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1 waving
1. завивка2. махатьСинонимический ряд:1. moving in air (adj.) blowing; drifting; flapping; fluttering; flying; moving in air; straining; streaming; whipping2. beating (verb) beating; flapping; flopping; fluttering; flying3. curving (verb) curling; curving; undulating4. sweeping (verb) brandishing; flourishing; sweeping5. switching (verb) lashing; switching; wagging; waggling -
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1. n сгибание2. n изгиб, кривизнаСинонимический ряд:1. stooping (adj.) bowing; curtsying; dipping; stooping; wavering2. turning (adj.) arching; buckling; crooked; curling; curved; curving; devious; spiraling; spiralling; turning; twisting; veering; winding3. bending (verb) bending; biasing; biasing or biassing; disposing; inclining; predisposing; swaying4. bowing (verb) bowing; humping; hunching; scrunching; stooping5. giving (verb) addressing; applying; breaking; buckling; buckling down; caving; collapsing; concentrating; crumpling; dedicating; devoting; directing; focusing; folding up; giving; going; throwing; turning; yielding6. going (verb) breaking; collapsing; crumpling; going7. rounding (verb) crooking; curving; rounding8. turning (verb) angling; deflecting; refracting; turning -
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1. noun1) (a line which is not straight at any point, like part of the edge of a circle.) curva2) (anything shaped like this: a curve in the road.) curva
2. verb(to bend in a curve: The road curves east.) torcerse, hacer curva- curved- curvy
curve n curvatr[kɜːv]1 (gen) curva1 encorvar1 (of road, river, ball) describir una curva, torcer; (surface) estar curvado,-a, combarse, encorvarse: torcerse, describir una curvacurve vt: encorvarcurve n: curva fadj.• curvo, -a adj.n.• comba s.f.• corva s.f.• curva s.f.• curvo s.m.v.• combar v.• corcovar v.• encorvar v.• tornear v.
I kɜːrv, kɜːvnoun curva fto throw somebody a curve — (AmE) agarrar or (esp Esp) coger* a alguien desprevenido
II
a) \<\<surface\>\> estar* curvado or combadob) \<\<river/ball\>\> describir* una curva[kɜːv]1.N (gen) curva f2.VT [+ spine, back] encorvar, doblar3.VI [road, line etc] torcerse, hacer curva; [surface] combarsethe walls curve inward/outward — las paredes están combadas hacia dentro/fuera
the road curves round the mountain — la carretera va haciendo curvas or dando vueltas alrededor de la montaña
the boomerang curved through the air — el bumerán describió or hizo una curva en el aire
a wide, curving staircase — una amplia escalera en curva
4.CPDcurve ball N (esp US) —
- throw sb a curve ball* * *
I [kɜːrv, kɜːv]noun curva fto throw somebody a curve — (AmE) agarrar or (esp Esp) coger* a alguien desprevenido
II
a) \<\<surface\>\> estar* curvado or combadob) \<\<river/ball\>\> describir* una curva -
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1. a вьющийся2. a для завивки3. n керлингСинонимический ряд:1. turning (adj.) arching; bending; buckling; curving; spiraling; turning; twisting; veering; winding2. waving (verb) curving; undulating; waving3. winding (verb) coiling; entwining; meandering; snaking; spiraling or spiralling; spiralling; twining; twisting; weaving; winding; wreathing -
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1. n поворот2. n перекрёсток3. n излучина4. n вращение5. n виток6. n поворот кругом, поворот на 180 градусов7. n токарное ремесло; токарная работа, точение8. n токарная стружка9. n обточка10. n обработка, отделка11. n превращение12. n изменение, отклонениеturning aside — отклоняющий; отклонение
turning about — изменяющий мнение; изменение мнения
