mutiny
11Mutiny — For other uses, see Mutiny (disambiguation). Mutiny is a conspiracy among members of a group of similarly situated individuals (typically members of the military; or the crew of any ship, even if they are civilians) to openly oppose, change or… …
12mutiny — /myooht n ee/, n., pl. mutinies, v., mutinied, mutinying. n. 1. revolt or rebellion against constituted authority, esp. by sailors against their officers. 2. rebellion against any authority. v.i. 3. to commit the offense of mutiny; revolt against …
13mutiny — I n. 1) to foment, incite, stir up; organize a mutiny 2) to crush, put down, quell a mutiny 3) a mutiny breaks out II v. (D; intr.) to mutiny against * * * [ mjuːt(ə)nɪ] incite organize a mutiny put down quell a mutiny …
14mutiny — I UK [ˈmjuːtənɪ] / US [ˈmjut(ə)nɪ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms mutiny : singular mutiny plural mutinies a refusal by a group to accept someone s authority, especially a group of soldiers or sailors a prison mutiny He drove the crew to …
15mutiny — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ army, naval (esp. BrE) VERB + MUTINY ▪ stage ▪ lead ▪ be faced with, face …
16mutiny — {{11}}mutiny (n.) 1560s, with noun suffix Y (Cf. y) (1) + obsolete verb mutine revolt (1540s), from M.Fr. mutiner to revolt, from meutin rebellious, from meute a revolt, movement, from V.L. *movita a military uprising, from fem. pp. of L. movere… …
17mutiny — mu|ti|ny [ˈmju:tıni US tn i] n plural mutinies [U and C] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: mutine to refuse to obey (16 17 centuries), from French mutiner, from meute refusal to obey , from Latin movere to move ] when soldiers, ↑sailors, etc refuse to… …
18mutiny — mu|ti|ny1 [ mjutni ] noun count or uncount a refusal by a group to accept someone s authority, especially a group of soldiers or sailors: a prison mutiny He drove the crew to the verge of mutiny. mutiny mu|ti|ny 2 [ mjutni ] verb intransitive if… …
19mutiny — [[t]mju͟ːtɪni[/t]] mutinies, mutinying, mutinied 1) N VAR A mutiny is a refusal by people, usually soldiers or sailors, to continue obeying a person in authority. A series of coup attempts and mutinies within the armed forces destabilized the… …
20mutiny — mu•ti•ny [[t]ˈmyut n i[/t]] n. pl. nies, 1) rebellion against constituted authority, esp. by sailors or soldiers against their officers 2) to commit mutiny • Etymology: 1560–70; obs. mutine to mutiny (< MF mutiner, der. of mutin mutiny; « L… …
