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Meaning of 'moot' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Moot
- of Mot
2 . Moot [ a.]
- Subject, or open, to argument or discussion; undecided; debatable; mooted.
3 . Moot [ n.]
- A ring for gauging wooden pins.
- A meeting for discussion and deliberation; esp., a meeting of the people of a village or district, in Anglo-Saxon times, for the discussion and settlement of matters of common interest; -- usually in composition; as, folk-moot.
4 . Moot [ v.]
- See 1st Mot.
- A discussion or debate; especially, a discussion of fictitious causes by way of practice.
5 . Moot [ v. i.]
- To argue or plead in a supposed case.
6 . Moot [ v. t.]
- To argue for and against; to debate; to discuss; to propose for discussion.
- Specifically: To discuss by way of exercise; to argue for practice; to propound and discuss in a mock court.

Meaning of 'moot' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . moot [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise
Example in sentence:
  • he organized the weekly moot
2 . moot [ v]
Meaning (2):
- think about carefully; weigh
Example in sentence:
  • They considered the possibility of a strike;
  • Turn the proposal over in your mind
3 . moot [ s]
Meaning (3):
- open to argument or debate
Example in sentence:
  • that is a moot question

Nearby Words:

moo mood mooder moodily moodiness moodir moodish moodishly moody mooed

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