present participle of forbid

The act by which something is forbidden; a prohibition.

(idiomatic, archaic, rare) A person who has a cough which causes them to sound as if they are barking.

(obsolete, idiomatic) To beg out of a prison window with a cap, or box, let down at the end of a long string.

A unit of force equal to a mass of one avoirdupois pound times a standard acceleration of gravity, equal to about 4.44822 newtons. Symbol lbf or lb_f.

The elements of an image which lie closest to the picture plane. / The subject of an image, often depicted at the bottom in a two-dimensional work.

To place in the foreground (physically or metaphorically).

(idiomatic) Available for anyone to obtain, claim, decide, or win.

(chiefly US, idiomatic) To pay for; to offer money.

(idiomatic) temporarily; for now; until later; until the situation changes; in an indefinite period of time.