BORROW

borrow

Noun

  1. Deviation of the path of a rolling ball from a straight line; slope; slant.
    This putt has a big left-to right borrow on it.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A ransom; a pledge or guarantee.
  2. A surety; someone standing bail.

Verb

  1. To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.
  2. To adopt (an idea) as one's own.
    to borrow the style, manner, or opinions of another
  3. To adopt a word from another language.
  4. In a subtraction, to deduct (one) from a digit of the minuend and add ten to the following digit, in order that the subtraction of a larger digit in the subtrahend from the digit in the minuend to which ten is added gives a positive result.
  5. To lend.
  6. To temporarily obtain (something) for (someone).
  7. To feign or counterfeit.


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