become unconscious

  • 101swelter — swel|ter [ˈsweltə US ər] v [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: swelt [i] to die, become unconscious because of heat (11 20 centuries), from Old English sweltan to die ] to feel extremely hot and uncomfortable ▪ Crowds of shoppers sweltered in the summer… …

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  • 102trance — [tra:ns US træns] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: transe, from transir to pass away, become unconscious , from Latin transire; TRANSIENT1] 1.) a state in which you behave as if you were asleep but are still able to hear and understand… …

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  • 103blackout — black|out [ blæk,aut ] noun count 1. ) a short period when the electricity supply to a building or district is stopped, especially at night 2. ) a period during a war when the lights are turned off so that an enemy cannot see them at night 3. ) a …

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  • 104chloroform — chlo|ro|form [ klɔrə,fɔrm ] noun uncount a clear liquid with a strong smell that makes you become unconscious if you breathe it. It was used in the past in medical operations …

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  • 105concussion — con|cus|sion [ kən kʌʃn ] noun uncount a head injury that makes someone feel sick or become unconscious for a short time …

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  • 106dart — dart1 [ dart ] noun * 1. ) count a small pointed object that you throw at a dartboard in order to score points in the game of DARTS a ) count a small pointed object that you fire from a gun or throw as a weapon . Darts often contain poison or a… …

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  • 107drug — drug1 [ drʌg ] noun count *** 1. ) an illegal substance that affects someone physically or mentally when they take it (=put it into their body): take/use drugs: She had never taken drugs in her life. be on drugs (=take drugs regularly): He acted… …

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  • 108epilepsy — ep|i|lep|sy [ epı,lepsi ] noun uncount a serious medical condition that affects the brain and makes you suddenly shake in an uncontrolled way or become unconscious …

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  • 109giddy — gid|dy [ gıdi ] adjective 1. ) very excited and happy 2. ) suddenly feeling that you might become unconscious and fall: DIZZY …

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  • 110lay — lay1 [ leı ] (past tense and past participle laid [ leıd ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 put down flat/carefully ▸ 2 push egg from body ▸ 3 plan and prepare ▸ 4 lie ▸ 5 prepare table for meal ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive lay on/in/across/against to put something …

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