To bear flowers

• flower

  1. The reproductive structure of angiosperms, characteristically having either specialized male or female organs or both male and female organs, such as stamens and a pistil, enclosed in an outer envelope of petals and sepals.
  2. Such a structure having showy or colorful parts; a blossom.
  3. A flower head.

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  1. The reproductive structure of angiosperms, characteristically having either specialized male or female organs or both male and female organs, such as stamens and a pistil, enclosed in an outer envelope of petals and sepals.
  2. Such a structure having showy or colorful parts; a blossom.
  3. A flower head.

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• effloresce

  1. To blossom; bloom.
  2. To develop or flourish:
  3. To become a powder by losing water of crystallization, as when a hydrated crystal is exposed to air.

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  1. To blossom; bloom.
  2. To develop or flourish:
  3. To become a powder by losing water of crystallization, as when a hydrated crystal is exposed to air.

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• burgeon

  1. To put forth new buds, leaves, or greenery; sprout.
  2. To begin to grow or blossom.
  3. To grow or develop rapidly; expand or proliferate.

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  1. To put forth new buds, leaves, or greenery; sprout.
  2. To begin to grow or blossom.
  3. To grow or develop rapidly; expand or proliferate.

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• blossom

  1. A flower or cluster of flowers.
  2. The condition or time of flowering:
  3. A condition or period of maximum development.

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  1. A flower or cluster of flowers.
  2. The condition or time of flowering:
  3. A condition or period of maximum development.

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• bloom

  1. The flower of a plant.
  2. Something resembling the flower of a plant:
  3. The condition of being in flower:

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  1. The flower of a plant.
  2. Something resembling the flower of a plant:
  3. The condition of being in flower:

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To be in a state of motion, as air

• winnow

  1. To separate the chaff from (grain) by means of a current of air.
  2. To blow (chaff) off or away.
  3. To examine closely in order to separate the good from the bad; sift:

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  1. To separate the chaff from (grain) by means of a current of air.
  2. To blow (chaff) off or away.
  3. To examine closely in order to separate the good from the bad; sift:

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• puff

  1. A short forceful exhalation of breath.
  2. A short sudden gust of wind.
  3. A brief sudden emission of air, vapor, or smoke.

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  1. A short forceful exhalation of breath.
  2. A short sudden gust of wind.
  3. A brief sudden emission of air, vapor, or smoke.

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To breathe hard

• puff

  1. A short forceful exhalation of breath.
  2. A short sudden gust of wind.
  3. A brief sudden emission of air, vapor, or smoke.

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  1. A short forceful exhalation of breath.
  2. A short sudden gust of wind.
  3. A brief sudden emission of air, vapor, or smoke.

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• pant

  1. To breathe rapidly in short gasps, as after exertion.
  2. To beat loudly or heavily; throb or pulsate.
  3. To give off loud puffs, especially while moving.

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  1. To breathe rapidly in short gasps, as after exertion.
  2. To beat loudly or heavily; throb or pulsate.
  3. To give off loud puffs, especially while moving.

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• huff

  1. A fit of anger or annoyance; a pique:
  2. To puff; blow.
  3. To make noisy, empty threats; bluster.

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  1. A fit of anger or annoyance; a pique:
  2. To puff; blow.
  3. To make noisy, empty threats; bluster.

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• gasp

  1. To draw in the breath sharply, as from shock.
  2. To breathe convulsively or laboriously:
  3. To utter in a breathless manner.

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  1. To draw in the breath sharply, as from shock.
  2. To breathe convulsively or laboriously:
  3. To utter in a breathless manner.

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To come open or fly apart suddenly and violently, as from internal pressure.

• bust

  1. A sculpture representing a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest.
  2. A woman's breasts.
  3. The human chest.

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  1. A sculpture representing a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest.
  2. A woman's breasts.
  3. The human chest.

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• pop

  1. To make a short, sharp, explosive sound.
  2. To burst open with a short, sharp, explosive sound.
  3. To move quickly or unexpectedly; appear abruptly:

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  1. To make a short, sharp, explosive sound.
  2. To burst open with a short, sharp, explosive sound.
  3. To move quickly or unexpectedly; appear abruptly:

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• explode

  1. To release mechanical, chemical, or nuclear energy by the sudden production of gases in a confined space:
  2. To burst violently as a result of internal pressure.
  3. To shatter with a loud noise:

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  1. To release mechanical, chemical, or nuclear energy by the sudden production of gases in a confined space:
  2. To burst violently as a result of internal pressure.
  3. To shatter with a loud noise:

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• Also used with out: burst

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To release or cause to release energy suddenly and violently, especially with a loud noise.

• touch off

  1. (idiomatic) To start; to cause, especially used for unstable situations that may magnify if disturbed.

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  1. (idiomatic) To start; to cause, especially used for unstable situations that may magnify if disturbed.

