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  • 31Whipping — Whip Whip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whipped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whipping}.] [OE. whippen to overlay, as a cord, with other cords, probably akin to G. & D. wippen to shake, to move up and down, Sw. vippa, Dan. vippe to swing to and fro, to shake, to… …

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  • 32over — /oh veuhr/, prep. 1. above in place or position: the roof over one s head. 2. above and to the other side of: to leap over a wall. 3. above in authority, rank, power, etc., so as to govern, control, or have jurisdiction regarding: There is no one …

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  • 33tumble — I. verb (tumbled; tumbling) Etymology: Middle English, frequentative of tumben to dance, from Old English tumbian; akin to Old High German tūmōn to reel Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. a. to fall suddenly and helplessly b. to suffer a… …

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  • 34pass — v 1. go by, move past, flow, roll, run, stream, course; glide, slide, sweep, drift; proceed, progress, advance, gain ground; move onward, work one s way, wend one s way; run along, hie, hasten, make haste, hurry along, jog along, rush, zip, fly,… …

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  • 35over — o•ver [[t]ˈoʊ vər[/t]] prep. 1) above in place or position: the roof over one s head[/ex] 2) above and to the other side of: to leap over a wall[/ex] 3) above in authority, rank, power, etc.: no one over her in the department[/ex] 4) so as to… …

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  • 36Bandied — Bandy Ban dy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bandied} (b[a^]n d[ e]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bandying}.] 1. To beat to and fro, as a ball in playing at bandy. [1913 Webster] Like tennis balls bandied and struck upon us . . . by rackets from without. Cudworth.… …

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  • 37Bandy — Ban dy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bandied} (b[a^]n d[ e]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bandying}.] 1. To beat to and fro, as a ball in playing at bandy. [1913 Webster] Like tennis balls bandied and struck upon us . . . by rackets from without. Cudworth. [1913… …

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  • 38Bandying — Bandy Ban dy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bandied} (b[a^]n d[ e]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bandying}.] 1. To beat to and fro, as a ball in playing at bandy. [1913 Webster] Like tennis balls bandied and struck upon us . . . by rackets from without. Cudworth.… …

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  • 39hustle — {{11}}hustle (n.) pushing activity; activity in the interest of success, 1891, Amer.Eng., from HUSTLE (Cf. hustle) (v.); earlier it meant a shaking together (1715). Sense of illegal business activity is by 1963, Amer.Eng. As a name of a popular… …

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  • 40bat|tle|dore — «BAT uhl DR, DOHR», noun, verb, dored, dor|ing. –n. 1. a paddle or small racket used to hit a shuttlecock back and forth in the game of battledore and shuttlecock. 2. the game itself, played by two persons. –v.t., v.i. Rare. to drive, toss, or… …

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