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seppuku |
Noun
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ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword |
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suttee |
Noun
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the act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband |
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spontaneous abortion |
Noun
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a natural loss of the products of conception |
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stillbirth |
Noun
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a natural loss of the products of conception |
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slaughter |
Noun
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the killing of animals (as for food) |
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slaughter |
Noun
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the savage and excessive killing of many people |
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slaughter |
Noun
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a sound defeat |
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slaughter |
Verb
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kill a large number of people indiscriminately |
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slaughter |
Verb
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kill (animals) usually for food consumption |
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swan song |
Noun
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a final performance or effort (especially before retirement) |
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suffocation |
Noun
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killing by depriving of oxygen |
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suffocation |
Noun
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the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped) |
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strangling |
Noun
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the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe |
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strangulation |
Noun
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the act of suffocating someone by constricting the windpipe |
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strangulation |
Noun
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(pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid |
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strangulation |
Noun
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the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage |
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spasm |
Noun
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(pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel) |
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spasm |
Noun
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a painful and involuntary muscular contraction |
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squeeze |
Noun
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the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space |
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squeeze |
Noun
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the act of gripping and pressing firmly |
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squeeze |
Noun
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a tight or amorous embrace |
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squeeze |
Noun
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an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power |
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squeeze |
Noun
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a twisting squeeze |
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squeeze |
Noun
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slang for a person's girlfriend or boyfriend |
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squeeze |
Noun
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a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer |
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squeeze |
Noun
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a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high |
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squeeze |
Verb
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squeeze or press together |
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squeeze |
Verb
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squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness |
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squeeze |
Verb
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press firmly |
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squeeze |
Verb
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squeeze tightly between the fingers |
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squeeze |
Verb
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squeeze like a wedge into a tight space |
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squeeze |
Verb
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to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition |
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squeeze |
Verb
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press or force |
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squeeze |
Verb
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obtain by coercion or intimidation |
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squeeze |
Verb
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to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means |
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sovereign immunity |
Noun
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an exemption that precludes bringing a suit against the sovereign government without the government's consent |
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stride |
Noun
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significant progress (especially in the phrase 'make strides') |
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stride |
Noun
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a step in walking or running |
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stride |
Noun
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the distance covered by a step |
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stride |
Verb
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cover or traverse by taking long steps |
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stride |
Verb
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walk with long steps |
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shampoo |
Noun
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the act of washing your hair with shampoo |
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shampoo |
Noun
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cleansing agent consisting of soaps or detergents used for washing the hair |
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shampoo |
Verb
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use shampoo on (hair) |
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start |
Noun
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the act of starting something |
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start |
Noun
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a turn to be a starter in the beginning of a game |
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start |
Noun
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a sudden involuntary movement |
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start |
Noun
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the advantage gained by beginning early, as in a race |
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start |
Noun
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a signal to begin (as in a race) |
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start |
Noun
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the beginning of anything |