plight
/plaษชt/IPA: /P L AY1 T/
noun
- 1
A dire or unfortunate situation.
- 2
A (neutral) condition or state.
- 3
Good health.
noun
- 1
Responsibility for ensuing consequences; risk; danger; peril.
- 2
An instance of danger or peril; a dangerous moment or situation.
- 3
Blame; culpability; fault; wrong-doing; sin; crime.
- 4
One's office; duty; charge.
- 5
That which is exposed to risk; that which is plighted or pledged; security; a gage; a pledge.
verb
- 1
To expose to risk; to pledge.
- 2
Specifically, to pledge (one's troth etc.) as part of a marriage ceremony.
- 3
To promise (oneself) to someone, or to do something.
verb
- 1
To weave; to braid; to fold; to plait.
noun
- 1
A network; a plait; a fold; rarely a garment.
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