Tim Lodge's mathematical manifold (whatever that means), definition 12, also got 3 votes. That gave him a total of five and bounced the deal right back to him - fair play, since he had just bounced it back to me. Runner-up and traditional "winnah" was Ryan McGill with his uplifting definition 3, which earned four votes. Ryan didn't vote, but would have overtaken Tim had he voted correctly..
1. limp. From Shefler, M. who voted 6, 11. Voted for by: Abell, T.; Embler, D. Score: 2.
2. solitary. From Bourne, T. who voted 4, 11. Voted for by: Embler, D.; Dixon, S. Score: 2.
3. that which uplifts. From McGill, R. who did not vote. Voted for by: Carson, C.; Abell, T.; Naylor, S.; Cunningham, D. Score: 4.
4. merely mechanical; routine. From Carson, C. who voted 3, 12. Voted for by: Bourne, T.; Lodge, T.; Dixon, S. Score: 3.
5. of or related to soil conditions. From Dictionary which could not vote. Voted for by: Lodge, T. Score: D1.
6. [Geom.] a curve of double curvature From Widdis, D. who voted 10, 12. Voted for by: Shefler, M.; Shepherdson, N.; Madnick, J. Score: 3.
7. a hurriedly drawn caricature of a person. From Abell, T. who voted 1, 3. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.
8. pleasing in appearance; attractive; comely. From Naylor, S. who voted 3, 15. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.
9. of the Icelandic poems or eddas; also EDDAPHIC. From Barrs, J. who was DQ. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.
10. of or related to unpasteurized cheeses (EU regulation CD2101.35 rev. 47). From Cunningham, D. who voted 3, 10. Voted for by: Widdis, D.; Cunningham, D. [no point earned]; Shepherdson, N. Score: 2.
11. delayed beyond what is expected on average, such as a reaction to a stimulus. From Shepherdson, N. who voted 6, 10. Voted for by: Shefler, M.; Bourne, T. Score: 2.
12. [Math.] in topology, any manifold that conforms to the Poincaré duality theorem. From Lodge, T. who voted 4, *5*. Voted for by: Carson, C.; Widdis, D.; Madnick, J. Score: 5.
13. seeming to last or persist forever, especially on account of being tedious or annoying. From Embler, D. who voted 1, 2. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.
14. the principles, theories, or methodology of scholarly historical research and presentation. From Madnick, J. who voted 6, 12. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.
15. plants that detach from their root stem and roll with the wind to disperse their seeds; examples are knapweed (Centaurea diffusa) and "baby's breath" (Gypsophyllia paniculata). From Dixon, S. who voted 2, 4. Voted for by: Naylor, S. Score: 1.
For those who prefer tables results follow in that form, for human players only, in descending score order without regard for tie-breaking rules.