MUST
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Must (mŭst), v. i. or auxiliary. [OE. moste, a pret. generally meaning, could, was free to, pres. mot, moot, AS. m&ō;ste, pret. m&ō;t, pres.; akin to D. moetan to be obliged, OS. m&ō;tan to be free, to be obliged, OHG. muozan, G. m&ü;ssen to be obliged, Sw. måste must, Goth. gam&ō;tan to have place, have room, to able; of unknown origin.] 1. To be obliged; to be necessitated; -- expressing either physical or moral necessity; as, a man must eat for nourishment; we must submit to the laws.
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2. To be morally required; to be necessary or essential to a certain quality, character, end, or result; as, he must reconsider the matter; he must have been insane.
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Likewise must the deacons be grave.
1 Tim. iii. 8.
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Morover, he [a bishop] must have a good report of them which are without.
1 Tim. iii. 7.
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&hand_; The principal verb, if easily supplied by the mind, was formerly often omitted when must was used; as, I must away. “I must to Coventry.” Shak.
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Must, n. [AS. must, fr. L. mustum (sc. vinum), from mustus young, new, fresh. Cf. Mustard.] 1. The expressed juice of the grape, or other fruit, before fermentation. “These men ben full of must.” Wyclif (Acts ii. 13.).
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No fermenting must fills . . . the deep vats.
Longfellow.
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2. [Cf. Musty.] Mustiness.
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Must, v. t. & i. To make musty; to become musty.
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must, musth (mŭst), a. [Hind. mast intoxicated, ruttish, fr. Skr. matta, p.p. of mad to rejoice, intoxicate.] (Zo&ö;l.) Being in a condition of dangerous frenzy, usually connected with sexual excitement; -- said of adult male elephants which become so at irregular intervals, typicaly due to increased testosterone levels. -- n. (a) The condition of frenzy. (b) An elephant in must.
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