gift rope

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gift rope - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gift \Gift\, n. [OE. gift, yift, yeft, AS. gift, fr. gifan to
     give; akin to D. & G. gift, Icel. gift, gipt, Goth. gifts (in
     comp.). See Give, v. t.]
     1. Anything given; anything voluntarily transferred by one
        person to another without compensation; a present; an
        offering.
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              Shall I receive by gift, what of my own, . . .
              I can command ?                       --Milton.
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     2. The act, right, or power of giving or bestowing; as, the
        office is in the gift of the President.
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     3. A bribe; anything given to corrupt.
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              Neither take a gift, for a gift doth blind the eyes
              of the wise.                          --Deut. xvi.
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     4. Some exceptional inborn quality or characteristic; a
        striking or special talent or aptitude; power; faculty;
        as, the gift of wit; a gift for speaking.
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     5. (Law) A voluntary transfer of real or personal property,
        without any consideration. It can be perfected only by
        deed, or in case of personal property, by an actual
        delivery of possession. --Bouvier. --Burrill.
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     Gift rope (Naut), a rope extended to a boat for towing it;
        a guest rope.
  
     Syn: Present; donation; grant; largess; benefaction; boon;
          bounty; gratuity; endowment; talent; faculty.
  
     Usage: Gift, Present, Donation. These words, as here
            compared, denote something gratuitously imparted to
            another out of one's property. A gift is something
            given whether by a superior or an inferior, and is
            usually designed for the relief or benefit of him who
            receives it. A present is ordinarly from an equal or
            inferior, and is always intended as a compliment or
            expression of kindness. Donation is a word of more
            dignity, denoting, properly, a gift of considerable
            value, and ordinarly a gift made either to some public
            institution, or to an individual on account of his
            services to the public; as, a donation to a hospital,
            a charitable society, or a minister.
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