soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result; "macerate peaches"; "the gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system"
become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking; "the tissue macerated in the water"
an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection
a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement); "he was suspected of implication in several robberies"
a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false
someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust; "he is an officer of the court"; "the club elected its officers for the coming year"
troops belonging to the enemy's military forces; "the platoon ran into a pack of hostiles"
unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company ( used of attempts to buy or take control of a business); "hostile takeover"; "hostile tender offer"; "hostile bid"
marked by features that oppose constructive treatment or development; "not able to accomplish much in such a hostile environment"
very unfriendly; "a hostile attitude"
not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; "hostile naval and air forces"
very unfavorable to life or growth; "a hostile climate"; "an uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the unfriendly environment at high altitudes"
characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions"
impossible to bring into friendly accord; "hostile factions"
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible; "a team of oxen"