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ace
1[ eys ]
noun
- a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
He dealt me four aces in the first hand.
- a single spot or mark on a playing card or die.
- (in tennis, badminton, handball, etc.)
- Also called service ace. a placement made on a service.
- any placement.
- a serve that the opponent fails to touch.
- the point thus scored.
- a fighter pilot credited with destroying a prescribed number or more of enemy aircraft, usually five, in combat.
an ace at tap dancing.
- Slang. a one-dollar bill.
- Slang. a close friend.
- Golf.
- Also called hole in one. a shot in which the ball is driven from the tee into the hole in one stroke:
He hit a 225-yard ace on the first hole.
- a score of one stroke made on such a shot:
to card an ace.
- Slang. a barbiturate or amphetamine capsule or pill.
- a very small quantity, amount, or degree; a particle:
not worth an ace.
- Slang. a grade of A; the highest grade or score.
verb (used with object)
- (in tennis, badminton, handball, etc.) to win a point against (one's opponent) by an ace.
- Golf. to make an ace on (a hole).
- Slang. to cheat, defraud, or take advantage of (often followed by out ):
to be aced out of one's inheritance;
friend who aced me out of a good job.
- Slang.
- to receive a grade of A, as on a test or in a course (sometimes followed by out ).
- to complete easily and successfully:
He aced every physical fitness test they gave him.
adjective
verb phrase
- Slang. to accomplish something with complete success:
a champion who could ace it every time.
ace
2[ eys ]
noun
- a person who experiences little or no sexual attraction to other people; asexual:
She's an ace, but she's had a couple of romantic relationships.
adjective
- experiencing little or no sexual attraction to other people:
As someone who identifies as ace, this article gave me much food for thought.
ACE
3abbreviation for
- American Council on Education.
- Army Corps of Engineers.
ace
1/ ɪ /
noun
- any die, domino, or any of four playing cards with one spot
- a single spot or pip on a playing card, die, etc
- tennis a winning serve that the opponent fails to reach
- golf a hole in one
- a fighter pilot accredited with destroying several enemy aircraft
- informal.an expert or highly skilled person
an ace at driving
- an ace up one's sleeve or an ace in the holea hidden and powerful advantage
- hold all the acesto have all the advantages or power
- play one's aceto use one's best weapon or resource
- within an ace ofalmost to the point of
he came within an ace of winning
adjective
- informal.superb; excellent
verb
- tennis to serve an ace against
- golf to play (a hole) in one stroke
- to perform extremely well or score very highly in (an examination, etc)
ACE
2/ ɪ /
acronym for
- (in Britain) Advisory Centre for Education; a private organization offering advice on schools to parents
- Allied Command Europe
- angiotensin-converting enzyme See ACE inhibitor
Word History and Origins
Origin of ace1
Origin of ace2
Word History and Origins
Origin of ace1
Idioms and Phrases
- ace up one's sleeve, an important, effective, or decisive argument, resource, or advantage kept in reserve until needed.
- be aces with, Slang. to be highly regarded by:
The boss says you're aces with him.
- easy aces, Auction Bridge. aces equally divided between opponents.
- within an ace of, within a narrow margin of; close to:
He came within an ace of winning.
More idioms and phrases containing ace
- hold all the aces
- within an ace of
Example Sentences
Hortiz set the table for his successful debut season as an NFL general manager by acing his first draft and hopes to follow up with an equally impressive encore this week.
On another side, guard Norman Powell and defensive ace Kris Dunn talked about the Clippers reaching this point and what it took.
Vedder played her best tennis in the final two games of the second set, drawing errors out of Kartal before wrapping up the set with an ace.
Barely a month into the season, he aced his first test after the Lakers endured a two-game stretch of horrible performances, getting blown out in Minnesota and Miami, the latter a 41-point loss.
Thus, the auteur shaped the Adult Swim brand’s lasting association with a vibe – that indescribable impression that made “Cowboy” character Spike Spiegel as much of a blue romantic as an ace bounty hunter.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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