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Word - rootword - affixes
puli-puli - puli - x2-~
pu.li.pu.li. - 4 syllables

x2- = puli-puli
puli-puli

puli-puli : take turns (v.)
puli [pú.li.] : alternate (n.); proxy (n.); substitute (n.); understudy (n.)

Derivatives of puli


Glosses:
take turns
v. (change)1. alternate, take turnsdo something in turns.; "We take turns on the night shift"
~ spelltake turns working.; "the workers spell every four hours"
~ act, moveperform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
puli(n.)pul
pul
n. (quantity)1. pul100 puls equal 1 afghani in Afghanistan.
~ afghan monetary unitmonetary unit in the Islamic State of Afghanistan.
~ afghanithe basic unit of money in Afghanistan.
proxy
n. (person)1. placeholder, procurator, proxya person authorized to act for another.
~ agenta representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations.
n. (communication)2. proxya power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting.
~ power of attorneya legal instrument authorizing someone to act as the grantor's agent.
substitute
n. (cognition)1. replacement, substitutea person or thing that takes or can take the place of another.
~ equivalenta person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc.; "send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps"
~ ersatzan artificial or inferior substitute or imitation.
~ successora thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone.
~ succedaneum(medicine) something that can be used as a substitute (especially any medicine that may be taken in place of another).
n. (person)2. reserve, second-stringer, substitutean athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced.
~ benchthe reserve players on a team.; "our team has a strong bench"
~ athlete, jocka person trained to compete in sports.
~ bench warmer(sports) a substitute who seldom plays.
~ pinch hitter(baseball) a substitute for the regular batter.
n. (person)3. backup, backup man, fill-in, relief, reliever, stand-in, substitutesomeone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult).; "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins"
~ compeer, equal, peer, matcha person who is of equal standing with another in a group.
~ locum, locum tenenssomeone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession.
~ stunt man, stunt woman, doublea stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts.; "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable"
~ alternate, surrogate, replacementsomeone who takes the place of another person.
v. (possession)4. exchange, interchange, replace, substituteput in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items.; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning"
~ alter, change, modifycause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
~ shiftmove and exchange for another.; "shift the date for our class reunion"
~ reducesimplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another.
~ truncatereplace a corner by a plane.
~ retoolprovide (a workshop or factory) with new tools.
~ subrogatesubstitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured.
v. (possession)5. fill in, stand in, sub, substitutebe a substitute.; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet"
~ exchange, interchange, changegive to, and receive from, one another.; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"
v. (social)6. deputise, deputize, step in, substituteact as a substitute.; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"
~ coverhelp out by taking someone's place and temporarily assuming his responsibilities.; "She is covering for our secretary who is ill this week"
~ supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant, replacetake the place or move into the position of.; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"
adj. 7. substitute, utilitycapable of substituting in any of several positions on a team.; "a utility infielder"
~ secondarybeing of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate.; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams"
adj. 8. alternate, alternative, substituteserving or used in place of another.; "an alternative plan"
~ secondarybeing of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate.; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams"
adj. 9. ersatz, substituteartificial and inferior.; "ersatz coffee"; "substitute coffee"
~ artificial, unrealcontrived by art rather than nature.; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"
understudy
n. (person)1. standby, understudyan actor able to replace a regular performer when required.
~ actor, histrion, thespian, role player, playera theatrical performer.
v. (cognition)2. alternate, understudybe an understudy or alternate for a role.
~ memorise, memorize, con, learncommit to memory; learn by heart.; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?"