13. n воен. обход14. n гимнастика15. n складка, сгиб16. n с. -х. вспашка17. a токарный18. a спец. вращающийся, поворотный19. a чередующийся; сменяющий друг другаСинонимический ряд:1. bending (adj.) arching; bending; buckling; curling; curving; spiraling; spiralling; twisting; veering; winding2. deviation (noun) aberration; deflection; departure; deviation; divergence; diversion3. reversal (noun) about-face; changeabout; inversion; reversal; reverse; reversement; reversion; right-about; right-about-face; turnabout; volte-face4. turn (noun) angle; bend; bow; flection; flexure; turn5. becoming (verb) applying; becoming; coming; getting; going; growing; recurring; referring; repairing; resort to; resorting; running; waxing6. bending (verb) angling; bending; deflecting; refracting7. breaking (verb) breaking; ploughing; turn over8. changing (verb) altering; changing; modifying; mutating; varying9. curdling (verb) curdling10. decaying (verb) break down; breaking down; corrupting; crumbling; decaying; decomposing; deteriorating; disintegrating; moldering; mouldering; putrefying; rotting; spoiling; tainting11. defecting (verb) apostatizing; defecting; deserting; ratting; renouncing; repudiating; tergiversating12. directing (verb) aiming; casting; directing; heading; inclining; laying; leveling or levelling; levelling; pointing; presenting; setting; training; zero in; zeroing in13. dulling (verb) blunting; dulling14. giving (verb) addressing; bending; buckling; buckling down; concentrating; dedicating; devoting; focusing; giving; throwing15. plowing (verb) plowing; plowing up; turning over16. reversing (verb) inverting; reversing; reverting17. sheering (verb) averting; deflecting; diverting; pivoting; redirecting; re-routing; sheering; shifting; swinging; veering; wheeling; whipping18. spinning (verb) reeling; spinning; swimming; whirling19. spraining (verb) spraining; twisting; wrenching20. translating (verb) putting; rendering; translating; transposing21. upsetting (verb) deranging; disordering; sickening; unhinging; unsettling; upsetting22. wheeling (verb) circling; gyrating; revolving; rolling; rotating; wheeling -
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1. n муз. игра на скрипичных инструментах2. n муз. техника владения смычком3. n муз. штрихСинонимический ряд:1. stooping (adj.) bending; curtsying; dipping; stooping; wavering2. bending (verb) bending; humping; hunching; scrunching; stooping3. debuting (verb) come out; debuting4. rounding (verb) crooking; curving; rounding5. yielding (verb) buckling under; capitulating; caving; deferring; knuckling; knuckling under; submitting; succumbing; surrendering; yielding -
7 rounding
1. n огибание2. n полигр. круглениеСинонимический ряд:1. balling (verb) balling; sphering2. bowing (verb) bending; bowing; crooking; curving3. polishing (verb) perfecting; polishing; refining; sleeking; slicking; smoothing4. surrounding (verb) besetting; circling; compassing; encircling; encompassing; girding; girdling; hemming; looping; ringing; surrounding -
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1. adjectiverund; rundlich [Arme]2. nounround cheeks — Pausbacken Pl. (fam.)
1) (recurring series) Serie, dieround of talks/negotiations — Gesprächs-/Verhandlungsrunde, die
2) (charge of ammunition) Ladung, die50 rounds [of ammunition] — 50 Schuss Munition
3) (division of game or contest) Runde, die4) (burst)round of applause — Beifallssturm, der
5)round [of drinks] — Runde, die
go [on] or make one's rounds — [Posten, Wächter usw.:] seine Runde machen od. gehen; [Krankenhausarzt:] Visite machen
do or go the rounds — [Person, Gerücht usw.:] die Runde machen (ugs.)
7) (Golf) Runde, die8) (slice)3. adverba round of bread/toast — eine Scheibe Brot/Toast
1)2) (in girth)be [all of] ten feet round — einen Umfang von [mindestens] zehn Fuß haben
3) (from one point, place, person, etc. to another)he asked round among his friends — er fragte seine Freunde
4) (by indirect way) herumgo a/the long way round — einen weiten Umweg machen
4. prepositionask somebody round [for a drink] — jemanden [zu einem Gläschen zu sich] einladen; see also academic.ru/13497/clock">clock 1. 1)
1) um [... herum]she had a blanket round her — sie hatte eine Decke um sich geschlungen
right round the lake — um den ganzen See herum
be round the back of the house — hinter dem Haus sein
walk etc. round and round something — immer wieder um etwas herumgehen usw.
we looked round the shops — wir sahen uns in den Geschäften um
2) (in various directions from) um [... herum]; rund um [einen Ort]5. transitive verbdo you live round here? — wohnst du [hier] in der Nähe?
