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  • 1 off hand

    slavigt; på rak hand

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  • 2 hand

    adj. hand-
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    n. hand; visare; tvärhand (4 inches); kort på hand; arbetare; sjöman
    --------
    v. räcka, lämna; hjälpa
    * * *
    [hænd] 1. noun
    1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) hand
    2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) visare
    3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) arbetare, []man
    4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) hjälpande hand, handtag
    5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) [] hand
    6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) tvärhand
    7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) handstil
    2. verb
    (often with back, down, up etc)
    1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) ge, räcka
    2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) lämna över
    - handbag
    - handbill
    - handbook
    - handbrake
    - handcuff
    - handcuffs
    - hand-lens
    - handmade
    - hand-operated
    - hand-out
    - hand-picked
    - handshake
    - handstand
    - handwriting
    - handwritten
    - at hand
    - at the hands of
    - be hand in glove with someone
    - be hand in glove
    - by hand
    - fall into the hands of someone
    - fall into the hands
    - force someone's hand
    - get one's hands on
    - give/lend a helping hand
    - hand down
    - hand in
    - hand in hand
    - hand on
    - hand out
    - hand-out
    - handout
    - hand over
    - hand over fist
    - hands down
    - hands off!
    - hands-on
    - hands up!
    - hand to hand
    - have a hand in something
    - have a hand in
    - have/get/gain the upper hand
    - hold hands with someone
    - hold hands
    - in good hands
    - in hand
    - in the hands of
    - keep one's hand in
    - off one's hands
    - on hand
    - on the one hand... on the other hand
    -... on the other hand
    - out of hand
    - shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
    - shake hands with / shake someone's hand
    - a show of hands
    - take in hand
    - to hand

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  • 3 go off

    explodera; gå av (gevär); somna; försvinna, ge sig av; sluta älska; bli skämd, bli dålig; utfalla
    * * *
    1) ((of a bomb etc) to explode: The little boy was injured when the firework went off in his hand.) explodera, smälla, brinna av
    2) ((of an alarm) to ring: When the alarm went off the thieves ran away.) börja ringa (ljuda)
    3) (to leave: He went off yesterday.) ge sig i väg, sticka
    4) (to begin to dislike: I've gone off cigarettes.) lägga av med
    5) (to become rotten: That meat has gone off.) bli dålig (skämd)
    6) (to stop working: The fan has gone off.) lägga av, sluta fungera

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  • 4 close at hand

    strax i närheten, till hands, inom räckhåll; nära förestående, som står för dörren
    * * *
    (nearby; not far off: My mother lives close at hand.) strax i närheten, inom räckhåll

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  • 5 palm

    n. handflata; palm; dadelpalm
    --------
    v. dölja i handen; stjäla; muta (slang)
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    I noun
    (the inner surface of the hand between the wrist and the fingers: She held the mouse in the palm of her hand.) handflata
    - palm something off on someone
    - palm off on someone
    - palm something off on
    - palm off on
    II noun
    ((also palm tree) a kind of tall tree, with broad, spreading leaves, which grows in hot countries: a coconut palm.) palm

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  • 6 sweep

    n. sopning; svep; sotare
    --------
    v. sopa; svepa, fara; dragga
    * * *
    [swi:p] 1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb
    1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) sopa
    2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) borsta, sopa, svepa
    3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) svepa
    4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) svepa, segla
    2. noun
    1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) sopning, avborstning
    2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) svepande rörelse
    3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) sotare
    4) (a sweepstake.) sweepstake
    - sweeping
    - sweeping-brush
    - at one/a sweep
    - sweep someone off his feet
    - sweep off his feet
    - sweep out
    - sweep the board
    - sweep under the carpet
    - sweep up

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  • 7 pat

    adj. passande
    --------
    adv. omgående, på en gång
    --------
    n. klapp
    --------
    v. klappa, slå
    * * *
    [pæt] 1. noun
    1) (a light, gentle blow or touch, usually with the palm of the hand and showing affection: She gave the child a pat on the head.) klapp, lätt slag
    2) ((of butter) a small piece; a lump.) klick
    2. verb
    (to strike gently with the palm of the hand, usually as a sign of affection: He patted the horse's neck.) klappa
    3. adverb
    ((often off pat) memorized, prepared and ready to be said: He had the answer (off) pat.) fix och färdig, som ett rinnande vatten

