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eighty-six
01
the number 86; the number we get when we multiply eight by ten and add six
to eighty-six
01
to get rid of, discard, or eliminate something, often used in reference to canceling, rejecting, or killing
Informal
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
eighty-six
3rd person singular
eighty-sixes
Present participle
eighty-sixing
Past simple
eighty-sixed
Past participle
eighty-sixed
Examples
The restaurant decided to eighty-six the special for tonight.
