GO DOWN, DROP, ETC. LIKE NINEPINS

Meaning of GO DOWN, DROP, ETC. LIKE NINEPINS in English

( BrE , informal ) to fall down or become ill / sick in great numbers

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NINEPINS — kegle
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ETC — abbreviation et cetera
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
GO — I. (|)gō, when followed without pause by a stressed syllable sometimes _gə or +V _gəw verb ( went (|)went ; …
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DROP — I. ˈdräp noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English drope, drop, from Old English dropa; akin to …
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DOWN — I. ˈdau̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English doun hill, from Old English dūn; akin to Middle Dutch dūne …
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ETC — ənˈsōˌf]ōrth ]ȯrth, ]ōəth, ]ȯ(ə)th sometimes ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷; etˈsed.ərə, -setərə, -se.trə also ə̇tˈs- abbreviation Etymology: Latin et cetera et cetera — sometimes …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NINEPINS — (n. pl.) A game played with nine pins, or pieces of wood, set on end, at which a wooden ball …
Английский словарь Webster
NINEPINS — ( n. pl. ) A game played with nine pins, or pieces of wood, set on end, at which a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NINEPINS — /nuyn"pinz'/ , n. 1. ( used with a sing. v. ) tenpins played without the head pin. 2. ninepin , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIKE — like 1 — liker , n. /luyk/ , adj., ( Poetic ) liker, likest , prep., adv., conj., n., v., …
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DROP — — droplike , adj. /drop/ , n. , v. , dropped or dropt, dropping . n. 1. a small quantity …
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DOWN — down 1 /down/ , adv. 1. from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a …
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NINEPINS — n. game of bowling
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GO — I. ˈgō verb ( went ˈwent ; gone ˈgȯn also ˈgän ; go·ing ˈgō-iŋ, ˈgȯ(-)iŋ; “gȯing to” in sense 13 …
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DROP — I. ˈdräp noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dropa; akin to Old High German tropfo drop …
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DOWN — I. ˈdau̇n adverb Etymology: Middle English doun, from Old English dūne, short for adūne, of dūne, from a- (from of …
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ETC — et cetera — usually punctuated
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NINEPINS — noun ·pl a game played with nine pins, or pieces of wood, set on end, at which a wooden ball …
Webster English vocab
LIKE — adj likely; probably. 2. like ·adj in a like or similar manner. 3. like ·vi to be pleased; to choose. …
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GO — noun a glass of spirits. 2. go ·noun act; working; operation. 3. go ·p.p. gone. 4. go ·noun noisy merriment; …
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DOWN — adj downcast; as, a down look. 2. down ·adv from a remoter or higher antiquity. 3. down ·vt to cover, …
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NINEPINS — ■ plural noun [usu. treated as sing. ] the traditional form of the game of skittles, using nine pins. Phrases …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GO — [go] vb went ; gone ; go.ing ; goes [ME gon, fr. OE gan; akin to OHG gan to go, …
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ETC — [etc] abbreviation et cetera
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DROP — [drop] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE dropa; akin to OHG tropfo drop] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): the quantity …
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NINEPINS — bowling game that probably originated in continental Europe during the Middle Ages. Many regional variations of the game developed. Early …
Britannica English vocabulary
ETC. — etc., etcetera, et cetera BrE AmE ( ˌ ) et ˈsetr ə ɪt-, ət-, !! ( ˌ ) ek-, -ˈset …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NINEPINS — / ˈnaɪnpɪnz; NAmE / noun • IDIOMS - go down, drop, etc. like ninepins
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIKE — / laɪk; NAmE / preposition , verb , conjunction , noun , adjective , adverb ■ preposition 1. similar to …
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GO — / gəʊ; NAmE goʊ/ verb , noun ■ verb ( goes / gəʊz; NAmE goʊz/ went / went; NAmE / …
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ETC. — / ˌet ˈsetərə; NAmE ; ˌɪt/ abbreviation used after a list to show that there are other things that you …
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DROP — / drɒp; NAmE drɑːp/ verb , noun ■ verb ( -pp- ) FALL 1. to fall or allow sth to …
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DOWN — / daʊn; NAmE / adverb , preposition , verb , adjective , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
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NINEPINS — nine ‧ pins /ˈnaɪnˌpɪnz/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] 1 . a game in which you roll a ball at nine …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIKE — I. like 1 S1 W1 /laɪk/ BrE AmE preposition [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ like 6 ] 1 …
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ETC — etc. BrE AmE ( also etc British English ) /et ˈset ə rə/ adverb (et cetera) used in writing after …
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ETC. — etc. BrE AmE ( also etc British English ) /et ˈset ə rə/ adverb (et cetera) used in writing after …
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DROP — I. drop 1 S1 W2 /drɒp $ drɑːp/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle dropped , present …
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DOWN — I. down 1 S1 W1 /daʊn/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A LOWER POSITION to …
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LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
DROP — n. & v. --n. 1 a a small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOWN — adv., prep., adj., v., & n. --adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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DROP — n. & v. n. 1 a a small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres …
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DOWN — adv., prep., adj., v., & n. adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground …
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LIKE — 1. adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) …
Oxford English vocab
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DROP — n. & v. --n. 1. a a small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres …
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DOWN — 1. adv., prep., adj., v., & n. --adv. (superl. downmost) 1. into or towards a lower place, esp. to the …
Oxford English vocab
LIKE — I. PREPOSITION AND CONJUNCTION USES /laɪk, laɪk/ ( likes) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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DOWN — I. PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES /daʊn/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: …
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NINEPINS — If you say that people or things are going down like ninepins , you mean that large numbers of them …
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ETC. — see etc
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ETC — also etc. Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. etc is used at the …
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