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  • 1pump — pump1 S3 [pʌmp] n [Sense: 1, 3; Date: 1400 1500; : Middle Low German; Origin: pumpe or Middle Dutch pompe, probably from Spanish bomba] [Sense: 2; Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Origin unknown] 1.) a machine for forcing liquid or gas into or out of… …

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  • 2enemy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bitter, deadly, great, implacable, mortal, sworn ▪ biggest, worst ▪ dangerous …

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  • 3gear — gear1 S3 [gıə US gır] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in cars etc)¦ 2 3 change gear 4¦(equipment)¦ 5¦(clothes)¦ 6¦(machinery)¦ 7¦(drugs)¦ 8 get your ass in gear ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: gearwe] …

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  • 4tool — noun 1 instrument for making/repairing things ADJECTIVE ▪ general purpose, multi purpose ▪ basic, primitive, simple, standard, traditional ▪ craftsmen …

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  • 5gear — 1 noun 1 IN CARS ETC (C, U) the machinery in a vehicle that turns power from the engine into movement: The new model has five forward gears. | driving cautiously along in third gear | bottom gear BrE low gear AmE (=the gear used for driving… …

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  • 6vehicle — / vi:IkFl/ noun (C) 1 especially formal a thing such as a car, bus etc that is used for carrying people or things from one place to another: “Is this your vehicle, sir?” asked the policeman. | a heavy goods vehicle 2 vehicle for (doing) sth… …

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