Plight

Definition:

  • () imp. & p. p. of Plight, to pledge.
  • () imp. & p. p. of Pluck.
  • (v. t.) To weave; to braid; to fold; to plait.
  • (n.) A network; a plait; a fold; rarely a garment.
  • (n.) That which is exposed to risk; that which is plighted or pledged; security; a gage; a pledge.
  • (n.) Condition; state; -- risk, or exposure to danger, often being implied; as, a luckless plight.
  • (n.) To pledge; to give as a pledge for the performance of some act; as, to plight faith, honor, word; -- never applied to property or goods.
  • (n.) To promise; to engage; to betroth.

Compare plight with other words:

alight vs. plight

plight vs. plyght

difficulty vs. plight

pight vs. plight

plight vs. slight

flight vs. plight

light vs. plight

plight vs. scrape

odds vs. plight

mildew vs. plight

plight vs. plighter

dilemma vs. plight

misery vs. plight

plight vs. predicament

plead vs. plight

blight vs. plight

betroth vs. plight

garment vs. plight

fold vs. plight

plait vs. plight

network vs. plight

health vs. plight

plight vs. state

condition vs. plight

plight vs. promise

dire vs. plight

marriage vs. plight

pledge vs. plight

gage vs. plight

plight vs. security

pledged vs. plight

plight vs. plighted

charge vs. plight

duty vs. plight

office vs. plight

crime vs. plight

plight vs. sin

fault vs. plight

culpability vs. plight

danger vs. plight

peril vs. plight

plight vs. risk