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  • 51hot — [hät] adj. hotter, hottest [ME < OE hat, akin to Ger heiss, Goth heito, fever < IE base * kai , heat > Lith kaistù, to become hot] 1. a) having a high temperature, esp. one that is higher than that of the human body b) characterized by a …

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  • 52Hot Action Cop — ist eine Crossoverband aus dem US amerikanischen Nashville, die von Rob Werthner gegründet wurde. Ihr Debüt Album „Hot Action Cop“ erschien 2003. Außerdem spielte die Band einige Titel für Soundtracks ein, z. B. für American Pie 3, Need …

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  • 53in hot pursuit — adverb pursuing someone in order to apprehend him, especially across a border …

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  • 54in hot pursuit — chasing someone in a very determined way …

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  • 55pursuit — n. chase 1) dogged, relentless; hot pursuit 2) in pursuit of (in hot pursuit of the terrorists) hobby 3) one s favorite pursuit * * * [pə sjuːt] hot pursuit relentless [ chase ] dogged [ hobby ] one s favorite pursuit in pursuit of (in hot… …

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  • 56pursuit — noun 1 attempt to find sth ADJECTIVE ▪ aggressive, dogged, relentless, single minded, vigorous ▪ endless ▪ the endless pursuit of wealth …

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  • 57pursuit — [[t]pə(r)sju͟ːt, AM su͟ːt[/t]] pursuits 1) N UNCOUNT: N of n, oft in N of n Your pursuit of something is your attempts at achieving it. If you do something in pursuit of a particular result, you do it in order to achieve that result. ...a young… …

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  • 58hot — hot1 W2S1 [hɔt US ha:t] adj comparative hotter superlative hottest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(high temperature)¦ 2¦(spicy)¦ 3¦(very popular/fashionable)¦ 4¦(good)¦ 5¦(sexy)¦ 6¦(difficult/dangerous)¦ 7 a hot issue/topic etc …

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  • 59pursuit — pur|suit [ pər sjut ] noun ** 1. ) uncount the process of trying to achieve something: pursuit of: the pursuit of happiness in (the) pursuit of something: his single mindedness in the pursuit of his goals a ) the process of continuing with an… …

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  • 60hot — 1 adjective hotter, hottest HIGH TEMPERATURE 1 WEATHER/FOOD/LIQUID ETC having a high temperature: It s too hot in here shall I open a window? | a nice hot bath | How hot is the water? | the hottest summer I can remember | hot countries | red hot… …

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