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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Boycott

/boik'-ätˌ/ · Boy·cott · IPA /ˈbɔɪkɑt/
01 v. t. To combine against (a landlord, tradesman, employer, or other person), to withhold social or business relations from him, and to deter othe…
imp. & p. p. Boycotted; p. pr. & vb. n. Boycotting
  1. 1.
    To combine against (a landlord, tradesman, employer, or other person), to withhold social or business relations from him, and to deter others from holding such relations; to subject to a boycott.
02 n. The process, fact, or pressure of boycotting; a combining to withhold or prevent dealing or social intercourse with a tradesman, employer, …
  1. 1.
    The process, fact, or pressure of boycotting; a combining to withhold or prevent dealing or social intercourse with a tradesman, employer, etc.; social and business interdiction for the purpose of coercion.