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• go off

  1. (intransitive) To explode.
  2. (intransitive) To fire, especially accidentally.
  3. (intransitive) To explode metaphorically; to become very angry.

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  1. (intransitive) To explode.
  2. (intransitive) To fire, especially accidentally.
  3. (intransitive) To explode metaphorically; to become very angry.

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• fulminate

  1. To issue a thunderous verbal attack or denunciation:
  2. To explode or detonate.
  3. To issue (a denunciation, for example) thunderously.

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  1. To issue a thunderous verbal attack or denunciation:
  2. To explode or detonate.
  3. To issue (a denunciation, for example) thunderously.

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• fire

  1. A rapid, persistent chemical change that releases heat and light and is accompanied by flame, especially the exothermic oxidation of a combustible substance:
  2. A specific instance of this change that destroys something:
  3. A burning fuel:

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  1. A rapid, persistent chemical change that releases heat and light and is accompanied by flame, especially the exothermic oxidation of a combustible substance:
  2. A specific instance of this change that destroys something:
  3. A burning fuel:

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• explode

  1. To release mechanical, chemical, or nuclear energy by the sudden production of gases in a confined space:
  2. To burst violently as a result of internal pressure.
  3. To shatter with a loud noise:

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  1. To release mechanical, chemical, or nuclear energy by the sudden production of gases in a confined space:
  2. To burst violently as a result of internal pressure.
  3. To shatter with a loud noise:

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• detonate

  1. To explode or cause to explode.

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  1. To explode or cause to explode.

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• burst

  1. To come open or fly apart suddenly or violently, especially from internal pressure.
  2. To explode.
  3. To be or seem to be full to the point of breaking open:

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  1. To come open or fly apart suddenly or violently, especially from internal pressure.
  2. To explode.
  3. To be or seem to be full to the point of breaking open:

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• Also used with up: blast

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To talk with excessive pride

• vaunt

  1. To speak or write about (something) in a strongly positive way; praise or boast about.
  2. To speak boastfully; brag.
  3. A boastful remark.

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  1. To speak or write about (something) in a strongly positive way; praise or boast about.
  2. To speak boastfully; brag.
  3. A boastful remark.

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• rodomontade

  1. Pretentious boasting or bragging; bluster:
  2. Pretentiously boastful or bragging.
  3. To boast or brag.

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  1. Pretentious boasting or bragging; bluster:
  2. Pretentiously boastful or bragging.
  3. To boast or brag.

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• gasconade

  1. Boastfulness; bravado.

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  1. Boastfulness; bravado.

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• crow

  1. Any of several large glossy black birds of the genus Corvus, having a characteristic raucous call, especially C. brachyrhynchos of North America.
  2. A crowbar.

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  1. Any of several large glossy black birds of the genus Corvus, having a characteristic raucous call, especially C. brachyrhynchos of North America.
  2. A crowbar.

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• brag

  1. To talk or write about oneself in a proud or self-impressed way.
  2. To say (something about oneself) boastfully.
  3. A boast.

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  1. To talk or write about oneself in a proud or self-impressed way.
  2. To say (something about oneself) boastfully.
  3. A boast.

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• boast

  1. To talk or write about oneself or something related to oneself in a proud or self-admiring way.
  2. To say (something about oneself) in a proud or self-admiring way.
  3. To have or possess (a desirable feature):

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  1. To talk or write about oneself or something related to oneself in a proud or self-admiring way.
  2. To say (something about oneself) in a proud or self-admiring way.
  3. To have or possess (a desirable feature):

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To move or proceed away from a place

• take off

  1. To remove.
  2. To imitate, often in a satirical manner.
  3. (intransitive, of an aircraft or spacecraft) To leave the ground and begin flight; to ascend into the air.

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  1. To remove.
  2. To imitate, often in a satirical manner.
  3. (intransitive, of an aircraft or spacecraft) To leave the ground and begin flight; to ascend into the air.

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• split

  1. To divide (something) from end to end, into layers, or along the grain:
  2. To cause to be split unintentionally:
  3. To cause to undergo nuclear fission or division into elements:

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  1. To divide (something) from end to end, into layers, or along the grain:
  2. To cause to be split unintentionally:
  3. To cause to undergo nuclear fission or division into elements:

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• shove off

  1. (idiomatic) To leave

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  1. (idiomatic) To leave

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• push off

  1. (intransitive) To go away
  2. (intransitive, basketball) A foul committed by pushing against an opponent to both accelerate more quickly and push the opponent in the opposite direction.
  3. To delay, postpone, put off, push back.

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  1. (intransitive) To go away
  2. (intransitive, basketball) A foul committed by pushing against an opponent to both accelerate more quickly and push the opponent in the opposite direction.
  3. To delay, postpone, put off, push back.

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• cut out

  1. (idiomatic) Well suited; appropriate; fit for a particular activity or purpose.
  2. Used other than as an idiom: see cut,"Ž out. To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever
  3. To refrain from (doing something, using something etc.), to stop/cease (doing something).

