(idiomatic) To create a predicament or problem for oneself; to do something that leaves one with no good alternatives or solutions.

(physics) The sum of a particle's potential energy and kinetic energy

An election candidate with little chance of winning, who is added to the ballot for publicity and to increase the number standing.

A component of any manufactured goods, kept in reserve to replace one that fails; a spare.

A parade featuring a progression of people wearing comic and grotesque costumes. / A rhetorical device employing a series of progressively more terrible results following from an act.

A type of light pastry (made just from butter, water, flour and eggs) that is used to make profiteroles, éclairs, chouquettes, etc.

(chiefly US, colloquial, idiomatic, somewhat vulgar) To be manly, brave.

An omnivorous mammal, Ailurus fulgens, native to the Himalayas and eastern Asia, which has dark red fur and a ringed tail.

(Britain) A Home Information Pack.

(Britain) A collection of documents relating to a property, which, under the law of England and Wales between June 2007 and 2010, had to be provided when the property was offered for sale. Abbreviation: HIP