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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
plight
n 1: a situation from which extrication is difficult especially
an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most
awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless
people" [syn: predicament, quandary, plight]
2: a solemn pledge of fidelity [syn: plight, troth]
v 1: give to in marriage [syn: betroth, engage, affiance,
plight]
2: promise solemnly and formally; "I pledge that I will honor my
wife" [syn: pledge, plight]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Plight \Plight\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plighted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Plighting.] [AS. plihtan to expose to danger, pliht
danger;cf. D. verplichten to oblige, engage, impose a duty,
G. verpflichten, Sw. f["o]rplikta, Dan. forpligte. See
Plight, n.]
1. To pledge; to give as a pledge for the performance of some
act; as, to plight faith, honor, word; -- never applied to
property or goods. " To do them plighte their troth."
--Piers Plowman.
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He plighted his right hand
Unto another love, and to another land. --Spenser.
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Here my inviolable faith I plight. --Dryden.
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2. To promise; to engage; to betroth.
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Before its setting hour, divide
The bridegroom from the plighted bride. --Sir W.
Scott.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Plight \Plight\, obs.
imp. & p. p. of Plight, to pledge. --Chaucer.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Plight \Plight\, obs.
imp. & p. p. of Pluck. --Chaucer.
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Plight \Plight\, v. t. [OE. pliten; probably through Old French,
fr. LL. plectare, L. plectere. See Plait, Ply.]
To weave; to braid; to fold; to plait.[Obs.] "To sew and
plight." --Chaucer.
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A plighted garment of divers colors. --Milton.
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6. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Plight \Plight\, n.
A network; a plait; a fold; rarely a garment. [Obs.] "Many a
folded plight." --Spenser.
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7. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Plight \Plight\, n. [OE. pliht danger, engagement, AS. pliht
danger, fr. ple['o]n to risk; akin to D. plicht duty, G.
pflicht, Dan. pligt. [root]28. Cf. Play.]
1. That which is exposed to risk; that which is plighted or
pledged; security; a gage; a pledge. "That lord whose hand
must take my plight." --Shak.
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2. [Perh. the same word as plight a pledge, but at least
influenced by OF. plite, pliste, ploit, ploi, a condition,
state; cf. E. plight to fold, and F. pli a fold, habit,
plier to fold, E. ply.] Condition; state; -- risk, or
exposure to danger, often being implied; as, a luckless
plight. "Your plight is pitied." --Shak.
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To bring our craft all in another plight --Chaucer.
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Thesaurus Results for plight:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
adverse circumstances, adversity, affiance, affliction, aggravation, annoyance, assurance, assure, avouch, avouchment, baffle, bafflement, bearings, become engaged, betroth, bewilderment, bind, blight, bother, box, breakers ahead, bummer, cardhouse, care, case, catch-22, cause for alarm, circumstance, circumstances, clutch, complication, condition, confoundment, confusion, contract, contract an engagement, corner, countersign, covenant, crisis, cross, crunch, curse, danger, dangerous ground, difficulties, difficulty, dilemma, discomposure, disconcert, disconcertedness, disconcertion, disconcertment, disturbance, downer, embarrassing position, embarrassment, emergency, endangerment, engage, engagement, enigma, estate, extremity, faith, fine how-do-you-do, fix, footing, gaping chasm, gathering clouds, guarantee, hard knocks, hard life, hard lot, hardcase, hardship, hazard, hell to pay, hobble, hole, hot water, house of cards, how-do-you-do, imbroglio, imperilment, irritation, jam, jeopardy, location, lot, make a promise, menace, mess, mix, modality, mode, morass, mystery, nonplus, oath, parlous straits, parole, pass, peril, perplexity, perturbation, pickle, pinch, place, pledge, position, posture, pother, predicament, pressure, pretty pass, pretty pickle, pretty predicament, problem, promise, publish the banns, puzzle, puzzlement, quagmire, quandary, quicksand, rank, riddle, rigor, risk, rocks ahead, scrape, sea of troubles, situation, slough, solemn declaration, spot, squeeze, standing, state, station, status, stew, sticky wicket, storm clouds, strait, straits, stress, stress of life, swamp, swear, thin ice, threat, tight spot, tight squeeze, tightrope, trial, tribulation, tricky spot, troth, trouble, troubles, unassuredness, underwrite, unholy mess, upset, vale of tears, vicissitude, vouch, vow, warrant, warranty, word, word of honor |
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