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  1. (idiomatic) Well suited; appropriate; fit for a particular activity or purpose.
  2. Used other than as an idiom: see cut,"Ž out. To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever
  3. To refrain from (doing something, using something etc.), to stop/cease (doing something).

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• withdraw

  1. To take back or away; remove:
  2. To cause to leave or return:
  3. To remove (money) from an account.

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  1. To take back or away; remove:
  2. To cause to leave or return:
  3. To remove (money) from an account.

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• run

  1. To move swiftly on foot so that both or all feet are not on the ground during each stride.
  2. To retreat rapidly; flee:
  3. To depart; leave:

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  1. To move swiftly on foot so that both or all feet are not on the ground during each stride.
  2. To retreat rapidly; flee:
  3. To depart; leave:

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• retire

  1. To withdraw from one's occupation or position, especially upon reaching a certain age; stop working.
  2. To move away or withdraw, as for rest or seclusion:
  3. To fall back or retreat, as from battle.

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  1. To withdraw from one's occupation or position, especially upon reaching a certain age; stop working.
  2. To move away or withdraw, as for rest or seclusion:
  3. To fall back or retreat, as from battle.

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• quit

  1. To cease or discontinue:
  2. To resign from or relinquish:
  3. To depart from; leave:

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  1. To cease or discontinue:
  2. To resign from or relinquish:
  3. To depart from; leave:

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• pull out

  1. (idiomatic) To withdraw; especially of military forces; to retreat.
  2. (literally) To use coitus interruptus as a method of birth control.
  3. (idiomatic) To remove something from a container.

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  1. (idiomatic) To withdraw; especially of military forces; to retreat.
  2. (literally) To use coitus interruptus as a method of birth control.
  3. (idiomatic) To remove something from a container.

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• leave

  1. To go out of or away from:
  2. To go without taking or removing:
  3. To omit or exclude:

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  1. To go out of or away from:
  2. To go without taking or removing:
  3. To omit or exclude:

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• go away

  1. (dismissal) Command asking someone to leave them alone.
  2. To depart or leave a place.
  3. To travel somewhere, especially on holiday or vacation.

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  1. (dismissal) Command asking someone to leave them alone.
  2. To depart or leave a place.
  3. To travel somewhere, especially on holiday or vacation.

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• go

  1. To move or travel; proceed:
  2. To move away from a place; depart:
  3. To pursue a certain course:

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  1. To move or travel; proceed:
  2. To move away from a place; depart:
  3. To pursue a certain course:

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• get off

  1. To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it.
  2. To move (something) from being on top of (something else) to not being on top of it.
  3. (intransitive) To disembark, especially from mass transportation, such as a bus or train.

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  1. To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it.
  2. To move (something) from being on top of (something else) to not being on top of it.
  3. (intransitive) To disembark, especially from mass transportation, such as a bus or train.

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• get away

  1. Alternative spelling of getaway.
  2. (literally) To move away (from).
  3. (with from when used with an object) To avoid capture; to escape (from).

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  1. Alternative spelling of getaway.
  2. (literally) To move away (from).
  3. (with from when used with an object) To avoid capture; to escape (from).

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• exit

  1. The act of going away or out.
  2. A passage or way out:
  3. The departure of a performer from the stage.

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  1. The act of going away or out.
  2. A passage or way out:
  3. The departure of a performer from the stage.

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• depart

  1. To go away; leave:
  2. To die.
  3. To vary, as from a regular course; deviate:

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  1. To go away; leave:
  2. To die.
  3. To vary, as from a regular course; deviate:

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To spend (money) excessively and usually foolishly

• waste

  1. To use, consume, spend, or expend thoughtlessly or carelessly.
  2. To cause to lose energy, strength, or vigor; exhaust, tire, or enfeeble:
  3. To fail to take advantage of or use for profit; lose:

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  1. To use, consume, spend, or expend thoughtlessly or carelessly.
  2. To cause to lose energy, strength, or vigor; exhaust, tire, or enfeeble:
  3. To fail to take advantage of or use for profit; lose:

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• trifle away

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• throw away

  1. To discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash, to dispose of.
  2. (figuratively) To waste, to squander.
  3. any printed material that need not be kept after being read

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  1. To discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash, to dispose of.
  2. (figuratively) To waste, to squander.
  3. any printed material that need not be kept after being read

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• squander

  1. To spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate.
  2. To fail to take advantage of:
  3. To scatter.

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  1. To spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate.
  2. To fail to take advantage of:
  3. To scatter.

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• riot away

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• fritter away

  1. To squander or waste.

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  1. To squander or waste.