1) (give round shape to) rund machen; runden [Lippen, Rücken]2) (state as round number) runden (to auf + Akk.)3) (go round) umfahren/umgehen usw.round a bend — um eine Kurve fahren/gehen/kommen usw
Phrasal Verbs:- round on- round up* * *1. adjective2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) rundlich2. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) herum2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All( the) year round.) rundherum4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) herum5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) rundherum6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) herüber3. preposition3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) um... herum4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) in...herum4. noun1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) die Runde2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) die Runde3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) die Salve4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) der Schuß5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) die Runde6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) der Kanon5. verb(to go round: The car rounded the corner.) herumfahren um- rounded- roundly
- roundness
- rounds
- all-round
- all-rounder
- roundabout 6. adjective(not direct: a roundabout route.) umwegig- round figures/numbers- round-shouldered
- round trip
- all round
- round about
- round off
- round on
- round up* * *[raʊnd]I. adj<-er, -est>1. (circular) rund\round arch Rundbogen m\round arms/legs rund[lich]e [o dicke] Arme/Beine\round cheeks runde Backen\round eyes Kulleraugen pl\round face rundliches Gesicht\round peg Runddübel m\round table runder Tisch\round vowel gerundeter Vokala \round dozen ein rundes Dutzendto make sth a \round hundred (bring up) etw auf hundert aufrunden; (bring down) etw auf hundert abrundenin \round figures aufgerundet, abgerundet1. (in circular motion)the children turned \round and \round until they made themselves dizzy die Kinder drehten sich so lange im Kreis, bis ihnen schwindlig wurdesorry, you'll have to go \round tut mir leid, aber Sie müssen außen herumgehen2. (here and there)to run \round herumrennen fam3. (to a specific place)to come \round vorbeikommen famto go \round virus, rumours umgehenthere aren't enough pencils to go \round es sind nicht genügend Stifte für alle vorhandento go \round to Mary's/Peter's bei Mary/Peter vorbeischauen famto show sb \round jdn herumführen4. (surrounding) rundherumthe house has trees all \round das Haus ist von Bäumen umgebeneveryone for a mile \round heard the explosion jeder im Umkreis von einer Meile hörte die Explosionin the mountains \round about in den Bergen ringsherumall year \round das ganze Jahr hindurch5. (towards other direction)the other way \round anders herumthe right/wrong way \round richtig/falsch herumto have sth on [or be wearing sth] the wrong way \round etw falsch [o links] herum anhaben6. (circa) ungefähr\round about 4 o'clock gegen 4 Uhr\round about 20 people ungefähr 20 Personen7. (in girth)the pyramid is 50 metres high and 100 metres \round die Pyramide ist 50 Meter hoch und hat einen Umfang von 100 MeternIII. prep, um + akk... herumhe put his arms \round her er legte seine Arme um siethere are trees all \round the house um das ganze Haus herum stehen Bäumethe moon goes \round the earth der Mond kreist um die Erdethey walked \round the lake sie liefen um den See herumdrive \round the corner and take the second road on the left fahren Sie um die Ecke und nehmen sie die zweite Straße zur Linkento be just \round the corner gleich um die Ecke seinthey sat \round the table sie saßen um den Tisch [herum]she looked \round the house sie sah sich im Haus umshe walked \round the room sie lief im Zimmer herumfrom all \round the world aus aller Welt6. (about) um ungefährI heard a strange noise \round 12:15 um ungefähr 12.15 Uhr hörte ich ein seltsames Geräusch7.