moot: Meaning and Definition of
moot
Pronunciation: (mt), [key]
— adj.
- open to discussion or debate; debatable; doubtful: a moot point.
- of little or no practical value or meaning; purely academic.
- not actual; theoretical; hypothetical.
—v.t.
- to present or introduce (any point, subject, project, etc.) for discussion.
- to reduce or remove the practical significance of; make purely theoretical or academic.
- to argue (a case), esp. in a mock court.
—n.
- an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- an argument or discussion, esp. of a hypothetical legal case.
- a debate, argument, or discussion.
moot
Pronunciation: (mt), [key]
— n.
- a ring gauge for checking the diameters of treenails.
—v.t.
- to bring (a treenail) to the proper diameter with a moot.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.