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verb
- To hold or grip tightly.
- To fasten in place or together with (or as if with) a clamp.
- To immobilise (a vehicle) by means of a wheel clamp.
- To modify (a numeric value) so it lies within a specific range by replacing values outside the range with the closest value within the range.
noun
- An electronic circuit that fixes either the positive or the negative peak excursions of a signal to a defined value by shifting its DC value.
- A parking enforcement device used to immobilise a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a wheel clamp.
- An instrument used to temporarily shut off blood vessels, etc.
- A mass of bricks heaped up to be burned; or of ore for roasting, or of coal coking.
- A pile of agricultural produce such as root vegetables or silage stored under a layer of earth or an airtight sheet.
- A piece of wood (batten) across the grain of a board end to keep it flat, as in a breadboard.
- A brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things together.
verb
noun
- the act of grasping
- a tense critical situation
- a number of birds hatched at the same time
- a collection of things or persons to be handled together
- a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand
- a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism
- a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism
verb
- move gently or carefully
- lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate
- make easier
- lessen the intensity of or calm
noun
- freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
- a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state
- the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
- freedom from constraint or embarrassment
- freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
verb
- To hold something without bending the fingers significantly.
- To move something with the palm of the hand.
- To hold or conceal something in the palm of the hand, e.g, for an act of sleight of hand or to steal something.
noun
- The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- A metallic disk attached to a strap and worn in the palm of the hand; used to push the needle through the canvas, in sewing sails, etc.
- The broad flattened part of an antler, as of a full-grown fallow deer; so called as resembling the palm of the hand with its protruding fingers.
- Synonym of hand, any of various units of length notionally derived from the breadth of the palm, formalized in England as 4 inches and now chiefly used for the height of horses
- Any of various units of length notionally derived from the length of the palm from the wrist to the base of the fingers.
- The flat inner face of an anchor fluke.
- A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing.
- Any of various evergreen trees from the family Palmae or Arecaceae, which are mainly found in the tropics.
- Any of 23 awards that can be earned after obtaining the Eagle Scout rank, but generally only before turning 18 years old.
- The corresponding part of the forefoot of a lower mammal.
- Triumph; victory.
verb
- hold on tightly or tenaciously
- be suspended or hanging
- cause to be hanging or suspended
- kill by hanging
- let drop or droop
- fall or flow in a certain way
- be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive
- give heed (to)
- be suspended or poised
- be exhibited
- prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury
- decorate or furnish with something suspended
- be placed in position as by a hinge
- place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction
- suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste
noun
verb
- touch lightly and briefly
- rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
- clean with a brush
- sweep across or over
- remove with or as if with a brush
- cover by brushing
noun
- a dense growth of bushes
- an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
- momentary contact
- conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
- a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)
- a minor short-term fight
- the act of brushing your teeth
- the act of brushing your hair
- contact with something dangerous or undesirable
verb
- hold fast or firmly
- to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
- to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
noun
- the act of grasping
- the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
- a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
- the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)
- worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made
- an intellectual hold or understanding
- a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place
verb
- To grip tightly.
- To curtail; to cut short.
- To move (through or into) (a rendered object or barrier).
- To strike with the hand.
- to grab or take stealthily
- To cut off a signal level at a certain maximum value.
- To cut, especially with scissors or shears as opposed to a knife etc.
- To collect signatures, generally with the use of a clipboard.
- To discard (an occluded part of a model or scene) rather than waste resources on rendering it.
- To hit or strike, especially in passing.
- To perform an illegal tackle, throwing the body across the back of an opponent's leg or hitting him from the back below the waist while moving up from behind unless the opponent is a runner or the action is in close line play.
- To fasten with a clip.
- To cheat, swindle, or fleece.
noun
- A gaff or hook for landing the fish, as in salmon fishing.
- A frame containing a number of rounds of ammunition which is intended to be inserted into an internal magazine of a firearm to allow for rapid reloading.
- A newspaper clipping.
- A section of video taken from a film, broadcast, or other longer video
- A projecting flange on the upper edge of a horseshoe, turned up so as to embrace the lower part of the hoof; a toe clip or beak.
- An act of clipping, such as a haircut.
- The product of a single shearing of sheep.
- The condition of something, its state.
- A removable magazine of a firearm.
- A blow with the hand (often in the set phrase clip round the ear)
- Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.
