Meaning of Borrow | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Deviation of the path of a rolling ball from a straight line; slope; slant.
   countable, uncountable
2. A ransom; a pledge or guarantee.
   archaic
3. A surname.
4. A borrow pit.
   countable, uncountable
5. A surety; someone standing bail.
   archaic
6. In Rust and some other programming languages, the situation where the ownership of a value is temporarily transferred to another region of code.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“This putt has a big left-to right borrow on it.”

“The amount of borrow, as we term it, that must be taken from the side of any particular slope is entirely a matter of mathematical calculation, […]”

“[…] slippery contours, so that in making a side hill putt more than the usual amount of borrow had to be considered.”

“As previously indicated, slurry used for construction of the slurry cutoff trench at Beaver Creek Dam was produced with natural clays and clay tills from local borrows.”

“If we currently have any borrows of a value, we can't mutably borrow it into self, nor can we move it (because that would invalidate the existing borrows).”

“”where am I to find such a sum? If I sell the very pyx and candlesticks on the altar at Jorvaulx, I shall scarce raise the half; and it will be necessary for that purpose that I go to Jorvaulx myself; ye may retain as borrows my two priests.””

“George Borrow wrote novels and travelogues based on his experiences travelling around Europe.”

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