Undoing - Английское значение и перевод слова Undoing на Русский язык

verb

Repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement).

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A proposal to abrogate temporarily the right to strike

verb

To officially end a law, agreement, or custom

Примеры использования:

The opposition party pledged to abrogate the law if they won the election.

noun

Complete destruction or obliteration.

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The threat of global annihilation

noun

Complete destruction, so that nothing or no one is left

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During the cold war the threat of nuclear annihilation was always on people's minds., the candidate…

verb

Declare invalid (an official agreement, decision, or result).

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The decision was annulled by the courts

verb

To announce officially a law, marriage, or other contract as no longer existing

Примеры использования:

The contract was finally annulled., you will need a court hearing to get an annulment.

verb

To state officially that something such as a law, agreement, or marriage no longer exists

Примеры использования:

The court did not annul the sentences but ruled they should be reviewed., we will seek an early hea…

verb

Decide or announce that (a planned event) will not take place.

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He was forced to cancel his visit

noun

A mark made on a postage stamp to show that it has been used.

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A stamp franked and with an adhesive cancel

verb

To decide that something arranged in advance will not happen, or to state that you do not wish to receive something

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[ i ] we were supposed to meet for dinner but elise had to cancel at the last minute., [ t ] he col…

verb

(of a structure) suddenly fall down or give way.

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The roof collapsed on top of me

noun

An instance of a structure falling down or giving way.

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The collapse of a railway bridge

verb

Break down, literally or metaphorically

noun

The subjugation and assumption of control of a place or people by military force.

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The conquest of the aztecs by the spanish

verb

Revoke or cancel (an order).

Примеры использования:

An order to arrest the strike leaders had been countermanded

noun

An order revoking a previous one.

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I forthwith mounted, and went off, lest i should receive a countermand

verb

To change an order that has already been given, especially by giving a new order

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Oral approval will form part of the agreement unless it is countermanded by the client within two w…

verb

Cause severe and disabling damage to; deprive of the ability to function normally.

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Developing countries are crippled by their debts

noun

A person with a severe limitation of a specified kind.

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An emotional cripple

verb

Deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg

verb

Compress or squeeze forcefully so as to break, damage, or distort in shape.

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The front of his car was crushed in the collision

noun

A crowd of people pressed closely together.

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A number of youngsters fainted in the crush

verb

To press something very hard so that it is broken or its shape is destroyed

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The package got crushed in the mail., her car was crushed by a falling tree., i was crushed because…

noun

The action or process of reducing the quality or value of something.

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The outcome is rot and debasement of the system

verb

Win a victory over (someone) in a battle or other contest; overcome or beat.

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Garibaldi defeated the neapolitan army

noun

An instance of defeating or being defeated.

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A 1–0 defeat by grimsby

verb

To oppose and cause someone to lose in a competition or war so that you can win

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Bill clinton defeated george bush for the presidency in 1992., [ u ] in the american civil war, the…

noun

The action of deposing someone, especially a monarch.

Примеры использования:

Edward v's deposition

noun

A formal written statement by a witness in a legal matter

noun

A statement made by someone to say that something is true and used in a court of law

Примеры использования:

Give/make a deposition, say/state/testify sth in a deposition mrs gordon said in a deposition that …

verb

End the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it.

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The room had been destroyed by fire

verb

To damage something, esp. in a violent way, so that it can no longer be used or no longer exists

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You can use a shredder to destroy old bank statements., losing his job seemed to completely destroy…

noun

The action or process of causing so much damage to something that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired.

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The destruction of the rainforest

noun

The action of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed

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Unusually high winds left widespread destruction over the area., the child needs help to control hi…

verb

Disengage (something or part of something) and remove it.

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He detached the front lamp from its bracket

verb

To separate or remove something from something else that it is connected to

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Detach the lower half of the form and return it to the above address.

verb

To separate or remove something from something else that it is joined to

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Detach sth from sth detach the reply slip from this letter and return it to the above address.

verb

Destroy or ruin.

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The city was devastated by a huge earthquake

verb

To cause great damage or suffering to something or someone, or to violently destroy a place

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Waves of corporate downsizing have devastated employee morale., i was so devastated i was crying co…

prefix

Twice; two-; double.

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Dichromatic

prefix

Variant spelling of dis- shortened before l, m, n, r, s (followed by a consonant), and v ; also often shortened before g, and sometimes before j.

prefix

Variant spelling of dia- shortened before a vowel (as in dielectric ).

verb

Refuse to declare valid.

