disk

disk
n.
structure in a spinal column

1) to slip ('dislocate') a disk

2) a slipped disk

flat plate for computer storage

3) to format; make a disk; to copy onto a disk

4) a back-up; fixed, hard; floppy disk

USAGE NOTE: BE prefers the spelling disc for 1 and 2
* * *
fixed
make a disk
to copy onto a disk
floppy disk (USAGE NOTE: BE prefers the spelling disc for 1 and 2.)
['flat plate for computer storage'] to format
['structure in a spinal column'] to slip ('dislocate') a disk
a back-up
a slipped disk

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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