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- verb transitive To
place out of the way ,clean up . - verb transitive To
store , add to one's stores for later use. - verb transitive, colloquial To
consume (food or drink), especially in large quantities. - verb transitive To send (someone) to
prison . - verb transitive To
discard , divest oneself of. - verb obsolete, transitive To
fend off ,deflect ; todismiss . - verb archaic, transitive To
divorce . - verb baseball To
strike out abatter . - verb baseball To catch a
fly ball or tag out abaserunner . - verb baseball To take a large lead in a game.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
- verb eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food
- verb kill gently, as with an injection
- verb lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
- verb throw or cast away
- verb stop using
- verb turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily
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