetration as in a crime or mistake.
- The act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review.
- Official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental health institution.
- Act of assuming a financial obligation at a future date.
- Being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action or to another person or persons.
- a message that makes a pledge
- the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose
- the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
- the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
- an engagement by contract involving financial obligation
verb
noun
- A pact or binding agreement between two or more parties.
- An incidental clause in an agreement.
- (law) A promise, incidental to a deed or contract, either express or implied.
- (law) An agreement to do or not do a particular thing.
- a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
- (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return
verb
noun
- (uncountable) The state of being held as security for a loan, or as a pledge.
- (rare) A pawnshop; pawnbroker.
- A gallery.
- (chess) The most numerous chess piece, or a similar piece in a similar game. In chess, each side starts with eight; moves are only forward, and attacks are only diagonally or en passant.
- (idiomatic) A person being manipulated by another, being used to some end.
- Alternative form of paan.
- An instance of pawning something.
- borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan
- an article deposited as security
- (chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank
- a person used by another to gain an end
verb
- (transitive) To commit, as to one's care; to entrust.
- (transitive) To give credence to; to believe; to credit.
- (intransitive) To have trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence; to confide.
- (transitive) To give credit to; to sell to upon credit, or in confidence of future payment.
- (transitive) to show confidence in a person by entrusting them with something.
- (transitive) To hope confidently; to believe (usually with a phrase or infinitive clause as the object)
- (transitive) To place confidence in, to rely on, to confide in.
- (intransitive, followed by to) To rely on (something), as though having trust (on it).
- (intransitive, with in) To have faith in; to rely on for continuing support or aid.
- (chiefly archaic) extend credit to
- be confident about something
- have confidence or faith in
- confer a trust upon
- expect and wish
- allow without fear
adj
intj
noun
- A group of businessmen or traders organised for mutual benefit to produce and distribute specific commodities or services, and managed by a central body of trustees.
- (rare) Trustworthiness, reliability.
- That which is committed or entrusted; something received in confidence; a charge.
- Dependence upon something in the future; hope.
- That upon which confidence is reposed; ground of reliance; hope.
- (trust law) An arrangement whereby property or money is given to be held by a third party (a trustee), on the basis that it will be managed for the benefit of, or eventually transferred to, a stated beneficiary; for example, money to be given to a child when he or she reaches adulthood.
- (computing) Affirmation of the access rights of a user of a computer system.
- Confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit.
- (law) The confidence vested in a person who has legal ownership of a property to manage for the benefit of another.
- The condition or obligation of one to whom anything is confided; responsible charge or office.
- Confidence in or reliance on some person or quality.
- a trustful relationship
- complete confidence in a person or plan etc
- the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others
- a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service
- something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
- certainty based on past experience
verb
- (transitive) To contract; to stipulate; to agree.
- To subject to the process of acclimation.
- (transitive) To test or assay, as silk (to ascertain the proportion of moisture it contains).
- (US, colleges, transitive) To put under conditions; to require to pass a new examination or to make up a specified study, as a condition of remaining in one's class or in college.
- (transitive) To treat, especially hair with hair conditioner.
- To subject to different conditions, especially as an exercise.
- To shape the behaviour of someone to do something.
- To make dependent on a condition to be fulfilled; to make conditional on.
- (transitive) To place conditions or limitations upon.
- To impose upon an object those relations or conditions without which knowledge and thought are alleged to be impossible.
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- establish a conditioned response
- apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny
- put into a better state
- specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
noun
- A state or quality.
- A requirement.
- (law) A clause in a contract or agreement indicating that a certain contingency may modify the principal obligation in some way.
- A certain abnormal state of health; a malady or sickness.
- The health status of a medical patient.
- A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.
- A particular state of being.
- a state at a particular time
- an illness, disease, or other medical problem
- information that should be kept in mind when making a decision
- the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases ‘in condition’ or ‘in shape’ or ‘out of condition’ or ‘out of shape’)
- (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
- an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
- the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition
- a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing
verb
- (transitive, law) To affirm something formally, under oath.
- (transitive) To confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something.
- (transitive) To substantiate or prove the truth of something.
