Clip - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

verb

Stick, attach, or fasten (something) to something else.

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Panels to which he affixes copies of fine old prints

noun

An addition to the base form or stem of a word in order to modify its meaning or create a new word.

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Languages that work like this, where whole phrases or clauses can be formed in one word by attachin…

verb

Join or fasten (something) to something else.

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Attach your safety line to the bridge

noun

A strip of leather or other material worn, typically round the waist, to support or hold in clothes or to carry weapons.

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He tightened his leather belt an extra notch

verb

Fasten with a belt.

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She belted her raincoat firmly

noun

A strip of leather or other material worn around the waist

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A black leather belt, the corn belt (= area known for growing corn), he belted the ball out of the …

verb

Strike (someone) roughly or sharply with the fist.

Примеры использования:

He biffed me on the nose

noun

A sharp blow with the fist.

Примеры использования:

Even without an accident, standing passengers who lose their balance can and do unintentionally inf…

verb

To hit someone, especially with the fist (= closed hand)

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I biffed him on the jaw., a biff on the nose

exclamation

Another term for boo1.

noun

Used as a friendly form of address.

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Keep the change, bo

abbreviation

Short for body odour.

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I can't imagine going out with someone who had bo

noun

A dance to pop music.

Примеры использования:

Nightlife is good, whether you're looking for a drink or a bop in the disco

verb

Short for bebop.

noun

A quick blow or punch.

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A sudden harsh wind blowing off the moor, an inattentive owner — no worries there — and off she'd b…

noun

A container with a flat base and sides, typically square or rectangular and having a lid.

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A cigarette box

verb

Put in or provide with a box.

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Each piece is boxed with a certificate of authenticity

noun

A slap with the hand on the side of a person's head.

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She gave him a box on the ear

noun

An implement with a handle and a block of bristles, hair, or wire, used especially for cleaning, applying a liquid or powder to a surface, or arranging the hair.

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A shaving brush

verb

Remove (dust or dirt) by sweeping or scrubbing.

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We'll be able to brush the mud off easily

noun

Undergrowth, small trees, and shrubs.

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Trees and brush alongside the fields and channels are home to birds and other wildlife

noun

A flat, typically rectangular frame with a hinged pin, used for joining the ends of a belt or strap.

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Most rucksacks have quick release buckles

verb

Fasten with a buckle.

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He buckled his belt

noun

A fastener for a belt

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A silver buckle, [ t ] please buckle your seat belts., [ i ] after eight hours of hiking, our knees…

noun

A container holding a spool of photographic film, a quantity of ink, etc., designed for insertion into a mechanism.

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Super8 film cartridges are available from good photographic stores for about £12 which thankfully i…

noun

A container that is used in a larger piece of equipment, and which can be replaced with another similar part

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A video game cartridge

verb

Intercept and hold (something which has been thrown, propelled, or dropped).

Примеры использования:

She threw the bottle into the air and caught it again

noun

An act of catching something, typically a ball.

Примеры использования:

I saw myself fumbling easy catches and looking clumsy.

verb

Take hold of so as to seize or stop the motion of

verb

Grasp (something) tightly with one's hand.

Примеры использования:

He clasped her arm

noun

A device with interlocking parts used for fastening things together.

Примеры использования:

A gold bracelet with a turquoise clasp

verb

To hold someone or something firmly in your hands or arms

Примеры использования:

He clasped the vase, afraid he would drop it., she had a firm clasp on her daughter’s hand.

verb

Hit (someone) hard.

Примеры использования:

If he does that i'll clobber him!

noun

Clothing, personal belongings, or equipment.

Примеры использования:

I found all his clobber in the locker

verb

Add enamelled decoration to (porcelain).

Примеры использования:

The hateful practice of clobbering oriental porcelain, already begun, pointed a cheap and easy way …

verb

Hit (someone) hard.

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If he does that i'll clobber him!

verb

Add enamelled decoration to (porcelain).

