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Trot |
Run, jog, jogtrot eg: the child trotted across to her obediently. |
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Hobble |
walk in an awkward way, typically because of pain from an injury. eg: he was hobbling around on crutches. |
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Cruising |
Sailing, voyage; coast; drift; meander ((of a river or road) follow a winding course). |
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Don |
put on (an item of clothing). eg: "in the dressing room the players donned their football shirts |
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Blitz |
(verb) 1. bombard; attack; smash. 2. process (food) in an electric mixing machine. (noun) 1. bombard; charge; battery. 2. Effort (informal) |
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Lace |
1. fasten or tighten (a shoe or garment) by tying the laces.eg: he put the shoes on and laced them up.
2. entwine (things, especially fingers) together. (Fingers crossed 🤞) eg: she laced her fingers together.
3. add something; mix in; eg: Ind - Aus series laced with controversy. |
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Lumbering |
1. moving in a slow, heavy, awkward way; lurch; stumble; eg: Bob was a big, lumbering, gentle sort.
2. burden (someone) with something unwanted. eg: Yuzi was to lend, the so far lumbering Indian team into success.
3. cut and prepare forest timber for transport and sale. eg: the woods there got lumbered down. |
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Incision |
1. Cut (surgical), slit, opening. |
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Back-pedalled |
1. Change ones mind. 2. reverse one's previous action or opinion. |
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Foray |
attack; raid; assault; |
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Spur |
to encourage an activity or development, or to cause something to develop faster; move forward eg: spurs through despite draw. (Move forward despite draw). |
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Dogged |
having or showing tenacity and grim persistence; tenacious; determined.
eg: Kane Williamson batted doggedly through the late afternoon. |
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Eclipse |
Outshine; overshadow. eg: Kane batted for 11 hours to eclipse his previous highest score. |
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Stance |
1. posture. 2. stand; attitude. eg: the party is changing its stance on Europe. |
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Emanating |
emerge; produce; spread; exude (discharge or be discharged slowly and steadily).
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recuperate |
recover from illness or exertion; recover; regain; eg: RBI assured that the economy was recuperating fast. |
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Economy terms |
Attitude => Concern => Wants 1. Hawkish => Rising inflation =>Higher interest rates. 2. Dovish => Slowing economic growth =>Lower interest rates. |
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