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to
1. part. A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.
I want to leave.
He asked me what to do.
I don’t know how to say it.
I have places to go and people to see.
2. part. As above, with the verb implied.
"Did you visit the museum?" "I wanted to, but it was closed.".
If he hasn't read it yet, he ought to.
3. part. A particle used to create phrasal verbs.
I have to do laundry today.
4. prep. Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.
We are walking to the shop.
5. prep. Used to indicate purpose.
He devoted himself to education.
They drank to his health.
6. prep. Used to indicate result of action.
His face was beaten to a pulp.
7. prep. Used after an adjective to indicate its application.
similar to ..., relevant to ..., pertinent to ..., I was nice to him, he was cruel to her, I am used to walking.
8. prep. (obsolete,) As a.
With God to friend (with God as a friend); with The Devil to fiend (with the Devil as a foe); lambs slaughtered to lake (lambs slaughtered as a sacrifice); t
9. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate a ratio or comparison.
one to one = 1:1
ten to one = 10:1.
I have ten dollars to your four.
10. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.
Three squared or three to the second power is nine.
Three to the power of two is nine.
Three to the second is nine.
11. prep. Used to indicate the indirect object.
I gave the book to him.
12. prep. (time) Preceding.
ten to ten = 9:50; We're going to leave at ten to (the hour).
13. prep. Used to describe what something consists of or contains.
Anyone could do this job; there's nothing to it.
There's a lot of sense to what he says.
14. prep. (Canada, UK, Newfoundland, West Midlands) At.
Stay where you're to and I'll come find you, b'y.
15. adv. Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.
Please push the door to.
16. adv. (nautical) Into the wind.
17. adv. misspelling of too
crack
1. v. (intransitive) To form cracks.
It's been so dry, the ground is starting to crack.
2. v. (intransitive) To break apart under pressure.
When I tried to stand on the chair, it cracked.
3. v. (intransitive) To become debilitated by psychological pressure.
Anyone would crack after being hounded like that.
4. v. (intransitive) To break down or yield, especially under interrogation or torture.
When we showed him the pictures of the murder scene, he cracked.
5. v. (intransitive) To make a cracking sound.
The bat cracked with authority and the ball went for six.
6. v. (intransitive, of a voice) To change rapidly in register.
His voice cracked with emotion.
7. v. (intransitive, of a pubescent boy's voice) To alternate between high and low register in the process of eventually lowering.
His voice finally cracked when he was fourteen.
8. v. (intransitive) To make a sharply humorous comment.
"I would too, with a face like that," she cracked.
9. v. To make a crack or cracks in.
The ball cracked the window.
10. v. To break open or crush to small pieces by impact or stress.
You'll need a hammer to crack a black walnut.
11. v. To strike forcefully.
She cracked him over the head with her handbag.
12. v. To open slightly.
Could you please crack the window?
13. v. To cause to yield under interrogation or other pressure. (Figurative)
They managed to crack him on the third day.
14. v. To solve a difficult problem. (Figurative, from cracking a nut.)
I've finally cracked it, and of course the answer is obvious in hindsight.
15. v. To overcome a security system or a component.
It took a minute to crack the lock, three minutes to crack the security system, and about twenty minutes to crack the safe.
They finally cracked the code.
16. v. To cause to make a sharp sound.
to crack a whip
17. v. To tell (a joke).
The performance was fine until he cracked that dead baby joke.
18. v. (transitive, chemistry, informal) To break down (a complex molecule), especially with the application of heat: to pyrolyse.
Acetone is cracked to ketene and methane at 700°C.
19. v. (transitive, computing) To circumvent software restrictions such as regional coding or time limits.
That software licence will expire tomorrow unless we can crack it.
20. v. (transitive, informal) To open a canned beverage, or any packaged drink or food.
I'd love to crack open a beer.
Let's crack a tube and watch the game.
21. v. (obsolete) To brag, boast.
22. v. (archaic, colloquial) To be ruined or impaired; to fail.
23. n. A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
A large crack had formed in the roadway.
24. n. A narrow opening.
We managed to squeeze through a crack in the rock wall.
Open the door a crack.
25. n. A sharply humorous comment; a wisecrack.
I didn't appreciate that crack about my hairstyle.
26. n. A potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine; often a rock, usually smoked through a crack-pipe.
27. n. (onomatopoeia) The sharp sound made when solid material breaks.
The crack of the falling branch could be heard for miles.
28. n. (onomatopoeia) Any sharp sound.
The crack of the bat hitting the ball.
