TAFE Flashcards
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noun U
agreement; permission
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consent
The children’s parents had to give their consent to the operation.
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noun / the basic laws or rules of a country or organization
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constitution
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verb
1 to pay for a newspaper or magazine to be sent to you regularly
2 to agree with an idea, belief, etc
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subscribe
2 I don’t subscribe to the view that all war is wrong.
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tell sb sth by a letter
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notification
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to start or begin
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commence
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the skin on the top of your head that is under your hair
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scalp
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to show something clearly by giving proof
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demonstrate
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to say something formally
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deliver
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a meeting at which something, especially a new product or idea, or piece of work, is shown or explained to a group of people
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presentation
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suitable or right for a particular situation, person, use, etc
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appropriate
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to talk to somebody in order to decide or agree about something
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negotiate
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to take part or become involved in sth
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participate
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great skill at doing sth
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mastery
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as list of names, addresses and telephone numbers in the order of the alphabet
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directory
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having more than a basic knowledge of sth but not yet advanced; suitable for sb who is at this level
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intermediate
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1, the hard centre of certain fruits, containing seeds; 2, the central or most important part of sth
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core
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a unit that forms part of sth bigger
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module
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adj. that must be done , by law, rules, etc
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compulsory
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(used about a course or subject) that a student can choose
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elective
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noun 1 U/ pieces of paper, rubbish,etc that are left in a public place
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litter / eg. litter bin
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verb 1 (used about a group of people or animals) to move away quickly in different directions 2 to drop or throw things in different directions over a wide area
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scatter/ eg The wind scattered the papers all over the room.
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noun / C,U / a great success or victory; the feeling of happiness that you have because of this
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triumph/ eg The team returned home in triumph.
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noun/C something you do that shows great strength, skill or courage
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feat/ eg That new bridge is a remarkable feat of engineering.
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noun
1 U the hard outer covering of a tree
2 C the short, loud noise that a dog makes
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bark
eg The dog next door has a very loud bark.
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prep
| 1 (abbr v, vs) used in sport for showing that two teams or people are playing against each other
versus
| eg England versus Argentina
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verb
| to laugh at sb either in a friendly way or in order to upset him/her
tease
| eg Don't pay any attention to those boys. They are only teasing.
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noun / C
| 1 a private teacher who teaches one person or a very small group
tutor
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noun
1 C/U a period of time when Parliament, committees, etc do not meet
2 U a short break during a trial in a court of law
recess
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verb
1 to throw sth lightly and carelessly
2 to move, or make sb/sth move up and down or from side to side
3 to move your head back quickly especially to show you are annoyed or impatient
4 to throw a coin into the air in order to decide sth, by guessing which side of the coin will land facing upwards
toss
1 Bob opened the letter and tossed the envelope into the bin.
2 He lay tossing and turning in bed, unable to sleep.
3 I tried to apologize but she just tossed her head and walked away.
4 to toss a coin
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noun U
| very small stones that are used for making roads, paths, etc
gravel
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adv
| 1 almost, or very nearly, so that any slight difference is not important
virtually
| eg The building is virtually finished.
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verb
| 1 to damage sth so badly that it loses all its value, pleasure, etc
ruin
| 1 The bad news ruined my week.
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noun C/U
| a long, thin piece of material that is used for tying or decorating sth
ribbon
| eg. a present wrapped in a blue ribbon
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adj
| not interesting or attractive
drab
| eg. a drab grey office building
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adj
| consisting of different parts or materials
composite
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adj
| very silly or unreasonable
ridiculous
| eg. They're asking a ridiculous price for that house.
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noun
1 C a person who is killed or injured in a war or an accident
2 C a person or thing that suffers as a result of sth else
3 the part of a hospital where people who have been injured in accidents are taken for immediate treatment
casualty
1 After the accident the casualties were taken to hospital.
2 Many small companies became casualties of the economic crisis.
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noun C
| a person who works as a doctor, dentist or lawyer
practitioner
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a doctor who treats all types of illnesses and works in the local community in a practice, not in a hospital. In Britain is also called a family doctor.
GP
| abbr. general practitioner
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adj
| having the right to do have sth
eligible
| In Britain, you are eligible to vote when you are eighteen.
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noun
| 1 C a shop or part of a shop where medicines and drugs are prepared and sold
pharmacy
chemist's (shop)
drugstore
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noun C U
| a paper on which a doctor has written the name of the medicine that you need.
prescription
| Some medicines are only available on prescription.
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adj
1 having natural protection against a certain disease or illness
2 not affected by sth
3 protected from a danger or punishment
immune
1 You should be immune to measles if you've had it already.
2 You can say what you like-I'm immune to criticism.
3 Young children are immune from prosecution.
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adj
| that must be done, by law, rules, etc
compulsory
| It is compulsory to wear a hard hat on the building site.
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adj
| connected with teeth
dental
| dental care/treatment
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noun
| 1 C a person whose job is to look after people's teeth
dentist
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noun
| money that the government, etc pays to help an organization or to keep the cost of a service low
subsidy
| agricultural/ state/ housing subsidy
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noun C
| a long walk in the country
hike
| We went on a ten-mile hike at the weekend.
