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1. Definition: 1. a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance;

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1. Definition: 1. be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game"

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1. Definition: 1. anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities; "pretty girls like plain friends as foils"

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1. Definition: 1. a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object; "the whip raised a red welt"

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1. Definition: 1. be cast down; "his eyes fell"

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1. Definition: 1. a vote that blocks a decision

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1. Definition: 1. appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"

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1. Definition: 1. destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined

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1. Definition: 1. a person's skin regarded as their life; "he tried to save his skin"

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1. Definition: 1. thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise"

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1. Definition: 1. sail with much tacking or with difficulty; "The boat beat in the strong wind"

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1. Definition: 1. defeat disastrously

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1. Definition: 1. remove the outer cover or wrapping of; "Let's unwrap the gifts!"; "undo the parcel"

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1. Definition: 1. promoting or enhancing well-being;

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1. Definition: 1. euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing"

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1. Definition: 1. Pattern of notes employed regularly by a jazzman in improvisation. If used too frequently, can be seen as cliche.

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1. Definition: 1. reproduced fraudulently; "like a bad penny..."; "a forged twenty dollar bill"

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1. Definition: 1. alter from the original

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1. Definition: 1. To impede or bar by estoppel.

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1. Definition: 1. mock or make fun of playfully; "the flirting man teased the young woman"

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1. Definition: 1. form metals with a swage

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1. Definition: 1. the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed

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1. Definition: 1. break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow; "The window smashed"

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1. Definition: 1. be or do something to a greater degree;

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1. Definition: 1. prove to be false or incorrect

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1. Definition: 1. set, turn, or stand on end; "upend the box and empty the contents"

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1. Definition: 1. a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline; "the seismograph showed a sharp spike in response to the temblor"

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1. Definition: 1. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"

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1. Definition: 1. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"

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1. Definition: 1. beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"

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1. Definition: 1. fall down, as if collapsing;

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1. Definition: 1. drive something violently into a location; "he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling"

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1. Definition: 1. make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"

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1. Definition: 1. prove to be false or incorrect

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1. Definition: 1. reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal"

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1. Definition: 1. Defeat by means of superior weapons, firepower etc.

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1. Definition: 1. beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"

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1. Definition: 1. deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country"

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1. Definition: 1. avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"

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1. Definition: 1. get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally settled with my old enemy"

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1. Definition: 1. a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat

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1. Definition: 1. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"

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1. Definition: 1. change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"

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1. Definition: 1. euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb); "she was laid to rest beside her husband"; "they had to put their family pet to sleep"

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1. Definition: 1. an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship

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1. Definition: 1. the absence of sound;

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1. Definition: 1. overcome by conquest; "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country"

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1. Definition: 1. suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"

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1. Definition: 1. a small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it; the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead

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1. Definition: 1. loosening the ties that fasten something; "the tying of bow ties is an art; the untying is easy"

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1. Definition: 1. censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

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1. Definition: 1. strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting

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1. Definition: 1. the exultation of victory

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1. Definition: 1. an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

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1. Definition: 1. defeat soundly; "The home team demolished the visitors"

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1. Definition: 1. beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"

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1. Definition: 1. a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged

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1. Definition: 1. come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"

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1. Definition: 1. overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome; "Heart disease can get the best of us"

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1. Definition: 1. be or do something to a greater degree;

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1. Definition: 1. the battle on 18 June 1815 in which Prussian and British forces under Blucher and the Duke of Wellington routed the French forces under Napoleon

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1. Definition: 1. rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"

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1. Definition: 1. harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"

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1. Definition: 1. charge someone with too many tasks

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1. Definition: 1. a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king

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1. Definition: 1. treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"

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1. Definition: 1. hollow out as if making a cave or opening; "The river was caving the banks"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

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1. Definition: 1. engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate; "The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist"

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1. Definition: 1. the quality of having no practical use

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