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  • 41cry out — verb utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy (Freq. 10) I won! he exclaimed Help! she cried I m here, the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost • Syn: ↑exclaim, ↑cry, ↑outcry, ↑ …

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  • 42fall away — verb 1. get worse (Freq. 2) My grades are slipping • Syn: ↑slip, ↑drop off, ↑drop away • Derivationally related forms: ↑drop off (for: ↑ …

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  • 43carry — verb (carries, carrying, carried) 1》 move or transport from one place to another.     ↘have on one s person wherever one goes.     ↘conduct; transmit.     ↘be infected with (a disease) and liable to transmit it to others. 2》 support the weight of …

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  • 44distinguish — verb Etymology: alteration of Middle English distinguen, from Anglo French distinguer, from Latin distinguere, literally, to separate by pricking, from dis + stinguere (akin to Latin instigare to urge on) more at stick Date: 15th century… …

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  • 45repel — verb (repelled; repelling) Etymology: Middle English repellen, from Middle French repeller, from Latin repellere, from re + pellere to drive more at felt Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. to drive back ; repulse …

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  • 46stand off — verb Date: 1603 intransitive verb 1. to stay at a distance from something 2. to sail away from the shore transitive verb 1. to keep from advancing ; repel 2. put off, stall …

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  • 47hear — verb 1 be aware of sounds ADVERB ▪ clearly, well ▪ He s getting old and he can t hear very well. ▪ barely, just ▪ I could just hear the music in the distance …

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  • 48maintain — verb 1 keep sth at the same level VERB + MAINTAIN ▪ be anxious to, want to ▪ We are anxious to maintain our close links with the police. ▪ have to, need to ▪ strive to …

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  • 49offset — verb (offset, offsetting) –verb (t) /ˈɒfsɛt / (say ofset), /ɒfˈsɛt / (say of set) 1. to balance by something else as an equivalent: to offset one thing by another. 2. to counterbalance as an equivalent does; compensate for: the gains offset the… …

  • 50bridge over — verb 1. suffice for a period between two points This money will keep us going for another year • Syn: ↑tide over, ↑keep going • Hypernyms: ↑suffice, ↑do, ↑answer, ↑serve …

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