Sway - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

verb

Have an effect on; make a difference to.

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The dampness began to affect my health

verb

Pretend to have or feel (something).

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As usual i affected a supreme unconcern

noun

Emotion or desire as influencing behaviour.

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By triggering affect and emotion, intolerant behaviors are set in motion.

combining form

Denoting a version of something, especially popular music, that is intended as a challenge to the traditional version.

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An alt-classical quartet

noun

Short for alt key.

prefix

Abbreviation for alternative: used to form nouns or adjectives to refer to things that are not usual or typical examples of their kind, and that often have an enthusiastic group of people who support them

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He listens to a hip mix of alt-rock.

noun

Occupation of a position of dominant power or influence.

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The ascendancy of good over evil

noun

A position of power, strength, or success

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They are in danger of losing their political ascendancy (= controlling power)., supporters of the p…

noun

The power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience.

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He had absolute authority over his subordinates

noun

The power to control or demand obedience from others

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[ u ] the police have no legal authority in these disputes., [ u ] we have to find someone in autho…

noun

The official power to make decisions for other people or to tell them what they must do

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The executive committee can delegate authority to the chairperson., he did not have enough authorit…

verb

Shape or force (something straight) into a curve or angle.

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The wire has to be bent back tightly

noun

A curve in a road, river, path, or racing circuit.

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The van screeched round a bend

noun

An ordinary in the form of a broad diagonal stripe from top left (dexter chief) to bottom right (sinister base) of a shield or part of one.

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A narrow bend, either dexter or sinister, lying across the other charges on a shield

noun

Inclination or prejudice for or against one person or group, especially in a way considered to be unfair.

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There was evidence of bias against foreign applicants

verb

Cause to feel or show inclination or prejudice for or against someone or something.

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All too often, our recruitment processes are biased towards younger candidates

noun

An unfair personal opinion that influences your judgment

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[ u ] they vowed to fight racial bias in the school., [ c usually sing ] does news coverage reflect…

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

Give an authoritative or peremptory order.

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A gruff voice commanded us to enter

noun

An authoritative order.

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He obeyed her commands without question

verb

An authoritative direction or instruction to do something

noun

The power to influence or direct people's behaviour or the course of events.

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The whole operation is under the control of a production manager

verb

Determine the behaviour or supervise the running of.

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He was appointed to control the company's marketing strategy

verb

Power to direct or determine

verb

Change the form, character, or function of something.

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Modernization has converted the country from a primitive society to a near-industrial one

noun

A person who has been persuaded to change their religious faith or other belief.

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He is a recent convert to the church

verb

To change the character, appearance, or operation of something

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[ t ] we converted our oil furnace to gas to save money., [ i ] most of the families in the communi…

noun

A course along which someone or something moves.

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She set off in the opposite direction

noun

The position toward which someone or something moves or faces

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Cars were facing every direction after slamming into each other on the icy road., i glanced in her …

noun

The position towards which someone or something moves or faces

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In a direction "no, go that way," i said, pointing in the opposite direction., in the direction of …

noun

The exercise of power or influence over someone or something, or the state of being so controlled.

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The imperial domination of india

noun

The state of having control over people or a situation

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Her domination of the tennis world is undisputed.

noun

Power or control over other people or things

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The movie was about a group of robots set on world domination (= control of all countries).

noun

Sovereignty or control.

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Man's attempt to establish dominion over nature

noun

Control over a country or people, or the land that belongs to a ruler

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[ u ] the collapse of spain’s empire prepared the way for britain’s dominion over the seas.

noun

Control over a country or people

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Have dominion over god has dominion over (= controls) all his creatures., napoleon dreamed of achie…

verb

Rise and fall irregularly in number or amount.

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Trade with other countries tends to fluctuate from year to year

verb

To change or vary frequently between one level or thing and another

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Vegetable prices fluctuate according to the season., i fluctuate between feeling really happy and u…

verb

If prices, levels, or interest rates fluctuate, they go up and down

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Inflation has fluctuated in recent months along with oil prices., fluctuate between sth and sth div…

noun

The group of people with the authority to govern a country or state; a particular ministry in office.

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The government's economic record

noun

The group of people who officially control a country

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The government of israel, the government is/are expected to announce its/their tax proposals today.…

noun

The system used for controlling a country, city, or group of people

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The 1990s saw a shift to democratic government in eastern europe., what this state needs is really …

noun

The capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behaviour of someone or something, or the effect itself.

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The influence of television violence

verb

Have an influence on.

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Government regulations can influence behaviour, but often without changing underlying values and mo…

verb

A power to affect persons or events

noun

The official power to make legal decisions and judgements.

