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inoperative — in‧op‧e‧ra‧tive [ɪnˈɒprətɪv ǁ ɪnˈɑː ] adjective formal 1. MANUFACTURING a machine or piece of equipment that is inoperative is not working or is not in a good enough condition to work: • A power cut rendered 1000 ATMs inoperative. 2 … Financial and business terms
Political status of Taiwan — The controversy regarding the political status of Taiwan (or Taiwan Issue as referred to by the Communist Party of China) hinges on whether Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu should remain effectively independent as territory of the Republic of… … Wikipedia
avoid — vt [modification of Old French esvuider to destroy, literally, to empty, from es out + vuider to empty] 1: to make void or undo: annul the trustee may avoid any transfer of interest of the debtor in property U.S. Code 2: to respond to (an… … Law dictionary
disable — /dɪsˈeɪbəl / (say dis aybuhl) verb (t) (disabled, disabling) 1. to make unable; weaken or destroy the capability of; cripple; incapacitate. 2. to make legally incapable; disqualify. 3. to make inoperative: they soon disabled the alarm.… …
knock out — transitive verb Date: 1856 1. to produce roughly or hastily 2. a. (1) to defeat (a boxing opponent) by a knockout (2) to make unconscious < the drug knocked him out > b. to make inoperative or useless < electricity was knocked out by the storm > … New Collegiate Dictionary
freeze — (frēz) v. froze (frōz), fro·zen (frō’zən), freez·ing, freez·es v. intr. 1. a) To pass from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat. b) To acquire a surface or coat of ice from cold: »The lak … Word Histories
black out — verb Date: 1890 transitive verb 1. a. to suppress by censorship < black out the news > b. blot out, erase < blacked out the event from his mind > 2. to envelo … New Collegiate Dictionary
bust — I. noun Etymology: French buste, from Italian busto, from Latin bustum tomb Date: 1645 1. a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast 2. the upper part … New Collegiate Dictionary
cut out — I. verb Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to form by erosion 2. to determine or assign through necessity < you ve got your work cut out for you > 3. to take the place of ; supplant 4. to put an end to ; desist from … New Collegiate Dictionary
beach — beachless, adj. /beech/, n. 1. an expanse of sand or pebbles along a shore. 2. the part of the shore of an ocean, sea, large river, lake, etc., washed by the tide or waves. 3. the area adjacent to a seashore: We re vacationing at the beach. v.t.… … Universalium
