8813
tapping
[[English]]
ipa :-æpɪŋ[Verb]
tapping
1.Present participle of tap.
2.(US,colloquial) In Greek University organizations, tapping is the process of notifying new members of their acceptance into the organization, usually in a public ceremony.
0
0
2010/04/01 10:09
TaN
8820
toddler
[[English]]
[Noun]
toddler (plural toddlers)
1.A quite young human being, typically two to three years old, but can refer to any child that has started walking, up to about four years old, or at the time they have mastered walking.
2.A traffic cone.
0
0
2009/11/12 16:04
2010/04/01 11:50
TaN
8824
troubleshooting
[[English]]
[Noun]
troubleshooting (uncountable)
1.The identification and resolution of problems, especially problems of a technical nature.
When it comes to computer problems, his troubleshooting is first-rate.
[References]
- "troubleshooting" in Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2007 Microsoft Corporation.
- "troubleshooting" in Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press 2007.
[Verb]
troubleshooting
1.Present participle of troubleshoot.
0
0
2010/01/28 15:48
2010/04/01 15:50
TaN
8836
laughably
[[English]]
[Adverb]
laughably (not comparable)
1.In a manner that can be laughed at, humorous, in a laughable manner.
0
0
2010/04/01 16:37
TaN
8838
crud
[[English]]
ipa :-ʌd[Anagrams]
- curd
[Etymology]
Said to be a metathesis variant of Middle English curd, which would be an unconscious return to the original form
[Interjection]
crud
1.Expressing annoyance, anxiety, etc.; shit, damn.
[Noun]
crud (plural cruds)
1.dirt, filth or refuse
2.Mixed impurities, especially corrosion products in nuclear reactor fuel
3.A heavy wet snow on which it is difficult to ski
4.(euphemism) Crap, excrement.
5.A contemptible person.
6.(slang) US military/student term for venereal -, (later) any disease
0
0
2010/04/01 16:37
TaN
8840
grumbling
[[English]]
[Noun]
grumbling (plural grumblings)
1.Complaining.
2.Rumbling.
[Verb]
grumbling
1.Present participle of grumble.
0
0
2010/04/01 16:38
TaN
8841
nastiest
[[English]]
[Adjective]
nastiest
1.Superlative form of nasty: most nasty.
[Anagrams]
- antsiest
- instates
- satinets
- statines
- Titaness
0
0
2010/04/01 16:38
TaN
8843
bellyache
[[English]]
ipa :/'bɛlijeɪk/[Etymology]
From belly + ache
[Noun]
bellyache (plural bellyaches)
1.Any pain in the belly, stomach, or abdomen.
Eating too much candy can give you a bellyache.
[Synonyms]
- See also Wikisaurus:complain
[Verb]
to bellyache (third-person singular simple present bellyaches, present participle bellyaching, simple past and past participle bellyached)
1.To complain or whine, especially needlessly.
Quit bellyaching about the problem and help us fix it.
0
0
2010/04/01 16:39
TaN
8847
foresightedness
[[English]]
[Noun]
foresightedness (uncountable)
1.The quality of having foresight
2.The prudent exercise of common sense when planning for the future
0
0
2010/04/01 18:56
TaN
8848
sasa
[[Malagasy]]
[Verb]
sasa
1.to wash
[[Swahili]]
[Adverb]
sasa
1.now
0
0
2010/04/01 18:58
TaN
8854
sop up
[[English]]
[Verb]
to sop up (third-person singular simple present sops up, present participle sopping up, simple past and past participle sopped up)
1.To absorb, to soak up.
0
0
2010/04/01 19:15
TaN
8859
interlocking
[[English]]
[Adjective]
interlocking (comparative more interlocking, superlative most interlocking)
1.That interlocks.
[Verb]
interlocking
1.Present participle of interlock.
0
0
2010/04/02 16:39
TaN
8862
purloin
[[English]]
ipa :/pɜːˈlɔɪn/[Verb]
to purloin (third-person singular simple present purloins, present participle purloining, simple past and past participle purloined)
1.(transitive) To convert the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully.
2.1900, One Who Was in It, Chapter 8, Kruger's Secret Service, page 168-169:
Probably my acquaintance, Mr Blank, therefore, would have been able, if he had so wished to do, to purloin the papers which he mentioned.
