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  • 11To take away — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …

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  • 12To turn away — Turn Turn (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s… …

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  • 13Keep Away — This article is about the children s game. For the Godsmack song, see Keep Away (song). Keep Away, also called Monkey in the Middle, Piggy in the Middle, Pickle in a Dish, or Pickle in the Middle, is a children s game in which two or more players …

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  • 14warn away — PHRASAL VERB If you warn someone away, you tell them to go away or to stop doing something because of possible danger or punishment. [V n P] Soon an official appeared to warn them away... [V n P from n/ ing] Analysts warn us away from drawing any …

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  • 15Parable of Drawing in the Net — Jan Luyken etching of the parable, Bowyer Bible. The Parable of Drawing in the Net is a parable of Jesus which appears in only one of the Canonical gospels of the New Testament. According to Gospel of Matthew …

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  • 16hammer away at sb — UK US hammer away at sb Phrasal Verb with hammer({{}}/ˈhæmər/ verb [T] ► to criticize someone or something strongly: »Plaintiffs hammered away at him for drawing $28 million in fees from his former company …

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  • 17draw — [[t]drɔ͟ː[/t]] ♦ draws, drawing, drew, drawn 1) VERB When you draw, or when you draw something, you use a pencil or pen to produce a picture, pattern, or diagram. She would sit there drawing with the pencil stub... [V n] Draw a rough design for a …

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  • 18removal — n 1. taking off, shedding, casting off, throwing off, dropping; throwing overboard, jettison; divestiture, stripping, uncovering, exposing, baring; undressing, unclothing, undraping, disrobing; exfoliation, Pathol. desquamation, peeling off,… …

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  • 19Magic in Harry Potter — In the Harry Potter series created by J. K. Rowling, magic is depicted as a natural force that can be used to override the usual laws of nature. Many fictional magical creatures exist in the series, while ordinary creatures sometimes exhibit new… …

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  • 20pulling — n. grabbing and drawing toward; towing, dragging pÊŠl n. act of grabbing and drawing away; influence; press proof, test print used for proofreading before a print run (Printing); handle, grip v. grab and draw away; drag, tow; remove, take away;… …

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