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The hateful practice of clobbering oriental porcelain, already begun, pointed a cheap and easy way …

noun

Clothing, personal belongings, or equipment.

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I found all his clobber in the locker

noun

A heavy blow with the hand or a hard object.

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A clout round the ear

verb

Short for clout nail.

noun

Power and influence over other people or events

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The small firms banded together so they would have more clout in washington.

verb

Bring together or into contact so that a real or notional link is established.

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The electrodes were connected to a recording device

verb

To join together two things, or to be joined together

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[ i ] the printer connects to the computer., [ t ] a ferry connects the island to the mainland., [ …

verb

To join two or more pieces of equipment together, or to be joined in this way

Примеры использования:

Wireless networks allow you to connect two or more pcs within your own home., connect to sth the ca…

noun

A thing that connects two things, especially mechanical components or systems.

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A hydraulic coupler

noun

A cultivated plant that is grown on a large scale commercially, especially a cereal, fruit, or vegetable.

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The main crops were oats and barley

verb

Cut (something, especially a person's hair) very short.

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She cropped her long golden hair

verb

Short for riding crop or hunting crop.

noun

The end part of a sleeve, where the material of the sleeve is turned back or a separate band is sewn on.

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A red dress with a white lace collar and cuffs

verb

Secure with handcuffs.

Примеры использования:

The man's hands were cuffed behind his back

noun

A blow given with an open hand.

Примеры использования:

Luke gave flora a mild cuff

verb

Make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object.

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He cut his toe on a sharp stone

noun

A stroke or blow given by a sharp-edged implement or by a whip or cane.

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He could skin an animal with a single cut of the knife

verb

Separate with or as if with an instrument

noun

The action of cutting something.

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The cutting of the cake

adjective

Capable of cutting something.

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The cutting blades of the hedge trimmer

verb

Make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object.

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He cut his toe on a sharp stone

noun

A solid geometrical figure with straight parallel sides and a circular or oval cross section.

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Narnia uses stencil shadows generated from implicit geometry representations such as cylinders and …

noun

A surface generated by rotating a line around a fixed line

noun

A short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing.

Примеры использования:

She read out excerpts from an article in the times

verb

Take (a short extract) from a text.

Примеры использования:

The notes are excerpted from his forthcoming biography

noun

A short part taken from a speech, book, etc.

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This article is excerpted from the full report.

verb

Remove or take out, especially by effort or force.

Примеры использования:

The fossils are extracted from the chalk

noun

A short passage taken from a text, film, or piece of music.

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An extract from a historical film

verb

Remove, usually with some force or effort

verb

Close or do up securely.

Примеры использования:

The tunic was fastened with a row of gilt buttons

verb

To make or become firmly attached or closed

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[ i ] this skirt fastens at the back., [ t ] fasten your seatbelt.

noun

A device that closes or secures something.

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The fasteners that attach the panel to the wall had corroded

noun

A button or other device for joining together the separate parts of something, esp. clothes

verb

Fasten (something) securely in a particular place or position.

Примеры использования:

They had candles fixed to their helmets

noun

A difficult or awkward situation from which it is hard to extricate oneself; a predicament.

Примеры использования:

How on earth did you get into such a fix?

verb

Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

noun

A small part broken off or separated from something.

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Small fragments of pottery

verb

Break or cause to break into fragments.

Примеры использования:

Lough erne fragmented into a series of lakes

noun

A small piece or part, esp. one that is broken off of something

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A bone fragment, a fragment of indian pottery, she read a fragment of the story.

verb

(of cattle, sheep, etc.) eat grass in a field.

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Cattle graze on the open meadows

noun

A slight injury where the skin is scraped.

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Cuts and grazes on the skin

verb

To touch and rub against something while passing it, causing slight damage

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The bullet only grazed his leg., [ i ] cows grazed in the field.

noun

The style in which a person's hair is cut.

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He's always very particular about his haircut

noun

An occasion when you have your hair cut, or the style in which it is cut

noun

A small reduction in the price of a share, bond, etc.

