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  • 21stir\ up — v 1. To bring (smth) into being, often by great exertion or activity; cause. It was a quiet afternoon, and John tried to stir up some excitement. Bob stirred up a fight between Tom and Bill. Compare: whip up(2) 2. To cause (someone) to act;… …

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  • 22stir up — 1. Incite, instigate, animate, put in action, excite, quicken, awaken, move, rouse, provoke, stimulate. 2. Disturb. 3. Begin, put into action. 4. Quicken, enliven …

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  • 23stir up — cause some action to occur, rouse The man s angry words stirred up the crowd and made them very angry …

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  • 24Friction stir welding — (FSW) is a solid state joining process (meaning the metal is not melted during the process) and is used for applications where the original metal characteristics must remain unchanged as far as possible. This process is primarily used on aluminum …

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  • 25Peace Action — SANE redirects here. For other uses, see SANE (disambiguation). Peace Action is a peace organization formed through the merger of The Committee for a SANE Nuclear Policy and the Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign (also known as The Freeze ). The… …

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  • 26be|stir — «bih STUR», transitive verb, stirred, stir|ring. to rouse to action; stir up; exert: »The cat was napping in the sun, hardly able to bestir itself for its dinner. SYNONYM(S): arouse, activate …

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  • 27move — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. transport, impel, actuate, incite, arouse, influence, propose; stir, act; remove. See cause, excitement, offer. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. motility, transit, progress; see movement 1 , 2 . • get a move… …

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  • 28incite — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. stir, urge, impel; actuate, provoke, instigate; encourage, stimulate; spur, goad, fan the flames (inf.). See cause, excitement. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. arouse, rouse, instigate, impel, stimulate,… …

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  • 29galvanize — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. stimulate, shock; motivate, move [to action]. See cause. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To stimulate into activity] Syn. excite, arouse, stir, electrify; see animate 1 , excite 1 , 2 , incite . 2. [To coat …

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  • 30provoke — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. annoy, irritate, exasperate, nettle; excite, arouse; anger, incite, evoke, elicit; goad, vex. See cause, excitement, resentment. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To vex] Syn. irritate, put out, aggravate;… …

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