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• fool away

  1. (idiomatic) to waste, squander

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  1. (idiomatic) to waste, squander

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• dissipate

  1. To break apart or attenuate to the point of disappearing:
  2. To drive away; cause to vanish:
  3. To spend or expend intemperately or wastefully; squander:

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  1. To break apart or attenuate to the point of disappearing:
  2. To drive away; cause to vanish:
  3. To spend or expend intemperately or wastefully; squander:

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• consume

  1. To take in as food; eat or drink up.
  2. To expend; use up:
  3. To purchase (goods or services) for direct use or ownership.

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  1. To take in as food; eat or drink up.
  2. To expend; use up:
  3. To purchase (goods or services) for direct use or ownership.

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To pay for the food, drink, or entertainment of (another)

• stand

  1. To rise to an upright position on the feet.
  2. To assume or maintain an upright position as specified:
  3. To maintain an upright position on the feet.

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  1. To rise to an upright position on the feet.
  2. To assume or maintain an upright position as specified:
  3. To maintain an upright position on the feet.

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• set up

  1. To ready something for use.
  2. Logically order.
  3. To cause to happen

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  1. To ready something for use.
  2. Logically order.
  3. To cause to happen

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• treat

  1. To act or behave in a specified manner toward:
  2. To regard and handle in a certain way. Often used with as :
  3. To deal with in writing or speech; discuss:

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  1. To act or behave in a specified manner toward:
  2. To regard and handle in a certain way. Often used with as :
  3. To deal with in writing or speech; discuss:

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To harm irreparably through inept handling; make a mess

• snafu

  1. A chaotic or confused situation.
  2. In a state of confusion or chaos.
  3. To make confused or chaotic.

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  1. A chaotic or confused situation.
  2. In a state of confusion or chaos.
  3. To make confused or chaotic.

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• screw up

  1. a serious mistake; blunder; mess
  2. a person who screws up

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  1. a serious mistake; blunder; mess
  2. a person who screws up

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• louse up

  1. (idiomatic, colloquial) To mess up; to confuse; to put into a state of disorder.

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  1. (idiomatic, colloquial) To mess up; to confuse; to put into a state of disorder.

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• goof up

  1. (slang) To make a mistake.
  2. (slang) To introduce problems to or damage through incompetence.
  3. (slang) A mistake or problem.

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  1. (slang) To make a mistake.
  2. (slang) To introduce problems to or damage through incompetence.
  3. (slang) A mistake or problem.

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• muck up

  1. To ruin unintentionally.
  2. (intransitive) To clown around; to have fun, often at the expense of others.

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  1. To ruin unintentionally.
  2. (intransitive) To clown around; to have fun, often at the expense of others.

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• bollix up

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• spoil

  1. To impair or destroy the value or quality of; ruin:
  2. To harm the character of (a child) by overindulgence or leniency.
  3. To plunder; despoil.

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  1. To impair or destroy the value or quality of; ruin:
  2. To harm the character of (a child) by overindulgence or leniency.
  3. To plunder; despoil.

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• muff

  1. To perform or handle clumsily or ineptly; bungle.
  2. To fail to make (a catch).
  3. To perform a task clumsily or ineptly.

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  1. To perform or handle clumsily or ineptly; bungle.
  2. To fail to make (a catch).
  3. To perform a task clumsily or ineptly.

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• muddle

  1. To mix together, especially confusedly:
  2. To mix (a drink or the ingredients of a drink), especially with a muddler.
  3. To put into a state of confusion; confuse:

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  1. To mix together, especially confusedly:
  2. To mix (a drink or the ingredients of a drink), especially with a muddler.
  3. To put into a state of confusion; confuse:

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• mismanage

  1. To manage badly or carelessly.

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  1. To manage badly or carelessly.

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• mishandle

  1. To deal with clumsily or inefficiently; mismanage:
  2. To treat roughly; maltreat:

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  1. To deal with clumsily or inefficiently; mismanage:
  2. To treat roughly; maltreat:

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• mess up

  1. To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss.
  2. To cause a problem with; to introduce an error or mistake in; to make muddled or confused; spoil; ruin.
  3. To botch, bungle; to perform poorly on.

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  1. To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss.
  2. To cause a problem with; to introduce an error or mistake in; to make muddled or confused; spoil; ruin.
  3. To botch, bungle; to perform poorly on.

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• gum up

  1. To cause to be gooey or gummy, especially with the effect of obstructing the operation of some mechanism or process.
  2. (idiomatic, by extension) To make non-functional; to interfere with or put into a state of disorder; to ruin.

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  1. To cause to be gooey or gummy, especially with the effect of obstructing the operation of some mechanism or process.
  2. (idiomatic, by extension) To make non-functional; to interfere with or put into a state of disorder; to ruin.

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• fumble

  1. To touch or handle nervously or idly:
  2. To grope awkwardly to find or to accomplish something:
  3. To proceed awkwardly and uncertainly; blunder:

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  1. To touch or handle nervously or idly:
  2. To grope awkwardly to find or to accomplish something:
  3. To proceed awkwardly and uncertainly; blunder:

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• foul-up

  1. A condition of confusion caused by mistakes or poor judgment.
  2. A mechanical failure.

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  1. A condition of confusion caused by mistakes or poor judgment.
  2. A mechanical failure.