3.(intransitive) To commit theft; to thieve.
4.2006 [1622], William Gouge, Of Domestical Duties, ISBN 1430309598, page 454:
The Apostle expressly forbiddeth servants to purloin (Titus 2:10).
0
0
2010/04/02 18:07
TaN
8864
condone
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- endocon
[Etymology]
- From Latin condōno (“‘forgive’”)
[Verb]
to condone (third-person singular simple present condones, present participle condoning, simple past and past participle condoned)
1.(transitive) To forgive, excuse or overlook (something).
2.(transitive) To allow, accept or permit (something).
3.(transitive, law) To forgive (marital infidelity or other marital offense).
0
0
2010/01/26 09:43
2010/04/02 18:07
TaN
8865
sympathize
[[English]]
[Verb]
to sympathize (third-person singular simple present sympathizes, present participle sympathizing, simple past and past participle sympathized) (North American)
1.To show deep sympathy towards someone or something.
0
0
2010/04/02 18:07
TaN
8866
allay
[[English]]
ipa :/əˈleɪ/[Anagrams]
- Layla
[Etymology]
From Old English ālecgan (“‘lay down’”), from Proto-Germanic, corresponding to ā- (“‘out, aside’”) + lecgan (“‘lay’”). Cognate with German erlegen. In Middle English the word was identical to forms of allege and alloy, leading to much overlapping of senses.
[References]
- allay in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
[Synonyms]
alleviate; check; repress; assuage; appease; abate; subdue; destroy; compose; soothe; calm; quiet.
[Verb]
to allay (third-person singular simple present allays, present participle allaying, simple past and past participle allayed)
1.(transitive) To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
to allay popular excitement
to allay the tumult of the passions
2.(transitive) To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate.
to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity
0
0
2009/04/20 14:33
2010/04/02 18:07
TaN
8870
carried
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- acrider
[Verb]
carried
1.Simple past tense and past participle of carry.
0
0
2010/04/04 11:12
TaN
8873
並
[[Translingual]]
[Etymology]
Clerical script (隸書) of 竝.
[Han character]
並 (radical 1 一+7, 8 strokes, cangjie input 廿廿金 (TTC), four-corner 80102)
1.equal to
2.side by side
3.also, what is more
4.both
[[Cantonese]]
[Hanzi]
並 (Yale bing6, bong6)
[[Japanese]]
[Kanji]
並 (grade 6 “Kyōiku” kanji)
[Suffix]
並 (hiragana なみ, romaji nami)
1.medium, average, common, ordinary
[[Korean]]
[Hanja]
並
Eumhun:
- Sound (hangeul): 병 (revised: byeong, McCune-Reischauer: pyŏng)
- Name (hangeul): 아우를 (revised: aureul, McCune-Reischauer: aurǔl)
[[Mandarin]]
[Adverb]
並 (traditional, Pinyin bìng, simplified 并)
1.moreover; furthermore
2.used before a negative for emphasis
並非
[Affix]
並 (simplified, Pinyin bìng, traditional 並)
1.moreover; furthermore
並且
2.side by side; in a row; at the same time
並存
並肩
並列
並排
相提並論
[[Vietnamese]]
[Han character]
並 (tịnh)
0
0
2010/04/04 15:34
TaN
8876
unfair
[[English]]
ipa :-ɛə(r)[Adjective]
unfair (comparative unfairer, superlative unfairest)
1.Not fair, unjust.
It was unfair for the boss to give larger bonuses to his friends.
[Antonyms]
- fair
- just
[Etymology]
un- + fair
[Synonyms]
- biased
- cheating
- discriminatory
- dishonest
- dishonorable
- disproportionate
- excessive
- foul
- inequitable
- invidious
- partial
- prejudiced
- underhanded
- unequal
- unethical
- uneven
- unfavorable
- unjust
- unjustified
- unwarranted
- wrong
- wrongful
[[German]]
[Adjective]
unfair (comparative unfairer, superlative am unfairsten)
1.unfair
[Antonyms]
- fair
[Synonyms]
- unlauter, ungerecht
0
0
2009/04/09 19:53
2010/04/05 10:32
TaN
8878
polygamy
[[English]]
[Antonyms]
- monogamy
- (common use) polyandry
[Etymology]
Recorded since 1591, from Late Latin polygamia, from Ancient Greek (polygamia), itself from from (polygamos) "often married," from (polys) "many" + (gamos) "marriage".
