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Meaning:

Noun:

  • countable a clandestine payment in return for a favor; especially an illegal one
  • bowling the board separating one bowling lane from another at the pit end
  • machinery an accident wherein an object being cut by a rotating blade or disk, such as a circular saw, is caught by the blade and thrown outward
  • oil drilling a dangerous buildup of gas pressure at the wellhead
  • bridge In contract bridge, an ace asking convention initiated by the first step above four of the agreed trump suit.
  • firearms|machinery recoil; a sudden backward motion, usually in the direction of the operator.

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