to push at sth

  • 71door — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ open ▪ closed, shut ▪ locked, unlocked ▪ half open ▪ The door was half ope …

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  • 72price — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ exorbitant, high, inflated, prohibitive, steep ▪ They charge exorbitant prices for their goods. ▪ The price of fuel is prohibitive …

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  • 73strain — 1 noun 1 WORRY (C, U) worry caused by having to deal with a problem or work too hard over a long period of time: The trial has been a terrible strain for both of us. | put a strain on sb/sth: Nick s frequent trips were putting a strain on their… …

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  • 74stick*/*/*/ — [stɪk] (past tense and past participle stuck [stʌk] ) verb I 1) [T] to push something that is long and thin into or through something else He stuck the end of the post in the ground.[/ex] a piece of cloth with a pin stuck through it[/ex] 2) [I]… …

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  • 75bill — noun 1 showing money owed for goods/services ADJECTIVE ▪ big, hefty, high, huge, large, massive ▪ outstanding, unpaid ▪ …

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  • 76punch — punch1 S3 [pʌntʃ] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(hit)¦ 2¦(make holes)¦ 3¦(push buttons)¦ 4 punch holes in somebody s argument/idea/plans etc 5 punch the air 6 punch somebody s lights out 7 punch the clock 8¦(cattle)¦ Phrasal verbs   …

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  • 77burton — noun gone for a burton BrE spoken lost, broken, or dead: This radio s gone for a burton. bury / beri/ verb (T) 1 PUT SB IN GRAVE to put someone who has died in a grave: bury sb in/at etc: Gretta wanted to be buried at St Peter s. 2 have buried sb …

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  • 78fight — 1 /faIt/ past tense and past participle fought verb 1 WAR (I, T) to take part in a war or battle: Did your Uncle fight in the last war? | fight sb: Vietnam fought France and then the US over 30 years. (+ against/with): He fought against the… …

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  • 79put — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… …

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  • 80hand — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ left, right ▪ beautiful, delicate, long fingered, pretty, slender ▪ mani …

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