Found 3 items, similar to Discussing.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: discussing pendiskusian
English → English (WordNet) Definition: discus discus n 1: an athletic competition in which a disc-shaped object is thrown as far as possible 2: a disk used in throwing competitions [syn: saucer] [also: disci (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Discussing Discuss \Dis*cuss"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discussed; p. pr. & vb. n. Discussing.] [L. discussus, p. p. of discutere to strike asunder (hence came the sense to separate mentally, distinguish); dis- + quatere to shake, strike. See Quash.] 1. To break to pieces; to shatter. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. To break up; to disperse; to scatter; to dissipate; to drive away; -- said especially of tumors. [archaic] Note: This usage is preserved only in the word discussive. [1913 Webster] Many arts were used to discuss the beginnings of new affection. --Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster] A pomade . . . of virtue to discuss pimples. --Rambler. [1913 Webster] 3. To shake; to put away; to finish. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] All regard of shame she had discussed. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 4. To examine in detail or by disputation; to reason upon by presenting favorable and adverse considerations; to debate; to sift; to investigate; to ventilate. “We sat and . . . discussed the farm . . . and the price of grain.” --Tennyson. “To discuss questions of taste.” --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 5. To deal with, in eating or drinking. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] We sat quietly down and discussed a cold fowl that we had brought with us. --Sir S. Baker. [1913 Webster] 6. (Law) To examine or search thoroughly; to exhaust a remedy against, as against a principal debtor before proceeding against the surety. --Burrill. Syn: To Discuss, Examine, Debate. We speak of examining a subject when we ponder it with care, in order to discover its real state, or the truth respecting it. We speak of discussing a topic when we examine it thoroughly in its distinct parts. The word is very commonly applied to matters of opinion. We may discuss a subject without giving in an adhesion to any conclusion. We speak of debating a point when we examine it in mutual argumentation between opposing parties. In debate we contend for or against some conclusion or view. [1913 Webster]