spent (verb)

  • 91laze — verb (intransitive always + adv/prep) to relax and enjoy yourself in a lazy way: Warren spent the afternoon lazing in the sun. | laze about/around: lazing around when they should have been working laze noun (singular) …

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  • 92loll — verb 1 (intransitive always + adv/prep) to sit or lie in a very lazy and relaxed way (+ around/about/beside etc): We spent our vacation lolling around beside the pool. 2 (I, T) if your head or tongue lolls or if you loll your head, you allow it… …

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  • 93outwit — verb outwitted, outwitting (T) to gain an advantage over someone using tricks or clever plans: My father spent years trying to build a bird feeder that would outwit the squirrels …

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  • 94overdraw — verb past tense overdrew, past participle overdrawn if your bank account is overdrawn you have spent more than is in it and you owe the bank money: I m overdrawn at the moment. | be overdrawn by 50/$600 etc: My account is overdrawn by 300 …

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  • 95overtake — verb past tense overtook, past participle overtaken 1 (I, T) to go past a moving vehicle or person because you are going faster than them and want to get in front of them: He pulled out to overtake the red van. 2 (T) if something bad overtakes… …

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  • 96rapped, rapping — verb 1 HIT (I, T) to hit or knock something quickly and lightly: She rapped the table with her pen and called for silence. (+ at/on): rapping loudly on the door 2 SAY also rap out (T) to say something loudly, suddenly, and in a way that sounds… …

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  • 97recoup — verb (T) to get back an amount of money you have lost or spent: Finance companies have managed to recoup some of the losses they made during the recession. | recoup yourself (=to get money for yourself after you have lost some): Landlords… …

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  • 98recuperate — verb 1 (T) to get better again after an illness or injury: The doctor sent her to the Sea View Rest Home to recuperate. (+ from): A good night s sleep was all I needed to recuperate from the stresses of the day. 2 (T) to get back money that you… …

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  • 99repay — verb repaid, repaying (T) 1 to pay back money that you have borrowed: The loan must be repaid with interest. | repay sb sth: Jenny repaid her parents the 1000 they lent her. 2 to reward someone for helping you: repay sb for sth: How can I ever… …

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  • 100wrestle — verb 1 (I, T) to fight someone by holding onto them and pulling or pushing them (+ with): The kids were wrestling with each other in the yard. | wrestle sb to the ground (=make someone fall down by holding onto them and pushing them) 2 (I, T) to… …

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