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December 13

What word is the opposite of lend?

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 27.97.17.5 (talk) 06:25, 13 December 2014 (UTC)

See Antonym section here at Wiktionary. [1]--Aspro (talk) 06:29, 13 December 2014 (UTC)

Typically "borrow", as in the old expression, "Neither a borrower nor a lender be." ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 09:29, 13 December 2014 (UTC)

Or this old exchange between Howard Cosell and Bob Uecker:

HC: You're being rather truculent, Bob... Do you know what truculent means?

BU: Sure, Howard. If you had a truck, and I borrowed it, that would be a truck you lent.

←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 09:32, 13 December 2014 (UTC)

"Reattach" is the opposite of "lend", at least in the context of the phrase "Lend me your ears". :-) StuRat (talk) 03:40, 14 December 2014 (UTC)

The opposite of 'to lend' is of course 'NOT to lend'. The reciprocal action is 'to borrow' :-)--86.184.57.96 (talk) 20:23, 15 December 2014 (UTC)

It's quite obvious the OP wanted to know what the converse of lend was. There are plenty of such pairs: buy & sell, give & take, teach & learn... μηδείς (talk) 20:33, 15 December 2014 (UTC)

How to make music melody with a diesel engine of a truck?

i want to know about how to make music melody with a diesel engine.

• music: fur elise
• engine displacement: 3,918 cubic centimeters
• cylinders: 4, in-line configuration

please let me know as soon as possible. --Kiel457 (talk) 22:27, 13 December 2014 (UTC)

This user's talk page show that he has been warned about the questions he asks here.User_talk:Kiel457#Reference_Desks--Aspro (talk) 22:48, 13 December 2014 (UTC)

Well, I can think of several ways, all of which require additional equipment:

1) Use the exhaust to drive a pipe organ of some type.

2) Hook it up to generate electricity and use that to run your favorite electronic device (CD player, electronic keyboard, etc.).

3) Sample the engine sounds themselves at various throttle levels, then electronically alter those samples to make the desired piece of music. StuRat (talk) 23:53, 13 December 2014 (UTC)

Start the engine, then drive your truck down a musical road.--Shirt58 (talk) 01:19, 14 December 2014 (UTC)

If you search for 'tractor music' on YouTube, you will find examples of a diesel tractor being used as the rhythm section for a band - including a nice version of Sweet Georgia Brown. AndyTheGrump (talk) 01:28, 14 December 2014 (UTC)

I strongly suggest that the nature of the piece means you go down the sample route. You probably need low revs, mid, and red line, then google something that gets you midi sampling. You can now download a midi of your piece, and substitute the instruments with your samples. Should sound hilarious, for at least 30 seconds. Have fun. Fiddlersmouth (talk) 01:43, 14 December 2014 (UTC)

• If you want to read in general about the techniques and history of using non-musical sounds in musical ways, see Musique concrète. --Jayron32 05:33, 14 December 2014 (UTC)

I always love the sound the train makes on its horn as it goes past my house. It sounds EXACTLY like the opening two notes of "Hitler has only got one ball", otherwise known as the Colonel Bogey song. KägeTorä - (^影_虎) (Chin Wag) 10:30, 14 December 2014 (UTC)

The BBC TV programme, Top Gear, attempted to play their own theme tune on cars' exhausts, but used different engines to obtain the different notes. It wasn't terribly good, you can probably find it on YouTube. I also found Succeeding where Top Gear failed, Maserati teams with Bowers & Wilkins to make music with its car’s engine. Alansplodge (talk) 09:06, 15 December 2014 (UTC)