See Also: convert(1)(dictionary)
convert(2)(dictionary)
Convert - Blackjack(gambling)
convert 2, noun(dictionary)
convert 1, verb(dictionary)
crackling(dictionary)
crackling(dictionary)
crackling jaw(medicine)
parchment crackling(medicine)
crackling rale(medicine)

convert(2) (iou) and crackling (oh)


convert(2) (iou)



convert verb. ME.
[Old & mod. French convertir from Proto-Romance var. of Latin convertere turn about, transform, formed as CON- + vertere turn.]
I. Turn.
verb trans. Give a different direction to, turn about; direct. ME-L18.
Shakespeare Sonnets The eyes..now converted are..and look another way. Goldsmith The two kings..agreed to convert their whole attention to the rescuing Jerusalem.
verb trans. Cause to return; restore. LME-M17.
verb trans. Turn or apply to (another or a specific use), divert; spec. in Law, appropriate illegally to one's own use. LME.
verb trans. Reverse in position, sense, or direction; invert, transpose. obsolete exc. Logic, transpose the terms of (a proposition). LME.
II. Change in Nature etc.
verb trans. & intrans. Theology. (Cause to) turn from a sinful to a righteous life. ME.
verb trans. & intrans. (Cause to) turn to and adopt a particular faith, belief, opinion, course of action, etc.; spec. (cause to) adopt Christianity. (Foll. by to.) ME.
C. Potok Many..went away converted to his way of thinking. C. Freeman He marries a goyisheh maidel who converts and becomes more Jewish than any of them. D. Cupitt There were hopes of converting the Emperor..and so eventually..the whole country.
verb trans. & intrans. (Cause to) change in mental state, disposition, etc. LME-L16.
verb trans. Turn or change (in)to something different; change in character or function, transform. LME.
Milton That..lessens The sorrow, and converts it nigh to joy. R. Hoggart They convert an electric-kettle into a lethal weapon. A. Hailey Night college classes..converted young Paulsen to a graduate engineer.
b. Assimilate, digest. LME-M17.
c. spec. Make structural alterations in (a building). E19.
verb intrans. Undergo change or transformation (to, into). Now esp. be able or designed to be changed. M16.
S. Weinberg The neutrons began to convert to protons. Sunday Telegraph The sofa..converts into a double bed.
verb trans. & intrans. Football. Complete (a try, touchdown, etc.) by scoring a goal; score from (a penalty kick, place-kick, etc.). L19.
III. Change by substitution.
verb trans. Translate (into another language). M16-M17.
verb trans. Change by substitution of something equivalent; change (moneys, Stocks, etc.) into others of a different kind; express in terms of different units. M16.
Lyndon B. Johnson To convert their dollars into gold at the official rate of $35 an ounce. D. Storey Struggling to convert a fraction of a yard into feet and inches.
b. Law. Change from real property to personalty, or from joint to separate property, or vice versa. L18.
converted ppl adjective & noun (a) adjective that has been converted; (b) noun pl. the people who have been converted, as a class (preach to the converted: see PREACH verb): L16.
convertive adjective (rare) (a) characterized by turning; (b) having the property of converting: E17.

crackling (oh)



[singular, U] the sound made by something when it crackles
::There was silence except for the crackling of the fire.
[U] BrE the hard skin on a piece of pig meat when it has been cooked for a long time
cracklings [plural] AmE pieces of skin, usually from a pig or chicken, that have been cooked in hot oil and are eaten cold