Standard Lemma guide
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adj
Free; no longer involved with; quit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, dialectal, not-comparable
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adj
Quaternary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A pustule.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
An annoying, worthless person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
A quaternary ammonium cation or compound.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Alternative spelling of khat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
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noun
Alternative form of quat (“quaternary ammonium”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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verb
To satiate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
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verb
To relinquish, forsake, give up.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, dialectal, transitive
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verb
To squat or crouch down.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal, intransitive
Qualifier: Wales and Southwest England
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noun
the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: kat, khat, qat, cat, Arabian tea, African tea
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Broader terms: stimulant, stimulant drug, excitant
History
Clipping of quaternary.
See khat.
