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  • 31put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put …

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  • 32straight — straight1 [ streıt ] adjective ** ▸ 1 not bending/curving ▸ 2 not leaning ▸ 3 honest and true ▸ 4 information: correct ▸ 5 without interruption ▸ 6 serious ▸ 7 voting for one party ▸ 8 drink: not mixed ▸ 9 about person ▸ 10 clean and neat ▸ 11… …

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  • 33straight — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. 1 not bent or curved VERBS ▪ be, look ▪ become ▪ stay ▪ keep sth ▪ Keep the car st …

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  • 34straight — I UK [streɪt] / US adverb Word forms straight : comparative straighter superlative straightest *** 1) without a bend or curve Continue straight on for about 20 yards then turn left. Sue always looks you straight in the eye when she s talking to… …

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  • 35Straight-8 — The term straight 8 is a colloquialism for an inline eight cylinder engine. The type has been produced in side valve, overhead valve and overhead cam configurations.A straight 8 can be timed for inherent primary and secondary balance, with no… …

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  • 36put */*/*/ — UK [pʊt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms put : present tense I/you/we/they put he/she/it puts present participle putting past tense put past participle put 1) a) to move something to a particular position, especially using your hands She put… …

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  • 37put the record straight — set/put/the record straight phrase to tell the truth about something after someone else has not told the truth about it Thesaurus: to be honestsynonym Main entry: record * * * put/set the ˈrecord straight …

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  • 38Straight and True — Infobox The Wire episode caption = episode name = Straight and True episode no = 30 epigraph = I had such fuckin hopes for us. McNulty teleplay = Ed Burns story = David Simon and Ed Burns writer = director = Daniel Attias guest star = see below… …

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  • 39straight — straightly, adv. straightness, n. /strayt/, adj. straighter, straightest, adv., n. adj. 1. without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path. 2. exactly vertical or horizontal; in a perfectly vertical or horizontal plane: a… …

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  • 40Straight edge — Le straight edge est une mouvance minoritaire issue du mouvement punk où les adeptes s engagent personnellement à suivre un style de vie visant à conserver une clarté d esprit. Souvent abrégé en xXx ou sXe , provient de la chanson Straight Edge… …

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