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  • 111unbound — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. loose, untied, unstapled, unfastened, unwrapped, unstitched, ungirt; see also free 1 , 2 , 3 . Ant. bound*, stapled, tied …

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  • 112unstuck — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. unfastened, unglued, rattling; see loose 1 …

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  • 113untied — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. unfastened, slack, unbound; see free 2 , 3 , loose 1 …

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  • 114fasten — 01. Please [fasten] your seatbelts in preparation for landing. 02. I pinched myself under the chin when I was [fastening] my bicycle helmet. 03. The shoestring was invented in England in 1790; before this, all shoes were [fastened] with buckles.… …

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  • 115shrug — 01. The young boy [shrugged] when his teacher asked him why he hadn t done his homework. 02. When I asked him what the matter was, he just [shrugged] and looked away. 03. The little girl [shrugged] her shoulders when her mother asked her if… …

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  • 116button — but|ton1 S2 [ˈbʌtn] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: boton, from boter; BUTT2] 1.) a small round flat object on your shirt, coat etc which you pass through a hole to fasten it ▪ small pearl buttons ▪ A button was missing from his shirt.… …

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  • 117seam — [si:m] n [: Old English;] 1.) a line where two pieces of cloth, leather etc have been stitched together ▪ She was repairing Billy s trousers, where the seam had come undone. ▪ Join the shoulder seams together. 2.) a layer of a mineral under the… …

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  • 118unfasten — un|fas|ten [ʌnˈfa:sən US ˈfæsən] v [T] to undo something such as a button, belt, rope etc ▪ He unfastened the top button of his shirt …

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  • 119zip — zip1 [zıp] n ↑zip [Sense: 1,2; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: From the sound of something moving very quickly.] [Sense: 3; Date: 1900 2000; Origin: zip code] 1.) BrE two lines of small metal or plastic pieces that slide together to fasten a piece of… …

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  • 120free — free1 [ fri ] adjective *** ▸ 1 not costing anything ▸ 2 not prisoner/slave/held ▸ 3 not tied/fixed ▸ 4 available for something ▸ 5 not limited by rules ▸ 6 not affected by something bad ▸ 7 when you talk/give a lot ▸ 8 time with no work to do ▸… …

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