Примеры использования:

The museum director took a haircut of about 8% from his salary.

noun

A slotted hinged metal plate forming part of a fastening for a door or lid, fitted over a loop and secured by a pin or padlock.

Примеры использования:

The hut was always locked by a large padlock securing a hasp

verb

Lock (a door, window, or lid) by securing the hasp over the loop of the fastening.

Примеры использования:

She went to the window and hasped it

noun

A piece of metal that fastens a box or door, used with a padlock (= lock that can be removed)

verb

Bring one's hand or a tool or weapon into contact with (someone or something) quickly and forcefully.

Примеры использования:

The woman hit the mugger with her umbrella

noun

An instance of striking or being struck.

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Few structures can withstand a hit from a speeding car

verb

Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument

verb

Grasp, carry, or support with one's hands.

Примеры использования:

She was holding a brown leather suitcase

noun

An act or manner of grasping something; a grip.

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He caught hold of her arm

noun

A large compartment or space in the lower part of a ship or aircraft in which cargo is stowed.

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Oversized baggage is placed in the hold of the plane

noun

A piece of metal or other hard material curved or bent back at an angle, for catching hold of or hanging things on.

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A picture hook

verb

Attach or fasten with a hook or hooks.

Примеры использования:

The truck had a red lamp hooked to its tailgate

verb

Link; connect.

Примеры использования:

The tap was joined to a pipe

noun

A place or line where two or more things are connected or fastened together.

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It was soldered so well that you couldn't see the join

verb

Strike a surface noisily to attract attention, especially when waiting to be let in through a door.

Примеры использования:

He strolled over and knocked on a door marked enquiries

noun

A sudden short sound caused by a blow, especially on a door to attract attention or gain entry.

Примеры использования:

There was a sudden knock at the door, the noise seemingly unnatural and loud in the silence that i …

verb

To repeatedly hit something, producing a noise

Примеры использования:

Someone is knocking at the door., jane knocked on the window to attract his attention., alice accid…

verb

Pass the tongue over (something) in order to taste, moisten, or clean it.

Примеры использования:

He licked the stamp and stuck it on the envelope

noun

An act of licking something with the tongue.

Примеры использования:

Sammy gave his fingers a lick

verb

Pass the tongue over

noun

A relationship between two things or situations, especially where one affects the other.

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A commission to investigate a link between pollution and forest decline

verb

Make, form, or suggest a connection with or between.

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Rumours that linked his name with judith

noun

A torch of pitch and tow for lighting the way in dark streets.

noun

A mechanism for keeping a door, window, lid, or container fastened, typically operated by a key.

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The key turned firmly in the lock

verb

Fasten or secure (something) with a lock.

Примеры использования:

She closed and locked her desk

noun

A piece of a person's hair that coils or hangs together.

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She pushed back a lock of hair

verb

Cut off (a branch, limb, or twig) from the main body of a tree.

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They lopped off more branches to save the tree

noun

Branches and twigs lopped off trees.

Примеры использования:

In many forests they took the lop and top, and in some cases the stump, of trees

verb

Hang loosely or limply; droop.

Примеры использования:

A stomach that lopped over his belt

noun

A periodical publication containing articles and illustrations, often on a particular subject or aimed at a particular readership.

Примеры использования:

A women's weekly magazine

noun

A type of thin book with a paper cover that is published regularly and usually contains articles and photographs

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A weekly/monthly magazine

noun

A thin book with large pages and a paper cover which contains articles and photographs and is published every week or month

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Launch/produce/run a magazine we plan to launch a new magazine next year., edit/print/publish a mag…

noun

A very brief period of time.

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She was silent for a moment before replying

noun

The quantity of motion of a moving body, measured as a product of its mass and velocity.

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In contrast, the active medium in the mechanical laser is the intrinsic angular momenta of electron…

verb

Cut down (grass) with a machine.

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Mow the lawn a day or two before you go, so it stays looking tidy while you are away

noun

A stack of hay, corn, or other crop.

