verb Drop
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to deliberately let something fall more...
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to let something fall without intending to more...
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to fall to the ground or into something more...
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to quickly move downward, or to let yourself fall downward more...
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to move part of your body downward more...
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if someone’s jaw drops, or if their mouth drops open, their mouth opens suddenly because they are very surprised more...
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if you drop your eyes or your gaze, you look downward more...
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to let something fall from an aircraft more...
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to fall into an area from an aircraft, especially using a parachute more...
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to fall to a lower amount or value more...
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to reduce something to a lower amount or value more...
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if you drop your voice, or if your voice drops, you speak less loudly more...
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if the wind drops, it becomes less strong more...
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to not continue with something more...
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to decide not to continue studying a school subject more...
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to decide not to continue with a court case more...
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to stop what you are doing in order to do something else more...
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to not include something more...
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to not include someone on a team more...
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to not pronounce a letter when you say a word more...
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to stop talking about something, especially because it is embarrassing someone more...
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to end a relationship with someone, especially suddenly more...
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to take someone to a place in a car, usually without getting out of the car yourself more...
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to take something to a place and not stay there very long more...
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to say something in an informal or indirect way more...
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to fail to win points in a game, competition, or test more...
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to swallow an illegal drug, especially acid more...
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if the ground drops, it slopes downward more...
noun
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a very small amount of liquid with a round shape more...
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a small amount of a drink more...
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a fall in the amount or value of something more...
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a distance down to the ground from a high place more...
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a small amount of a particular quality more...
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an occasion when something or someone is dropped from an aircraft more...
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a small round candy more...
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the act of leaving or delivering something in a place that has been agreed, especially something secret or illegal more...
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liquid medicine that you put into your eyes, ears, or nose more...
lunes, 18 de febrero de 2013
domingo, 7 de octubre de 2012
put away
vb (tr, adverb)
1. to return (something) to the correct or proper place he put away his books
2. to save to put away money for the future
3. (Law) to lock up in a prison, mental institution, etc. they put him away for twenty years
4. (Cookery) to eat or drink, esp in large amounts
5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) to put to death, because of old age or illness the dog had to be put away
domingo, 30 de septiembre de 2012
Quick definitions from Macmillan (
bust
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noun
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an occasion when the police go into a place to search it for illegal goods or activities, especially those relating to drugs
verb
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if the police bust a place, they search it for illegal goods or activities, especially those relating to drugs
adjective
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a company or organization that is bust has lost all its money and can no longer continue to operate
plant
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noun
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a living thing that grows in soil, has leaves and roots, and needs water and light from the sun to live
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something stolen or illegal that is put on someone without their knowledge, or is hidden in other possessions so that they appear guilty when it is found
verb
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to put something illegal or stolen on someone secretly, or to hide it in their possessions, so that they appear guilty when it is found
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if you plant an idea in someone’s mind, you introduce it so that they begin to think about it
(street)
▸ noun: a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings ("They walked the streets of the small town")
▸ noun: the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel("Be careful crossing the street")
▸ noun: people living or working on the same street ("The whole street protested the absence of street lights")
▸ noun: a situation offering opportunities ("He worked both sides of the street")
▸ noun: the streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction ("She tried to keep her children off the street")
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road
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noun
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a way that leads from one place to another, especially one with a hard surface that cars and other vehicles can use
domingo, 23 de septiembre de 2012
miércoles, 19 de septiembre de 2012
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