"levant" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈlɛvənt/
Etymology: From French levant. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|levant}} French levant Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} levant (not comparable)
  1. (heraldry) Rising, of an animal. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Heraldry
    Sense id: en-levant-en-adj-kXGZr-AJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 22 2 19 18 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 48 19 3 13 17 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
  2. (law) Rising or having risen from rest; said of cattle. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-levant-en-adj-Dy4ctnaf Topics: law
  3. (poetic) Eastern. Tags: not-comparable, poetic Synonyms: oriental, eastern
    Sense id: en-levant-en-adj-P~05H-E7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: couchant and levant, levant and couchant
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /lɪˈvænt/ Audio: En-ca-levant.oga [Canada] Forms: levants [plural]
Etymology: Transferral use of Levant, from French levant. Compare French faire voile en Levant (“to sail eastward”), literally: set the sail with the Levant, an easterly wind that blows in the Mediterranean Sea. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Levant}} Levant, {{uder|en|fr|levant}} French levant, {{cog|fr|faire voile en Levant||to sail eastward}} French faire voile en Levant (“to sail eastward”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} levant (plural levants)
  1. A disappearing or absconding after losing a bet.
    Sense id: en-levant-en-noun-z5fUn8sx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /lɪˈvænt/ Audio: En-ca-levant.oga [Canada] Forms: levants [present, singular, third-person], levanting [participle, present], levanted [participle, past], levanted [past]
Etymology: Transferral use of Levant, from French levant. Compare French faire voile en Levant (“to sail eastward”), literally: set the sail with the Levant, an easterly wind that blows in the Mediterranean Sea. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Levant}} Levant, {{uder|en|fr|levant}} French levant, {{cog|fr|faire voile en Levant||to sail eastward}} French faire voile en Levant (“to sail eastward”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} levant (third-person singular simple present levants, present participle levanting, simple past and past participle levanted)
  1. To abscond or run away, especially to avoid paying money or debts. Translations (to abscond or run away): офейквам (ofejkvam) (Bulgarian), prásknout do bot [idiomatic] (Czech), livistää (Finnish), smita (Swedish), rymma (Swedish), sjappa [slang] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-levant-en-verb-Qh9NiH3s
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "occidental"
        },
        {
          "word": "western"
        },
        {
          "word": "ponent"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English poetic terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Eastern."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "poetic",
          "poetic"
        ],
        [
          "Eastern",
          "eastern"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(poetic) Eastern."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "oriental"
        },
        {
          "word": "eastern"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable",
        "poetic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛvənt/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "levant"
}

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