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verb
- To prevent, or limit, someone from being somewhere, or from doing something.
- To subtract or diminish something.
- To remove something and put it in a different place.
- To leave a memory or impression in one's mind that you think about later.
- To make someone leave a place and go somewhere else. Usually not with the person's consent.
- To remove a person, usually a family member or other close friend or acquaintance, by kidnapping or killing the person.
- To remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.
prep
noun
noun
verb
- To maintain silence and secrecy in the face of some external threat.
- To close the spacing between lines (ranks) of troops, as they are deployed across a battlefield, thereby decreasing the depth of the formation as it faces the enemy side.
- To regroup forces, especially when this involves overlooking differences in order to face a challenge or adverse situation. Often implies making a show of unity, especially to the public.
verb
- To control or limit access to something.
- To limit (sometimes manipulatively, rather than directly) how much of a role another party, often a spouse, has in some task.
- To limit another party's participation in a collective identity or activity, usually due to undue pettiness, resentment, or overprotectiveness.
noun
noun
- Keeping apart; isolation, seclusion; also, concealment, secrecy.
- The period between the announcement of an election or referendum and its conclusion, during which civil servants refrain from making policy announcements or taking actions that could be seen as advantageous to certain candidates in the election.
- A curtain, especially one used in some Hindu or Muslim traditions to conceal women from the gaze of people, particularly men and strangers.
- A long veil or other attire covering most of the body, worn by women in some Muslim societies.
- The situation or system of secluding women from the gaze of people, particularly men and strangers, in some Muslim and Hindu traditions, by using a curtain or screen, and/or wearing a face veil or attire covering most of the body.
verb
- To be deprived of access to something.
- To cause (somebody) to be unable to follow or trace one any longer.
- To shed (weight).
- To fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss.
- To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances, events or reasons.
- To have (an organ) removed from one's body, especially by accident.
- To shed, remove, discard, or eliminate.
- To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to find; to go astray from.
- To cause (someone) the loss of something; to deprive of.
- To fail to win (a game, competition, trial, etc).
- To be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer.
- To experience the death of (someone to whom one has an attachment, such as a relative or friend).
- To cease exhibiting; to overcome (a behavior or emotion).
- To give or owe (money) after losing a bet.
- Of a clock, to run slower than expected.
verb
- keep away from others
- pull back or move away or backward
- withdraw from active participation
- release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles
- cause to be returned
- take back what one has said
- break from a meeting or gathering
- retire gracefully
- remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
- lose interest
- make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
- remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
verb
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noun
adj
verb
verb
- To allow to be or do without interference; to not disturb or meddle with; to leave (someone or something) alone.
- To give, grant, or assign, as a work, privilege, or contract; often with out.
- Used to introduce a first or third person imperative verb construction.
- To cause (+ bare infinitive).
- To allow the release of (a fluid).
- To allow possession of (a property etc.) in exchange for rent.
- To allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to).
noun
verb
- To conceal.
- To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
- To hang outwards.
- Followed by against, on, or upon: to rest or rely, for support, comfort, etc.
- To press against.
- To thin out (a fuel-air mixture): to reduce the fuel flow into the mixture so that there is more air or oxygen.
- To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; often with to, toward, etc.
noun
- An inclination away from the vertical.
- An organism that is lean in stature.
- Meat with no fat on it.
- A recreational drug based on codeine-laced promethazine cough syrup, especially popular in the hip hop community in the southeastern United States.
adj
adj
- Protected from view or disturbance by others; secluded.
- Not publicly known; not open; secret.
- Not shared with another patient.
- Not accessible by the public.
- Belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group.
- Secretive; reserved.
- Accessible only to the class itself or instances of it, and not to other classes or even subclasses.
- Not traded by the public.
- Not in governmental office or employment.
noun
- A private lesson.
- The genitals.
- A soldier of the lowest rank in the army.
- A doctor working in privately rather than publicly funded health care.
verb
noun
- A means of access, often secret and unprotected, to something.
- The anus, generally used in reference to anal sex.
- The rear side of the hole, furthest from the golfer.
- A secret means of access to a program or system.
