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Noun:
- A movement or throw that overturns something.
- An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.
- A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group.
- Empty, hypocritical talk.
- heraldry A blazon of a coat of arms that makes a pun upon the name of the bearer.
- obsolete corner, niche
- Shelta.
- slope, the angle at which something is set.
- Whining speech, such as that used by beggars.
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Verb:
- intransitive|heraldry Of a blazon, to make a pun that references the bearer of a coat of arms.
- intransitive To preach in a singsong fashion, especially in a false or empty manner.
- intransitive To speak in set phrases.
- intransitive To speak with the jargon of a class or subgroup.
- transitive To bevel an edge or corner.
- transitive To divide or parcel out.
- transitive To emptied.
- transitive To set (something) at an angle.
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