Word Finder - borrow

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Deviation of the path of a rolling ball from a straight line; slope; slant.

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This putt has a big left-to right borrow on it.

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A borrow pit.

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In the Rust programming language, the situation where the ownership of a value is temporarily transferred to another region of code.

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To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.

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To take money from a bank under the agreement that the bank will be paid over the course of time.

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To adopt (an idea) as one's own.

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to borrow the style, manner, or opinions of another

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To adopt a word from another language.

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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.

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(Upper Midwestern United States) To lend.

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To temporarily obtain (something) for (someone).

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To feign or counterfeit.

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(obsolete except in ballads) To secure the release of (someone) from prison.

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To receive (something) from somebody, with little possibility of returning it.

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Can I borrow a sheet of paper?

Sarah, can I borrow your Lexus?

I need to borrow Andre.

I meant only to borrow them.

Can I borrow your cell? she asked.

According to E, Moses with Aaron is to demand from Pharaoh the release of Israel, which will be effected in spite of his opposition; in assurance thereof the promise is given that they shall serve God upon this mountain; moreover, the people on their departure are to borrow raiment and jewels from their Egyptian neighbours.

Maybe you should borrow mine.

But to borrow Mr. Archimedes exclamation, Eureka!

But the Christian bias is sure to make theologians, who borrow a doctrine of the Absolute, interpret it in a Christian sense; hence we may consider it something of an accident that even an Augustine fails exactly to put the argument in form.

We have a well-stocked bookcase where you are welcome to exchange or borrow books.

In 1900 the Maryland legislature empowered the city to borrow $1,350,000 to establish a municipal lighting plant, but in 1909,private concerns still supplied the streets with light.

The council may borrow money for the erection of such buildings; they may acquire and hold land in mortmain by virtue of their charter, or with the consent of the Local Government Board.

District councils are empowered to borrow with the sanction of the Local Government Board, subject to certain restrictions and Borrowing regulations.

He would have thought it a sin to borrow any time from the serious business of his life, from his expositions, ' His formal pardon is dated the 13th of September 1672; but five months earlier he had received a royal licence to preach, and acted for the next three years as pastor of the nonconformist body to which he belonged, in a barn on the site of which stands the present Bunyan Meeting.

But the peculiar glory of Bunyan is that those who most hated his doctrines have tried to borrow the help of his genius.

A worse fault is the vTCXo,uveta, or, to borrow Butler's expression, the Cat-andPuss dialogue, which abounds.

They have to maintain all roads in the division; can nominate field cornets (magistrates); may borrow money on the security of the rates for public works; and return three members yearly to the district licensing court.

The county board also elects a county highway commissioner for a term of three years, is required to designate a system of prospective county highways, and may levy a special tax and borrow money for the development of the system.

During those 10 years (or the term you decide upon), you can borrow up to your limit using special checks or a card provided by the lender.

If you need to borrow money to get started, then the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) or a bank is going to want to see your business plan.

He was always a poor man, and Socrates advised him "to borrow from himself, by diminishing his expenditure."

It changed thought into an emotional dream; it plunged into the ocean of sentiment; it treated the old world of fable as the reflection of a higher reality, and transformed reality into poetry; and after all these expedients, to borrow a phrase of Augustine's, it only saw afar off the land of its desire.

If it is necessary to borrow, the consent of the parish meeting and of the county council must be obtained.

Among those upon whom Swift's influence has been most discernible may be mentioned Chesterfield, Smollett, Cobbett, Hazlitt, Scott, Borrow, Newman, Belloc.

I must beg your pardon that 'tis I that send you this ungrateful account; but I thought it my duty to let you know it, so that you might act accordingly, being in myself fully satisfied that nothing but the greatest candour imaginable is to be expected from a person who has of all men the least need to borrow reputation."

Sacrobosco's De sphaera, he read all the books on the subject that he could buy or borrow; observed a partial solar eclipse on the 12th of September 1662; and attempted the construction of measuring instruments.

But he was not entirely self-educated; at sixteen he entered the college of his native place, though his family was so poor that he could not procure the necessary books, and had to borrow them from his mates in order to copy the lessons.

The sense of the gap between theory and fact gives to the religious element of Stoicism a new force; the soul, conscious of its weakness, leans on the thought of God, and in the philosopher's attitude towards external events, pious resignation preponderates over self-poised indifference; the old self-reliance of the reason, looking down on man's natural life as a mere field for its exercise, makes room for a positive aversion to the flesh as an alien element imprisoning the spirit; the body has come to be a " corpse which the soul sustains," 1 and life a " sojourn in a strange land "; 2 in short, the ethical idealism of Zeno has begun to borrow from the metaphysical idealism of Plato.

Faith, to borrow their own language, was banished to Virgo, and rarely shed her influence on men.

The building of a new church, previously begun, had cost about 10,000 in each of the last two years, and he did not know how the rest, about 100,000 rubles, was spent, and almost every year he was obliged to borrow.

They can borrow up to 6 books and 1 talking book at any time.

Andrew graciously offered to let me borrow his computer, even after I had forgotten to return his books.

Set up gaming systems in several rooms (borrow systems from friends), and challenge everyone to a tournament.

Even if you're not a top-notch student, apply for as many scholarships as possible to reduce the amount of money you need to borrow.

Students may borrow an amount equal to the total cost of their education, minus other financial aid.

If you do need a car, ask to borrow a friend's and pay for the gas.

Don't be tempted to borrow more than you need.

If you want to minimize the amount of mo-ey you borrow, working your way through school can be a great way to go, but you will need to learn how to earn money for college.

Later on, if you meet different players and they have a better way of playing a chord, you can always borrow techniques from them.

Home equity loans are fixed rate loans that allow you to dip into the equity that has accumulated in your home and borrow a lump sum of money.

The amount of money you can borrow is directly related to the value of your home and the amount of money that you currently owe.

Some lenders will allow you to borrow up to 80 percent of your home's value, while others will allow you to borrow as much as 125 percent.

It should be noted however, that if you borrow more than 80 percent of the value, you may be required to pay for private mortgage insurance.

To borrow a phrase from "This Old House" star and master carpenter Norm Abrams, make sure to accurately measure the hanging distance and span dimension before purchasing ceiling lights.

You borrow against the equity of your home with the knowledge that the improvement will be increasing the value, and therefore the equity, once you're done.

The amount you borrow is deducted from the amount available to you.

Purchase or borrow samples of all materials you are considering for the project before you buy.

Bag, Borrow or Steal has several Chanel necklaces available on their site, although, many of them are on a wait list.

If this is the case, you can always ask if you can borrow or buy the dress.

You can even borrow these items from your mom or other relative so that you don't have to spend money on an accessory you might wear for just one night.

You can buy these pre-made or borrow a work outfit from a friend or family member for a more authentic look.