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  • 8 second

    adj. andra, andre
    --------
    adv. i andra hand, på andra plats
    --------
    n. sekund; ögonblick; andra plats, tvåa; tvåans växel; medhjälpare; sekond (boxning); närmaste man
    --------
    v. stötta, biträda, sekundera; instämma; hjälpa, vara till hjälp
    * * *
    I 1. ['sekənd] adjective
    1) (next after, or following, the first in time, place etc: February is the second month of the year; She finished the race in second place.) andra
    2) (additional or extra: a second house in the country.) andra, [] till
    3) (lesser in importance, quality etc: She's a member of the school's second swimming team.) andra[]
    2. adverb
    (next after the first: He came second in the race.) tvåa
    3. noun
    1) (a second person, thing etc: You're the second to arrive.) andra
    2) (a person who supports and helps a person who is fighting in a boxing match etc.) sekond
    4. verb
    (to agree with (something said by a previous speaker), especially to do so formally: He proposed the motion and I seconded it.) understödja, ansluta sig till, instämma
    5. noun
    (a secondary school.) mellan- och högstadieskola
    - secondly
    - secondary colours
    - secondary school
    - second-best
    - second-class
    - second-hand
    - second lieutenant
    - second-rate
    - second sight
    - second thoughts
    - at second hand
    - come off second best
    - every second week
    - month
    - second to none
    II ['sekənd] noun
    1) (the sixtieth part of a minute: He ran the race in three minutes and forty-two seconds.) sekund
    2) (a short time: I'll be there in a second.) ögonblick

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  • 9 cream

    adj. krämfärgad, gräddfärgad, gulvit
    --------
    n. grädde; vispgrädde; kräm (efterrätt); (hand) kräm, (sko) kräm; det bästa av något; krämfärg
    --------
    v. ta bort grädde; vispa upp
    * * *
    [kri:m] 1. noun
    1) (the yellowish-white oily substance that forms on the top of milk, and from which butter and cheese are made.) grädde
    2) (any of many substances made of, or similar to, cream: ice-cream; face-cream.) kräm
    3) (the best part; the top people: the cream of the medical profession.) grädda
    4) (( also adjective) (of) a yellowish-white colour: cream paint.) krämfärgad
    2. verb
    1) (to make into a cream-like mixture: Cream the eggs, butter and sugar together.) röra, vispa
    2) (to take the cream off: She creamed the milk.) skumma
    3) ((with off) to select (the best): The best pupils will be creamed off for special training.) ta ut det bästa av
    - creaminess
    - cream of tartar

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  • 10 hold

    n. hållhake, grepp; inflytande
    --------
    v. hålla; innehålla; upprätthålla; tycka, tro; sköta; äga
    * * *
    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) hålla []
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) hålla
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) hålla
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) hålla
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) hålla []
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) rymma, ha, förvara, innehålla
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) hålla, ha
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) hålla, ha [] hållning
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) []ha, sköta
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) anse, hålla, hysa
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) stå kvar, gälla
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) tvinga
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) hålla, försvara
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) hålla stånd mot
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) behålla
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) hålla
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) hålla
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) []ha, äga
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) hålla i sig
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) hänga kvar i luren, vänta
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) hålla []
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) behålla
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) föra med sig
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) tag, grepp
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) makt, inflytande
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) grepp
    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with
    II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) lastrum

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  • 11 touch

    n. beröring; känsel, känselsinne; lätt stöt, snudd; antydan, drag, touche
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    v. röra, känna på
    * * *
    1. verb
    1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) röra [], vidröra
    2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) röra vid
    3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) beröra, gripa
    4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) ha med att göra, befatta sig med
    2. noun
    1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) beröring
    2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) känsel
    3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) pensel-, penndrag
    4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) grepp, stil, [] hand
    5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) område utanför sidlinjen
    - touchingly
    - touchy
    - touchily
    - touchiness
    - touch screen
    - in touch with
    - in touch
    - lose touch with
    - lose touch
    - out of touch with
    - out of touch
    - a touch
    - touch down
    - touch off
    - touch up
    - touch wood