- confirm the truth of
- check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard
- attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition)
- to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
verb
- (intransitive) To commit oneself (to an obligation, activity etc.).
- (transitive) To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.).
- (British, informal) To pass a slower moving vehicle on the curbside rather than on the side closest to oncoming traffic.
- promise to do or accomplish
- accept as a challenge
- accept as a charge
- enter upon an activity or enterprise
- enter into a contractual arrangement
noun
verb
noun
- (US) Alternative spelling of gauge.
- A subspecies of plum, Prunus domestica subsp. italica.
- Something, such as a glove or other pledge, thrown down as a challenge to combat (now usually figurative).
- street names for marijuana
- a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
noun
- A statement of intent, a vow.
- A strong will; the state of being resolute.
- (narratology) The moment in which the conflict ends and the outcome of the action is clear.
- (mathematics) The act or process of resolving: solving.
- (homological algebra, of a given module (or, generally, object in an abelian category) M) An exact sequence of modules (or, objects in the same category as M) either terminating in M or such that M is the homology at degree zero. See Resolution (algebra).
- (medicine) In a pathological process, the phase during which pathogens and damaged tissues are removed by macrophages.
- (computing) The number of pixels in an image being stored or displayed.
- (sciences) The separation of the constituent parts (of a spectrum etc).
- The act of discerning detail.
- (music) Progression from dissonance to consonance; a chord to which such progression is made.
- (computing) The process of determining the meaning of a symbol or address; the process of executing a link to it.
- A formal statement adopted by an assembly, or during any other formal meeting.
- (sciences) The degree of fineness of such a separation.
- (computing, photography) The degree of fineness with which an image can be recorded or produced, often expressed as the number of pixels per unit of length (typically an inch).
- A firm decision or an official decision.
- the trait of being resolute
- analysis into clear-cut components
- the subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung)
- a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
- a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner
- a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
- (music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord
- (computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display; the greater the resolution, the better the picture
- finding a solution to a problem
- the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together
- something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
verb
- (intransitive) To make an agreement or contract; to covenant.
- (transitive) To enter into a contract with (someone or something).
- To draw together so as to wrinkle; to knit.
- (transitive) To bring on; to incur; to acquire.
- (grammar) To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one.
- (transitive) To gain or acquire (an illness).
- (ambitransitive) To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.
- To betroth; to affiance.
- compress or concentrate
- cause to be smaller
- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
- squeeze or press together
- engage by written agreement
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- enter into a contractual arrangement
- become smaller or draw together
- make or become more narrow or restricted
noun
- (informal) An order, usually given to a hired assassin, to kill someone.
- (bridge) The declarer's undertaking to win the number of tricks bid with a stated suit as trump.
- (law) The document containing such an agreement.
- (law) An agreement which the law will enforce in some way. A legally binding contract must contain at least one promise, i.e., a commitment or offer, by an offeror to and accepted by an offeree to do something in the future. A contract is thus executory rather than executed.
- (law) A part of legal studies dealing with laws and jurisdiction related to contracts.
- An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement.
- a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
- (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
- a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks they bid
verb
- (transitive, figurative) To pledge and make liable; to make subject to obligation; to achieve an immediate result by paying for it in the long term.
- (transitive, law) To borrow against a property, to obtain a loan for another purpose by giving away the right of seizure to the lender over a fixed property such as a house or piece of land; to pledge a property in order to get a loan.
- put up as security or collateral
noun
noun
- (law) An offer to make oath.
- A bet; a stake; a pledge.
- The subject of a bet.
- Agent noun of wage; one who wages.
- (law) A contract by which two parties or more agree that a certain sum of money, or other thing, shall be paid or delivered to one of them, on the happening or not happening of an uncertain event.
- the act of gambling
- the money risked on a gamble
verb
noun
- A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.
- A curse, a curse word.
- A statement or promise which is strengthened (affirmed) by such a pledge.
- A light, irreverent or insulting appeal to a deity or other entity.
- profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
- a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior
- a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury
noun
noun
- An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge.
- An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds themself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds themself to receive the property and pay the consideration.
- A gainful transaction; an advantageous purchase.
- The thing stipulated or purchased.
