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  • 61Go Down, Moses — infobox Book | name = Go Down, Moses title orig = translator = image caption = 1st edition cover author = William Faulkner cover artist = country = United States language = English genre = Novel publisher = Random House (US) release date = 1942… …

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  • 62settle down — 1) PHRASAL VERB When someone settles down, they start living a quiet life in one place, especially when they get married or buy a house. [V P] One day I ll want to settle down and have a family... [V P prep/adv] Before she settled down in… …

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  • 63bear down — verb 1. exert a force with a heavy weight (Freq. 1) The snow bore down on the roof • Syn: ↑drag down, ↑bear down on, ↑press down on, ↑weigh down • Hypernyms: ↑press …

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  • 64knock someone down — FELL, floor, flatten, bring down, knock to the ground; knock over, run over/down. → knock * * * (of a person or vehicle) strike or collide with someone so as to cause them to fall to the ground …

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  • 65knock down — 1) PHRASAL VERB If someone is knocked down or is knocked over by a vehicle or its driver, they are hit by a car and fall to the ground, and are often injured or killed. [be V ed P] He died in hospital after being knocked down by a car... [V P n… …

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  • 66Kill the Alligator and Run — Infobox Simpsons episode episode name = Kill the Alligator and Run image caption= Promotional artwork featuring Homer with Kid Rock. episode no = 245 prod code = BABF16 airdate = April 30, 2000 show runner = Mike Scully writer = John Swartzwelder …

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  • 67knock someone down — knock something down he deliberately knocked down the display of toilet paper in aisle 3 Syn: fell, floor, flatten, bring down, knock to the ground; knock over, run over/down; demolish, pull down, tear down, destroy; raze (to the ground), level,… …

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  • 68overrun vs run over —   Overrun is a verb.   It can mean to spread over or occupy (a place) in large numbers.   For example: If bin collections do not improve we could be overrun by rats.   It can also mean, to conquer or occupy a territory by force.   For example:… …

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  • 69overrun vs run over —   Overrun is a verb.   It can mean to spread over or occupy (a place) in large numbers.   For example: If bin collections do not improve we could be overrun by rats.   It can also mean, to conquer or occupy a territory by force.   For example:… …

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  • 70mill run — noun 1. : a test of the mineral contents of rock or ore by actual milling 2. : millrace 3. : the salable lumber output of a sawmill 4. : the common run of an article passing through a mill 5. : something or someone average …

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