Tetris

  1. Proper noun.  (trademarks) A puzzle video game in which falling tetrominoes must be manipulated to form complete lines, which are then cleared from the grid.
  2. Noun.  (video games, by extension) The act of clearing four lines at once (the maximum possible) in ''Tetris''.
  3. Noun.  (figuratively) An endeavor involving rearranging things of different shape into a physical space.

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