to hit one's head against sth

  • 21back — back1 W1S1 [bæk] adv ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(return to place)¦ 2¦(as before)¦ 3¦(previous place)¦ 4¦(backwards)¦ 5¦(reply/reaction)¦ 6¦(return something to somebody)¦ 7¦(in the past)¦ 8¦(again)¦ 9 sit/lie/lean back 10¦(away)¦ …

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  • 22kick — 1 verb 1 HIT WITH YOUR FOOT (I, T) to hit something with your foot: She kicked me under the table. | Joe, stop kicking! | kick sth down/over etc: The police kicked the door down. | kick sth around/towards etc: Billy was kicking a ball around the… …

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  • 23fall — fall1 W1S1 [fo:l US fo:l] v past tense fell [fel] past participle fallen [ˈfo:lən US ˈfo:l ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move downwards)¦ 2¦(stop standing/walking etc)¦ 3¦(decrease)¦ 4¦(become)¦ 5¦(belong to a group)¦ 6 fall short of something 7 fall victim/prey… …

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  • 24carry — 1 verb carried, carrying 1 LIFT AND TAKE (T) to take something somewhere in your hands or arms, on your back etc: A porter helped me carry my luggage. | Let me carry that for you. | carry sth around/out/to etc: I m not carrying it around all day! …

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  • 25bump — bump1 S3 [bʌmp] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: From the sound] 1.) [>I always + adv/prep, T] to hit or knock against something bump against ▪ I ran after him, bumping against people in my hurry. bump into ▪ Tim was a clumsy boy, always bumping… …

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  • 26pound — pound1 W2S1 [paund] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(weight)¦ 2¦(money)¦ 3¦(for dogs and cats)¦ 4¦(for cars)¦ 5 get/take/demand etc your pound of flesh 6¦(telephone)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 2, 5 6; Origin: Old English pund, from Latin pondo] [ …

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  • 27Diego Garcia — For other uses, see Diego Garcia (disambiguation). Diego Garcia IATA: NKW – ICAO: FJDG Summary …

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  • 28strike — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 industrial protest ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ short ▪ one day, two day, etc. ▪ 24 hour, 48 hour …

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  • 29push — push1 W2S1 [puʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move)¦ 2¦(button/switch)¦ 3¦(try to get past)¦ 4¦(encourage)¦ 5¦(persuade)¦ 6¦(change)¦ 7¦(increase/decrease)¦ 8¦(army)¦ 9¦(advertise)¦ 10¦(drugs)¦ …

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  • 30split — split1 W3S2 [splıt] v past tense and past participle split present participle splitting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(disagree)¦ 2¦(separate into parts)¦ 3¦(break or tear)¦ 4¦(share)¦ 5¦(injure)¦ 6¦(end relationship)¦ 7¦(leave)¦ …

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