keeping (verb)

  • 41igg — verb To deliberately ignore. But not knowing my own mind, I made it hard for Mabel, keeping late hours, igging her, and playing Cherie. Then, one day while Mabel was at work, I packed my clothes and left …

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  • 42back away — verb To move in a direction opposite where one is facing, keeping some (or most) of your attention on the thing in front being avoided. Syn: retreat …

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  • 43tantalize — verb /ˈtæntəlaɪz/ a) to tease (someone) by offering something desirable but keeping it out of reach b) to bait (someone) by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied …

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  • 44carry — verb (carries, carrying, carried) 1》 move or transport from one place to another.     ↘have on one s person wherever one goes.     ↘conduct; transmit.     ↘be infected with (a disease) and liable to transmit it to others. 2》 support the weight of …

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  • 45commit — verb (commits, committing, committed) 1》 perpetrate or carry out (a mistake, crime, or immoral act). 2》 pledge or bind to a course, policy, or use.     ↘[often as adjective committed] dedicate to a cause: a committed Christian.     ↘(be committed …

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  • 46ride — 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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  • 47blanch — verb 1 (I) to become pale because you are frightened or shocked: Robin swallowed and blanched. Oh, God! Pregnant! 2 (T) to put vegetables, fruit, or nuts into boiling water for a short time: Blanch the peaches and remove the skins. 3 (T) to make… …

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  • 48manage — verb 1 DO STH DIFFICULT (I, T) to succeed in doing something difficult, especially after trying very hard: manage to do sth: Jenny managed to pass her driving test on the fifth attempt. | How do you manage to stay so slim? | We eventually managed …

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  • 49fuck (!) — Verb. 1. To copulate. 1500s 2. To tire out, to break, to ruin, to destroy. E.g. You ve fucked the engine by keeping the revs too high for too long. Exclam. An exclamation of annoyance, frustration or surprise. Generally used as an intensive to a… …

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  • 50fuck (!) — Verb. 1. To copulate. 1500s 2. To tire out, to break, to ruin, to destroy. E.g. You ve fucked the engine by keeping the revs too high for too long. Exclam. An exclamation of annoyance, frustration or surprise. Generally used as an intensive to a… …

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