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  1. 1. n. Any one of several species of American musteline carnivores of the genus Mephitis and allied genera. They have two glands near the anus, secreting an extremely fetid liquid, which the animal ejects at pleasure as a means of defense. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. In games of chance and skill: To defeat (an opponent) (as in cards) so that he fails to gain a point, or (in checkers) to get a king. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. a defeat in a game where one side fails to score Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. street names for marijuana Source: wordnet
  6. 6. n. American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae Source: wordnet
  7. 7. v. defeat by a lurch Source: wordnet
  8. 8. Any one of several species of American musteline carnivores ofthe genus Mephitis and allied genera. They have two glands near theanus, secreting an extremely fetid liquid, which the animal ejects atpleasure as a means of defense. Source: adambom
  9. 9. v:3/n:97 n. American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae Source: ecdict

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