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Meaning
Verb
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In &lit not valid pagename:
Often used
other than
figuratively
or
idiomatically
: to
assume
a given position.
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In American English & Law enforcement:
To
turn away
, with
one's
hands in
a
visible
and
unmovable
position
, so
that one
can be searched.
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In British English:
Often used as an order to
bend over
,
for example
, to
receive
the
traditional
corporal punishment
in a case of misbehaviour.
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