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skittle
/ˈskɪtəl/
verb 5noun 1
Collocations
1PREP.
down, out
Definitions
noun
1
One of the wooden targets used in skittles.
By the afternoon it seemed as if the storm had passed and that frost was setting in; but in the evening the wind rose to gale force, bringing telegraph poles down like skittles and tangling power and telephone lines.
verb
1
To play skittles.
2
(with down) To squander one's money.
3
(sometimes with out) To rapidly bowl out a succession of batsmen.
4
(sometimes with out) To rapidly bowl out a succession of batsmen.
5
To knock down (skittles).
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in En
- ninepin
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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By the afternoon it seemed as if the storm had passed and that frost was setting in; but in the evening the wind rose to gale force, bringing telegraph poles down like skittles and tangling power and
Wiktionary02
He only managed to bowl down one skittle out of nine.
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