Partner Definition–noun | 1. | a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate. | | 2. | Law. | a. | a person associated with another or others as a principal or a contributor of capital in a business or a joint venture, usually sharing its risks and profits. | | | 4. | a husband or a wife; spouse. | | 5. | either of two people who dance together: my favorite partner in the waltz. | | 6. | a player on the same side or team as another: My tennis partner was an excellent player. | | 7. | partners, Nautical. a framework of timber round a hole in a ship's deck, to support a mast, capstan, pump, etc. | –verb (used with object) | 8. |
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to associate as a partner or partners with. | | 9. | to serve as the partner of. | |
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Lifts are among the more spectacular elements of pairs skating. A basic lift is the overhead lift, in which the man raises his partner off the ice and balances her overhead with his arms fully ...
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