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1. Definition: 1. exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage; "his manipulation of his friends was scandalous"

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1. Definition: 1. unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)

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1. Definition: 1. rip off; ask an unreasonable price

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1. Definition: 1. a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"

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1. Definition: 1. feelings of mental or physical pain

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1. Definition: 1. work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation; "till the soil"

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1. Definition: 1. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

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1. Definition: 1. steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"

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1. Definition: 1. cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion; "he slipped the bolt into place"

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1. Definition: 1. plunder (a town) after capture; "the barbarians sacked Rome"

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1. Definition: 1. a light or nimble tread; "he heard the trip of women's feet overhead"

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1. Definition: 1. be exposed; "The seals were basking in the sun"

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1. Definition: 1. disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"

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1. Definition: 1. undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"

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1. Definition: 1. the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state; "American troops were stationed on Japanese soil"

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1. Definition: 1. destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined

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1. Definition: 1. develop a habit; "He took to visiting bars"

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1. Definition: 1. injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation; "people were maimed by the explosion"

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1. Definition: 1. introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor"

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1. Definition: 1. smelling of fermentation or staleness

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1. Definition: 1. search for something needed or desired; "Our babysitter raided our refrigerator"

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1. Definition: 1. form metals with a swage

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1. Definition: 1. lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her husband died, she just pined away"

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1. Definition: 1. the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor"

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1. Definition: 1. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

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1. Definition: 1. try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury; "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs"

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1. Definition: 1. repair by adding pieces; "She pieced the china cup"

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1. Definition: 1. allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something; "I allow for this possibility"; "The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash"

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1. Definition: 1. a ship that has been destroyed at sea

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1. Definition: 1. an act of gracious kindness

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1. Definition: 1. celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!"

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1. Definition: 1. the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed

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1. Definition: 1. feed greedily; "The lions ravened the bodies"

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1. Definition: 1. goods or money obtained illegally

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1. Definition: 1. grow ripe; "The plums ripen in July"

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1. Definition: 1. produce or leave stains; "Red wine stains the table cloth"

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1. Definition: 1. become rotten; "addled eggs"

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1. Definition: 1. something given as a token of victory

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1. Definition: 1. the state of being contaminated

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1. Definition: 1. put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

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1. Definition: 1. a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore; "he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired"

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1. Definition: 1. undergo decay or decomposition; "The body started to decay and needed to be cremated"

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1. Definition: 1. a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline; "the seismograph showed a sharp spike in response to the temblor"

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1. Definition: 1. get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"

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1. Definition: 1. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"

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1. Definition: 1. (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line

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1. Definition: 1. a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)

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1. Definition: 1. devote oneself entirely to something; indulge in to an immoderate degree, usually with pleasure; "Wallow in luxury"; "wallow in your sorrows"

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1. Definition: 1. hold spellbound

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1. Definition: 1. cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"

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1. Definition: 1. an artifact that is heavy

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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. a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat

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1. Definition: 1. gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered"

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1. Definition: 1. corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"

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1. Definition: 1. providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties; "foster parent"; "foster child"; "foster home"; "surrogate father"

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1. Definition: 1. an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"

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1. Definition: 1. show submission or fear

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1. Definition: 1. lay bare; "denude a forest"

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1. Definition: 1. an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance

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1. Definition: 1. the act of despoiling a country in warfare

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1. Definition: 1. assume a different shape or form

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1. Definition: 1. cause injuries or bodily harm to

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1. Definition: 1. an award for success in war or hunting

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1. Definition: 1. mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue"

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1. Definition: 1. make worse or less effective; "His vision was impaired"

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1. Definition: 1. treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"

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1. Definition: 1. the amount of money needed to purchase something; "the price of gasoline"; "he got his new car on excellent terms"; "how much is the damage?"

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1. Definition: 1. a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it); "he showered her with caresses"; "soft music was a fond caress"; "the caresses of the breeze played over his face"

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1. Definition: 1. squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"

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1. Definition: 1. the taking possession of something by legal process

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1. Definition: 1. alter from the original

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1. Definition: 1. fill or meet a want or need

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1. Definition: 1. steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"

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1. Definition: 1. yield (to); give satisfaction to

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1. Definition: 1. take away the legal force of or render ineffective; "invalidate a contract"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors"

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1. Definition: 1. take illegally; of intellectual property; "This writer plundered from famous authors"

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1. Definition: 1. an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the whole poem without a single trip"; "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"; "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"

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1. Definition: 1. become putrid; decay with an offensive smell; "organic matter putrefies"

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1. Definition: 1. be fond of; be attached to

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1. Definition: 1. run beyond or past; "The plane overran the runway"

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1. Definition: 1. not clearly understood or expressed; "an obscure turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke

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1. Definition: 1. destroy; "Don't violate my garden"; "violate my privacy"

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1. Definition: 1. yield (to); give satisfaction to

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1. Definition: 1. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"

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1. Definition: 1. search thoroughly; "They combed the area for the missing child"

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1. Definition: 1. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"

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1. Definition: 1. defeat soundly; "The home team demolished the visitors"

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1. Definition: 1. make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"

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1. Definition: 1. a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged

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1. Definition: 1. reduce in population; "The epidemic depopulated the countryside"

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1. Definition: 1. be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning"

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1. Definition: 1. take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"

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1. Definition: 1. influence (somebody's) opinion in advance

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1. Definition: 1. hollow out as if making a cave or opening; "The river was caving the banks"

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1. Definition: 1. engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate; "The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist"

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1. Definition: 1. overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died"

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1. Definition: 1. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"

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1. Definition: 1. grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"

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