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noun
- A decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage.
- The setting or background of a historical event.
- The president spoke outside the brick exterior of the firehouse for Ladder Company 10 and Engine Company 10, against the backdrop of a 56-foot-long bronze bas-relief depicting the towers in flames. — http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/11/nyregion/nyregionspecial3/11bush.html?hp&ex=1158033600&en=e468f88da52557ed&ei=5094&partner=homepage New York Times
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noun
- The water held back by a dam or other obstruction
- a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
It's fun to explore the backwaters of Wiktionary and seeing what messes we find when we get there.
- A rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back water
- To row or paddle a backwater stroke.
- To vacillate on a long-held position.
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noun
- A narrow wooden rail used in gymnastics.
- The horizontal member of any balance (scale,) usually carrying pans at each end, supported at its center by a fulcrum.
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noun
- A lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.
He nailed two peach baskets on opposite ends of the gymnasium.
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(also shopping basket) A wire or plastic container similar in shape to a basket, used for carrying articles for purchase in a shop.
- In an (online shop), a notional place to store items before ordering them.
- A circular hoop, from which a net is suspended, which is the goal through which the players try to throw the ball.
The point guard drove toward the .
- The act of putting the ball through the basket, thereby scoring points.
The last-second sealed the victory.
- The game of basketball.
Let's play some .
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noun
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(sports) An athlete who competes in the biathlon
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noun
- A winter sport combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting.
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noun
- a form of exercise in which one lies on one's back and makes cycling motions with the legs
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(soccer) A kick in which the kicker leans backwards and kicks the ball back over his head
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adjective (bigg, er)
- Of a great size; large; the weakest sense of great size.
Elephants are animals, and they eat a lot.
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(colloquial) Adult.
Kids should get help from people if they want to use the kitchen.
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(colloquial) fat, Fat.
Gosh, she is big!
- important, Important or significant.
What's so about that? I do it all the time.
- popular, Popular.
That style is very right now in Europe, especially among teenagers.
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(colloquial) (construed with on) enthusiastic, Enthusiastic (about).
I'm not on the idea, but if you want to go ahead with it, I won't stop you.
- Of an industry or other field: Thought to have undue influence.
There were concerns about the ethics of science.
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noun
- An item (usually rope, tape, or string) used to hold two or more things together.
- The spine of a book where the pages are held together.
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(sewing) A finishing on a seam or hem of a garment
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(complang) The association of an identifier with a value.
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(complang) The association of a variable name with a storage location's content.
verb
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(present participle of, bind)
adjective
- Assigning something that one will be held to.
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This contract is a legally binding agreement.
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noun (boxes)
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Any of various evergreen shrubs or trees of the genus w:Buxus, Buxus.
- 1885: the application of woods other than for purposes for which that wood is now used would tend to lessen the demand for — Scientific American Supplement, No. 497, July 11, 1885
verb (box, es)
- To place inside a box.
- To place a primitive value into an object (such as an int into an Integer) -- see also autoboxing.
- To hem in.
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noun
- (cycling) A group of riders which has gone ahead of the peloton.
The breakaway has maintained its lead all day and may actually survive to the finish.
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(ice hockey) A situation in the game where one or more players of a team attack towards the goal of the other team without having any defenders in front of them.
- Having broken away from a larger unit.
- The breakaway republic is slowly establishing order and civil society.
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noun (bullies, -)
- A person who is cruel to others, especially those who are weaker or have less power.
- A hired thug.
- A prostitute's minder; a pimp.
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(uncountable) bully beef, Bully beef.
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(context, Sri Lanka, slang) The penis.
verb (bull, i, ed)
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(transitive) To intimidate (someone) as a bully.
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(transitive) To act aggressively towards.
adjective
- Very good; excellent.
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noun (butterflies)
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(insect) A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.
- A swimming stroke in which the body is prone, the arms are moved in simultaneous circles, and the feet are kicked up and down.
- A use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed.
- tape
verb (butterfl, i, ed)
- To cut almost entirely in half and spread the halves apart, in a shape suggesting the wings of a butterfly.
butterflied shrimp
- To cut strips of surgical tape or plasters into thin strips, and place across a gaping wound to close it.
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