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prevent |
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stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state |
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prevent |
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keep from happening or arising |
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play a joke on |
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deceive somebody |
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play a joke on |
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subject to a playful hoax or joke |
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pull strings |
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influence or control shrewdly or deviously |
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pull wires |
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influence or control shrewdly or deviously |
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play tricks |
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deceive somebody |
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pull a fast one on |
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deceive somebody |
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play a trick on |
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deceive somebody |
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pull someone's leg |
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subject to a playful hoax or joke |
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pull the plug |
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prevent from happening or continuing |
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perpetrate |
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perform an act, usually with a negative connotation |
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persecute |
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cause to suffer |
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phosphoresce |
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to exhibit phosphorescence |
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pal up |
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become friends |
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put on the line |
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expose to a chance of loss or damage |
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put on airs |
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act like the master of |
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pull through |
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bring into safety |
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pull through |
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continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.) |
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pass with flying colors |
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to succeed at easily |
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preexist |
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exist beforehand or prior to a certain point in time |
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play hooky |
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play truant from work or school |
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pig it |
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live like a pig, in squalor |
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punish |
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impose a penalty on |
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penalize |
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impose a penalty on |
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penalise |
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impose a penalty on |
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pamper |
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treat with excessive indulgence |
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perennate |
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survive from season to season, of plants |
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pull round |
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continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.) |
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pertain |
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be a part or attribute of |
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pertain |
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be relevant to |
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piddle away |
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waste time |
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protuberate |
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form a rounded prominence |
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protuberate |
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cause to bulge out or project |
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pullulate with |
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exist in large quantity |
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procrastinate |
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postpone doing what one should be doing |
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procrastinate |
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postpone or delay needlessly |
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postpone |
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hold back to a later time |
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preponderate |
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weigh more heavily |
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perpetuate |
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cause to continue or prevail |
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persist in |
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do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop |
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poke out |
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reach outward in space |
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pretty penny |
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a significant amount of money |
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paper over the cracks |
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conceal problems, often hastily |
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polytypic |
Adjective
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having, represented by, or exsiting in several or many variants, types or subdivisions |
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prepper |
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someone who believes a great disaster is coming and is preparing to survive it |
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polyamorous |
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having a romantic relationship with more than one person |
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poxy |
Adjective
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of poor quality or useless; an item, thought or event regarded as worthless |
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psithurism |
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the sound of leaves rustling |
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pie bird |
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a hollow ceramic device shaped like an upstretched, open-beaked bird, used to support or vent steam from pies during baking |