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bolo
UK /ˈbəʊ.ləʊ/ US /ˈboʊ.loʊ/
noun 7verb 3name 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
alert, behind, brown
VERB + BOLO
issue, issued, looping
BOLO + NOUN
selwyn, sentinels
PREP.
from, in, on
Definitions
noun
1
A long, heavy, single-edged machete.
2
A type of punch; an uppercut.
He jerked me off balance and the hand with the brass knucks came around in a looping bolo punch.
verb
1
To cleave or dismember (a person or an animal) with a bolo knife.
"In the first place," began Drina, "you are to lie down flat on the floor and creep about and show us how the Moros wriggle through the grass to bolo our sentinels." […] Selwyn, sitting up rumpled and cross-legged on the floor, after having boloed Drina to everybody's exquisite satisfaction, looked around at the sudden rustle of skirts to catch a glimpse of a vanishing figure—a glimmer of ruddy hair and the white curve of a youthful face, half-buried in a muff.
noun
1
A soldier not capable of the minimum standards of marksmanship.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and
- bola
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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He jerked me off balance and the hand with the brass knucks came around in a looping bolo punch.
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"In the first place," began Drina, "you are to lie down flat on the floor and creep about and show us how the Moros wriggle through the grass to bolo our sentinels." […] Selwyn, sitting up rumpled and
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Selwyn, sitting up rumpled and cross-legged on the floor, after having boloed Drina to everybody's exquisite satisfaction, looked around at the sudden rustle of skirts to catch a glimpse of a vanishin
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William Davis Jr. admitted he had been drinking and driving, but he said he shouldn’t have been caught. Even though police had issued a BOLO or “be on the lookout” for his car and an officer testified
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Police had issue[d] a BOLO alert for Brown and the children when he suddenly arrived in the emergency room of Central Florida Regional Hospital, looking for his wife.
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Freeman was able to locate the male and recognized him from a BOLO.
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