| DEW line |
a line of radar stations, located along the seventieth parallel in Canada and the United States, that provides advance notice of approaching hostile aircraft or missiles (acronym for "distant early warning"). |
| discount |
to lend or advance money on (commercial paper payable in the future) with interest deducted in advance. [3/12 definitions] |
| down1 |
paid in advance, usu. as a first installment. [1/21 definitions] |
| dribble |
in sports, to advance a ball or puck by rapid, short bounces, kicks, or pushes. [1/8 definitions] |
| drop in |
to come for a casual visit, often without arranging to in advance (often fol. by "on"). |
| edge |
to advance or cause to advance by small degrees. [2/10 definitions] |
| encourage |
to stimulate or promote; advance. [1/4 definitions] |
| engaged |
reserved in advance or presently occupied. [1/4 definitions] |
| expect |
to know or feel sure of in advance; believe certain or likely to happen. [1/6 definitions] |
| fair catch |
in football, a catch of a punt whereby the receiver, in order not to be tackled, signals that no attempt will be made to advance with the ball. |
| familiarity |
impertinent or presumptuous intimacy, esp. a sexual advance. [1/3 definitions] |
| fast1 |
in advance of the correct time. [1/12 definitions] |
| football |
(chiefly British) a game in which two teams of eleven players attempt to advance a ball into an opposing goal by kicking or striking it with body parts other than the hands and arms; soccer. [1/4 definitions] |
| foray |
a quick raid or sudden advance, usu. military and often to take forage or plunder. [1/3 definitions] |
| foretaste |
a partial, advance experience or realization of something that will come or happen in the future. [2 definitions] |
| foretell |
to tell of in advance; prophesy; forecast. [1/2 definitions] |
| forewarn |
to give advance warning to. |
| forward |
being in advance. [2/13 definitions] |
| front money |
money that is paid in advance, esp. to start a project. |
| further |
to advance or help make progress. [1/7 definitions] |
| gain ground |
to advance or gain acceptance. |