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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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