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▸ noun: An instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool, or an opportunity or pretext.
▸ noun: (gambling) The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments.
▸ noun: (textiles) The tactile qualities of a fabric, e.g., softness, firmness, elasticity, fineness, resilience, and other qualities perceived by touch.
▸ noun: (slang) A name or nickname, especially as an identifier over the radio or Internet.
▸ noun: (slang) A title attached to one's name, such as Doctor or Colonel.
▸ noun: (computing) A reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable.
▸ noun: (UK, informal) A traditional dimpled glass with a handle, for serving a pint of beer.
▸ noun: (Australia, chiefly Northern Territory, New Zealand) A 10 fluid ounce (285 mL) glass of beer.
▸ noun: (US) A half-gallon (1.75-liter) bottle of alcohol.
▸ noun: (geography, Newfoundland and Labrador, rare) A point, an extremity of land.
▸ noun: (topology) A topological space homeomorphic to a ball but viewed as a product of two lower-dimensional balls.
▸ noun: (algebraic geometry) The smooth, irreducible subcurve of a comb which connects to each of the other components in exactly one point.
▸ noun: (slang) A person's nose.
▸ noun: (horse racing, gambling) The amount wagered in the various pari-mutuel pools for a particular event or events.
▸ verb: (transitive) To touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s).
▸ verb: (transitive, rare) To accustom to the hand; to take care of with the hands.
▸ verb: (transitive) To manage, use, or wield with the hands.
▸ verb: (transitive) To manage, control, or direct.
▸ verb: (transitive) To treat, to deal with (in a specified way).
▸ verb: (transitive) To deal with (a subject, argument, topic, or theme) in speaking, in writing, or in art.
▸ verb: (transitive) To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell.
▸ verb: (transitive, rare) To be concerned with; to be an expert in.
▸ verb: (transitive) To put up with; to endure (and continue to function).
▸ verb: (intransitive) To use the hands.
▸ verb: (soccer, intransitive) To illegally touch the ball with the hand or arm; to commit handball.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To behave in a particular way when handled (managed, controlled, directed).
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