(~s, ~ting, ~ted)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a coal mine.
It was a better community then when all the ~s were working.
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2.
A ~ is a large hole that is dug in the ground.
Eric lost his footing and began to slide into the ~.
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3.
A gravel ~ or clay ~ is a very large hole that is left where gravel or clay has been dug from the ground.
This area of former farmland was worked as a gravel ~ until 1964.
N-COUNT: supp N
4.
If two opposing things or people are ~ted against one another, they are in conflict.
You will be ~ted against people who are every bit as good as you are...
This was one man ~ted against the universe.
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed against n, V-ed
5.
In motor racing, the ~s are the areas at the side of the track where drivers stop to get more fuel and to repair their cars during races.
N-PLURAL: usu pl
see also ~ stop
6.
If you describe something as the ~s, you mean that it is extremely bad. (SPOKEN)
Mary Ann asked him how dinner had been. ‘The ~s,’ he replied.
N-PLURAL: the N
7.
A ~ is the stone of a fruit or vegetable. (AM)
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8.
see also ~ted , flea~ , orchestra ~ , sand~
9.
If you ~ your wits against someone, you compete with them in a test of knowledge or intelligence.
I’d like to ~ my wits against the best.
PHRASE: V inflects
10.
If you have a feeling in the ~ of your stomach, you have a tight or sick feeling in your stomach, usually because you are afraid or anxious.
I had a funny feeling in the ~ of my stomach.
PHRASE
11.
a bottomless ~: see bottomless