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  • 91finish off — 1) the executioners finished them off Syn: kill, take/end the life of, execute, terminate, exterminate, liquidate, get rid of; informal wipe out, do in, bump off, take out, dispose of, do away with, ice, rub out, waste 2) …

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  • 92finish someone/something off — 1 the executioners finished them off: KILL, take/end the life of, execute, terminate, exterminate, liquidate, get rid of; informal wipe out, do in, bump off, take out, dispose of, do away with; N. Amer. informal ice, rub out, waste. 2 financial… …

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  • 93jerk off — to rub your sex organs with your hand. The only naked male I saw before I got married was a farm worker jerking off in a barn …

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  • 94Rubbed — Rub Rub, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rubbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rubbing}.] [Probably of Celtic origin; cf. W. rhwbiaw, gael. rub.] 1. To subject (a body) to the action of something moving over its surface with pressure and friction, especially to the… …

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  • 95Rubbing — Rub Rub, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rubbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rubbing}.] [Probably of Celtic origin; cf. W. rhwbiaw, gael. rub.] 1. To subject (a body) to the action of something moving over its surface with pressure and friction, especially to the… …

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  • 96ruboff — /rub awf , of /, n. 1. an act of rubbing off, as to remove something. 2. a deep mark, effect, or impact produced esp. through constant close contact. [1935 40; n. use of v. phrase rub off] * * * …

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  • 97ruboff — /rub awf , of /, n. 1. an act of rubbing off, as to remove something. 2. a deep mark, effect, or impact produced esp. through constant close contact. [1935 40; n. use of v. phrase rub off] …

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  • 98rubbed, rubbing — verb 1 (I, T) to move your hand, a cloth etc over a surface while pressing against it: Kolchinsky nodded and then rubbed his eyes wearily. | She began rubbing her hair with a towel. | You ll have to rub harder if you want to get it clean. 2 (T)… …

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  • 99erode — Synonyms and related words: abate, ablate, abrade, abrase, absorb, abstract, assimilate, atomize, bark, bate, be consumed, be eaten away, be gone, bite, bleed white, break up, burn up, canker, cease, cease to be, cease to exist, chafe, come apart …

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  • 100remove — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abate, abrade, abscond, abstract, amount, annihilate, assassinate, avulse, bare, bate, beat a retreat, blow, blow out, boot, boot out, bounce, bow out, break, bump, bump off, bust, caliber, can, carry away,… …

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