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• bungle

  1. To carry out badly or ruin through ineptitude; botch.
  2. To work or act ineptly or inefficiently.
  3. A clumsy or inept performance; a botch:

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  1. To carry out badly or ruin through ineptitude; botch.
  2. To work or act ineptly or inefficiently.
  3. A clumsy or inept performance; a botch:

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• botch

  1. To perform poorly or ruin through clumsiness or ineptitude:
  2. To repair or mend clumsily or ineptly.
  3. A ruined or defective piece of work:

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  1. To perform poorly or ruin through clumsiness or ineptitude:
  2. To repair or mend clumsily or ineptly.
  3. A ruined or defective piece of work:

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• boggle

  1. To hesitate as if in fear or doubt.
  2. To shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment:
  3. To act ineptly or inefficiently; bungle.

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  1. To hesitate as if in fear or doubt.
  2. To shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment:
  3. To act ineptly or inefficiently; bungle.

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• blunder

  1. A mistake typically caused by ignorance or carelessness.
  2. To make a mistake.
  3. To move clumsily or haltingly.

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  1. A mistake typically caused by ignorance or carelessness.
  2. To make a mistake.
  3. To move clumsily or haltingly.

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• ball up

  1. To crush into a ball shape.
  2. (intransitive) to coil up into a ball.
  3. (intransitive) To hunch over and pull in one's arms and legs.

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  1. To crush into a ball shape.
  2. (intransitive) to coil up into a ball.
  3. (intransitive) To hunch over and pull in one's arms and legs.

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A sudden sharp, powerful stroke

• paste

  1. A smooth viscous mixture, as of flour and water or of starch and water, that is used as an adhesive for joining light materials, such as paper and cloth.
  2. The moist clay or clay mixture used in making porcelain or pottery.
  3. A smooth dough of water, flour, and butter or other shortening, used in making pastry.

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  1. A smooth viscous mixture, as of flour and water or of starch and water, that is used as an adhesive for joining light materials, such as paper and cloth.
  2. The moist clay or clay mixture used in making porcelain or pottery.
  3. A smooth dough of water, flour, and butter or other shortening, used in making pastry.

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• conk

  1. The head.
  2. A blow, especially on the head.
  3. The human nose.

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  1. The head.
  2. A blow, especially on the head.
  3. The human nose.

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• belt

  1. A flexible band, as of leather or cloth, worn around the waist or over a shoulder to support clothing, secure tools or weapons, or serve as decoration.
  2. Something resembling a belt, as a number of machine-gun rounds attached together in a strip.
  3. An encircling route.

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  1. A flexible band, as of leather or cloth, worn around the waist or over a shoulder to support clothing, secure tools or weapons, or serve as decoration.
  2. Something resembling a belt, as a number of machine-gun rounds attached together in a strip.
  3. An encircling route.

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• wallop

  1. To beat forcefully; thrash.
  2. To strike with a hard blow:
  3. To defeat thoroughly.

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  1. To beat forcefully; thrash.
  2. To strike with a hard blow:
  3. To defeat thoroughly.

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• clip

  1. To cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears:
  2. To make shorter by cutting; trim:
  3. To cut off the edge of:

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  1. To cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears:
  2. To make shorter by cutting; trim:
  3. To cut off the edge of:

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• bop

  1. To hit or strike.
  2. A blow; a punch.

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  1. To hit or strike.
  2. A blow; a punch.

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• biff

  1. To strike or punch.
  2. A blow or punch.

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  1. To strike or punch.
  2. A blow or punch.

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• bash

  1. To strike with a heavy, crushing blow:
  2. To beat or assault severely:
  3. To criticize (another) harshly, accusatorially, and threateningly:

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  1. To strike with a heavy, crushing blow:
  2. To beat or assault severely:
  3. To criticize (another) harshly, accusatorially, and threateningly:

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• whop

  1. To strike with a heavy blow.
  2. To defeat soundly; thrash.
  3. A heavy blow; a sharp thud.

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  1. To strike with a heavy blow.
  2. To defeat soundly; thrash.
  3. A heavy blow; a sharp thud.

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• wham

  1. A forceful, resounding blow.
  2. The sound of such a blow.
  3. To strike or crash into with resounding impact.

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  1. A forceful, resounding blow.
  2. The sound of such a blow.
  3. To strike or crash into with resounding impact.

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• whack

  1. To strike (someone or something) with a sharp blow; slap.
  2. To kill deliberately; murder.
  3. To deal a sharp, resounding blow.

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  1. To strike (someone or something) with a sharp blow; slap.
  2. To kill deliberately; murder.
  3. To deal a sharp, resounding blow.

