Single
Definition of Single
Sin´gle a. | 1. | One only, as distinguished from more than one; consisting of one alone; individual; separate; as, a single star. | | 2. | Alone; having no companion. | | 3. | Hence, unmarried; as, a single man or woman. | | 4. | Not doubled, twisted together, or combined with others; as, a single thread; a single strand of a rope. | | 5. | Performed by one person, or one on each side; as, a single combat. | | 6. | Uncompounded; pure; unmixed. | | 7. | Not deceitful or artful; honest; sincere. | | 8. | Simple; not wise; weak; silly. | v. t. | 1. | To select, as an individual person or thing, from among a number; to choose out from others; to separate. | | 2. | To sequester; to withdraw; to retire. | | 3. | To take alone, or one by one. | v. i. | 1. | To take the irrregular gait called single-foot; - said of a horse. See Single-foot. | n. | 1. | A unit; one; as, to score a single. | | 2. | The reeled filaments of silk, twisted without doubling to give them firmness. | | 3. | A handful of gleaned grain. | | 4. | (Law Tennis) A game with but one player on each side; - usually in the plural. | | 5. | (Baseball) A hit by a batter which enables him to reach first base only. |
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