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To throw, push, drive heavily, plumply, or suddenly; as, to plunk down a dollar; also, to hit or strike.

To multiply; to make manifold. [R.]

Deeply divided into several portions.

To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate; as, to point a composition.

To supply with pollen; to impregnate with pollen.

To apply pollen to (a stigma). -- Pol`li*na"tion, n. (Bot.)

Multiplying or magnifying sound. -- n.

The art of multiplying or magnifying sounds.

The act or practice of multiplying copies of one's own handwriting, or of manuscripts, by printing from stone, -- a species of lithography.

An instrument for multiplying copies of a writing; a manifold writer; a copying machine.

A polyscope, or multiplying glass.

A proficient in the art of multiplying sounds; a ventriloquist.

A glass which makes a single object appear as many; a multiplying glass. Hutton.

d and evil which is removed may be esteemed good or evil comparatively, and positively simply. Bacon. Give me some breath, some little pause, my lord, Before I positively speak herein. Shak. I would ask . . . whether . . . the divine law does not positively require humility and meekness. Sprat. Positively charged or el…

Lit., a shot fired simply to fill the pot; hence, a shot fired at an animal or person when at rest or within easy range, or fired simply to kill, without reference to the rules of sport; a shot needling no special skill.

A term applied derisively to any literary or artistic work, and esp. a painting, done simply for money and the means of living. [Cant]

To apply a poultice to; to dress with a poultice.

nes. Farrow. -- Powder hoy (Naut.), a vessel specially fitted to carry powder for the supply of war ships. They are usually painted red and carry a red flag. -- Powder magazine, or Powder room. See Magazine, 2. -- Powder mine, a mine exploded by gunpowder. See Mine. -- Powder monkey (Naut.), a boy formerly employed…

Evincing practice or skill; capable of applying knowledge to some useful end; as, a practical man; a practical mind.

A easy and concise method of applying the rules of arithmetic to questions which occur in trade and business.