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 Eng·lish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Englished p. pr. & vb. n. Englishing.]
 1. To translate into the English language; to Anglicize; hence, to interpret; to explain.
    Those gracious acts . . . may be Englished more properly, acts of fear and dissimulation.   --Milton.
    Caxton does not care to alter the French forms and words in the book which he was Englishing.   --T. L. K. Oliphant.
 2. Billiards To strike (the cue ball) in such a manner as to give it in addition to its forward motion a spinning motion, that influences its direction after impact on another ball or the cushion. [U.S.]
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