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  • 121inhibit, prohibit — These words mean to prevent, to hinder, to restrain, and to forbid. Each suggests a command, law, or impulse to refrain from some action. Inhibit is preferable when the checking or hindering of acts or impulses comes from some inner feeling or… …

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  • 122lay off — verb Date: 1748 transitive verb 1. to mark or measure off 2. to cease to employ (a worker) often temporarily 3. of a bookie to place all or part of (an accepted bet) with another bookie to reduce the risk 4. a. to leave undisturbed b. avoid, quit …

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  • 123forbid — forbidder, n. /feuhr bid , fawr /, v.t., forbade or forbad or forbid, forbidden or forbid, forbidding. 1. to command (a person) not to do something, have something, etc., or not to enter some place: to forbid him entry to the house …

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  • 124cut out — 1. adjective Well suited; appropriate; fit for a particular activity or purpose. Im not really cut out for camping outdoors. Im allergic to mosquito bites. 2. verb a) To remove or shape …

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  • 1252011 Malawian Air Fouling Legislation — The 2011 Malawian Air Fouling Legislation is a section of the Local Courts bill submitted to the parliament of Malawi in February 2011 that bans fouling the air. When the Minister of Justice claimed that the bill made farting in public illegal,… …

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  • 126Born This Way (chanson) — Born This Way Single par Lady Gaga extrait de l’album Born This Way Logo de Born This Way Sortie …

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  • 127O Canada — For other uses, see O Canada (disambiguation). O Canada Sheet music for Canada s national anthem National anthem of   …

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  • 128English words first attested in Chaucer — Contents 1 Etymology 2 List 2.1 Canterbury Tales General Prologue …

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