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  • 91heave — heave1 [hi:v] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(pull/lift)¦ 2¦(throw)¦ 3 heave a sigh 4¦(move up and down)¦ 5¦(vomit)¦ 6 heave in sight/into view Phrasal verbs  heave to ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: hebban] 1.) …

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  • 92hoist — hoist1 [ hɔıst ] verb transitive 1. ) to lift someone or something to a higher place: Tim hoisted the boy onto his shoulders. a ) to lift something or someone using special equipment: The bridge was hoisted into place by a crane. 2. ) to increase …

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  • 93throw up — verb eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth (Freq. 1) After drinking too much, the students vomited He purged continuously The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night • Syn: ↑vomit, ↑vomit up, ↑purge, ↑ …

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  • 94reach — reach1 W1S1 [ri:tʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(development)¦ 2¦(rate/amount)¦ 3¦(succeed)¦ 4¦(touch)¦ 5¦(length/height)¦ 6¦(arrive)¦ 7¦(speak to somebody)¦ 8¦(be seen/heard)¦ 9¦(information)¦ 10¦(communicate)¦ …

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  • 95Iron Man's armor — refers to the powered metal suit worn by Tony Stark when he assumes his superhero role of Iron Man. The first version of the armor was created by Stark with the help of Ho Yinsen. Unlike most other superheroes, the appearance of Stark s armor has …

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  • 96heft — 1. noun /hɛft/ a) Weight A quality hammer should have good balance and heft. b) heaviness, the feel of weight. 2. verb /hɛft/ a) To …

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  • 97heft — [heft] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: heave] 1.) to lift something heavy heft sth onto/into etc sth ▪ He hefted his bag into the car. 2.) to lift or hold something in order to judge how heavy it is ▪ Quinn hefted the package in his hands …

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  • 98jack — jack1 [dʒæk] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: From the man s name Jack] 1.) a piece of equipment used to lift a heavy weight off the ground, such as a car, and support it while it is in the air ▪ a hydraulic jack 2.) a card used in card games that has …

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  • 99jack — 1 noun (C) 1 TOOL FOR LIFTING a piece of equipment used to lift a heavy weight off the ground, such as a car, and support it while it is in the air: a hydraulic jack 2 CARD GAMES a card used in card games that has a man s picture on it and is… …

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  • 100raise*/*/*/ — [reɪz] verb [T] I 1) to lift something to a higher place or position A number of children raised their hands.[/ex] He slowly raised the cup to his lips.[/ex] 2) to lift yourself from a sitting or lying position She could barely raise herself out… …

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