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  • 21heave — {{11}}heave (n.) 1570s, from HEAVE (Cf. heave) (v.). {{12}}heave (v.) O.E. hebban to lift, raise; lift up, exalt (class VI strong verb; past tense hof, pp. hafen), from P.Gmc. *hafjan (Cf. O.N. hefja, Du. heffen, Ger. heben, Goth. hafjan to lift …

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  • 22List of words having different meanings in British and American English: A–L — Differences between American and British English American English …

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  • 23Conditional preservation of the saints — The Five Articles of Remonstrance Conditional election Unlimited atonement Total depravity …

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  • 24throw up — verb eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth (Freq. 1) After drinking too much, the students vomited He purged continuously The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night • Syn: ↑vomit, ↑vomit up, ↑purge, ↑ …

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  • 25heave — heaver, n. heaveless, adj. /heev/, v., heaved or (esp. Naut.) hove; heaving; n. v.t. 1. to raise or lift with effort or force; hoist: to heave a heavy ax. 2. to throw, esp. to lift and throw with effort, force, or violence: to heave an anchor… …

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  • 26heave — [[t]hiv[/t]] v. heaved (esp. Naut.)hove; heav•ing; 1) to raise or lift with effort or force; hoist: to heave a heavy ax[/ex] 2) to throw, esp. to lift and throw with effort or force: to heave a stone through a window[/ex] 3) Naut. naut. navig. to …

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  • 27heave — heave1 [hi:v] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(pull/lift)¦ 2¦(throw)¦ 3 heave a sigh 4¦(move up and down)¦ 5¦(vomit)¦ 6 heave in sight/into view Phrasal verbs  heave to ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: hebban] 1.) …

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  • 28heave — [hēv] vt. HEAVED or (esp. Naut.) hove, heaving, heaved [ME heven < OE hebban, akin to Ger heben (Goth hafjan) < IE base * kap , to seize, grasp > HAVE, L capere] 1. to raise or lift, esp. with effort 2. a) to lift in this …

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  • 29fatiguer — [ fatige ] v. <conjug. : 1> • XIVe; lat. fatigare « épuiser; tourmenter » I ♦ V. tr. 1 ♦ Causer de la fatigue à (un organe, un organisme). Cet exercice fatigue les bras, le cœur. Cette lecture lui a fatigué les yeux. Cette longue marche m a …

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  • 30Media and Publishing — ▪ 2007 Introduction The Frankfurt Book Fair enjoyed a record number of exhibitors, and the distribution of free newspapers surged. TV broadcasters experimented with ways of engaging their audience via the Internet; mobile TV grew; magazine… …

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