- An unspecified, but normally understood as rapid, speed or pace.
- A season's crop of wool.
verb
- hold dear
- fix or determine the value of; assign a value to
- regard highly; think much of
- evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
- estimate the value of
noun
- a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
- the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
- the amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else
- relative darkness or lightness of a color
- (music) the relative duration of a musical note
- an ideal accepted by some individual or group
verb
- hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
- press firmly
- squeeze tightly between the fingers
- to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
- 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 or press together
noun
- 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
- the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space
verb
noun
verb
noun
adj
- fitting closely but comfortably
- rigorously attentive; strict and thorough
- marked by fidelity to an original
- (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
- crowded
- lacking fresh air
- of textiles
- strictly confined or guarded
- confined to specific persons
- used of hair or haircuts
- giving or spending with reluctance
- inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
noun
- the temporal end; the concluding time
- the last section of a communication
- the concluding part of any performance
verb
- move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
- become closed
- cease to operate or cause to cease operating
- finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.)
- come to a close
- complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement
- be priced or listed when trading stops
- engage at close quarters
- cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop
- change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact
- come together, as if in an embrace
- draw near
- bring together all the elements or parts of
- bar access to
- fill or stop up
- unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of
- finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead
adv
adj
verb
noun
adj
verb
- To set down a short sketch or note of; to jot down; to make a minute or a brief summary of.
- Of an event, to write in a memo or the minutes of a meeting.
noun
- A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a degree.
- An old coin, a half farthing.
- A nautical or a geographic mile.
- A short but unspecified time period.
- A (usually formal) written record of a meeting or a part of a meeting.
- A point in time; a moment.
- A unit of time equal to sixty seconds (one-sixtieth of an hour).
- A fixed part of a module.
- A unit of purchase on a telephone or other similar network, especially a cell phone network, roughly equivalent in gross form to sixty seconds' use of the network.
- A while or a long unspecified period of time
noun
adv
verb
- To move gingerly, in a very careful and cautious manner.
- To enliven, to spice (up).
- To inspire (someone); to give a little boost to.
- To apply ginger to the anus of a horse to encourage it to carry its tail high and move in a lively fashion.
- To add ginger to.
adj
- Very careful or cautious; also, delicate, sensitive.
- Homosexual.
- Having hair or fur of this colour.
- Of a reddish-brown colour.
noun
- The pungent aromatic rhizome of a tropical Asian herb, Zingiber officinale, used as a spice and as a stimulant and acarminative.
- Other species belonging to the same family, Zingiberaceae, especially those of the genus Zingiber
- A reddish-brown color.
- Vitality, vigour, liveliness (of character).
- Any soft fizzy drink, or can or bottle of such; pop; soda.
- A homosexual.
- A person with reddish-brown hair; a redhead.
- The plant that produces this rhizome.
- Ginger ale, or can or bottle of such (especially if dry).
noun
- A grip on such a hold.
- One who infringes sub-section 1 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1854, applied to a person other than the owner, master, etc., who engages seamen without a license from the Board of Trade.
- A small hold with little surface area.
- The natural curliness of wool fibres.
- Hair that is shaped so it bends back and forth in many short kinks.
- A fastener or a fastening method that secures parts by bending metal around a joint and squeezing it together, often with a tool that adds indentations to capture the parts.
- An agent who procures seamen, soldiers, etc., especially by decoying, entrapping, impressing, or seducing them.
verb
- To gash the flesh, e.g. of a raw fish, to make it crisper when cooked.
- To press into small ridges or folds, to pleat, to corrugate.
- to hold using a crimp
- To bend or mold leather into shape.
- To fasten by bending metal so that it squeezes around the parts to be fastened.
- To style hair into a crimp, to form hair into tight curls, to make it kinky.
- To impress (seamen or soldiers); to entrap, to decoy.
- To pinch and hold; to seize.
verb
- To hold (something) tightly and press or twist.
- To slide two ultraflat surfaces together such that their faces bond.
- To bend or strain out of its position.
- To squeeze or twist (something) tightly so that liquid is forced out. See also wring out.
- To extract (a liquid) from something wet, especially cloth, by squeezing and twisting it.
- To obtain (something from or out of someone or something) by force.
- To draw (something from or out of someone); to generate (something) as a response.
- To cause pain or distress to (someone / one's heart, soul, etc.).
noun
verb
- To hold something in cupped hands.
