bagel
bagel · bagels · bageled / bagelled · bageling
To achieve a score of 6–0 in a tennis setTo achieve a score of 6–0 (as the winner) in a tennis set.
UK/ˈbeɪ̯.ɡəl/US/ˈbɛ.ɡəl/
Meaning
2 sensesTo achieve a score of 6–0 (as the winner) in a tennis set.
To hold an opponent to a score of zero.
Examples
32 sentencesCan I have another bagel?
Можна мені ще одни рогалик? — deniko
I had a bagel for breakfast.
You bring the bagels.
I had a bagel.
Do you have bagels?
Origin
Borrowed from Yiddish בייגל (beygl), ultimately from a diminutive of Middle High German boBorrowed from Yiddish בייגל (beygl), ultimately from a diminutive of Middle High German bouc, boug- (“ring, bracelet”), from Old High German boug (“ring”), from Proto-West Germanic *baug, from Proto-Germanic *baugaz (“ring”).
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Forms
bagels, bageling, bageled, bageledLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle