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  • 61hang — verb ADVERB ▪ limply, loosely ▪ He had lost weight and the suit hung loosely on him. ▪ uselessly ▪ Her injured arm hung uselessly at her side. ▪ upside …

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  • 62take — verb ADVERB ▪ well ▪ badly ▪ She took the news of her father s death very badly. ▪ seriously ▪ I wanted to be taken seriously as an artist …

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  • 63aluminise — verb cover with aluminum • Syn: ↑aluminize • Derivationally related forms: ↑aluminum, ↑aluminum (for: ↑aluminize) • Hypernyms: ↑cover …

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  • 64cry for — verb need badly or desperately This question cries out for an answer • Syn: ↑cry out for • Hypernyms: ↑necessitate, ↑ask, ↑postulate, ↑need, ↑require, ↑ …

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  • 65enclothe — verb provide with clothes or put clothes on Parents must feed and dress their child • Syn: ↑dress, ↑clothe, ↑garb, ↑raiment, ↑tog, ↑garment, ↑habilitate, ↑fit out, ↑ …

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  • 66prick up — verb raise (Freq. 1) The dog pricked up his ears • Syn: ↑prick, ↑cock up • Hypernyms: ↑rear, ↑erect • Verb Frames …

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  • 67shrug off — verb minimize the importance of, brush aside (Freq. 1) Jane shrugged off the news that her stock had fallen 3 points • Hypernyms: ↑dismiss, ↑disregard, ↑brush aside, ↑brush off, ↑discount, ↑push aside, ↑ …

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  • 68silver-plate — verb plate with silver silverplate a watch • Syn: ↑silverplate • Derivationally related forms: ↑silver plate, ↑silver plate (for: ↑silverplate) …

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  • 69spiff up — verb make neat, smart, or trim Spruce up your house for Spring titivate the child • Syn: ↑spruce up, ↑spruce, ↑titivate, ↑tittivate, ↑smarten up, ↑slick up …

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  • 70spirit off — verb carry off mysteriously; as if by magic • Syn: ↑spirit away • Hypernyms: ↑take away, ↑bear off, ↑bear away, ↑carry away, ↑carry off • Verb Frames …

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