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Word: plight
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Meaning:
Noun:
- A dire or unfortunate situation.
- archaic That which is exposed to risk; that which is plighted or pledged; security; a gage; a pledge.
- Condition; state; — risk, or exposure to danger, often being implied; as, a luckless plight.
- obsolete A network; a plait; a fold; rarely a garment.
- obsolete Danger, risk.
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Verb:
- transitive|now|_|rare To expose to risk; to pledge.
- obsolete To weave; to braid; to fold; to plait.
- reflexive To promise (oneself) to someone, or to do something.
- transitive Specifically, to pledge (one's troth etc.) as part of a marriage ceremony.
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