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1. Definition: 1. someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault

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1. Definition: 1. play in ragtime; "rag that old tune"

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1. Definition: 1. a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee; "estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars"; "the job of repairing the engine took several hours"; "the endless task of classifying the samples"; "the farmer's morning chores"

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1. Definition: 1. mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"

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1. Definition: 1. divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"

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1. Definition: 1. move, rock, or sway from side to side; "The ship rolled on the heavy seas"

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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. aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing

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1. Definition: 1. amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; "a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5"

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1. Definition: 1. cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something

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1. Definition: 1. use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher"

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1. Definition: 1. a weak chirping sound as of a small bird

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1. Definition: 1. sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below

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1. Definition: 1. cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."

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1. Definition: 1. to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively; "The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street"

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1. Definition: 1. a female fox

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1. Definition: 1. a reproach for some lapse or misdeed; "he took the blame for it"; "it was a bum rap"

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1. Definition: 1. small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles

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1. Definition: 1. express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"

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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. give a spanking to; subject to a spanking

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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. a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly

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1. Definition: 1. spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"

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1. Definition: 1. a large strong and aggressive woman

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1. Definition: 1. impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"

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1. Definition: 1. an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"

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1. Definition: 1. complain; "What was he hollering about?"

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1. Definition: 1. a female tiger

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1. Definition: 1. a small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by blowing into it

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1. Definition: 1. make high-pitched sounds, as of birds

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1. Definition: 1. take to task; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior"

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1. Definition: 1. attack verbally with harsh criticism; "She was belabored by her fellow students"

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1. Definition: 1. herd and care for; "wrangle horses"

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1. Definition: 1. correct by punishment or discipline

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1. Definition: 1. express criticism towards; "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior"

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1. Definition: 1. rebuke formally

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1. Definition: 1. a highly emotional and quick-tempered person (especially a girl or woman)

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1. Definition: 1. a scolding (even vicious) old woman

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1. Definition: 1. a mild rebuke or criticism; "words of reproach"

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1. Definition: 1. censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"

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1. Definition: 1. a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman

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1. Definition: 1. rebuke formally

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