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A sudden or dramatic decline:
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- A sudden or dramatic decline:
- (Informal) A heavy, rash investment or speculation
- A swim; a dip.
To cause to move up and down:
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- To cause to move up and down:
- To fish with a bob
- To cut (hair, a tail, etc.) short; dock
To interpret or apply (a rule) in a way calculated to gain a desired end
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- To interpret or apply (a rule) in a way calculated to gain a desired end
- (Nautical) To fasten:
- To misrepresent; distort:
To carry the head and shoulders or the upper part of the body habitually bent forward
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- To carry the head and shoulders or the upper part of the body habitually bent forward
- To stand or walk, especially habitually, with the head and upper back bent forward.
- To bend (oneself, the head, or the body) forward and down.
To thrust, throw, or force suddenly (into a liquid, hole, condition, etc.)
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- To thrust, throw, or force suddenly (into a liquid, hole, condition, etc.)
- To move forward and downward violently:
- To thrust or throw forcefully into a substance or place:
To go under or as if under water.
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- To go under or as if under water.
- To sink or plunge beneath the surface of water, etc.
- To place under water.
To plunge into liquid; immerse.
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- To plunge into liquid; immerse.
- To submerge oneself briefly in water.
- To immerse in a liquid for a short time
(Photog.) To lighten an area on (a print) to achieve a shading effect by blocking light in selected areas during an exposure, as in enlargement
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- (Photog.) To lighten an area on (a print) to achieve a shading effect by blocking light in selected areas during an exposure, as in enlargement
- To avoid meeting
- To move or twist quickly aside; shift suddenly, as to avoid a blow
To avoid doing or answering directly; get around; get out of
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- To avoid doing or answering directly; get around; get out of
- To escape or avoid, especially by cleverness or deceit:
- To avoid complying with or fulfilling:
To escape detection, notice, or understanding by
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- To escape detection, notice, or understanding by
- To evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill:
- To avoid or escape from by quickness, cunning, etc.; evade
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(Photog.) To lighten an area on (a print) to achieve a shading effect by blocking light in selected areas during an exposure, as in enlargement
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- (Photog.) To lighten an area on (a print) to achieve a shading effect by blocking light in selected areas during an exposure, as in enlargement
- To use tricks, deceits, or evasions; be shifty
- To move or twist quickly aside; shift suddenly, as to avoid a blow
To avoid doing or answering directly; get around; get out of
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- To avoid doing or answering directly; get around; get out of
- To escape or avoid, especially by cleverness or deceit:
- To be deceitful or clever in avoiding or escaping something; use evasion
To minimize or protect against the loss of by counterbalancing one transaction, such as a bet, against another.
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- To minimize or protect against the loss of by counterbalancing one transaction, such as a bet, against another.
- To avoid making a clear, direct response or statement.
- To hem in, hinder, or restrict with or as if with a hedge.
To evade; skirt:
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- To evade; skirt:
- To step out of the way of.
- To step to one side; take a side step or side steps
To avoid (something controversial, difficult, etc.)
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- To avoid (something controversial, difficult, etc.)
- To lie along or form the edge of; border:
- To pass around rather than across or through:
To prevent from happening:
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- To prevent from happening:
- To refrain from using, engaging in, or partaking of:
- To stay clear of; go around or away from:
To execute (someone) by suffocation so as to leave the body intact and suitable for dissection.
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- To execute (someone) by suffocation so as to leave the body intact and suitable for dissection.
- To get rid of quietly; evade or suppress, as a parliamentary bill, discussion, etc.
- To avoid; disregard:
To ignore, fail to consult, etc.
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- To ignore, fail to consult, etc.
- To go around instead of through; use a bypass to avoid
- To avoid an obstacle by using an alternative channel, passage, or route.
To surround or encircle with evils, enmity, etc.; entrap
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- To surround or encircle with evils, enmity, etc.; entrap
- To get the better of or prevent from happening by craft or ingenuity
- To avoid or evade
To use tricks, deceits, or evasions; be shifty
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- To use tricks, deceits, or evasions; be shifty
- To avoid (a blow, etc.) by moving or shifting quickly aside
- To avoid meeting
To evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill:
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- To evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill:
- To escape detection, notice, or understanding by
- To avoid or escape from by quickness, cunning, etc.; evade
To manage to keep away from; avoid
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- To manage to keep away from; avoid
- To break loose from confinement; get free:
- To avoid a serious or unwanted outcome:
To refrain from (doing something).
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- To refrain from (doing something).
- To keep away from (something harmful or disliked); shun; avoid; abstain from
- To avoid using, accepting, participating in, or partaking of:
To avoid doing or answering directly; get around; get out of
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- To avoid doing or answering directly; get around; get out of
- To avoid complying with or fulfilling:
- To avoid or escape from by deceit or cleverness; elude
To refuse to accept socially; avoid having social contact with:
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- To refuse to accept socially; avoid having social contact with:
- To keep away from; avoid scrupulously or consistently, often, specif., as a practice by a group against a co-worker, coreligionist, etc. who has fallen out of favor
- To avoid, especially persistently.
To lower a container, the hand, etc. into liquid, a receptacle, etc., esp. in order to take something out
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- To lower a container, the hand, etc. into liquid, a receptacle, etc., esp. in order to take something out
- To form (a candle) by repeatedly immersing a wick in melted wax or tallow.
- To scoop up by plunging the hand or a receptacle below the surface, as of a liquid; ladle:
To plunge or thrust suddenly into liquid
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- To plunge or thrust suddenly into liquid
- (Informal) To put out (a light or fire) quickly
- To put out (a light or fire); extinguish:
(Basketball) To put (the ball) into the basket by means of a dunk shot
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- (Basketball) To put (the ball) into the basket by means of a dunk shot
- (Intransitive, basketball) To put the ball directly downward through the hoop while grabbing onto the rim with power.
- To submerge oneself briefly in water.
To plunge or disappear, as in a liquid
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- To plunge or disappear, as in a liquid
- (Archaic) immerse
To engage wholly or deeply; absorb:
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- To engage wholly or deeply; absorb:
- To baptize by submerging in water.
- To plunge, drop, or dip into or as if into a liquid, esp. so as to cover completely
To steep in a mixture, as in pickling.
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- To steep in a mixture, as in pickling.
- To become immersed or soaking wet.
- To plunge or steep in a liquid
To place under water.
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- To place under water.
- To go under or as if under water.
- To sink or plunge beneath the surface of water, etc.
A sharp downward course; a drop:
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- A sharp downward course; a drop:
- A brief plunge or immersion, especially a quick swim.
- A brief swim
A liquid or creamy food into which other foods are dunked.
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- A liquid or creamy food into which other foods are dunked.
- Dunk shot
- The act of dunking, particularly in basketball.
A distance covered by or period of time spent swimming.
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- A distance covered by or period of time spent swimming.
- The act of swimming:
- (Short for) swim bladder
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