• Bringing a legal action against, as used in the title of a court case in which the first party indicates the plaintiff (or appellant or the like), and the second indicates the defendant (or respondent or the like).
• (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
• physical energy or intensity
• group of people willing to obey orders
• a unit that is part of some military service
• an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
• one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
• a group of people having the power of effective action
• (of a law) having legal validity
• a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base
verb
• to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
• urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
• move with force
• impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
• squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
• force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
• a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks)
• the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• (by ellipsis) Used alone to refuse to provide a full answer a question begun with "why", usually taken as an anapodoton of the elided full phrase "Because I said so".
preposition
• On account of, because of.
conjunction
• By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that.
• As is known, inferred, or determined from the fact that.
• Matter in a state intermediate between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid) (or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly.
• A chemical element or compound in such a state.
• A flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture (typically predominantly methane) used as a fuel, e.g. for cooking, heating, electricity generation or as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles.
• A hob on a gas cooker.
• Methane or other waste gases trapped in one's belly as a result of the digestive process.
• A humorous or entertaining event or person.
• Frothy talk; chatter.
• A fastball.
• Arterial or venous blood gas.
• Marijuana, typically of high quality.
• Gasoline; a derivative of petroleum used as fuel.
• Gas pedal.
verb
• To kill with poisonous gas.
• To talk in a boastful or vapid way; chatter.
• To impose upon by talking boastfully.
• To emit gas.
• To impregnate with gas.
• To singe, as in a gas flame, so as to remove loose fibers.
• To give a vehicle more fuel in order to accelerate it.
• (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
• (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein
• a harmful or corrupting agency
• a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer
• (Greek mythology) one of three sisters who were the givers of beauty and charm; a favorite subject for sculptors
• (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
• elegance and beauty of movement or expression
• a sense of propriety and consideration for others
• a disposition to kindness and compassion
• a period of time past the deadline for fulfilling an obligation during which a penalty that would be imposed for being late is waived, especially an extended period granted as a special favor
• a short prayer of thanks before a meal
• (Christian theology) the free and unmerited favor or beneficence of God
verb
• make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
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