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  • 12 bat

    extentition för en batch fil (data)
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    I 1. [bæt] noun
    (a shaped piece of wood etc for striking the ball in cricket, baseball, table-tennis etc.) slagträ, bollträ
    2. verb
    1) (to use a bat: He bats with his left hand.) slå
    2) (to strike (the ball) with a bat: He batted the ball.) slå till
    - off one's own bat II [bæt] noun
    (a mouse-like animal which flies, usually at night.) fladdermus

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  • 13 carry

    n. skjutbana; båttransportering på land; transportering
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    v. bära; frakta; framföra; fortsätta
    * * *
    ['kæri]
    1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) bära []
    2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) färdas, kunna höras
    3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) bära upp
    4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) medföra, innebära
    5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) gå igenom, bli antagen
    6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) föra sig

    ((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.) huserande, härjande

    ((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.) hand-, kabin-

    - carry-cot
    - be/get carried away
    - carry forward
    - carry off
    - carry on
    - carry out
    - carry weight

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  • 14 cut

    adj. skuren; reducerad, sänkt
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    n. snitt, rispa; sår; bit, skiva; nedskärning
    --------
    v. skära; reducera, skära ned; snida, tälja
    * * *
    1. present participle - cutting; verb
    1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.)
    2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.)
    3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.)
    4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.)
    5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.)
    6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.)
    7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.)
    8) (to divide (a pack of cards).)
    9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!')
    10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.)
    11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.)
    12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.)
    13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.)
    2. noun
    1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) jack, []avbrott, klippning, []sänkning
    2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) skärning, modell
    3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) stycke, skiva, bit
    - cutting 3. adjective
    (insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) bitande, sårande
    - cut-price
    - cut-throat
    4. adjective
    (fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) mördande
    - cut and dried
    - cut back
    - cut both ways
    - cut a dash
    - cut down
    - cut in
    - cut it fine
    - cut no ice
    - cut off
    - cut one's losses
    - cut one's teeth
    - cut out
    - cut short

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  • 15 drip

    n. dropp
    --------
    v. droppa
    * * *
    [drip] 1. past tense, past participle - dripped; verb
    (to (cause to) fall in single drops: Rain dripped off the roof; His hand was dripping blood.) droppa
    2. noun
    1) (a small quantity (of liquid) falling in drops: A drip of water ran down the tap.) droppe
    2) (the noise made by dripping: I can hear a drip somewhere.) dropp[]
    3) (an apparatus for passing a liquid slowly and continuously into a vein of the body.) dropp
    - drip-dry 3. verb
    (to dry in this manner.) dropptorka

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  • 16 handle

    n. handtag; (vard.) bli rasande; hantera; handla med; ett unikt nummer PCn använder när man arbetar med en fil (data)
    --------
    v. ta i, beröra; behandla; handla med
    * * *
    ['hændl] 1. noun
    (the part of an object by which it may be held or grasped: I've broken the handle off this cup; You've got to turn the handle in order to open the door.) handtag
    2. verb
    1) (to touch or hold with the hand: Please wash your hands before handling food.) ta i, beröra
    2) (to control, manage or deal with: He'll never make a good teacher - he doesn't know how to handle children.) hantera, handskas med
    3) (to buy or sell; to deal in: I'm afraid we do not handle such goods in this shop.) handla med, föra
    4) (to treat in a particular way: Never handle animals roughly.) behandla
    - handler
    - handlebars

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  • 17 interrupt

    n. avbryta; skickad signal till processoren som anvisar processoreen att ta hand om en särkild händelse (data)
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    v. störa; avbryta; stänga; förorsaka avbrott
    * * *
    1) (to stop a person while he is saying or doing something, especially by saying etc something oneself: He interrupted her while she was speaking; He interrupted her speech; Listen to me and don't interrupt!) avbryta
    2) (to stop or make a break in (an activity etc): He interrupted his work to eat his lunch; You interrupted my thoughts.) avbryta
    3) (to cut off (a view etc): A block of flats interrupted their view of the sea.) stänga, skymma

