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  • 61put your head down — get/put (your) head down to sleep for a short while. I m just going to put my head down for an hour I feel so tired …

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  • 62put —   Kau (for various uses, see kau1);    ♦ put on, as clothes, komo, komo lole, komo ā pa a, a ahu; kā ai (as armor);    ♦ put out, as a fire, kinai, ho opio;    ♦ put down, waiho, ho oku u, ku u;    ♦ put up, kūkulu;    ♦ put in, ho okomo, ho… …

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  • 63down — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English doun, from Old English dūne, short for adūne, of dūne, from a (from of), of off, from + dūne, dative of dūn hill Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) toward or in a lower physical position (2) to a lying or… …

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  • 64put down to — (from Idioms in Speech) to say that something is the cause of; to attribute James gave him a sharp look, but the architect appeared unconscious, and he put the answer down to mishearing. (J. Galsworthy) When lunch time came and he realized with a …

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  • 65put someone away — (informal) 1 they put him away for life: JAIL, imprison, put in prison, put behind bars, lock up, incarcerate; informal cage; Brit. infor …

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  • 66for — [[t]fə(r), STRONG fɔː(r)[/t]] ♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, for is used after some verbs, nouns, and adjectives in order to introduce extra information, and in phrasal verbs such as account for and make up for . It is also used with… …

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  • 67Down (band) — Down Down live in 2008 Background information Origin New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Genres …

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  • 68put — [poot] vt. put, putting [ME putten < or akin to OE potian, to push: mod. senses prob. < Scand, as in Dan putte, Swed dial. putta, to put away, push, akin to OE pyttan, to sting, goad] 1. a) to drive or send by a blow, shot, or thrust [to… …

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  • 69Down — Down, adv. [For older adown, AS. ad[=u]n, ad[=u]ne, prop., from or off the hill. See 3d {Down}, and cf. {Adown}, and cf. {Adown}.] 1. In the direction of gravity or toward the center of the earth; toward or in a lower place or position; below;… …

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  • 70Down helm — Down Down, adv. [For older adown, AS. ad[=u]n, ad[=u]ne, prop., from or off the hill. See 3d {Down}, and cf. {Adown}, and cf. {Adown}.] 1. In the direction of gravity or toward the center of the earth; toward or in a lower place or position;… …

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