bandy

bandy (ban′dē)

transitive verb -·died, -·dy·ing

to toss or hit back and forth, as a ball
to pass (gossip, rumor, etc.) about freely and carelessly
to give and take; specif., to exchange (words) in an angry or argumentative manner

Etymology: Fr bander, to bandy at tennis, lit., connect by binding: see band,

bandy (ban′dē)

noun pl. -·dies

Etymology: Fr bandé, pp. of bander, to tie, bend (as a bow): see band,

adjective

bent or curved outward; bowed

Preposition: about

word: You are fond of bandying about the word ' true ' when you simply do not know what it means.
term: People bandy about the terms " branding " and " not sufficiently attractive product range " .

Object

word: Industry bodies are lobbying to have the terms of copyrights extended and are bandying words like piracy around to cloud the waters.
figure: The moot figure bandied around by the press was 12 regions, whittled down from a weighty 27 applications that had eventually flowed in.
term: JS: Yes, I didn't have a word at that time, human factors wasn't a term bandied about per se.
name: In the meantime, as the adverts are placed and the names bandied around, Bourne is putting together her farewell festival.
statistic: I don't like to bandy statistics about but I must, to give some idea of the decline.

Preposition: around

lot: I know those words get bandied around a lot, but in this case it's true!

Modifying Another Word

about: Various figures were bandied about, from $ 15 billion to $ 26 billion.
often: That is a term that is quite often bandied around within our service.
much: There was much bandying about of Joel Borden's name.
frequently: The word ` irreplaceable ' is frequently bandied about but in his case it would not be out of place.
freely: Accusations of unworthy motives were freely bandied on both sides.

Followed by an intransitive particle

around: These are some of the words I've heard bandied around in meetings over the last few years.

Particle object:

word: Of course, it is easy to bandy around the words " self restraint " and much, much harder to practice personal control.

Preposition: in

relation: Yet we still hear the word âindependentâ bandied about in relation to many American movies released each year.
press: Some very large figures have been bandied about in the press - but they are likely to be overstated.

Noun used with modifier

bit: Runner on the third drawer down a bit bandy, but a fine collection of Oatcake crumbs and bent paper clips included.

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