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Alligator

Noun

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1.NounEither of two species of large amphibious reptile, Alligator mississippiensis or Alligator sinensis, in the genus Alligator within order Crocodilia, which have sharp teeth and very strong jaws and are native to the Americas and China, respectively.
"All you could see of the alligator were two eyes above the water, then suddenly it snatched up and caught the poor bird with strong jaws full of sharp teeth."
2.NounA crocodilian of the subfamily Alligatorinae.
3.NounA dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
4.NounA crocodile of any species.
5.NounAny of various machines with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator. A form of squeezer for the puddle ball. A rock breaker. A kind of job press.
6.NounA form of squeezer for the puddle ball.
7.NounA rock breaker.
8.NounA kind of job press.
9.NounAny of various vehicles that have relatively long, low noses in front of a cab or other, usually windowed, structure.
10.NounAn alligator-skin shoe.
11.NounA swing music fan or performer, especially one who is white.
12.VerbTo crack in a pattern resembling an alligator's skin.
13.InterjectionUsed in a common chronometric counting scheme, in which the speaker counts out loud, saying the word "alligator" between the numbers so that each number is spoken approximately one second after the last one.
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