- An item purchased for significantly less than the usual, or recommended, price
- an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
- an advantageous purchase
verb
noun
- a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
- a statement intended to inspire confidence
- freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
- a British term for some kinds of insurance
- (law) Any written or other legal evidence of the conveyance of property; a conveyance; a deed.
- (insurance) Insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death. Assurance is used in relation to life contingencies, and insurance in relation to other contingencies. It is called temporary assurance, in the time within which the contingent event must happen is limited.
- The act of assuring; a declaration intended to inspire full confidence; something designed to give confidence to someone.
- Excessive boldness; impudence; audacity
- Firmness of mind; undoubting steadiness; intrepidity, courage, or self-confidence.
- (theology) Subjective certainty of one's salvation.
- The state of being assured; total confidence or trust; a lack of doubt; certainty; guarantee.
noun
- a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
- a deposit of personal property as security for a debt
- a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event
- someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group
- A drinking toast.
- A solemn promise to do something.
- The personal property so pledged, to be kept until the debt is paid.
- An asset or person temporarily handed over to guarantee the fulfilment of something promised, under threat of permanent loss of the thing handed over; surety, security, hostage.
- (law) A bailment of personal property to secure payment of a debt without transfer of title.
- (with the) A promise to abstain from drinking alcohol.
- (university slang) A person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a college fraternity, but is not yet formally approved.
verb
- bind or secure by a pledge
- give as a guarantee
- propose a toast to
- pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals
- promise solemnly and formally
- To deposit something as a security; to pawn.
- To make a solemn promise (to do something).
- (transitive) To give assurance of friendship by the act of drinking; to drink to one's health.
noun
- State of being pledged or engaged.
- The act of being locked away, such as in an institution for the mentally ill or in jail.
- Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially:
- The trait of sincerity and focused purpose.
- Perpetration as in a crime or mistake.
- The act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review.
- Official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental health institution.
- Act of assuming a financial obligation at a future date.
- Being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action or to another person or persons.
- a message that makes a pledge
- the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose
- the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
- the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
- an engagement by contract involving financial obligation
noun
- A statement of intent, a vow.
- A strong will; the state of being resolute.
- (narratology) The moment in which the conflict ends and the outcome of the action is clear.
- (mathematics) The act or process of resolving: solving.
- (homological algebra, of a given module (or, generally, object in an abelian category) M) An exact sequence of modules (or, objects in the same category as M) either terminating in M or such that M is the homology at degree zero. See Resolution (algebra).
- (medicine) In a pathological process, the phase during which pathogens and damaged tissues are removed by macrophages.
- (computing) The number of pixels in an image being stored or displayed.
- (sciences) The separation of the constituent parts (of a spectrum etc).
- The act of discerning detail.
- (music) Progression from dissonance to consonance; a chord to which such progression is made.
- (computing) The process of determining the meaning of a symbol or address; the process of executing a link to it.
- A formal statement adopted by an assembly, or during any other formal meeting.
- (sciences) The degree of fineness of such a separation.
- (computing, photography) The degree of fineness with which an image can be recorded or produced, often expressed as the number of pixels per unit of length (typically an inch).
- A firm decision or an official decision.
- the trait of being resolute
- analysis into clear-cut components
- the subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung)
- a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
- a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner
- a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
- (music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord
- (computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display; the greater the resolution, the better the picture
- finding a solution to a problem
- the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together
- something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
noun
- (law) An offer to make oath.
- A bet; a stake; a pledge.
- The subject of a bet.
- Agent noun of wage; one who wages.
- (law) A contract by which two parties or more agree that a certain sum of money, or other thing, shall be paid or delivered to one of them, on the happening or not happening of an uncertain event.
- the act of gambling
- the money risked on a gamble
verb
noun
- A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.
- A curse, a curse word.
- A statement or promise which is strengthened (affirmed) by such a pledge.
- A light, irreverent or insulting appeal to a deity or other entity.
- profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
- a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior
- a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury
verb
noun
verb
- (transitive) To bind or devote by a vow.
- (law) To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See avowry.
- (transitive) To declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right; to own, acknowledge or confess frankly.
- admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about
- to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
verb
noun
- The consecrated Eucharist (especially the bread).
