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  • 91block — block1 W2S2 [blɔk US bla:k] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(solid material)¦ 2¦(streets/area)¦ 3¦(large building)¦ 4¦(quantity of things)¦ 5 block booking/voting 6¦(inability to think)¦ 7¦(stopping movement)¦ 8¦(punishment)¦ 9 put your he …

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  • 92business — busi|ness W1S1 [ˈbıznıs] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(buying or selling goods or services)¦ 2¦(company)¦ 3¦(how much work a company has)¦ 4¦(for your job)¦ 5¦(what someone should be involved in)¦ 6¦(things to be dealt with)¦ 7¦(matter)¦ 8 be in business 9 (go)… …

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  • 93exchange — ex|change1 W1S2 [ıksˈtʃeındʒ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(giving/receiving)¦ 2¦(argument/discussion)¦ 3 exchange of ideas/information etc 4¦(something you buy)¦ 5¦(money)¦ 6¦(students/teachers)¦ 7¦(jobs/homes etc)¦ 8¦(fight)¦ 9¦(building)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ …

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  • 94in — in1 W1S1 [ın] prep [: Old English;] 1.) used with the name of a container, place, or area to say where someone or something is ▪ There s some sugar in the cupboard. ▪ My mother was in the kitchen. ▪ He took us for a drive in his new car. ▪ I… …

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  • 95in — in1 W1S1 [ın] prep [: Old English;] 1.) used with the name of a container, place, or area to say where someone or something is ▪ There s some sugar in the cupboard. ▪ My mother was in the kitchen. ▪ He took us for a drive in his new car. ▪ I… …

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  • 96scratch — scratch1 [skrætʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(rub your skin)¦ 2¦(cut somebody s skin)¦ 3¦(make a mark)¦ 4¦(animals)¦ 5¦(remove something)¦ 6¦(remove writing)¦ 7¦(make a noise)¦ 8 scratch the surface 9 scratch your head 10¦(stop something happening)¦ …

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  • 97slap — slap1 S2 [slæp] v past tense and past participle slapped present participle slapping 1.) [T] to hit someone with the flat part of your hand →↑punch ▪ Sarah slapped Aaron across the face. 2.) [T always + adverb/preposition] to put something down… …

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  • 98spray — spray1 S3 [spreı] v 1.) [T] to force liquid out of a container so that it comes out in a stream of very small drops and covers an area →↑squirt spray sb/sth with sth ▪ She sprayed herself with perfume. spray sth on/onto/over sth ▪ Someone had… …

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  • 99manage — verb 1 DO STH DIFFICULT (I, T) to succeed in doing something difficult, especially after trying very hard: manage to do sth: Jenny managed to pass her driving test on the fifth attempt. | How do you manage to stay so slim? | We eventually managed …

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  • 100rubbed, rubbing — verb 1 (I, T) to move your hand, a cloth etc over a surface while pressing against it: Kolchinsky nodded and then rubbed his eyes wearily. | She began rubbing her hair with a towel. | You ll have to rub harder if you want to get it clean. 2 (T)… …

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