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  • 41hold — hold1 W1S1 [həuld US hould] v past tense and past participle held [held] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in your hand/arms)¦ 2¦(event)¦ 3¦(keep something in position)¦ 4¦(job/title)¦ 5¦(keep/store)¦ 6¦(keep something available for somebody)¦ 7¦(keep somebody… …

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  • 42make — 1 verb past tense and past participle made, PRODUCE STH 1 (T) to produce something by working: I m going to make a cake for Sam s birthday. | Did you make that dress yourself? | a car made in Japan | They re making a documentary about the Civil… …

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  • 43attack — at|tack1 W1S2 [əˈtæk] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(violence against somebody/something)¦ 2¦(in a war)¦ 3¦(criticism)¦ 4¦(illness)¦ 5¦(emotion)¦ 6¦(attempt to stop something)¦ 7¦(sport)¦ 8¦(damage)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) …

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  • 44play — play1 W1S1 [pleı] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(children)¦ 2¦(sports/games)¦ 3¦(music)¦ 4¦(radio/cd etc)¦ 5¦(theatre/film)¦ 6 play a part/role 7 play ball 8¦(pretend)¦ 9¦(behave)¦ 10 play games …

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  • 45touch — touch1 W2S2 [tʌtʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(feel)¦ 2¦(no space between)¦ 3 touch something to something 4¦(affect somebody s feelings)¦ 5¦(have an effect)¦ 6¦(use)¦ 7 not touch something 8 not touch somebody/something 9¦(deal with somebody/something)¦ …

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  • 46touch — 1 /tVtS/ verb FEEL SB/STH PHYSICALLY 1 (T) to put your hand or another part of your body on something or someone so that you can feel them: Small children are constantly moving and wanting to touch everything. | She couldn t bear the thought of… …

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  • 47American and British English differences — For the Wikipedia editing policy on use of regional variants in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Manual of style#National varieties of English. This is one of a series of articles about the differences between British English and American English, which …

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  • 48hold — 1 verb past tense and past participle held IN YOUR HANDS/ARMS 1 a) (T) to have something firmly in your hand or arms: He was holding a knife in one hand. | Can you hold the groceries for me while I open the door? | I held the baby in my arms. |… …

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  • 49go*/*/*/ — [gəʊ] (past tense went [went] ; past participle gone [gɒn] ) verb I 1) to move or travel to a place that is away from where you are now Where did Sue go?[/ex] We re planning to go to Spain this winter.[/ex] She went into the bathroom and rinsed… …

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  • 50strike up — verb 1. start playing (Freq. 4) The musicians struck up a tune • Syn: ↑sound off • Topics: ↑music • Hypernyms: ↑play …

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