- (Christianity) A sacred act and the attendant ceremony, considered (theology) an outward sign of divine grace, instituted by Jesus Christ.
- (in particular) The Eucharist.
- (Ancient Rome) The oath of allegiance taken by soldiers in Ancient Rome; hence, any sacred ceremony used to impress an obligation; a solemn oath-taking; an oath.
- (by extension) Anything regarded as possessing a sacred character or mysterious significance.
- a formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it; the two Protestant ceremonies are baptism and the Lord's Supper; in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church there are seven traditional rites accepted as instituted by Jesus: baptism and confirmation and Holy Eucharist and penance and holy orders and matrimony and extreme unction
verb
- (ambitransitive, ditransitive) To commit to (some action or outcome), or to assure (a person) of such commitment; to make an oath or vow.
- make a promise or commitment
- (ambitransitive) To give grounds for expectation, especially of something good.
- give grounds for expectations
- make a prediction about; tell in advance
- promise to undertake or give
noun
- (countable) An oath or affirmation; a vow.
- (countable, programming) A placeholder object representing the eventual result of an asynchronous operation.
- (countable, law) A transaction between two persons whereby the first person undertakes in the future to render some service or gift to the second person or devotes something valuable now and here to his use.
- (uncountable) Reason to expect improvement or success; potential.
- a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
- grounds for feeling hopeful about the future
verb
- (transitive) To try to win a commitment to marry from.
- (transitive) To seek to achieve or win (a prize).
- (transitive) To risk (a consequence, usually negative).
- (intransitive) To engage in activities intended to win affections.
- (transitive) To attempt to attract, in any way; to invite by attractions.
- (transitive) To attempt to gain alliance with.
- (transitive) To engage in behavior conducive to mating with.
- engage in social activities leading to marriage
- make amorous advances towards
- seek someone's favor
noun
- An organization for the administration of law, consisting of a body of judges with a certain jurisdiction along with its administrative apparatus.
- Attention directed to a person in power; behaviour designed to gain favor; politeness of manner; civility towards someone.
- one of the two divisions of a tennis, badminton or volleyball court, in which the player or players of each team play
- (Australia, US) A street with no outlet, a cul-de-sac.
- The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority; all the surroundings of a sovereign in his regal state.
- The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, legally met together for the transaction of judicial business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of cases.
- Any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecclesiastical.
- An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.
- The session of a judicial assembly.
- (sports) A place arranged for playing the games of tennis, basketball, handball, badminton, volleyball, squash and some other games
- (often capitalized) The judge or judges or other judicial officer presiding in a particular matter, particularly as distinguished from the counsel or jury, or both.
- The hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered.
- Any formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign.
- (Hong Kong, only used in names) A housing estate under the Home Ownership Scheme.
- The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or other dignitary; a palace.
- (ornithology) A space prepared and decorated by certain bird species in which to advertise themselves for a mate.
- (Hong Kong, only used in names) An apartment building, or a small development of several apartment buildings.
- respectful deference
- the residence of a sovereign or nobleman
- an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
- an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings
- a room in which a law court sits
- the sovereign and their advisers who are the governing power of a state
- a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played
- the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince
- a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area
verb
- (transitive) To certify by signature or oath.
- (transitive) To put under oath.
- (transitive) To certify in an official capacity.
- (transitive) To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine.
- (ambitransitive) To supply or be evidence of.
- provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
- give testimony in a court of law
- authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity
- establish or verify the usage of
verb
- (transitive) To specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement.
- (US, transitive, formal, law) To acknowledge the truth of; not to challenge.
- (intransitive, formal, law) To mutually agree.
- (intransitive, followed by for) To ask for a contractual term.
- (transitive) To require (something) as a condition of a contract or agreement.
- give a guarantee or promise of
- make an oral contract or agreement in the verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it legal force
- specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
adj
verb
- (ambitransitive) To take an oath, to promise intensely, solemnly, and/or with legally binding effect.
- (transitive) To promise intensely that something is true; to strongly assert.
- (Northern England, Scotland) To be lazy; rest for a short while during working hours.
- (transitive) To take an oath that an assertion is true.
- (transitive) To administer an oath to (a person).
- (ambitransitive) To use offensive, profane, or obscene language.
