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/ˌpɔɪnt'aʊt/

AmE

/ˌpɔɪnt'aʊt/

verb - to use your finger etc. to show where something is

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/'blʌʃ/

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/'blʌʃ/

noun, American English - powder that makes your cheeks look pink or red

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/'strɪŋ/

AmE

/'strɪŋ/

verb - to put something together in a line on a piece of thread etc.

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/ˌteər'ʌp/

AmE

/ˌter'ʌp/

verb - to destroy something by ripping it into pieces

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/ˌdɪsə'sembl/

AmE

/ˌdɪsə'sembl/

verb - to take a machine or construction apart

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/ˌbætərɪ 'paʊəd/

AmE

/ˌbæt̬ərɪ 'paʊrd/

adjective - powered or operated with batteries, without an electric cable

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/ˌbætərɪ 'ɒpəreɪtɪd/

AmE

/ˌbæt̬ərɪ 'ɑ:pəreɪt̬ɪd/

adjective - powered or operated with batteries, without an electric cable

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/'pəʊst/

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/'poʊst/

noun - a message sent to an online discussion board or a social media site for everyone to read

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/'pəʊtʃ/

AmE

/'poʊtʃ/

verb - to hunt or catch animals illegally, without permission

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/'wɪdsɜ:f/

AmE

/'wɪdsɜ:rf/

verb - to sail across water, standing on a special board and holding a large sail

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/'pɒthəʊl/

AmE

/'pɑ:thoʊl/

noun - a hole in the road

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/'ki:ˌrɪŋ/

AmE

/'ki:ˌrɪŋ/

noun - a metal ring that holds keys together

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/'sweə baɪ/

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/'swer baɪ/

verb, informal - to believe that something is effective

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/ˌɑ:sk'ɑ:ftə/

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/ˌæsk'æftər/

verb, British English - to ask how somebody is doing

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/ˌtʃek'ɒf/

AmE

/ˌtʃek'ɑ:f/

verb - to place a mark next to an item on a list to indicate that it has been done, bought, finished, dealt with etc.