Примеры использования:

He was offside and the goal was disallowed

verb

To state officially that something cannot be accepted or allowed, because it has not been done in the correct way

Примеры использования:

The monopolies legislation disallows mergers of major companies within one industry., disallow clai…

verb

Free (something or someone) from something that they are entangled with.

Примеры использования:

‘i must go,’ she said, disentangling her fingers from gabriel's

verb

To separate things that have become joined or confused

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It’s hard to disentangle the truth from all her lies.

noun

A loss of power, prosperity, or status.

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Many factors led to the downfall of the roman empire

noun

The complete removal or destruction of something.

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The elimination of extreme poverty is a key objective

noun

The process of removing something

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The elimination of disease/pain, their elimination from the competition, we eventually found the an…

noun

A final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a story.

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The end of the year

verb

Come or bring to a final point; finish.

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When the war ended, policy changed

suffix

Denoting a person or thing to be treated in a specified way.

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Dividend

verb

Free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty.

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He was trying to extricate himself from official duties

verb

Release from entanglement or difficulty

abbreviation

Feminine.

symbol

(in units of measurement) femto- (10−15).

Примеры использования:

The detection limits of the enzymatic activity tests are between 10 and 500 fg per test

noun

The sixth letter of the alphabet.

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They are guaranteed f's if they goof around

noun

Lack of success.

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An economic policy that is doomed to failure

noun

Physical injury, especially that which is deliberately inflicted.

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I didn't mean to cause him any harm

verb

Physically injure.

Примеры использования:

The villains didn't harm him

noun

Physical or other injury or damage

Примеры использования:

Missing a meal once in a while won’t do you any harm., fortunately, she didn’t come to any harm whe…

verb

Weaken or damage (something, especially a faculty or function).

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A noisy job could permanently impair their hearing

verb

To damage or weaken something so that it is less effective

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Lack of sleep impaired her ability to think clearly., [ c ] the law bans discrimination against any…

verb

Make or prove (an argument, statement, or theory) unsound or erroneous.

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His second is that finding unpleasant - even horrible - application of a scientific theory or philo…

verb

To make something not true, or to make something unacceptable

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A few minor factual errors should not invalidate the theory.

verb

To officially stop a document, contract, etc. being legally or officially acceptable

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If you do not go to an approved garage, you are likely to invalidate a warranty on a new car., the …

adjective

Not firmly or tightly fixed in place; detached or able to be detached.

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A loose tooth

noun

Loose play.

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He was in powerful form in the loose

verb

Set free; release.

Примеры использования:

The hounds have been loosed

verb

Make (something tied, fastened, or fixed in place) less tight or firm.

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Loosen your collar and tie

verb

To become or make something less firmly fixed

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[ i ] the screws holding the light fixture have loosened, and it’s dangling from the ceiling., [ t …

verb

Impair the quality or appearance of; spoil.

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Violence marred a number of new year celebrations

abbreviation

March.

verb

To spoil something, making it less good or less enjoyable

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Water will mar the finish of polished wood.

verb

Make ineffective; nullify.

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Alcohol negates the effects of the drug

verb

To show something to be wrong or to be the opposite of what was thought, or to cause something to have no effect

Примеры использования:

The increase in sales was negated by the rising cost of materials.

noun

The inescapable agent of someone's or something's downfall.

Примеры использования:

Injury, consistently his nemesis, struck him down during the match

proper noun

A goddess usually portrayed as the agent of divine punishment for wrongdoing or presumption (hubris).

noun

Someone's nemesis is a person or thing that is very difficult for them to defeat.

Примеры использования:

The tax increases proved to be the president's political nemesis.

verb

Make legally null and void; invalidate.

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It is at the discretion of the court to nullify the decision

verb

To cause an agreement or result to be no longer effective or consider it as not existing

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The referee nullified the goal.

verb

To make a legal agreement or decision no longer have any legal force

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The airline wants to nullify employees' contracts if no settlement is reached., a suit has been fil…

verb

Drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place.

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The reformists were ousted from power

verb

Reject or disallow by exercising one's superior authority.

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Chief judge moran overruled the government's objections

verb

Remove forcibly from power.

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Military coups which had attempted to overthrow the king

noun

A removal from power.

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The speeches called for the overthrow of the monarchy

verb

Tip (something) over so that it is on its side or upside down.

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The crowd proceeded to overturn cars and set them on fire

noun

An act of overturning something.

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For the most part the only people who actually bothered to look at the registration rolls and allow…

verb

To turn over, or to cause something to turn over

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[ i ] the truck overturned, spilling its cargo., [ t ] the court of appeals overturned her convicti…

verb

Reject as invalid, especially by legal procedure.