- make a deposition; declare under oath
- have faith or confidence in
- utter obscenities or profanities
- promise solemnly; take an oath
- to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
adj
noun
verb
- (transitive) To engage as a pledge; to mortgage.
- (intransitive) (of a value or rate) To decrease slightly.
- (transitive) To treat cattle or sheep by immersion in chemical solution.
- (transitive) To perform (a bow or curtsey) by inclining the body.
- (transitive) To lower into a liquid.
- (intransitive) To perform the action of plunging a dipper, ladle. etc. into a liquid or soft substance and removing a part.
- (transitive) To use a dip stick to check oil level in an engine.
- (transitive) To lower a light's beam.
- (birdwatching, colloquial) To miss out on seeing a sought after bird.
- (transitive) To briefly lower the body by bending the knees while keeping the body in an upright position, usually in rhythm, as when singing or dancing.
- (transitive) To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To leave; to quit or abandon.
- (transitive) To take out, by dipping a dipper, ladle, or other receptacle, into a fluid and removing a part; often with out.
- (intransitive) To incline downward from the plane of the horizon.
- To consume snuff by placing a pinch behind the lip or under the tongue so that the active chemical constituents of the snuff may be absorbed into the system for their narcotic effect.
- (transitive) To wet, as if by immersing; to moisten.
- (transitive) To immerse for baptism.
- (intransitive) To plunge or engage thoroughly in any affair.
- (intransitive) To immerse oneself; to become plunged in a liquid; to sink.
- (transitive, dance) To perform a dip dance move (often phrased with the leader as the subject noun and the follower as the subject noun being dipped)
- (intransitive) To sink, drop, or slope downwards.
- dip into a liquid
- immerse in a disinfectant solution
- dip into a liquid while eating
- place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
- stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
- slope downwards
- immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
- appear to move downward
- lower briefly
- take a small amount from
- plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container
- scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface
- switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
- go down momentarily
noun
- (informal) A foolish person.
- (turpentine industry) The viscid exudation that is dipped out from incisions in the trees. Virgin dip is the runnings of the first year, yellow dip the runnings of subsequent years.
- A sauce for dipping.
- (geology) The angle from horizontal of a planar geologic surface, such as a fault line.
- A lower section of a road or geological feature.
- The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid.
- A tank or trough where cattle or sheep are immersed in chemicals to kill parasites.
- (bodybuilding) A gymnastic or bodybuilding exercise on parallel bars in which the performer, resting on his hands, lets his arms bend and his body sink until his chin is level with the bars, and then raises himself by straightening his arms.
- (computer graphics) Initialism of device-independent pixel.
- (finance, informal) A financial asset in decline, seen as an investment opportunity.
- (uncountable) Finely ground tobacco, consumed by placing a small amount between the lip and gum.
- (aeronautics) A sudden drop followed by a climb, usually to avoid obstacles or as the result of getting into an airhole.
- A swim, usually a short swim to refresh.
- A dip stick.
- (ABDL, informal, uncommon) A diaper; diap, dipe.
- (informal) A diplomat.
- Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch.
- (dance) A move in many different styles of partner dances, often performed at the end of a dance, in which the follower leans far to the side and is supported by the leader.
- (birdwatching, colloquial) The act of missing out on seeing a sought after bird.
- (UK, dialect, uncountable, Birmingham) Fried bread.
- a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
- a brief immersion
- a brief swim in water
- tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
- a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
- a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
- a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
- a depression in an otherwise level surface
- (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
verb
- commit in order to fulfill an obligation
- force somebody to do something
- bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
- (transitive, Canada, US, Scotland) To commit (money, for example) in order to fulfill an obligation.
- (transitive) To bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a social, legal, or moral tie.
- (transitive, Canada, US, Scotland) To cause to be grateful or indebted; to oblige.
adj
noun
verb
- make a promise or commitment
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- make certain of
- inform positively and with certainty and confidence
- assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence
- (transitive) To reassure.
- (transitive) To make sure and secure; ensure.
- (transitive) To give (someone) confidence in the trustworthiness of (something). [with that; or with of]
verb
- (transitive) To bind through legal or moral obligation (to do something, especially to marry) (usually in passive).
