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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024boy•cott /ˈbɔɪkɑt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to join together in preventing dealings with (a company, etc.), as a means of protest: The neighborhood boycotted the overpriced supermarket.
- to refrain from buying or using (something) as a means of protest:urging the public to boycott imported goods.
n. [countable] - an instance of boycotting:a lettuce boycott.
boy•cott•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024boy•cott (boi′kot),USA pronunciation v.t. - to combine in abstaining from, or preventing dealings with, as a means of intimidation or coercion:to boycott a store.
- to abstain from buying or using:to boycott foreign products.
n. - the practice of boycotting.
- an instance of boycotting.
- after Charles C. Boycott (1832–97), English estate manager in Ireland, against whom nonviolent coercive tactics were used in 1880
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