[Noun]
polygamy (plural polygamies)
1.The having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time
Originally polygamy could work either or both ways, but civilisation generally forbids simultaneous husbands
2.Commonly used specifically for polygyny, the marriage of a man to more than one wife, or the practice of having several wives, at the same time.
The Islamic form of polygamy is a husband with up to four wives
3.(zoology) The state or habit of having more than one sexual mate.
An insect queen actually practices polygamy only one day, while for an alpha-male defending his harem is the very essence of both his status and polygamy
4.(botany) The condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers.
[Synonyms]
- (common restriction) polygyny
0
0
2010/04/05 10:33
TaN
8882
102
[[Translingual]]
[Number]
102 (previous 101, next 103)
1.The number one hundred and two, which is one hundred plus two.
0
0
2010/04/05 10:42
TaN
8883
magistrate
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- sterigmata
[Noun]
magistrate (plural magistrates)
1.(law) A judicial officer with limited authority to administer and enforce the law. A magistrate's court may have jurisdiction in civil or criminal cases, or both.
0
0
2010/03/31 09:38
2010/04/05 10:42
TaN
8887
mutinous
[[English]]
[Adjective]
mutinous (comparative more mutinous, superlative most mutinous)
1.Likely to commit mutiny.
2.Of, pertaining to, or constituting mutiny.
[Synonyms]
- insubordinate
- rebellious
0
0
2010/03/19 09:36
2010/04/05 10:57
TaN
8889
hung
[[English]]
ipa :-ʌŋ[Adjective]
hung (comparative more hung, superlative most hung)
1.Suspended by hanging.
2.Endowed with hanging additions or appendages.
3.(colloquial) Endowed with a large penis (often preceded by adverb, i.e. "well hung").
4.(law) Of a jury that is unable to reach its decision.
[Anagrams]
- ungh
[Related terms]
- hanged
- hung parliament
[Synonyms]
- (endowed with a large penis): hung like a horse/hung like a donkey, well-hung, well-endowed
[Verb]
hung
1.Simple past tense and past participle of hang.
0
0
2010/03/12 15:05
2010/04/05 10:57
TaN
8891
drone
[[English]]
ipa :/drəʊn/[Anagrams]
- doner
[Etymology]
Old English drān ‘male bee’, from Germanic *dran-. Cognate with German Drohne and dialectal German Dräne.
[Noun]
drone (plural drones)
1.A male bee or wasp, which does not work but can fertilise the queen.
2.A remotely controlled aircraft.
3.A low-pitched hum or buzz.
4.1908: Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
He chanted as he flew and the car responded with sonorous drone.
5.One who performs menial or tedious work; a drudge.
6.One of the fixed-pitch pipes on a bagpipe.
7.A genre of music similar to that of noise.
[Verb]
to drone (third-person singular simple present drones, present participle droning, simple past and past participle droned)
1.To produce a low-pitched hum or buzz.
2.To speak in a monotone way.
[[Italian]]
[Anagrams]
- dreno, drenò, rendo, ronde
[Noun]
drone m. inv.
1.drone (unmanned aircraft)
0
0
2010/02/03 13:06
2010/04/05 10:57
TaN
8893
jailbreak
[[English]]
[Noun]
jailbreak (plural jailbreaks)
1.An escape from prison
[Verb]
to jailbreak (third-person singular simple present jailbreaks, present participle jailbreaking, simple past jailbroke, past participle jailbroken)
1.To escape from prison.
2.(transitive) To modify (a mobile phone, specifically an iPhone) so that it can run unofficial software.
0
0
2010/04/05 12:49
TaN
8894
rone
[[Scots]]
[Noun]
rone (plural rones)
1.A gutter on the edge of the roof to catch water.
0
0
2010/04/05 12:55
TaN
8895
debunker
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- bunkered
[Noun]
debunker (plural debunkers)
1.Someone who debunks.