29. n. (informal) An attempt at something.
I'd like to take a crack at that game.
30. n. (vulgar, slang) Vagina.
I'm so horny even the crack of dawn isn't safe!
31. n. (informal) The space between the buttocks.
Pull up your pants! Your crack is showing.
32. n. (Northern England, Scotland, Ireland) Conviviality; fun; good conversation, chat, gossip, or humorous storytelling; good company.
The crack was good.
That was good crack.
He/she is quare good crack.
The party was great crack.
33. n. (Northern England, Scotland, Ireland) Business; events; news.
What's the crack?
What's this crack about a possible merger.
34. n. (computing) A program or procedure designed to circumvent restrictions or usage limits on software.
Has anyone got a crack for DocumentWriter 3.0?
35. n. (Cumbria, elsewhere throughout the North of the UK) a meaningful chat.
36. n. (Internet slang) Extremely silly, absurd or off-the-wall ideas or prose.
37. n. The tone of voice when changed at puberty.
38. n. (archaic) A mental flaw; a touch of craziness; partial insanity.
He has a crack.
39. n. (archaic) A crazy or crack-brained person.
40. n. (obsolete) A boast; boasting.
41. n. (obsolete) Breach of chastity.
42. n. (obsolete) A boy, generally a pert, lively boy.
43. n. (slang) A brief time; an instant; a jiffy.
I'll be with you in a crack.
44. adj. Highly trained and competent.
Even a crack team of investigators would have trouble solving this case.
45. adj. Excellent, first-rate, superior, top-notch.
She's a crack shot with that rifle.
a
1. art. One; any indefinite example of; used to denote a singular item of a group.
There was a man here looking for you yesterday.
2. art. Used in conjunction with the adjectives score, dozen, hundred, thousand, and million, as a function word.
I've seen it happen a hundred times.
3. art. One certain or particular; any single.Brown, Lesley, (2003)
We've received an interesting letter from a Mrs. Miggins of London.
4. art. The same; one.
We are of a mind on matters of morals.
5. art. Any, every; used before a noun which has become modified to limit its scope; also used with a negative to indicate not a single one.Lindberg, Christine A. (2007)
A man who dies intestate leaves his children troubles and difficulties.
He fell all that way, and hasn't a bump on his head?
6. art. Used before plural nouns modified by few, good many, couple, great many, etc.
7. art. Someone or something like; similar to; Used before a proper noun to create an example out of it.
The center of the village was becoming a Times Square.
8. prep. (archaic) To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto.
Stand a tiptoe.
9. prep. To do with separation; In, into.
Torn a pieces.
10. prep. To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by.
I brush my teeth twice a day.
11. prep. (obsolete) To do with method; In, with.
12. prep. (obsolete) To do with role or capacity; In.
A God’s name.
13. prep. To do with status; In.
King James Bible (II Chronicles 2:18)
To set the people a worke.
14. prep. (archaic) To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing.
1964, Bob Dylan, The Times They Are a-Changin’
The times, they are a-changin'.
15. prep. (archaic) To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in.
1611, King James Bible, Hebrews 11-21
Jacob, when he was a dying
16. prep. (archaic) To do with an action/movement; To, into.
17. v. (archaic, or slang) Have.
I'd a come, if you'd a asked.
18. pron. (obsolete, outside, England, and Scotland dialects) He.
19. interj. A meaningless syllable; ah.
20. prep. (archaic, slang) Of.
The name of John a Gaunt.
21. adv. (chiefly Scotland) All.
22. adj. (chiefly Scotland) All.
whip
1. n. A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herd
I had to use the whip to get the sheep's attention.
2. n. The same instrument used to strike a person or animal for corporal punishment or torture.
Once he ran out of appeals, he knew he would soon feel the sting of the whip.
3. n. (hunting) A whipper-in.
4. n. (politics) A member of a political party who is in charge of enforcing the party's policies in votes.
I was going to vote against the bill, but the party whip came to see me and made it clear I needed to vote for it.
5. n. (politics) A document distributed weekly to MPs by party whips informing them of upcoming votes in parliament.
6. n. Whipped cream.
Did you want to add some whip to your coffee, ma'am?
7. n. (nautical) A purchase in which one block is used to gain a 2:1 mechanical advantage.
8. n. (African American Vernacular English) A mode of personal motorized transportation; an automobile, all makes and models including motorcycles, excluding public transportation.
Come on, let's take my whip so we can get there in time.
9. n. (roller derby) A move in which one player transfers momentum to another.
10. n. A whipping motion; a thrashing about.
