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verb | noun boycottboycott1 /ˈbɔɪkɑt/ ●○○ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYboycott1Origin: 1800-1900 Charles Boycott (1832-97), English official in Ireland who refused to reduce rents, so the local people refused to do any business with him VERB TABLEboycott |
| Present | I, you, we, they | boycott | | he, she, it | boycotts | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | boycotted | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have boycotted | | he, she, it | has boycotted | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had boycotted | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will boycott | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have boycotted |
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| Present | I | am boycotting | | he, she, it | is boycotting | | you, we, they | are boycotting | | Past | I, he, she, it | was boycotting | | you, we, they | were boycotting | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been boycotting | | he, she, it | has been boycotting | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been boycotting | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be boycotting | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been boycotting |
THESAURUS to say or do something publicly to show that you disagree with or are angry about something that you think is wrong or unfair► protest to say or do something publicly to show that you disagree with or are angry about something that you think is wrong or unfair: Local people protested the plan to close the school. “I don’t think that’s fair!” she protested. ► demonstrate to protest about something in an organized way, by having a large outdoor meeting, or by walking through the streets: A crowd of people were demonstrating outside the embassy. ► march to walk with a large group of people from one place to another, in order to show that you think something is wrong or unfair: Over a million people marched to protest against the war. ► riot if a large group of people riot, they protest in a violent and uncontrolled way, for example by fighting the police and damaging cars or buildings: Thousands of angry young people were rioting in the streets of the capital. ► hold/stage a sit-in to protest by refusing to leave the place where you work or study until your demands are considered or agreed to: Hundreds of students staged a sit-in at the student center. ► go on a hunger strike to protest by refusing to eat: The prisoners went on a hunger strike. ► boycott to protest the actions of a company or country by refusing to buy something, go somewhere, etc.: People are boycotting companies that use child labor to make their products. to refuse to buy something, use something, or take part in something as a way of protesting about a situation, action, etc.: Six countries have threatened to boycott the Olympics.► see thesaurus at protest2 [Origin: 1800–1900 Charles Boycott (1832–97), English official in Ireland who refused to reduce rents, so the local people refused to do any business with him] verb | noun boycottboycott2 ●○○ noun [countable] an act of boycotting something, or the period of time when it is boycotted: boycott of/on/against a nationwide boycott of the drug company’s products |