Definition of "english"

english¹

/ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/

noun
uncountable
1. (uncountable, Canada, US) Spinning or rotary motion given to a ball around the vertical axis, as in pool, billiards or bowling; spin, sidespin.
  Quotations
  There was a magical way of putting English on the dice to result in a six.
  2005, S. Moran, Bronx Boy: Book One of The Zombie Island Trilogy, page 179
2. (by extension, figurative) An unusual or unexpected interpretation of a text or idea, a spin, a nuance.
  Quotations
  Some drop science, while I'm dropping english.
  1988, Andre Romelle Young (lyrics and music), “Express Yourself”, in Straight Outta Compton‎, performed by Dr. Dre, Ruthless Records
  Preston Sturgis in his Sullivan’s Travels (1942) put some english on the idea in a bit about a filthy, defeated, white chaingang that is invited to a rural black church for an evening of old movies.
  1993, Thomas Cripps, Making Movies Black‎, page 94

english²

verb
third-person singular simple present englishes, present participle englishing, simple past and past participle englished
1. (transitive; archaic or rare) Alternative form of English.
  Quotations
  Eduard Sievers and his followers have, in recent years, raised the study of speech rhythm to the rank of a special science, which they call Schallanalyse, a name best englished as rhythmics.
  1930, Kemp Malone, “The Terminology of Anglistics.”, in The English Journal, volume 19, number 8, page 645