Sacrifice (Noun)
Meaning 1
(baseball) an out that advances the base runners.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Meaning 2
The act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc..
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Meaning 3
Personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective).
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Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The general knew that sending the troops into the heavily fortified enemy position would result in a significant number of personnel being sacrificed.
- In order to complete the mission, the commander was willing to sacrifice a few good men to achieve the greater objective.
- The company's financial struggles led to several employees being sacrificed in a round of layoffs.
- The chess player deliberately sacrificed a pawn in order to expose her opponent's queen.
- The soldiers were sacrificed in a futile attempt to hold off the enemy's advance.
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Meaning 4
The act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity.
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Meaning 5
A loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value; "he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice".
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Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.