plight
- Noun. (obsolete) Danger, risk.
- Noun. (archaic) That which is exposed to risk; that which is plighted or pledged; security; a gage; a pledge.
- Verb. (transitive, now) To expose to risk; to pledge.
- Verb. (transitive) Specifically, to pledge (one's troth etc.) as part of a marriage ceremony.
- Verb. (reflexive) To promise (oneself) to someone, or to do something.
- Noun. A dire or unfortunate situation.
- Noun. Condition; state; — risk, or exposure to danger, often being implied; as, a luckless plight.
- Verb. (obsolete) To weave; to braid; to fold; to plait.
- Noun. (obsolete) A network; a plait; a fold; rarely a garment.
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