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/ɪn'stɔ:l/

AmE

/ɪn'stɔ:l/

verb - to set something up (such as the fridge, a washing machine, a phone line etc.) so it can be used

BrE

/'kjʊəd/

AmE

/'kjʊrd/

adjective - (of meat or other types of food) treated (salted, dried, smoked...) so that it can be preserved for a long time

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/ˌθɔ:'aʊt/

AmE

/ˌθɔ:'aʊt/

verb - to heat something frozen so that it becomes liquid or soft again, or to change from frozen to liquid and soft

BrE

/ˌklæsɪfɪ'keɪʃn/

AmE

/ˌklæsɪfɪ'keɪʃn/

noun - the process of dividing people or things into groups so that the ones with similar characteristics are in the same group

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/rɪ'fɔ:m/

AmE

/rɪ'fɔ:rm/

verb - to improve your behavior so that you stop doing things that society does not approve of; to make someone do this

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/ˌpræktɪkl'dʒəʊk/

AmE

/ˌpræktɪkl'dʒoʊk/

noun - a trick that is played on someone to make them look stupid or shock them them so that other people laugh

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/'θɔ:/

AmE

/'θɔ:/

verb - to heat something frozen so that it becomes liquid or soft again, or to change from frozen to liquid and soft

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/sə'pɔ:t/

AmE

/sə'pɔ:rt/

verb - to hold something from below so that it doesn't fall or collapse, to be able to hold the weight of something

BrE

/'stəʊəweɪ/

AmE

/'stoʊəweɪ/

noun - someone who gets on board a plane or ship etc. secretly so that they do not have to pay the fare