Must (mŭst), n. [Hind. mast intoxicated, ruttish,
fr. Skr. matta, p.p. of mad to
rejoice, intoxicate.]
(Zoöl.) Being in a condition of dangerous frenzy, usually
connected with sexual excitement; -- said of adult male
elephants which become so at irregular intervals. -- n. (a) The condition of frenzy. (b) An elephant in must.
Must , v. t. &
i. To make musty; to become musty.
Must , n. [AS. must, fr. L. mustum (sc. vinum),
from mustus young, new, fresh. Cf. Mustard.]
1. The expressed juice of the grape,
or other fruit, before fermentation. "These men ben
full of must." Wyclif (Acts ii. 13. ).
No fermenting must fills . . . the deep vats.
Longfellow.
2. [Cf. Musty.] Mustiness.
Must (mŭst), v. i. or auxiliary. [OE. moste, a pret. generally meaning, could, was free to, pres. mot, moot, AS. mōste, pret. mōt, pres.; akin to D.
moetan to be obliged, OS. mōtan to be free, to be
obliged, OHG. muozan, G. müssen to be obliged, Sw. måste must, Goth. gamōtan to have place, have room, to able;
of unknown origin.]
1. To be obliged; to
be necessitated; - - expressing either physical or moral necessity; as, a man must eat for nourishment; we must submit to the
laws.
2. To be morally required; to be necessary or essential to a certain quality, character, end, or result; as, he
must reconsider the matter; he must have been insane.
Likewise must the deacons be grave.
1 Tim. iii. 8.
Morover, he [a bishop] must have a good report of them which are without.
1
Tim. iii. 7. &fist; The principal verb, if easily supplied by the mind, was
formerly often omitted when must was used; as, I
must away. "I must to
Coventry." Shak.
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