whittled — mod. alcohol intoxicated; filled with liquor. (See also cut.) □ Fred’s whittled and can’t hardly see. □ Why does he keep getting so whittled? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
whittled — whit·tle || hwɪtl / w n. knife, pocket knife (Archaic) v. cut; peel; cut away, shape; cut down … English contemporary dictionary
I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) — Infobox Single Name = I Would Do Anything for Love (But I Won t Do That) Artist = Meat Loaf from Album = Released = 1993 Format = Vinyl, CD, Cassette Recorded = Ocean Way Recording (LA)cite web| work=Lorraine Crosby.com | title=Lorraine Crosby s… … Wikipedia
whittle down — verb cut away in small pieces • Syn: ↑whittle away, ↑wear away • Hypernyms: ↑damage • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Something s something * * * ˌ … Useful english dictionary
whittle something down — whittle (something) down to gradually reduce or destroy something. By halftime our team s lead had been whittled down to only two points. College is so expensive, after two years, my college fund has been whittled away to almost nothing. Usage… … New idioms dictionary
whittle down — whittle (something) down to gradually reduce or destroy something. By halftime our team s lead had been whittled down to only two points. College is so expensive, after two years, my college fund has been whittled away to almost nothing. Usage… … New idioms dictionary
whittle away — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms whittle away : present tense I/you/we/they whittle away he/she/it whittles away present participle whittling away past tense whittled away past participle whittled away to gradually reduce the… … English dictionary
whittle down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms whittle down : present tense I/you/we/they whittle down he/she/it whittles down present participle whittling down past tense whittled down past participle whittled down to reduce the number of people or things … English dictionary
whittle away — verb cut away in small pieces • Syn: ↑whittle down, ↑wear away • Hypernyms: ↑damage • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Something s something * * * ˌ … Useful english dictionary
Whittle — Whit tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whittled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whittling}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To pare or cut off the surface of with a small knife; to cut or shape, as a piece of wood held in the hand, with a clasp knife or pocketknife. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
