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  • 121pitch — pitch1 pitchable, adj. /pich/, v.t. 1. to erect or set up (a tent, camp, or the like). 2. to put, set, or plant in a fixed or definite place or position. 3. to throw, fling, hurl, or toss. 4. Baseball. a. to deliver or serve (the ball) to the… …

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  • 122rivet — n 1. bolt, anchor, pin, tack, button. v 2. fasten, secure, fasten securely, bolt down, batten, affix, clinch, pinion; attach, link, clasp, lock, fix, fix firmly, make fast, lock or bolt in place, bond. 3. concentrate on, give attention to, focus… …

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  • 123embed — [em bed′, imbed′] vt. embedded, embedding 1. to set (flowers, etc.) in earth 2. to set or fix firmly in a surrounding mass [to embed tiles in cement] 3. to fix in the mind, memory, etc. embedment n …

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  • 124fasten — [fas′ən, fäs′ən] vt. [ME fastnen < OE fæstnian < base of fæst: see FAST1] 1. to join (one thing to another); attach; connect 2. to make fast or secure, as by locking, shutting, buttoning, etc.; fix firmly in place 3. to hold, fix, or direct …

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  • 125intrench — verb fix firmly or securely • Syn: ↑entrench • Hypernyms: ↑fasten, ↑fix, ↑secure • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …

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  • 126confix — /kən fiksˈ/ (esp Shakespeare) transitive verb To fix firmly ORIGIN: L cōnfīgere, fīxum, from con , intens, and fīgere to fix …

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  • 127en|root — «ehn ROOT, RUT», transitive verb. 1. to fix by the root. 2. Figurative. to implant deeply; fix firmly …

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  • 128im|print´er — im|print «noun. IHM prihnt; verb. ihm PRIHNT», noun, verb. –n. 1. a mark made by pressure; print: »Your foot made an imprint in the sand. 2. an impression; mark: »Figurative. Suffering left its imprint on her face. 3. the printer s or publisher s …

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