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1 drag
[dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) tempti, traukti2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) tempti, vilkti3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) vilkti(s), driektis4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) graibyti5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) lėtai slinkti2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) kliūtis, stabdys2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) už(si)traukimas3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) nuobodybė4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) moteriški drabužiai -
2 haul
[ho:l] 1. verb1) (to pull with great effort or difficulty: Horses are used to haul barges along canals.) tempti, vilkti2) (to carry by some form of transport: Coal is hauled by road and rail.) gabenti2. noun1) (a strong pull: He gave the rope a haul.) timptelėjimas2) (the amount of anything, especially fish, that is got at one time: The fishermen had a good haul; The thieves got away from the jeweller's with a good haul.) išvalka, grobis, laimikis•- haulage- haulier
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3 string
1. [striŋ] noun1) ((a piece of) long narrow cord made of threads twisted together, or tape, for tying, fastening etc: a piece of string to tie a parcel; a ball of string; a puppet's strings; apron-strings.) virvė, raištis2) (a fibre etc, eg on a vegetable.) plaušas, skaidula3) (a piece of wire, gut etc on a musical instrument, eg a violin: His A-string broke; ( also adjective) He plays the viola in a string orchestra.) styga4) (a series or group of things threaded on a cord etc: a string of beads.) vėrinys, virtinė2. verb1) (to put (beads etc) on a string etc: The pearls were sent to a jeweller to be strung.) suverti2) (to put a string or strings on (eg a bow or stringed instrument): The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.) átempti, sustyguoti, ádëti stygas3) (to remove strings from (vegetables etc).) iðimti skaidulas ið4) (to tie and hang with string etc: The farmer strung up the dead crows on the fence.) suverti•- strings- stringy
- stringiness
- string bean
- stringed instruments
- have someone on a string
- have on a string
- pull strings
- pull the strings
- string out
- strung up
- stringent
- stringently
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4 draw
[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) piešti2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) traukti3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) trauktis, artėti4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) sužaisti lygiosiomis5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) gauti6) (to open or close (curtains).) atitraukti7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) pritraukti2. noun1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) lygiosios2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) atrakcionas3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) loterijos lošimas, burtų traukimas4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) traukimas•- drawing- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
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5 leg
[leɡ]1) (one of the limbs by which animals and man walk: The horse injured a front leg; She stood on one leg.) koja2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers one of these limbs closely: He has torn the leg of his trousers.) klešnė3) (a long, narrow support of a table etc: One of the legs of the chair was broken.) koja4) (one stage in a journey, competition etc: the last leg of the trip; the second leg of the contest.) etapas•- - legged- pull someone's leg
См. также в других словарях:
long-pull — «LNG PUL, LONG », adjective. Informal. long term; long range: »long pull prospts … Useful english dictionary
long\ pull — • long haul • long pull noun informal 1. A long distance or trip. It is a long haul to drive across the country. Contrast: short haul 2. A long length of time during which work continues or something is done; a long time of trying. A boy crippled … Словарь американских идиом
long pull — See: LONG HAUL. [long shot] {n.} 1. A bet or other risk taken though not likely to succeed. * /The horse was a long shot, but it came in and paid well./ * /Jones was a long shot for mayor./ * /The business long shot that succeeds often pays… … Dictionary of American idioms
long pull — See: LONG HAUL. [long shot] {n.} 1. A bet or other risk taken though not likely to succeed. * /The horse was a long shot, but it came in and paid well./ * /Jones was a long shot for mayor./ * /The business long shot that succeeds often pays… … Dictionary of American idioms
long pull — noun : long run … Useful english dictionary
(a) long pull — a long pull mainly american phrase a lot of effort to achieve something over a long period of time It’s been a long pull, but I’m through those exams. Thesaurus: hard work and effortsynonym Main entry: pull … Useful english dictionary
a long pull — mainly American a lot of effort to achieve something over a long period of time It s been a long pull, but I m through those exams … English dictionary
long\ haul — • long haul • long pull noun informal 1. A long distance or trip. It is a long haul to drive across the country. Contrast: short haul 2. A long length of time during which work continues or something is done; a long time of trying. A boy crippled … Словарь американских идиом
pull — pull1 W1S1 [pul] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move something towards you)¦ 2¦(remove)¦ 3¦(make something follow you)¦ 4¦(take something out)¦ 5¦(clothing)¦ 6¦(move your body)¦ 7¦(muscle)¦ 8 pull strings 9 pull the/somebody s strings … Dictionary of contemporary English
pull — pull1 [ pul ] verb *** ▸ 1 move someone/something toward you ▸ 2 remove something attached ▸ 3 move body with force ▸ 4 injure muscle ▸ 5 take gun/knife out ▸ 6 move window cover ▸ 7 make someone want to do something ▸ 8 get votes ▸ 9 suck smoke… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pull — 1 /pUl/ verb 1 MOVE STH TOWARDS YOU (I, T) to use your hands to make something move towards you or in the direction that you are moving: Help me move the piano; you push and I ll pull. | pull sth: I pulled the handle and it just snapped off! |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
