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borrows

/ˈbɔroʊz/ /ˈbɑroʊz/

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noun

Deviation of the path of a rolling ball from a straight line; slope; slant.

Examples :

"This putt has a big left-to right borrow on it."

physics direction

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noun

Examples :

"After the heavy rains, the road crews used dirt from the borrows beside the highway to fill in the washed-out sections. "

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In the Rust programming language, the situation where the ownership of a value is temporarily transferred to another region of code.

Examples :

"In Rust, the `borrows` of a variable prevent the original owner from modifying it while another function is using its value. "

computing technical language

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To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.

Examples :

"She borrows books from the library every week and returns them when she's finished reading. "

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To take money from a bank under the agreement that the bank will be paid over the course of time.

Examples :

"She borrows money from the bank to buy a car. "

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To adopt (an idea) as one's own.

Examples :

"to borrow the style, manner, or opinions of another"

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To adopt a word from another language.

Examples :

"English frequently borrows words from French, like "restaurant." "

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In a subtraction, to deduct (one) from a digit of the minuend and add ten to the following digit, in order that the subtraction of a larger digit in the subtrahend from the digit in the minuend to which ten is added gives a positive result.

Examples :

"In the subtraction problem 32 - 15, we say that the '3' in 32 borrows one, turning the '2' into '12' so we can subtract 5. "

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(Upper Midwestern United States) To lend.

Examples :

""My neighbor borrows me his lawnmower whenever mine is broken." "

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To temporarily obtain (something) for (someone).

Examples :

"My sister borrows my calculator for her math homework. "

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To feign or counterfeit.

Examples :

"He often borrows innocence to avoid getting in trouble, even when he's done something wrong. "

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(obsolete except in ballads) To secure the release of (someone) from prison.

Examples :

"The knight, risking his own life, borrows the captured maiden from the dark lord's tower, promising a heavy ransom for her freedom. "

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To receive (something) from somebody, with little possibility of returning it.

Examples :

"Can I borrow a sheet of paper?"

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A ransom; a pledge or guarantee.

Examples :

"The company demanded the executive's computer as borrows for the safe return of their stolen data. "

finance business law asset economy

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A surety; someone standing bail.

Examples :

"The defendant's friend acted as a borrow, guaranteeing his appearance in court. "