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in some sports, one of the two vertical posts, often painted white, that are connected with a crossbar to form a goal
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a horizontal bar, either the part that forms the top of a goal, or the part of a bicycle between the seat and the handlebars
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kierownica - the bar along the front of a bicycle or motorcycle that a rider holds in order to balance and turn
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be/play in goal - to be the player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring goals - Who is playing in goal for Milan this evening? start learning
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an area on a playing field, that usually has two posts with a net fixed behind them, where players try to send the ball in order to score in sports such as football and hockey an open goal - a goal area that has been left without any defenders
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She has agreed to post bail for her brother. start learning
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to pay money so that a person who has been accused of committing a crime can be free until their trial
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The oil company posted profits of $25.1 billion.; They posted a 16% rise in sales. start learning
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to announce a company’s sales, financial results, etc.:
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a vertical pole stuck in the ground, usually to support something or to mark a position
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Please send the invoice back by return of post. start learning
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if you reply to a letter by return of post, you reply by sending a letter back almost immediately
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He has held the post of commercial director since 2002. start learning
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a job in a company or organization, especially an important one that pays well
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Could you post this letter for me please? Also - to put an object through a letterbox (= special opening in a door) - Just post the key through the door after you've locked it. start learning
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to put a letter or package into a postbox (= official public box for mail) so that it can be sent
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He has been posted to Pakistan for six months. start learning
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to send someone to a particular place to work for a period of time
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I'll keep you posted on any new developments with the deal. start learning
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to continue giving someone the most recent information about a situation that involves them
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in sports such as football, a goalpost (= either of two vertical posts showing the area in which the ball is kicked to score points) start learning
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in the sport of horse racing, the place where the race finishes or, less often, the place from which the race starts
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The soldier was disciplined for deserting his post.; I was ordered to remain at my post until the last customer had left. start learning
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the particular place where someone works, especially where a soldier is told to be for military duty, usually as a guard
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postbox, letterbox - noun - US - mailbox mailbox - a box in an office or outside a person's home where letters are delivered start learning
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a metal container in the street or other public place in which you can put letters for them to be collected and sent to someone else
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inbox, in basket - noun; UK - in tray Just put it in my inbox and I'll look at it later. start learning
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a flat, open container where letters and other documents are put when they arrive in a person's office and where they are kept until the person has time to deal with them
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a place on a computer where copies of email messages that you are going to send are kept
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outbox - noun - UK - out tray The letter is in your outbox. start learning
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a flat, open container on a desk for letters and other documents that have already been dealt with and are waiting to be sent to someone else or put away
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The new chief executive faces a full in tray at the company when he takes charge next week. start learning
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an amount of work needing to be done
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The company's posting of third-quarter earnings indicated a substantial slackening in computer sales. start learning
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the process of writing figures in a ledger (= book recording money that a company has spent and received), or the figures that are written
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a foreign/overseas posting; a posting in/to sth: He will use a two-year posting in Singapore to encourage people to consider living and working in Scotland. start learning
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a job, often within the organization that you already work for, which involves going to a different country or town to work for a particular period
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In the event your item is lost or damaged in the mail, you will have to present a stamped and signed certificate of posting with your claim for loss. start learning
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in the UK, an official document from the post office, used to prove that you have mailed something on a particular date
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The iron railing at the edge of the boardwalk was some six feet above the beach. start learning
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a type of fence made of one of more usually metal or wooden bars attached to posts, often along the edge of a path or at the side of stairs for safety and to provide support
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a row of wooden or metal poles at the side of stairs and the bar attached to them on top
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Will spectators please stay behind the rail?; Hold onto the rail so that you don't fall.; The (clothes) rail in her wardrobe was crammed full of dresses. start learning
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poręcz - a horizontal bar fixed in position, especially to a wall or to vertical posts, used to close something off, as a support, or to hang things on
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He railed against/at the injustices of the system. start learning
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by rail: Brazil transports 30% of its goods by rail.; Rail travel accounts for less than 1% of the trips we make annually. start learning
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transport or travel by train; the system of transport that uses trains Rail also means railroad - rail transportation; Commuter rail and subway lines will be linked.
