sacrifice:1
noun13th century{ds||1||}
- the act of giving up or losing something of value for the sake of something else
- something of value given up or lost for the sake of something else
- an act of offering to a deity something precious; especially : the killing of a victim on an altar
sacrifice:2
verb
sacrifice
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14th century{ds||1||}
- to give up or lose (something of value) especially for an ideal, belief, or end
- to offer (a sacrificial victim) as a sacrifice to a deity
- to sell (something) at a loss
sacrifice bunt
noun
sacrifice bunt
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1877
- a bunt in baseball that allows a runner to advance one base while the batter is put out
sacrifice fly
noun
sacrifice fly
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1944
- an outfield fly in baseball caught by a fielder after which a runner scores
sacrifice one's life
idiom
sacrifice one's life
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- to die in order to help someone else
self-sacrifice
noun1591
- sacrifice of oneself or one's interest for others or for a cause or ideal
make the final/supreme/ultimate sacrifice
idiom
make the final/supreme/ultimate sacrifice
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- to die
give/sacrifice one's life
idiom
give/sacrifice one's life
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- to do something that results in one's death
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