(Scotland, idiomatic, obsolete) To be distant or reserved.
(Scotland, idiomatic, obsolete) To be distant or reserved.
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(UK, usually passive) To prevent (a person or thing) from leaving (a place) or using (a road or path) due to snow.
(business, software engineering, slang) A cascading chain reaction in which a single non-standard feature, modification, or workaround forces the creation of subsequent custom solutions to maintain compatibility, ultimately resulting in disproportionate complexity and technical debt.
(UK, usually passive) To prevent (an event) from occurring due to snow.
(humorous) Indicating reluctance to go out unless it is snowing.
19th-century British slang, recorded in flash/cant dictionaries, meaning to depart quickly or at speed — possibly alluding to a cannonball or fast-rolling ball. Register is breezy and colloquial; used to express sudden, energetic departure.