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in (English)
(cricket) Currently batting.. (legal) With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin.. (nautical, of the sails of a vessel) Furled or stowed.. In fashion; popular.. Incoming. (UK) Abbreviation of in aid of.. (not comparable) Located indoors, especially at home or the office, or inside something.. (sports) Still eligible to play, e.g. able to bat in cricket and [...]
stead (English)
(Singapore, colloquial) One's partner in a romantic relationship. To fill place of.. To help; to support; to benefit; to assist. (in phrases, now, _, literary) The position or function (of someone or something), as taken on by a successor. [from 15thc.]. (obsolete) A place where a person normally rests; a seat. [10th-18thc.]. (obsolete) A place, or spot, in general. [10th-16th c.]. [...]
instead (English)
In the place of something (usually mentioned earlier); as a substitute or alternative.