| Must (must) |
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| v. i. or auxiliary | (m st) |
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| Must |
.
[OE. moste, a pret. generally meaning, could, was free to,
pres. mot, moot, AS. m ste, pret.
mt, pres.; akin to D. moetan to be obliged, OS.
mtan to be free, to b |
To be obliged; to be necessitated; -
- expressing either physical or moral necessity; as, a man
must eat for nourishment; we must submit to the
laws.
To be morally required; to be necessary or
essential to a certain quality, character, end, or result; as, he
must reconsider the matter; he must have been
insane.
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| Must (must) |
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| n. | |
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| Must |
| from mustus young, new,
fresh. Cf. Mustard.] |
The expressed
juice of the grape, or other fruit, before fermentation.
Mustiness.
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| Must (must) |
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| v. t. *** i. | |
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| Must |
|
To make musty] to
become musty.
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| Must (must) |
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| n. | (mst) |
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| Must |
| [Hind.
mast intoxicated, ruttish, fr. Skr. matta, p.p. of
mad to rejoice, intoxicate.] (Zoöl.) |
Being in
a condition of dangerous frenzy, usually connected with sexual
excitement; -- said of adult male elephants which become so at
irregular intervals.
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