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follow-on

noun

Etymology

Deverbal from follow on.

Definitions

  1. Something that follows as a natural or logical consequence, development, or progression.

    • follow-on effects
    • The Internet is the global information system that is logically linked together by a globally unique address space based on the Internet Protocol (IP) or its subsequent extensions /follow-ons[…]
    • The heavily discounted initial engine sales were offset by the follow-on sales of engines and highly profitable spare parts.

  2. Baby formula (breast milk substitute) for slightly older infants.

  3. The act of a captain forcing the other side to bat again immediately after their first…

    The act of a captain forcing the other side to bat again immediately after their first innings.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for follow-on. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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