sacrifice
Noun
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same as: forfeit, forfeiture
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is a type of: loss, personnel casualty - military personnel lost by death or capture
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is a type of: loss - something that is lost
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referred to in: animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna - a living organism characterized by voluntary movementsubtypes:
- hecatomb - a great sacrifice; an ancient Greek or Roman sacrifice of 100 oxen
- immolation - killing or offering as a sacrifice
same as: ritual killing -
referred to in: ball, baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runsis a type of: putout - an out resulting from a fielding play (not a strikeout)subtypes: sacrifice fly - a sacrifice made by hitting a long fly ball
Verb
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same as: give
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is a type of: kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
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is a type of: sell - exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
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subtypes: immolate - offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction
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