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The form or direction in which a thing is cast
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- The form or direction in which a thing is cast
- Something formed by this means or in a mold or matrix:
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A strip of material such as gauze used to protect, immobilize, compress, or support a wound or injured body part.
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- A strip of material such as gauze used to protect, immobilize, compress, or support a wound or injured body part.
A machine for compressing cotton bales
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- A machine for compressing cotton bales
- (Medicine) A soft pad of gauze or other material applied with pressure to a part of the body to control hemorrhage or to supply heat, cold, moisture, or medication to alleviate pain or reduce infection.
- A machine for compressing material.
Any of several similar devices, such as one that shoots life lines across a stretch of water.
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- Any of several similar devices, such as one that shoots life lines across a stretch of water.
- A machine in which materials are ground and blended or crushed.
- A mixture of cement or lime with sand and water, used between bricks or stones to bind them together in building, or as plaster
A Y-shaped stick having an elastic strap attached to the prongs, used for flinging small stones.
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- A Y-shaped stick having an elastic strap attached to the prongs, used for flinging small stones.
- A Y-shaped piece of wood, metal, etc. with an elastic band or bands attached to the upper tips for shooting stones, etc.
To throw something with force.
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- To throw something with force.
- To move with force or violence; rush
- To cause to move with great force or violence:
To cause to happen, come, etc.; give
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- To cause to happen, come, etc.; give
- To dispatch someone to do an errand or convey a message:
- To dispatch, as by a communications medium:
To send forth (a missile or projectile); discharge or fire (a bullet, arrow, etc.)
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- To send forth (a missile or projectile); discharge or fire (a bullet, arrow, etc.)
- To send forth a missile or projectile; discharge bullets, arrows, etc.; go off; fire
- (--- Slang) To give, send, or hand quickly:
To raise to one's mouth in order to drink:
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- To raise to one's mouth in order to drink:
- To raise or haul up, often with the help of a mechanical apparatus.
- To raise aloft; lift or pull up, esp. by means of a cable, pulley, crane, etc.
To cause to become light; leaven (bread, etc.)
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- To cause to become light; leaven (bread, etc.)
- To increase in size, quantity, or worth:
- To bring about; provoke:
To treat (thread or fabric) with a solution of metallic salts, in order to increase its weight
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- To treat (thread or fabric) with a solution of metallic salts, in order to increase its weight
- (Sports) To assign to (a horse) the weight it must carry as a handicap in a race.
- (Statistics) To assign a weight to in a frequency distribution
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A throw of dice
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- A throw of dice
- Something formed by this means or in a mold or matrix:
- Sort; type:
A brief time of unrestrained pleasures or dissipation
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- A brief time of unrestrained pleasures or dissipation
- (Informal) A usually brief attempt or effort:
- (Informal) A trial effort; try
An upward displacement of soil, rocks, etc., usually caused by frost or moisture
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- An upward displacement of soil, rocks, etc., usually caused by frost or moisture
- An act of hurling; a throw, especially when considered in terms of distance:
- A throw
A hurling
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- A hurling
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- (Nautical) The boat of the largest size and/or of most importance belonging to a ship of war, and often called the "captain's boat" or "captain's launch".
- (Nautical) An open boat of any size powered by steam, naphtha, electricity, or the like. (Compare Spanish lancha.)
- The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built. (Compare: to splash a ship.)
A card game of the all-fours family in which the suit of the first card led becomes trump
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- A card game of the all-fours family in which the suit of the first card led becomes trump
- Any of various thick, dark, sticky substances obtained from the distillation residue of coal tar, wood tar, or petroleum and used for waterproofing, roofing, caulking, and paving.
- A throw, fling, toss, etc.
(Informal) An attempt; a try.
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- (Informal) An attempt; a try.
- An act of shying; start, as of a horse
- A quick throw; a fling.
(Sports) The act of throwing or a technique used to throw an opponent in wrestling or the martial arts.
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- (Sports) The act of throwing or a technique used to throw an opponent in wrestling or the martial arts.
