Collocations
5ADJ.
bisque, old
VERB + 86
age, book, books, gained
86 + NOUN
lobster, percent, printer, world
PREP.
from, in, up
ADV.
finally
Definitions
verb
To cancel an order for food.
86 the ham and eggs for table two!
To temporarily remove an item from the menu.
86 the lobster bisque – we won’t have the lobster delivery until tomorrow.
To throw out; discard.
We finally had to 86 that old printer after it jammed one too many times.
Another mention must be made for Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged - I 86ed it after only 86 pages; Americans amongst us will understand the numbers reference."
To deny service to.
The restaurant 86ed us because we didn't fit the dress code.
(Ben Sanderson, speaking to a bartender) -- "Please, serve me today, and I'll never come in here again. If I do, you can 86 me."
To kill.
He stole from me and snitched on me, so I 86ed him.
RONALD:”They tried to ghost your girl Isabel right here”. WES CHANDLER(played by Ron Perlman):”Tried to ‘ghost’ her?” RONALD:”Merk. 86. Put her down in the dirt. You feel me?”
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — being six more than eighty
- eighty-six
- lxxxvi
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
686 the ham and eggs for table two!
Wiktionary86 the lobster bisque – we won’t have the lobster delivery until tomorrow.
WiktionaryWe finally had to 86 that old printer after it jammed one too many times.
WiktionaryOpen your books to page 86.
Tatoeba · #1873849He died peacefully in bed at the age of 86.
Tatoeba · #3399390A day has 86,400 seconds.
Tatoeba · #4513244