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(noun) (in baseball) an out that advances the base runners |
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Related Words: putout, sacrifice fly |
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(noun) the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity |
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Synonyms: ritual killing |
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Related Words: hecatomb, immolation, kill, killing, putting to death |
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(verb) kill or destroy; "The animals were sacrificed after the experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment" |
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Related Words: kill |
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(verb) make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals |
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Related Words: immolate, offer, offer up |
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(verb) endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war" |
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Synonyms: give |
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Related Words: free, give up, release, relinquish |
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(verb) sell at a loss |
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Related Words: sell |
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(noun) personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective) |
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Related Words: loss, personnel casualty |
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(noun) a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value; "he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice" |
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Related Words: loss |
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(noun) the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. |
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Synonyms: forfeit, forfeiture |
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Related Words: act, human action, human activity |
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