distance (verb)

  • 81dreap — verb to lower oneself from a height and drop the remaining distance. He dreaped out of his bedroon window and ran to meet his friends …

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  • 82throw signs — verb To make an gestural display from a distance of group affiliation, especially with a gang. Cause I be going around wearing red and throwing signs up. Syn: flag …

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  • 83clock up — verb a) To accumulate a large amount of time. To become a pilot, you must clock up at least 1,000 hours flying time. b) To accumulate a large distance. My car has clocked up over 5,000 miles in the l …

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  • 84calculate — verb 1 work out a number, etc. ADVERB ▪ accurately, exactly, precisely ▪ It s difficult to calculate precisely what we ve spent. ▪ mentally PREPOSITION …

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  • 85go — verb 1 happen ADVERB ▪ smoothly, well ▪ Everything went very smoothly. ▪ badly 2 pass ADVERB ▪ quickly …

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  • 86shorten — verb ADVERB ▪ considerably, dramatically, drastically, greatly, significantly ▪ The course has now been shortened considerably. ▪ slightly …

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  • 87traverse — verb Traverse is used with these nouns as the object: ↑distance, ↑terrain …

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  • 88approach — verb 1》 come near or nearer to in distance, time, or standard.     ↘archaic bring nearer. 2》 make an initial proposal to or request of. 3》 start to deal with in a certain way. noun 1》 a way of dealing with something. 2》 an initial proposal or… …

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  • 89borrow — verb 1》 take and use (something belonging to someone else) with the intention of returning it.     ↘take and use (money) from a person or bank under agreement to pay it back later. 2》 Golf allow (a certain distance) when playing a shot to… …

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  • 90commute — verb 1》 travel some distance between one s home and place of work on a regular basis. 2》 reduce (a judicial sentence, especially a sentence of death) to a less severe one.     ↘change one kind of payment or obligation for (another).     ↘replace… …

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