"take the pledge" meaning in All languages combined

See take the pledge on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: takes the pledge [present, singular, third-person], taking the pledge [participle, present], took the pledge [past], taken the pledge [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,took,taken>}} take the pledge (third-person singular simple present takes the pledge, present participle taking the pledge, simple past took the pledge, past participle taken the pledge)
  1. (US, dated) To promise to abstain from alcohol. Tags: US, dated
    Sense id: en-take_the_pledge-en-verb-vKnNFn0T Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English light verb constructions, English predicates, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English light verb constructions: 80 20 Disambiguation of English predicates: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, the, pledge.
    Sense id: en-take_the_pledge-en-verb-R0Klr3uP
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