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pay back |
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take vengeance on or get even |
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pay back |
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act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions |
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pay off |
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take vengeance on or get even |
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pay off |
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do or give something to somebody in return |
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pay off |
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pay off (loans or promissory notes) |
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pay off |
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pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor |
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pay off |
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yield a profit or result |
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pay off |
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eliminate by paying off (debts) |
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protect |
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shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage |
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protect |
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use tariffs to favor domestic industry |
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pull out all the stops |
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use all resources available |
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pattern-bomb |
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bomb in certain patterns |
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pull ahead |
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obtain advantages, such as points, etc. |
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plump out |
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make fat or plump |
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plump out |
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depart suddenly |
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poke into |
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examine physically with or as if with a probe |
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poke into |
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enter briefly |
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permeate |
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penetrate mutually or be interlocked |
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permeate |
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spread or diffuse through |
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permeate |
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pass through |
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pervade |
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spread or diffuse through |
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poke at |
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to push against gently |
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predigest |
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digest (food) beforehand |
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patinate |
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coat with a patina |
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patinize |
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coat with a patina |
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patinise |
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coat with a patina |
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push down |
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cause to come or go down |
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pull down |
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cause to come or go down |
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pull down |
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tear down so as to make flat with the ground |
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pour down |
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drink down entirely |
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pitch into |
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hit violently, as in an attack |
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palpate |
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examine (a body part) by palpation |
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prehend |
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take hold of |
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percuss |
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strike or tap firmly |
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postpose |
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place after another constituent in the sentence |
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plicate |
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fold into pleats, 'Pleat the cloth' |
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prepose |
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place before another constituent in the sentence |
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prop up |
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support by placing against something solid or rigid |
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pig out |
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overeat or eat immodestly |
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pistol-whip |
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beat with a pistol |
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pummel |
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strike, usually with the fist |
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plank over |
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cover with planks |
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pin up |
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attach with or as if with a pin |
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pound up |
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shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits |
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plug in |
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plug into an outlet |
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pen up |
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confine in a fold, like sheep |
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plug into |
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plug into an outlet |
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pull together |
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assemble or get together |
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put back |
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put something back where it belongs |
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put back |
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cost a certain amount |