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position |
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the act of putting something in a certain place |
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position |
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the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated |
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position |
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the arrangement of the body and its limbs |
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position |
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a rationalized mental attitude |
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position |
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a way of regarding situations or topics etc. |
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position |
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an item on a list or in a sequence |
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position |
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an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute |
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position |
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the particular portion of space occupied by something |
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position |
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the appropriate or customary location |
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position |
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a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons |
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position |
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a condition or position in which you find yourself |
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position |
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the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society |
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position |
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put into a certain place or abstract location |
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position |
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cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation |
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pork-barreling |
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acquisition of government money for benefits to a specific location |
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purchase |
Noun
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the acquisition of something for payment |
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purchase |
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a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage |
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purchase |
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the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever |
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purchase |
Noun
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something acquired by purchase |
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purchase |
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obtain by purchase |
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procurement |
Noun
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the act of getting possession of something |
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procurance |
Noun
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the act of getting possession of something |
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procural |
Noun
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the act of getting possession of something |
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pratfall |
Noun
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an embarrassing mistake |
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pratfall |
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a fall onto your buttocks |
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program trading |
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a trading technique involving large blocks of stock with trades triggered by computer programs |
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preemption |
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a prior appropriation of something |
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preemption |
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the right to purchase something in advance of others |
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preemption |
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the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property) |
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preemption |
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the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject |
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pre-emption |
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a prior appropriation of something |
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pre-emption |
Noun
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the right to purchase something in advance of others |
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pre-emption |
Noun
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the right of a government to seize or appropriate something, as property |
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pre-emption |
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the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject |
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pinch |
Noun
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the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) |
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pinch |
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a squeeze with the fingers |
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pinch |
Noun
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a small sharp bite or snip |
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pinch |
Noun
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a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action |
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pinch |
Noun
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a slight but appreciable amount |
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pinch |
Noun
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an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed |
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pinch |
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a painful or straitened circumstance |
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pinch |
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irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear |
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pinch |
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cut the top off |
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pinch |
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to squeeze tightly between the fingers |
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pinch |
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make ridges into by pinching together |
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pinch |
Verb
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make off with belongings of others |
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poundage |
Noun
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placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law |
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poundage |
Noun
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weight expressed in pounds |
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poundage |
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a fee charged for the recovery of impounded animals |
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poundage |
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a charge based on weight measured in pounds |