v. t. | 1. | To receive from another as a loan, with the implied or expressed intention of returning the identical article or its equivalent in kind; - the opposite of lend. | |||
2. | (Arith.) To take (one or more) from the next higher denomination in order to add it to the next lower; - a term of subtraction when the figure of the subtrahend is larger than the corresponding one of the minuend. | ||||
3. | To copy or imitate; to adopt; | ||||
4. | To feign or counterfeit. | ||||
5. | To receive; to take; to derive.
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n. | 1. | Something deposited as security; a pledge; a surety; a hostage. | |||
2. | The act of borrowing. |
Verb | 1. | borrow - get temporarily; "May I borrow your lawn mower?" |
2. | borrow - take up and practice as one's own |