SOLO

I. noun (plural ~s) Etymology: Italian, from ~ alone, from Latin solus Date: 1695 1. or plural soli a musical composition for a single voice or instrument with or without accompaniment, the featured part of a concerto or similar work, a performance in which the performer has no partner or associate, any of several card games in which a player elects to play without a partner against the other players, II. adverb Date: 1712 without a companion ; alone , III. adjective Date: 1774 accommodating one person , of, relating to, or being a ~ , hit with no runners on base , IV. verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 1886 intransitive verb to perform by oneself: as, to perform a musical ~, to fly an airplane without one's instructor on board, transitive verb to fly (as an airplane) alone, to climb (as a mountain) alone