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  • 71lute — luːt n. stringed instrument with a pear shaped body and a long fretted neck; sealing compound; tool for spreading and smoothing concrete v. play a lute; seal holes with putty; smooth with a trowel …

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  • 72luted — luːt n. stringed instrument with a pear shaped body and a long fretted neck; sealing compound; tool for spreading and smoothing concrete v. play a lute; seal holes with putty; smooth with a trowel …

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  • 73lutes — luːt n. stringed instrument with a pear shaped body and a long fretted neck; sealing compound; tool for spreading and smoothing concrete v. play a lute; seal holes with putty; smooth with a trowel …

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  • 74luting — n. material used to pack joints or seal poriferous surface to make it impenetrable to gas or liquid luːt n. stringed instrument with a pear shaped body and a long fretted neck; sealing compound; tool for spreading and smoothing concrete v. play… …

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  • 75chip away — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms chip away : present tense I/you/we/they chip away he/she/it chips away present participle chipping away past tense chipped away past participle chipped away 1) to gradually make something weaker,… …

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  • 76mas|tic — «MAS tihk», noun. 1. a yellowish resin obtained from the bark of a small Mediterranean evergreen tree. It is used in making varnish, chewing gum, and incense, and as an astringent. 2. the tree it comes from. It belongs to the cashew family. 3. a… …

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  • 77lay it on — or[lay it on thick] also[put it on thick] or[spread it on thick] or[lay it on with a trowel] {v. phr.}, {informal} To persuade someone by using very much flattery; flatter. * /Bob wanted to go to the movies. He laid it on thick to his mother./ *… …

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  • 78pour it on thick — See: LAY IT ON THICK …

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  • 79spread it on thick — See: LAY IT ON or LAY IT ON THICK …

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  • 80lay it on — or[lay it on thick] also[put it on thick] or[spread it on thick] or[lay it on with a trowel] {v. phr.}, {informal} To persuade someone by using very much flattery; flatter. * /Bob wanted to go to the movies. He laid it on thick to his mother./ *… …

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