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A hay mow

verb

Make (something) tidy.

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She made an attempt to neaten her hair

noun

A single step taken when walking or running.

Примеры использования:

Kirov stepped back a pace

verb

Walk at a steady speed, especially without a particular destination and as an expression of anxiety or annoyance.

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We paced up and down in exasperation

preposition

With due respect to (someone or their opinion), used to express polite disagreement or contradiction.

Примеры использования:

Narrative history, pace some theorists, is by no means dead

verb

Trim (something) by cutting away its outer edges.

Примеры использования:

Carlo pared his thumbnails with his knife

noun

A thin piece of metal with a sharp point at one end and a round head at the other, used for fastening pieces of cloth, paper, etc.

Примеры использования:

One of them cleverly decorates a vase by drawing plant leaves using a sharp pin, while another shap…

verb

Attach or fasten with a pin or pins.

Примеры использования:

He pinned the badge on to his lapel

noun

An identifying number allocated to an individual by a bank or other organization and used for validating electronic transactions.

verb

Cut off the top and branches of (a tree) to encourage new growth at the top.

Примеры использования:

It was the practice of local authorities to pollard these trees on a regular basis

noun

A tree whose top and branches have been pollarded.

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Young trees have grown up between the pollards

verb

To cut the tops of trees back so that the tree then grows a small mass of branches close together

Примеры использования:

We have improved street lighting and pollarded the trees., i hate the pollarded trees in london., y…

noun

A plum preserved by drying and having a black, wrinkled appearance.

Примеры использования:

However, just as raisins seem different from grapes, so do prunes appear to be distinct from plums.

verb

Trim (a tree, shrub, or bush) by cutting away dead or overgrown branches or stems, especially to encourage growth.

Примеры использования:

Now is the time to prune roses

noun

An instance of trimming a tree, shrub, or bush.

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They need little care other than an annual prune

verb

Trim (a tree, shrub, or bush) by cutting away dead or overgrown branches or stems, especially to encourage growth.

Примеры использования:

Now is the time to prune roses

noun

A plum preserved by drying and having a black, wrinkled appearance.

Примеры использования:

However, just as raisins seem different from grapes, so do prunes appear to be distinct from plums.

noun

An unpleasant or disagreeable person.

Примеры использования:

He was a good leader, but a right miserable old prune

verb

Strike with the fist.

Примеры использования:

He punched her in the face and ran off

noun

A blow with the fist.

Примеры использования:

He reeled under the well-aimed punch

verb

A device or machine for making holes in materials such as paper, leather, or metal.

verb

Strike (a hard surface) with a series of rapid audible blows, especially in order to attract attention.

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He stood up and rapped the table

noun

A quick, sharp knock or blow.

Примеры использования:

There was a confident rap at the door

noun

The smallest amount (used for emphasis).

Примеры использования:

He doesn't care a rap whether it's true or not

noun

A measure, quantity, or frequency, typically one measured against another quantity or measure.

Примеры использования:

The island has the lowest crime rate in the world

verb

Assign a standard or value to (something) according to a particular scale.

Примеры использования:

They were asked to rate their ability at different driving manoeuvres

verb

Scold (someone) angrily.

Примеры использования:

He rated the young man soundly for his want of respect

phrase

Collide violently with an obstacle

phrasal verb

Collide with someone or something.

Примеры использования:

He ran into a lamp post

phrasal verb

Reach a level or amount.

Примеры использования:

The company had debts running into millions of dollars

noun

The place where an incident in real life or fiction occurs or occurred.

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The emergency team were among the first on the scene

noun

A part of a play or movie in which the action stays in one place for a continuous period

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The opening scene of the movie was filmed in new york city., the scene from the mountaintop was bre…

adjective

Fixed or fastened so as not to give way, become loose, or be lost.

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Check to ensure that all nuts and bolts are secure

verb

Fix or attach (something) firmly so that it cannot be moved or lost.

