lˌkɒk noun
1.
2.
the game of battledore.
verb (used with object)
3.
to send or bandy to and fro like a shuttlecock.
verb (used without object)
4.
to move or be bandied to and fro.
adjective
5.
of such a state or condition: a shuttlecock existence.
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| —n | |
| 1. | Often shortened to: shuttle a light cone consisting of a cork stub with feathered flights, struck to and fro in badminton and battledore |
| 2. | anything moved to and fro, as in an argument |
| —vb | |
| 3. | to move or cause to move to and fro, like a shuttlecock |
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