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five-by-five
adj 2noun 2
Collocations
5ADJ.
real
VERB + FIVE-BY-FIVE
hear
FIVE-BY-FIVE + NOUN
father
PREP.
from
ADV.
supposedly
Definitions
adj
1
Loud and clear.
"Hon, are you getting good data from us?" "Five-by-five." "Any sign of hostiles?" "Nope." "Can I get a few more syllables from you?"
McInnis nodded, and Carter keyed the mic. "CAONCI-Site-43 calling Overwatch Command," he intoned in his best radio voice. Veiksaar smirked. "CAONCI-Site-43, Overwatch Command. Do you read?" The response came immediately, to the visible relief of all nine of them. Even Wettle. "Five by five, CAONCI-Site-43. Five by five."
2
Fine; OK.
noun
1
A performance in which a player accumulates five points in each of five statistical categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks) in a single game.
2
Someone whose body is roughly shaped like a square; a short and fat person.
"Yeah? No stuff? You, a date? Wad yuh know. What is she, a five-by-five?"
"The muscle was Oscar Huong, a real Mr. five-by-five. Father supposedly a black Marine boxing champion. The brains was Nguyen Trinh—or 'Nugey,' for short. He had no idea who his daddy was."
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"Hon, are you getting good data from us?" "Five-by-five." "Any sign of hostiles?" "Nope." "Can I get a few more syllables from you?"
Wiktionary02
McInnis nodded, and Carter keyed the mic. "CAONCI-Site-43 calling Overwatch Command," he intoned in his best radio voice. Veiksaar smirked. "CAONCI-Site-43, Overwatch Command. Do you read?" The respon
Wiktionary03
"Yeah? No stuff? You, a date? Wad yuh know. What is she, a five-by-five?"
Wiktionary04
"The muscle was Oscar Huong, a real Mr. five-by-five. Father supposedly a black Marine boxing champion. The brains was Nguyen Trinh—or 'Nugey,' for short. He had no idea who his daddy was."
Wiktionary05
I hear you five-by-five.
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