▶ to be/go \round the bend/twist den Verstand verloren haben/verlieren, wahnsinnig geworden sein/werdenthere seems to be no way \round this problem es führt wohl kein Weg um dieses Problem herum▶ to lie/sit/stand \round herumliegen/-sitzen/-stehenIV. nthis \round is on me! diese Runde geht auf mich!a \round of sandwiches BRIT ein belegtes Brota \round of toast eine Scheibe Toastwhen we were young, life was just one long \round of parties als wir jung waren, war unser Leben eine einzige Folge von Partysto be a \round of pleasure ein einziges Vergnügen sein\round of talks Gesprächsrunde f3. (salvo)\round of applause Beifall mto get a big \round of applause stürmischen Beifall bekommen4. (route)▪ \rounds pl:I've made the \rounds of all the agents, but nobody has any tickets left ich habe alle Verkaufsstellen abgeklappert, aber es waren keine Karten mehr zu bekommen famto have a milk \round die Milch ausliefernto do a paper \round Zeitungen austragenmy daily \round includes going for a jog in the morning zu meinem Tagesablauf gehört mein täglicher Morgenlaufa \round of golf eine Runde Golfto fire a \round eine Ladung Munition abfeuernV. vt1. (make round)▪ to \round sth etw umrunden2. (go around)to \round the corner um die Ecke biegenVI. vi1. (become round) rund werden2. (turn against)▪ to \round on sb jdn anfahrento \round on one's critics über seine Kritiker herfallento \round on one's pursuers seine Verfolger angreifen* * *[raʊnd]1. adj (+er)1) rund; (LING) vowel gerundetround figure, round number — runde Zahl
in round figures, that will cost 20 million — es kostet rund (gerechnet) or runde 20 Millionen
2. adv (esp Brit)you can't get through here, you'll have to go round — Sie können hier nicht durch, Sie müssen außen herum gehen
the long way round — der Umweg, der längere Weg
that's a long way round (detour) — das ist ein großer Umweg; (round field, town)
I asked him round for a drink — ich lud ihn auf ein Glas Wein/Bier etc bei mir ein
I'll be round at 8 o'clock —
spring will soon be round again — der Frühling steht bald wieder vor der Tür
all round (lit) — ringsherum; ( esp Brit fig : for everyone ) für alle
drinks all round! (esp Brit) —
taking things all round, taken all round — insgesamt gesehen, wenn man alles zusammennimmt
this ought to make life much easier all round (esp Brit) — damit müsste es insgesamt einfacher werden
a pillar 2 m round — eine Säule mit 2 m Umfang
3. prep1) (esp Brit of place etc) um (... herum)round the table/fire — um den Tisch/das Feuer (herum)
all round the house (inside) — im ganzen Haus; (outside)
to go round a corner/bend — um eine Ecke/Kurve gehen/fahren etc
to look or see round a house — sich (dat) ein Haus ansehen
to show sb round a town — jdm eine Stadt zeigen, jdn in einer Stadt herumführen
they went round the cafés looking for him — sie gingen in alle Cafés, um nach ihm zu suchen
2) (= approximately) ungefähr£800 — um die £ 800
4. na round of beef sandwiches (esp Brit) — ein belegtes Brot mit Braten, eine Bratenschnitte
2) (= delivery round) Runde fto go or make or do the rounds (visiting relatives etc) — die Runde machen
the daily round (fig) — die tägliche Arbeit, der tägliche Trott (pej)
3)to go or do the rounds (story etc) — reihum gehen
the story went the rounds of the club —
10 rounds of bullets —
6)5. vt1) (= make round) runden2) (= go round) corner, bend gehen/fahren um; cape umfahren, herumfahren um; obstacle herumgehen/-fahren um* * *round [raʊnd]1. allg rund:a) kugelrundb) kreisrundc) zylindrisch:round bar Rundstab md) (ab)gerundete) einen Kreis beschreibend:round movement kreisförmige Bewegungf) bogenförmig:round-arched ARCH rundbogig, Rundbogen…g) rundlich, voll (Arme, Backen)3. fig rund, voll, ganz (Dutzend etc)a) in ganzen Zahlen,a round guess eine ungefähre Schätzung6. rund, beträchtlich (Summe)8. voll(-tönend) (Stimme)9. flott, scharf (Tempo)10. offen, unverblümt (Antwort etc):a round lie eine freche Lüge11. kräftig, derb:in round terms unmissverständlich12. weich, vollmundig (Wein)B s1. Rund n, Kreis m, Ring m:this earthly round das Erdenrund3. a) (runde) Stangeb) Querstange fd) TECH Rundstab m4. Rundung f:out of round TECH unrunda) plastisch,b) fig vollkommen7. Br Scheibe f, Schnitte f (Brot etc)8. Kreislauf m, Runde f:the round of the seasons der Kreislauf der Jahreszeiten;the daily round der alltägliche Trott9. a) (Dienst)Runde f, Rundgang m (von Polizisten, Briefträgern etc)b) MIL Rundgang m, Streifwache fc) pl MIL koll Streife fb) Rundreise f, Tour fof von)12. a) Boxen, Golf etc: Runde f:a 10-round fight, a fight over 10 rounds ein Kampf über 10 Runden;first round to him! die erste Runde geht an ihn!, fig hum a. eins zu null für ihn!b) (Verhandlungs- etc) Runde f:13. Runde f, Kreis m (von Personen):go the rounds die Runde machen, kursieren ( beide:of bei, in dat) (Gerücht, Witz etc)15. MILa) Salve fb) Schuss m:20 rounds of cartridge 20 Schuss Patronen;he did not fire a single round er gab keinen einzigen Schuss ab16. fig (Lach-, Beifalls) Salve f:round after round of applause nicht enden wollender Beifall17. MUSa) Kanon m, Br HIST Round m (schlichter Rundgesang)b) Rundtanz m, Reigen mc) Dreher mC adv3. im Umfang, mit einem Umfang von:4. rundherum:round and round immer rundherum;the wheels go round die Räder drehen sich;hand sth round etwas herumreichen;look round um sich blicken;turn round sich umdrehen5. außen herum:a long way round ein weiter oder großer Umweg6. (zeitlich) heran…:winter comes round again der Winter kehrt wiederthe clock round rund um die Uhr, volle 24 Stunden8. a) hinüber…b) herüber…, her…:ask sb round jemanden her(über)bitten;D präp1. (rund) um:a tour round the world eine Reise um die Welt2. um (… herum):just round the corner gleich um die Eckeshe chased us round all the shops sie jagte uns durch alle Läden4. um (… herum), im Umkreis von (oder gen):shells burst round him um ihn herum platzten Granaten5. um (… herum):write a book round a story aus einer Geschichte ein (dickes) Buch machen;argue round and round a subject um ein Thema herumredenE v/t2. umkreisen3. umgeben, umschließenF v/i1. rund werden, sich runden2. fig sich abrunden3. a) die Runde machen (Wache)b) einen Umweg machena) jemanden anfahren,b) über jemanden herfallenrd. abk1. road Str.3. round* * *1. adjectiverund; rundlich [Arme]round cheeks — Pausbacken Pl. (fam.)
2. nounin round figures, it will cost £1,000 — rund gerechnet wird es 1 000 Pfund kosten
1) (recurring series) Serie, dieround of talks/negotiations — Gesprächs-/Verhandlungsrunde, die
2) (charge of ammunition) Ladung, die50 rounds [of ammunition] — 50 Schuss Munition
3) (division of game or contest) Runde, die4) (burst)round of applause — Beifallssturm, der
5)round [of drinks] — Runde, die
go [on] or make one's rounds — [Posten, Wächter usw.:] seine Runde machen od. gehen; [Krankenhausarzt:] Visite machen
do or go the rounds — [Person, Gerücht usw.:] die Runde machen (ugs.)
7) (Golf) Runde, die8) (slice)3. adverba round of bread/toast — eine Scheibe Brot/Toast
1)2) (in girth)be [all of] ten feet round — einen Umfang von [mindestens] zehn Fuß haben
3) (from one point, place, person, etc. to another)4) (by indirect way) herumgo a/the long way round — einen weiten Umweg machen
4. prepositionask somebody round [for a drink] — jemanden [zu einem Gläschen zu sich] einladen; see also clock 1. 1)
1) um [... herum]walk etc. round and round something — immer wieder um etwas herumgehen usw.
2) (in various directions from) um [... herum]; rund um [einen Ort]5. transitive verbdo you live round here? — wohnst du [hier] in der Nähe?
1) (give round shape to) rund machen; runden [Lippen, Rücken]2) (state as round number) runden (to auf + Akk.)3) (go round) umfahren/umgehen usw.round a bend — um eine Kurve fahren/gehen/kommen usw
Phrasal Verbs:- round on- round up* * *adj.ringsherum adj.rund adj.runden adj.um...herum adj. n.Kontrollgang m.Runde -n f. -
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1. n коробление досок при сушке2. n спорт. вращение; выкручиваниеСинонимический ряд:1. turning (adj.) arching; bending; buckling; crooked; curling; curved; curving; devious; spiraling; spiralling; turning; veering2. winding (adj.) meandering; serpentine; sinuous; snaky; tortuous; winding3. colouring (verb) belying; coloring; colouring; confusing; contorting; deforming; disfiguring; distorting; falsifying; garbling; loading; misrepresenting; misstating; perverting; twisting; warping; wresting4. snaking (verb) coiling; curling; entwining; meandering; snaking; spiraling or spiralling; spiralling; twining; weaving; winding; wreathing5. spraining (verb) spraining; turning; wrenching -
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1. n прогиб, продольный изгиб2. n перекашивание3. n потеря устойчивости4. n кино выпучивание; короблениеСинонимический ряд:1. turning (adj.) arching; bending; curling; curving; spiraling; turning; twisting; veering; winding2. giving (verb) addressing; applying; bending; concentrating; dedicating; devoting; directing; focusing; giving; turning3. going (verb) break down; cave in; collapsing; going -
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1. a изогнутый, искривлённый; кривой2. a криволинейный3. a воен. навеснойСинонимический ряд:1. bending (adj.) bending; crooked; curving; devious; twisting2. bent (adj.) arced; arched; arciform; arrondi; bent; bowed; circular; compass; curvilinear; deformed; elliptical; round; rounded; sigmoid; tortuous; warped3. bowed (verb) bent; bowed; crooked; rounded4. waved (verb) curled; curved; undulated; waved -
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рябить; волнообразныйСинонимический ряд:1. snaking (verb) slithering; snaking2. waving (verb) curling; curving; waving -
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1. a кривой, изогнутый2. a искривлённый, сгорбленный3. a нечестный, бесчестный4. a разг. добытый нечестным путём5. a шотл. мрачный, угрюмыйСинонимический ряд:1. deformed (adj.) askew; awry; contorted; deformed; disfigured; distorted; gnarled; misshapen; twisted2. dishonest (adj.) corrupt; crafty; deceitful; dishonest; dishonorable; Machiavellian; sinister; snide; tortuous; unfaithful; venal3. irregular (adj.) asymmetric; irregular; jagged; uneven4. winding (adj.) bending; bent; bowed; curved; curving; devious; hooked; knurly; serpentine; twisting; winding5. rounded (verb) bent; bowed; crooked; curved; roundedАнтонимический ряд:moral; regular; respectable; right; straight; upright -
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Синонимический ряд:1. turning (adj.) arching; bending; buckling; curling; curving; turning; twisting; veering; winding2. winding (verb) coiling; curling; entwining; twining; twisting; winding; wreathing
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sweep — verb (sweeps, sweeping; past and past participle swept) 1》 clean (an area) by brushing away dirt or litter. ↘move or remove by brushing. ↘move or push with great force. ↘(sweep someone/thing away/aside) remove or abolish someone or… … English new terms dictionary
incurve — verb (t) /ɪnˈkɜv/ (say in kerv) (incurved, incurving) 1. to curve inwards. –noun /ˈɪnkɜv/ (say inkerv) 2. Baseball an inward curving ball, i.e. towards the batter. {Latin incurvāre bend in} …
wind — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German wint wind, Latin ventus, Greek aēnai to blow, Sanskrit vāti it blows Date: before 12th century 1. a. a natural movement of air of any velocity;… … New Collegiate Dictionary
swing — swing1 [ swıŋ ] (past tense and past participle swung [ swʌŋ ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 move from side to side ▸ 2 move in smooth curve ▸ 3 try to hit someone/something ▸ 4 (make) change state ▸ 5 be lively and enjoyable ▸ 6 about music ▸ + PHRASES 1. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sweep — I. /swip / (say sweep) verb (swept, sweeping) –verb (t) 1. to move, drive, or bring, by passing a broom, brush, or the like over the surface occupied, or as the broom or other object does: to sweep dust away. 2. to move, bring, take, etc., by or… …
swing — I UK [swɪŋ] / US verb Word forms swing : present tense I/you/we/they swing he/she/it swings present participle swinging past tense swung UK [swʌŋ] / US past participle swung *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to move, or to make something move,… … English dictionary
curve — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin curvus; akin to Greek kyrtos convex, Middle Irish cruinn round Date: 15th century archaic bent or formed into a curve II. verb (curved; curving) Etymology: Latin curvare, from curvus … New Collegiate Dictionary
