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Meaning:
Noun:
- countable A piece of chalk, or, more often, processed compressed chalk, that is used for drawing and for writing on a blackboard.
- Tailor's chalk.
- uncountable A soft, white, powdery limestone.
- climbing A white powdery substance used to prevent hands slipping from holds when climbing.
- military|countable A platoon-sized group of airborne soldiers
- sports|mostly|basketball The prediction that there will be no upsets, and the favored competitor will win
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Verb:
- figuratively To record a score or event, as if on a chalkboard.
- To apply chalk to anything, such as the tip of a billiards cue
- To record something, as on a blackboard, using chalk.
- To use powdered chalk to mark the lines on a playing field.
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