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    [Noun]  | "col*lat*er*al" | \ kə-ˈla-t(ə-)rəl \


    1: property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender

    2: a collateral relative

    3: a branch of a bodily part (such as a vein)

    Origin: 1691 ;

     Derivative of {see: |collateral:2|collateral:2}, in sense 1 as short for collateral security;

    [Noun]  | "collateral damage" 


    1: injury inflicted on something other than an intended target; specifically : civilian casualties of a military operation

    Origin: 1947 ;

    [Noun]  | "medial collateral ligament" 


    1: a ligament of the inner knee that connects medial parts of the femur and tibia and helps to stabilize the knee joint —called also MCL

    2: ulnar collateral ligament —called also MCL

    Origin: 1914 ;

    [Noun]  | "ulnar collateral ligament" 


    1: a triangular ligament of the inner side of the elbow that connects the medial parts of the humerus with the ulna, helps to stabilize the elbow joint, and is often injured in sports (such as baseball) which involve repeated overhand throwing —called also UCL

    2: a ligament of the wrist on the little-finger side that connects the distal end of the ulna with bones in the wrist and helps to stabilize the wrist joint —called also UCL

    3: a ligament of the inner thumb that connects the two bones at the base of the thumb and helps to stabilize the thumb —called also UCL

    Origin: 1942 ;

    [Noun]  | "ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction" 


    1: a surgical procedure in which a torn ulnar collateral ligament of the elbow is replaced with a tendon graft typically obtained from a superficial muscle of the forearm : tommy john surgery

    Origin: 1991 ;

    [Adjective]  | "collateral" 


    1: accompanying as secondary or subordinate : concomitant

    2: indirect

    3: serving to support or reinforce : ancillary

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin collateralis, from Latin com- + lateralis lateral;

    [Noun]  | "collateral" 


    1: something that you promise to give someone if you cannot pay back a loan;


      * e.g., " ... They put up their house as collateral for the loan. "



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    [Noun]  | "collateral damage" 


    1: as in victim, loss;



    [Noun]  | "collateral damages" 


    1: as in victims, losses;



    [Adjective]  | "collateral" 


    1: as in supplemental, peripheral;



     [ "collateral" ]

    1: An excellent film by Michael Mann, starring Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx.

      * e.g.,  ... Me: Did you see Collateral on HBO last night? 

     [ "collateral" ]

    1: Giving away something important to you in order to prove that you are serious, only to retrieve after you've kept your word.

      * e.g.,  ... Kayla: Wanna come to this party? I swear I wont ditch you this time! 

     [ "collateral" ]

    1: The burning stash left behind when one is done taking a hit, the left over burning stash is then consumed by a buddy so that no weed is wasted.

      * e.g.,  ... Rahm: Yo, gimme the collateral when you are done taking the weed 

     [ "collateral" ]

    1: a bullshit project they make you do at townsend harris high school that kills all your time and is absolutely useless.

      * e.g.,  ... Mr. Babstock gave us the stupid collateral to do, its due tomorrow and i haven't started. 

     [ "collateral" ]

    1:  Additional, coinciding, occurring at the same time, secondary.

      * e.g.,  ... civ. They've bombarded a hospital, and killed a dozen babies. 

     [ "collateral" ]

    2:  Killed babies

      * e.g.,  ... media A hostile facility was attacked, small collateral damage has been reported. 

     [ "collateral" ]

    1: another way of saying “ suck my dick “ or “ getting head “

      * e.g.,  ... Pablo: I heard kylie and daron hung out last night!! 

     [ "collateral" ]

    1: Michael Liang.

      * e.g.,  ... "It's collateral." 

     [ "collateral" ]

    2: Previously defined to make Fozoh pay his debts, but he never gave.

      * e.g.,  ... "You sir are collateral." 

     [ "Collateral" ]

    1: A gaming term used when a player kills two or more players with one sniper bullet.

      * e.g.,  ... "Dude! I just got a collateral off of (player one) and (player 2), and the other guy was behind the wall!" 

     [ "Collateral" ]

    1: Giving up something of value to you to prove that you give your word to the other person.

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: Yo meet me downtown at 5pm! 

     [ "collaterals" ]

    1: The irrelevant things that harrisites are forced to do to make us seem smart & have no social life

      * e.g.,  ... " Do you wanna go out this weekend ?" 

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