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n.
apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; stopping an opposing player carrying the ball


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a.
domesticated; very restrained or quiet; make less strong or intense; soften


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v.
interfere in a harmful manner; alter improperly


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v.
be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers


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v. Syn. stop; end
stop; bring to an end or halt


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a. Syn. concise; brief
effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth


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n.
part of the leg between the hip and the knee


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n.
lack of self-confidence or courage


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n. Syn. pamphlet
expanse of land or water; system of organs that perform a specialized function; leaflet or pamphlet


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a.
partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen


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