HOT-STOVE LEAGUE

Meaning of HOT-STOVE LEAGUE in English

/hot"stohv"/

devotees of a sport, esp. baseball, who meet for off-season talks.

[ 1950-55 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

HOT STOVE LEAGUE — noun : sports followers (as of baseball) gathering for off-season discussion first place a baseball fan might look for some …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEAGUE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Spartacus League Achaean League Aetolian League American League Anti Corn Law League Arab League …
Английский словарь Британика
STOVE — I. ˈstōv noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German, heated …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEAGUE — I. ˈlēg sometimes ˈlig noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English lege, from Late Latin leuga, leuca, of Gaulish origin; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
STOVE — (v. t.) To heat or dry, as in a stove; as, to stove feathers.
Английский словарь Webster
STOVE — (v. t.) To keep warm, in a house or room, by artificial heat; as, to stove orange trees.
Английский словарь Webster
LEAGUE — (v. t.) To join in a league; to cause to combine for a joint purpose; to combine; to unite; as, …
Английский словарь Webster
STOVE — ( v. t. ) To keep warm, in a house or room, by artificial heat; as, to stove orange trees.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STOVE — ( v. t. ) To heat or dry, as in a stove; as, to stove feathers.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LEAGUE — ( v. t. ) To join in a league; to cause to combine for a joint purpose; to combine; to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STOVE — stove 1 /stohv/ , n. , v. , stoved, stoving . n. 1. a portable or fixed apparatus that furnishes …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LEAGUE — league 1 /leeg/ , n. , v. , leagued, leaguing . n. 1. a covenant or compact made between persons, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LEAGUE — I. ˈlēg noun Etymology: Middle English leuge, lege, from Late Latin leuga Date: 14th century 1. : any of various …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STOVE — imp. of stave. 2. stove ·- of stave. 3. stove ·vt to heat or dry, as in a stove; as, …
Webster English vocab
LEAGUE — noun a stone erected near a public road to mark the distance of a league. 2. league ·vi to unite …
Webster English vocab
STOVE — [stove] n [ME, heated room, steam room, fr. MD or MLG, fr. (assumed) VL extufa, ultim. fr. L ex- + …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LEAGUE — [league] n [ME leuge, lege, fr. LL leuga] (14c) 1: any of various units of distance from about 2.4 to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
STOVE — device used for heating or cooking. The first of historical record was built in 1490 in Alsace, entirely of brick …
Britannica English vocabulary
LEAGUE — any of several units of measure ranging from 2.4 to 4.6 statute miles (3.9 to 7.4 km). In English-speaking countries …
Britannica English vocabulary
STOVE — stove BrE AmE stəʊv AmE stoʊv ▷ stoves stəʊvz AmE stoʊvz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HOT — hot BrE AmE hɒt AmE hɑːt ▷ hots hɒts AmE hɑːts ▷ hotted ˈhɒt ɪd -əd AmE ˈhɑːt̬ əd ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STOVE — / stəʊv; NAmE stoʊv/ noun 1. a piece of equipment that can burn various fuels and is used for heating …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEAGUE — / liːg; NAmE / noun 1. a group of sports teams who all play each other to earn points and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOT — / hɒt; NAmE hɑːt/ adjective , verb ■ adjective ( hot·ter , hot·test ) TEMPERATURE 1. having a high temperature; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STOVE — I. stove 1 /stəʊv $ stoʊv/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Middle Dutch ; Origin: Middle …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LEAGUE — league W2 /liːɡ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1-5: Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: ligue 'agreement to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STOVE — n. & v. --n. 1 a closed apparatus burning fuel or electricity for heating or cooking. 2 Brit. Hort. a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LEAGUE — n. & v. --n. 1 a collection of people, countries, groups, etc., combining for a particular purpose, esp. mutual protection …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOT — adj., v., & adv. --adj. (hotter, hottest) 1 a having a relatively or noticeably high temperature. b (of food or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STOVE — n. & v. n. 1 a closed apparatus burning fuel or electricity for heating or cooking. 2 Brit. Hort. a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LEAGUE — n. & v. n. 1 a collection of people, countries, groups, etc., combining for a particular purpose, esp. mutual protection …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOT — adj., v., & adv. adj. (hotter, hottest) 1 a having a relatively or noticeably high temperature. b (of food or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STOVE — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a closed apparatus burning fuel or electricity for heating or cooking. 2 Brit. Hort. …
Oxford English vocab
LEAGUE — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a collection of people, countries, groups, etc., combining for a particular purpose, esp. mutual …
Oxford English vocab
HOT — adj., v., & adv. --adj. (hotter, hottest) 1. a having a relatively or noticeably high temperature. b (of food or …
Oxford English vocab
STOVE — ( stoves) A stove is a piece of equipment which provides heat, either for cooking or for heating a room. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEAGUE — ( leagues) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A league is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOT — ( hotter, hottest, hots, hotting, hotted) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEAGUE — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A ~ is a group …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
STOVE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a gas cooker/oven/stove ▪ Gas cookers are more efficient than electric ones. potbellied stove slave …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LEAGUE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a football league (= a group of football teams who play against each other ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cold/warm/hot spell ▪ There was a very cold spell in late November. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LEAGUE — (ORGANIZATION) [noun] [C] - a group of people or countries who join together because they have the same interestthe Arab …
Cambridge English vocab
LEAGUE — n. Separatist League Spartacus League Achaean League Aetolian League American League Anti Corn Law League Arab League League of Arab …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
STOVE — Synonyms and related words : Seger cone, acid kiln, blast furnace, boiler, bottle-gas stove, brickkiln, burner, butane stove, calefactor, caliduct, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LEAGUE — Synonyms and related words : Anschluss, Bund, NATO, Rochdale cooperative, SEATO, accouple, accumulate, act in concert, act together, addition, affiliate, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
STOVE — verb: to smash. Example: I stove the car up last night after I left the bar.
Slang English vocab
LEAGUE — noun 1 group of sports clubs that compete with each other ADJECTIVE ▪ basketball , cricket , football , soccer …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LEAGUE — See ↑ ORGANIZATION 4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be in a different league • ↑ be in league with • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
HOT — INDEX: 1. objects/surfaces/liquids 2. food/drink 3. room/place/weather 4. warm, but not hot 5. when you feel hot 6. clothes that …
Longman Activator English vocab
HOT — See ↑ FASHIONABLE/NOT FASHIONABLE 1, ↑ HOT 1,2,3,5, ↑ TASTE 6, ↑ WEATHER 7 ◆◆◆ • ↑ baking/baking hot • …
Longman Activator English vocab
LEAGUE — n. 25B6; noun a league of nations : ALLIANCE, confederation, confederacy, federation, union, association, coalition, consortium, affiliation, guild, cooperative, partnership, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HOT — adj. 25B6; adjective hot food : HEATED, piping (hot), sizzling, steaming, roasting, boiling (hot), searing, scorching, scalding, red-hot. a hot …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LEAGUE — n. 1 confederation, association, alliance, combination, coalition, federation, confederacy, guild, society, fraternity, union, band, fellowship, club The teams in the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
STOVE — 1. сущ. 1) печь, печка; кухонная плита to light a stove ≈ затопить печь, включить плиту coal stove gas stove …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LEAGUE — I сущ. лье, лига (мера длины, приблизительно равна 3 милям) marine league ≈ морская лига (приблизительно равна 3 морским милям) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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