jab (verb)

  • 81Béarlachas — is an Irish word used to describe a variety of Irish language perceived by users of the term to be excessively influenced by English. This influence may vary between simple anglicisms to a process of pidginization. It is a result of language… …

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  • 82Wikipedia:IPA for Czech and Slovak — Wikipedia:IPA  IPA for Albanian IPA for Arabic IPA for Armenian IPA for Astur Leonese IPA for Australian languages IPA for Basque IPA for Belarusian IPA for Berber/Tamazight IPA for Bulgarian and Macedonian I …

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  • 83List of words having different meanings in British and American English: A–L — Differences between American and British English American English …

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  • 84jostle — I (bump into) verb bang into, buffet, bump, bump against, butt, collide, crash into, crowd, elbow, fodicare, graze against, hit against, hustle, jab, jar, jolt, knock, knock against, nudge, poke, press, prod, push, run against, shake, shove,… …

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  • 85elbow — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ left, right ▪ sharp ▪ dislocated, fractured ▪ sore ▪ …

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  • 86finger — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ first, index, pointer (AmE) ▪ middle ▪ ring, third, wedding ▪ …

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  • 87throw — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Throw is used before these nouns: ↑cushion, ↑pillow Throw is used after these nouns: ↑judo {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ angrily ▪ carelessly …

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  • 88thumb — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun VERB + THUMB ▪ suck ▪ flick, jab, jerk ▪ ‘What ll we do with them?’ he asked, jerking his thumb at the suitcases. ▪ raise …

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  • 89blow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. knock, stroke, hit; disappointment; blast, wind, breeze, gale. See impulse, surprise. v. brag; gasp, pant, puff; sound; storm, breeze, whiff, waft; slang, miss, squander. See failure, waste. II (Roget …

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  • 90thumb — thumb1 [ θʌm ] noun count ** the part at the side of your hand that is like a wide finger: She lifted the note carefully between finger and thumb. a. the part of a GLOVE that covers your thumb b. jerk/jab/cock your thumb to point your thumb at… …

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