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to publicly praise or show approval for a person or an achievement: start learning
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Heppner has been hailed as one of the finest tenors in the operatic world today. Queen hails heroes who fought off armed pirates with a power hose
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a thin stream of something, such as water or gas, that is forced out of a small hole: start learning
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N + verb. Mr Groves jetted the pirates with a power hose. Mr Groves jetted the pirates with a power hose,
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to go away from a place or person in order to escape from fighting or danger: start learning
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He forced them to retreat.
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someone who is fighting against the government in their own country: start learning
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The cruise liner was targeted by insurgents
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a very unpleasant and painful or difficult experience: start learning
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They are still recovering from the ordeal.
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to (cause something to) end or stop: start learning
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his employment was terminated
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an official meeting that is held to collect the facts about an event or problem: start learning
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He said a hearing is due to take place in California in September case.
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to say no politely when someone invites you somewhere, offers you something or wants you to do sth start learning
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He declined to talk further about the case.
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to be about to die or suffer very much because of a serious difficulty or danger: start learning
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We all thought we were done for when the boat started to sink. on board. "We thought we were done for," he admitted.
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small pieces of metal that fly through the air when a bomb or similar weapon explodes and are intended to injure people: start learning
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The next thing I remember is rolling around and trying to check for shrapnel."
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a document that praises someone publicly for something the person has done: start learning
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She said she had read the citation
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a line of light that shines from a bright object: start learning
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Mr Gurung managed to hit the pirates with the powerful beam of sound.
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If you ... something that is wrapped around an object, you unfasten it, and if it ..., it becomes unfastened: start learning
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Michael unwound a high pressure hose and aimed the jet at the attackers, forcing them to withdraw. Michael unwound a high pressure hose. unwound, unwound
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