boycott - Longman Dictionary

boycott · boycottboy‧cott1 /ˈbɔɪkɒt $ -kɑːt/ ○○○ verb [transitive] · PROTESTto refuse to buy something, use something, or take part in something as a way of ... boycottFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishboycottboy‧cott1/ˈbɔɪkɒt$-kɑːt/●○○verb[transitive]    PROTESTtorefusetobuysomething,usesomething,ortakepartinsomethingasawayofprotesting  Weboycottallproductstestedonanimals.→SeeVerbtableExamplesfromtheCorpusboycott•Angrytaxidriversrespondedbyboycottingaplannedworkshopontreatingcustomerscourteously.•Itinvolvedagroupofwhite-ownedbusinessesinMississippibeingboycottedbycivilrightsgroupsaccusingthemofracistpractices.•Studentshavethreatenedtoboycottcertainbanksasaprotestattheirinvestmentpolicies.•SomeUlsterUnionistshavealreadydeclaredtheywouldboycotthimifhewerechosen.•Severalcountrieshavesaidtheymayboycottnextyear'sOlympicGames.•TheformerSoviet-bloccountriesboycottedthe1984Olympicsinresponsetotheboycottofthe1980GamesinMoscow.•Fouryearsagosevenleadingmenthreatenedtoboycotttheeventbecausetheyconsideredtheprizemoneytoolow.•Fretilínannouncedthatitwouldboycotttheinvestigation,dismissingmilitaryguaranteesofsafetyforthosegivingevidencetothecommission.•SixcountrieshavethreatenedtoboycotttheOlympics.•Oppositionpartiesareboycottingthevote.boycottboycott2●○○noun[countable]    PROTESTanactofboycottingsomething,ortheperiodoftimewhenitisboycotted  Theyarenowtryingtoorganizeaboycott.boycottof/on/against  aboycottonGMcrops  Hecalledforaboycottoftheelections. ExamplesfromtheCorpusboycott•RebelsupportersfromtheBarnetSupporters'Associationcalledforaboycottofallmatches.•Farmersarecallingforaboycottofallimportedmeat.•aboycottofthepeacetalks•Aboycottofclassesalsobeganinsupportofthehungerstrikers.•Thefirmstagedtheone-dayboycottyesterdaytoputpressureonLiverpoolCityCounciltopayup.•Nostrikedeadlinehasbeenset,norhasafull-fledgedboycottbeencalled.•Schoolboycottswereorganized,andtensofthousandsofblackkidswerekepthome.•Shouldallthisbeconvenientlyforgottennowthattheboycottisabouttobelifted?•ThefinalversionmerelyrequiredfirmstoreporttotheCommerceDepartmentwhenevertheycompliedwiththeboycott.calledfor...boycott•GroupsdemandinganautonomousSikhstatehavealreadycalledforaboycottoftheelections.•OppositiongroupsinexilehadrejectedthetermsoftheConstitutionandcalledforaboycott.•RebelsupportersfromtheBarnetSupporters'Associationcalledforaboycottofallmatches.•Althoughsomeblackgroupscalledforaboycottofthecurfew,ithadtheeffectofrestoringanuneasycalm.FromLongmanBusinessDictionaryboycottboy‧cott1/ˈbɔɪkɒt-kɑːt/verb[transitive]torefusetobuysomething,usesomething,ortakepartinsomething,asawayofprotestingInthepast,MandelahadcalledforpeopletoboycottSouthAfricangoods.Palestinianleadersthreatenedtoboycottthetalks.→SeeVerbtableboycottboycott2noun[countable]whenpeopleboycottsomething,ortheperiodoftimewhenitisboycottedIn1937thecocoafarmersimposedaboycottonEuropeanimports.HecalledforanendtotheArabeconomicboycottofIsrael.→secondaryboycottOriginboycott1(1800-1900)CharlesBoycott(1832-97),EnglishofficialinIrelandwhorefusedtoreducerents,sothelocalpeoplerefusedtodoanybusinesswithhim Quizzes Quizzes Takeourquickquizzestopractiseyourvocabulary. Wehavethousandsofsix-questionquizzestotry. Choosefromcollocations,synonyms,phrasalverbsandmore. Moreresults Boycott,Geoffrey secondaryboycott Seeallresults Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Jail&punishment Politics Wind,water,sun Leisure Seealltopics Wordoftheday tape narrowplasticmaterialcoveredwithaspecialmagneticsubstance,onwhichyoucanrecordsounds,pictures,orcomputerinformation VerbtableboycottPresentI,you,we,theyboycotthe,she,itboycotts >ViewMore PastI,you,he,she,it,we,theyboycottedPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhaveboycottedhe,she,ithasboycottedPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadboycottedFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillboycottFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhaveboycotted >ViewLess PresentIamboycottinghe,she,itisboycotting >ViewMore you,we,theyareboycottingPastI,he,she,itwasboycottingyou,we,theywereboycottingPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhavebeenboycottinghe,she,ithasbeenboycottingPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadbeenboycottingFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillbeboycottingFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhavebeenboycotting >ViewLess