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  • 121stop — v 1. discontinue, quit, cease from, leave off, Inf. drop* abandon; desist from, forbear, Inf. cut out, Sl. can, Sl. cheese, Brit. Sl. nark it; withdraw from, have done with; (all of work) Inf. call it quits, call it a day, shut up shop, Inf.… …

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  • 122suppress — v 1. restrain, curb, harness, check, stop, arrest; block, impede, inhibit, hinder, hamper, deter, halt; restrict, confine, limit, cramp; preclude, obviate, nip in the bud, Inf. put the kibosh on; prohibit, forbid, interdict, prevent. 2.… …

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  • 123electric circuit — noun an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑circuit, ↑electrical circuit • Hypernyms: ↑electrical device • Hyponyms: ↑bridge, ↑ …

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  • 124electrical circuit — noun an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow • Syn: ↑circuit, ↑electric circuit • Hypernyms: ↑electrical device • Hyponyms: ↑bridge, ↑bridge circuit, ↑ …

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  • 125sit on — {v.} 1. To be a member of (a jury, board, commission), etc. * /Mr. Brown sat on the jury at the trial./ 2. {informal} To prevent from starting or doing something; squelch. * /The teacher sat on Fred before he could get started with the long story …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 126sit on — {v.} 1. To be a member of (a jury, board, commission), etc. * /Mr. Brown sat on the jury at the trial./ 2. {informal} To prevent from starting or doing something; squelch. * /The teacher sat on Fred before he could get started with the long story …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 127Crush — (kr[u^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crushed} (kr[u^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crushing}.] [OE. cruschen, crousshen, Of. cruisir, croissir, fr. LL. cruscire, prob. of Ger. origin, from a derivative of the word seen in Goth. kruistan to gnash; akin to Sw …

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  • 128Crushed — Crush Crush (kr[u^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crushed} (kr[u^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crushing}.] [OE. cruschen, crousshen, Of. cruisir, croissir, fr. LL. cruscire, prob. of Ger. origin, from a derivative of the word seen in Goth. kruistan to… …

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