VULCAN DEATH GRIP

Meaning of VULCAN DEATH GRIP in English

< jargon > A variant of Vulcan nerve pinch derived from a Star Trek classic epsisode where a non-existant "Vulcan death grip" was used to fool Romulans that Spock had killed Kirk.

(1996-10-27)

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VULCAN — noun Etymology: Latin Volcanus, ~us Date: 1513 the Roman god of fire and metalworking
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
VULCAN — I Ancient Roman god of fire. He was the counterpart of the Greek Hephaestus . Vulcan was especially associated with …
Английский словарь Британика
DEATH — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Bataan Death March Black Death brain death death penalty dance of death Death Valley …
Английский словарь Британика
GRIP — I. ˈgrip verb ( gripped or gript ; gripped or gript ; gripping ; grips ) Etymology: Middle English grippen, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VULCAN — ˈvəlkən noun ( -s ) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: in sense 1, from Italian vulcano, volcano; in other senses, after …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEATH — ˈdeth noun ( plural deaths -ths sometimes -thz) Etymology: Middle English deeth, deth, from Old English dēath; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VULCAN — (n.) The god of fire, who presided over the working of metals; -- answering to the Greek Hephaestus.
Английский словарь Webster
VULCAN — ( n. ) The god of fire, who presided over the working of metals; -- answering to the Greek Hephaestus.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VULCAN — /vul"keuhn/ , n. 1. the ancient Roman god of fire and metalworking, identified with the Greek Hephaestus. 2. Mil. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GRIP — — gripless , adj. /grip/ , n. , v. , gripped or gript, gripping . n. 1. the act of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEATH — /deth/ , n. 1. the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VULCAN — n. god of metalwork and of fire in Roman mythology
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
VULCAN — noun Etymology: Latin Volcanus, Vulcanus Date: 1513 : the Roman god of fire and metalworking — compare Hephaestus
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEATH — noun Etymology: Middle English deeth, from Old English dēath; akin to Old Norse dauthi death, deyja to die — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VULCAN — noun the god of fire, who presided over the working of metals; answering to the greek hephaestus.
Webster English vocab
GRIP — noun a small ditch or furrow. 2. grip ·noun the griffin. 3. grip ·add. ·noun the influenza; grippe. 4. grip …
Webster English vocab
DEATH — vi danger of death. 2. death ·vi cause of loss of life. 3. death ·vi loss of spiritual life. 4. …
Webster English vocab
GRIP — [grip] vt gripped ; grip.ping [ME grippen, fr. OE grippan; akin to OE gripan] (bef. 12c) 1: to seize or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEATH — [death] n [ME deeth, fr. OE death; akin to ON dauthi death, deyja to die--more at die] (bef. 12c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
VULCAN — [Vul.can] n [L Volcanus, Vulcanus]: the Roman god of fire and metalworking--compare hephaestus
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Britannica English vocabulary
VULCAN — in Roman religion, god of fire, particularly in its destructive aspects as volcanoes or conflagrations. Poetically, he is given all …
Britannica English vocabulary
VULCAN — Vulcan BrE AmE ˈvʌlk ən
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DEATH — death BrE AmE deθ ▷ deaths deθs ▶ ˈ death camp BrE AmE ▶ ˈ death cell BrE AmE ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GRIP — / grɪp; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun HOLDING TIGHTLY 1. [ C , usually sing. ] grip (on …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEATH — / deθ; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] the fact of sb dying or being killed : a sudden …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VULCAN — Vul ‧ can /ˈvʌlkən/ BrE AmE in Roman ↑ mythology , the god of fire and of making things from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GRIP — I. grip 1 /ɡrɪp/ BrE AmE noun 1 . FIRM HOLD [countable usually singular] the way you hold something tightly, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEATH — death S1 W1 /deθ/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ dead , ↑ death , deadliness; adjective …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEATH — n. 1 the final cessation of vital functions in an organism; the ending of life. 2 the event that terminates …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DEATH — n. 1 the final cessation of vital functions in an organism; the ending of life. 2 the event that terminates …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DEATH — n.1 the final cessation of vital functions in an organism; the ending of life. 2 the event that terminates life. …