I was startled by the whip of the rope when it finally snapped.
11. n. The quality of being whiplike or flexible; suppleness, as of the shaft of a golf club.
12. n. Any of various pieces that operate with a quick vibratory motion
13. n. A spring in certain electrical devices for making a circuit
14. n. (music) A wippen, a rocking component in certain piano actions.
15. v. To hit with a whip.
The rider whipped the horse.
16. v. (transitive, by extension) To hit with any flexible object.
I whipped her with a newspaper.
17. v. (transitive, slang) To defeat, as in a contest or game.
18. v. To mix in a rapid aerating fashion, especially food.
to whip eggs or cream
19. v. To urge into action.
He whipped the department into shape.
20. v. (transitive, nautical) To bind the end of a rope with twine or other small stuff to prevent its unlaying: fraying or unravelling.
21. v. (transitive, nautical) To hoist or purchase by means of a whip.
22. v. To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing up the thread.
to whip a ruffle
23. v. To throw or kick an object at a high velocity.
24. v. To fish a body of water especially by making repeated casts.
25. v. (intransitive) To snap back and forth like a whip.
26. v. (intransitive) To move very fast.
27. v. To move (something) very fast; often with up, out, etc.
28. v. (transitive, roller derby) To transfer momentum from one skater to another.
29. v. (figurative) To lash with sarcasm, abuse, etc.
30. v. To thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking.
to whip wheat
with
1. prep. Against.
He picked a fight with the class bully.
2. prep. In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.
He went with his friends.
3. prep. In addition to; as an accessory to.
She owns a motorcycle with a sidecar.
4. prep. Used to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.
5. prep. In support of.
We are with you all the way.
6. prep. (obsolete) To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; – sometimes equivalent to by.
slain with robbers
7. prep. Using as an instrument; by means of.
cut with a knife
8. prep. (obsolete) Using as nourishment; more recently replaced by on.
9. prep. Having, owning.
10. adv. Along, together with others, in a group, etc.
Do you want to come with?
11. adv. -->
12. n. alternative form of withe
a
1. art. One; any indefinite example of; used to denote a singular item of a group.
There was a man here looking for you yesterday.
2. art. Used in conjunction with the adjectives score, dozen, hundred, thousand, and million, as a function word.
I've seen it happen a hundred times.
3. art. One certain or particular; any single.Brown, Lesley, (2003)
We've received an interesting letter from a Mrs. Miggins of London.
4. art. The same; one.
We are of a mind on matters of morals.
5. art. Any, every; used before a noun which has become modified to limit its scope; also used with a negative to indicate not a single one.Lindberg, Christine A. (2007)
A man who dies intestate leaves his children troubles and difficulties.
He fell all that way, and hasn't a bump on his head?
6. art. Used before plural nouns modified by few, good many, couple, great many, etc.
7. art. Someone or something like; similar to; Used before a proper noun to create an example out of it.
The center of the village was becoming a Times Square.
8. prep. (archaic) To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto.
Stand a tiptoe.
9. prep. To do with separation; In, into.
Torn a pieces.
10. prep. To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by.
I brush my teeth twice a day.
11. prep. (obsolete) To do with method; In, with.
12. prep. (obsolete) To do with role or capacity; In.
A God’s name.
13. prep. To do with status; In.
King James Bible (II Chronicles 2:18)
To set the people a worke.
14. prep. (archaic) To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing.
1964, Bob Dylan, The Times They Are a-Changin’
The times, they are a-changin'.
15. prep. (archaic) To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in.
1611, King James Bible, Hebrews 11-21
Jacob, when he was a dying
16. prep. (archaic) To do with an action/movement; To, into.
17. v. (archaic, or slang) Have.
I'd a come, if you'd a asked.
18. pron. (obsolete, outside, England, and Scotland dialects) He.
19. interj. A meaningless syllable; ah.
20. prep. (archaic, slang) Of.
The name of John a Gaunt.
21. adv. (chiefly Scotland) All.
22. adj. (chiefly Scotland) All.
slashing
1. v. present participle of slash
2. n. The action of something that slashes.
The criminal gang carried out razor slashings on their enemies.
3. n. (forestry, in the plural) slash (woody debris)
slash
1. n. A slashing action or motion, particularly:
2. n. A swift, broad, cutting stroke made by an edged weapon or whip.
A slash of his blade just missed my ear.
3. n. (cricket) A wild swinging strike of the bat.
4. n. (ice hockey, lacrosse) A hard swift lateral strike with a hockey or lacrosse stick, usually across another player's arms or legs.
