shortening (verb)

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• spoil — verb (past and past participle spoilt (chiefly Brit.) or spoiled) 1》 diminish or destroy the value or quality of.     ↘(of food) become unfit for eating.     ↘mark (a ballot paper) incorrectly so as to invalidate one s vote. 2》 harm the character …   English new terms dictionary

• shorten — verb (I, T) to become shorter or make something shorter: The days are shortening now. | shorten sth: They re talking about shortening the working week. opposite lengthen …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• shorten — verb (shortened; shortening) Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to reduce the length or duration of b. to cause to seem short 2. a. to reduce in power or efficiency < is my hand shortened, that it cannot redeem Isaiah 50:2 (Revised Standard …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• bet — verb (bets, betting; past and past participle bet or betted) 1》 risk a sum of money or other valued item against someone else s on the basis of the outcome of an unpredictable event such as a race or game. 2》 informal used to express certainty:… …   English new terms dictionary

• cheat — verb 1》 act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage.     ↘deprive of something by deceitful or unfair means. 2》 avoid (something undesirable) by luck or skill: she cheated death in a spectacular crash. noun 1》 a person who cheats.… …   English new terms dictionary

• cloy — verb [usu. as adjective cloying] disgust or sicken with an excess of sweetness, richness, or sentiment. Derivatives cloyingly adverb Origin ME: shortening of obs. accloy stop up, choke , from OFr. encloyer drive a nail into …   English new terms dictionary

• fend — verb 1》 (fend for oneself) look after and provide for oneself. 2》 (fend someone/thing off) defend oneself from an attack or attacker. Origin ME: shortening of defend; cf. fence and fencible …   English new terms dictionary

• mend — verb 1》 restore to a sound condition.     ↘return to health. 2》 improve: mend your ways. 3》 add fuel to (a fire). noun a repair in a material. Phrases mend (one s) fences make peace with a person. on the mend improving in health or condition.… …   English new terms dictionary

• muffle — verb 1》 wrap or cover for warmth. 2》 wrap or cover (a source of sound) to reduce its loudness.     ↘make (a sound) quieter or less distinct. noun a receptacle in a furnace or kiln in which things can be heated without contact with combustion… …   English new terms dictionary

• soar — verb 1》 fly or rise high into the air.     ↘glide high in the air. 2》 increase rapidly above the usual level. Derivatives soarer noun soaring adjective soaringly adverb Origin ME: shortening of OFr. essorer, based on L. ex out of + aura breeze …   English new terms dictionary

• spawn — verb 1》 (of a fish, frog, mollusc, etc.) release or deposit eggs.     ↘chiefly derogatory (of a person) produce (offspring). 2》 produce or generate; give rise to. noun 1》 the eggs of fish, frogs, etc. 2》 chiefly derogatory offspring. 3》 the… …   English new terms dictionary