(baseball) An official scoring play in which a batter is hit by a pitched ball, and is awarded first base as a result. The batter is referred to as a hit batsman.

Obsolete spelling of because

(idiomatic) According to one's understanding.

Separate and distinct from others of the same kind; treated individually.

By a very small distance.

Of or pertaining to British Romantic poet George Gordon Byron (1788-1824) or his writings.

(mathematics, logic) Proof of a statement adduced by deriving a contradiction from the statement's negation.

(UK, New Zealand) minced oath for by God.

Used as an oath to emphasize the veracity of an associated statement. / Used as an intensifier.

(informal, mildly blasphemous) Genuine, actual.