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flout

verb
/flaʊt//flʌʊt/CA

Etymology

Perhaps from Middle English flouten (“to play the flute”); compare with Dutch fluiten.

  1. inherited from flouten

Definitions

  1. To express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action.

    • The manoeuvres of Microsoft and HP appear to comply with the letter of the regulations, even if they flout their spirit.
    • Of necessity[…] the duty to comply with the rules designed to spare civilians as much as possible the hazards of war is absolute, not contingent on the behavior of opponents. The Israeli government already seems to be flouting those rules.

  2. To scorn.

    • Yet all ' s not worth a pin, But could not get her; Phillida flouts me. Dick had her to the Vine
    • Three gaudy standards flout the pale blue sky.

  3. The act by which something is flouted

    The act by which something is flouted; violation of a law.

    • A flout is when someone deliberately and ostentatiously contravenes a maxim.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A mockery or insult.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at flout. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at flout. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at flout

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA