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/'həʊld aʊt/

AmE

/'həʊld aʊt/

verb - to put your hand or something in your hand towards someone, for example, to shake hands with the person

BrE

/'həʊld aʊt/

AmE

/'həʊld aʊt/

verb - to resist in a difficult or dangerous situation and refuse to give in

BrE

/ˌpʊt'aʊt/

AmE

/ˌpʊt̬'aʊt/

verb - to take something out of your flat and leave it

BrE

/rɪ'vɜ:s/

AmE

/rɪ'vɜ:rs/

verb - to change the positions or functions of two things so that each thing has the function or position that the other one had

BrE

/'fʊtbɔ:l ʃɜ:t/

AmE

/'fʊtbɔ:l ʃɜ:t/

noun - a top that is worn when playing football

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/'taɪmlaɪn/

AmE

/'taɪmlaɪn/

noun - a horizontal line that shows the time and the order in which events, especially historical events have happened

BrE

/'lɪvɪd/

AmE

/'lɪvɪd/

adjective, formal - very pale (face)

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/'lɪvɪd/

AmE

/'lɪvɪd/

adjective, formal - dark blue or grey (usually used in connection with bruises and scars)

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/'lɪvɪd/

AmE

/'lɪvɪd/

adjective - extremely angry

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/di:'reɪl/

AmE

/di:'reɪl/

verb - to stop something planned from happening

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/ˌpraɪvət dɪ'tektɪv/

AmE

/ˌpraɪvət dɪ'tektɪv/

noun - a detective that you can pay to find out information

BrE

/'tɔ:k/

AmE

/'tɔ:rk/

noun, technical - a twisting force that causes something to rotate

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/ˌæprɪ'hend/

AmE

/ˌæprɪ'hend/

verb, formal - (of the police) to catch and arrest someone

BrE

/'beərɪŋ/

AmE

/'berɪŋ/

noun, technical - a part of a machine that makes other parts move smoothly and easily over each other

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/ˌnəʊtɪfɪ'keɪʃn/

AmE

/ˌnəʊtɪfɪ'keɪʃn/

noun, formal - official information of something