- (ambitransitive) To draw into conversation.
- (transitive) To arrange to employ or use (a worker, a space, etc.).
- (intransitive) To guarantee or promise (to do something).
- (transitive) To enter into conflict with (an enemy).
- (intransitive) To enter into battle.
- (transitive) To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied.
- To attract, to please; (archaic) to fascinate or win over (someone).
- To mesh or interlock (of machinery, especially a clutch).
- (engineering, transitive) To come into gear with.
- keep engaged
- hire for work or assistance
- carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)
- carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
- give to in marriage
- get caught
- consume all of one's attention or time
- engage or hire for work
- engage for service under a term of contract
- ask to represent; of legal counsel
verb
noun
- A pact or binding agreement between two or more parties.
- An incidental clause in an agreement.
- (law) A promise, incidental to a deed or contract, either express or implied.
- (law) An agreement to do or not do a particular thing.
- a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
- (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return
verb
noun
- (uncountable) The state of being held as security for a loan, or as a pledge.
- (rare) A pawnshop; pawnbroker.
- A gallery.
- (chess) The most numerous chess piece, or a similar piece in a similar game. In chess, each side starts with eight; moves are only forward, and attacks are only diagonally or en passant.
- (idiomatic) A person being manipulated by another, being used to some end.
- Alternative form of paan.
- An instance of pawning something.
- borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan
- an article deposited as security
- (chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank
- a person used by another to gain an end
verb
- (transitive) To commit, as to one's care; to entrust.
- (transitive) To give credence to; to believe; to credit.
- (intransitive) To have trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence; to confide.
- (transitive) To give credit to; to sell to upon credit, or in confidence of future payment.
- (transitive) to show confidence in a person by entrusting them with something.
- (transitive) To hope confidently; to believe (usually with a phrase or infinitive clause as the object)
- (transitive) To place confidence in, to rely on, to confide in.
- (intransitive, followed by to) To rely on (something), as though having trust (on it).
- (intransitive, with in) To have faith in; to rely on for continuing support or aid.
- (chiefly archaic) extend credit to
- be confident about something
- have confidence or faith in
- confer a trust upon
- expect and wish
- allow without fear
adj
intj
noun
- A group of businessmen or traders organised for mutual benefit to produce and distribute specific commodities or services, and managed by a central body of trustees.
- (rare) Trustworthiness, reliability.
- That which is committed or entrusted; something received in confidence; a charge.
- Dependence upon something in the future; hope.
- That upon which confidence is reposed; ground of reliance; hope.
- (trust law) An arrangement whereby property or money is given to be held by a third party (a trustee), on the basis that it will be managed for the benefit of, or eventually transferred to, a stated beneficiary; for example, money to be given to a child when he or she reaches adulthood.
- (computing) Affirmation of the access rights of a user of a computer system.
- Confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit.
- (law) The confidence vested in a person who has legal ownership of a property to manage for the benefit of another.
- The condition or obligation of one to whom anything is confided; responsible charge or office.
- Confidence in or reliance on some person or quality.
- a trustful relationship
- complete confidence in a person or plan etc
- the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others
- a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service
- something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
- certainty based on past experience
verb
- (transitive) To contract; to stipulate; to agree.
- To subject to the process of acclimation.
- (transitive) To test or assay, as silk (to ascertain the proportion of moisture it contains).
- (US, colleges, transitive) To put under conditions; to require to pass a new examination or to make up a specified study, as a condition of remaining in one's class or in college.
- (transitive) To treat, especially hair with hair conditioner.
- To subject to different conditions, especially as an exercise.
- To shape the behaviour of someone to do something.
- To make dependent on a condition to be fulfilled; to make conditional on.
- (transitive) To place conditions or limitations upon.
- To impose upon an object those relations or conditions without which knowledge and thought are alleged to be impossible.
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- establish a conditioned response
- apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny
- put into a better state
- specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
noun
- A state or quality.
- A requirement.
- (law) A clause in a contract or agreement indicating that a certain contingency may modify the principal obligation in some way.
- A certain abnormal state of health; a malady or sickness.
- The health status of a medical patient.
- A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.
- A particular state of being.
