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reverse split |
Noun
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a decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity |
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reverse stock split |
Noun
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a decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity |
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rope-a-dope |
Noun
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a boxing tactic: pretending to be trapped against the ropes while your opponent wears himself out throwing punches |
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rassling |
Noun
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the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down |
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road game |
Noun
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a game played away from home |
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rollerblading |
Noun
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skating using Rollerblades |
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roller skating |
Noun
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skating on wheels |
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rugby |
Noun
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a form of football played with an oval ball |
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royal tennis |
Noun
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an ancient form of tennis played in a four-walled court |
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rugby football |
Noun
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a form of football played with an oval ball |
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real tennis |
Noun
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an ancient form of tennis played in a four-walled court |
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rugger |
Noun
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a form of football played with an oval ball |
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ring-around-the-rosy |
Noun
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a children's game in which the players dance around in a circle and at a given signal all squat |
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ring-around-a-rosy |
Noun
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a children's game in which the players dance around in a circle and at a given signal all squat |
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ring-a-rosy |
Noun
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a children's game in which the players dance around in a circle and at a given signal all squat |
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rouge et noir |
Noun
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a card game in which two rows of cards are dealt and players can bet on the color of the cards or on which row will have a count nearer some number |
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rounders |
Noun
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an English ball game similar to baseball |
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run-up |
Noun
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the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed |
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run-up |
Noun
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a substantial increase over a relatively short period of time |
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racquetball |
Noun
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a game played on a handball court with short-handled rackets |
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racquetball |
Noun
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the ball used in playing the game of racquetball |
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round of golf |
Noun
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the activity of playing 18 holes of golf |
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royal casino |
Noun
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a form of casino in which face cards have extra point values |
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rag |
Noun
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a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students) |
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rag |
Noun
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a small piece of cloth or paper |
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rag |
Noun
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newspaper with half-size pages |
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rag |
Noun
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music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano) |
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rag |
Noun
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a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities |
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rag |
Verb
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break into lumps before sorting |
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rag |
Verb
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censure severely or angrily |
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rag |
Verb
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harass with persistent criticism or carping |
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rag |
Verb
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play in ragtime |
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rag |
Verb
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cause annoyance in |
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rag |
Verb
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treat cruelly |
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roulette |
Noun
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a gambling game in which players bet on which compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball will come to rest in |
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roulette |
Noun
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a wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations |
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roulette |
Noun
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a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure |
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revel |
Noun
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unrestrained merrymaking |
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revel |
Verb
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take delight in |
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revel |
Verb
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celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking |
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revelry |
Noun
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unrestrained merrymaking |
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repudiation |
Noun
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the exposure of falseness or pretensions |
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repudiation |
Noun
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refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities) |
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repudiation |
Noun
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rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid |
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rodeo |
Noun
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an exhibition of cowboy skills |
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rodeo |
Noun
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an enclosure for cattle that have been rounded up |
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road show |
Noun
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a show on tour |
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riot |
Noun
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a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity |
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riot |
Noun
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a public act of violence by an unruly mob |
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riot |
Noun
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a joke, person, or group of people that seems extremely funny |