The teenager showed off her pliant spine every time she draped herself over a piece of furniture. Why hanging upside down off the sofa didn't give her a headache, her mother would never know. Pliant has both a literal and a figurative meaning.
These verbs mean literally to move one way and then another, usually back and forth or to and fro. Some verbs often see figurative use: Swing usually applies to arclike movement of something attached at one extremity and free at the other: The ship's lanterns swung violently in the raging storm.2. a seat suspended from above by means of a loop of rope or between ropes or rods, on which one may sit and swing to and fro for recreation. 33. a style of jazz often played by a large dance band and marked by a smooth beat and flowing phrasing.
noun. The Jack o'lantern is a symbol of Halloween. The Jack o'lantern is a symbol of Halloween. The definition of a symbol is something that stands for or represents something else. An example of symbol is a jack o' lantern representing Halloween.ymbol-Computer Definition. 1  A sign that has a specific meaning in a specific context, such as mathematics. 2  Something that represents or suggests something else, usually something abstract. 3  In digital communications, the smallest amount of data transmitted at one time.