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• welt

  1. A strip, as of leather or other material, stitched into a shoe between the sole and the upper.
  2. A tape or covered cord sewn into a seam as reinforcement or trimming.
  3. A ridge or bump on the skin caused by a lash or blow or sometimes by an allergic reaction.

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  1. A strip, as of leather or other material, stitched into a shoe between the sole and the upper.
  2. A tape or covered cord sewn into a seam as reinforcement or trimming.
  3. A ridge or bump on the skin caused by a lash or blow or sometimes by an allergic reaction.

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• thwack

  1. To strike or hit with a flat object; whack.
  2. A hard blow with a flat object; a whack.

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  1. To strike or hit with a flat object; whack.
  2. A hard blow with a flat object; a whack.

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• swat

  1. To strike or hit with a sharp blow:
  2. To strike or try to strike something with a sharp blow:
  3. A sharp blow or hit.

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  1. To strike or hit with a sharp blow:
  2. To strike or try to strike something with a sharp blow:
  3. A sharp blow or hit.

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• sock

  1. A short stocking reaching a point between the ankle and the knee.
  2. A windsock.
  3. A light shoe worn by comic actors in ancient Greek and Roman plays.

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  1. A short stocking reaching a point between the ankle and the knee.
  2. A windsock.
  3. A light shoe worn by comic actors in ancient Greek and Roman plays.

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• slug

  1. A round bullet larger than buckshot.
  2. A shot of liquor.
  3. An amount of liquid, especially liquor, that is swallowed in one gulp; a swig.

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  1. A round bullet larger than buckshot.
  2. A shot of liquor.
  3. An amount of liquid, especially liquor, that is swallowed in one gulp; a swig.

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• pound

  1. A unit of weight equal to 16 ounces (453.592 grams).
  2. A unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces (373.242 grams).
  3. A unit of weight differing in various countries and times.

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  1. A unit of weight equal to 16 ounces (453.592 grams).
  2. A unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces (373.242 grams).
  3. A unit of weight differing in various countries and times.

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• lick

  1. To pass the tongue over or along:
  2. To lap up:
  3. To lap or flicker at like a tongue:

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  1. To pass the tongue over or along:
  2. To lap up:
  3. To lap or flicker at like a tongue:

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• hit

  1. To come into contact with forcefully; strike:
  2. To cause to come into contact:
  3. To deal a blow to:

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  1. To come into contact with forcefully; strike:
  2. To cause to come into contact:
  3. To deal a blow to:

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• crack

  1. To break without complete separation of parts:
  2. To break or snap apart:
  3. To make a sharp snapping sound:

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  1. To break without complete separation of parts:
  2. To break or snap apart:
  3. To make a sharp snapping sound:

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• clout

  1. A piece of cloth, especially a baby's diaper.

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  1. A piece of cloth, especially a baby's diaper.

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• bang

  1. A sudden loud noise, as of an explosion.
  2. A sudden loud blow or bump.
  3. A sudden burst of action:

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  1. A sudden loud noise, as of an explosion.
  2. A sudden loud blow or bump.
  3. A sudden burst of action:

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Something that jars the mind or emotions

• trauma

  1. Serious injury to the body, as from physical violence or an accident:
  2. Severe emotional or mental distress caused by an experience:
  3. An experience that causes severe anxiety or emotional distress, such as rape or combat:

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  1. Serious injury to the body, as from physical violence or an accident:
  2. Severe emotional or mental distress caused by an experience:
  3. An experience that causes severe anxiety or emotional distress, such as rape or combat:

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• shock

  1. A violent collision, impact, or explosion, or the force or movement resulting from this:
  2. Something that suddenly causes emotional distress:
  3. A sudden feeling of distress:

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  1. A violent collision, impact, or explosion, or the force or movement resulting from this:
  2. Something that suddenly causes emotional distress:
  3. A sudden feeling of distress:

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• jolt

  1. To move or dislodge with a sudden, hard blow; strike heavily or jarringly:
  2. To cause to move jerkily:
  3. To put into a specified condition by or as if by a blow:

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  1. To move or dislodge with a sudden, hard blow; strike heavily or jarringly:
  2. To cause to move jerkily:
  3. To put into a specified condition by or as if by a blow:

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A natural movement or current of air

• gale

  1. A wind with a speed of from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour; 63 to 74 kilometers per hour), according to the Beaufort scale.
  2. A storm at sea.
  3. A forceful outburst:

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  1. A wind with a speed of from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour; 63 to 74 kilometers per hour), according to the Beaufort scale.
  2. A storm at sea.
  3. A forceful outburst:

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• zephyr

  1. The west wind.
  2. A gentle breeze.
  3. Any of various soft light fabrics, yarns, or garments, especially a lightweight, checked gingham fabric.

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  1. The west wind.
  2. A gentle breeze.
  3. Any of various soft light fabrics, yarns, or garments, especially a lightweight, checked gingham fabric.

