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11portion — I UK [ˈpɔː(r)ʃ(ə)n] / US [ˈpɔrʃ(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms portion : singular portion plural portions ** 1) a) a part of an amount or total portion of: We re spending a larger portion of our income on entertainment. Only a small portion of… …
12portion — /ˈpɔʃən / (say pawshuhn) noun 1. a part of any whole, whether actually separated from it or not: a portion of the manuscript is illegible. 2. the part of a whole allotted to or belonging to a person or group; a share. 3. a quantity of food served …
13portion — [n1] share, cut, ration allocation, allotment, allowance, apportionment, bang, bit, chunk, division, divvy*, drag*, dram, excerpt, extract, fix, fraction, fragment, gob, helping, hit, hunk, lagniappe, lion’s share*, lot, lump, measure, meed,… …
14portion — I noun allotment, amount, component, element, excerpt, fair share, fragment, installment, measure, moiety, part, percentage, piece, portion, quantity, quota, ration, section, sector, segment, share II verb allocate, allot, apportion, bequeath,… …
15out of (all) proportion (to something) — phrase if a reaction or result is out of all proportion, it is too strong or serious for the thing or situation that has caused it The publicity the exhibition has received is out of all proportion to its actual quality. Thesaurus: as a result of …
16portion — ► NOUN 1) a part or a share. 2) an amount of food suitable for or served to one person. 3) archaic a person s destiny or lot. 4) archaic a dowry. ► VERB 1) divide into portions and share out. 2) archaic giv …
17out|take — «OWT TAYK», noun. a portion of film, videotape, or the like, that has been edited out of the final program of a telecast or broadcast: »All the networks had made available without subpoena their outtakes…on the riots (Harper s) …
18Out of This World (card trick) — Out of This World is a card trick created by magician Paul Curry in 1942. Many performers have devised their own variations of this trick. It is often billed as the trick that fooled Winston Churchill due to a story describing how it was… …
19portion — 1. noun 1) the upper portion of the chimney Syn: part, piece, bit, section, segment See note at fragment 2) her portion of the allowance Syn: share, slice, quot …
20portion — 1 noun (C) 1 a part of something larger, especially a part that is different from the other parts (+ of): The front portion of the rocket breaks off. | The factory represents only a small portion of the company s interests. 2 an amount of food… …
