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• overdraw — [c]/oʊvəˈdrɔ / (say ohvuh draw) verb (overdrew, overdrawn, overdrawing) –verb (t) 1. to draw upon (an account, allowance, etc.) in excess of the balance standing to one s credit or at one s disposal. 2. to draw too far; strain, as a bow, by… …  

• put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• lead off — verb 1. teach immoral behavior to (Freq. 1) It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits • Syn: ↑lead astray • Hypernyms: ↑corrupt, ↑pervert, ↑subvert, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• tear apart — verb express a totally negative opinion of (Freq. 1) The critics panned the performance • Syn: ↑pan, ↑trash • Hypernyms: ↑disparage, ↑belittle, ↑pick at …   Useful english dictionary

• get the picture — verb get the meaning of something (Freq. 1) Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter? • Syn: ↑grok, ↑comprehend, ↑savvy, ↑dig, ↑grasp, ↑compass, ↑apprehend …   Useful english dictionary

• disconfirm — verb To establish the falsity of a claim or belief; to show or to tend to show that a theory or hypothesis is not valid. The empirical data obtained in a test or, as we shall prefer to say, the observation sentences describing those data may then …   Wiktionary

• get one's leg over — verb a) To have sex Its all well and good being kind to girls and respecting them, but at the end of the day all I want to do is get my leg over. b) Literally: for a person to lift his or her leg over something. 1991: He just didnt quite get his… …   Wiktionary

• perseverate — verb /pɜː(ɹ)ˈsɛvə(ɹ̩)eɪt,pɚˈsevəˌreːɪt/ a) describing the behavior, generally displayed by those with various developmental disabilities, of extraordinary, exclusive and lasting obsession to a detail or occurrence others consider minor. b) to… …   Wiktionary

• overdraw — verb (past overdrew; past participle overdrawn) 1》 draw more money from (a bank account) than it holds.     ↘(be overdrawn) have taken more money from an account than it holds. 2》 exaggerate in describing …   English new terms dictionary

• narrate — verb (T) formal to tell a story by describing all the events in order: a wild life film narrated by David Attenborough …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English