| slovo | definícia |
engage
(mass) | engage
- napadnúť, obsadiť, sľúbiť, upútať, zaujať, zaviazať,
obsadiť, zaujať, zaviazať |
engage
(encz) | engage,angažovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
engage
(encz) | engage,najmout v: Zdeněk Brož |
engage
(encz) | engage,napadnout v: Zdeněk Brož |
engage
(encz) | engage,obsadit Zdeněk Brož |
engage
(encz) | engage,ručit Zdeněk Brož |
engage
(encz) | engage,slíbit v: Zdeněk Brož |
engage
(encz) | engage,upoutat v: Zdeněk Brož |
engage
(encz) | engage,zabrat v: Zdeněk Brož |
engage
(encz) | engage,zaměstnat v: Zdeněk Brož |
engage
(encz) | engage,zamluvit Zdeněk Brož |
engage
(encz) | engage,zamluvit si Zdeněk Brož |
engage
(encz) | engage,zapojit v: Zdeněk Brož |
engage
(encz) | engage,zasnoubit v: Zdeněk Brož |
engage
(encz) | engage,zaujmout Zdeněk Brož |
engage
(encz) | engage,zaútočit v: Zdeněk Brož |
engage
(encz) | engage,zavázat [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
engage
(encz) | engage,zavázat se Zdeněk Brož |
engage
(encz) | engage,zjednat Zdeněk Brož |
Engage
(gcide) | Engage \En*gage"\, v. i.
1. To promise or pledge one's self; to enter into an
obligation; to become bound; to warrant.
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How proper the remedy for the malady, I engage not.
--Fuller.
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2. To embark in a business; to take a part; to employ or
involve one's self; to devote attention and effort; to
enlist; as, to engage in controversy.
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3. To enter into conflict; to join battle; as, the armies
engaged in a general battle.
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4. (Mach.) To be in gear, as two cogwheels working together.
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Engage
(gcide) | Engage \En*gage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engaged; p. pr. & vb.
n. Engaging.] [F. engager; pref. en- (L. in) + gage pledge,
pawn. See Gage.]
1. To put under pledge; to pledge; to place under obligations
to do or forbear doing something, as by a pledge, oath, or
promise; to bind by contract or promise. "I to thee
engaged a prince's word." --Shak.
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2. To gain for service; to bring in as associate or aid; to
enlist; as, to engage friends to aid in a cause; to engage
men for service.
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3. To gain over; to win and attach; to attract and hold; to
draw.
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Good nature engages everybody to him. --Addison.
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4. To employ the attention and efforts of; to occupy; to
engross; to draw on.
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Thus shall mankind his guardian care engage. --Pope.
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Taking upon himself the difficult task of engaging
him in conversation. --Hawthorne.
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5. To enter into contest with; to encounter; to bring to
conflict.
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A favorable opportunity of engaging the enemy.
--Ludlow.
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6. (Mach.) To come into gear with; as, the teeth of one
cogwheel engage those of another, or one part of a clutch
engages the other part.
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engage
(wn) | engage
v 1: carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in;
"She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a
discussion" [syn: prosecute, engage, pursue]
2: consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in
butterflies absorbs her completely" [syn: absorb,
engross, engage, occupy]
3: engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in
the department"; "How many people has she employed?" [syn:
hire, engage, employ] [ant: can, dismiss,
displace, fire, force out, give notice, {give the
axe}, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate]
4: ask to represent; of legal counsel; "I'm retaining a lawyer"
5: give to in marriage [syn: betroth, engage, affiance,
plight]
6: get caught; "make sure the gear is engaged" [ant:
disengage]
7: carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns); "Napoleon and Hitler
waged war against all of Europe" [syn: engage, wage]
8: hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or
support" [syn: engage, enlist]
9: engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an
apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we
take a guide in Rome?" [syn: lease, rent, hire,
charter, engage, take]
10: keep engaged; "engaged the gears" [syn: engage, mesh,
lock, operate] [ant: disengage, withdraw] |
engage
(foldoc) | engage
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disengage
(mass) | disengage
- uvolniť, vypnúť |
engage
(mass) | engage
- napadnúť, obsadiť, sľúbiť, upútať, zaujať, zaviazať,
obsadiť, zaujať, zaviazať |
engaged
(mass) | engaged
- zasnúbený, obsadený |
engagement
(mass) | engagement
- angažmán, najatie, záväzok, zasnúbenie |
disengage
(encz) | disengage,uvolnit v: Zdeněk Broždisengage,vypnout v: Zdeněk Brož |
disengaged
(encz) | disengaged,uvolněný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
disengagement
(encz) | disengagement,odstoupení n: Zdeněk Broždisengagement,vypnutí n: Zdeněk Brož |
engage
(encz) | engage,angažovat v: Zdeněk Brožengage,najmout v: Zdeněk Brožengage,napadnout v: Zdeněk Brožengage,obsadit Zdeněk Brožengage,ručit Zdeněk Brožengage,slíbit v: Zdeněk Brožengage,upoutat v: Zdeněk Brožengage,zabrat v: Zdeněk Brožengage,zaměstnat v: Zdeněk Brožengage,zamluvit Zdeněk Brožengage,zamluvit si Zdeněk Brožengage,zapojit v: Zdeněk Brožengage,zasnoubit v: Zdeněk Brožengage,zaujmout Zdeněk Brožengage,zaútočit v: Zdeněk Brožengage,zavázat [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskačengage,zavázat se Zdeněk Brožengage,zjednat Zdeněk Brož |
engaged
(encz) | engaged,angažovaný adj: Zdeněk Brožengaged,obsazen v: Zdeněk Brožengaged,obsazeno engaged,obsazený engaged,zaměstnaný adj: Zdeněk Brožengaged,zaneprázdněný adj: Zdeněk Brožengaged,zasnoubený adj: luno |
engagement
(encz) | engagement,angažmá n: Zdeněk Brožengagement,najmutí n: Zdeněk Brožengagement,přijetí n: Zdeněk Brožengagement,zasnoubení n: Zdeněk Brožengagement,závazek n: Zdeněk Brož |
engagement ring
(encz) | engagement ring,snubní prstýnek Zdeněk Brož |
engagements
(encz) | engagements,najmutí pl. Zdeněk Brožengagements,závazky n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
greengage
(encz) | greengage,ryngle n: Zdeněk Brož |
greengage plum
(encz) | greengage plum, n: |
non-engagement
(encz) | non-engagement, n: |
reengage
(encz) | reengage, |
unengaged
(encz) | unengaged, |
affianced bespoken betrothed engaged pledged promisedpredicate
(gcide) | attached \attached\ adj.
1. fastened together. a picnic table with attached benches
[WordNet 1.5]
2. being joined in close association; -- of people or
organizations.
Syn: affiliated, connected
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3. fastened onto another object; -- of objects smaller than
the main object.
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4. (Architecture) connected by a common wall or passageway;
-- used of buildings. detached
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5. (Biology) permanently attached to a substrate; not free to
move about. an attached oyster vagile
Syn: sessile
[WordNet 1.5]
6. associated in an exclusive sexual relationship; --
opposite of unattached.
Note: Narrower terms include: {affianced, bespoken,
betrothed, engaged, pledged, promised(predicate)};
married. Also See: loving.
Syn: committed.
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Disengage
(gcide) | Disengage \Dis`en*gage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disengaged; p.
pr. & vb. n. Disengaging.] [Pref. dis- + engage: cf. F.
d['e]sengager.]
To release from that with which anything is engaged,
engrossed, involved, or entangled; to extricate; to detach;
to set free; to liberate; to clear; as, to disengage one from
a party, from broils and controversies, from an oath,
promise, or occupation; to disengage the affections a
favorite pursuit, the mind from study.
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To disengage him and the kingdom, great sums were to be
borrowed. --Milton.
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Caloric and light must be disengaged during the
process. --Transl. of
Lavoisier.
Syn: To liberate; free; loose; extricate; clear; disentangle;
detach; withdraw; wean.
[1913 Webster]Disengage \Dis`en*gage"\, v. i.
To release one's self; to become detached; to free one's
self.
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From a friends's grave how soon we disengage! --Young.
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Disengaged
(gcide) | Disengage \Dis`en*gage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disengaged; p.
pr. & vb. n. Disengaging.] [Pref. dis- + engage: cf. F.
d['e]sengager.]
