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- 1 Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve. rare
"[…] :indeed we were obligd to hawl off rather in a hurry for the wind freshning a little we found ourselves in a bay which it was a moot point whether or not we could get out of: […]"
- 2 Being an exercise of thought; academic. Canada, US
- 3 Having no practical consequence or relevance. Canada, US
"That point may make for a good discussion, but it is moot."
- 1 open to argument or debate wordnet
- 2 of no legal significance (as having been previously decided) wordnet
- 1 A moot court.
"The pleading used in courts and chancery called moots."
- 2 A whisper, or an insinuation, also gossip or rumors. Northern-England, Scotland, countable, uncountable
- 3 The vagina. Australia
- 4 The stump of a tree; the roots and bottom end of a felled tree. West-Country
"'Ithin the woodlands, flow'ry gleäded, / By the woak tree's mossy moot"
- 5 A mutual follower on a social media platform. Internet, endearing
"Eid Mubarak to all my muslim moots out there"
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- 6 a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise wordnet
- 7 A system of arbitration in many areas of Africa in which the primary goal is to settle a dispute and reintegrate adversaries into society rather than assess penalties.
- 8 Talk. Northern-England, Scotland, countable, uncountable
- 9 A gathering of Rovers, usually in the form of a camp lasting two weeks.
- 10 A social gathering of pagans, normally held in a public house.
- 11 An assembly (usually for decision-making in a locality). historical
- 12 A ring for gauging wooden pins.
- 1 To bring up as a subject for debate.
"A number of other mergers of U.S. railroads are mooted, but the I.C.C. [Interstate Commerce Commission] has made it clear that its assent to the N.& W.-Virginian proposal, which was unopposed by competitors or stockholders, should not be taken as an indication that others will swiftly pass its scrutiny."
- 2 To take root and begin to grow. West-Country
- 3 think about carefully; weigh wordnet
- 4 To discuss or debate.
"a problem which hardly has been mentioned, far less mooted, in this country"
- 5 To turn up soil or dig up roots, especially an animal with a snout. West-Country
""Zarch tha whole worl', vrom Guenever / To Squier Mules' ta Muddever, / Moot iv'ry brack about un."
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- 6 To make or declare irrelevant. US
- 7 To argue or plead in a supposed case.
"There is a difference between mooting and pleading; between fencing and fighting."
- 8 To talk or speak. obsolete, regional
"In that mater now I will mute no moir."
- 9 To say, utter, also insinuate. Northern-England, Scotland
Etymology
From Middle English mōt, ȝemōt, from Old English *mōt, ġemōt (“meeting”), from Proto-Germanic *mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (“to encounter, come”). Cognate with Scots mut, mote (“meeting, assembly”), Low German Mööt (“meeting”), Moot (“meeting”), archaic Dutch (ge)moet (“meeting”), Danish møde (“meeting”), Swedish möte (“meeting”), Norwegian møte (“meeting”), Icelandic mót (“meeting, tournament, meet”). Related to meet. The adjective derives from the noun.
From Middle English mōt, ȝemōt, from Old English *mōt, ġemōt (“meeting”), from Proto-Germanic *mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (“to encounter, come”). Cognate with Scots mut, mote (“meeting, assembly”), Low German Mööt (“meeting”), Moot (“meeting”), archaic Dutch (ge)moet (“meeting”), Danish møde (“meeting”), Swedish möte (“meeting”), Norwegian møte (“meeting”), Icelandic mót (“meeting, tournament, meet”). Related to meet. The adjective derives from the noun.
From Middle English moten (“to speak, talk, converse, discuss”), from Old English mōtian (“to speak, converse, discuss”), from Proto-Germanic *mōtijaną (“to meet, encounter”), a suffixed derivative of *mōtą (“meeting”). Related to etymology 1. See also mutter (which is a frequentative of moot).
From Middle English moten (“to speak, talk, converse, discuss”), from Old English mōtian (“to speak, converse, discuss”), from Proto-Germanic *mōtijaną (“to meet, encounter”), a suffixed derivative of *mōtą (“meeting”). Related to etymology 1. See also mutter (which is a frequentative of moot).
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From Dutch moot (“piece”).
From Dutch moot (“piece”).
Clipping of mutual with humorously altered pronunciation.
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