| sacrifice | |
| 1. v. To offer (something) as a gift to a deity. | |
| 2. v. To give away (something valuable) to get at least a possibility of gaining something else of value (such as self-respect, trust, love, freedom, prosperity), or to avoid an even greater lo | |
| 3. v. To trade (a value of higher worth) for something of lesser worth in order to gain something else valued more, such as an ally or business relationship, or to avoid an even greater loss; t | |
| 4. v. (transitive, chess) To intentionally give up (a piece) in order to improve one’s position on the board. | |
| 5. v. (transitive, baseball) To advance (a runner on base) by batting the ball so it can be caught or fielded, placing the batter out, but with insufficient time to put the runner out. | |
| 6. v. (dated, tradesmen's slang) To sell at a price less than the cost or actual value. | |
| 7. v. To destroy; to kill. | |
| 8. n. The offering of anything to a god; a consecratory rite. | |
| 9. n. The destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else; the devotion of something desirable to something higher, or to a calling deemed more pressing. | |
| the sacrifice of one's spare time in order to volunteer | |
| 10. n. Something sacrificed. | |
| 11. n. (baseball) A play in which the batter is intentionally out so that one or more runners can advance around the bases. | |
| 12. n. A loss of profit. | |
| 13. n. (slang) A sale at a price less than the cost or the actual value. | |