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• wind

  1. Moving air, especially a natural and perceptible movement of air parallel to or along the ground.
  2. A movement of air generated artificially, as by bellows or a fan.
  3. The direction from which a movement of air comes:

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  1. Moving air, especially a natural and perceptible movement of air parallel to or along the ground.
  2. A movement of air generated artificially, as by bellows or a fan.
  3. The direction from which a movement of air comes:

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• gust

  1. A strong, abrupt rush of wind.
  2. A sudden burst, as of rain or smoke.
  3. An outburst of emotion.

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  1. A strong, abrupt rush of wind.
  2. A sudden burst, as of rain or smoke.
  3. An outburst of emotion.

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• breeze

  1. A light current of air; a gentle wind.
  2. Any of five winds with speeds of from 4 to 27 knots (5 to 31 miles per hour; 7 to 50 kilometers per hour), according to the Beaufort scale.
  3. Something, such as a task, that is easy to do.

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  1. A light current of air; a gentle wind.
  2. Any of five winds with speeds of from 4 to 27 knots (5 to 31 miles per hour; 7 to 50 kilometers per hour), according to the Beaufort scale.
  3. Something, such as a task, that is easy to do.

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• blast

  1. A very strong gust of wind or air.
  2. The effect of such a gust.
  3. A forcible stream of air, gas, or steam from an opening, especially one in a blast furnace to aid combustion.

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  1. A very strong gust of wind or air.
  2. The effect of such a gust.
  3. A forcible stream of air, gas, or steam from an opening, especially one in a blast furnace to aid combustion.

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• air

  1. A colorless, odorless, tasteless, gaseous mixture, mainly nitrogen (approximately 78 percent) and oxygen (approximately 21 percent) with lesser amounts of argon, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, neon, helium, and other gases.
  2. This mixture with varying amounts of moisture and particulate matter, enveloping the earth; the atmosphere.
  3. The sky; the firmament.

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  1. A colorless, odorless, tasteless, gaseous mixture, mainly nitrogen (approximately 78 percent) and oxygen (approximately 21 percent) with lesser amounts of argon, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, neon, helium, and other gases.
  2. This mixture with varying amounts of moisture and particulate matter, enveloping the earth; the atmosphere.
  3. The sky; the firmament.

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An act of boasting

• vaunt

  1. To speak or write about (something) in a strongly positive way; praise or boast about.
  2. To speak boastfully; brag.
  3. A boastful remark.

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  1. To speak or write about (something) in a strongly positive way; praise or boast about.
  2. To speak boastfully; brag.
  3. A boastful remark.

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• rodomontade

  1. Pretentious boasting or bragging; bluster:
  2. Pretentiously boastful or bragging.
  3. To boast or brag.

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  1. Pretentious boasting or bragging; bluster:
  2. Pretentiously boastful or bragging.
  3. To boast or brag.

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• gasconade

  1. Boastfulness; bravado.

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  1. Boastfulness; bravado.

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• fanfaronade

  1. Bragging or blustering manner or behavior.
  2. A fanfare.

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  1. Bragging or blustering manner or behavior.
  2. A fanfare.

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• braggadocio

  1. A braggart.
  2. Empty or pretentious bragging.
  3. A swaggering, cocky manner.

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  1. A braggart.
  2. Empty or pretentious bragging.
  3. A swaggering, cocky manner.

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• brag

  1. To talk or write about oneself in a proud or self-impressed way.
  2. To say (something about oneself) boastfully.
  3. A boast.

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  1. To talk or write about oneself in a proud or self-impressed way.
  2. To say (something about oneself) boastfully.
  3. A boast.

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• boast

  1. To talk or write about oneself or something related to oneself in a proud or self-admiring way.
  2. To say (something about oneself) in a proud or self-admiring way.
  3. To have or possess (a desirable feature):

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  1. To talk or write about oneself or something related to oneself in a proud or self-admiring way.
  2. To say (something about oneself) in a proud or self-admiring way.
  3. To have or possess (a desirable feature):

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A heavy physical stroke

• kayo or K.O

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• a knuckle sandwich

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• roundhouse

  1. A circular building for housing and switching locomotives.
  2. A cabin on the after part of the quarterdeck of a ship.
  3. A meld of four kings and four queens in pinochle.

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  1. A circular building for housing and switching locomotives.
  2. A cabin on the after part of the quarterdeck of a ship.
  3. A meld of four kings and four queens in pinochle.

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• haymaker

  1. A powerful blow with the fist.

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  1. A powerful blow with the fist.

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• crack

  1. To break without complete separation of parts:
  2. To break or snap apart:
  3. To make a sharp snapping sound:

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  1. To break without complete separation of parts:
  2. To break or snap apart:
  3. To make a sharp snapping sound:

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• lick

  1. To pass the tongue over or along:
  2. To lap up:
  3. To lap or flicker at like a tongue:

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  1. To pass the tongue over or along:
  2. To lap up:
  3. To lap or flicker at like a tongue:

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• biff

  1. To strike or punch.
  2. A blow or punch.

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  1. To strike or punch.
  2. A blow or punch.

