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ALL meanings of aces

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  • noun aces a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot: He dealt me four aces in the first hand. 1
  • noun aces a single spot or mark on a playing card or die. 1
  • noun aces Also called service ace. a placement made on a service. any placement. a serve that the opponent fails to touch. the point thus scored. 1
  • noun aces a fighter pilot credited with destroying a prescribed number or more of enemy aircraft, usually five, in combat. 1
  • noun aces a very skilled person; expert; adept: an ace at tap dancing. 1
  • noun aces Slang. a one-dollar bill. 1
  • noun aces Slang. a close friend. 1
  • noun aces Golf. Also called hole in one. a shot in which the ball is driven from the tee into the hole in one stroke: He hit a 225-yard ace on the first hole. a score of one stroke made on such a shot: to card an ace. 1
  • noun aces Slang. a barbiturate or amphetamine capsule or pill. 1
  • noun aces a very small quantity, amount, or degree; a particle: not worth an ace. 1
  • noun aces Slang. a grade of A; the highest grade or score. 1
  • verb with object aces (in tennis, badminton, handball, etc.) to win a point against (one's opponent) by an ace. 1
  • verb with object aces Golf. to make an ace on (a hole). 1
  • verb with object aces Slang. to cheat, defraud, or take advantage of (often followed by out): to be aced out of one's inheritance; a friend who aced me out of a good job. 1
  • verb with object aces Slang. to receive a grade of A, as on a test or in a course (sometimes followed by out). to complete easily and successfully: He aced every physical fitness test they gave him. 1
  • adjective aces excellent; first-rate; outstanding. 1
  • idioms aces ace up one's sleeve, an important, effective, or decisive argument, resource, or advantage kept in reserve until needed. 1
  • idioms aces be aces with, Slang. to be highly regarded by: The boss says you're aces with him. 1
  • idioms aces easy aces, Auction Bridge. aces equally divided between opponents. 1
  • idioms aces within an ace of, within a narrow margin of; close to: He came within an ace of winning. 1
  • noun aces Plural form of ace. 1
  • noun aces plural of ace. 0
  • interjection aces (Informal) Ace; excellent. 0
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