"hypo" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈhaɪ.pəʊ/ [UK], /ˈhaɪ.poʊ/ [US] Audio: En-au-hypo.ogg Forms: hypos [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪpəʊ Etymology: Clipping of various terms beginning with hypo-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”). Etymology templates: {{clipping|en}} Clipping, {{der|en|grc|ὑπό||under}} Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} hypo (countable and uncountable, plural hypos)
  1. (obsolete) Melancholy; a fit of hypochondria; a morbid depression. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-hypo-en-noun-xfDimj7a
  2. (slang) A hypochondriac. Tags: countable, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-hypo-en-noun-pyMz95si
  3. (photography, informal) Sodium thiosulfate (also called hyposulfite of soda), a photographic fixing agent. Tags: countable, informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Photography Translations (sodium thiosulphate): фиксаж (fiksaž) [masculine] (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-hypo-en-noun-C-RUXNvn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 30 7 23 9 0 9 7 4 4 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 1 40 4 30 3 1 5 6 3 2 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 1 33 8 24 5 1 9 9 3 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 35 8 26 3 1 10 9 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 4 5 30 4 18 14 2 7 5 4 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 4 5 26 4 21 16 2 6 5 4 3 3 Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography Disambiguation of 'sodium thiosulphate': 1 1 65 6 17 3 0 6
  4. (slang) A hypoglycaemia attack in a person with diabetes. Tags: countable, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-hypo-en-noun-~onOwGoQ
  5. (slang) A hypodermic syringe or injection. Tags: countable, slang, uncountable Translations (a hypodermic syringe): спринцовка (sprincovka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), lääkeruisku (Finnish), injektioruisku (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-hypo-en-noun-b3VkC3OF Categories (other): Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 4 5 26 4 21 16 2 6 5 4 3 3 Disambiguation of 'a hypodermic syringe': 1 1 28 5 56 3 1 6
  6. (slang, finance, British) Hypothecation. Tags: British, countable, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Finance Translations (hypothecation): ипотекиране (ipotekirane) [neuter] (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-hypo-en-noun-25Seqv3e Categories (other): British English, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 4 5 26 4 21 16 2 6 5 4 3 3 Topics: business, finance Disambiguation of 'hypothecation': 1 1 3 1 2 92 0 0
  7. (informal, in the study of law) A hypothetical case. Tags: countable, informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-hypo-en-noun-ogMaQ26L
  8. (informal, zoology) A hypomelanistic snake. Tags: countable, informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-hypo-en-noun-MWfyuJaq Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈhaɪ.pəʊ/ [UK], /ˈhaɪ.poʊ/ [US] Audio: En-au-hypo.ogg Forms: hypos [present, singular, third-person], hypoing [participle, present], hypoed [participle, past], hypoed [past]
Rhymes: -aɪpəʊ Etymology: Clipping of various terms beginning with hypo-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”). Etymology templates: {{clipping|en}} Clipping, {{der|en|grc|ὑπό||under}} Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} hypo (third-person singular simple present hypos, present participle hypoing, simple past and past participle hypoed)
  1. (intransitive, slang) To have a hypoglycaemia attack. Tags: intransitive, slang
    Sense id: en-hypo-en-verb-4VhLB4RO
  2. (transitive) To administer a hypodermic injection to. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-hypo-en-verb-rXwl4QzA
  3. (transitive, figuratively) To stimulate or boost, as if by administering a hypodermic injection. (Compare hype.) Tags: figuratively, transitive
    Sense id: en-hypo-en-verb-l1YCvz8f
  4. (transitive, economics) To stimulate or boost (the economy) by the injection of cash, such as with quantitative easing Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Economics
    Sense id: en-hypo-en-verb--HUyn6HJ Topics: economics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: hypo-

