bandy
ban‧dy /ˈbændi/ adjective
bandy (past tense and past participle bandied, present participle bandying, third person singular bandies) verb
رد و بدل کردن، اینسو و انسو پرت کردن، بحث کردن، چوگان سر کج، چوگان بازی، کچ، چنبری
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Synonyms & Related Wordsbandy[verb]Synonyms: exchange, interchange
[adjective]Synonyms: bowlegged, bandy-legged, bowed
Related Idioms: bat (
or beat) back and forth
Related Words: chuck,
flip,
pitch,
throw,
toss,
banter,
answer,
repay,
retort [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English DictionaryI. ban‧dy1 /ˈbændi/
adjective[
Date: 1600-1700;
Origin: Perhaps from bandy 'hockey stick' (17-19 centuries), perhaps from French bandé, past participle of bander; ⇒ bandy2]
bandy legs curve out at the knees
—bandy-legged /ˌbændi ˈleɡd◂, -ˈleɡəd◂/
adjective [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. bandy2 (
past tense and past participle bandied,
present participle bandying,
third person singular bandies)
verb[
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: Probably from French bander 'to join against others, throw or hit to each other', from bande 'flat strip'; ⇒ band1]
bandy words (with somebody) old-fashioned to argue
bandy something ↔ about/around phrasal verb to mention an idea, name, remark etc several times, especially in order to seem impressive:
Many names have been bandied about in the press as the manager’s replacement. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