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grudge

Pronunciation: (gruj), [key]
—n., adj., v., grudged, grudg•ing.

—n.
a feeling of ill will or resentment: to hold a grudge against a former opponent.

—adj.
done, arranged, etc., in order to settle a grudge: The middleweight fight was said to be a grudge match.

—v.t.
1. to give or permit with reluctance; submit to unwillingly: The other team grudged us every point we scored.
2. to resent the good fortune of (another); begrudge.

—v.i.
Obs.to feel dissatisfaction or ill will.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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