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  • 71adulate — v 1. worship, hero worship, idolize, adore, worship the ground [s.o.] walks on, stand in awe of; deify, put on a pedestal; (all to an excessive degree) praise, glorify, exalt, extol. 2. fawn, toady, truckle, toadeat, flatter, puff, inflate, Sl.… …

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  • 72fly — I v 1. take wing, wing one s way, take off, take to the air, become airborne; soar, sail, zoom, cruise, coast, sweep, skim, Inf. kite; glide, plane, volplane, sailplane; dart, flit, flirt, hop, volitate. 2. float, hover, drift, hang, poise, float …

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  • 73ingratiate — v 1. get on the good or right side of, Inf. rub the right way, worm or work oneself in, Inf. get in with, Inf. get cozy or tight with; gain influence, win friends and influence people. 2. flatter, wheedle, cajole, blandish, Inf. soft soap, Inf.… …

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  • 74weasel — v Often weasel out get out of, Inf. worm out of, sneak out of, shuffle out of, Sl. sleaze out of; evade, get by or around, avoid, dodge, duck, fudge; hedge, fence, not commit oneself, equivocate, double talk, waffle, beat around the bush, skirt… …

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  • 75infiltrate — verb Syn: penetrate, insinuate oneself into, worm one s way into, sneak into, slip into, creep into, invade …

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  • 76wriggle — [c]/ˈrɪgəl/ (say riguhl) verb (wriggled, wriggling) –verb (i) 1. to twist to and fro, writhe, or squirm. 2. to move along by twisting and turning the body, as a worm or snake. 3. to make one s way by shifts or expedients: to wriggle out of a… …

  • 77wriggle — [v] maneuver out of; wiggle convulse, crawl, dodge, extricate oneself, glide, jerk, jiggle, ooze, skew, slink, slip, snake, sneak, squirm, turn, twist, twitch, wag, waggle, worm, writhe, zigzag; concepts 30,149 …

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  • 78ger-3 —     ger 3     English meaning: to turn, wind     Deutsche Übersetzung: “drehen, winden”     Material: A. O.Ind. guṇá ḥ (*gr̥ nó s) “ the single thread of a string, line, cord; stain “ (dvi , tri guṇa actually “ consisting of two, three threads …

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  • 79kam-p- —     kam p     English meaning: to bend     Deutsche Übersetzung: “biegen”     Material: O.Ind. kapanü “worm, caterpillar, inchworm” (*km̥penü), kampate “trembles”, if originally “ writhes, curves “ (doubtful); ablaut. kumpa (uncovered) “ lahm… …

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  • 80sling — sling1 [sliŋ] n. [ME slinge < the v.] 1. a) a primitive instrument for throwing stones, etc., consisting of a piece of leather tied to cords that are whirled by hand for releasing the missile ☆ b) SLINGSHOT 2. the act of throwing with or as… …

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