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bandy¹ Definition

bandy (ban)

transitive verb -·died, -·dy·ing

  1. to toss or hit back and forth, as a ball
  2. to pass (gossip, rumor, etc.) about freely and carelessly
  3. 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,

bandy² Definition

bandy (ban)

noun pl. -·dies

  1. an old game, much like field hockey, still played in parts of Europe
  2. a club bent at one end, used to strike the ball in this game

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

adjective

bent or curved outward; bowed

bandy Usage Examples

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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