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UK
abbr.
United Kingdom

uk
(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science)
the Internet domain name for United Kingdom

UK
abbreviation for
(Placename) United Kingdom
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Noun1.UKUK - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
balls-up, ballup, cockup, mess-up - something badly botched or muddled
clanger - a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate; "he dropped a clanger"
clawback - finding a way to take money back from people that they were given in another way; "the Treasury will find some clawback for the extra benefits members received"
lucky dip - a selection or decision purely at random; "their system of hiring people seemed to be a sort of lucky dip"
flit - a secret move (to avoid paying debts); "they did a moonlight flit"
rustication - temporary dismissal of a student from a university
perambulation - a walk around a territory (a parish or manor or forest etc.) in order to officially assert and record its boundaries
fare-stage - a section along the route of a bus for which the fare is the same
pony-trekking - a sport in which people ride across country on ponies
rugby, rugby football, rugger - a form of football played with an oval ball
fives - a game resembling handball; played on a court with a front wall and two side walls
bar billiards, bagatelle - a table game in which short cues are used to knock balls into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked over
tombola - a lottery in which tickets are drawn from a revolving drum
ludo - a simple board game in which players move counters according to the throw of dice
shove-ha'penny, shove-halfpenny, shovel board - a game in which coins or discs are slid by hand across a board toward a mark
lucky dip - a game in which prizes (e.g., candies or coins) are concealed in a container and for a small sum a player can draw one out at random
piss-up - vulgar expression for a bout of heavy drinking
rag - a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
hornpipe - a British solo dance performed by sailors
panto - an abbreviation of pantomime
doddle - an easy task
minister - the job of a head of a government department
headship - the position of headmaster or headmistress
costing - cost accounting
11-plus, eleven-plus - (formerly in Britain) an examination taken by 11 and 12 year old students to select suitable candidates for grammar school
swiz - British slang for a swindle
Ministry of Transportation test, MOT test, MOT - a compulsory annual test of older motor vehicles for safety and exhaust fumes
fire watching - (during World War II in Britain) watching for fires started by bombs that dropped from the sky
snogging - (British informal) cuddle and kiss
zizz - a nap; "Arthur's taking a short zizz"
dekko - British slang for a look
square-bashing - drill on a barracks square
rub up - a review that refreshes your memory; "I need a rub up on my Latin"
shufti - a quick look around (originally military slang); "take a shufti while you're out there"
lie-in - a long stay in bed in the morning
point duty - the control of traffic by a policeman stationed at an intersection
national assistance, social assistance, supplementary benefit - benefits paid to bring incomes up to minimum levels established by law
boot sale, car boot sale - an outdoor sale at which people sell things from the trunk of their car
invigilation - keeping watch over examination candidates to prevent cheating
aggro - (informal British usage) aggravation or aggression; "I skipped it because it was too much aggro"
punch-up - a fistfight; "the quarrel ended in a punch-up"
go-slow - a form of protest by workers in which they deliberately slow down in order to cause problem from their employers
Battle of Britain - the prolonged bombardment of British cities by the German Luftwaffe during World War II and the aerial combat that accompanied it
arterial road - a major or main route
backbench - any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons
Translations
UK N ABBR =United KingdomReino m Unido, RU
in the UKen el Reino Unido
the UK governmentel gobierno del Reino Unido
a UK citizenun ciudadano del Reino Unido

UK [ˌjuːˈkeɪ]
n abbr (=United Kingdom)
the UK → le Royaume-Uni
from the UK → du Royaume-Uni
in the UK → au Royaume-Uni
to the UK → au Royaume-Uni
modif [government, citizen, resident, market, companies, passport, airport] → britannique; [tour] → du Royaume-Uni

UK abbr of United KingdomVereinigtes Königreich

UK [ˌjuːˈkeɪ] n abbr =United Kingdom
the UK → il Regno Unito
UK [ˌjuːˈkeɪ] n abbr =United Kingdom
the UK → il Regno Unito

UK المملكة المتحدة Spojené království det Forenede Kongerige Vereinigtes Königreich Η.Β. RU Yhdistynyt kuningaskunta Royaume-Uni UK Regno Unito 英国 UK VK Storbritannia og Nord-Irland Wielka Brytania Reino Unido Соединенное Королевство Storbritannien och Nordirland ตัวย่อของ สหราชอาณาจักรอังกฤษ İngiltere Vương quốc Anh 英国


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