Both Uses
boycott
in
Tangerine, by Edward Bloor
(Edited)
- And then she ran into the boycott.
p. 180.9boycott = refusal to participate with (as an expression of protest)
- Two years later the U.S. boycotted the Olympic games in Moscow, so none of our athletes got to go.
p. 180.9 *boycotted = refused to participate in (as a protest)
Definitions:
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(1)
(boycott) to refuse to buy things (from someone); or to refuse to participate in an activity (with someone) in order to express disapproval
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)