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to do violence to sth

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  • violence — noun 1 hurting other people physically ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, excessive, extreme, great, large scale, serious ▪ fresh ▪ There are fears of fresh …   Collocations dictionary

  • violence — vi|o|lence W2S2 [ˈvaıələns] n [U] 1.) behaviour that is intended to hurt other people physically ▪ There is too much sex and violence on TV these days. violence against ▪ violence against women ▪ We condemn any act of violence . ▪ threats of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • ˌhold sb/sth ˈup — phrasal verb 1) to cause a delay, or to make someone late Sorry I m late, but my train was held up.[/ex] She got held up at work.[/ex] 2) to steal from a business, from a vehicle, or from people by threatening violence An armed raider held up the …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • reˈsort to sth — phrasal verb to do something extreme or unpleasant in order to solve a problem protest groups that resort to violence[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • purge — 1 verb (T) 1 to force your opponents or people who disagree with you to leave an organization or place, often by using violence: purge sth of sb/sth: an attempt to purge the region of ethnic minorities | purge sb/sth from sth: purging dissidents… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • film — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 (esp. BrE) moving pictures ⇨ See also ↑movie ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ short ▪ feature length ▪ entertaining, exciting …   Collocations dictionary

  • expression — noun 1 on sb s face ADJECTIVE ▪ neutral ▪ blank, dazed, glazed, vacant ▪ They all just looked at me with blank expressions. ▪ dea …   Collocations dictionary

  • protect — verb (T) 1 to keep someone or something safe from harm, damage, or illness: protect sb/sth from sth: Try to protect your skin from the sun. | Kids should be protected from all that violence. | protect sth: laws protecting the rights of disabled… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • act — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 thing that sb does ADJECTIVE ▪ charitable, kind ▪ heroic, selfless ▪ a heroic act of bravery ▪ aggressive …   Collocations dictionary

  • attack — at|tack1 W1S2 [əˈtæk] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(violence against somebody/something)¦ 2¦(in a war)¦ 3¦(criticism)¦ 4¦(illness)¦ 5¦(emotion)¦ 6¦(attempt to stop something)¦ 7¦(sport)¦ 8¦(damage)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • turn — turn1 W1S1 [tə:n US tə:rn] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(your body)¦ 2¦(object)¦ 3¦(direction)¦ 4¦(move around central point)¦ 5¦(change)¦ 6¦(attention/thoughts)¦ 7 turn your back (on somebody/something) 8¦(age/time)¦ 9 turn something inside out …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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