A small bet or risky investment.
A state of agitation.
The rapid variation of signal parameters, such as amplitude, phase, and frequency.
The act of fluttering; quick and irregular motion.
An extremely dangerous divergent oscillation caused by a positive feedback loop between the elastic deformation of an object and the aerodynamic forces acting on it, potentially resulting in rapid structural failure.
A hasty game of cards or similar.
An abnormal rapid pulsation of the heart.
To be in a state of agitation or uncertainty.
To subject to a lie detector test.
Of a winged animal: to flap the wings without flying; to fly with a light flapping of the wings.
To flap or wave quickly but irregularly.
To undergo divergent oscillations (potentially to the point of causing structural failure) due to a positive feedback loop between elastic deformation and aerodynamic forces.
To cause something to flap.
To drive into disorder; to throw into confusion.
The money invested or bet by such people; by extension, the opinions of such people.
Money allowed to soldiers or sailors, in the English service, for wounds and injuries received; also, a sum paid by a recruit, previous to being sworn in, to procure his release from service.
Money paid by a person to buy himself off from some unpleasant engagement or some painful situation.
Experienced, well-informed investors, gamblers, etc. considered as a group.
Vindictive or exemplary damages; damages beyond a full compensation for the actual injury done.