hypo

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|obsolete}} {{cap|melancholy}}; a fit of [[hypochondria]]; a morbid [[depression]]. <!--obsolete by 1881 according to Eric Partridge-->
2. {{lb|en|slang}} A [[hypochondriac]].
3. {{lb|en|photography|informal}} {{cap|sodium thiosulfate}} (also called [[hyposulfite of soda]]), a [[photographic]] [[fixing]] [[agent]].
4. {{lb|en|slang}} A [[hypoglycaemia]] attack in a person with [[diabetes]].
5. {{lb|en|slang}} A [[hypodermic syringe]] or [[injection]].
6. {{lb|en|slang|finance|British}} {{cap|hypothecation}}.
7. {{lb|en|informal|law}} A [[hypothetical]] [[case]].
8. {{lb|en|informal|zoology}} A [[hypomelanistic]] [[snake]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive|slang}} To have a [[hypoglycaemia]] attack.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To administer a [[hypodermic]] injection to.
3. {{lb|en|transitive|figuratively}} To [[stimulate]] or [[boost]], as if by administering a hypodermic injection. {{n-g|(Compare {{m|en|hype}}.)}}
4. {{lb|en|transitive|economics}} To [[stimulate]] or [[boost]] (the economy) by the injection of [[cash]], such as with [[quantitative easing]]

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