a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base | an abrupt spasmodic movement |
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists) | a sudden abrupt pull |
physical energy or intensity | raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms |
a powerful effect or influence | meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun |
(of a law) having legal validity | a dull stupid fatuous person |
group of people willing to obey orders | (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration |
a unit that is part of some military service | |
a group of people having the power of effective action | |
one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority | |
(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity | |