splice

IPA(Pronunciation)

/splaɪs/

Verb

slang figuratively

To unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, -- the union being between two ends, or between an end and the body of a rope.

Japanese Meaning

ロープの両端やロープの一部どうしを、特定の編み方で互いに結合すること。 / ロープの２本またはその部分を、各糸を交互に組み合わせる方法で一体化する行為。

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

嵐の前に、船員は岸壁のロープのほつれた端を継ぎ合わせて荷重に耐えられるようにする方法を教えてくれた。

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Sense（1）

To unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, -- the union being between two ends, or between an end and the body of a rope.

Sense（2）

To unite, as spars, timbers, rails, etc., by lapping the two ends together, or by applying a piece which laps upon the two ends, and then binding, or in any way making fast.

Sense（3）

(slang) To unite in marriage.

But come, it's getting dreadful late, you had better be turning flukes--it's a nice bed; Sal and me slept in that ere bed the night we were spliced.

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Sense（4）

(figuratively) To unite as if splicing.

He argues against attempts to splice different genres or species of literature into a single composition.

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Sense（5）

(genetics) To remove intron sequences from the pre-messenger RNA, and then join together exons.

splices

（ present singular third-person ）

splicing

（ participle present ）

spliced

（ participle past ）

spliced

（ past ）

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