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His conviction was quashed on appeal

verb

To stop or block something from happening

Примеры использования:

The secretary of defense tried to quash speculation that he was planning to resign following the di…

verb

To state officially that something, especially an earlier official decision, is no longer to be accepted

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Quash a conviction/decision/order his conviction was quashed in march after a lengthy legal battle.…

verb

Allow or enable to escape from confinement; set free.

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An official confirmed the prisoners would be released

noun

The action or process of releasing or being released.

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A campaign by the prisoner's mother resulted in his release

verb

Revoke or annul (a law or act of parliament).

Примеры использования:

The legislation was repealed five months later

noun

The action of revoking or annulling a law or act of parliament.

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The house voted in favour of repeal

verb

(of a government) to make a law no longer a law

Примеры использования:

Legislators repealed the sales tax., senators called for the law’s repeal.

verb

Revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement).

Примеры использования:

The government eventually rescinded the directive

verb

To make a law, order, or decision no longer have any legal effect

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The vote rescinds zoning decisions made earlier in the decade.

verb

To officially end a law, take back a decision, or say that an agreement no longer exists

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Rescind a law/contract/decision we urge the committee to rescind its decision.

verb

Draw back.

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She retracted her hand as if she'd been burnt

verb

To say publicly that you will not do something you had said you would do, or to admit that something that you had said was true is false

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[ t ] she had to retract statements in published articles., [ t ] the pilot retracted the landing g…

verb

To take back an offer or statement, etc. or admit that a statement was false

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Retract a statement/comment/decision a political uproar followed, and he quickly retracted his comm…

verb

Move backwards.

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The lorry reversed into the back of a bus

adjective

Going in or turned towards the direction opposite to that previously stated.

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The trend appears to be going in the reverse direction

noun

A complete change of direction or action.

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The gall actuates a reverse of photosynthesis

verb

Officially cancel (a decree, decision, or promise).

Примеры использования:

The men appealed and the sentence was revoked

verb

To say officially that an agreement, permission, or law is no longer effective

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Licenses can be revoked for up to five years.

verb

To state officially that an agreement, right, or legal document is no longer effective

Примеры использования:

The commission may revoke the registration of anyone convicted of a felony in the past 10 years., r…

noun

The physical destruction or disintegration of something or the state of disintegrating or being destroyed.

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A large white house falling into gentle ruin

verb

Reduce (a building or place) to a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration.

Примеры использования:

The castle was ruined when dynamite was used to demolish one of the corner towers

verb

To spoil or destroy something

Примеры использования:

It would be a shame to ruin such a beautiful place., that guy isn’t going to ruin my life.

noun

The action or fact of ruining someone or something or of being ruined.

Примеры использования:

Commercial malpractice causes the ruination of thousands of people

noun

Destruction

Примеры использования:

Alcohol was the ruination of him.

verb

Deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct (something), especially for political or military advantage.

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Power lines from south africa were sabotaged by rebel forces

noun

The action of sabotaging something.

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A coordinated campaign of sabotage

verb

To damage or destroy equipment, weapons, or buildings in order to prevent the success of an enemy or competitor

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The rebels had tried to sabotage the oil pipeline.

verb

Decisively put an end to.

Примеры использования:

A spokesman has scotched the rumours

noun

A wedge placed under a wheel or other rolling object to prevent it moving or slipping.

noun

A cut or score in skin or another surface.

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A scotch in his face

noun

A hole in a ship's side to carry water overboard from the deck.

Примеры использования:

Nylon panels on the sides of the geckos eject water like scuppers on a tramp steamer - hop out of t…

verb

Sink (a ship or its crew) deliberately.

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The ship was scuppered and seriously damaged

verb

To sink your own ship on purpose

Примеры использования:

Arriving late for the interview scuppered my chances of getting the job.

verb

Diminish or destroy the value or quality of.

Примеры использования:

I wouldn't want to spoil your fun

noun

Goods stolen or taken forcibly from a person or place.

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The looters carried their spoils away

verb

To destroy or damage something, or to become destroyed or damaged

Примеры использования:

[ t ] the oil spill spoiled five miles of coastline., [ t ] don’t tell me how it ends, you’ll spoil…

verb

Make a soft sucking sound such as that made by treading heavily through mud.

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Bedraggled guests squelched across the lawn to seek shelter

noun

A soft sucking sound made when pressure is applied to liquid or mud.

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The squelch of their feet

verb

To stop something quickly and completely

Примеры использования:

One professor claimed that the university tried to squelch his criticisms.

verb

Undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution).

Примеры использования:

The case involved an attempt to subvert the rule of law

verb

To try to destroy or damage something, especially an established political system

Примеры использования:

The rebel army is attempting to subvert the government., our best intentions are sometimes subverte…

verb

Overbalance or cause to overbalance and fall.

