ace

Ace

 (ās)

A trademark for an elastic bandage.

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ace

 (ās)

n.

1.

a. A single spot or pip on a playing card, die, or domino.

b. A playing card, die, or domino having one spot or pip.

2. In racket games:

a. A serve that one's opponent fails to hit.

b. A point scored by such a serve.

3. The act of hitting a golf ball in the hole with one's first shot.

4. A military aircraft pilot who has destroyed five or more enemy aircraft.

5. An expert in a given field.

adj.

Top-notch; first-rate.

tr.v. aced, ac·ing, ac·es

1. To serve an ace against in racket games.

2. To hit an ace on (a hole) in golf.

3. Slang To get the better of (someone): a candidate who aced his opponents in the primaries.

4. Slang

a. To receive a grade of A on: She aced the exam.

b. To perform with distinction on: aced the interview.

Idioms:

ace in the hole/up one's sleeve

A hidden advantage or resource kept in reserve until needed.

within an ace of

On the verge of; very near to: came within an ace of losing the election.

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[Middle English as, from Old French, from Latin, unit.]

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ace

(eɪs)

n

1. (General Sporting Terms) any die, domino, or any of four playing cards with one spot

2. (General Sporting Terms) a single spot or pip on a playing card, die, etc

3. (Tennis) tennis a winning serve that the opponent fails to reach

4. (Golf) golf chiefly US a hole in one

5. (Military) a fighter pilot accredited with destroying several enemy aircraft

6. informal an expert or highly skilled person: an ace at driving.

7. an ace up one's sleeve an ace in the hole a hidden and powerful advantage

8. hold all the aces to have all the advantages or power

9. play one's ace to use one's best weapon or resource

10. within an ace of almost to the point of: he came within an ace of winning.

adj

informal superb; excellent

vb (tr)

11. (Tennis) tennis to serve an ace against

12. (Golf) golf chiefly US to play (a hole) in one stroke

13. US and Canadian to perform extremely well or score very highly in (an examination, etc)

[C13: via Old French from Latin as a unit, perhaps from a Greek variant of heis one]

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ACE

(eɪs)

n acronym for

1. (Education) (in Britain) Advisory Centre for Education; a private organization offering advice on schools to parents

2. (Military) Allied Command Europe

3. (Biochemistry) angiotensin-converting enzyme

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ace

(eɪs)

n., v. aced, ac•ing,
adj. n.

1. a playing card or a die face bearing a single pip or spot.

2. Also called service ace. (in tennis, badminton, handball, etc.) a point made on a serve that an opponent fails to touch.

3. a fighter pilot who downs a specified number of enemy aircraft in combat.

4. a very skilled person; expert; adept.

5.

a. Also called hole in one. a shot in which a golf ball is driven from the tee into the hole in one stroke.

b. a score of one stroke made on such a shot.

v.t.

6. (in tennis, badminton, handball, etc.) to win a point against (one's opponent) by an ace.

7. to make an ace on (a hole) in golf.

8. Slang. to defeat, supplant, or gain an advantage over by maneuvering (usu. fol. by out).

9. Slang.

a. to receive a grade of A in or on: to ace a test.

b. to complete with great success.

adj.

10. excellent; first-rate; outstanding.

Idioms:

1. ace in the hole,

a. an ace in poker dealt and played facedown.

b. Also, ace up one's sleeve. an advantage held in reserve.

2. within an ace of, very close to: within an ace of winning.

[1250–1300; Middle English as, aas < Old French as < Latin: a unit; compare as²]

ACE

1. American Council on Education.

2. Army Corps of Engineers.

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Ace

 a small quantity—Johnson, 1755.

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ace

Past participle: aced
Gerund: acing

Imperative

ace

ace

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ace

A service winner that the receiver is unable to touch.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ace - the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number; "he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"; "they had lunch at one" 1, one, single, unity, I digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits" monas, monad - a singular metaphysical entity from which material properties are said to derive singleton - a single object (as distinguished from a pair)
	2.	ace - one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face ace of clubs - the ace in the club suit ace of diamonds - the ace in the diamond suit ace of hearts - the ace in the heart suit ace of spades - the ace in the spade suit; sometimes taken as a portent of death playing card - one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games
	3.	ace - someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field hotshot, maven, mavin, superstar, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz, wizard, adept, sensation, star, genius, champion expert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully track star - a star runner
	4.	ACE - proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II angiotensin converting enzyme, angiotensin-converting enzyme peptidase, protease, proteinase, proteolytic enzyme - any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis
	5.	ACE - a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an area extending from Norway to Turkey Allied Command Europe NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization - an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security SACEUR, Supreme Allied Commander Europe - commanding officer of ACE; NATO's senior military commander in Europe headquarters - (plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff
	6.	ace - a serve that the receiver is unable to reach serve, service - (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play; "his powerful serves won the game"
Verb	1.	ace - succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course" breeze through, pass with flying colors, sail through, sweep through, nail make it, pass - go successfully through a test or a selection process; "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now"
	2.	ace - score an ace against; "He aced his opponents" rack up, score, tally, hit - gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"
	3.	ace - play (a hole) in one stroke     golf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes play - participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches"
	4.	ace - serve an ace against (someone)   lawn tennis, tennis - a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court serve - put the ball into play; "It was Agassi's turn to serve"
Adj.	1.	ace - of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops" A-one, crack, first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, top-notch, tops colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech superior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"

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ace

noun

1. (Cards, dice, etc.) one, single point the ace of hearts

2. (Informal) expert, star, champion, authority, winner, professional, master, pro (informal), specialist, genius, guru, buff (informal), wizard (informal), whizz (informal), virtuoso, connoisseur, boffin (Brit. informal), hotshot (informal), past master, dab hand (Brit. informal), maven (U.S.) former motor-racing ace Stirling Moss

adjective

1. (Informal) great, good, brilliant, mean (slang), fine, champion, expert, masterly, wonderful, excellent, cracking (Brit. informal), outstanding, superb, fantastic (informal), tremendous (informal), marvellous (informal), terrific (informal), mega (slang), awesome (slang), dope (slang), admirable, virtuoso, first-rate, brill (informal), the dog's bollocks (taboo slang), bitchin', chillin' (U.S. slang) It's been a while since I've seen a really ace film.

ace in the hole advantage, benefit, edge, asset, blessing, superiority, boon, upper hand, pre-eminence, ace up your sleeve Our superior technology is our ace in the hole.

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ace

noun

A person with a high degree of knowledge or skill in a particular field:

adept, authority, dab hand, expert, master, past master, professional, proficient, wizard.

Informal: whiz.

Slang: crackerjack.

Chiefly British: dab.

adjective

Exceptionally good of its kind:

banner, blue-ribbon, brag, capital, champion, excellent, fine, first-class, first-rate, prime, quality, splendid, superb, superior, terrific, tiptop, top.

Informal: A-one, bully, dandy, great, swell, topflight, topnotch.

Slang: boss.

Chiefly British: tophole.

verb

Slang. To win a victory over, as in battle or a competition:

beat, best, conquer, defeat, master, overcome, prevail against (or over), rout, subdue, subjugate, surmount, triumph over, vanquish, worst.

Informal: trim, whip.

Slang: lick.

Idioms: carry the day, get the best of, get the better of, go someone one better.

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Translations

آص: واحِد فِي وَرَق الشَدَّهضَرْبَة تِنِس لا تُرَدمُتَفَوِّقوَاحِدواحِد فِي النَّرد أو الدُومِينُو

esojednička

esettergeniserveesener

AssEinsAs

άσος

asace

ässä

astrou en unace

as

ász

afburîamaîurás

assovisoace

エース

에이스

asasasėmeistrasneatmušamas padavimastūzas

dūzisliels meistarsservespeciālists

aas

essstjerneener

as

ásace

туззубрйота

esomacher

essserveässäss

หนึ่งแต้มในการเล่นไพ่

asdomino taşı veya zarsayıusta

quân át

專家發球得分紙牌中的 A 纸牌艾司骰子或骨牌中的幺点或一点

ace

[eɪs]

A. N

1. (Cards) → as m
to be within an ace of → estar a punto or a dos dedos de
to keep an ace up one's sleeve; have an ace in the hole (US) → guardar un triunfo en la mano, guardarse un as en la manga
to play one's ace → jugar su triunfo
to hold all the aces → tener la sartén por el mango

2. (Tennis) → ace m

3. (= pilot, racing driver etc) → as m
he's aces (US) → es fenomenal

B. ADJ → estupendo, de aúpa
ace player → as m

C. CPD Ace bandage® N (US) → venda f elástica

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ace

[ˈeɪs]

n

(CARDS) → as m
the ace of hearts → l'as de cœur
the ace of spades → l'as de pique
within an ace of sth (British) → à deux doigts de qch, à un cheveu de qch
to come within an ace of doing sth → être à deux doigts de faire qch
to hold all the aces → avoir tous les atouts en main
an ace in the hole → une carte maîtresse