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one of the two metal bars attached to the ground on which trains travel
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We live close to the railroad line.; She travelled across Siberia on the Trans-Siberian railroad. start learning
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the metal tracks on which trains run a system of transportation using special vehicles whose wheels turn on metal bars fixed to the ground, or a particular company using such a system; a system of tracks that trains travel along
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We were railroaded into signing the agreement. start learning
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to force something to happen or force someone to do something, esp. quickly and unfairly
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(in the southern US) an area of slowly moving water at the side of the main river start learning
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(in the southern US) an area of slowly moving or still water connected to a river or lake
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go off the rails - informal He went off the rails in his first year at university. start learning
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to start behaving in a way that is not generally acceptable, especially dishonestly or illegally
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Part of the playing field had been railed off for use as a car park. start learning
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to close something, especially using railings
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a long, narrow bar of wood or metal that people can hold on to for support, especially when going up or down stairs
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a railing or wall to prevent people from falling over the edge of stairs, a balcony, etc
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Did you shop around when you were looking for your car? start learning
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to compare the price and quality of the same or a similar object in different shops before you decide which one to buy
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(of an aircraft) to leave the ground and fly
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It was the best take-off of the prime minister that I have ever seen. start learning
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a piece of acting or writing, etc. that copies the way a particular person speaks or behaves, or the way something is done, usually to entertain other people
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take off - verb - leave - informal When he saw me coming, he took off in the other direction. start learning
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To take off is also to leave suddenly
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take off - verb - become popular The new product really took off among teens.; Her singing career had just begun to take off. start learning
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to suddenly become popular or successful
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take off - verb - financial The shares took off, climbing more than 130%. start learning
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to suddenly increase in value or amount
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She shuffled papers on her desk as she waited for the phone to ring.; The software lets you shuffle all of your songs or albums with a single click. start learning
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the act of moving things to different positions or into a different order
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shuffle - noun, verb - people - UK - reshuffle The top-level shuffle brought Groncki into the White House.; a government/management reshuffle; After the election, the prime minister will reshuffle her government. start learning
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A shuffle is also a change in people or their positions in an organization
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Grandfather shuffled into the kitchen, leaning on his cane. start learning
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to walk by sliding your feet, rather than lifting them as you step
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When I asked where he’d been, he just stared at the ground and shuffled his feet. start learning
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szurać nogami - If you shuffle your feet, you move your feet slightly because you are uncomfortable or embarrassed
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shuffle - noun, verb - cards; also - reshuffle Make sure you give the cards a good shuffle before you deal.; It's your turn to shuffle the cards.; to reshuffle the deck/cards start learning
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przetasować karty - the act of mixing a set of playing cards before giving them out
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Refugee children in the big camps just get lost in the shuffle and are sometimes left without food. start learning
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If something or someone gets lost in the shuffle, that thing or person does not get the attention they deserve
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shuffle sth off - literary Not until this turbulent region can shuffle off the burdens of the past will it be able to settle peacefully into the community of nations.; The local authority may then try to shuffle these responsibilities off onto another authority. start learning
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to get rid of something unwanted, usually by giving it to someone else
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Rob raised the heavy coil of rope to his shoulder. start learning
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a length of rope, hair, or wire, arranged into a series of circles, one above or outside the other A coil is also anything having the shape of a series of circles, one above the other - A coil of smoke rose from the chimney.
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cewka - a twisted length of wire through which an electric current travels
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She coiled her hair into a neat bun on top of her head.; The snake coiled itself tightly around the deer. start learning
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zwijać - to arrange something in a coil
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drożdżówka - a small, sweet, usually round cake
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Buy some hamburger buns for supper. start learning
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a small, round piece of bread, especially one that is cut horizontally and holds a burger
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She wore her hair in a bun. start learning
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kok - a hairstyle in which the hair is drawn back into a tight coil at the back of the head man bun - a hairstyle for men in which some or all of the hair is pulled together to form a round shape at the back or on top of the head
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bun - noun - bottom - informal - US start learning
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a buttock (= one side of a person's bottom)
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have a bun in the oven - old humorous start learning
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have a blonde moment - informal start learning
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to forget something or do something silly, in a way that is sometimes thought to be typical of women with blonde hair
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cinnamon roll - also - cinnamon bun Robert had stuffed half a cinnamon bun in his mouth and couldn’t say a word. start learning
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a round, sweet bread flavored with cinnamon
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a type of dark cake made with dried fruit and covered with pastry, traditionally eaten at New Year in Scotland
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a round, sweet cake like bread with a cross painted on the top, eaten in some Christian countries at Easter
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rock cake - also - rock bun start learning
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a small cake with a rough surface, made with dried fruit
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They've gone for a row to the island.; Dad rowed us back to shore. start learning
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wiosłować - the activity of making a boat move through water using oars (= poles with flat ends) rowing - Sarah won an Olympic medal in rowing.
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row - noun, verb - argument My parents often have rows, but my dad does most of the shouting.; What was a political row over government policy on Europe is fast becoming a diplomatic row between France and Britain.; My parents are always rowing (about/over money). start learning
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a noisy argument or fight
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I can't concentrate because of the row the builders are making. start learning
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a hard/tough row to hoe - US start learning
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a difficult situation to deal with
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row house - also - rowhouse start learning
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dom szeregowiec - a house in a city that is joined to others like it on either side
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Naymar didn't just miss the penalty, he sent it into row Z. start learning
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used to refer to the line of seats in a football ground that are furthest away from the pitch, especially to emphasize that a shot on goal has gone high into the crowd
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Their uncle was a rover, never settling for long in any one place. start learning
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a person who spends their time travelling from place to place
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the lunar rover that transported astronauts and their equipment; See the latest amazing photos from NASA's Mars rover Curiosity currently exploring the Red Planet. start learning
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a small vehicle that can move over rough ground, often used on the surface of other planets, sometimes controlled from the earth
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He is a former Olympic rower. start learning
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wioślarz - someone who rows a boat, especially as a sport
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The management rowed back on the decision the very next day. start learning
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to change a previous decision, opinion, or statement
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I love rowing.; He belongs to a top rowing club. start learning
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wioślarstwo - the sport or activity of rowing a boat
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