name
Meaning 1
A barangay of Roxas, Capiz, Philippines.
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Standard Lemma guide
bolo
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈbəʊ.ləʊ/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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US: /ˈboʊ.loʊ/
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rhymes with -əʊləʊ
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homophone: bolo
noun
Meaning 2
A long, heavy, single-edged machete.
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noun
Meaning 3
A type of punch; an uppercut.
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Usage: attributive
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noun
Meaning 4
A soldier not capable of the minimum standards of marksmanship.
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noun
Meaning 5
A string or leather necktie secured with an ornamental slide.
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noun
Meaning 6
A request for law enforcement officers to be on the lookout for a suspect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: government, law-enforcement
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noun
Meaning 7
A broadcast issued from a law enforcement agency to others, typically containing information about a wanted suspect, a person of interest, or a related vehicle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, abbreviation, acronym
Topics: government, law-enforcement
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noun
Meaning 8
Clipping of Bolshevik.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Qualifier: early 20th c.
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verb
Meaning 9
To cleave or dismember (a person or an animal) with a bolo knife.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 10
To fail to meet the minimum standards of marksmanship.
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verb
Meaning 11
To dress (somebody) in a bolo.
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Usage: nonce-word, transitive
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noun
Meaning 12
long heavy knife with a single edge; of Philippine origin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bolo knife
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Broader terms: knife
noun
Meaning 13
a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bolo tie, bola tie, bola
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Broader terms: necktie, tie
History
Etymology
From Philippine Spanish bolo, from Tagalog bolo.
Supposedly named after Bolo Pascha, a German agent in France during World War I.
From Argentine Spanish boleadora (“lariat”).
An acronym of be on the lookout.
Acronym of be on the lookout.