pulling (verb)

  • 111flush — [[t]flʌ̱ʃ[/t]] flushes, flushing, flushed 1) VERB If you flush, your face goes red because you are hot or ill, or because you are feeling a strong emotion such as embarrassment or anger. Do you sweat a lot or flush a lot?... [V colour] He turned… …

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  • 112force — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)s[/t]] ♦ forces, forcing, forced 1) VERB If someone forces you to do something, they make you do it even though you do not want to, for example by threatening you. [V n to inf] He was charged with abducting a taxi driver and forcing… …

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  • 113to — I PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES ♦ (Usually pronounced [[t]tə[/t]] before a consonant and [[t]tu[/t]] before a vowel, but pronounced [[t]tuː[/t]] when you are emphasizing it.) 1) PREP You use to when indicating the place that someone or something… …

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  • 114crab — I. /kræb / (say krab) noun 1. any of the stalk eyed decapod crustaceans constituting the suborder Brachyura (true crabs) having a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen or so called tail being small and folded under the thorax. 2 …

  • 115Buttocks — Derrière redirects here. For the Irish air sometimes known as the Derry Air , see Londonderry Air. Buttocks …

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  • 116direction — noun 1 where to/from ADJECTIVE ▪ same ▪ They were both going in the same direction. ▪ different, opposing, opposite, reverse, separate (esp. AmE) …

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  • 117station — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 place where trains/buses stop ADJECTIVE ▪ rail, railroad (AmE), railway (BrE), train ▪ bus, coach (BrE) ▪ metro …

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  • 118stunt — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sth done for attention ADJECTIVE ▪ PR, promotional, publicity ▪ media, political ▪ little (disapproving) …

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  • 119scrape — scrape1 [ skreıp ] verb * 1. ) transitive to rub a sharp edge or tool against a surface: You ll have to scrape the walls before you paint them. a ) scrape something off/into/onto/out of etc. (something) to remove something by pulling a hard tool… …

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  • 120lace — [[t]le͟ɪs[/t]] laces, lacing, laced 1) N UNCOUNT Lace is a very delicate cloth which is made with a lot of holes in it. It is made by twisting together very fine threads of cotton to form patterns. She finally found the perfect gown, a beautiful… …

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