eighty-six

verb

ˌā-tē-ˈsiks How to pronounce eighty-six (audio)
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Definition of eighty-sixnext
as in to discard
to get rid of as useless or unwanted decided to eighty-six his birth name the minute he arrived in Hollywood

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  1. discard
  2. lose
  3. ditch
  4. scrap
  5. shed
  6. reject
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  • Look over the chestnuts and discard any with holes in them or that feel very soft when squeezed.
    Martin Sorge, Chicago Tribune, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Transfer to a paper-towel lined plate; discard drippings or reserve for another use.
    Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of discard
Verb
  • With a healthy diet, cats can lose 0.5 percent to 1 percent of their body weight per week.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Even seasonal or niche items must be in stock—losing one sale could mean losing a customer for good.
    Mohit Prateek, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of lose
Verb
  • And the choice to ditch the strobe effect that ages the cast into adults feels unnecessary.
    Dave Quinn, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
  • After ditching President Florentino Perez twice at the altar in 2017 and 2022, Mbappe finally decided to let his PSG contract run down this summer and subsequently join the 15-time Champions League winners.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of ditch
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  • All of those provisions were scrapped when Elon Musk and President-elect Trump tanked the bill.
    Axios, Axios, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The script, co-written by Ross and producer Joslyn Barnes, scraps Whitehead’s opening prologue about the wretched cemetery to instead emphasize that this will be a bittersweet celebration of life.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of scrap
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  • This affordable shed packs an impressive 148 cubic feet of storage space into its compact 6-by-4-foot footprint.
    Miles Walls, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Testers appreciated the ability to secure the inner shoe without having to dig inside the shell, thanks to an external BOA dial that tightens and loosens with precise clicks, and found the water-resistant softshell gaiter cut cold, biting winds and shed moisture.
    Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of shed
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  • Ultimately, Republicans rejected Trump’s demand to eliminate the debt limit completely.
    David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Government shutdown:Donald Trump rejects bipartisan plan to avoid a government shutdown, sets up debt ceiling battle When is the government shutdown deadline?
    Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of reject
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