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  • 91pay — I. /peɪ / (say pay) verb (paid, paying) –verb (t) 1. to discharge (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by giving or doing something. 2. to give (money, etc.) as in discharge of debt or obligation. 3. to satisfy the claims of (a person, etc.) as by… …

  • 92pick — I. /pɪk / (say pik) verb (t) 1. to choose or select carefully. 2. to choose (one s way or steps), as over rough ground or through a crowd. 3. to seek and find occasion for: to pick a quarrel. 4. to seek or find (flaws) in a spirit of fault… …

  • 93shit — [c]/ʃɪt / (say shit) Colloquial (taboo) –verb (shitted or shat or shit, shitted or shat or, Obsolete, shitten, shitting) – …

  • 94pick apart — verb find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws The paper criticized the new movie Don t knock the food it s free • Syn: ↑knock, ↑criticize, ↑criticise • Ant: ↑praise ( …

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  • 95Animadvert — An i*mad*vert , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Animadverted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Animadverting}.] [L. animadvertere; animus mind + advertere to turn to; ad to + vertere to turn.] 1. To take notice; to observe; commonly followed by that. Dr. H. More. [1913… …

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  • 96Animadverted — Animadvert An i*mad*vert , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Animadverted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Animadverting}.] [L. animadvertere; animus mind + advertere to turn to; ad to + vertere to turn.] 1. To take notice; to observe; commonly followed by that. Dr. H.… …

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  • 97Animadverting — Animadvert An i*mad*vert , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Animadverted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Animadverting}.] [L. animadvertere; animus mind + advertere to turn to; ad to + vertere to turn.] 1. To take notice; to observe; commonly followed by that. Dr. H.… …

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  • 98Bepommel — Be*pom mel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bepommeled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bepommeling}.] To pommel; to beat, as with a stick; figuratively, to assail or criticise in conversation, or in writing. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 99Bepommeled — Bepommel Be*pom mel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bepommeled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bepommeling}.] To pommel; to beat, as with a stick; figuratively, to assail or criticise in conversation, or in writing. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 100Bepommeling — Bepommel Be*pom mel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bepommeled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bepommeling}.] To pommel; to beat, as with a stick; figuratively, to assail or criticise in conversation, or in writing. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] …

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