solo

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A piece of music for one performer.

2. 2

   A job or performance done by one person alone.

3. 3

   A card game similar to whist in which each player plays against the others in turn…

   A card game similar to whist in which each player plays against the others in turn without a partner

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   1. 4

      A single shot of espresso.

   2. 5

      An instance of soloing the football.

   3. 6

      Without a companion or instructor.

   4. 7

      Of, or relating to, a musical solo.

   5. 8

      Alone, without a companion.

      • Two of us wearing raincoats / Standing solo / In the sun
      • Wake me up before you go-go / 'Cause I'm not plannin' on going solo
      • The Canadian superstar had been rumoured to be singing a duet with Lady Gaga, but instead went solo on the Eiffel Tower to bring the four-hour event to a stirring climax.
   6. 9

      To perform a solo.

   7. 10

      To perform something in the absence of anyone else.

   8. 11

      To drop the ball and then toe-kick it upward into the hands.

   9. 12

      To independently perform an action, especially a challenging task.

   10. 13

       A surname

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