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Pins secure the handle to the main body

adjective

Free from risk and the threat of change for the worse

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A secure job, people want to feel secure economically., the museum has a large endowment, so its fu…

noun

The action or fact of carefully choosing someone or something as being the best or most suitable.

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Such men decided the selection of candidates

noun

The act of choosing, or the person or thing chosen

Примеры использования:

[ c ] they performed a mix of old hits and selections from their new cd., [ c ] that bookstore has …

noun

The process of choosing someone or something from a group of people or things after careful thought

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The selection of sth/sb it is alleged that he tried to improperly influence the selection of a part…

noun

The external form, contours, or outline of someone or something.

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She liked the shape of his nose

verb

Give a particular shape or form to.

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Most caves are shaped by the flow of water through limestone

abbreviation

Supreme headquarters allied powers europe.

verb

(of a man) cut the hair off the face with a razor.

Примеры использования:

He washed, shaved, and had breakfast

noun

An act of shaving hair from the face or a part of the body.

Примеры использования:

You need a shave

verb

Remove body hair with a razor

verb

Cut the wool off (a sheep or other animal).

Примеры использования:

Paul has never sheared a sheep before

noun

A strain produced by pressure in the structure of a substance, when its layers are laterally shifted in relation to each other.

Примеры использования:

The water from the upper source is emitted at the same speed as the main flow; there is thus no shear

noun

Cut or cut through with scissors

verb

Cut the wool off (a sheep or other animal).

Примеры использования:

Paul has never sheared a sheep before

noun

A strain produced by pressure in the structure of a substance, when its layers are laterally shifted in relation to each other.

Примеры использования:

The water from the upper source is emitted at the same speed as the main flow; there is thus no shear

noun

The activity of cutting the wool off a sheep

Примеры использования:

Sheep shearing is a traditional skill., the punitive shearing of convicts, if the shearing of olfac…

verb

Make or become shorter.

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He shortened his stride

verb

Make short or shorter

verb

To make something shorter in length, distance, or height

Примеры использования:

I’d like to have this jacket shortened by about two inches., a high school knee injury probably sho…

noun

Fat used for making pastry.

Примеры использования:

In a stock pot, melt the lard or shortening over medium heat.

verb

Make or become shorter.

Примеры использования:

He shortened his stride

noun

Butter or other fat used in cooking, esp. to make pastry

verb

Hit or strike with the palm of the hand or a flat object.

Примеры использования:

My sister slapped my face

noun

A blow with the palm of the hand or a flat object.

Примеры использования:

He gave her a slap across her cheek

adverb

Suddenly and directly, especially with great force.

Примеры использования:

Storming out of her room, she went slap into luke

noun

A sharp slap or blow, typically one given with the palm of the hand.

Примеры использования:

She gave mark a smack across the face

verb

Strike (someone or something), typically with the palm of the hand and as a punishment.

Примеры использования:

Jessica smacked his face, quite hard

adverb

In a sudden and violent way.

Примеры использования:

I ran smack into the back of a parked truck

verb

Cut (something) with scissors or shears, typically with small quick strokes.

Примеры использования:

She was snipping a few dead heads off the roses

noun

An act of snipping something.

Примеры использования:

He took a snip at a dandelion on the grass

verb

To cut something, usually with a few quick actions using scissors (= cutting device with two blades) or a similar device

Примеры использования:

I asked the barber just to snip the ends of my hair.

noun

A small piece or brief extract.

Примеры использования:

Snippets of information about the war

noun

A small bit or part of something

Примеры использования:

I’ll watch snippets of baseball games, but i just don’t have that much time to sit and watch the wh…

noun

A garment for the foot and lower part of the leg, typically knitted from wool, cotton, or nylon.

Примеры использования:

In more formal settings, black over-the-calf stretch nylon cotton or wool socks are fitting.

verb

Hit forcefully.

Примеры использования:

Jess socked his father across the face

verb

Hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot

noun

The rate at which someone or something moves or operates or is able to move or operate.

Примеры использования:

We turned on to the runway and began to gather speed

verb

Move quickly.

