Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To pluck the feathers from.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To strip or pluck the feathers from; deprive of plumage; pluck.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To strip or pluck off the feather of; to deprive of of plumage.
- transitive verb To lay bare; to expose.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To strip of
feathers orplumage . - verb transitive, figuratively To lay bare; to
expose .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb strip of feathers
- verb strip of honors, possessions, or attributes
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Unfortunately the 'Medal of Freedom' lost any credibility once Bush Jr. awarded it to George Slam-Dunk-Case-For-Iraq-War Tenet. nom deplume, esq.
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What a sad day for Minnesota and the USA nom deplume
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I am glad someone of his stature will mention it because it needs to be mentioned nom deplume, esq.
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He got caught up in a situation he could never survive. nom deplume
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Change our great-great-great grandkids can afford nom deplume, esq.
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This would be ok in the dubya administration but not in Presidents Obama's nom deplume, esq.
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Thank the Lord that she is not our Vice President!!! nom deplume
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If God forgives, then we must do the same. nom deplume, esq.
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She will continue to do the magnificent job that she always does. nom deplume, esq.
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Is this supposed to be a god thing for Dodd ... nom deplume, esq.
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