| slovo | definícia |
vied
(encz) | vied, |
Vied
(gcide) | Vie \Vie\ (v[imac]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Vied (v[imac]d); p.
pr. & vb. n. Vying (v[imac]"[i^]ng).] [OE. vien, shortened
fr. envien, OF. envier to invite, to challenge, a word used
in gambling, L. invitare to invite; of uncertain origin. Cf.
Invite, Envie.]
1. To stake a sum upon a hand of cards, as in the old game of
gleek. See Revie. [Obs.]
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2. To strive for superiority; to contend; to use emulous
effort, as in a race, contest, or competition.
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In a trading nation, the younger sons may be placed
in such a way of life as . . . to vie with the best
of their family. --Addison.
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While Waterloo with Cannae's carnage vies. --Byron.
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
hviedza
(msas) | hviedza
- celebrity, celebrity, megastar |
poviedka
(msas) | poviedka
- story, tale, short story |
uviedol
(msas) | uviedol
- introduced |
viedol
(msas) | viedol
- administrated, leads, led, resulted |
hviedza
(msasasci) | hviedza
- celebrity, celebrity, megastar |
poviedka
(msasasci) | poviedka
- story, tale, short story |
uviedol
(msasasci) | uviedol
- introduced |
viedol
(msasasci) | viedol
- administrated, leads, led, resulted |
chivvied
(encz) | chivvied, |
envied
(encz) | envied, |
ivied
(encz) | ivied, adj: |
levied
(encz) | levied,uložený adj: Zdeněk Brožlevied,uvalený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Chivied
(gcide) | Chivy \Chiv"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chivied; p. pr. & vb. n.
Chivying.] [Cf. Chevy.]
To goad, drive, hunt, throw, or pitch; to repeatedly cause
annoyance or concern to. [Slang, Eng.] [Also spelled
chivvy, chevy, and chevvy.] --Dickens.
Syn: harass, hassle, harry, beset, plague, molest, provoke.
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Envied
(gcide) | Envy \En"vy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Envied; p. pr. & vb. n.
Envying.] [F. envier.]
1. To feel envy at or towards; to be envious of; to have a
feeling of uneasiness or mortification in regard to (any
one), arising from the sight of another's excellence or
good fortune and a longing to possess it.
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A woman does not envy a man for his fighting
courage, nor a man a woman for her beauty.
--Collier.
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Whoever envies another confesses his superiority.
--Rambler.
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2. To feel envy on account of; to have a feeling of grief or
repining, with a longing to possess (some excellence or
good fortune of another, or an equal good fortune, etc.);
to look with grudging upon; to begrudge.
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I have seen thee fight,
When I have envied thy behavior. --Shak.
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Jeffrey . . . had actually envied his friends their
cool mountain breezes. --Froude.
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3. To long after; to desire strongly; to covet.
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Or climb his knee the envied kiss to share. --T.
Gray.
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4. To do harm to; to injure; to disparage. [Obs.]
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If I make a lie
To gain your love and envy my best mistress,
Put me against a wall. --J. Fletcher.
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5. To hate. [Obs.] --Marlowe.
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6. To emulate. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Ivied
(gcide) | Ivied \I"vied\, a. [From Ivy.]
Overgrown with ivy.
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Levied
(gcide) | Levy \Lev"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Levied (l[e^]v"[i^]d); p.
pr. & vb. n. Levying.]
1. To raise, as a siege. [Obs.] --Holland.
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2. To raise; to collect; said of troops, to form into an army
by enrollment, conscription, etc.
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Augustine . . . inflamed Ethelbert, king of Kent, to
levy his power, and to war against them. --Fuller.
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3. To raise or collect by assessment; to exact by authority;
as, to levy taxes, toll, tribute, or contributions.
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If they do this . . . my ransom, then,
Will soon be levied. --Shak.
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4. (Law)
(a) To gather or exact; as, to levy money.
(b) To erect, build, or set up; to make or construct; to
raise or cast up; as, to levy a mill, dike, ditch, a
nuisance, etc. [Obs.] --Cowell. --Blackstone.
(c) To take or seize on execution; to collect by
execution.
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To levy a fine, to commence and carry on a suit for
assuring the title to lands or tenements. --Blackstone.
To levy war, to make or begin war; to take arms for attack;
to attack.
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Replevied
(gcide) | Replevy \Re*plev"y\ (-?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Replevied (-?d);
p. pr. & vb. n. Replevying.] [OF. replevir, LL. replevire.
See Pledge, Replevin.]
1. (Law) To take or get back, by a writ for that purpose
(goods and chattels wrongfully taken or detained), upon
giving security to try the right to them in a suit at law,
and, if that should be determined against the plaintiff,
to return the property replevied.
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2. (Old Eng. Law) To bail. --Spenser.
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Unenvied
(gcide) | Unenvied \Unenvied\
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Vied
(gcide) | Vie \Vie\ (v[imac]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Vied (v[imac]d); p.
pr. & vb. n. Vying (v[imac]"[i^]ng).] [OE. vien, shortened
fr. envien, OF. envier to invite, to challenge, a word used
in gambling, L. invitare to invite; of uncertain origin. Cf.
Invite, Envie.]
1. To stake a sum upon a hand of cards, as in the old game of
gleek. See Revie. [Obs.]
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2. To strive for superiority; to contend; to use emulous
effort, as in a race, contest, or competition.
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In a trading nation, the younger sons may be placed
in such a way of life as . . . to vie with the best
of their family. --Addison.
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While Waterloo with Cannae's carnage vies. --Byron.
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ivied
(wn) | ivied
adj 1: overgrown with ivy; "Harvard's ivied buildings" [syn:
ivied, ivy-covered] |
oviedo
(wn) | Oviedo
n 1: a city in northwestern Spain near the Cantabrian Mountains |
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