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as|trict — «uh STRIHKT», transitive verb. 1. to bind up; compress. 2. to bind by moral or legal obligation. 3. to restrict; tie down; limit (to). ╂[< Latin astrictus, past participle of astringere astringe] –as|tric´tion … Useful english dictionary
dis|trict-heat|ed — «DIHS trihkt HEE tihd», adjective. supplied by or using district heating: »In the City of Winnipeg, Canada…the business area has been district heated for nearly half a century (New Scientist) … Useful english dictionary
dis|trict — «DIHS trihkt», noun, verb. –n. 1. a part of a larger area; region: »The leading farming district of the United States is in the Middle West. They lived in a fashionable district of the city. SYNONYM(S): locality, quarter. 2. a part of a country,… … Useful english dictionary
re|dis|trict — «ree DIHS trihkt», –v.t., v.i. U.S. to divide into districts again, often for voting purposes: »to redistrict a state or county. A “radical redistricting” of school zones…would provide in each school a percentage quota of Negroes and whites in… … Useful english dictionary
sub|dis|trict — «SUHB DIHS trihkt», noun. a division or subdivision of a district … Useful english dictionary
re·dis·trict — … Useful english dictionary
Astrict — As*trict , a. Concise; contracted. [Obs.] Weever. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Astrict — As*trict , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Astricted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Astricting}.] [L. astrictus, p. p. of astringere. See {Astringe}.] 1. To bind up; to confine; to constrict; to contract. [1913 Webster] The solid parts were to be relaxed or astricted.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Astricted — Astrict As*trict , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Astricted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Astricting}.] [L. astrictus, p. p. of astringere. See {Astringe}.] 1. To bind up; to confine; to constrict; to contract. [1913 Webster] The solid parts were to be relaxed or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Astricting — Astrict As*trict , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Astricted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Astricting}.] [L. astrictus, p. p. of astringere. See {Astringe}.] 1. To bind up; to confine; to constrict; to contract. [1913 Webster] The solid parts were to be relaxed or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
