The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
diverts
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of divert
• drivest, strived, verdits
Source: Wiktionary
Di*vert", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Diverted; p. pr. & vb. n. Diverting.] Etym: [F. divertir, fr. L. divertere, diversum, to go different ways, turn aside; di- = dis- + vertere to turn. See Verse, and cf. Divorce.]
1. To turn aside; to turn off from any course or intended application; to deflect; as, to divert a river from its channel; to divert commerce from its usual course. That crude apple that diverted Eve. Milton.
2. To turn away from any occupation, business, or study; to cause to have lively and agreeable sensations; to amuse; to entertain; as, children are diverted with sports; men are diverted with works of wit and humor. We are amused by a tale, diverted by a comedy. C. J. Smith.
Syn.
– To please; gratify; amuse; entertain; exhilarate; delight; recreate. See Amuse.
Di*vert", v. i.
Definition: To turn aside; to digress. [Obs.] I diverted to see one of the prince's palaces. Evelyn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 June 2024
(noun) (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.