(TENNIS) → ace m
to serve an ace → faire un ace

adj (= great) → superAce Bandage® n (US) → bande f Velpeau

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ace

¹

n

(Cards) → As nt; the ace of clubs → das Kreuz-As; to have an ace up one’s sleeve → noch einen Trumpf in der Hand haben; he was or came within an ace of winning → er hätte um ein Haar gesiegt; to hold all the aces (fig) → alle Trümpfe in der Hand halten; to be an ace in the hole → eine Trumpfkarte sein

(inf: = expert) → Ass nt (→ at in +dat); tennis ace → Tennisass nt

(Tennis: = serve) → Ass nt; to serve an ace → ein Ass servieren

adj attr (= excellent) → Star-; ace photographer → Starfotograf(in) m(f); he’s an ace striker (Ftbl) → er ist ein Stürmer-Ass

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ace

²

vt (US sl: = kill) → umbringen, töten

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ace

[eɪs]

1. n (Cards) (fig) (sportsman, driver) → asso
to be within an ace of (Brit) → essere a un pelo da
to keep an ace up one's sleeve → avere un asso nella manica
to serve an ace (Tennis) → effettuare un servizio vincente

2. adj (fam) (excellent) → eccezionale
to be ace at sth → essere bravissimo/a in or a qc
sixty of his ace pilots → sessanta dei suoi piloti migliori

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ace

(eis) noun

1. the one in playing-cards. the ace of spades. aas آص: واحِد فِي وَرَق الشَدَّه ас ás eso das As es άσοςas äss (kaardimängus) آس ässä as קְלָף אַס इक्का as ász (kártyában) kartu as ás asso エース (카드) 에이스 tūzas dūzis daun sat aasessas ټكي: خال، توس ( دلولو په قطعو كې ): هغه نو مره چې په يوه وار وګټل شي ás as туз eso as kec ess ไพ่หนึ่งแต้ม as (紙牌中的)ACE牌 туз تاش میں چڑیا کا یکہ quân át 一

2. a person who is expert at anything. He's an ace with a rifle. kundige مُتَفَوِّق отличен ás eso, jednička ein As ener; geni άσος, πολύ καλός as äss, tuus, parim خبره ässä asמומחה कुशल stručnjak kiválóság,„ász” ahli afburðamaður asso, campione 第一人者 극히 노련한 사람 asas, meistras speciālists; liels meistars handalan uitblinkerener, stjernemistrz, as ټكي: خال، توس ( دلولو په قطعو كې ): هغه نو مره چې په يوه وار وګټل شي ás as, expert ас eso, macher, číslo, odborník as as ess, överdängare ผู้ที่มีความสามารถมาก usta 專家 ас ماہر nhà vô địch 專家

3. a serve in tennis in which the ball is not touched by the opposing player. kishou ضَرْبَة تِنِس لا تُرَد ас ace eso das As servees, es καρφί που βάζει πόντο (στο τένις) ace üks سرو برنده ässä as חֳבָטַת הַגָשָה בְּטֶנִיס לְלא מַעֲנֶה (टेनिसमें) सर्विस जो प्रतिद्वन्दी नहीं खेल पाता as (udarac u tenisu) ász (teniszben) pukulan as ás servizio vincente, ace サービスエース (테니스) 에이스 neatmušamas padavimas serve (tenisā) servis yang tidak dapat disambut ace as serwisowy ممتاز هوا باز: هغه چې په لوبو يا نورو عملياتو كې يې بې سارى اوبې جوړې برياليتوب لاس ته راوړى وي. ace as эйс, подача на вылет eso, bod as as serveess การเสิร์ฟลูกได้คะแนนโดยที่คู่ต่อสู้ไม่มีโอกาสสัมผัสลูกเทนนิส sayı 發球得分 очко одним ударом ٹینس میں سروس کروانا cú giao bóng thắng điểm 發球得分

4. the ``one'' on dominoes or dice. een واحِد فِي النَّرد أو الدُومِينُو единица um jednička (na kostce) die Eins etter as تک خال ykkönen אֶחָד בְּדוֹמִינוֹ אוֹ קְלָפִים jedinica na dominu ili kocki il numero uno （ドミノ・さいころなどの）１ (주사위의) 1의 눈 satu titik één ټکی خال ``один'' в домино или в игре в кости jednotka jedan คะเเนนหนึ่งแต้มในโดมิโนหรือลูกเต๋า (bir işaretli) domino taşı veya zar 骰子或骨牌中的一點 одиниця یکہ ، اکائی điểm 1 trên quân súc sắc 骰子或骨牌中的幺点或一点

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ace

→ وَاحِد eso es Ass άσος as ässä as as asso エース 에이스 aas ess as ás туз ess หนึ่งแต้มในการเล่นไพ่ as quân át 艾司

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