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adjective(of a leaf shape) consisting of three leaflets or sections
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- shake a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
- swing alternate dramatically between high and low values
- skip a gait in which steps and hops alternate
- crawl a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
- skate sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs
- ridge plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip
- ridge spade into alternate ridges and troughs
- alternate be an understudy or alternate for a role
- nim game in which matchsticks are arranged in rows and players alternately remove one or more of them; in some versions the object is to take the last remaining matchstick on the table and in other versions the object is to avoid taking the last remaining matchstick on the table
- hijack seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination