huddle vs nine

huddle

noun
  • A brief meeting of all the players from one team that are on the field with the purpose of planning the following play. 

  • A hesitation during play to think about one's next move. 

  • A dense and disorderly crowd. 

verb
  • To form a huddle. 

  • To get together and discuss a topic. 

  • To crowd (things) together; to mingle confusedly; to assemble without order or system. 

  • To curl one's legs up to the chest and keep one's arms close to the torso; to crouch; to assume a position similar to that of an embryo in the womb. 

  • To crowd together. 

  • To do, make, or put, in haste or roughly; hence, to do imperfectly; usually with a following preposition or adverb (huddle on, huddle up, huddle together). 

  • To hesitate during play while thinking about one's next move. 

adj
  • Huddled, confused, congested. 

nine

noun
  • A baseball club, team, or lineup (composed of nine players). 

  • A playing card with nine pips. 

  • The digit or figure 9. 

  • A nine-millimeter semi-automatic pistol. 

  • A statistical unit of proportion (of reliability, purity, etc.). 

num
  • Describing a group or set with nine elements. 

  • A numerical value equal to 9; the number following eight and preceding ten. 

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