Pledge

  • 41pledge — I. n. 1. Pawn, gage, deposit. 2. Guarantee, security, earnest. 3. Surety, hostage. 4. Health (in drinking). II. v. a. 1. Pawn, impawn, plight, hypothe cate, put in pledge, deposit as security. 2 …

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  • 42pledge — 1. noun his election pledge Syn: promise, vow, undertaking, word, commitment, assurance, oath, guarantee 2. verb he pledged to root out corruption Syn: promise, vow, undertake, swear, commit oneself …

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  • 43pledge — [pledʒ] verb [T] to promise seriously and publicly to do something Syn: promise pledge noun [C] …

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  • 44pledge —    Ōlelo ho ohiki, ho ohiki. See saying, manō.    ♦ Pledge of allegiance, ho ohiki kūpa a …

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  • 45pledge — A bailment of personal property as security for a debt or obligation, redeemable upon terms and with the implied power of sale on default. 41 Am J1st Pldg & Col § 2. The Roman name applicable to a contract of pledge or pawn was pignus or vadium.… …

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  • 46Pledge of the Tree — (Arabic: بيعة الشجرة, transliterated IPA|bayʻat al shajarah ) or Pledge of Pleasure (Arabic: بيعة الرضوان , transliterated IPA|bayʻat al riḍwān ) was a pledge that was sworn to Prophet Muhammad by his companions right before the Treaty of… …

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  • 47Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America —       pledge to the flag of the United States. It was first published in the juvenile periodical The Youth s Companion on September 8, 1892, in the following form: “I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands; one nation… …

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  • 48Pledge Night — est un film américain réalisé par Paul Ziller, sorti en 1988. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 Autour du film …

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  • 49Pledge of Allegiance — Pledge of Al|le|giance, the a speech that US citizens learn, which is a promise to respect the US and be loyal to it. In schools children usually say the Pledge of Allegiance every morning, while looking at the national flag and putting their… …

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  • 50pledge (or plight) one's troth — make a solemn pledge of commitment or loyalty, especially in marriage. → the trots …

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