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sell
verb
A1
/sɛl/
To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.
ditransitive, intransitive, transitive
To be sold.
ergative
To promote (a product or service) although not being paid in any direct way or at all.
transitive
To promote (a particular viewpoint).
transitive
To betray for money or other things.
transitive
To trick, cheat, or manipulate someone.
slang, transitive
To pretend that an opponent's blows or maneuvers are causing legitimate injury; to act.
slang, transitive
To throw under the bus; to let down one's own team in an endeavour, especially in a sport or a game.
intransitive, slang
Forms
he/she/it
sells
-ing form
selling
past participle
sold
past
sold
Example sentences
3709 results
She's selling drugs at concerts.
Tatoeba
You are selling him short.
Tatoeba
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sell
An act of selling; sale.
+3 meanings