bandy

  • 31bandy — I. verb (bandied; bandying) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1577 transitive verb 1. to bat (as a tennis ball) to and fro 2. a. to toss from side to side or pass about from one to another often in a careless or inappropriate manner b. exchange; …

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  • 32bandy — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Bandy is used with these nouns as the object: ↑word {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. Bandy is used with these nouns: ↑leg …

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  • 33bandy — v. (D; tr.) to bandy with (to bandy words with smb.) * * * [ bændɪ] (D;tr.) to bandywith (to bandywords with smb.) …

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  • 34bandy — bandy1 adjective (bandier, bandiest) (of a person s legs) curved outwards so that the knees are wide apart. Origin C17: perh. from obs. bandy, denoting a curved stick used in hockey. bandy2 verb (bandies, bandying, bandied) (usu. be bandied… …

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  • 35bandy — ban•dy [[t]ˈbæn di[/t]] v. died, dy•ing 1) to pass from one to another or back and forth; trade; exchange: to bandy blows[/ex] 2) spo to throw or strike to and fro or from side to side, as a ball in tennis 3) to circulate freely: to bandy… …

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  • 36bandy — Synonyms and related words: alternate, answer, arched, arciform, arclike, arcual, bandy legged, banter, be quits with, blemished, bloated, bowed, bowlegged, bowlike, change, chuck, club footed, commute, compensate, concave, convex, cooperate,… …

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  • 37Bandy — Ban|dy [ bɛndi, engl. bændi] das; , s <aus gleichbed. engl. bandy zu fr. bandé, Part. Perf. von bander »(einen Ball) an die Bande schlagen«; vgl. ↑Bande> dem Fußball verwandte Sonderform des Eishockeyspiels, bei der mit einem Korkball… …

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  • 38bandy —    Used of or to a person whose legs curve outwards at the knees. ‘Hi, bandy, throw us a kiss!’ is said to a bus conductress by a cheeky young child in Fares Please, by Edith Courtney …

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  • 39Bandy Dans Le Monde — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Bandy (homonymie). Le bandy se pratique en compétition dans 15 pays. Europe Pays Fédération nationale Équipe nationale Ch …

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  • 40Bandy World Championship 2006 — were held in Sweden 28 January 5 February. There were 12 countries participating in the 2006 championships: Belarus, Finland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Russia, Sweden (group A) and Canada, Estonia, Hungary, Mongolia, the Netherlands, the United States… …

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