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  • 1To take order for — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …

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  • 2revenge — 1. noun /ɹɪˈvɛndʒ/ Any form of personal retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some perceived harm or injustice. Indifference is the sweetest revenge. Syn: payback 2. verb /ɹɪˈvɛndʒ/ …

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  • 3revenge — n. & v. n. 1 retaliation for an offence or injury. 2 an act of retaliation. 3 the desire for this; a vindictive feeling. 4 (in games) a chance to win after an earlier defeat. v. 1 tr. (in refl. or passive; often foll. by on, upon) inflict… …

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  • 4Revenge of the Nerds — Theatrical release poster Directed by Jeff Kanew Produced by …

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  • 5Take — Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands, or… …

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  • 6revenge — (v.) late 14c., from O.Fr. revengier, from re , intensive prefix, + vengier take revenge, from L. vindicare to lay claim to, avenge, punish (see VINDICATE (Cf. vindicate)). To avenge is to get revenge or to take vengeance ; it suggests the… …

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  • 7Take a Thief — Take a Thief: A Novel of Valdemar is a 2001 young adult novel about Skif, an orphaned pickpocket, who finds a magical horse. Written by Mercedes Lackey, the novel is the third in the Heralds of Valdemar series, and introduces Skif, who appears in …

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  • 8revenge — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ sweet ▪ This was sweet revenge for our defeat earlier in the season. ▪ Revenge is sweet, so they say. VERB + REVENGE ▪ seek, want …

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  • 9revenge — I n. 1) to exact, get, have, take revenge on 2) sweet revenge 3) revenge for; on (to take revenge on smb. for smt.) 4) in revenge for II (BE) see avenge * * * [rɪ vendʒ] (BE) BulletNum see avenge get …

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  • 10revenge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. &v. See retaliation. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of returning an injury] Syn. vengeance, requital, reprisal, getting even, measure for measure, an eye for an eye, blow for blow, tit for tat,… …

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