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| mid·dle [ mídd'l ] |
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1. central and equidistant from limits: equidistant from the sides, edges, or ends of something
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2. being halfway between beginning and end: occurring or located halfway between the start and finish of a period of time, an event, or a series
  in the middle years of the 19th century
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3. occupying intermediate position: situated in an intermediate position, e.g. in age or status
below middle height
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4. being midway between extremes: lying between two extremes or opposites and, consequently, usually moderate
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5. grammar concerning voice expressing reflexive action: relating to the voice of verbs in some languages such as ancient Greek and Sanskrit that expresses the action of a subject on or for itself
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noun (plural mid·dles) |
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1. midway part or position: the part or position farthest from the sides, edges, or ends of something
the middle finger
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2. part between beginning and end: the part between or halfway between the beginning and end of a period of time or an event
in the middle of June
arrived in the middle of a diplomatic crisis
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3. position between highest and lowest: the position or rank midway between the highest and lowest
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4. inside part: the interior or central part of something
Remove the seeds from the middle of the melon.
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5. central part of body: the waist, stomach, or central area of the human body
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informal
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6. sports center of team formation: the center of a team's formation or positioning, especially in baseball, the area around second base
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7. grammar voice expressing reflexive action: the voice of verbs in some languages such as ancient Greek and Sanskrit that expresses the action of a subject on or for itself
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle mid·dled, present participle mid·dling, 3rd person present singular mid·dles) |
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1. put something in middle: to place something equidistant from the sides, edges, or ends of something
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2. sailing fold sail in half: to fold a sail in half, or to be folded in half
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| [ Old English middel] |
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knock somebody into the middle of next week to hit somebody very hard (informal)
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