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A game at billiards, in which each of the players stakes a certain sum, the winner taking the whole; also, in public billiard rooms, a game in which…

To put together; contribute to a common fund, on the basis of a mutual division of profits or losses; to make a common interest of.

With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.

A loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle, especially when the contents are pressurized by fizziness.

A bottle, can, or serving of effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; a soda pop.

To broach or open (something) in a way that is instantaneous or sudden and that often (literally or notionally) involves a popping sound; to remove…

An opening or doorway in the side of a ship, especially for boarding or loading; an embrasure through which a cannon may be discharged; a porthole.

A small medical appliance installed beneath the skin, connected to a vein by a catheter, and used to inject drugs or to draw blood samples.

The left-hand side of a vessel, including aircraft, when one is facing forward. Used to unambiguously refer to directions relative to the vessel…