solo

noun

1. A piece of music for one performer.
2. A job or performance done by one person alone.
3. A card game similar to whist in which each player plays against the others in turn without a partner
4. A single shot of espresso.
5. An instance of soloing the football.

adj

1. (not-comparable)Without a companion or instructor.
2. (not-comparable)Of, or relating to, a musical solo.

   “I can appreciate that Macca’s band plays faithful to the source material, never putting too obvious a personal spin on the music. It’s sometimes frustrating, especially when the solo part in “Get Back” is screaming for some impromptu finesse, but it’s mostly fair.”

adv

1. (not-comparable)Alone, without a companion.

   “Two of us wearing raincoats / Standing solo / In the sun”

   “Wake me up before you go-go / 'Cause I'm not plannin' on going solo”

   “The Canadian superstar had been rumoured to be singing a duet with Lady Gaga, but instead went solo on the Eiffel Tower to bring the four-hour event to a stirring climax.”

verb

1. To perform a solo.
2. To perform something in the absence of anyone else.
3. To drop the ball and then toe-kick it upward into the hands.
4. (slang)To independently perform an action, especially a challenging task.

name

1. A surname