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Meaning:

Adjective:

  • dialect lively, lusty.

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Noun:

  • A movement or throw that overturns something.
  • An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.
  • A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group.
  • Empty, hypocritical talk.
  • heraldry A blazon of a coat of arms that makes a pun upon the name of the bearer.
  • obsolete corner, niche
  • Shelta.
  • slope, the angle at which something is set.
  • Whining speech, such as that used by beggars.

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Verb:

  • intransitive|heraldry Of a blazon, to make a pun that references the bearer of a coat of arms.
  • intransitive To preach in a singsong fashion, especially in a false or empty manner.
  • intransitive To speak in set phrases.
  • intransitive To speak with the jargon of a class or subgroup.
  • transitive To bevel an edge or corner.
  • transitive To divide or parcel out.
  • transitive To emptied.
  • transitive To set (something) at an angle.

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