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  • 51throw — [c]/θroʊ / (say throh) verb (threw, thrown, throwing) –verb (t) 1. to project or propel forcibly through the air by a sudden jerk or straightening of the arm; propel or cast in any way. 2. to hurl or project (a missile), as a gun does. 3. to… …

  • 52hurriedly — adverb in a hurried or hasty manner (Freq. 1) the way they buried him so hurriedly was disgraceful hastily, he scanned the headlines sold in haste and at a sacrifice • Syn: ↑hastily, ↑in haste • Ant: ↑ …

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  • 53in haste — adverb in a hurried or hasty manner (Freq. 1) the way they buried him so hurriedly was disgraceful hastily, he scanned the headlines sold in haste and at a sacrifice • Syn: ↑hurriedly, ↑hastily • Ant: ↑ …

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  • 54knock — v. & n. v. 1 a tr. strike (a hard surface) with an audible sharp blow (knocked the table three times). b intr. strike, esp. a door to gain admittance (can you hear someone knocking?; knocked at the door). 2 tr. make (a hole, a dent, etc.) by… …

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  • 55throw — v. & n. v.tr. (past threw; past part. thrown) 1 propel with some force through the air or in a particular direction. 2 force violently into a specified position or state (the ship was thrown on the rocks; threw themselves down). 3 compel suddenly …

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  • 56cobble something together — PREPARE ROUGHLY/HASTILY, make roughly/hastily, throw together; improvise, contrive, rig (up), whip up; informal rustle up; Brit. informal knock up. → cobble * * * …

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  • 57hast|i|ly — «HAYS tuh lee», adverb. 1. in a hasty manner; quickly. 2. rashly; precipitately: »She had married hastily, and as hastily grown weary of her choice (James A. Froude). 3. in a quick tempered way: »He said he was sorry for speaking so hastily …

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  • 58WAR OF INDEPENDENCE — (Heb. מִלְחֶמֶת הָעַצְמָאוּת Milḥemet ha Aẓma ut, or מִלְחֶמֶת הַקּוֹמְמִיּוֹּת Milḥemet ha Komemiyyut, or מִלְחֶמֶת הַשִּׁחְרוּר Milḥemet ha Shiḥrur (the War of Liberation), war waged by the Jews of Palestine for survival, freedom, and political …

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  • 59Clap — (kl[a^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clapped} (kl[a^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Clapping}.] [AS. clappan; akin to Icel. & Sw. klappa, D, klappen, to clap, prate, G. klaffen, v. i., to split open, yelp, klopfen, v. t. & i., to knock.] 1. To strike; to slap; …

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  • 60Clapped — Clap Clap (kl[a^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clapped} (kl[a^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Clapping}.] [AS. clappan; akin to Icel. & Sw. klappa, D, klappen, to clap, prate, G. klaffen, v. i., to split open, yelp, klopfen, v. t. & i., to knock.] 1. To… …

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