To extend the term of a patent beyond the normal legal limit, usually through repeated small modifications.
To set the repayment rate of a loan at or below the interest rate, so low that the principal will never be repaid.
A shrub or tree that does not shed its leaves or needles seasonally.
A conifer tree.
A news story that can be published or broadcast at any time.
Being a clause which causes an automatic renewal of a contract unless action is taken.
Of a document, a piece of software, or a dataset, being continually up-to-date (as opposed to being published at regular intervals and outdated in the meantime)
Of plants, especially trees, that do not shed their leaves seasonally.
Suitable for transmission at any time; not urgent or time-dependent.
Acting too quickly without considering the consequences and risks; not careful; hasty.
Chiefly preceded by a descriptive word: a fabric with a smooth texture woven from silk, worsted, or a mixture of the two, intended as an inferior substitute for silk.
An area of inflamed and irritated skin characterized by reddened spots that may be filled with fluid or pus; also, preceded by a descriptive word (rare or obsolete), an illness characterized by a type of rash.
An irregular distribution or sprinkling of objects resembling a rash (sense 1).
An outbreak or surge in problems; a spate, string, or trend.
Chiefly followed by against, at, or upon: to collide or hit.
Chiefly followed by away, down, off, out, etc.: to pluck, pull, or rip (something) violently.
To emit or issue (something) hastily.
To forcefully move or push (someone or something) in a certain direction.
Of rain: to fall heavily.
To move forcefully, hastily, or suddenly; to dash, to rush.
Usually followed by up: to prepare (something) with haste; to cobble together, to improvise.
To break (something) forcefully; to smash.