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• peddle — [[t]pe̱d(ə)l[/t]] peddles, peddling, peddled 1) VERB Someone who peddles things goes from place to place trying to sell them. [OLD FASHIONED] [V n] His attempts to peddle his paintings around London s tiny gallery scene proved unsuccessful. 2)… …   English dictionary

• peddle — verb (T) 1 to go from place to place, trying to sell something: An old woman was peddling goods on a street corner. | peddle drugs (=sell illegal drugs) 2 to try to get people to accept opinions, false information etc: a magazine that peddles… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• peddle — /ˈpɛdl / (say pedl) verb (t) (peddled, peddling) 1. to carry about for sale at retail; hawk. 2. to trade in (something illicit or viewed as undesirable): to peddle drugs; to peddle porn. 3. to advocate, as ideas, philosophy, etc.: He s always… …  

• drugs — n. 1) to take drugs 2) to peddle, push, sell, traffic in (illicit) drugs 3) hard; soft drugs 4) illegal, illicit drugs * * * illicit drugs push sell soft drugs traffic in (illicit) drugs …   Combinatory dictionary

• peddle — UK [ˈped(ə)l] / US verb [transitive] Word forms peddle : present tense I/you/we/they peddle he/she/it peddles present participle peddling past tense peddled past participle peddled 1) a) to sell something on the street or by going to customers,… …   English dictionary

• peddle — ped|dle [ˈpedl] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: peddler] 1.) to sell goods to people, especially goods that people disapprove of because they are illegal, harmful, or of not very high quality →↑push, deal ↑deal ▪ They were accused of peddling… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• peddle — /ped l/, v., peddled, peddling. v.t. 1. to carry (small articles, goods, wares, etc.) from place to place for sale at retail; hawk. 2. to deal out, distribute, or dispense, esp. in small quantities: to peddle radical ideas. 3. to sell (drugs)… …   Universalium

• peddle — ped|dle [ pedl ] verb transitive 1. ) to sell something on the street or by going to customers, instead of in a store: He s peddling T shirts on the beach. a ) to sell something illegal or harmful, especially drugs 2. ) to try to make people… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• peddle — [ˈped(ə)l] verb [T] 1) to sell something in the street or by going from place to place in order to find customers 2) to sell illegal drugs peddler noun …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• peddle — v. 1 tr. a sell (goods), esp. in small quantities, as a pedlar. b advocate or promote (ideas, a philosophy, a way of life, etc.). 2 tr. sell (drugs) illegally. 3 intr. engage in selling, esp. as a pedlar. Etymology: back form. f. PEDLAR …   Useful english dictionary

• One strike, you're out — is a colloquial term for a policy adhered to by public housing officials in the United States which requires tenants living in housing projects or otherwise receiving housing assistance from the federal government to be evicted if they, or any… …   Wikipedia