Inflected forms

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        "3": "ὑπό",
        "4": "",
        "5": "under"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”)",
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "Clipping of various terms beginning with hypo-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”).",
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    {
      "form": "hypos",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "1711 \"I have a better Stomach tha usuall and have perfectly forgot what the Hyppo means\",Joseph Collett, merchant, writing from Rio de Janeiro, Oct 15, 1711, in his Private Letter Books, edited by H. H. Dodwell in 1933. (cited by Eric Partidge, A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventinoal English"
        },
        {
          "text": "1837 Abraham Lincoln: Tell your sister I dont want to hear any more about selling out and moving. That gives me the hypo whenever I think of it. (Letter to Mary S. Owens, May 7. 1837, Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 1."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick:",
          "text": "whenever my hypos get such an upper hand of me, that it requires a strong moral principle to prevent me from deliberately stepping into the street, and methodically knocking people's hats off--then, I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can. (Chapter 1, \"Loomings\")\nBut thou sayest, methinks that white-lead chapter about whiteness is but a white flag hung out from a craven soul; thou surrenderest to a hypo, Ishmael. (Chapter 42, \"The Whiteness of the Whale\")",
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          "depression",
          "depression"
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        "(obsolete) Melancholy; a fit of hypochondria; a morbid depression."
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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          "ref": "1953, General Motors Acceptance Corporation, General Exchange Insurance Corporation, Motors Insurance Corporation, News and Views, page 30:",
          "text": "Certainly no one can accuse a bunch of hypos of lying dormant during the noon-hour. The activity, inside and out, is simply terrific. To us, personally, by far the most interesting group of hypochondriacs in attendance at this particular emporium […]",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "A hypochondriac."
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        [
          "hypochondriac",
          "hypochondriac"
        ]
      ],
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        "(slang) A hypochondriac."
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      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "slang",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "English informal terms",
        "en:Photography"
      ],
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        "Sodium thiosulfate (also called hyposulfite of soda), a photographic fixing agent."
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          "photography",
          "photography"
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          "sodium thiosulfate"
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          "hyposulfite of soda",
          "hyposulfite of soda"
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          "photographic",
          "photographic"
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          "fixing",
          "fixing"
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          "agent",
          "agent"
        ]
      ],
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        "(photography, informal) Sodium thiosulfate (also called hyposulfite of soda), a photographic fixing agent."
      ],
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        "countable",
        "informal",
        "uncountable"
      ],
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        "arts",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "photography"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A hypoglycaemia attack in a person with diabetes."
      ],
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        [
          "hypoglycaemia",
          "hypoglycaemia"
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          "diabetes",
          "diabetes"
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        "(slang) A hypoglycaemia attack in a person with diabetes."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "slang",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A hypodermic syringe or injection."
      ],
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        [
          "hypodermic syringe",
          "hypodermic syringe"
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          "injection",
          "injection"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) A hypodermic syringe or injection."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "slang",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English slang",
        "en:Finance"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Hypothecation."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "finance",
          "finance#Noun"
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        [
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          "hypothecation"
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        "(slang, finance, British) Hypothecation."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "British",
        "countable",
        "slang",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "finance"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A hypothetical case."
      ],
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        [
          "hypothetical",
          "hypothetical"
        ],
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          "case",
          "case"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, in the study of law) A hypothetical case."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in the study of law"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "informal",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms",
        "en:Zoology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A hypomelanistic snake."
      ],
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        [
          "zoology",
          "zoology"
        ],
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          "hypomelanistic",
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          "snake"
        ]
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        "(informal, zoology) A hypomelanistic snake."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "informal",
        "uncountable"
      ],
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        "biology",
        "natural-sciences",
        "zoology"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhaɪ.pəʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhaɪ.poʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-hypo.ogg",
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      "rhymes": "-aɪpəʊ"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "fiksaž",
      "sense": "sodium thiosulphate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "фиксаж"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sprincovka",
      "sense": "a hypodermic syringe",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "спринцовка"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a hypodermic syringe",
      "word": "lääkeruisku"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a hypodermic syringe",
      "word": "injektioruisku"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ipotekirane",
      "sense": "hypothecation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ипотекиране"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hypo"
}

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    "Terms with Finnish translations"
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    {
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        "present",
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    },
    {
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        "participle",
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        "past"
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    {
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        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English slang",
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      ],
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        {
          "ref": "2019, Charlotte Bates, quoting Alice, Vital Bodies: Living with Illness, Bristol: Policy Press, →ISBN, page unknown:",
          "text": "My top lip tingles, and I'm clearly hypoing but I don't know what my sugar level is, it was 9.8 when I went to bed, which is fine. I've hypoed a lot lately.",
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        }
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        "To have a hypoglycaemia attack."
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        [
          "hypoglycaemia",
          "hypoglycaemia"
        ]
      ],
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        "(intransitive, slang) To have a hypoglycaemia attack."
      ],
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        "intransitive",
        "slang"
      ]
    },
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        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1956, Clifford Simak, Strangers in the Universe, New York: Simon and Schuster, page 113:",
          "text": "Bacterium and virus count—as usual. Lots of it. Apparently not too dangerous. Not with every single soul hypoed and immunized and hormoned to his eyebrows.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To administer a hypodermic injection to."
      ],
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        [
          "hypodermic",
          "hypodermic"
        ]
      ],
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        "(transitive) To administer a hypodermic injection to."
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ]
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        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1964 February 29, Jack Maher, “Beatles Bug As They Command Air”, in Billboard, volume 76, number 9, page 8:",
          "text": "Stations across the country hypoed the Beatle excitement with offers of fan club cards, free records. Beatle contests of all sorts, and a continual push on the Capitol, Swan, Vee Jay and MGM releases by the group.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "To stimulate or boost, as if by administering a hypodermic injection. (Compare hype.)"
      ],
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        [
          "stimulate",
          "stimulate"
        ],
        [
          "boost",
          "boost"
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          "hype",
          "hype#English"
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      ],
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        "(transitive, figuratively) To stimulate or boost, as if by administering a hypodermic injection. (Compare hype.)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "en:Economics"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1971, Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, volume 29, page 1727:",
          "text": "In the last three peacetime years before the Vietnam War expenditures began to hypo the economy, 1961, 1962, and 1963, unemployment in those years averaged six percent.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        [
          "economics",
          "economics"
        ],
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          "stimulate",
          "stimulate"
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        [
          "boost",
          "boost"
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          "cash",
          "cash"
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          "quantitative easing",
          "quantitative easing"
        ]
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        "(transitive, economics) To stimulate or boost (the economy) by the injection of cash, such as with quantitative easing"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
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        "economics",
        "sciences"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhaɪ.pəʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhaɪ.poʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪpəʊ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hypo"
}

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