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  • 81clock out — verb a) To end work; to officially record a time when one terminates a period of work. If we clock out now we can be at the bar by happy hour. b) To officially record a work termination time for. They stated that the reason they were late was… …

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  • 82wrest — verb /rɛst/ a) To pull or twist violently. There was one of the tribe of Tarzan who questioned his authority, and that was Terkoz, the son of Tublat, but he so feared the keen knife and the deadly arrows of his new lord that he confined the… …

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  • 83eject — verb 1 push/send sth out ADVERB ▪ forcibly ▪ physically ▪ summarily (esp. BrE) ▪ They were summarily ejected by the security guard. PREPOSITION …

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  • 84countersign — verb add a signature to (a document already signed by another person). noun archaic a signal or password given in reply to a soldier on guard. Derivatives countersignature noun …

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  • 85drop — verb (drops, dropping, dropped) 1》 fall or cause to fall vertically.     ↘deliver by parachute.     ↘sink to or towards the ground.     ↘informal collapse from exhaustion. 2》 make or become lower, weaker, or less.     ↘lose (a point, a match, etc …

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  • 86keep — verb (past and past participle kept) 1》 have or retain possession of.     ↘retain or reserve for use in the future.     ↘put or store in a regular place.     ↘(of a perishable commodity) remain in good condition. 2》 continue or cause to continue… …

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  • 87regard — verb 1》 consider in a particular way. 2》 gaze at in a specified fashion. 3》 archaic pay attention to. noun 1》 attention or concern: she rescued him without regard for herself. 2》 high opinion; esteem.     ↘(regards) best wishes. 3》 a steady look …

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  • 88rejoice — verb 1》 feel or show great joy.     ↘archaic cause joy to. 2》 (rejoice in) Brit. have (a specified strange or inappropriate name): the guard rejoiced in the name of Blossom. Derivatives rejoicer noun rejoicing noun & adjective rejoicingly adverb …

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  • 89ride — verb (past rode; past participle ridden) 1》 sit on and control the movement of (a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle).     ↘(usu. ride in/on) travel in or on (a vehicle or horse).     ↘compete in (a race) on a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle.     ↘N.… …

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  • 90turn — verb 1》 move in a circular direction wholly or partly around an axis.     ↘twist or sprain (an ankle). 2》 move into a different position, especially so as to face the opposite direction.     ↘change or cause to change direction.     ↘(of the… …

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