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jilt
(jĭlt)tr.v. jilt·ed, jilt·ing, jilts
To deceive or drop (a lover) suddenly or callously.
n.
One who discards a lover.
[Possibly from obsolete jilt, harlot, alteration of gillot, diminutive of gille, woman, girl, from Middle English; see gill4.]
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jilt
(dʒɪlt)vb
(tr) to leave or reject (a lover), esp without previous warning: she was jilted at the altar.
n
a woman who jilts a lover
[C17: from dialect jillet flighty girl, diminutive of proper name Gill]
ˈjilter n
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jilt
(dʒɪlt)v.t.
1. to reject or cast aside (a lover or sweetheart), esp. abruptly or unfeelingly.
n. 2. a woman who jilts a lover.
[1650–60]
jilt′er, n.
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jilt
- A female accomplice to a thief.See also related terms for thief.
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jilt
Past participle: jilted
Gerund: jilting
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| Noun | 1. |  jilt - a woman who jilts a lover adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted" |
| Verb | 1. | jilt - cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly; "jilt a lover or a bride" leave - go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; "She left a mess when she moved out"; "His good luck finally left him"; "her husband left her after 20 years of marriage"; "she wept thinking she had been left behind" |
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jilt
verb reject, drop, disappoint, abandon, desert, ditch (slang), betray, discard, deceive, forsake, throw over, coquette, leave (someone) in the lurch She was jilted by her first fiancé.
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Translations
تَهْجُر عَشيقَها أو حَبيبَها
pustit k vodě
svigte
faképnél hagy
segja upp
atstātpamest
pustiť k vode
bırakıp gitmekterketmek
jilt
[dʒɪlt] VT [+ fiancé] → dejar plantado a; [+ fiancée] → dejar plantada aher jilted lover → su amante rechazado
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jilt
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jilt
(dʒilt) verb to reject or send away (someone with whom one has been in love). After being her boyfriend for two years, he suddenly jilted her.
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