GENERAL/ABSTRACT-1st PART-Definitions Flashcards
1
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To lift and give support to something by putting something under it; Support or assist someone or something that would otherwise fail or decline.
A
Prop sth up /prɒp/ (phrasal verb)
2
Q
Produce and launch a new product or publication.
SYNONYM: Launch /lɔːntʃ/.
A
Bring sth out (phrasal verb)
3
Q
To invent something very imaginative and usually silly.
SYNONYMS:
think up, invent, concoct, devise, hatch, contrive, create, fabricate, work out, come up with, conjure up.
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Dream sth up (phrasal verb)
4
Q
Write out information that one has read or heard.
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Copy sth out (phrasal verb) UK
5
Q
Adjust clocks or watches backwards (or forwards) to take account of official changes in time.
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Put sth back or forward (phrasal verb)