- A subsidiary entrance to a building or house at its rear, normally away from the street.
- A rear side door of a car, or at the back of a van.
verb
- To enter a tube by accelerating from behind; to surf into an already formed hollow wave, in contrast to the normal method of slowing to allow a surfable wave to form.
- To attempt to accomplish by indirect means, especially when direct means are proscribed.
- to add a backdoor (a secret means of access) to a program or system.
adj
noun
verb
- Followed by from: to hide or shield (someone or something).
- To cover, enclose, or envelop (someone or something).
- To encircle or surround (someone or something).
- Of a person: to be positioned or stationed around (someone or something) to attend to or protect them.
- To encircle or surround (someone or something) so as to attack from all sides; to beset.
- Of a situation or state of affairs, especially danger or trouble: to happen to and affect (someone or something).
noun
verb
- To intrude; to interfere; to get involved inappropriately, without welcome.
- To take game or fish illegally.
- To take anything illegally or unfairly.
- To become soft or muddy by being trampled on.
- To cook something in simmering liquid.
- To be cooked in simmering liquid
- To entice (an employee or customer) to switch from a competing company to one's own.
- To make soft or muddy by trampling.
- To trespass on another's property to take fish or game.
noun
adv
- In a manner which retards or prevents discernment; clandestinely
- With a dark appearance
- In a manner which is not readily visible or noticeable; inconspicuously
- With insufficient light for easy discernment or comprehension
- In a morbid manner; morbidly, sinisterly
- In a manner which is difficult to understand, or which retards or prevents understanding; incomprehensibly
- In a manner which tends to produce uncertainty or confusion; bewilderingly
- In a manner which produces an inward conviction of future misfortune; ominously
adj
verb
- To keep close; to keep secret.
- To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.
- To fatten.
- To cause to exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
- To forestall; to anticipate.
- To stop suddenly.
- To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.
- To employ delaying tactics; to stall for time.
- To cause to stop making progress; to hinder; to slow down; to delay or forestall.
- To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix.
- To cause the engine of a manual-transmission car or truck to stop by going too slowly for the selected gear.
- To come to a standstill.
- To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
- To employ delaying tactics against.
noun
- A church office that entitles the incumbent to the use of a church stall.
- A sheath to protect the finger.
- A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
- Loss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded, normally occurring due to low airspeed.
- An Heathen altar, typically an indoor one, as contrasted with a more substantial outdoor harrow.
- A seat in a theatre close to and (about) level with the stage; traditionally, a seat with arms, or otherwise partly enclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc.
- A small open-fronted shop, for example in a market, food court, etc.
- A stable; a place for cattle.
- A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.
- A seat in a church, especially one next to the chancel or choir, reserved for church officials and dignitaries.
- The space left by excavation between pillars.
- A very small room used for a shower or a toilet.
- A parking stall; a space for a vehicle in a parking lot or parkade.
- An action that is intended to cause, or actually causes, delay.
verb
- To prevent (something) from being revealed; to conceal, to hide, to suppress.
- To prevent (a breath, cough, or cry, or the voice, etc.) from being released from the throat.
- To make (something) unable to be heard by blocking it with some medium.
- To cause (someone) difficulty in breathing, or a choking or gagging feeling.
- To feel smothered; to find it difficult to breathe.
- To cause (a dog, horse, or other four-legged mammal) to dislocate or sprain its stifle joint.
- To die of suffocation.
- To keep in, hold back, or repress (something).
- To make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) death by preventing breathing; to smother, to suffocate.
- To treat (a silkworm cocoon) with steam as part of the process of silk production.
noun
adj
- Meant to be concealed or kept secret.
- Having the faculty of sensation; pertaining to the senses.
- Responsive to stimuli.
- Easily offended, upset, or hurt.
- Important, intricate, and requiring great delicacy.
- Capable of offending, upsetting, or hurting.
- Accurate; able to register small changes in some property.
noun
verb
noun
- In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and reinforcing the tube in which the charge is fired.
- A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
- A police record.
- A vest(US); a waistcoat (UK)
- The tough outer skin of a baked potato.
- A piece of a person's suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat; coat (US)
- A protective or insulating cover for an object (e.g. a book, hot water tank, bullet.)
- A bastard child, in particular one whose father is unaware that they are not the child’s biological father.
noun
- The practice of maintaining physical distance between people to reduce the spread of communicable diseases by isolating those with such diseases in quarantines, maintaining space between individuals, and prohibiting certain activities.
verb
- To conceal; also, to intervene in the line of.
- To set or unset (certain bits, or binary digits, within a value) by means of a bitmask.
- To bewilder; confuse.
- To conceal from view or knowledge; to cover; to hide.
- To conceal or disguise one's autism.
- To prepare tea in a teapot; alternative to brew.
- To disable (an interrupt, etc.) by setting or unsetting the associated bit.
- To cover (the face or something else), in order to conceal the identity or protect against injury; to cover with a mask or visor.
- (brewing) To mix malt with hot water to yield wort.
- To take part as a masker in a masquerade.
- to cover or shield a part of a design or picture in order to prevent reproduction or to safeguard the surface from the colors used when working with an air brush or painting
- To mash.
- To disguise as something else.
- To cover or keep in check.
- To wear a mask.
- To be infused or steeped.
noun
- The mesh of a net; a net; net-bag.
- A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection.
- That which disguises; a pretext or subterfuge.
- A person wearing a mask.
- A pattern of bits used in bitwise operations; bitmask.
- A two-color (black and white) bitmap generated from an image, used to create transparency in the image.
- mesh
- The lower lip of the larva of a dragonfly, modified so as to form a prehensile organ.
- In a permanent fortification, a redoubt which protects the caponiere.
- A festive entertainment of dancing or other diversions, where all wear masks; a masquerade.
- Mash.
- The head of a fox, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.
- A social phenomenon where autistic people learn, practice, and perform certain behaviors and suppress others in order to appear more neurotypical.
- A flat covering used to block off an unwanted portion of a scene or image.
- A grotesque head or face, used to adorn keystones and other prominent parts, to spout water in fountains, and the like.
- A screen for a battery.
noun
- Secrecy; concealment.
- Lack of knowledge; obscurity or meaning or intelligibility; the unknown.
- The product of being dark.
- Gloom; gloominess; depression.
- The state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light.
- Hell.
- The state or quality of reflecting little light, of tending to a blackish or brownish color.
- Lack of understanding or compassion; spiritual or mental blindness.
verb
- To go back or return; to withdraw or retreat, especially from public view; to go into privacy.
- To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
- To cease use or production of something.
- To fit (a vehicle) with new tires.
- To recede; to fall or bend back.
- To go to bed.
- To withdraw; to take away.
- To voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed so that the next batsman can bat.
- To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure.
- To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay.
- To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list.
- To make a play which results in a runner or the batter being out, either by means of a put out, fly out or strikeout.
noun
verb
- To prevent (something or someone) from passing.
- To hit with a block.
- To wait for some condition to become true.
- To specify the positions and movements of the actors for (a section of a play or film).
- To bar (someone undesirable) from connecting via telephone, instant messaging, etc., or from accessing an online account or service, or similar.
- To play a block shot.
- To stretch or mould (a knitted item, a hat, etc.) into the desired shape.
- To shape or sketch out roughly.
- To fill or obstruct (something) so that it is not possible to pass.
- To impede (an opponent or opponent's play).
- To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).
- To bar (a message or communication), or bar connection with (an online account or service, a designated telephone number, IP address, etc.).
noun
- A temporary or permanent ban that prevents access to an online account or service, or connection to or from a designated telephone number, IP address, or similar.
- A wig block: a simplified head model upon which wigs are worn.
- A case or frame housing one or more sheaves (pulleys), used with ropes to increase or redirect force, for example as part of lifting gear or a sailing ship's rigging. See also block and tackle.
- A cellblock.
- The popping crease.
- A logical extent or region; a grouping or apportionment of like things treated together as a unit.
- A fixed-length group of bits making up part of a message.
- A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see cluster).
- Solitary confinement.
- A section of split logs used as fuel.
- A blockhole.
- A portion of a macromolecule, comprising many units, that has at least one feature not present in adjacent portions.
- Something that prevents something from passing.
- A physical area or extent of something, often rectangular or approximately rectangular.
- A joined group of four (or in some cases nine) postage stamps, forming a roughly square shape.
- An action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play (ball, puck).
- A contiguous range of Unicode code points used to encode characters of a specific type; can be of any size evenly divisible by 16, up to 65,536 (a full plane).
- The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.
- A defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter’s court.
- A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
- A mould on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.
- A region of code in a program that acts as a single unit, such as a function or loop.
- A contiguous group of urban lots of property, typically several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets.
- The position of a player or bat when guarding the wicket.
- A chopping block: a cuboid base for cutting or beheading.
- The distance from one street to another in a city or suburb that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern.
- The human head.
- A shot played by holding the bat vertically in the path of the ball, so that it loses momentum and drops to the ground.
- A discrete group of vines in a vineyard, often distinguished from others by variety, clone, canopy training method, irrigation infrastructure, or some combination thereof.
- Interference or obstruction of cognitive processes.
- A set of sheets (of paper) joined together at one end, forming a cuboid shape.
- A roughly cuboid building.
- A section of a railroad where the block system is used.
verb
- To forbid (someone) from doing something.
- To exclude (someone or somewhere) from participation in church services; to place under a religious interdict.
- To impede (an enemy); to interrupt or destroy (enemy communications, supply lines etc).
- To forbid (an action or thing) by formal or legal sanction.
noun
verb
- To let be or do without interference.
- To cause, to result in.
- To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely.
- To transfer possession of after death.
- To give leave to; allow; permit; let; grant.
- To produce leaves or foliage.
- To put; to place; to deposit; to deliver, with a sense of withdrawing oneself.
- To give (something) to someone; to deliver (something) to a repository; to deposit.
- To depart; to go away from a certain place or state.
- To transfer responsibility or attention of (something) (to someone); to stop being concerned with.
- To depart from; to end one's connection or affiliation with.
- To end one's membership in (a group); to terminate one's affiliation with (an organization); to stop participating in (a project).
noun
- The action of the batsman not attempting to play at the ball.
- The arrangement of balls in play that remains after a shot is made (which determines whether the next shooter — who may be either the same player, or an opponent — has good options, or only poor ones).
- Permission to be absent; time away from one's work.
- Permission.
noun
- the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space
- the act of gripping and pressing firmly
- a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high
- a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer
- (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend
- a twisting squeeze
- an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power
- a tight or amorous embrace
verb
- to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
- press firmly
- squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
- to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
- obtain by coercion or intimidation
- press or force
- squeeze tightly between the fingers
- hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
- squeeze or press together
verb
- move away, as for privacy
- pull back or move away or backward
- move back
- make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
noun
- (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
- a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
- (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
- (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
- an area where you can be alone
- withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation
- the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)
noun
- Distance between things.
- A (chiefly empty) area or volume with set limits or boundaries.
- Physical extent across two or three dimensions (sometimes for or to do something).
- A set of points, each of which is uniquely specified by a number (the dimensionality) of coordinates.
- A field, area, or sphere of activity or endeavour.
- A gap; an empty place.
- A piece of metal type used to separate words, cast lower than other type so as not to take ink, especially one that is narrower than one en (compare quad).
- An undefined period of time (without qualifier, especially a short period); a while.
- The physical and psychological area one needs within which to live or operate; personal freedom.
- A generalized construct or set whose members have some property in common; typically there will be a geometric metaphor allowing these members to be viewed as "points". Often used with a restricting modifier describing the members (e.g. vector space), or indicating the inventor of the construct (e.g. Hilbert space).
- The near-vacuum in which planets, stars and other celestial objects are situated; the universe beyond the earth's atmosphere.
- A specific (specified) period of time.
- A position on the staff or stave bounded by lines.
- Physical extent in all directions, seen as an attribute of the universe (now usually considered as a part of space-time), or a mathematical model of this.
- A gap in text between words, lines etc., or a digital character used to create such a gap.
- Anything analogous to a physical space in which one can interact, such as an online chat room.
verb
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