(~s, or ~x, ~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
A ~ is a large area of high and fairly flat land.
A broad valley opened up leading to a high, flat ~ of cultivated land.
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2.
If you say that an activity or process has reached a ~, you mean that it has reached a stage where there is no further change or development.
The US heroin market now appears to have reached a ~...
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3.
If something such as an activity, process, or cost ~s or ~s out, it reaches a stage where there is no further change or development.
Evelyn’s career is accelerating, and mine is ~ing out a bit...
The shares ~ed at 153p.
VERB: V out , V at n