Примеры использования:

She toppled over when i touched her

verb

To lean forward and fall

Примеры использования:

[ t ] a large tree was toppled by the wind., [ t ] the government toppled after several large publi…

verb

To remove a person or organization from a position of power

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This was a secret bid to topple the chairman and take his job., their aim was to topple the superma…

verb

Overbalance or cause to overbalance and fall.

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She toppled over when i touched her

verb

Present participle of topple

Примеры использования:

The statue of the dictator was toppled (over) by the crowds., the tree toppled and fell., the churc…

verb

To (cause to) lose balance and fall down

Примеры использования:

The statue of the dictator was toppled (over) by the crowds., the tree toppled and fell.

verb

Release from bonds or restraints.

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The guards unbound the prisoners

verb

To release someone or something from a rope, string, etc. that has been tying him, her, or it up

Примеры использования:

My hands were unbound and my blindfold removed.

verb

Open (a door or window) by drawing back a bolt.

Примеры использования:

He ran down the stairs and unbolted the heavy wooden door

verb

Remove the bridle from (a horse).

Примеры использования:

He unbridled his mare and let her roam

verb

Unfasten the buttons of (a garment).

Примеры использования:

Unbuttoning her jacket she sat down at the table

verb

To unfasten the buttons on something such as a shirt

Примеры использования:

He unbuttoned his jacket and sat back comfortably in his chair., his shirt was unbuttoned to show o…

verb

Deselect (an option on an electronic interface) by pressing a button on a mouse or screen.

Примеры использования:

County workers running the program forgot to unclick a box that loaded all the early voting results

verb

Release or unfasten (something) with a clicking sound.

Примеры использования:

I put my hand down to unclick my seatbelt but realized i forgot to buckle it in the first place

verb

Disconnect (something, especially a railway vehicle that has been coupled to another).

Примеры использования:

They uncoupled the engine

verb

Erode the base or foundation of (a rock formation).

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The flow of water had undermined pillars supporting the roof

verb

To gradually weaken or destroy someone or something

Примеры использования:

The incompetence and arrogance of the city’s administration have undermined public confidence in go…

verb

Open the fastening of; undo (something).

Примеры использования:

Allie stands before the mirror unfastening her earrings

verb

To make looser or take apart something that fastens or is fastened

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[ t ] cal loosened his tie and unfastened his collar.

verb

Release from a restraining or inhibiting force.

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His imagination is unfettered by the laws of logic

verb

Unhook or unfasten (something tethered to or caught on something else).

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He unhitched the side of the trailer

verb

Unfasten or detach (something that is held or caught by a hook).

Примеры использования:

She unhooked a towelling robe from behind the door

verb

Undo the laces of (a shoe or garment).

Примеры использования:

She unlaced her boots

verb

To unfasten something that is tied with laces, for example shoes

Примеры использования:

She began to unlace her boots.

verb

Detach; separate.

Примеры использования:

She unlinked her arm from shelley's

verb

Undo the lock of (something), typically with a key.

Примеры использования:

He unlocked the door to his room

verb

To open a lock using a key, an electronic device, or a series of numbers or letters

Примеры использования:

Could you unlock the door for me?

verb

To make something available to be used in order to increase its value or to make a profit from it

Примеры использования:

If we do not unlock the value of this business, someone else will., the demerger will unlock shareh…

verb

To free by removing or releasing manacles or handcuffs.

verb

Cause (someone) to fall from a horse or bicycle.

Примеры использования:

Rawhide unseated kevin bradley at the first fence

verb

Present participle of unseat

Примеры использования:

The opposition candidate failed by only 39 votes to unseat the cabinet minister.

verb

Release from shackles, chains, or other physical restraints.

Примеры использования:

They were unshackled and released

verb

Undo or unfasten (something that is tied or tied up).

Примеры использования:

She knelt to untie her laces

verb

To unfasten a knot or something tied

Примеры использования:

I had to help her untie her shoelaces.

verb

Defeat thoroughly.

Примеры использования:

He successfully vanquished his rival

verb

Present participle of vanquish

Примеры использования:

Napoleon was vanquished at the battle of waterloo in 1815., the vanquished army surrendered their w…

noun

A constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a lawmaking body.

Примеры использования:

Neither state was given a veto over amendments to the act

verb

Exercise a veto against (a decision or proposal).

Примеры использования:

The president vetoed the bill

noun

The power to refuse to allow something to be done, or such a refusal

Примеры использования:

[ c ] the president has promised a veto if congress passes that bill., [ u ] the mayor will have no…