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Stock

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موجودی، مایه، سهام، ذخیره، موجودی کالا، سرمایه

1 IN A SHOP [countable, uncountable] a supply of a particular type of thing that a shop has available to sell
We have a huge stock of quality carpets on sale.
Buy now while stocks last!
out of stock/in stock (=unavailable or available in a particular shop)
I’m sorry, that swimsuit is completely out of stock in your size.
2 FINANCE
a) [countable] especially American English a share in a company
the trading of stocks and shares
b) [uncountable] the total value of all of a company’s shares
3 AMOUNT AVAILABLE [countable] the total amount of something that is available to be used in a particular area
Cod stocks in the North Atlantic have dropped radically.
the stock of housing in rural areas
4 SUPPLIES [countable] a supply of something that you keep and can use when you need to
stock of
He keeps a stock of medicines in the cupboard.
The country has been building up its stock of weapons.
5 → take stock (of something)
6 COOKING [countable, uncountable] a liquid made by boiling meat or bones and vegetables, which is used to make soups or to add flavour to other dishes
chicken stock
vegetable stock
7 GUN [countable] the part of a gun that you hold or put against your shoulder, usually made of wood
8 ANIMALS [uncountable] farm animals, especially cattle SYN livestock
9 → the stocks
10 → somebody’s stock is high/low
11 → stock of jokes/knowledge/courage etc
12 → be of Scottish/Protestant/good etc stock
13 FLOWER [countable] a plant with pink, white, or light purple flowers and a sweet smell
14 PLANT [countable] a thick part of a stem onto which another plant can be added so that the two plants grow together
15 ACTORS [countable] American English a stock company(2)

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Reservoir of ink

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مخزن، آب انبار، ذخیره، مخزن آب

res‧er‧voir /ˈrezəvwɑː $ -ərvwɑːr, -vɔːr/ ●●○ noun [countable]
1 a lake, especially an artificial one, where water is stored before it is supplied to people’s houses
2 a large amount of something that is available and has not yet been used
reservoir of
She found she had reservoirs of unexpected strength.
3 technical a part of a machine or engine where a liquid is kept before it is used

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A crowd of 5000 people jammed

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jammed /dʒæmd/ adjective [not before noun]
1 stuck and impossible to move
Ben had got his finger jammed in the door.
2 full of people or things SYN packed
The place is jammed. We’ll never get in.
jammed with
The town was completely jammed with traffic.
→ jam-packed
3 if people are jammed in a place, there are a lot of them there, so that there is no space between them
We were jammed together, shoulder to shoulder, in the narrow corridor.

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The Ink leaked out of the pen

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1 [countable, uncountable] a coloured liquid that you use for writing, printing, or drawing
Please write in black ink.
2 [uncountable] the black liquid in sea creatures such as octopuses and squid

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huddle

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Get together

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Went on a rampage

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Be very angry and destroy things

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