n. | 1. | Self. | ||||||
1. | A sill. | |||||||
1. | A cell; a house. | |||||||
1. | A saddle for a horse. | |||||||
2. | A throne or lofty seat. | |||||||
v. t. | 1. | To transfer to another for an equivalent; to give up for a valuable consideration; to dispose of in return for something, especially for money. It is the correlative of | ||||||
2. | To make a matter of bargain and sale of; to accept a price or reward for, as for a breach of duty, trust, or the like; to betray. | |||||||
3. | To impose upon; to trick; to deceive; to make a fool of; to cheat.
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v. i. | 1. | To practice selling commodities. | ||||||
2. | To be sold;
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n. | 1. | An imposition; a cheat; a hoax. |
Noun | 1. | sell - the activity of persuading someone to buy; "it was a hard sell" |
Verb | 1. | sell - exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit" |
2. | sell - be sold at a certain price or in a certain way; "These books sell like hot cakes" | |
3. | sell - do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes" | |
4. | sell - persuade somebody to accept something; "The French try to sell us their image as great lovers" | |
5. | sell - give up for a price or reward; "She sold her principles for a successful career" | |
6. | sell - deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country" Synonyms: betray | |
7. | sell - be approved of or gain acceptance; "The new idea sold well in certain circles" | |
8. | sell - be responsible for the sale of; "All her publicity sold the products" |