to do sth eagerly
31seize — W3 [si:z] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: saisir to take possession of , from Medieval Latin sacire] 1.) to take hold of something suddenly and violently = ↑grab ▪ Suddenly he seized my hand. seize sth from sb ▪ Maggie sei …
32stuck — stuck1 [stʌk] the past tense and past participle of ↑stick 1 stuck 2 stuck2 adj [not before noun] 1.) impossible or unable to move from a particular position ▪ Sara tried to open the window but it was stuck. ▪ They got stuck in a traffic jam.… …
33chance — 1 noun 1 POSSIBILITY (C, U) how possible or likely it is that something will happen, especially something that you want: chance/chances of: What are her chances of survival? | there s a chance (that): There s always the chance that something will …
34devour — verb (T) 1 to eat something quickly because you are very hungry: The boys devoured their pancakes with great joy. 2 to read something quickly and eagerly: Joseph devoured the contents of the book avidly. 3 be devoured by to be filled with a… …
35eager — adjective 1 very keen and excited about something that is going to happen or about something you want to do: There was a queue of eager schoolchildren outside the theatre. | eager to do sth: Clara was eager to tell her side of the story. | eager… …
36pitch — 1 noun 1 SPORTS FIELD (C) BrE a specially marked out area of ground on which a sport is played; field 1 (4) AmE: The crowd invaded the pitch at the end of the match. | a cricket pitch 2 STRONG FEELINGS (singular, uncountable) the strength of your …
37ask — verb 1 put a question to sb ADVERB ▪ gently, quietly, softly ▪ ‘How do you feel?’ she asked softly. ▪ conversationally, politely, sweetly …
38release — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 freeing sb from prison, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ immediate ▪ There have been calls for his immediate and unconditional release. ▪ imminent ▪ early ▪ …
39grasp — grasp1 [gra:sp US græsp] v [T] 1.) to take and hold something firmly = ↑grip ▪ I grasped his arm firmly and led him away. ▪ Alan grasped the handle and pulled it. 2.) [not in progressive] to completely understand a fact or an idea, especially a… …
40lap — 1 noun 1 LEGS (C) the upper part of your legs when you are sitting down: Come and sit on my lap, Ginny. 2 RACE (C) one journey around or along a running track, race course etc: Hill finished a lap ahead of his team mate. | do/run/swim a lap: Come …