- a state at a particular time
- an illness, disease, or other medical problem
- information that should be kept in mind when making a decision
- the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases ‘in condition’ or ‘in shape’ or ‘out of condition’ or ‘out of shape’)
- (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
- an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
- the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition
- a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing
verb
- (transitive, law) To affirm something formally, under oath.
- (transitive) To confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something.
- (transitive) To substantiate or prove the truth of something.
- confirm the truth of
- check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard
- attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition)
- to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
verb
- (intransitive) To commit oneself (to an obligation, activity etc.).
- (transitive) To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.).
- (British, informal) To pass a slower moving vehicle on the curbside rather than on the side closest to oncoming traffic.
- promise to do or accomplish
- accept as a challenge
- accept as a charge
- enter upon an activity or enterprise
- enter into a contractual arrangement
noun
verb
noun
- (US) Alternative spelling of gauge.
- A subspecies of plum, Prunus domestica subsp. italica.
- Something, such as a glove or other pledge, thrown down as a challenge to combat (now usually figurative).
- street names for marijuana
- a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
verb
- (intransitive) To make an agreement or contract; to covenant.
- (transitive) To enter into a contract with (someone or something).
- To draw together so as to wrinkle; to knit.
- (transitive) To bring on; to incur; to acquire.
- (grammar) To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one.
- (transitive) To gain or acquire (an illness).
- (ambitransitive) To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.
- To betroth; to affiance.
- compress or concentrate
- cause to be smaller
- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
- squeeze or press together
- engage by written agreement
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- enter into a contractual arrangement
- become smaller or draw together
- make or become more narrow or restricted
noun
- (informal) An order, usually given to a hired assassin, to kill someone.
- (bridge) The declarer's undertaking to win the number of tricks bid with a stated suit as trump.
- (law) The document containing such an agreement.
- (law) An agreement which the law will enforce in some way. A legally binding contract must contain at least one promise, i.e., a commitment or offer, by an offeror to and accepted by an offeree to do something in the future. A contract is thus executory rather than executed.
- (law) A part of legal studies dealing with laws and jurisdiction related to contracts.
- An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement.
- a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
- (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
- a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks they bid
verb
- (transitive, figurative) To pledge and make liable; to make subject to obligation; to achieve an immediate result by paying for it in the long term.
- (transitive, law) To borrow against a property, to obtain a loan for another purpose by giving away the right of seizure to the lender over a fixed property such as a house or piece of land; to pledge a property in order to get a loan.
- put up as security or collateral
noun
noun
- a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
- a deposit of personal property as security for a debt
- a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event
- someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group
- A drinking toast.
- A solemn promise to do something.
- The personal property so pledged, to be kept until the debt is paid.
- An asset or person temporarily handed over to guarantee the fulfilment of something promised, under threat of permanent loss of the thing handed over; surety, security, hostage.
- (law) A bailment of personal property to secure payment of a debt without transfer of title.
- (with the) A promise to abstain from drinking alcohol.
- (university slang) A person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a college fraternity, but is not yet formally approved.
verb
- bind or secure by a pledge
- give as a guarantee
- propose a toast to
- pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals
- promise solemnly and formally
- To deposit something as a security; to pawn.
- To make a solemn promise (to do something).
- (transitive) To give assurance of friendship by the act of drinking; to drink to one's health.
adj
noun
- The act of committing someone to confinement; an order for someone's imprisonment.
- The act of committing a body to the grave at a burial or to the furnace at a cremation.
- The act of perpetrating an offence.
- The act of entrusting something to someone.
- the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
- the act of committing a crime
adj
- (of a relationship) Committed.
- Important; weighty; not insignificant.
- Really intending what is said (or planned, etc); in earnest; not jocular or deceiving.
- Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition.
- completely lacking in playfulness
- appealing to the mind
- requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve
- concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
- causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
- of great consequence
adv
adj
noun
- A devotee of a particular religion or cult.
- (by extension) Someone who is devoted to a particular pursuit etc.
- A devout or zealous worshipper.
- A person, such as a monk or nun, who lives a religious life according to vows they have made.
- A loyal supporter or devoted admirer of a person or institution.
- a devoted (almost religiously so) adherent of a cause or person or activity
- one bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service
- a priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult