present participle of kick the habit

plural of person of ordinary skill in the art

(US, law) In United States patent law, the hypothetical individual whose likely knowledge determines whether an improvement on existing technology would be obvious, and therefore not patentable.

To close the curtains by pulling them together. / To open the curtains by pulling them apart.

(idiomatic) To win all the prizes in a competition. / (card games) To take all of the cards. / (idiomatic) To get enough votes in an election to gain all the seats.

(music) To sing in the style of blues music. / (idiomatic, by extension) To complain, especially in order to obtain sympathy for one's own purportedly sad situation.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of come out of the closet

present participle of come out of the closet

Alternative form of wag-at-the-wall

(idiomatic, with "the") The unchangeable nature of something.