Definition of allow

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Allow (v. t.) To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; esp. to abate or deduct; as, to allow a sum for leakage..

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Lubricate :: Lubricate (v. t.) To apply a lubricant to, as oil or tallow..
Allhallowtide :: Allhallowtide (n.) The time at or near All Saints, or November 1st..
Take :: Take (v. t.) To receive as something to be eaten or dronk; to partake of; to swallow; as, to take food or wine..
Venial :: Venial (a.) Allowed; permitted.
Poundage :: Poundage (n.) The sum allowed to a sheriff or other officer upon the amount realized by an execution; -- estimated in England, and formerly in the United States, at so much of the pound..
Cheese :: Cheese (n.) The flat, circular, mucilaginous fruit of the dwarf mallow (Malva rotundifolia)..
Swallow :: Swallow (v. t.) To seize and waste; to exhaust; to consume.
Sweal :: Sweal (v. i.) To melt and run down, as the tallow of a candle; to waste away without feeding the flame..
Concubine :: Concubine (n.) A wife of inferior condition; a lawful wife, but not united to the man by the usual ceremonies, and of inferior condition. Such were Hagar and Keturah, the concubines of Abraham; and such concubines were allowed by the Roman laws. Their children were not heirs of their father..
Shoaling :: Shoaling (a.) Becoming shallow gradually.
Bolt :: Bolt (v. t.) To swallow without chewing; as, to bolt food..
Size :: Size (n.) A settled quantity or allowance. See Assize.
Fissirostral :: Fissirostral (a.) Having the bill cleft beyond the horny part, as in the case of swallows and goatsuckers..
Shelfy :: Shelfy (a.) Abounding in shelves; full of dangerous shallows.
Handicap :: Handicap (n.) An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race to the competitor possessing inferior advantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing superior advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success; as, the handicap was five seconds, or ten pounds, and the like..
Handicap :: Handicap (n.) A race, for horses or men, or any contest of agility, strength, or skill, in which there is an allowance of time, distance, weight, or other advantage, to equalize the chances of the competitors..
Swallow :: Swallow (v. t.) To receive or embrace, as opinions or belief, without examination or scruple; to receive implicitly..
Centreboard :: Centreboard (n.) A movable or sliding keel formed of a broad board or slab of wood or metal which may be raised into a water-tight case amidships, when in shallow water, or may be lowered to increase the area of lateral resistance and prevent leeway when the vessel is beating to windward. It is used in vessels of all sizes along the coast of the United States.
Intolerance :: Intolerance (n.) The quality of being intolerant; refusal to allow to others the enjoyment of their opinions, chosen modes of worship, and the like; want of patience and forbearance; illiberality; bigotry; as, intolerance shown toward a religious sect..
Stuff :: Stuff (v. t.) A melted mass of turpentine, tallow, etc., with which the masts, sides, and bottom of a ship are smeared for lubrication..
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