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kilt

/kɪlt/

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noun

A traditional Scottish garment, usually worn by men, having roughly the same morphology as a wrap-around skirt, with overlapping front aprons and pleated around the sides and back, and usually made of twill-woven worsted wool with a tartan pattern.

Examples :

"The Scottish piper wore a colorful kilt to the Highland games. "

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Any Scottish garment from which the above lies in a direct line of descent, such as the philibeg, or the great kilt or belted plaid

Examples :

"My grandfather wore a kilt to the clan gathering. "

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A plaid, pleated school uniform skirt sometimes structured as a wrap around, sometimes pleated throughout the entire circumference; also used as boys' wear in 19th century USA.

Examples :

"The school required all girls to wear a navy blue kilt with a white blouse. "

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A variety of non-bifurcated garments made for men and loosely resembling a Scottish kilt, but most often made from different fabrics and not always with tartan plaid designs.

Examples :

""He wore a denim kilt to the music festival, a modern twist on traditional Scottish attire." "

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verb

To gather up (skirts) around the body.

Examples :

"Seeing the puddle, she kilted her long skirt slightly to avoid getting it wet. "

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To put to death; to extinguish the life of.

Examples :

"Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and drugs combined."

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To render inoperative.

Examples :

"He killed the engine and turned off the headlights, but remained in the car, waiting."

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To stop, cease or render void; to terminate.

Examples :

"The sudden power outage kilt the online meeting, forcing everyone to reschedule. "

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To amaze, exceed, stun or otherwise incapacitate.

Examples :

"That joke always kills me."

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To cause great pain, discomfort or distress to.

Examples :

"These tight shoes are killing my feet."

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To produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in.

Examples :

"It kills me to learn how many poor people are practically starving in this country while rich moguls spend such outrageous amounts on useless luxuries."

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To use up or to waste.

Examples :

"He kilted all his savings on lottery tickets, leaving nothing for rent. "

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To exert an overwhelming effect on.

Examples :

"Between the two of us, we killed the rest of the case of beer."

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To overpower, overwhelm or defeat.

Examples :

"The team had absolutely killed their traditional rivals, and the local sports bars were raucous with celebrations."

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To force a company out of business.

Examples :

"The large corporation aggressively priced its products to kilt the smaller, family-owned business. "

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To produce intense pain.

Examples :

"The toothache was so bad it kilted her concentration during the exam. "

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To punish severely.

Examples :

"My parents are going to kill me!"

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To strike (a ball, etc.) with such force and placement as to make a shot that is impossible to defend against, usually winning a point.

Examples :

"The tennis player kilted the ball, placing it perfectly in the corner, making it impossible for her opponent to return. "

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To cause (a ball, etc.) to be out of play, resulting in a stoppage of gameplay.

Examples :

"The batter kilted the baseball foul, stopping the game for a moment. "

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To succeed with an audience, especially in comedy.

Examples :

"The comedian really kilted the audience with her jokes about traffic jams. "

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To cause to assume the value zero.

Examples :

"The error in the calculation was so significant that we had to kilt the total profit. "

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(IRC) To disconnect (a user) involuntarily from the network.

Examples :

"The internet connection unexpectedly kilted the student during his online class. "

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To deadmelt.

Examples :

"The old, rusty metal was so badly corroded that it kilt away, leaving only a thin, brittle shell. "

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