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1. Definition: 1. (of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market"

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

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1. Definition: 1. criticize severely; "He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare"; "She railed against the bad social policies"

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1. Definition: 1. one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind

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1. Definition: 1. a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens;

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1. Definition: 1. dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"

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1. Definition: 1. the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo

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1. Definition: 1. the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"

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1. Definition: 1. keep in check; "rule one's temper"

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1. Definition: 1. make less taut; "relax the tension on the rope"

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1. Definition: 1. capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"

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1. Definition: 1. cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"

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1. Definition: 1. an appraisal of the state of affairs;

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1. Definition: 1. the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"

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1. Definition: 1. an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"

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1. Definition: 1. keep in one's mind; "I cannot retain so much information"

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1. Definition: 1. cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate; "This drug will retard your heart rate"

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1. Definition: 1. make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire"

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1. Definition: 1. wait in hiding to attack

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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. withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"

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1. Definition: 1. work as an intern; "The young doctor is interning at the Medical Center this year"

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1. Definition: 1. block the action of

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1. Definition: 1. the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary

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1. Definition: 1. prevent commerce; "The U.S. embargoes Libya"

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1. Definition: 1. make slack as by lessening tension or firmness

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1. Definition: 1. place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"

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1. Definition: 1. make more specific; "qualify these remarks"

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1. Definition: 1. reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor"

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1. Definition: 1. control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

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