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1. Definition: 1. obstruct with, or as if with, a dam; "dam the gorges of the Yangtse River"

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1. Definition: 1. an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base

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1. Definition: 1. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"

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1. Definition: 1. refuse to recognize or acknowledge; "Peter denied Jesus"

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1. Definition: 1. soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; "bate hides and skins"

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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 act of restraining power or action or limiting excess;

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

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

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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 slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"

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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. (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring;

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1. Definition: 1. avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

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1. Definition: 1. cylinder forming a long narrow part of something

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1. Definition: 1. an extra component of a machine or other apparatus

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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. make less taut; "relax the tension on the rope"

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1. Definition: 1. turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"

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1. Definition: 1. lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime; "you've forfeited your right to name your successor"; "forfeited property"

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1. Definition: 1. perform a stunt or stunts

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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. 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. block passage through; "obstruct the path"

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

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1. Definition: 1. a basket usually with a cover

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1. Definition: 1. smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity"

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1. Definition: 1. the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers

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1. Definition: 1. block the action of

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

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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. deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"

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

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

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1. Definition: 1. command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"

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1. Definition: 1. make a reduction, as in one's workforce; "The company had to retrench"

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1. Definition: 1. fruit preserved by cooking with sugar

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

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1. Definition: 1. squeeze together

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1. Definition: 1. restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations"

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