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  • 111attach — at·tach vb [Anglo French attacher to lodge (an action in court), seize (a person or property) by legal authority, from Old French atachier to fasten, fix, alteration of estachier, from estache stake] vt 1: to obtain a court order against… …

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  • 112eject — verb 1 push/send sth out ADVERB ▪ forcibly ▪ physically ▪ summarily (esp. BrE) ▪ They were summarily ejected by the security guard. PREPOSITION …

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  • 113shoot — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 new part of a plant ADJECTIVE ▪ fresh, green, new, tender, young ▪ growing ▪ flowering, leafy …

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  • 114Hastings, William, Lord Hastings — (c. 1430–1483)    William Hastings, Lord Hastings, was a personal friend and loyal supporter of EDWARD IV, and, as the most important supporter of EDWARDV in 1483, was summarily executed by Richard, duke of Gloucester (see Richard III, King of… …

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  • 115dismiss — v. 1) to dismiss curtly, summarily; lightly 2) (D; tr.) to dismiss as (he was dismissed as incompetent) 3) (D; tr.) to dismiss for (I was dismissed for being late) 4) (D; tr.) to dismiss from (he was dismissed from his job) 5) (misc.) (BE;… …

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  • 116punish — v. 1) to punish cruelly; harshly, severely; lightly, mildly; summarily 2) (D; tr.) to punish for (they were punished harshly for their crime) * * * [ pʌnɪʃ] harshly lightly mildly severely summarily to punish cruelly (D; tr.) to punish for (they… …

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  • 117send — v. 1) (A) we sent the manuscript to her; or: we sent her the manuscript 2) (D; tr.) to send as (he was sent as our representative) 3) (D; tr.) to send by (to send a letter by airmail) 4) (d; intr.) to send for ( to ask to come ) (to send for the… …

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  • 118summary — [[t]sʌ̱məri[/t]] summaries 1) N COUNT: oft N of n A summary of something is a short account of it, which gives the main points but not the details. What follows is a brief summary of the process... Here s a summary of the day s news... Milligan… …

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  • 119elbow — noun 1》 the joint between the forearm and the upper arm. 2》 a piece of piping or something similar bent through an angle. verb 1》 strike with one s elbow.     ↘(often elbow one s way) move by pushing past people with one s elbows. 2》 (often elbow …

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  • 120summary — 1 noun (C) a short statement that gives the main information about something, without giving all the details: Please write a one page summary of this report. | a news summary | in summary: So, in summary, we ve got to try to get further funding.… …

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