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noun

plural of knout

as in straps

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knouts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of knout

as in hides

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Noun

This pretty pair has the same silhouette, shiny gold straps, and dainty buckles as Sarandon’s.

— Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
Featured on the spring 2026 ready-to-wear runway, the style leans into the biker aesthetic with double buckle straps adding hardware into the mix.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 22 July 2026

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Verb

The aggregate hides what exactly is falling and what might still be holding up.

— Victor Karpenko, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Freeland resembles Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz, drawing back the curtain that hides the smoke machine when the Wizard of Oz is not a wizard at all, but a carnival illusionist distracting the population.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 22 July 2026

Definition of hides

Noun

Braden added that rising costs from the extensive growth in DFW is directly affecting farmers’ ability to grow large amounts of quality crops.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 July 2026
Last season ended with the Star Trek friends fending off little pink aliens (specifically, Tribbles) from a Klingon farmer’s corn crops.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 25 July 2026

Definition of crops

Verb

The World Cup has come to an end, so the focus for fans immediately switches back to transfers and domestic football.

— Art de Roché, New York Times, 22 July 2026
In her dual role, Chastain switches seamlessly between her two personas while the rest of the family struggles to keep track of who’s who.

— Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

Definition of switches

Verb

In the closing scene, just as the train approaches, Juggut climbs up to the rope and slashes it with his kirpan (the ceremonial sword carried by observant Sikhs).

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
This, in turn, significantly reduces drag and slashes fuel consumption.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026

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