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 | formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence |
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists) | (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground |
physical energy or intensity | an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole |
a powerful effect or influence | |
(of a law) having legal validity | |
group of people willing to obey orders | |
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 | |