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Meaning
Verb
●
To
delay
or postpone
to
postpone
induction
into
military
service.
●
In Football (American):
After
winning
the
opening
coin toss
, to
postpone
until the
start
of the
second half
a team's
choice
of whether to
kick off
or
receive
(and to
allow
the
opposing
team to make this
choice
at the
start
of the first
half
).
●
To
delay
, to wait.
●
To
submit
to the
opinion
or
desire
of others
in respect
to their
judgment
or authority.
●
To
render
, to offer.
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Rhymes
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