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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.
adj
Acronym of tungsten inert gas; pertaining to TIG welding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, not-comparable
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noun
A light touch; a tap or pat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal
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noun
The children's game of tag.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, Scotland
Qualifier: England apart from the south
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noun
A capacious, flat-bottomed drinking cup, generally with four handles, formerly used for passing around the table at convivial entertainment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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verb
To touch lightly or playfully; to trifle, dally.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal
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History
Dialectal variant of tick, from Middle English ticken, tiken. More at tick.