To release from that with which anything is engaged,
engrossed, involved, or entangled; to extricate; to detach;
to set free; to liberate; to clear; as, to disengage one from
a party, from broils and controversies, from an oath,
promise, or occupation; to disengage the affections a
favorite pursuit, the mind from study.
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To disengage him and the kingdom, great sums were to be
borrowed. --Milton.
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Caloric and light must be disengaged during the
process. --Transl. of
Lavoisier.
Syn: To liberate; free; loose; extricate; clear; disentangle;
detach; withdraw; wean.
[1913 Webster]Disengaged \Dis`en*gaged"\, a.
Not engaged; free from engagement; at leisure; free from
occupation or care; vacant. -- Dis`en*ga"ged*ness, n.
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Disengagedness
(gcide) | Disengaged \Dis`en*gaged"\, a.
Not engaged; free from engagement; at leisure; free from
occupation or care; vacant. -- Dis`en*ga"ged*ness, n.
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Disengagement
(gcide) | Disengagement \Dis`en*gage"ment\, n. [Pref. dis- + engagement:
cf. F. d['e]sengagement.]
1. The act of disengaging or setting free, or the state of
being disengaged.
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It is easy to render this disengagement of caloric
and light evident to the senses. --Transl. of
Lavoisier.
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A disengagement from earthly trammels. --Sir W.
Jones.
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2. Freedom from engrossing occupation; leisure.
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Disengagement is absolutely necessary to enjoyment.
--Bp. Butler.
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Drengage
(gcide) | Drengage \Dren"gage\, n. (O. Eng. Law)
The tenure by which a drench held land. [Obs.] --Burrill.
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engaged
(gcide) | committed \committed\ adj.
1. Bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular
cause, action, or attitude. Opposite of uncommitted.
Note: [Narrower terms: bound up, involved, wrapped up;
dedicated, devoted; pledged, sworn]
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2. Associated in an exclusive sexual relationship; also
called attached. Opposite of unattached.
Note: [Narrower terms: affianced, bespoken, betrothed,
engaged, pledged, promised(predicate); married]
[Also See: loving.]
Syn: attached.
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3. Consigned involuntarily to custody, as in a prison or
mental institution.
[WordNet 1.5]Engaged \En*gaged"\, a.
1. Occupied; employed; busy.
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2. Pledged; promised; especially, having the affections
pledged; promised in marriage; affianced; betrothed.
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3. Greatly interested; of awakened zeal; earnest.
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4. Involved; esp., involved in a hostile encounter; as, the
engaged ships continued the fight.
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Engaged column. (Arch.) Same as Attached column. See
under Attach, v. t.
[1913 Webster]Engage \En*gage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engaged; p. pr. & vb.
n. Engaging.] [F. engager; pref. en- (L. in) + gage pledge,
pawn. See Gage.]
1. To put under pledge; to pledge; to place under obligations
to do or forbear doing something, as by a pledge, oath, or
promise; to bind by contract or promise. "I to thee
engaged a prince's word." --Shak.
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2. To gain for service; to bring in as associate or aid; to
enlist; as, to engage friends to aid in a cause; to engage
men for service.
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3. To gain over; to win and attach; to attract and hold; to
draw.
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Good nature engages everybody to him. --Addison.
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4. To employ the attention and efforts of; to occupy; to
engross; to draw on.
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Thus shall mankind his guardian care engage. --Pope.
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Taking upon himself the difficult task of engaging
him in conversation. --Hawthorne.
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5. To enter into contest with; to encounter; to bring to
conflict.
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A favorable opportunity of engaging the enemy.
--Ludlow.
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6. (Mach.) To come into gear with; as, the teeth of one
cogwheel engage those of another, or one part of a clutch
engages the other part.
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Engaged
(gcide) | committed \committed\ adj.
1. Bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular
cause, action, or attitude. Opposite of uncommitted.
Note: [Narrower terms: bound up, involved, wrapped up;
dedicated, devoted; pledged, sworn]
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2. Associated in an exclusive sexual relationship; also
called attached. Opposite of unattached.
Note: [Narrower terms: affianced, bespoken, betrothed,
engaged, pledged, promised(predicate); married]
[Also See: loving.]
Syn: attached.
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3. Consigned involuntarily to custody, as in a prison or
mental institution.
[WordNet 1.5]Engaged \En*gaged"\, a.
1. Occupied; employed; busy.
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2. Pledged; promised; especially, having the affections
pledged; promised in marriage; affianced; betrothed.
