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1. Definition: 1. throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball"

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1. Definition: 1. remove the seeds from; "seed grapes"

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1. Definition: 1. incite or stimulate; "The Academy was formed to spur research"

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1. Definition: 1. sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone

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1. Definition: 1. (informal British usage) aggravation or aggression; "I skipped it because it was too much aggro"

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1. Definition: 1. a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?"

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1. Definition: 1. an act performed to strengthen approved behavior

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1. Definition: 1. causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"

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1. Definition: 1. treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone"

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1. Definition: 1. make a profit; gain money or materially; "The company has not profited from the merger"

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1. Definition: 1. a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"

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1. Definition: 1. strike with disgust or revulsion;

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1. Definition: 1. go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of troubling or annoying someone

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1. Definition: 1. any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action

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1. Definition: 1. (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body; "the tumor's invasion of surrounding structures"

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1. Definition: 1. a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process

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1. Definition: 1. anything that serves as an enticement

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1. Definition: 1. a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

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1. Definition: 1. serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy; "a provocative remark"; "a provocative smile"; "provocative Irish tunes which...compel the hearers to dance"- Anthony Trollope

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1. Definition: 1. mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse

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