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  • 18 pick

    n. hacka, spetshacka; val
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    v. välja; plocka; slita ut; hacka på
    * * *
    I 1. [pik] verb
    1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) välja [], plocka ut
    2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) plocka
    3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) lyfta
    4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) dyrka (peta) upp
    2. noun
    1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) val
    2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) det bästa, eliten, gräddan
    - pick-up
    - pick and choose
    - pick at
    - pick someone's brains
    - pick holes in
    - pick off
    - pick on
    - pick out
    - pick someone's pocket
    - pick a quarrel/fight with someone
    - pick a quarrel/fight with
    - pick up
    - pick up speed
    - pick one's way
    II [pik] noun
    ((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) hacka

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  • 19 shake

    n. skakning; darrning; skälvning; shake (dans); milkshake (mjölkdrink); ögonblick (slang)
    --------
    v. rista ur, skaka ur; skaka, skälva; uppröra; flytta; skaka hand
    * * *
    [ʃeik] 1. past tense - shook; verb
    1) (to (cause to) tremble or move with jerks: The explosion shook the building; We were shaking with laughter; Her voice shook as she told me the sad news.) skaka
    2) (to shock, disturb or weaken: He was shaken by the accident; My confidence in him has been shaken.) []skaka, göra upprörd
    2. noun
    1) (an act of shaking: He gave the bottle a shake.) skakning
    2) (drink made by shaking the ingredients together vigorously: a chocolate milk-shake.) shake
    - shaky
    - shakily
    - shakiness
    - shake-up
    - no great shakes
    - shake one's fist at
    - shake one's head
    - shake off
    - shake up

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  • 20 stop

    n. stopp; avbrott; slut; uppehåll; hinder, spärr; hållplats
    --------
    v. stanna; stoppa; hindra; förhindra; avsluta; täppa igen; bo
    * * *
    [stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb
    1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) stanna
    2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) stoppa, hejda
    3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) sluta
    4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) hålla för, täppa till, stoppa igen
    5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) trycka ner (till), stänga
    6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) stanna, bo
    2. noun
    1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) uppehåll, avbrott
    2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) hållplats
    3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) punkt
    4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) klaff, registerandrag
    5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) spärr, stopp
    - stopper
    - stopping
    - stopcock
    - stopgap
    - stopwatch
    - put a stop to
    - stop at nothing
    - stop dead
    - stop off
    - stop over
    - stop up

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  • Off hand — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • off-hand — (adv.) also offhand, 1690s, at once, straightway, from OFF (Cf. off) (adv.) + HAND (Cf. hand) (n.). Probably originally in reference to shooting without a rest or support. Hence, of speech or action, unpremeditated (1719). Related: Off handed;… …   Etymology dictionary

  • off-hand — means without preparation. People say that they don t know the answer off hand, meaning that they don t know it at that time …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • off´hand´ed|ly — off|hand|ed «AWF HAN dihd, OF », adjective. = offhand. (Cf. ↑offhand) –off´hand´ed|ly, adverb. –off´hand´ed|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • off|hand|ed — «AWF HAN dihd, OF », adjective. = offhand. (Cf. ↑offhand) –off´hand´ed|ly, adverb. –off´hand´ed|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • Off hand — Off Off, prep. Not on; away from; as, to be off one s legs or off the bed; two miles off the shore. Addison. [1913 Webster] {Off hand}. See {Offhand}. {Off side} (Football), out of play; said when a player has got in front of the ball in a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • off-hand —    Off hand means without preparation. People say that they don t know the answer off hand, meaning that they don t know it at that time.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • Off-hand —   Off hand means without preparation. People say that they don t know the answer off hand, meaning that they don t know it at that time …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • off|hand — «adverb. AWF HAND, OF ; adjective. AWF HAND, OF », adverb, adjective. –adv. without previous thought or preparation; at once: »The carpenter could not tell offhand how much the work would cost. That question is too important to answer offhand.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • off-hand — also off hand 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ (disapproval) If you say that someone is being off hand, you are critical of them for being unfriendly or impolite, and not showing any interest in what other people are doing or saying. He lapsed into… …   English dictionary

  • off hand — see off hand …   English dictionary

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