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3. Greatly interested; of awakened zeal; earnest.
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4. Involved; esp., involved in a hostile encounter; as, the
engaged ships continued the fight.
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Engaged column. (Arch.) Same as Attached column. See
under Attach, v. t.
[1913 Webster]Engage \En*gage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engaged; p. pr. & vb.
n. Engaging.] [F. engager; pref. en- (L. in) + gage pledge,
pawn. See Gage.]
1. To put under pledge; to pledge; to place under obligations
to do or forbear doing something, as by a pledge, oath, or
promise; to bind by contract or promise. "I to thee
engaged a prince's word." --Shak.
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2. To gain for service; to bring in as associate or aid; to
enlist; as, to engage friends to aid in a cause; to engage
men for service.
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3. To gain over; to win and attach; to attract and hold; to
draw.
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Good nature engages everybody to him. --Addison.
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4. To employ the attention and efforts of; to occupy; to
engross; to draw on.
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Thus shall mankind his guardian care engage. --Pope.
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Taking upon himself the difficult task of engaging
him in conversation. --Hawthorne.
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5. To enter into contest with; to encounter; to bring to
conflict.
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A favorable opportunity of engaging the enemy.
--Ludlow.
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6. (Mach.) To come into gear with; as, the teeth of one
cogwheel engage those of another, or one part of a clutch
engages the other part.
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Engaged column
(gcide) | Engaged \En*gaged"\, a.
1. Occupied; employed; busy.
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2. Pledged; promised; especially, having the affections
pledged; promised in marriage; affianced; betrothed.
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3. Greatly interested; of awakened zeal; earnest.
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4. Involved; esp., involved in a hostile encounter; as, the
engaged ships continued the fight.
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Engaged column. (Arch.) Same as Attached column. See
under Attach, v. t.
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Engagedly
(gcide) | Engagedly \En*ga"ged*ly\, adv.
With attachment; with interest; earnestly.
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Engagedness
(gcide) | Engagedness \En*ga"ged*ness\, n.
The state of being deeply interested; earnestness; zeal.
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Engagement
(gcide) | Engagement \En*gage"ment\, n. [Cf. F. engagement.]
1. The act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or
entering into contest.
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2. The state of being engaged, pledged or occupied; specif.,
a pledge to take some one as husband or wife.
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3. That which engages; engrossing occupation; employment of
the attention; obligation by pledge, promise, or contract;
an enterprise embarked in; as, his engagements prevented
his acceptance of any office.
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Religion, which is the chief engagement of our
league. --Milton.
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4. (Mil.) An action; a fight; a battle.
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In hot engagement with the Moors. --Dryden.
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5. (Mach.) The state of being in gear; as, one part of a
clutch is brought into engagement with the other part.
Syn: Vocation; business; employment; occupation; promise;
stipulation; betrothal; word; battle; combat; fight;
contest; conflict. See Battle.
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Engager
(gcide) | Engager \En*ga"ger\, n.
One who enters into an engagement or agreement; a surety.
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Several sufficient citizens were engagers. --Wood.
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Greengage
(gcide) | Greengage \Green"gage`\, n. (Bot.)
A kind of plum of medium size, roundish shape, greenish
flesh, and delicious flavor. It is called in France {Reine
Claude}, after the queen of Francis I. See Gage.
[1913 Webster]Plum \Plum\, n. [AS. pl[=u]me, fr. L. prunum; akin to Gr. ?, ?.
Cf. Prune a dried plum.]
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1. (Bot.) The edible drupaceous fruit of the {Prunus
domestica}, and of several other species of Prunus;
also, the tree itself, usually called plum tree.
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The bullace, the damson, and the numerous varieties
of plum, of our gardens, although growing into
thornless trees, are believed to be varieties of the
blackthorn, produced by long cultivation. --G.
Bentham.
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Note: Two or three hundred varieties of plums derived from
the Prunus domestica are described; among them the
greengage, the Orleans, the purple gage, or
Reine Claude Violette, and the German prune, are
some of the best known.
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Note: Among the true plums are;
Beach plum, the Prunus maritima, and its crimson or
purple globular drupes,
Bullace plum. See Bullace.
Chickasaw plum, the American Prunus Chicasa, and its
round red drupes.
