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  • 71time — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 what is measured in minutes, hours, days, etc. TIME + VERB ▪ elapse, go by, pass ▪ As time went by we saw less and less of each other. ▪ The changing seasons mark the passing of time …

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  • 72on the double — Synonyms and related words: amain, apace, at flank speed, at the double, crowded, double quick, double time, expeditiously, fast, hand over fist, hand over hand, hard pressed, hard pushed, hard run, hastily, hell for leather, hell bent, hell bent …

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  • 73Double-barreled shotgun — Double barrel redirects here. For the song by Dave and Ansell Collins, see Double Barrel. A view of the break action of a typical side by side double barrelled shotgun, with the Anson Deeley boxlock action open and the extractor visible. The… …

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  • 74dou|ble-quick — «DUHB uhl KWIHK», noun, adjective, adverb, verb. –n. the next quickest step to a run in marching; double time. –adj. very quick. –adv. in double quick time. –v.i., v.t. to march in double quick step …

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  • 75dou·ble-quick — /ˈdʌbəlˌkwık/ adj, always used before a noun chiefly Brit informal : extra fast or quick They ve been working in double quick time [=they ve been working very quickly] to finish the project. double quick adv We have to get this done double quick …

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  • 76quick — [adj1] fast, speedy abrupt, accelerated, active, agile, alert, a move on*, animated, ASAP*, breakneck*, brief, brisk, cursory, curt, double time*, energetic, expeditious, expeditive, express, fleet, flying, going, harefooted*, hasty, headlong,… …

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  • 77Double Prices — is a pricing game on the American television game show The Price Is Right . It is played for a four digit prize worth more than $2,000; it has also been played for a car on nighttime specials, and occasionally on the daytime show.Having debuted… …

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  • 78double-time — adj, adv especially AmE very quick or as quickly as possible ▪ Get upstairs and clean your room double time! …

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  • 79double-time — adj, adv especially AmE very quick or as quickly as possible ▪ Get upstairs and clean your room double time! …

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  • 80Double rifle — Holland and Holland double rifle in .375 H H Magnum. A double barreled rifle or double rifle is a type of sporting rifle with two barrels instead of one, available in either side by side or over and under barrel configurations. Double rifles are… …

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