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1. Definition: 1. cause to slow down or get stuck; "The vote would bog down the house"

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1. Definition: 1. make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"

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

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1. Definition: 1. look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"

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

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1. Definition: 1. less in demand and therefore readily obtainable; "commodities are easy this quarter"

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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. 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. Stop; stand; hold. See Ho, 2.

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

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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. a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle

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1. Definition: 1. flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide; "slack water"

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

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1. Definition: 1. deliberately delay an event or action; "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"

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1. Definition: 1. stick of wax with a wick in the middle

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1. Definition: 1. become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"

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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. 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. smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity"

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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. cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of; "The pornographic pictures sickened us"

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1. Definition: 1. reverse the winding or twisting of; "unwind a ball of yarn"

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1. Definition: 1. block passage through; "obstruct the path"

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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. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"

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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. become soft or softer; "The bread will soften if you pour some liquid on it"

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1. Definition: 1. restrain

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1. Definition: 1. become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"

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1. Definition: 1. release from mental strain, tension, or formality; "unbend the mind from absorbing too much information"

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

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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. squeeze together

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1. Definition: 1. play a card lower than (a held high card)

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1. Definition: 1. reduce the speed of; "He slowed down the car"

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