English to English
telescope
('t/E/l/I/,sk/oU/p
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adjective (a)
- To slide or pass one within another, after the manner of the sections of a small telescope or spyglass; to come into collision, as railway cars, in such a manner that one runs into another.(adjective)source: webster1913
- Capable of being extended or compacted, like a telescope, by the sliding of joints or parts one within the other; telescopic; as, a telescope bag; telescope table, etc.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- An optical instrument used in viewing distant objects, as the heavenly bodies.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- crush together or collapse(verb.contact)Example:
In the accident, the cars telescoped.
My hiking sticks telescope and can be put into the backpack.
source: wordnet30 - make smaller or shorter(verb.change)Example:
The novel was telescoped into a short play.
source: wordnet30 - To cause to come into collision, so as to telescope.(verb)source: webster1913
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