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Verb > Bear 1 : to accept or endure (something) (+ object) He bore (=tolerated) their insults patiently. — usually used in questions and negative statements with can, can’t, could, and couldn’t He could hardly bear (=stand) the pain. I Read More …
Verb > Dodge 1 a (+ object) : to move quickly to one side in order to avoid being hit by (someone or something) He dodged the first punch but was hit by the second. dodging traffic b always followed Read More …
Verb > Mobilize 1 a : (+ object) : to bring (people) together for action The President mobilized (=rallied) his supporters. They couldn’t mobilize enough support to pass the new law. 1 b : (no object) : to come together Read More …
Verb > Alternate to place or do (different things) so that one follows the other in a repeated series (+ object) To make the appetizer, you should alternate layers of tomatoes and cheese. (=you should place a layer of tomatoes, Read More …
Verb > Quash Quash and squash can mean the same thing. They look so much like because they come from different forms of the same Latin verb: quatere, meaning “to shake, or to strike.” definition: To quash something is to Read More …
Verb > Hang out 1 informal : to be or stay somewhere for a period of time without doing much The gang hangs out at the corner store. Our dog spends all his time hanging out (=hanging around) on the Read More …
Verb > Distill Sometimes the Oxford English Dictionary gets poetic. It defines our word distill as “to extract the quintessence of.” I love that: when you’re distilling something, you’re drawing out its quintessence: the parts of it that are purest, Read More …
Verb > Lounge (no object) to sit or lie in a relaxed way She was lounging on the sofa. lounging in bed to spend time resting or relaxing He was lounging by the pool all afternoon. lounging at the bar Read More …
Verb > Embroider (+ object) 1 : to sew a design on a piece of cloth She embroidered tiny flowers on the baby’s scarf. a scarf embroidered with tiny flowers an embroidered scarf 2 : to make (a story, the Read More …
Verb – Frighten 1 (+ object) : to cause (someone) to become afraid The story really frightened me. The child was badly frightened by the mask. The story nearly frightened me to death. = The story nearly frightened the life Read More …