- The action of a person who throws; a cast
- (Games) A roll or cast of dice.
The act of tossing something:
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- The act of tossing something:
- A flipping of a coin to decide an issue:
- A tossing or being tossed; a throw, fling, pitch, etc.
To let fall; drop:
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- To let fall; drop:
- To give birth to prematurely:
- To calculate astrologically:
To throw, shoot, or send out suddenly and fast
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- To throw, shoot, or send out suddenly and fast
- To cast (a look or the eyes) suddenly and rapidly in a direction.
- (--- Archaic) To throw or cast (a dart or missile).
To drink hastily. Often used with down :
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- To drink hastily. Often used with down :
- To throw, knock, or thrust
- To throw so as to break; smash
To move suddenly and violently; rush; dash
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- To move suddenly and violently; rush; dash
- To throw (oneself) energetically (into a task)
- To throw, esp. with force or violence; hurl; cast
To push (at a capstan to turn it)
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- To push (at a capstan to turn it)
- (Naut.) To raise, haul, pull, move, etc. by pulling with a rope or cable
- To throw
To cause to move with great force or violence:
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- To cause to move with great force or violence:
- To move with force or violence; rush
- To cast down; overthrow
To move with or as if with great speed:
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- To move with or as if with great speed:
To cause (a newly built vessel) to slide from the land into the water; set afloat
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- To cause (a newly built vessel) to slide from the land into the water; set afloat
- (Nautical) To put (a boat) into the water in readiness for use.
- To throw oneself (into) with vigor; rush; plunge
To throw, usually with careful aim.
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- To throw, usually with careful aim.
- (Baseball) To throw (the ball) from the mound to the batter.
- To throw; cast, fling, or toss
To send forth (a missile or projectile); discharge or fire (a bullet, arrow, etc.)
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- To send forth (a missile or projectile); discharge or fire (a bullet, arrow, etc.)
- To discharge or fire (a gun, bow, charge of explosive, etc.)
- To cast (an anchor, fish net, etc.)
To throw or fling, esp. sideways with a jerk
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- To throw or fling, esp. sideways with a jerk
- To move suddenly or draw back, as if startled or afraid:
- To move suddenly as when startled; jump; start; recoil
To cause to fall on or over something; cast:
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- To cause to fall on or over something; cast:
- To direct, cast, turn, project, etc.
- To cast off; shed
To throw in or bandy (ideas, remarks, etc.)
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- To throw in or bandy (ideas, remarks, etc.)
- To throw or propel to the ground:
- To throw or pitch about; fling here and there; buffet
To bake or dry by heating, as in a kiln:
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- To bake or dry by heating, as in a kiln:
- To become ignited; flame up:
- (--- Informal) To throw or propel with force and speed:
To hang loosely and swing or sway to and fro:
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- To hang loosely and swing or sway to and fro:
- To refer to an implied, rather than stated, word in the sentence in which it occurs
- To hold (something) so that it hangs and swings loosely
To trust; to rest with confidence; to rely; to confide; to be certain; — with on or upon; as, we depend on the word or assurance of our friends; we depend on the mail at the usual hour.
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- To trust; to rest with confidence; to rely; to confide; to be certain; — with on or upon; as, we depend on the word or assurance of our friends; we depend on the mail at the usual hour.
- To be determined, influenced, or contingent:
- To be determined by, be influenced by, or be contingent on:
To swing, as on a hinge
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- To swing, as on a hinge
- (Baseball) To throw (a pitch) in such a manner as to fail to break.
- To attach oneself as a dependent or an impediment; cling.
(Music) To hold or prolong (a note or notes) in suspension.
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- (Music) To hold or prolong (a note or notes) in suspension.
- To hold in abeyance; defer:
- To hold in abeyance or defer action on (a sentence, etc.)
(--- Informal) To move, travel, or come (by, over to, around to, etc.) in a casual manner, as by automobile
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- (--- Informal) To move, travel, or come (by, over to, around to, etc.) in a casual manner, as by automobile
- To hang; be suspended
- To suspend on hinges:
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