Примеры использования:

I got into the car and home we sped

noun

(a) rate at which something moves or happens

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[ c ] a speed of 25 miles per hour, [ u ] both cars were traveling at high speed., [ u ] they came …

noun

A piece of thin wire with two short right-angled end pieces which are driven by a stapler through sheets of paper to fasten them together.

Примеры использования:

If you use paper on your compost, be aware of any plastic or staples in the paper - worms can't eat…

verb

Attach or secure with a staple or staples.

Примеры использования:

Merrill stapled a batch of papers together

adjective

Main or important, especially in terms of consumption.

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The staple foods of the poor

verb

Hit forcibly and deliberately with one's hand or a weapon or other implement.

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He raised his hand, as if to strike me

noun

A refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, typically in an attempt to gain a concession or concessions from their employer.

Примеры использования:

Dockers voted for an all-out strike

verb

Deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

noun

A small, sharp broad-headed nail.

Примеры использования:

Tacks held the remaining rags of carpet to the floor

verb

Fasten or fix in place with tacks.

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He used the tool to tack down sheets of fibreboard

noun

Equipment used in horse riding, including the saddle and bridle.

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New materials will also be used for tack and horse equipment.

noun

A device by which a flow of liquid or gas from a pipe or container can be controlled.

Примеры использования:

She turned the cold tap on

verb

Draw liquid through the tap or spout of (a cask, barrel, or other container).

Примеры использования:

Several barrels had been tapped to celebrate old victories

noun

A quick light blow, or the sound of such a blow.

Примеры использования:

There was a sharp tap at the door

noun

The speed at which a passage of music is or should be played.

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Listening to music with a slow tempo helps calm the mind.

noun

(in south asia) a light three-wheeled delivery van.

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Motorcycles, cars, tempos and lorries are vying for parking space.

noun

The speed of a movement or activity

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[ u ] tracy likes the tempo of city life., [ c ] it sounded like they were playing at different tem…

verb

Hit or strike heavily, especially with the fist or a blunt implement.

Примеры использования:

Holman thumped the desk with his hand

noun

A dull, heavy blow with a person's fist or a blunt implement.

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I felt a thump on my back

verb

To hit something, making a soft, heavy noise

Примеры использования:

[ t ] he thumped his chest., i heard a thump upstairs.

verb

Come into or be in contact with.

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He leaned back so that only two legs of his chair touched the floor

noun

An act of touching someone or something.

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Her touch on his shoulder was hesitant

verb

Make physical contact with, come in contact with

noun

An unpowered vehicle towed by another.

Примеры использования:

Forty lorry trailers loaded with fish

verb

Give advance publicity to (a film, broadcast, or proposal) by releasing extracts or selected details.

Примеры использования:

The series has already been heavily trailered

noun

A vehicle without an engine, often in the form of a flat frame or a container, that can be pulled by another vehicle

Примеры использования:

We bought a trailer for camping trips.

verb

Make (something) neat or of the required size or form by cutting away irregular or unwanted parts.

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Trim the grass using a sharp mower

noun

Additional decoration, typically along the edges of something and in contrasting colour or material.

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A red blazer with gold trim

adjective

Neat and smart in appearance; in good order.

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His face was freshly shaved, his clothes neat and trim

noun

The speed of something in a given direction.

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The velocities of the emitted particles

noun

The speed at which something is traveling

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The wind velocity recorded at the airport was 78 miles per hour at 4 p.m.

noun

The speed at which something happens or moves

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If national companies cannot produce at the same velocity that people demand goods, they need to im…

verb

Strike or hit very hard.

Примеры использования:

They walloped the back of his head with a stick

noun

A heavy blow or punch.

Примеры использования:

I gave it a wallop with my boot

verb

Strike forcefully with a sharp blow.

Примеры использования:

His attacker whacked him on the head

noun

A sharp or resounding blow.

Примеры использования:

With a few whacks and some loud whistles, they drove the animals away

verb

The act of hitting vigorously