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1. Definition: 1. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"

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1. Definition: 1. a collection of anecdotes about a person or place

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1. Definition: 1. make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning"

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1. Definition: 1. large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated

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1. Definition: 1. receive as a specified guest; "the doctor will see you now"; "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon"

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1. Definition: 1. a compulsory annual test of older motor vehicles for safety and exhaust fumes

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1. Definition: 1. the words of something written; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text"

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1. Definition: 1. witty remark

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1. Definition: 1. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"

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1. Definition: 1. information about recent and important events; "they awaited news of the outcome"

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1. Definition: 1. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"

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1. Definition: 1. act in a funny or teasing way

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1. Definition: 1. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

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1. Definition: 1. familiarize through thorough study or experience; "She versed herself in Roman archeology"

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1. Definition: 1. a favorite saying of a sect or political group

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1. Definition: 1. the significance of a story or event; "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor"

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1. Definition: 1. a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits

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1. Definition: 1. a short pithy saying expressing a general truth

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1. Definition: 1. (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident

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1. Definition: 1. a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

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1. Definition: 1. a rule or aphorism in Sanskrit literature or a group of aphoristic doctrinal summaries prepared for memorization

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1. Definition: 1. break into simpler molecules by means of heat; "The petroleum cracked"

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1. Definition: 1. separate (meat) at the joint

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1. Definition: 1. a venture off the beaten path; "a sally into the wide world beyond his home"

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1. Definition: 1. an authoritative declaration

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1. Definition: 1. a shrine where an oracular god is consulted

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1. Definition: 1. divide, combine, or mark into phrases; "phrase a musical passage"

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1. Definition: 1. A witty repartee; a jest.

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1. Definition: 1. answer back

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1. Definition: 1. a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

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1. Definition: 1. the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight

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1. Definition: 1. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"

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1. Definition: 1. a doctrine that is taught; "the teachings of religion"; "he believed all the Christian precepts"

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1. Definition: 1. make a return thrust; "his opponent riposted"

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1. Definition: 1. a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

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1. Definition: 1. a witty saying

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1. Definition: 1. feelings of excessive pride

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1. Definition: 1. two items of the same kind

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1. Definition: 1. say out loud for the purpose of recording; "He dictated a report to his secretary"

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1. Definition: 1. an Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israeli sages (including Solomon)

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1. Definition: 1. adroitness and cleverness in reply

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1. Definition: 1. a quaint and amusing jest

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1. Definition: 1. a collection of excerpts from a literary work

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1. Definition: 1. a short pithy instructive saying

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1. Definition: 1. (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"

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1. Definition: 1. accustom gradually to some action or attitude; "The child is taught to obey her parents"

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1. Definition: 1. a short pithy instructive saying

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1. Definition: 1. make a comment, usually ironic

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1. Definition: 1. a word printed at the top of the page of a dictionary or other reference book to indicate the first or last item on that page

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1. Definition: 1. a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement

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1. Definition: 1. an agreeable or amusing remark; "they exchange pleasantries"

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