Felt - Poker (gambling) and think (iou)

Felt - Poker (gambling)

1) The surface of most Poker tables is made of some sort of felt, or is in any case referred to as such.

2) A player who is running out of chips rapidly can be referred to as "down to the felt."

The surface of most Poker tables - A player who is running low on chips is said to be 'down to the felt'.

The surface of most Poker tables is made of some sort of felt, or is in any case referred to as such. A player who is running out of chips rapidly can be referred to as "down to the felt."

think (iou)

think verb2. .

I. Conceive in or Exercise the mind.
verb trans. Form or have in the mind (a thought, notion, idea, etc., that); conceive of mentally. OE.
S. Smiles They think great thoughts.
b. Feel or experience (an emotion). Now arch. & dial. ME.
verb trans.
a. Meditate on, turn over in the mind, ponder. Foll. by that or (formerly) simple obj. OE.
A. Trollope Mrs. Whortle began to think whether the visitor could have known of her intended absence. Oxford English Dictionary I am thinking what to do next.
b. Have in mind, have one's thoughts full of, have as one's General perception, think in terms of. Freq. with adjective used absol. or adverb as obj. E19.
A. Lurie I had begun to Think Small.
verb intrans. Exercise the mind, esp. the understanding, in a positive, active way; form connected ideas; meditate, cogitate; have the capacity to do this; (foll. by about, of, over, (up)on) have the mind occupied with, apply the mind to. OE.
J. Rhys Will you tell him I think of him a lot. C. Rayner Matters upon which he had thought many times. A. Brookner She forced herself to think ahead to the white bed that awaited her. D. W. Winnicott I..have made mistakes that I hate to think about. Sunday Times I read and thought mostly in Latin.
a. verb trans. Form or have an idea of in one's mind; imagine; conceive of mentally. ME.
F. Burney You can't think how I'm encumbered with these ruffles!
b. verb intrans. Foll. by of, (arch.) on: form or have an idea of something or someone in one's mind. Also, choose mentally. ME.
J. Fowles It was difficult not to think of it as meaningful. M. Forster I told her to think of herself as voluptuous, not fat.
c. verb trans. Form a clear mental impression of (something real); picture in the mind. M19.
verb trans. Bring into or out of a specified condition by thinking. Foll. by away, down, into, etc. L16.
R. Ingalls I'm too used to thinking myself into a part.
II. Call to mind, consider.
a. verb trans. Call (someone or something) to mind; reflect (that); recollect, remember, (that, to do); rare bethink (oneself). OE.
H. Belloc To think that you can get to a place like that for less than a pound! M. Laski What a fool I am, I never thought to look.
b. verb intrans. Consider the matter, reflect; (foll. by of, (arch.) (up)on) call someone or something to mind, remember, recollect. OE.
D. Halliday Remember how Comer came bursting in one evening? It makes you think, doesn't it? D. H. Lawrence He thought of his boyhood in Tevershall.
a. verb trans. Contemplate, intend; now esp., intend vaguely or half-heartedly. Foll. by that, to do or (arch.) simple obj. OE.
Tennyson You thought to break a country heart For pastime. T. Hardy He..thought he would send for his mother.
b. verb intrans. Foll. by of, (arch.) (up)on: contemplate or intend doing something; now esp., have a vague or half-hearted intention of doing something. L17.
A. Brookner I am thinking of joining the Open University.
c. verb intrans. spec. Foll. by of: consider (a person) for a vacancy or as a prospective Marriage partner. L17.
C. Patmore You, with your looks and catching air, To think of Vaughan!
a. verb trans. Devise, hit upon by mental effort; plan, plot. arch. ME.
b. verb intrans. Foll. by of, (arch.) (up)on: devise a plan etc., plan, plot, or contrive something. L16.
M. Moffatt I could think of no Other honest way of presenting such sensitive material.
verb intrans. Foll. by of, (arch.) (up)on: consider, have regard to something. ME.
T. F. Powys He had his own character to think ofhis own honour.
III. Be of opinion, deem, judge.
a. verb trans. Hold the opinion, believe, judge; consider, suppose, often without any great assurance. OE.
Hobbes Some, that have the ambition to be thought eloquent. W. Cather I thought running water never froze. C. P. Snow She thought I was both spoilt and neglected. B. Kops No one thinks..that you're going to die. M. Amis I was at their mercy, or thought I was. G. Greene Once I saw smoke coming out of a trench and I thought it was the dragon.
b. verb intrans. Hold a certain opinion. ME.
A. B. Giamatti I am hardly the first to think so.
c. verb intrans. Have a particular opinion of a person or thing. Foll. by of or (dial.) to and adverb or adverbial phrase. LME.
H. James I like to be well thought of.
verb trans. Believe possible or likely; suspect; expect, anticipate. LME.
Defoe He, thinking no harm, agreed. Oxford English Dictionary I little thought to find you here!
b. verb intrans. Foll. by of or (now rare) for after as or than: expect, hope for, suppose. Now rare. L15.
verb trans. Judge or consider to exist; believe in the existence of. rare. M16.
Phrases: be unable to hear oneself think: see HEAR verb. come to think of it: see COME verb. I don't think slang (after an ironical statement) I mean the opposite. that's what you think: expr. emphatic, sometimes scornful, disagreement. think again revise one's plans or opinions. think the better of, think all the better of form a higher opinion of. think aloud utter one's thoughts as soon as they occur. think better of change one's mind about (an intention) after reconsideration. think big: see BIG adverb. think fit: see FIT adjective 3. think for oneself form independent opinions, have an independent mind or attitude. think highly of = think much of below. think in terms of: see TERM noun. think it MUCH. think it scorn: see SCORN noun. think little of regard as insignificant or unremarkable. think long (obsolete exc. dial.) grow weary with waiting; long, yearn. think MUCH. think much of have a good opinion of. think nothing of, think nothing of it: see NOTHING pronoun & noun. think on one's feet react to events etc. quickly and effectively. think scorn, think scorn of: see SCORN noun. think shame: see SHAME noun. think straight: see STRAIGHT adverb1. think the world of: see WORLD noun. think twice (about) hesitate, consider carefully, avoid acting hastily. think with agree with. what do you think?, who do you think? colloq.: introducing a surprising or exciting piece of information.
With adverbs in specialized senses: think back recall, reflect on; look back (on or to). think out find out or devise by thinking; produce or resolve by thinking; consider carefully. think over give careful and continued thought to in order to reach a decision. think through consider carefully and thoroughly. think up colloq. devise, produce by thought.
Comb.: think-aloud adjective (Psychology) designating or pertaining to data collected by asking a subject to express his or her thoughts out loud while performing a specific task; think balloon in a comic-strip cartoon, a circle floating above a character's head containing the character's thought in direct speech; think box joc. & colloq. the brain; think bubble = think balloon above. think-in a meeting, conference, etc., for thoughtful discussion; think-piece (chiefly Journalism) an article containing discussion, analysis, opinion, etc., rather than facts or news; think-tank (a) US colloq. the brain; (b) a body of experts, as a research orginization, providing advice and ideas on specific national or commercial problems; (c) a meeting of experts; think-tanker colloq. a member of a think-tank.

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