One-time

adj, noun, verb, slang

adj, noun, verb, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The police. US, slang

    "Ayo, it's Hell on Earth Whose necks are gonna be first? The projects is front line And the enemy is one-time I ain't gotta tell you It's right in front of your eyes"

Verb
  1. 1
    To shoot (the ball or puck) directly from a teammate's pass.

    "Basel's good moment continued, and in stoppage time of the first half, Streller released Salah with a clever pass down the middle and the young Egyptian one-timed the ball over Čech."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to a specific period of time in the past, not extending to the present. not-comparable

    "He was the one-time president of the club."

  2. 2
    Occurring or used in a single instance and then never again. not-comparable

    "one-time charge/payment"

Adjective
  1. 1
    belonging to some prior time wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
antecedentanteriorearliererstwhileerstwhileex

Example

More examples

"Dear passengers! If you get on a means of transport and don't have a season ticket, punch a one-time ticket without waiting for the next station."

Related phrases

one-time pad

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