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Of or pertaining to athletes or to the exercises practiced by them; as, athletic games or sports.

The art of training by athletic exercises; the games and sports of athletes.

The state or practice of an athlete; the characteristics of an athlete.

hes," and has been the accepted English Bible. The Revised Version was published in a complete form in 1855.

A receding or giving up; a complete surrender. [Colloq.]

To dip or lade water from; -- often with out to express completeness; as, to bail a boat. By the help of a small bucket and our hats we bailed her out. R. H. Dana, Jr.

Cowper. The order and balance of the country were destroyed. Buckle. English workmen completely lose their balance. J. S. Mill.

The defect of stammering; also, a kind of incomplete pronunciation.

of cloth or other material on any article of dress, to bind, strengthen, ornament, or complete it. "Band and gusset and seam." Hood.

Depleted of money; not having the means of meeting pecuniary liabilities; as, a bankrupt treasury.

Complete loss; -- followed by of.

such contract a trustee for and seized to the use of the bargainee. The statute then completes the purchase; i.e., the bargain vests the use, and the statute vests the possession. Blackstone. -- Into the bargain, over and above what is stipulated; besides. -- To sell bargains, to make saucy ( usually indelicate) rep…

The lower part of a complete architectural design, as of a monument; also, the lower part of any elaborate piece of furniture or decoration.

Having the power to impart or complete blissful enjoyment; blissful. "The beatific vision." South. -- Be`a*tif"ic*al*ly, adv.

Most advanced; most correct or complete; as, the best scholar; the best view of a subject.

here to lodge. Hence: To quarter, or place in lodgings, as soldiers in private houses. Billeted in so antiquated a mansion. W. Irving.

the delivery end of a blast pipe; -- called also blast orifice. -- In full blast, in complete operation; in a state of great activity. See Blast, n., 2. [Colloq.]

In respect to, or so as to affect, the entire body or mass; entirely; all at once; completely; as, to carry away bodily. "Leapt bodily below." Lowell.

Complete overthrow; disorder; a turning upside down.

To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as, to break a set.