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▸ noun:  (chemistry) Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).
▸ noun:  (poetic) Any gluey or adhesive substance; something which traps or captures someone; sometimes a synonym for birdlime.
▸ noun:  (theater) A spotlight.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To treat with calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (lime).
▸ verb:  (transitive) To smear with birdlime.
▸ verb:  (rare) To ensnare, catch, entrap.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To apply limewash.
▸ noun:  A deciduous tree of the genus Tilia, especially Tilia × europaea; the linden tree.
▸ noun:  The wood of this tree.
▸ noun:  Any of several green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon.
▸ noun:  Any of the trees that bear limes, especially Key lime, Citrus aurantiifolia.
▸ noun:  (uncountable) A brilliant, sometimes yellowish, green colour associated with the fruits of a lime tree.
▸ noun:  (fandom slang) A fan fiction story which contains sexual references, but stops short of full, explicit descriptions of sexual activity (coined by analogy with lemon).
▸ adjective:  Containing lime or lime juice.
▸ adjective:  Having the aroma or flavor of lime.
▸ adjective:  Lime-green.
▸ verb:  (Caribbean, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, informal) To hang out or socialize in an informal, relaxed environment, especially with friends, for example at a party or on the beach.
▸ noun:  (Caribbean, Trinidad & Tobago) A casual gathering to socialize.
▸ noun:  Alternative form of lyam (“a leash”) [(obsolete) A leash.]






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