5. n. Any similar wide striking motion.
He took a wild slash at the ball but the captain saved the team's skin by hacking it clear and setting up the team for a strike on the goal.
6. n. (figuratively) A sharp reduction.
After the war ended, the army saw a 50% slash in their operating budget.
7. n. A mark made by a slashing motion, particularly:
8. n. A cut or laceration, often deep, made by an edged weapon or whip.
He was bleeding from a slash across his cheek.
9. n. (botany) A deep taper-pointed incision in a plant.
10. n. Something resembling such a mark, particularly:
11. n. (fashion) A slit in an outer garment exposing a lining or inner garment, usually of a contrasting color or design; any intentional long vertical cut in
12. n. (US, & Canada) A clearing in a forest, (particularly) those made by logging, fire, or other violent action.
13. n. (originally US, typography) The slash mark: the punctuation mark ⟨/⟩, sometimes (often proscribed) inclusive of any mark produced by a similar slashing
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14. n. (vulgar, slang) Female genitalia.
15. n. (US, & Canada) The loose woody debris remaining from a slash, (particularly forestry) the trimmings left while preparing felled trees for removal.
Slash generated during logging may constitute a fire hazard.
16. n. (clipping of slash fiction): fan fiction focused upon "shipping", or pairing, characters.
17. v. To cut or attempt to cut, particularly:
18. v. To cut with a swift broad stroke of an edged weapon.
They slashed at him with their swords, but only managed to nick one of his fingers.
She hacked and slashed her way across the jungle.
19. v. To produce a similar wound with a savage strike of a whip.
20. v. (ice hockey) To strike swiftly and laterally with a hockey stick, usually across another player's arms or legs.
21. v. (figuratively) To reduce sharply.
Competition forced them to slash prices.
Profits are only up right now because they slashed overhead, but employee morale and product quality have collapsed too.
22. v. (fashion) To create slashes in a garment.
23. v. (figuratively) To criticize cuttingly.
24. v. To strike violently and randomly, particularly:
25. v. (cricket) To swing wildly at the ball.
26. v. To move quickly and violently.
27. v. To crack a whip with a slashing motion.
28. v. (US, & Canada) To clear land, (particularly forestry) with violent action such as logging or brushfires or (agriculture uncommon) through grazing.
The province's traditional slash-and-burn agriculture was only sustainable with a much smaller population.
29. v. (intransitive, fandom slang) To write slash fiction.
30. adv. Used to note the sound or action of a slash.
31. conj. (US, & Canada) Used to connect two or more identities in a list.
Saul Hudson is a famous musician/songwriter.
Read: Saul Hudson is a famous musician-slash-songwriter.
32. conj. (US, & Canada) Used to list alternatives.
Alternatives can be marked by the slash/stroke/solidus punctuation mark, a tall, right-slanting oblique line.
Read: Alternatives can be marked by the slash-slash-stroke-slash-solidus punctuation mark, a tall, right-slanting oblique line.
33. n. (obsolete, rare) A drink of something; a draft.
34. n. (vulgar, British, slang) A piss: an act of urination.
Where's the gents? I need to take a slash.
35. v. (slang) To piss, to urinate.
36. n. (US) A swampy area; a swamp.
37. n. (UK) alternative form of slatch: a deep trough of finely-fractured culm or a circular or elliptical pocket of coal.
motion
1. n. A state of progression from one place to another.
2. n. A change of position with respect to time.
3. n. (physics) A change from one place to another.
4. n. A parliamentary action to propose something.
The motion to amend is now open for discussion.
5. n. (obsolete) An entertainment or show, especially a puppet show.
6. n. (philosophy) from κίνησις (kinesis); any change. Traditionally of four types: generation and corruption, alteration, augmentation and diminution, and change of place.
7. n. Movement of the mind, desires, or passions; mental act, or impulse to any action; internal activity.
8. n. (law) A formal request, oral or written, made to a judge or court of law to obtain an official court ruling or order for a legal action to be taken by, or on behalf of, the movant.
9. n. (euphemistic) A movement of the bowels; the product of such movement.
10. n. (music) Change of pitch in successive sounds, whether in the same part or in groups of parts. (Conjunct motion is that by single degrees of the scale. Contrary motion is when parts move in opposite di
11. n. (obsolete) A puppet, or puppet show.
12. v. To gesture indicating a desired movement.
He motioned for me to come closer.
13. v. (proscribed) To introduce a motion in parliamentary procedure.
14. v. To make a proposal; to offer plans.

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