| 单词 | short-head |
| 释义 | > as lemmasshort-head short-head v. (transitive) to defeat by a short head; also transferred and figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > move at specific rate [verb (transitive)] > gain (ground) upon > catch up or overtake > outstrip to leave behinda1393 overgoc1425 preventa1500 outgo1530 out-trot1555 outstrip1567 stripa1592 outpacea1596 out-swift1606 to have (also get) the speed ofa1616 outstretcha1642 to give (a person or thing) the go-by1642 to gain bounds of1653 outrace1657 outspeed1661 to cast behind1681 distance1691 belag1721 repass1728 outfoot1740 outdistance1789 fore-reach1803 to have the foot of1832 to run away1843 slip1856 short-head1863 tine1871 forespeed1872 outrate1873 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > ride horse in race [verb (transitive)] > win over short-head1863 to gallop to a standstill1892 1863 C. Lyell Geol. Evid. Antiq. Man 26 It exhibits..a type..which is intermediate between the long-headed and short-headed form. 1922 Weekly Disp. 12 Nov. 7 Danny caught him napping and shortheaded him on the post. 1929 Daily Express 7 Nov. 18/4 In a most luckless effort he was short-headed. 1963 ‘J. Prescot’ Case for Hearing iii. 44 The favourite was beaten on the post... I was short-headed out of a fiver. short-head short-head n. a name given by sailors to the young of the whale. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Cetacea (whales) > [noun] > large member of (whale) > young suckerc1384 calfa1398 cub1600 short-head1726 stunt1726 calf-whale1829 whale-calf1867 whale-cub1885 1726 P. Dudley Whales in Philos. Trans. 1725 (Royal Soc.) 33 257 At a Year old, when they are called Short heads, they are very fat. < as lemmas |
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