- To pour (a liquid, drink, etc.) into a cup.
- To form into the shape of a cup, particularly of the hands.
- To make concave or in the form of a cup.
noun
- That which is to be received or indured; that which is allotted to one; a portion of blessings and afflictions.
- A concave vessel for drinking from, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle.
- A rigid concave protective covering for the male genitalia.
- A Canadian unit of measure equal to 8 imperial ounces (¹⁄₂₀ imperial gallon; 227.3 mL) or 250 mL.
- A flexible concave membrane used to temporarily attach a handle or hook to a flat surface by means of suction.
- The main knockout tournament in a country, organised alongside the league.
- The contents of said vessel.
- A suit of the minor arcana in tarot, or one of the cards from the suit.
- Anything shaped like a cup.
- The symbol ∪ denoting union and similar operations.
- A cup-shaped object placed in the target hole.
- Prefixed with a letter, used as a measurement of bra or breast size.
- A trophy in the shape of an oversized cup.
- A cupping glass or other vessel or instrument used to produce the vacuum in cupping.
- A defensive style characterized by a three player near defense cupping the thrower; or those three players.
- Any of various sweetened alcoholic drinks.
- A contest for which a cup is awarded.
- A US unit of liquid measure equal to 8 fluid ounces (¹⁄₁₆ of a US gallon; 236.5882365 mL) or 240 mL.
- One of the two parts of a brassiere which each cover a breast.
verb
- To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold firmly.
- To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.
- To furnish with braces; to support; to prop.
- To stop someone for questioning, usually said of police.
- To confront with questions, demands or requests.
- To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen.
- To prepare for something bad, such as an impact or blow.
- To swing round the yards of a square rigged ship, using braces, to present a more efficient sail surface to the direction of the wind.
noun
- Harness; warlike preparation.
- That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.
- A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining tension.
- The state of being braced or tight; tension.
- A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell.
- A system of wires, brackets, and elastic bands used to correct crooked teeth or to reduce overbite.
- Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.
- Two goals scored by one player in a game.
- A pair, a couple; originally used of dogs, and later of animals generally (e.g., a brace of conies) and then other things, but rarely human persons. (The plural in this sense is unchanged.) In British use (as plural), this is a particularly common reference to game birds.
- A curved, pointed line, also known as "curly bracket": { or } connecting two or more words or lines, which are to be considered together, such as in {role, roll}; in music, used to connect staves.
- A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon.
- A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.
- A thong used to regulate the tension of a drum.
- The mouth of a shaft.
noun
- A hold large enough for both hands
- A woman's breasts.
- A serving vessel or container, typically circular in cross-section and typically higher than it is wide, with a relatively small mouth or spout, an ear handle and often a stopper or top.
- A kind of large, high-powered vacuum tube.
- The amount that a jug can hold.
- detention (after-school student punishment)
- An upright electric kettle.
- Jail.
- A small mixed breed of dog created by mating a Jack Russell terrier and a pug.
verb
verb
noun
- Grip.
- The condition of being so pulled.
- The extent of adoption of a new product or service, typically measured in number of customers or level of revenue achieved.
- Popular support.
- A mechanically applied sustained pull, especially to a limb.
- Collectively, the locomotives of a railroad, especially electric locomotives.
- The act of pulling something along a surface using motive power.
- The pulling power of an engine or animal.
- Scholarly interest and research.
- The adhesive friction of a wheel etc on a surface.
verb
adj
adv
noun
- (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
- the product of two equal terms
- an open area at the meeting of two or more streets
- something approximating the shape of a square
- someone who doesn't understand what is going on
- a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views
- any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles
- a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles
adj
- providing abundant nourishment
- leaving no balance
- without evasion or compromise
- rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
adj
- having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle
- characterized by honesty and fairness
verb
noun
- Carefulness.
- The process by which persons, lands, or effects are seized for debt; process for enforcing the attendance of witnesses or the production of writings.
- A public stage-coach.
- Steady application; industry; careful work involving long-term effort.
- The qualities of a hard worker, including conscientiousness, determination, and perseverance.
verb
- squeeze tightly between the fingers
- make ridges into by pinching together
- make off with belongings of others
- cut the top off
- irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
noun
- a painful or straitened circumstance
- an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
- a slight but appreciable amount
- a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
- a small sharp bite or snip
- a squeeze with the fingers
- the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
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