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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
Something left behind, saved or remaining from an earlier time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The distance (at target) by which a rifle scope is aimed higher than the intended point of impact in order to compensate for bullet drop over the distance to the target.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
something that has survived from the past
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: hangover
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: survival
noun
an official who remains in office after his term
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: hangover
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: official, functionary
History
Deverbal from hold over.
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