Orleans plum, a dark reddish purple plum of medium size,
much grown in England for sale in the markets.
Wild plum of America, Prunus Americana, with red or
yellow fruit, the original of the Iowa plum and several
other varieties.
[1913 Webster] Among plants called plum, but of other
genera than Prunus, are;
Australian plum, Cargillia arborea and {Cargillia
australis}, of the same family with the persimmon.
Blood plum, the West African H[ae]matostaphes Barteri.
Cocoa plum, the Spanish nectarine. See under Nectarine.
Date plum. See under Date.
Gingerbread plum, the West African {Parinarium
macrophyllum}.
Gopher plum, the Ogeechee lime.
Gray plum, Guinea plum. See under Guinea.
Indian plum, several species of Flacourtia.
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2. A grape dried in the sun; a raisin.
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3. A handsome fortune or property; formerly, in cant
language, the sum of [pounds]100,000 sterling; also, the
person possessing it.
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4. Something likened to a plum in desirableness; a good or
choice thing of its kind, as among appointments,
positions, parts of a book, etc.; as, the mayor rewarded
his cronies with cushy plums, requiring little work for
handsome pay
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
5. A color resembling that of a plum; a slightly grayish deep
purple, varying somewhat in its red or blue tint.
[PJC]
Plum bird, Plum budder (Zool.), the European bullfinch.
Plum gouger (Zool.), a weevil, or curculio ({Coccotorus
scutellaris}), which destroys plums. It makes round holes
in the pulp, for the reception of its eggs. The larva
bores into the stone and eats the kernel.
Plum weevil (Zool.), an American weevil which is very
destructive to plums, nectarines, cherries, and many other
stone fruits. It lays its eggs in crescent-shaped
incisions made with its jaws. The larva lives upon the
pulp around the stone. Called also turk, and {plum
curculio}. See Illust. under Curculio.
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greengage
(gcide) | Greengage \Green"gage`\, n. (Bot.)
A kind of plum of medium size, roundish shape, greenish
flesh, and delicious flavor. It is called in France {Reine
Claude}, after the queen of Francis I. See Gage.
[1913 Webster]Plum \Plum\, n. [AS. pl[=u]me, fr. L. prunum; akin to Gr. ?, ?.
Cf. Prune a dried plum.]
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1. (Bot.) The edible drupaceous fruit of the {Prunus
domestica}, and of several other species of Prunus;
also, the tree itself, usually called plum tree.
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The bullace, the damson, and the numerous varieties
of plum, of our gardens, although growing into
thornless trees, are believed to be varieties of the
blackthorn, produced by long cultivation. --G.
Bentham.
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Note: Two or three hundred varieties of plums derived from
the Prunus domestica are described; among them the
greengage, the Orleans, the purple gage, or
Reine Claude Violette, and the German prune, are
some of the best known.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Among the true plums are;
Beach plum, the Prunus maritima, and its crimson or
purple globular drupes,
Bullace plum. See Bullace.
Chickasaw plum, the American Prunus Chicasa, and its
round red drupes.
Orleans plum, a dark reddish purple plum of medium size,
much grown in England for sale in the markets.
Wild plum of America, Prunus Americana, with red or
yellow fruit, the original of the Iowa plum and several
other varieties.
[1913 Webster] Among plants called plum, but of other
genera than Prunus, are;
Australian plum, Cargillia arborea and {Cargillia
australis}, of the same family with the persimmon.
Blood plum, the West African H[ae]matostaphes Barteri.
Cocoa plum, the Spanish nectarine. See under Nectarine.
Date plum. See under Date.
Gingerbread plum, the West African {Parinarium
macrophyllum}.
Gopher plum, the Ogeechee lime.
Gray plum, Guinea plum. See under Guinea.
Indian plum, several species of Flacourtia.
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2. A grape dried in the sun; a raisin.
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3. A handsome fortune or property; formerly, in cant
language, the sum of [pounds]100,000 sterling; also, the
person possessing it.
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4. Something likened to a plum in desirableness; a good or
choice thing of its kind, as among appointments,
positions, parts of a book, etc.; as, the mayor rewarded
his cronies with cushy plums, requiring little work for
handsome pay
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
5. A color resembling that of a plum; a slightly grayish deep
purple, varying somewhat in its red or blue tint.
