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SKITTLE

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• SKITTLE (noun)
The noun SKITTLE has 1 sense:

1. a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittles

Familiarity information: SKITTLE used as a noun is very rare.

• SKITTLE (verb)
The verb SKITTLE has 1 sense:

1. play skittles

Familiarity information: SKITTLE used as a verb is very rare.

• SKITTLE (noun)

Sense 1

skittle ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

ninepin; skittle; skittle pin

Hypernyms ("skittle" is a kind of...):

bowling pin; pin (a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target)

• SKITTLE (verb)

Sense 1

skittle ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Play skittles

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "skittle" is one way to...):

bowl (engage in the sport of bowling)

Sentence frame:

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(Corsican proverb)

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