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The form of his profile. "I knew him by the cut of his jib."
By right, by strict justice, entitled. "By good rights Mr. Clay ought to be President of the United States."
A slang term used meaning boy, buddy...ie: "How's she goin' by'...this is used by people in Nova Scotia (esp. Cape Breton), Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island.
By a jugful is American slang for by a long way or by many degrees.
By the cringe is a British slang exclamation.
By pass is London Cockney rhyming slang for the buttocks (arse).
By chalks is Australian slang for by a long way.
Slow complicated operation whereby one train passes another on a single-track railroad when the other is on a siding too short to hold the entire train. Saw by is applied to any move through switches or through connecting switches that is necessitated by one train passing another
Fly by night is British slang for an untrustworthy person.Fly by night is London Cockney rhyming slang for drunk (tight).
By a street is slang for by a long way.
By a long shot is American slang for by a good distance, by a considerable amount.
When a person has suffered loss by a speculation, he is said to have burnt his fingers.
By a long sight is American slang for by a long way, by a good deal.
In the dark, predicting the intentions of another vessel by interpreting his navigation lights.
By a long chalk is slang for by a long way or by many degrees.
Lay by is Australian slang for to reserve an item in a shop by putting a deposit on it.
By is slang for in one's opinion, as far as one is concerned.
One way or other, by any expedient. "It can't be done by hook or crook.â€
By-and-by, soon, in a short time.
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a.
Past; gone by.
v. t.
To make with a hip or hips, as a roof.
n.
A game won at backgammon after the adversary has removed some of his men. It counts less than a gammon.
pref.
Near to, while passing; hence, from one to the other side of; past; as, to go by a church.
n.
The noise made by a serpent.
pref.
With, as means, way, process, etc.; through means of; with aid of; through; through the act or agency of; as, a city is destroyed by fire; profit is made by commerce; to take by force.
pron.
The possessive of he; as, the book is his.
pref.
In the neighborhood of; near or next to; not far from; close to; along with; as, come and sit by me.
adv.
Passing near; going past; past; beyond; as, the procession has gone by; a bird flew by.
a.
Out of the common path; aside; -- used in composition, giving the meaning of something aside, secondary, or incidental, or collateral matter, a thing private or avoiding notice; as, by-line, by-place, by-play, by-street. It was formerly more freely used in composition than it is now; as, by-business, by-concernment, by-design, by-interest, etc.
adv.
Near; in the neighborhood; present; as, there was no person by at the time.
n.
A peculiarly apt expression or turn of thought; a phrase which hits the mark; as, a happy hit.
pref.
Used in specifying adjacent dimensions; as, a cabin twenty feet by forty.
imp. & p. p.
of Hit
pron.
Belonging or pertaining to him; -- used as a pronominal adjective or adjective pronoun; as, tell John his papers are ready; formerly used also for its, but this use is now obsolete.
pron. & a.
As an adjective, this has the same demonstrative force as the pronoun, but is followed by a noun; as, this book; this way to town.
n.
A law that is less important than a general law or constitutional provision, and subsidiary to it; a rule relating to a matter of detail; as, civic societies often adopt a constitution and by-laws for the government of their members. In this sense the word has probably been influenced by by, meaning secondary or aside.
adv.
Aside; as, to lay by; to put by.
n.
A stroke of success in an enterprise, as by a fortunate chance; as, he made a hit.
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