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The english court had no jurisdiction over the defendants

noun

The official authority to make (esp. legal) decisions and judgments

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The supreme court ruled that the us government had no jurisdiction over crimes committed on indian …

noun

The authority that a particular court of law or official organization has to make laws, rules, or legal decisions

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A law passed in 2006 sought to strip the federal courts of jurisdiction to consider the detainees' …

noun

The lengthwise timber or steel structure along the base of a ship, supporting the framework of the whole, in some vessels extended downwards as a ridge to increase stability.

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Support the keel with timber blocking to take most of the weight of the hull.

verb

(of a boat or ship) turn over on its side; capsize.

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It's going to take more wind to make this boat keel over

noun

A flat-bottomed boat of a kind formerly used on the tyne and wear rivers for loading ships carrying coal.

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The original tyne keel was clinker-built but later types were of carvel build.

noun

The action of leading a group of people or an organization.

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Different styles of leadership

noun

The quality or ability that makes a person a leader, or the position of being a leader

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The company was extremely successful under murphy’s leadership., the democratic leadership in congr…

noun

The position or fact of being a leader

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The company has strong leadership and accountability up and down the line., the hospital excelled f…

noun

The exertion of force by means of a lever.

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My spade hit something solid that wouldn't respond to leverage

verb

Use borrowed capital for (an investment), expecting the profits made to be greater than the interest payable.

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Without clear legal title to their assets, they own property that cannot be leveraged as collateral…

noun

The power to influence results

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Financial/political leverage, the us has very little leverage in that part of the world., they can …

noun

A number of connected items or names written or printed consecutively, typically one below the other.

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Consult the list of drugs on page 326

verb

Make a list of.

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I have listed four reasons below

noun

An instance of a ship listing to one side.

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The gallery walls are lined with marine ply, angled to give an echo of the list of a ship under sail.

verb

Make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement or series of movements; stagger.

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The car lurched forward

noun

An abrupt uncontrolled movement, especially an unsteady tilt or roll.

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The boat gave a violent lurch and he missed his footing

verb

Move suddenly or as if unable to control one's movements

verb

Handle or control (a tool, mechanism, information, etc.) in a skilful manner.

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He manipulated the dials of the set

verb

Influence or control shrewdly or deviously

verb

To influence or control someone to your advantage, often without that person knowing it

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Her success is partly due to her ability to manipulate the media., the wheelchair is designed to be…

noun

Comprehensive knowledge or skill in a particular subject or activity.

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She played with some mastery

noun

Great skill in a particular job or activity

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Louis armstrong’s mastery of the trumpet is legendary., only a singer of fitzgerald's mastery could…

noun

Complete control of something

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Her mastery of the situation

noun

A hollow container used to give shape to molten or hot liquid material when it cools and hardens.

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The smith would pour the molten metal into the shaped mould

verb

Form (an object) out of malleable material.

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Mould the figure from white fondant

noun

A furry growth of minute fungi occurring typically in moist warm conditions, especially on food or other organic matter.

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Mould may flourish unhindered

noun

An act of moving.

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A slight movement of the body

noun

The act or process of changing a situation or event, or of changing the way something happens or is done

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[ c ] there has been a movement toward smaller families., the women’s movement works for better job…

noun

A change in a number, price, etc. for example on a financial market

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Movements in sth short-term movements in currency are difficult to predict., this stock market repo…

verb

Try to influence or thwart by underhand or unfair methods.

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An attempt to nobble the jury

verb

To make something fail, especially to make a horse in a race fail by giving it drugs

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The jury who convicted him were suspected of being nobbled., he nobbled her in the corridor to sign…

verb

Move or swing back and forth in a regular rhythm.

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The grain pan near the front of the combine oscillates back and forth

verb

To move repeatedly from side to side or up and down between two points, or to vary between two states or amounts, or feelings or opinions

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She oscillates between cooperation and hostility., mealtimes strongly influence this daily oscillat…

verb

To move repeatedly from one position to another

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Oscillate between sth and sth the stock has spent most of the past five years oscillating between $…

noun

Movement back and forth in a regular rhythm.

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The natural oscillation of a spring

noun

Repeated movement from one position to another

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The oscillations of the needle were so slight they were hard to detect., his mood never settled; th…

verb

Induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument.

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It wasn't easy, but i persuaded him to do the right thing

verb

Cause somebody to adopt a certain position or belief

noun

The quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone.

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Her voice rose steadily in pitch

verb

Set (one's voice or a piece of music) at a particular pitch.

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You've pitched the melody very high

verb

Cover, coat, or smear with pitch.

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He pitched the ship inside and outside

noun

The ability or capacity to do something or act in a particular way.

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The power of speech

verb

Supply (a device) with mechanical or electrical energy.

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The car is powered by a fuel-injected 3.0-litre engine

noun

The ability or right to control people and events, or to influence the way people act or think in important ways

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The election results showed that the democrats had lost power, with republicans taking over five mo…

verb

Exert force on (someone or something) so as to cause movement towards oneself.

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He pulled them down on to the couch

noun

An act of pulling something.

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Give the hair a quick pull and it comes out by the roots

verb

Apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion

noun

A cylinder on which film, wire, thread, or other flexible materials can be wound.

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A cotton reel

verb

Wind something on to a reel by turning the reel.

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Sailplanes are often launched by means of a wire reeled in by a winch

verb

A winder around which flexible materials can be wound

noun

The solid mineral material forming part of the surface of the earth and other similar planets, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil.

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The beds of rock are slightly tilted

verb

Move gently to and fro or from side to side.

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She rocked the baby in her arms

noun

Rock music.

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The store plays a peculiar blend of 70s and 80s rock

verb

Move in a particular direction by turning over and over on an axis.

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The car rolled down into a ditch

noun

A cylinder formed by winding flexible material round a tube or by turning it over and over on itself without folding.

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A roll of carpet

verb

Move by turning over or rotating

noun

One of a set of explicit or understood regulations or principles governing conduct or procedure within a particular area of activity.

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The rules of cricket

verb

Short for australian rules.

noun

An accepted principle or instruction that states the way things are or should be done, and tells you what you are allowed or are not allowed to do

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The company's chief executive failed to enforce federal workplace rules., if you broke the rule, yo…

verb

(of a structure or area of land) tremble or vibrate.

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Buildings shook in sacramento and tremors were felt in reno

noun

An act of shaking.

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She gave her red curls a shake

verb

Move or cause to move back and forth

noun

Supreme power or authority.

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The sovereignty of parliament

noun

The power or authority to rule

verb

Walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall.

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He staggered to his feet, swaying a little

noun

An unsteady walk or movement.

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She walked with a stagger

verb

Walk with great difficulty

verb

Trip or momentarily lose one's balance; almost fall.

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Her foot caught in the rug and she stumbled

noun

An act of stumbling.

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He broke a bone in his foot in a stumble down an alpine pass

verb

Miss a step and fall or nearly fall

noun

The state or condition of being superior to all others in authority, power, or status.

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The supremacy of the king

noun

The highest authority or greatest power

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He approved the supremacy of a strong federal government over the demands of states.

verb

Clean (an area) by brushing away dirt or litter.

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I've swept the floor

noun

An act of sweeping something with a brush.

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I was giving the floor a quick sweep

verb

Change or cause to change direction abruptly.

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A lorry swerved across her path

noun

An abrupt change of direction.

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Do not make sudden swerves, particularly around parked vehicles

verb

Turn sharply; change direction abruptly

verb

Move or cause to move back and forth or from side to side while suspended or on an axis.

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Her long black skirt swung about her legs

noun

A seat suspended by ropes or chains, on which someone may sit and swing back and forth.

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The chains that had been holding the seat of the swing up were still sticking straight out.

verb

Change direction with a swinging motion; turn

verb

Move or go with a smooth up-and-down motion.

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The surface of the liquid undulated gently

adjective

(especially of a leaf) having a wavy surface or edge.

verb

To have a continuous up and down shape or movement, like waves on the sea

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The road undulates for five miles before a steep climb., the undulating countryside

noun

The action of moving smoothly up and down.

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The soft undulation of the waves animates the scene

verb

Waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive.

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I vacillated between teaching and journalism

verb

Change direction suddenly.

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An oil tanker that had veered off course

noun

A sudden change of direction.

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In particular, sword wants to discover what triggers the insects' specific movements - a sudden vee…

verb

Slacken or let out (a rope or cable) in a controlled way.

verb

Move one's hand to and fro in greeting or as a signal.

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He waved to me from the train

noun

A long body of water curling into an arched form and breaking on the shore.

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He was swept out to sea by a freak wave

verb

(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth

verb

Move in a quivering way; flicker.

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The flame wavered in the draught

verb

To begin to doubt or lose your determination to do something

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He never wavered as the leading voice of african-americans’ call for freedom and equality., she wav…

verb

Move or cause to move unsteadily from side to side.

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The table wobbles where the leg is too short

noun

An unsteady movement from side to side.

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The handlebars developed a wobble

verb

To shake or move from side to side in a way that shows a lack of balance, or to cause something to do this

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[ i ] the table wobbles because its legs are uneven.