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abide |
to stay; remain. [1/6 definitions] |
be |
to remain in a state of existence; have reality; exist. [1/10 definitions] |
bide |
to stay or remain. [1/2 definitions] |
chapter 11 |
a provision of the U.S. Federal Bankruptcy Act that allows a company to reorganize and remain in business, provided it pays its current debts by a date set by a court. |
continue |
to stay on; remain without change. [1/7 definitions] |
deposit |
money that has been put in a bank, or anything that has been put somewhere and allowed to remain. [1/7 definitions] |
dues |
money that members of a group or club must pay to remain part of the group. |
dwell |
to be or remain in a given condition. [2/3 definitions] |
editor |
in the film industry, a person whose job is to view raw footage and decide, often in conjunction with the director and others, what shots will remain in the final film, what sequence they will be in, and how long each will be. [1/4 definitions] |
elude |
to escape from or remain outside of the grasp of. [1/2 definitions] |
evergreen |
a tree, bush, or other plant with leaves that remain green throughout the year. [1/2 definitions] |
foul ball |
in baseball, a batted ball that does not remain within the foul lines. |
foul line |
in bowling and other sports, any of various lines defining the area in which players must remain during play. [1/3 definitions] |
go1 |
to remain incomplete; be left. [1/28 definitions] |
hang on |
(informal) to remain on the telephone line. [2/6 definitions] |
hibernate |
to remain dormant over the winter in a den or burrow so as to conserve energy, as bears and other animals. [1/2 definitions] |
hold1 |
to remain in force. [1/13 definitions] |
hold good |
to remain valid (used esp. in reference to an offer, guarantee, promise, or the like). |
hold on |
to remain on the telephone line. [1/5 definitions] |
hold still |
to keep one's body from moving; remain in a still position. [1/2 definitions] |
homeostasis |
the tendency of a physiological system, esp. of mammals and other higher animals, to remain more or less stable. |
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