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  • 41precipitate — verb (precipitated, precipitating) –verb (t) /prəˈsɪpəteɪt / (say pruh sipuhtayt) 1. to hasten the occurrence of; bring about in haste or suddenly: to precipitate a quarrel. 2. Chemistry to separate (a substance) in solid form from a solution, as …

  • 42de-access — verb dispose of by selling the museum sold off its collection of French impressionists to raise money the publishing house sold off one of its popular magazines • Hypernyms: ↑discard, ↑fling, ↑toss, ↑toss out, ↑toss away, ↑ …

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  • 43scratch off — verb write quickly She dashed off a note to her husband saying she would not be home for supper He scratched off a thank you note to the hostess • Syn: ↑dash off, ↑knock off, ↑toss off, ↑fling off • Topics: ↑ …

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  • 44sell out — verb 1. get rid of all one s merchandise (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑sell up, ↑liquidize • Topics: ↑commerce, ↑commercialism, ↑mercantilism • Hypernyms …

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  • 45give it the deep six — verb toss out; get rid of deep six these old souvenirs! • Syn: ↑deep six • Hypernyms: ↑discard, ↑fling, ↑toss, ↑toss out, ↑toss away, ↑ …

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  • 46throw dirt — verb a) To fling dust or similar. I hope...that you are ignorant of the whole affair, and are so bold only because you are blind...And blind enough; so that you blunder on through thick and thin, bespattering all that come in your way, according… …

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  • 47have — verb Have is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑hotel, ↑library, ↑mixture, ↑patient, ↑room, ↑sentence, ↑tape, ↑word Have is used with these nouns as the object: ↑A level, ↑ability, ↑ …

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  • 48dash — verb 1》 run or travel in a great hurry. 2》 strike or fling with great force. 3》 destroy or frustrate (hopes or expectations). 4》 (dash something off) write something hurriedly and without much thought. exclamation Brit. informal used to express… …

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  • 49catapult — verb the boulder was catapulted into the sea Syn: propel, launch, hurl, fling, send flying, fire, blast, shoot …

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  • 50chuck — verb, informal 1) he chucked the letter onto the table Syn: throw, toss, fling, hurl, pitch, cast, lob 2) I chucked the old comics Syn: throw away/out, discard …

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