Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A preterit of
steal . - To stand still; become stalled or mired, as a cart; be fixed or set.
- To put to a standstill.
- To clog; glut; surfeit; disgust.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb Prov. Eng. To be fixed or set; to stay.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb UK, dialect, intransitive To be
fixed orset ; tostay .
Etymologies
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Examples
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In the last staw polling he was ahead of everybody.
Think Progress » Ron Paul’s Foreign Policy Views Divide Southern Republican Leadership Conference 2010
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Sure, the Senate Republicans ran out of ways to say that raising taxes are bad, often straying from talking to their own amendments, with the final staw being Pam Roach calling the bill (not speaking to the amendment) "predatory".
Restoring Some Funding, (Most) House Liberals Go Along with Harsh Budget « PubliCola 2010
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I know this sounds like a staw man argument but really I would just like this debate to be a little less disingenuous.
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This latest remark of hers to USA today was the last staw.
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But, after setting up that staw man, I have to say your application of logic was impeccable.
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Western barbecue shrimp x-staw sauce, pleez shrimp
IM HIT! - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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| Reply ah boohoo, did da widdle wock staw fall down go booboo? poooooor baby
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Bully to be renamed in Europe 2006
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You seem articulate - try putting some thought behind your words and look beyond simplistic political staw men arguments.
Think Progress » BREAKING: CBS To Report Fitzgerald Will Make His Decision Known Tomorrow 2005
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You seem articulate - try putting some thought behind your words and look beyond simplistic political staw men arguments.
Think Progress » BREAKING: CBS To Report Fitzgerald Will Make His Decision Known Tomorrow 2005
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An average 37 years old New Yorker, presumbaly a prefessional, has, somehow, less political influence than "an average" american described - there are better things in life to spend your time than participate in staw polls.
Farm Fetish Rogers 2006
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