[PJC]
Plum bird, Plum budder (Zool.), the European bullfinch.
Plum gouger (Zool.), a weevil, or curculio ({Coccotorus
scutellaris}), which destroys plums. It makes round holes
in the pulp, for the reception of its eggs. The larva
bores into the stone and eats the kernel.
Plum weevil (Zool.), an American weevil which is very
destructive to plums, nectarines, cherries, and many other
stone fruits. It lays its eggs in crescent-shaped
incisions made with its jaws. The larva lives upon the
pulp around the stone. Called also turk, and {plum
curculio}. See Illust. under Curculio.
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non-engagement
(gcide) | non-engagement \non-engagement\ n.
Withdrawal from the activities of a group.
Syn: nonparticipation, non-involvement.
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Preengage
(gcide) | Preengage \Pre`["e]n*gage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Pre["e]ngaged; p. pr. & vb. n. Pre["e]ngaging.]
To engage by previous contract; to bind or attach previously;
to preoccupy.
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But he was pre["e]ngaged by former ties. --Dryden.
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Preengaged
(gcide) | Preengage \Pre`["e]n*gage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Pre["e]ngaged; p. pr. & vb. n. Pre["e]ngaging.]
To engage by previous contract; to bind or attach previously;
to preoccupy.
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But he was pre["e]ngaged by former ties. --Dryden.
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Preengagement
(gcide) | Preengagement \Pre`["e]n*gage"ment\, n.
Prior engagement, obligation, or attachment, as by contract,
promise, or affection.
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My pre["e]ngagements to other themes were not unknown
to those for whom I was to write. --Boyle.
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Reengage
(gcide) | Reengage \Re`en*gage"\ (-g?j), v. t. & i.
To engage a second time or again.
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Reengagement
(gcide) | Reengagement \Re`en*gage"ment\ (-ment), n.
A renewed or repeated engagement.
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Unengaged
(gcide) | Unengaged \Unengaged\
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disengage
(wn) | disengage
v 1: release from something that holds fast, connects, or
entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence";
"disengage the gears" [syn: disengage, withdraw] [ant:
engage, lock, mesh, operate]
2: free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the
cluttered floor" [syn: free, disengage] [ant: block,
close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate,
occlude]
3: become free; "in neutral, the gears disengage" [ant:
engage] |
disengagement
(wn) | disengagement
n 1: the act of releasing from an attachment or connection [syn:
detachment, disengagement]
2: to break off a military action with an enemy [syn:
disengagement, fallback, pullout] |
engage
(wn) | engage
v 1: carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in;
"She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a
discussion" [syn: prosecute, engage, pursue]
2: consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in
butterflies absorbs her completely" [syn: absorb,
engross, engage, occupy]
3: engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in
the department"; "How many people has she employed?" [syn:
hire, engage, employ] [ant: can, dismiss,
displace, fire, force out, give notice, {give the
axe}, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate]
4: ask to represent; of legal counsel; "I'm retaining a lawyer"
5: give to in marriage [syn: betroth, engage, affiance,
plight]
6: get caught; "make sure the gear is engaged" [ant:
disengage]
7: carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns); "Napoleon and Hitler
waged war against all of Europe" [syn: engage, wage]
8: hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or
support" [syn: engage, enlist]
9: engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an
apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we
take a guide in Rome?" [syn: lease, rent, hire,
charter, engage, take]
10: keep engaged; "engaged the gears" [syn: engage, mesh,
lock, operate] [ant: disengage, withdraw] |
engaged
(wn) | engaged
adj 1: having ones attention or mind or energy engaged; "she
keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities";
"deeply engaged in conversation" [syn: engaged,
occupied]
2: involved in military hostilities; "the desperately engaged
ships continued the fight"
3: reserved in advance [syn: booked, engaged, {set-
aside(p)}]
4: (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable
for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability;
(`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line); "her
line is busy"; "receptionists' telephones are always
engaged"; "the lavatory is in use"; "kept getting a busy
signal" [syn: busy, engaged, in use(p)]
5: (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting;
"the gears are engaged"; "meshed gears"; "intermeshed twin
rotors" [syn: engaged, meshed, intermeshed]
6: having services contracted for; "the carpenter engaged (or
employed) for the job is sick"
7: built against or attached to a wall; "engaged columns" |
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