plight
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/plaɪt/noun
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A dire or unfortunate situation.
A (neutral) condition or state.
Good health.
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/plaɪt/Definitions
A dire or unfortunate situation.
A (neutral) condition or state.
Good health.
/plaɪt/Definitions
Responsibility for ensuing consequences; risk; danger; peril.
An instance of danger or peril; a dangerous moment or situation.
Blame; culpability; fault; wrong-doing; sin; crime.
One's office; duty; charge.
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To expose to risk; to pledge.
Specifically, to pledge (one's troth etc.) as part of a marriage ceremony.
To promise (oneself) to someone, or to do something.
/plaɪt/Definitions
To weave; to braid; to fold; to plait.
/plaɪt/Definitions
A network; a plait; a fold; rarely a garment.