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  • 71foil — foil1 verb 1》 prevent the success of. 2》 Hunting (of a hunted animal) cross (a scent or track) in such a way as to confuse the hounds. noun 1》 Hunting the track or scent of a hunted animal. 2》 archaic a setback or defeat. Origin ME (in the sense… …

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  • 72затаптывать — ЗАТАПТЫВАТЬ1, несов. (сов. затоптать), что. Помещать (поместить) что л. во что л., вдавив, вмяв ногами; Син.: вдавливать, вминать, вталкивать [impf. to trample (down, in); to trample underfoot]. Дед Матвей тщательно затаптывал угольки,… …

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  • 73foil — Ⅰ. foil [1] ► VERB ▪ prevent the success of. ORIGIN originally in the sense «trample down»: perhaps from Old French fouler to full cloth, trample , from Latin fullo fuller . Ⅱ. foil [2] ► NOUN 1) metal h …

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  • 74defile — 1. v.tr. 1 make dirty; pollute, befoul. 2 corrupt. 3 desecrate, profane. 4 deprive (esp. a woman) of virginity. 5 make ceremonially unclean. Derivatives: defilement n. defiler n. Etymology: ME defoul f. OF defouler trample down, outrage (as DE ,… …

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  • 75foil — 1. v. & n. v.tr. 1 frustrate, baffle, defeat. 2 Hunting a run over or cross (ground or a scent) to confuse the hounds. b (absol.) (of an animal) spoil the scent in this way. n. 1 Hunting the track of a hunted animal. 2 archaic a repulse or defeat …

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  • 76op|press — «uh PREHS», transitive verb. 1. to govern harshly; keep down unjustly or by cruelty: »A good government will not oppress the people. 2. to weigh down; lie heavily on; burden: »A sense of trouble ahead oppressed my spirits. SYNONYM(S): overburden …

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  • 77Ride — Ride, v. t. 1. To sit on, so as to be carried; as, to ride a horse; to ride a bicycle. [1913 Webster] [They] rend up both rocks and hills, and ride the air In whirlwind. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To manage insolently at will; to domineer over.… …

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  • 78To ride a hobby — Ride Ride, v. t. 1. To sit on, so as to be carried; as, to ride a horse; to ride a bicycle. [1913 Webster] [They] rend up both rocks and hills, and ride the air In whirlwind. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To manage insolently at will; to domineer… …

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  • 79To ride and tie — Ride Ride, v. t. 1. To sit on, so as to be carried; as, to ride a horse; to ride a bicycle. [1913 Webster] [They] rend up both rocks and hills, and ride the air In whirlwind. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To manage insolently at will; to domineer… …

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  • 80To ride out — Ride Ride, v. t. 1. To sit on, so as to be carried; as, to ride a horse; to ride a bicycle. [1913 Webster] [They] rend up both rocks and hills, and ride the air In whirlwind. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To manage insolently at will; to domineer… …

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