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41go round (chiefly US also go around) — 1》 spin; revolve. 2》 be sufficient to supply everybody present. → go …
42hove chiefly Nautical — past of heave …
43imbricate chiefly Zoology & Botany — verb ɪmbrɪkeɪt [usu. as adjective imbricated] arrange in an overlapping manner like roof tiles. adjective ɪmbrɪkət (of scales, sepals, etc.) having adjacent edges overlapping. Compare with valvate. Derivatives imbrication noun Origin C17 (in the …
44in (or chiefly Brit. on) form — playing or performing well. → form …
45in arrears (also chiefly Law in arrear) — 1》 behind with paying money that is owed. ↘(of wages or rent) paid at the end of each period of work or occupation. 2》 (of a competitor in a race) falling behind others. → be arrayed in …
46in camera chiefly Law — in private, in particular taking place in the private chambers of a judge, with the press and public excluded. → camera in camera adverb see camera2 …
47luff chiefly Sailing — noun the edge of a fore and aft sail next to the mast or stay. verb steer (a yacht) nearer the wind. ↘obstruct (an opponent in yacht racing) by sailing closer to the wind. Origin ME: from OFr. lof, prob. from Low Ger …
48off (or chiefly Brit. out of) form — not playing or performing well. → form …
49pluvial chiefly Geology — adjective relating to or characterized by rainfall. noun a period marked by increased rainfall. Origin C17: from L. pluvialis, from pluvia rain …
50run foul (or chiefly N. Amer. afoul) of — 1》 Nautical collide or become entangled with. 2》 come into conflict with. → run …