Oxford English vocab
GRIP — ( grips, gripping, gripped) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEATH — ( deaths) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Death is the permanent …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRIP — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be gripped by fear (= be very afraid ) ▪ We were gripped by …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEATH
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEATH — [noun] - the end of life She lived here for four years before her death. [C]Their sudden deaths in a …
Cambridge English vocab
DEATH — n. programmed cell death Bataan Death March Black Death brain death death penalty dance of death Death Valley near death …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
VULCAN — n. Hypothetical planet within the orbit of Mercury . It was predicted in 1859 by Urbain-Jean-Joseph Le Verrier (181177) to …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
VULCAN — n. Ancient Roman god of fire. He was the counterpart of the Greek Hephaestus . Vulcan was especially associated with …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DEATH — Synonyms and related words : Azrael, Black Death, Death, Grim Reaper, Pale Death, Reaper, Z, angel of death, annihilation, apodosis, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
VULCAN — Synonyms and related words : Agdistis, Amor, Aphrodite, Apollo, Apollon, Ares, Artemis, Ate, Athena, Bacchus, Ceres, Cora, Cronus, Cupid, Cybele, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GRIP — n 1. a long time. Origin: hip-hop slang. ("We've been waiting for a grip." "It's been a grip since I …
Slang English vocab
GRIP — I. noun 1 hold on sth ADJECTIVE ▪ firm , good , secure , solid ( esp. AmE ), strong …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DEATH — See ↑ DIE 6 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be a matter of life and death/be a matter of life or death …
Longman Activator English vocab
GRIP — n. 25B6; verb she gripped the edge of the table : GRASP, clutch, hold, clasp, take hold of, clench, grab, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
VULCAN — 1. Wayne Ratliff ca. 1980. CP/M port of JPLDIS which evolved into dBASE II. 2. The dBASE-like interpreter and compiler …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
GRIP — n. 1 hold, grasp, clutch, handgrip, clasp, hand-clasp Losing his grip on the rope, he plummeted into the abyss 2 …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
VULCAN — [Roman] The Roman god of fire, especially destructive fire, and craftsmanship. His forge is located beneath Mount Etna. It is …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
VULCAN — fireman and tinsmith. Made a number of celebrated forgings. Had a career like the ancients and fell in love with …
Who is who English vocabulary
VULCAN — сущ.; римск.; миф. Вулкан (мифология) Вулкан кузнец (v.) пожар; пламя; вулканический огонь Vulcan римск. миф. Вулкан
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
VULCAN — сущ.; римск.; миф. Вулкан (мифология) Вулкан кузнец (v.) пожар; пламя; вулканический огонь Vulcan римск. миф. Вулкан
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GRIP — I 1. сущ. 1) а) схватывание; сжатие, зажатие; хватка to get a grip on ≈ сжимать (что-л.) to lose, relax, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DEATH — сущ. 1) а) смерть at one's death ≈ с чьей-л. смертью At her death the estate was broken up. ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
VULCAN — Вулкан
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
VULCAN — n 1. 1> рим. миф. Вулкан 2> кузнец 2. (vulcan) поэт. пожар; пламя; вулканический огонь
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GRIP — grip.ogg _I 1. grıp n 1. 1> схватывание; сжатие; зажатие; пожатие to take a grip on a rope - крепко …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DEATH — death.ogg deθ n 1. 1> смерть natural violent death - естественная насильственная смерть accidental death - случайная смерть lingering death …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GRIP
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
GRIP
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
GRIP — 1) захватное устройство, захват, схват || захватывать; удерживать 2) зажимать; закреплять 3) лапа 4) рукоятка; ручка 5) зажим || зажимать 6) сила зажима 7) цанга || …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
VULCAN — вулкан
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
GRIP — I grip сущ.1) а) схватывание; сжатие, зажатие; хватка to get a grip on — сжимать (что-л.) to lose, relax, release …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

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