tryst
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tryst
(trĭst)n.
1. An agreement between lovers to meet at a certain time and place.
2. A usually private meeting or meeting place that has been agreed on by lovers. See Synonyms at engagement.
intr.v. tryst·ed, tryst·ing, trysts
To keep a tryst.
[Middle English trist, from Old French triste, a waiting place (in hunting); see deru- in Indo-European roots.]
tryst′er n.
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tryst
(trɪst; traɪst)n
1. an appointment to meet, esp secretly
2. the place of such a meeting or the meeting itself
vb
(intr) to meet at or arrange a tryst
[C14: from Old French triste lookout post, apparently of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse traust trust]
ˈtryster n
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tryst
(trɪst, traɪst)n.
1. an appointment to meet at a certain time and place, esp. one made secretly by lovers.
2. an appointed meeting.
3. Also called tryst′ing place`. an appointed place of meeting.
v.i. 4. to arrange a tryst.
[1325–75; Middle English triste set hunting-station < Old French < Germanic; compare Gothic trausti covenant (see trust)]
tryst′er, n.
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tryst
- Comes from Scottish as a variant of an old word, trist, "an appointed place or station in hunting," and now means a "secret meeting of lovers."See also related terms for hunting.
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tryst
Past participle: trysted
Gerund: trysting
| Imperative |
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| Noun | 1. |  tryst - a date; usually with a member of the opposite sexappointment, engagement, date - a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date" |
| 2. |  tryst - a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers)rendezvous - a meeting planned at a certain time and place |
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tryst
nounA commitment to appear at a certain time and place:
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