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  • 71oppress — v. a. 1. Load, burden, weigh heavily upon, bear hard upon. 2. Overburden, crush, overwhelm, overpower, subdue. 3. Persecute, wrong, maltreat, treat cruelly, tyrannize over …

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  • 72push — [[t]pʊʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to press against (a thing) with force in order to move it away 2) to move (something) in a specified way by exerting force: to push the door open[/ex] 3) to accomplish by pushing: to push one s way through a crowd[/ex] 4) to …

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  • 73Push — Push, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pushed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pushing}.] [OE. possen, pussen, F. pousser, fr. L. pulsare, v. intens. fr. pellere, pulsum, to beat, knock, push. See {Pulse} a beating, and cf. {Pursy}.] 1. To press against with force; to… …

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  • 74Pushed — Push Push, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pushed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pushing}.] [OE. possen, pussen, F. pousser, fr. L. pulsare, v. intens. fr. pellere, pulsum, to beat, knock, push. See {Pulse} a beating, and cf. {Pursy}.] 1. To press against with force;… …

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  • 75Pushing — Push Push, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pushed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pushing}.] [OE. possen, pussen, F. pousser, fr. L. pulsare, v. intens. fr. pellere, pulsum, to beat, knock, push. See {Pulse} a beating, and cf. {Pursy}.] 1. To press against with force;… …

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  • 76To push down — Push Push, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pushed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pushing}.] [OE. possen, pussen, F. pousser, fr. L. pulsare, v. intens. fr. pellere, pulsum, to beat, knock, push. See {Pulse} a beating, and cf. {Pursy}.] 1. To press against with force;… …

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  • 77push — I. verb Etymology: Middle English possen, pusshen, probably from Old French pousser to exert pressure, from Latin pulsare, frequentative of pellere to drive, strike more at felt Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to press against with force …

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  • 78push — v 1. propel, move, actuate, get going, set in motion; drive, trundle, wheel, roll; shove, thrust, pole, stick. 2. press forward, make one s way, squeeze through, wedge, Inf. elbow or shoulder one s way; bulldoze, ram, butt, bunt; crowd, pack,… …

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  • 79Severity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Severity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 severity severity Sgm: N 1 strictness strictness harshness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 rigor rigor stringency austerity Sgm: N 1 inclemency inclemency …

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  • 80Attack — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Attack >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 attack attack Sgm: N 1 assault assault assault and battery Sgm: N 1 onset onset onslaught charge GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 aggression aggression …

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