different between elastic vs paddywhack

English

Alternative forms

• elastick (obsolete)

Etymology

From French élastique, from New Latin elasticus (“elastic”), from Ancient Greek ??????? (elastós), alternative form of ?????? (elatós, “ductile”) (cf. ?????? (elat?r, “a driver, hurler”)), from ?????? (elaún?, “to drive, set in motion, push, strike, beat out”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i?læst?k/, /??læst?k/
• Rhymes: -æst?k
• Hyphenation: elas?tic

Adjective

elastic (comparative more elastic, superlative most elastic)

1. Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.

   The rope is somewhat elastic, so expect it to give when you pull on it.

2. Made of elastic.

   elastic band

3. Of clothing, elasticated.
4. (economics) Sensitive to changes in price.

   Demand for entertainment is more elastic than demand for energy.

5. springy; bouncy; vivacious
6. Able to return quickly to a former state or condition, after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to recover easily from shocks and trials.

   elastic spirits; an elastic constitution

Synonyms

• stretchy
• stretchable

Related terms

• elasticated
• elastic band
• inelastic
• elasticity

Translations

Noun

elastic (countable and uncountable, plural elastics)

1. (uncountable) An elastic material used in clothing, particularly in waistbands and cuffs.

2. (countable) An elastic band.

Translations

Further reading

• elastic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• elastic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• elastic at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• Altices, Castiel, Castile, astelic, laciest, latices, salicet

Romanian

Etymology

From French élastique.

Adjective

elastic m or n (feminine singular elastic?, masculine plural elastici, feminine and neuter plural elastice)

1. elastic

Declension

English

Alternative forms

• paddy-whack (and sometimes capitalized)

Etymology

Corruption of paxwax. In the sense of a blow, especially in reference to the folk song This Old Man.

Noun

paddywhack (plural paddywhacks)

1. (dated, derogatory) An Irishman.
2. (dated) A blow; a slap.
3. A strong elastic ligament or tendon in the midline of the neck of sheep or cattle (generally any quadruped) which relieves the animal of the weight of its head.

See also

• ligamentum nuchae

Verb

paddywhack (third-person singular simple present paddywhacks, present participle paddywhacking, simple past and past participle paddywhacked)

1. (dated, transitive) To slap.