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• bash

  1. To strike with a heavy, crushing blow:
  2. To beat or assault severely:
  3. To criticize (another) harshly, accusatorially, and threateningly:

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  1. To strike with a heavy, crushing blow:
  2. To beat or assault severely:
  3. To criticize (another) harshly, accusatorially, and threateningly:

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• whop

  1. To strike with a heavy blow.
  2. To defeat soundly; thrash.
  3. A heavy blow; a sharp thud.

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  1. To strike with a heavy blow.
  2. To defeat soundly; thrash.
  3. A heavy blow; a sharp thud.

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• bonk

  1. To strike or cause to come into contact:
  2. To have sexual intercourse with.
  3. To collide against something:

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  1. To strike or cause to come into contact:
  2. To have sexual intercourse with.
  3. To collide against something:

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• bop

  1. To hit or strike.
  2. A blow; a punch.

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  1. To hit or strike.
  2. A blow; a punch.

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• cut

  1. To penetrate with a sharp edge; strike a narrow opening in.
  2. To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever:
  3. To sever the edges or ends of; shorten:

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  1. To penetrate with a sharp edge; strike a narrow opening in.
  2. To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever:
  3. To sever the edges or ends of; shorten:

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• slug

  1. A round bullet larger than buckshot.
  2. A shot of liquor.
  3. An amount of liquid, especially liquor, that is swallowed in one gulp; a swig.

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  1. A round bullet larger than buckshot.
  2. A shot of liquor.
  3. An amount of liquid, especially liquor, that is swallowed in one gulp; a swig.

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• belt

  1. A flexible band, as of leather or cloth, worn around the waist or over a shoulder to support clothing, secure tools or weapons, or serve as decoration.
  2. Something resembling a belt, as a number of machine-gun rounds attached together in a strip.
  3. An encircling route.

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  1. A flexible band, as of leather or cloth, worn around the waist or over a shoulder to support clothing, secure tools or weapons, or serve as decoration.
  2. Something resembling a belt, as a number of machine-gun rounds attached together in a strip.
  3. An encircling route.

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• clip

  1. To cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears:
  2. To make shorter by cutting; trim:
  3. To cut off the edge of:

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  1. To cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears:
  2. To make shorter by cutting; trim:
  3. To cut off the edge of:

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• sock

  1. A short stocking reaching a point between the ankle and the knee.
  2. A windsock.
  3. A light shoe worn by comic actors in ancient Greek and Roman plays.

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  1. A short stocking reaching a point between the ankle and the knee.
  2. A windsock.
  3. A light shoe worn by comic actors in ancient Greek and Roman plays.

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• bat

  1. A stout wooden stick; a cudgel.
  2. A blow, such as one delivered with a stick.
  3. A rounded, often wooden club, wider and heavier at the hitting end and tapering at the handle, used to strike the ball.

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  1. A stout wooden stick; a cudgel.
  2. A blow, such as one delivered with a stick.
  3. A rounded, often wooden club, wider and heavier at the hitting end and tapering at the handle, used to strike the ball.

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• the old one-two

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• smack

  1. To press together and open (the lips) quickly and noisily, as in eating or tasting.
  2. To kiss noisily.
  3. To strike sharply and with a loud noise.

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  1. To press together and open (the lips) quickly and noisily, as in eating or tasting.
  2. To kiss noisily.
  3. To strike sharply and with a loud noise.

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• slap

  1. A sharp blow made with the open hand or with a flat object; a smack.
  2. The sound of such a blow.
  3. A sharp insult:

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  1. A sharp blow made with the open hand or with a flat object; a smack.
  2. The sound of such a blow.
  3. A sharp insult:

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• prod

  1. To jab or poke, as with a pointed object.
  2. To goad to action; incite.
  3. A pointed object used to prod:

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  1. To jab or poke, as with a pointed object.
  2. To goad to action; incite.
  3. A pointed object used to prod:

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• poke

  1. To push or jab at, as with a finger or an arm; prod.
  2. To make (a hole or pathway, for example) by or as if by prodding, elbowing, or jabbing:
  3. To push; thrust:

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  1. To push or jab at, as with a finger or an arm; prod.
  2. To make (a hole or pathway, for example) by or as if by prodding, elbowing, or jabbing:
  3. To push; thrust:

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• swat

  1. To strike or hit with a sharp blow:
  2. To strike or try to strike something with a sharp blow:
  3. A sharp blow or hit.

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  1. To strike or hit with a sharp blow:
  2. To strike or try to strike something with a sharp blow:
  3. A sharp blow or hit.

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• thrust

  1. To push or drive quickly and forcefully:
  2. To cause to project or extend:
  3. To force into a specified condition or situation: