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  • 1 down

    I 1. adverb
    1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) nedad; ned
    2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) ned
    3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) (gå) i arv
    4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) (gå) ned
    5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) ned mod
    2. preposition
    1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) nede
    2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) ned gennem; ned langs
    3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) ned langs
    3. verb
    (to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) sluge
    - downwards
    - downward
    - down-and-out
    - down-at-heel
    - downcast
    - downfall
    - downgrade
    - downhearted
    - downhill
    - downhill racing
    - downhill skiing
    - down-in-the-mouth
    - down payment
    - downpour
    - downright     4. adjective - downstream
    - down-to-earth
    - downtown
    - downtown
    - down-trodden
    - be/go down with
    - down on one's luck
    - down tools
    - down with
    - get down to
    - suit someone down to the ground
    - suit down to the ground     II noun
    (small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) dun
    - downy
    * * *
    I 1. adverb
    1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) nedad; ned
    2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) ned
    3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) (gå) i arv
    4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) (gå) ned
    5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) ned mod
    2. preposition
    1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) nede
    2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) ned gennem; ned langs
    3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) ned langs
    3. verb
    (to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) sluge
    - downwards
    - downward
    - down-and-out
    - down-at-heel
    - downcast
    - downfall
    - downgrade
    - downhearted
    - downhill
    - downhill racing
    - downhill skiing
    - down-in-the-mouth
    - down payment
    - downpour
    - downright     4. adjective - downstream
    - down-to-earth
    - downtown
    - downtown
    - down-trodden
    - be/go down with
    - down on one's luck
    - down tools
    - down with
    - get down to
    - suit someone down to the ground
    - suit down to the ground     II noun
    (small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) dun
    - downy

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  • 2 flag down

    past tense, past participle - flagged; verb (to wave at (a car etc) in order to make it stop: We flagged down a taxi.) praje; standse
    * * *
    past tense, past participle - flagged; verb (to wave at (a car etc) in order to make it stop: We flagged down a taxi.) praje; standse

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  • 3 to cool down

    at køle af

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  • 4 to pelt down [rain, snow etc.]

    at vælte ned

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  • 5 to slow down

    at sætte farten ned

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  • 6 to turn down

    at afvise

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  • 7 quieten

    1) ((often with down) to make or become quiet: I expect you to quieten down when I come into the classroom.) være stille
    2) (to remove or lessen (a person's fears, doubts etc).) dæmpe
    * * *
    1) ((often with down) to make or become quiet: I expect you to quieten down when I come into the classroom.) være stille
    2) (to remove or lessen (a person's fears, doubts etc).) dæmpe

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  • 8 lower

    1) (to make or become less high: She lowered her voice.) dæmpe
    2) (to let down: He lowered the blinds.) sænke
    * * *
    1) (to make or become less high: She lowered her voice.) dæmpe
    2) (to let down: He lowered the blinds.) sænke

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  • 9 manhandle

    1) (to move, carry etc by hand: When the crane broke down, they had to manhandle the crates on to the boat.) betjene med håndkraft; arbejde med håndkraft
    2) (to treat roughly: You'll break all the china if you manhandle it like that!) tage hårdt på
    * * *
    1) (to move, carry etc by hand: When the crane broke down, they had to manhandle the crates on to the boat.) betjene med håndkraft; arbejde med håndkraft
    2) (to treat roughly: You'll break all the china if you manhandle it like that!) tage hårdt på

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  • 10 trundle

    (to (cause to) roll slowly and heavily along on wheels: He trundled the wheelbarrow down the garden; The huge lorry trundled along the road.) trille
    * * *
    (to (cause to) roll slowly and heavily along on wheels: He trundled the wheelbarrow down the garden; The huge lorry trundled along the road.) trille

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  • 11 underline

    1) (to draw a line under: He wrote down the title of his essay and underlined it.) understrege
    2) (to emphasize or stress: In his speech he underlined several points.) fremhæve; understrege
    * * *
    1) (to draw a line under: He wrote down the title of his essay and underlined it.) understrege
    2) (to emphasize or stress: In his speech he underlined several points.) fremhæve; understrege

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  • 12 unfold

    1) (to open and spread out (a map etc): He sat down and unfolded his newspaper.) brede ud
    2) (to (cause to) be revealed or become known: She gradually unfolded her plan to them.) afsløre
    * * *
    1) (to open and spread out (a map etc): He sat down and unfolded his newspaper.) brede ud
    2) (to (cause to) be revealed or become known: She gradually unfolded her plan to them.) afsløre

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  • 13 lay

    I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb
    1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) lægge; anbringe; præsentere
    2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) lægge; anbringe
    3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) dække; lægge
    4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) lægge ned
    5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) få til at forsvinde; få til at tie
    6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) lægge
    7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) vædde
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    2. verb
    (to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) lægge; lægge i lag
    - lay-by
    - layout
    - laid up
    - lay aside
    - lay bare
    - lay by
    - lay down
    - lay one's hands on
    - lay hands on
    - lay in
    - lay low
    - lay off
    - lay on
    - lay out
    - lay up
    - lay waste     II see lie II III [lei] adjective
    1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) læg-
    2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) læg-
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    IV [lei] noun
    (an epic poem.) kvad
    * * *
    I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb
    1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) lægge; anbringe; præsentere
    2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) lægge; anbringe
    3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) dække; lægge
    4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) lægge ned
    5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) få til at forsvinde; få til at tie
    6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) lægge
    7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) vædde
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    2. verb
    (to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) lægge; lægge i lag
    - lay-by
    - layout
    - laid up
    - lay aside
    - lay bare
    - lay by
    - lay down
    - lay one's hands on
    - lay hands on
    - lay in
    - lay low
    - lay off
    - lay on
    - lay out
    - lay up
    - lay waste     II see lie II III [lei] adjective
    1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) læg-
    2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) læg-
    •
    IV [lei] noun
    (an epic poem.) kvad

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  • 14 lie

    I 1. noun
    (a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.) løgn
    2. verb
    (to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving: There's no point in asking her - she'll just lie about it.) lyve
    II present participle - lying; verb
    1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.) ligge
    2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.) befinde sig; ligge
    3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.) ligge
    4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.) ligge
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    - lie down
    - lie in
    - lie in wait for
    - lie in wait
    - lie low
    - lie with
    - take lying down
    * * *
    I 1. noun
    (a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.) løgn
    2. verb
    (to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving: There's no point in asking her - she'll just lie about it.) lyve
    II present participle - lying; verb
    1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.) ligge
    2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.) befinde sig; ligge
    3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.) ligge
    4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.) ligge
    •
    - lie down
    - lie in
    - lie in wait for
    - lie in wait
    - lie low
    - lie with
    - take lying down

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  • 15 weigh

    [wei] 1. verb
    1) (to find the heaviness of (something) by placing it on a scale: He weighed himself on the bathroom scales; You must have your luggage weighed at the airport.) veje; få vejet
    2) (to be equal to in heaviness: This parcel weighs one kilo; How much / What does this box weigh?) veje
    3) (to be a heavy burden to: She was weighed down with two large suitcases.) tynge ned
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    2. verb
    1) (to attach, or add, a weight or weights to: The plane is weighted at the nose so that it balances correctly in flight.) gøre tungere
    2) (to hold down by attaching weights: They weighted the balloon to prevent it from flying away.) sætte vægtlodder på
    •
    - weightlessness
    - weighty
    - weightily
    - weightiness
    - weighing-machine
    - weightlifting
    - weigh anchor
    - weigh in
    - weigh out
    - weigh up
    * * *
    [wei] 1. verb
    1) (to find the heaviness of (something) by placing it on a scale: He weighed himself on the bathroom scales; You must have your luggage weighed at the airport.) veje; få vejet
    2) (to be equal to in heaviness: This parcel weighs one kilo; How much / What does this box weigh?) veje
    3) (to be a heavy burden to: She was weighed down with two large suitcases.) tynge ned
    •
    2. verb
    1) (to attach, or add, a weight or weights to: The plane is weighted at the nose so that it balances correctly in flight.) gøre tungere
    2) (to hold down by attaching weights: They weighted the balloon to prevent it from flying away.) sætte vægtlodder på
    •
    - weightlessness
    - weighty
    - weightily
    - weightiness
    - weighing-machine
    - weightlifting
    - weigh anchor
    - weigh in
    - weigh out
    - weigh up

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  • 16 do

    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) gøre
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) gøre; fuldføre
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) vaske; rydde; pudse
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) være nok; gøre det; passe
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) arbejde med; studere
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) have det; klare sig
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) ordne; sætte i stand
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) gøre; handle; opføre sig
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) vise
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) forårsage
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) se; gøre
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) arrangement; fest
    - doings
    - done
    - do-it-yourself
    - to-do
    - I
    - he could be doing with / could do with
    - do away with
    - do for
    - done for
    - done in
    - do out
    - do out of
    - do's and don'ts
    - do without
    - to do with
    - what are you doing with
    * * *
    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) gøre
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) gøre; fuldføre
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) vaske; rydde; pudse
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) være nok; gøre det; passe
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) arbejde med; studere
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) have det; klare sig
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) ordne; sætte i stand
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) gøre; handle; opføre sig
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) vise
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) forårsage
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) se; gøre
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) arrangement; fest
    - doings
    - done
    - do-it-yourself
    - to-do
    - I
    - he could be doing with / could do with
    - do away with
    - do for
    - done for
    - done in
    - do out
    - do out of
    - do's and don'ts
    - do without
    - to do with
    - what are you doing with

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  • 17 note

    [nəut] 1. noun
    1) (a piece of writing to call attention to something: He left me a note about the meeting.) besked; seddel
    2) ((in plural) ideas for a speech, details from a lecture etc written down in short form: The students took notes on the professor's lecture.) notat; note
    3) (a written or mental record: Have you kept a note of his name?) seddel; notat
    4) (a short explanation: There is a note at the bottom of the page about that difficult word.) fodnote
    5) (a short letter: She wrote a note to her friend.) besked
    6) ((American bill) a piece of paper used as money; a bank-note: a five-dollar note.) pengeseddel; -seddel
    7) (a musical sound: The song ended on a high note.) node
    8) (a written or printed symbol representing a musical note.) node
    9) (an impression or feeling: The conference ended on a note of hope.) atmosfære
    2. verb
    1) ((often with down) to write down: He noted (down) her telephone number in his diary.) notere
    2) (to notice; to be aware of: He noted a change in her behaviour.) bemærke
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    - notability
    - notably
    - noted
    - notelet
    - notebook
    - notecase
    - notepaper
    - noteworthy
    - noteworthiness
    - take note of
    * * *
    [nəut] 1. noun
    1) (a piece of writing to call attention to something: He left me a note about the meeting.) besked; seddel
    2) ((in plural) ideas for a speech, details from a lecture etc written down in short form: The students took notes on the professor's lecture.) notat; note
    3) (a written or mental record: Have you kept a note of his name?) seddel; notat
    4) (a short explanation: There is a note at the bottom of the page about that difficult word.) fodnote
    5) (a short letter: She wrote a note to her friend.) besked
    6) ((American bill) a piece of paper used as money; a bank-note: a five-dollar note.) pengeseddel; -seddel
    7) (a musical sound: The song ended on a high note.) node
    8) (a written or printed symbol representing a musical note.) node
    9) (an impression or feeling: The conference ended on a note of hope.) atmosfære
    2. verb
    1) ((often with down) to write down: He noted (down) her telephone number in his diary.) notere
    2) (to notice; to be aware of: He noted a change in her behaviour.) bemærke
    •
    - notability
    - notably
    - noted
    - notelet
    - notebook
    - notecase
    - notepaper
    - noteworthy
    - noteworthiness
    - take note of

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  • 18 peg

    [peɡ] 1. noun
    1) (a usually short, not very thick, piece of wood, metal etc used to fasten or mark something: There were four pegs stuck in the ground.) pløk
    2) (a hook on a wall or door for hanging clothes etc on: Hang your clothes on the pegs in the cupboard.) knage
    3) ((also clothes-peg) a wooden or plastic clip for holding clothes etc to a rope while drying.) tøjklemme
    2. verb
    (to fasten with a peg: She pegged the clothes on the washing-line.) hænge op med (tøj-)klemmer
    - take someone down a peg or two
    - take down a peg or two
    - take someone down a peg
    - take down a peg
    * * *
    [peɡ] 1. noun
    1) (a usually short, not very thick, piece of wood, metal etc used to fasten or mark something: There were four pegs stuck in the ground.) pløk
    2) (a hook on a wall or door for hanging clothes etc on: Hang your clothes on the pegs in the cupboard.) knage
    3) ((also clothes-peg) a wooden or plastic clip for holding clothes etc to a rope while drying.) tøjklemme
    2. verb
    (to fasten with a peg: She pegged the clothes on the washing-line.) hænge op med (tøj-)klemmer
    - take someone down a peg or two
    - take down a peg or two
    - take someone down a peg
    - take down a peg

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  • 19 collapse

    [kə'læps]
    1) (to fall down and break into pieces: The bridge collapsed under the weight of the traffic.) styrte sammen; falde sammen; bryde sammen; kollapse
    2) ((of a person) to fall down especially unconscious, because of illness, shock etc: She collapsed with a heart attack.) falde om; kollapse
    3) (to break down, fail: The talks between the two countries have collapsed.) bryde sammen; kollapse
    4) (to fold up or to (cause to) come to pieces (intentionally): Do these chairs collapse?) klappe sammen; slå sammen
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    * * *
    [kə'læps]
    1) (to fall down and break into pieces: The bridge collapsed under the weight of the traffic.) styrte sammen; falde sammen; bryde sammen; kollapse
    2) ((of a person) to fall down especially unconscious, because of illness, shock etc: She collapsed with a heart attack.) falde om; kollapse
    3) (to break down, fail: The talks between the two countries have collapsed.) bryde sammen; kollapse
    4) (to fold up or to (cause to) come to pieces (intentionally): Do these chairs collapse?) klappe sammen; slå sammen
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  • 20 crack

    [kræk] 1. verb
    1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) revne
    2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) knække
    3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) smælde; knalde; knække
    4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) fortælle vittigheder
    5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) bryde op
    6) (to solve (a code).) bryde; løse; tyde
    7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) bryde sammen; bukke under
    2. noun
    1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) revne
    2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) på klem
    3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) smæld; knald
    4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) knald
    5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) vittighed
    6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol) crack
    3. adjective
    (expert: a crack racing-driver.) elite-
    - crackdown
    - cracker
    - crackers
    - crack a book
    - crack down on
    - crack down
    - get cracking
    - have a crack at
    - have a crack
    * * *
    [kræk] 1. verb
    1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) revne
    2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) knække
    3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) smælde; knalde; knække
    4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) fortælle vittigheder
    5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) bryde op
    6) (to solve (a code).) bryde; løse; tyde
    7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) bryde sammen; bukke under
    2. noun
    1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) revne
    2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) på klem
    3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) smæld; knald
    4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) knald
    5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) vittighed
    6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol) crack
    3. adjective
    (expert: a crack racing-driver.) elite-
    - crackdown
    - cracker
    - crackers
    - crack a book
    - crack down on
    - crack down
    - get cracking
    - have a crack at
    - have a crack

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  • down|load — «DOWN LOHD», noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb. –n. 1. an instance or act of downloading 2. the file obtained in this way. –transitive verb, intransitive verb. 1. to transmit information from a databank to a terminal …   Useful english dictionary

  • Down — Down, adv. [For older adown, AS. ad[=u]n, ad[=u]ne, prop., from or off the hill. See 3d {Down}, and cf. {Adown}, and cf. {Adown}.] 1. In the direction of gravity or toward the center of the earth; toward or in a lower place or position; below;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Down helm — Down Down, adv. [For older adown, AS. ad[=u]n, ad[=u]ne, prop., from or off the hill. See 3d {Down}, and cf. {Adown}, and cf. {Adown}.] 1. In the direction of gravity or toward the center of the earth; toward or in a lower place or position;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Down on — Down Down, adv. [For older adown, AS. ad[=u]n, ad[=u]ne, prop., from or off the hill. See 3d {Down}, and cf. {Adown}, and cf. {Adown}.] 1. In the direction of gravity or toward the center of the earth; toward or in a lower place or position;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Down upon — Down Down, adv. [For older adown, AS. ad[=u]n, ad[=u]ne, prop., from or off the hill. See 3d {Down}, and cf. {Adown}, and cf. {Adown}.] 1. In the direction of gravity or toward the center of the earth; toward or in a lower place or position;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Down with — Down Down, adv. [For older adown, AS. ad[=u]n, ad[=u]ne, prop., from or off the hill. See 3d {Down}, and cf. {Adown}, and cf. {Adown}.] 1. In the direction of gravity or toward the center of the earth; toward or in a lower place or position;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • down|size — «DOWN SYZ», intransitive verb, transitive verb. sized, siz|ing. –v.i. to undergo a reduction in size; become smaller. –v.t. 1. to reduce in size; scale down. 2. to make a business or organization smaller, especially by reducing the work force. 3 …   Useful english dictionary

  • down — Ⅰ. down [1] ► ADVERB 1) towards or in a lower place or position. 2) to or at a lower level or value. 3) so as to lie flush or flat. 4) in or into a weaker or worse position, mood, or condition. 5) to a smaller amount or size, or a simpler or more …   English terms dictionary

  • Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom —   …   Wikipedia

  • down|hold — «DOWN HOHLD», noun, verb, held, hold|ing. –n. U.S. a strict limitation or curtailment: »a downhold on expenses. –v.t. to hold down or reduce …   Useful english dictionary

  • down|play — «DOWN PLAY», transitive verb. to understate; play down: »The incredible political pressures…caused him to neglect or at least downplay the importance of his judicial duties (R. Stevens) …   Useful english dictionary

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