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/ˌaʊt'fɒks/

AmE

/ˌaʊt'fɑ:ks/

verb, informal - to defeat someone in some way by being smarter than they are

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/'dju:/

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/'du:/

adverb - in a direction towards the north, east, west, or south; in a straight line

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/'bʌt fɔ:/

AmE

/'bʌt fɔ:r/

preposition - except for

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/ˌæntɪ'hɪstəmi:n/

AmE

/ˌæntɪ'hɪstəmi:n/

noun - a kind of drug that you take if you have an allergic reaction to something

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/'kri:m/

AmE

/'kri:m/

noun - a thick substance that you put on your skin to protect it, make it softer etc.

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/æn'tæsɪd/

AmE

/æn'tæsɪd/

noun - a medicine to relieve heartburn

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/'pɔ:ʃn/

AmE

/'pɔ:rʃn/

verb - to divide something into parts (especially of food before it is served to people)

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/'frɪndʒ/

AmE

/'frɪndʒ/

noun - loose threads hanging along the edge of something

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/'ə/

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/'ə/

determiner - used when saying how often something happens

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/pleɪ 'seɪf/

AmE

/pleɪ 'seɪf/

verb - to be careful, not to take risks

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/'hɔ:sraɪdɪŋ/

AmE

/'hɔ:rsraɪdɪŋ/

noun - a sport in which you ride on the back of a horse

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/'hʊk/

AmE

/'hʊk/

verb - to catch something on a hook, to hold something with a hook

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/'hɔ:sˌraɪdɪŋ/

AmE

/'hɔ:rsˌraɪdɪŋ/

noun - a sport in which you ride on the back of a horse

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/'slɪp/

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/'slɪp/

noun - a fall caused by sliding

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/'slaɪs/

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/'slaɪs/

verb - to cut bread, ham, cheese etc. into very thin pieces