antinous's definitions

gear

Noun. 1. A toothed wheel.
2. A group of items used in an activity; equipment.
Verb. 1. To equip with gears. 2. To connect with gears. 3. To adjust so as to satisfy something.

Noun. 1. I'm always grinding the gears in my transmission.
2. Get that fishing gear together.
Verb. 1. Did you gear that machine right?
2. I've geared down the wheels to provide more speed.
3. My magazine is geared toward a young audience.

by Antinous September 11, 2003

triple play

A play in a baseball game when the fielding team throws out three of the opposing runners.

"I throw the ball to first base. Whoever it is grabs the ball, so the guy runs to second. Who picks up the ball and throws it to What, What throws it to I Don't Know, I Don't Know throws it back to Tomorrow - triple play." --Lou Costello

by Antinous September 11, 2003

scriptures

"The sacred books of our holy religion, as distinguished from the false and profane writings on which all other faiths are based" (Ambrose Bierce. The Devil's Dictionary. 1911.).

by Antinous September 11, 2003

vise

See vice

by Antinous September 29, 2003

CWD

Chronic Wasting Disease, a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy found in deer and elk, similar to BSE in cows.

CWD is a concern of many hunters.

by Antinous September 11, 2003

lilliputian

Of or relating to the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput. Small, tiny, microscopic.

My penis is truly lilliputian.

by Antinous September 11, 2003

white hat

A good guy or hero of romanticised Old West stories.

by Antinous September 11, 2003