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71Cotton Hill — Hank Hill (left), former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (middle), and Cotton Hill (right). First appearance Pilot (in a flashback) Shins of the Father (official) …
72John Smith (explorer) — For other people named John Smith, see John Smith (disambiguation). Captain John Smith, after an early portrait by Simon de Passe, 18th century Captain John Smith (c. January 1580 – 21 June 1631) Admiral of New England was an English soldier,… …
73dramatize — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To present a performance] Syn. enact, produce, stage; see perform 2 . 2. [To exaggerate] Syn. overstate, overplay, give color to, amplify; see act 3 , exaggerate . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. play up, emphasize,… …
74exaggeration — noun 1. extravagant exaggeration (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑hyperbole • Derivationally related forms: ↑exaggerate, ↑hyperbolic (for: ↑hyperbole), ↑hyperbolize …
75hyperbolise — verb to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth tended to romanticize and exaggerate this gracious Old South imagery • Syn: ↑overstate, ↑exaggerate, ↑overdraw, ↑hyperbolize, ↑magnify, ↑amplify • Ant: ↑ …
76hyperbolize — verb to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth tended to romanticize and exaggerate this gracious Old South imagery • Syn: ↑overstate, ↑exaggerate, ↑overdraw, ↑hyperbolise, ↑magnify, ↑amplify • Ant: ↑ …
77pile it on — (informal) EXAGGERATE, overstate the case, make a mountain out of a molehill, overdo it, overplay it, over dramatize; informal lay it on thick, lay it on with a trowel. → pile * * * pile it on (informal) To overdo or exaggerate something • • •… …
78Aggravate — Ag gra*vate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aggravated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aggravating}.] [L. aggravatus, p. p. of aggravare. See {Aggrieve}.] 1. To make heavy or heavier; to add to; to increase. [Obs.] To aggravate thy store. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …
79Aggravated — Aggravate Ag gra*vate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aggravated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aggravating}.] [L. aggravatus, p. p. of aggravare. See {Aggrieve}.] 1. To make heavy or heavier; to add to; to increase. [Obs.] To aggravate thy store. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
80Aggravating — Aggravate Ag gra*vate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aggravated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aggravating}.] [L. aggravatus, p. p. of aggravare. See {Aggrieve}.] 1. To make heavy or heavier; to add to; to increase. [Obs.] To aggravate thy store. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