0
0
2010/04/05 12:57
TaN
8897
freest
[[English]]
[Adjective]
freest
1.Superlative form of free: most free.
2.1690, John Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Book IV, ch.20, section 4, [1]:
And, however they may seem high and great, [these people] are confined to narrowness of thought, and enslaved in that which should be the freest part of man, their understandings.
3.1776, Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations, Book IV, [2]:
The small quantity of corn imported even in times of the greatest scarcity, may satisfy our farmers that they can have nothing to fear from the freest importation.
4.1861, John Stewart Mill, The Subjection of Women, Transaction 2001, p. 177:
For my own part, however, I desire to say that I am in favour of removing, not only this, but all legal impediments whatever, to the freest choice by women of a career whether in political or civil life.
[Anagrams]
- fester
0
0
2010/04/05 12:57
TaN
8899
FR
[[Translingual]]
[Symbol]
FR
1.The ISO 3166-1 two-letter (alpha-2) code for France.
0
0
2010/04/05 12:59
TaN
8900
Fr
[[Translingual]]
[Abbreviation]
Fr
1.Abbreviation for franc.
[Symbol]
Fr
1.(chemistry) Symbol for francium.
[[Swedish]]
[Proper noun]
Fr
1.Mrs, Lady
0
0
2010/04/05 12:59
TaN
8903
cesspool
[[English]]
[Noun]
cesspool (plural cesspools)
1.A place where sewage is held; a cesspit.
2.A filthy place
0
0
2010/04/05 13:01
TaN
8904
arbiters
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- rarebits
[Noun]
arbiters
1.Plural form of arbiter.
0
0
2010/04/05 13:01
TaN
8905
cavalier
[[English]]
[Adjective]
cavalier (comparative more cavalier, superlative most cavalier)
1.Easy; offhand; frank.
The very dignified officials were confused by his cavalier manner.
2.High-spirited.
3.Supercilious; haughty; disdainful; curt; brusque.
4.Of or pertaining to the party of King Charles I.
[Anagrams]
- variceal
[Etymology]
1589, from Middle French cavalier 'horseman',[1] from Old Italian cavaliere (“‘mounted soldier, knight’”),[2] from Old Provençal cavalier, from Late Latin caballārius (“‘horseman’”), from Latin caballus (“‘horse’”), from Gaulish caballos 'nag', variant of cabillos (cf. Welsh ceffyl, Breton kefel, Irish capall), akin to German (Swabish) Kōb 'nag' and Old Church Slavonic kobyla 'mare'.Previous English forms include cavalero, cavaliero.
[Noun]
cavalier (plural cavaliers)
1.A military man serving on horse.
2.A sprightly, military man; hence, a gallant.
3.One of the court party in the time of King Charles I, as contrasted with a Roundhead or an adherent of Parliament.
4.A work of more than ordinary height, rising from the level ground of a bastion, etc., and overlooking surrounding parts.
5.A well mannered man; a gentleman.
[[French]]
ipa :/ka.val.je/[Anagrams]
- calvaire
- Notes:
1.^ “cavalier” in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Online.
2.^ “cavalier” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001
[Noun]
cavalier m. (plural cavaliers)
1.rider, horserider
2.cavalier
3.(chess) knight
0
0
2010/04/05 13:02
TaN
8906
smear
[[English]]
ipa :/smɪə/[Anagrams]
- mares
- marse
- maser
- reams
[Noun]
smear (plural smears)
1.A mark made by smearing.
This detergent cleans windows without leaving smears.
2.(medicine) A Pap smear.
I'm going to the doctor's this afternoon for a smear.
3.A false attack.
[Synonyms]
- (spread (a substance)): spread
- (have a substance smeared on): coat, cover, layer
- (mark): streak
- (Pap smear): Pap smear, Pap test
[Verb]
to smear (third-person singular simple present smears, present participle smearing, simple past and past participle smeared)
1.(transitive) To spread (a substance, especially one that colours or is dirty) across a surface by rubbing.
The artist smeared paint over the canvas in broad strokes.
2.(transitive) To have a substance smeared on (a surface).
She smeared her lips with lipstick.
3.(transitive) To damage someone's reputation by slandering, misrepresenting, or otherwise making false accusations about an individual, their statements, or their actions.
