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  • 111To draw out — draw draw (dr[add]), v. t. [imp. {Drew} (dr[udd]); p. p. {Drawn} (dr[add]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Drawing}.] [OE. dra[yogh]en, drahen, draien, drawen, AS. dragan; akin to Icel. & Sw. draga, Dan. drage to draw, carry, and prob. to OS. dragan to bear,… …

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  • 112roll|out — roll out or roll|out «ROHL OWT», noun. 1. Informal. the first public showing of something new, as an aircraft or space vehicle. 2. U.S. Football. a play in which a quarterback runs out of the area formed by blockers before passing: »Duhon…was a… …

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  • 113lay out — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To spend] Syn. lend, put out (at interest), put up; see invest , spend 1 . 2. [To spread out] Syn. arrange, display, exhibit, set out; see display 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To plan the details or arrangements… …

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  • 114fan out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If a group of people or things fan out, they move forwards away from a particular point in different directions. [V P] The main body of British, American, and French troops had fanned out to the west... [V P] We fanned out from… …

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  • 115lay out — 1) Robyn laid the plans out on the desk Syn: spread out, set out, display, exhibit 2) a paper laying out our priorities Syn: outline, sketch out, rough out, detail, draw up, formulate, work out, frame …

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  • 116string out — verb set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series (Freq. 1) the houses were strung out in a long row • Syn: ↑spread out • Hypernyms: ↑arrange, ↑set up • Verb Frames …

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  • 117lay something out — 1 Robyn laid the plans out on the desk: SPREAD OUT, set out, display, exhibit. 2 a paper laying out our priorities: OUTLINE, sketch out, rough out, detail, draw up …

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  • 118Two out of three falls match — In professional wrestling, a two out of three falls match, or a best of three falls match, is a series of three matches (often between two wrestlers or two teams of wrestlers), in which wrestlers attempt to win the majority of matches. Two out of …

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  • 119Load Spread Option — A method of collecting the annual fees from investors in load funds through periodic deductions. These periodic deductions often are taken off of regular investor contributions to the fund to spread out the burden of the load fees over time. With …

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  • 120string out — 1) stringing out a story Syn: spin out, drag out, lengthen 2) airfields strung out along the Gulf Syn: spread out, space out, distribute, scatter …

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