spirit

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈspɪɹɪt/]

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1. spirit (noun) — sense 1

Definition: The soul of a person or other creature.

Example: […] St. Bede's at this period of its history was perhaps the poorest and most miserable parish in the East End of London. Close-packed, crushed by the buttressed height of the railway viaduct, rendered airless by huge walls of factories, it at once banished lively interest from a stranger's mind and left only a dull oppression of the spirit.

2. spirit (noun) — sense 2

Definition: A supernatural being, often but not exclusively without physical form; ghost, fairy, angel.

Example: A wandering spirit haunts the island.

3. spirit (noun) — sense 3

Definition: A feeling of passion.: Enthusiasm.

Example: School spirit is at an all-time high.

4. spirit (verb) — sense 4

Definition: To carry off, especially in haste, secrecy, or mystery.

Example: I felt as if I had been spirited into some castle of felicity.

5. spirit (verb) — sense 5

Definition: Sometimes followed by up: to animate with vigour; to excite; to encourage; to inspirit.

Example: Civil dissensions often spirit the ambition of private men.

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