gridiron
To mark or cover with linesTo mark or cover with lines; to crisscross.
» Why do gridiron football players wear pads?
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2 sensesTo mark or cover with lines; to crisscross.
(New Zealand, historical)To purchase land so that the remaining adjacent sections are smaller than the minimum area purchasable as freehold, thus excluding potential freeholders.
Examples
2 sentencesWhy do gridiron football players wear pads?
In Yiddish, soccer is called "fusbol" while gridiron football is called "futbol."
Origin
From resembling the shape of a gridiron (a square rectilinear grid).From resembling the shape of a gridiron (a square rectilinear grid).
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Forms
gridirons, gridironing, gridironed, gridironed| Base form | gridiron · to gridiron |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | gridirons |
| Present participle | gridironing |
| Past simple | gridironed |
| Past participle | gridironed |
regular · Lesson
Lessons 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.