The opposition party attempted to smear the candidate by spreading incorrect and unverifiable rumors about their personal behavior.
4.(intransitive) To become spread by smearing.
The paint is still wet — don't touch it or it will smear.
0
0
2009/03/14 12:31
2010/04/05 13:03
8907
wives
[[English]]
[Anagrams]
- swive
- views
[Noun]
wives
1.Plural form of wife.
0
0
2010/04/05 13:03
TaN
8908
gasbag
[[English]]
[Etymology]
From gas + bag.
[Noun]
gasbag (plural gasbags)
1.A bag or bladder to hold a reservoir of gas, as in a hot-air balloon.
2.1914: Eric Henry Stuart Bruce, Aircraft in War [1]
By this method of construction a considerable amount of support can be imparted to the gasbag, though it does not dispense with the services of the ballonet, as does the entirely rigid type.
3.Metaphorically, a person who is overly garrulous or prone to making empty, unsupportable statements.
4.1911: Edward Everett Hale, Dramatists of To-day: Rostand, Hauptmann, Sudermann, Pinero, Shaw, Phillips, Maeterlinck [2]
Not that the Reverend James is absolutely a pretentious gasbag any more than Marchbanks is an inspired prophet. He has a definite, a positive part in the world's work.
[Synonyms]
- blowhard (sense 2)
- windbag (both senses)
0
0
2010/04/05 13:04
TaN
8909
screed
[[English]]
ipa :-iːd[Anagrams]
- creeds
[Noun]
screed (plural screeds)
1.A long discourse or harangue.
2.A piece of writing.
3.A tool, usually a long strip of wood or other material, for producing a smooth, flat surface on, for example, a concrete floor or a plaster wall.
4.A smooth flat layer of concrete or similar material.
[Verb]
to screed (third-person singular simple present screeds, present participle screeding, simple past and past participle screeded)
1.to produce a smooth flat layer of concrete or similar material.
2.to use a screed (tool).
0
0
2010/04/05 13:05
TaN
8913
folklore
[[English]]
[Noun]
Wikipedia has an article on:FolkloreWikipediafolklore (uncountable)
1.The tales, legends and superstitions of a particular ethnic population.
[See also]
- folk
- lore
- myth
- oral tradition
[[Danish]]
ipa :/fɔlkloːrə/[Etymology]
From English folklore, from folk + lore.
[Noun]
folklore c. (singular definite folkloren, not used in plural form)
1.folklore
[See also]
- Folklore on the Danish Wikipedia.da.Wikipedia
[[French]]
ipa :/fɔl.klɔʁ/[Etymology]
From English
[Noun]
folklore m. (plural folklores)
1.folklore
0
0
2010/04/05 13:06
TaN
8916
techy
[[English]]
[Adjective]
techy (not comparable)
1.(informal) technical
[Etymology]
tech + -y
[See also]
- tetchy
0
0
2010/04/05 13:09
TaN
8918
grossly
[[English]]
[Adverb]
grossly (not comparable)
1.in a gross manner; without delicacy
0
0
2010/04/05 13:14
TaN
8921
upright
[[English]]
[Adjective]
upright (comparative more upright, superlative most upright)
1.Vertical; erect.
2.Greater in height than breadth.
3.(figuratively) Of good morals; practicing ethical values.
[Adverb]
upright (comparative more upright, superlative most upright)
1.In or into an upright position.
[Noun]
upright (plural uprights)
1.Any vertical part of a structure, especially one of the goal posts in American and Rugby football.
2.A word clued by the successive initial, middle, or final letters of the cross-lights in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
3.(informal) An upright piano.
0
0
2010/04/05 13:15
TaN
8923
technophobe
[[English]]
[Noun]
technophobe (plural technophobes)
1.Somebody who suffers from technophobia; somebody afraid of new technology.
0
0
2010/04/05 13:43
TaN
8925
eight
[[English]]
ipa :/eɪt/[Cardinal number]
eight
1.The cardinal number occurring after seven and before nine. Ordinal: eighth.
He works eight hours a day.
2.Describing a set or group with eight components.
[Etymology]
Old English eahta
[Noun]
eight (plural eights)
1.(playing cards) Any of the four cards in a normal deck with the value eight.
2.The digit/figure 8.
3.(nautical) A light, narrow rowing boat, especially one used in competitive rowing, steered by a cox, in which a eight rowers each have two oars
4.(rowing, especially in plural) A race in which such craft participate
0
0
2009/01/09 20:30
2010/04/05 14:33
TaN
8927
unique
[[English]]
ipa :-iːk[Adjective]
unique (comparable only in disputed usage)
1.Being the only one of its kind; unequaled, unparalleled or unmatched.
2.1978, Jimmy Carter, Proclamation 4611:
Admiralty Island contains unique resources of scientific interest which need protection to assure continued opportunities for study.
3.2002, The American Practical Navigator:
GPS assigns a unique C/A code and a unique P code to each satellite.
4.1941, Allen v. Walt Disney:
3. Both were written and published with the same unique chorus structure;4. Both compositions were written and published with the same unique harmonic structure;
5.1920, Robert W. Lawson, Relativity: The Special and General Theory, translation of original by Albert Einstein:
Perhaps the reader will wonder why we have placed our " beings " on a sphere rather than on another closed surface. But this choice has its justification in the fact that, of all closed surfaces, the sphere is unique in possessing the property that all points on it are equivalent.
6.Of a feature, such that only one holder has it.
7.(disputed) Of a rare quality.
8.(disputed) Unusual.
[Etymology]
From French unique.
[Synonyms]
- one of a kind
- sui generis
- singular
[[French]]
ipa :/y.nik/[Adjective]
unique (epicene, plural uniques)
1.unique
2.only
[Etymology]
From Latin unicus.
0
0
2009/04/03 22:33
2010/04/05 16:27
TaN
8929
eagerly
[[English]]
[Adverb]
eagerly (comparative more eagerly, superlative most eagerly)
1.In an eager manner.
2.anxiously
[Etymology]
eager + -ly
0
0
2010/04/05 16:33
TaN
8931
みかん
[[Japanese]]
0
0
2010/01/07 10:45
2010/04/05 19:33
TaN
8933
yelp
[[English]]
[Etymology 1]
Old English ġielp
[Etymology 2]
Old English ġielpan
0
0
2009/12/21 18:42
2010/04/06 14:14
TaN
8934
pilfered
[[English]]
[Verb]
pilfered
1.Simple past tense and past participle of pilfer.
0
0
2010/04/06 14:15
TaN
8935
breach
[[English]]
ipa :-iːtʃ[Etymology]
Middle English breche from Old English bryce (“‘a breaking, breach, fracture’”) from brecan "to break". More at break.
[Noun]
breach (plural breaches)
1.The act of breaking, in a figurative sense.
2.1748. David Hume. Enquiry concerning Human Understanding. Section 3. § 12.
But were the poet to make a total difression from his subject, and introduce a new actor, nowise connected with the personages, the imagination, feeling a breach in transition, would enter coldly into the new scene;
3.(law) A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment; as, a breach of contract; a breach of promise.
4.A gap or opening made by breaking or battering, as in a wall or fortification; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence; a break; a rupture.
Quotation
5.1599: "Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; Or close the wall up with our English dead." — Henry V: Ac.3 Sc1, Wm. Shakespeare.
6.A breaking up of amicable relations; rupture.
7.A breaking of waters, as over a vessel or a coastal defence; the waters themselves; surge; surf.
8.1719: Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe
I cast my eye to the stranded vessel, when, the breach and froth of the sea being so big, I could hardly see it, it lay so far of; and considered, Lord! how was it possible I could get on shore.
9.A breaking out upon; an assault.
10.(archaic) A bruise; a wound.
11.(archaic) A hernia; a rupture.
[Verb]
to breach (third-person singular simple present breaches, present participle breaching, simple past and past participle breached)
1.(intransitive) To break (in the above senses)
2.(intransitive) (nautical, of the sea), to break into a ship or into a coastal defence
3.(intransitive) (of a whale) to leap clear out of the water
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[[English]]
ipa :/tʃɪŋk/[Etymology 1]
Of uncertain origin; apparently a re-formation of chine.
[Etymology 2]
Onomatopoeic.
[Etymology 3]
Alternation of Chinese.
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