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  • 1penalty — noun 1 punishment ADJECTIVE ▪ harsh, heavy, hefty, severe, stiff, strict, substantial, tough ▪ draconian …

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  • 2Penalty (ice hockey) — A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The… …

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  • 3penalty */*/*/ — UK [ˈpen(ə)ltɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms penalty : singular penalty plural penalties 1) a) a punishment for breaking a rule or law penalty for: The maximum penalty for the offence is two years imprisonment. severe/heavy/stiff/tough… …

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  • 4carry — car|ry1 W1S1 [ˈkæri] v past tense and past participle carried present participle carrying third person singular carries ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(lift and take)¦ 2¦(vehicle/ship/plane)¦ 3¦(pipe/wire etc)¦ 4¦(move something)¦ 5¦(have with you)¦ …

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  • 5carry — 1 verb carried, carrying 1 LIFT AND TAKE (T) to take something somewhere in your hands or arms, on your back etc: A porter helped me carry my luggage. | Let me carry that for you. | carry sth around/out/to etc: I m not carrying it around all day! …

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  • 6penalty — pen|al|ty [ penlti ] noun count *** 1. ) a punishment for breaking a rule or law: penalty for: The maximum penalty for the offense is two years imprisonment. severe/heavy/stiff/tough penalties: There are severe penalties for companies who breach… …

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  • 7penalty — An elastic term with many different shades of meaning; it involves idea of punishment, corporeal or pecuniary, or civil or criminal, although its meaning is generally confined to pecuniary punishment. Allied v. Graves, 261 N.C. 31, 134 S.E.2d 186 …

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  • 8carry — carriable, carryable, adj. /kar ee/, v., carried, carrying, n., pl. carries. v.t. 1. to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport: He carried her for a mile in his arms. This elevator cannot carry more than ten people. 2. to… …

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  • 9carry — [[t]kæ̱ri[/t]] ♦ carries, carrying, carried 1) VERB If you carry something, you take it with you, holding it so that it does not touch the ground. [V n] He was carrying a briefcase... [V n prep/adv] He carried the plate through to the dining room …

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  • 10carry — I. verb (carried; carrying) Etymology: Middle English carien, from Anglo French carier to transport, from carre vehicle, from Latin carrus more at car Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to move while supporting ; transport …

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