A steep descent or declivity; steep face or edge of a ridge; ground about a fortified place, cut away nearly vertically to prevent hostile approach.

(call center jargon) A plan that specifies actions to be taken when the telephone queue exceeds acceptable levels.

(idiomatic) A shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion to a cause among the members of a group, for example of a military unit.

Important, indispensable, crucial.

(set phrase) Time is an essential consideration (in regard to an action or response); haste is necessary.

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A latticework used to shape or train the branches of a tree or shrub into a two-dimensional ornamental or useful design, as along a wall or fence. / A plant that has been shaped in this manner.

To train a plant in this manner.

Intended for or tending toward escape; especially, used to avoid, deny, or forget about reality, as through fantasy.

Someone who wants to escape; especially from reality