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QUID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A wad of something chewable as tobacco
Synonyms:
chaw; chew; cud; plug; quid; wad
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("quid" is a kind of...):
bit; bite; morsel (a small amount of solid food; a mouthful)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises
Synonyms:
quid; quid pro quo
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("quid" is a kind of...):
consideration; retainer (a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
Synonyms:
British pound; British pound sterling; pound; pound sterling; quid
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("quid" is a kind of...):
British monetary unit (monetary unit in Great Britain)
Meronyms (parts of "quid"):
penny (a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb quid