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verb
| to officially demand and collect money, etc
levy
| to levy a tax/fine
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noun C U
| sth that encourages you to do sth
incentive
| There's no incentive for young people to do well at school because there aren't any jobs when they leave.
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noun C
| a sum of money that is given back to you because you have paid too much
rebate
| to get a tax rebate
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noun C
1 the ground at the entrance to a room or building
2 the level at which sth starts to happen
3 the time when you are just about to start sth or find sth
threshold
2 Young children have a low boredom threshold.
3 We could be on the threshold of a scientific breakthrough.
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verb I ~ to sth
| to agree to sth, to allow sth to happen
consent 2
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noun sing U
| a ~ among/between sb on/about sth, agreement among a group of people
consensus
to reach a consensus
There is no consensus among experts about the causes of global warming.
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adj
| giving pleasure to the mind or body through the senses
sensuous 1
the sensuous feel of pure silk
sensuously adv
sensuousness noun U
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adj
| connected with physical or sexual pleasure
sensual 1
the sensual rhythms of Latin music
sensuality 3 noun U
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noun U
| the belief that some races of people are better than others, unfair ways of treating people that show this belief
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racism 1
to take measures to combat racism
racist 1 noun C adj
He's a racist.
racist beliefs/views/remarks
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noun U
1 the waste from farm animals, used to make plants grow better
2 informal, dirt or mud
muck
| 1 SYN manure
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verb informal
| PHR V ~ about/around, to behave in a silly way or to waste time
muck
Stop mucking around and come and help me!
muck sth up, to do sth badly; to spoil sth
I was so nervous that I completely mucked up my interview.
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noun U
| food made of grains, nuts, dried fruit, etc that you eat with milk for breakfast
muesli
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noun
| 1 U C the way that sb/sth is shown or described; sth that shows or describes sth
representation
1 The article complains about the representation of women in advertising.
2 U formal having sb to speak for you
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verb I
1 ~ to sth by doing sth, to do or say sth because of sth that has happened or been said
2 ~ to sth, to become ill after eating, breathing, etc a particular substance
3 ~ with sth/together, (used about a chemical substance) to change after coming into contact with another substance
react
1 He reacted to the news by jumping up and down and shouting.
The players reacted angrily to the decision.
PHR V react against sb/sth, to behave or talk in a way that shows that you don't like the influence of sb/sth(for example authority, your family, etc)
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noun U C
| doing or saying sth deliberately to try to make sb angry or upset; sth that is said or done to cause this
provocation
You should never hit children, even under extreme provocation.
provoke verb
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noun C
| a light shoe made of strong material( canvas ) that is especially used for sports, etc
plimsoll
a pair of plimsolls
also pump, US sneaker
trainer
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noun C
| a person who is being taught how to do a particular job
trainee 2
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noun C
1 US sneaker, usually pl, a shoe that you wear for doing sport or as informal clothing
2 a person who teaches people or animals how to do a particular job or skill well, or to do a particular sport
trainer
2 teacher trainers
a racehorse trainer
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noun U C
| the act of killing yourself deliberately
suicide
Benjamin has tried to commit suicide several times.
There have been three suicides by university students this year.
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adv
1 on purpose, intentionally
2 slowly and carefully, without hurrying
deliberately 2
1 I didn't break it deliberately, it was an accident.
SYN intentionally, purposely
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verb T
1 to do sth bad or illegal
2 ~ sb/yourself to sth/to doing sth, to make a definite agreement or promise to do sth
3 ~ yourself on sth, to make a decision or give an opinion publicly so that it is then difficult to change it
4 formal, to decide to use money or time in a certain way
5 formal, ~ sb to sth, to send sb to a prison,mental hospital, etc
commit
1 to commit a crime
to commit suicide
2 I can't commit myself to helping you tomorrow.
3 I am not going to commit myself on who will win the election.
Look at noncommittal
4 The government has committed $2 billion to education.
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adj
| not saying or showing exactly what your opinion is or which side of an argument you agree with
noncommittal 3
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noun C
| the subject of a talk, a piece of writing or a work of art
theme
| The theme of today's discussion will be 'our changing cities'.
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adj
| connected with the subject or subjects of sth
thematic 2
the thematic structure of a text
thematically adv
The books have been grouped thematically.
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adj
1 without beginning or end; existing or continuing for ever
2 happening too often; seeming to last for ever
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eternal 2
1 Some people believe in eternal life
2 I'm tired of these eternal arguments!
eternally adv
I'll be eternally grateful if you could help me.
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noun
1 U time that has no end; the state or time after death
2 an ~, sing, a period of time that never seems to end
eternity 2
| 2 It seemed like an eternity before the ambulance arrived.
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noun
| IDM not care/give a ~ about sb/sth, slang, not care at all
damn
| I don't give a damn what he thinks about me.
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verb I T slang
| a swear word that people use to show that they are angry
damn
| Damn (it)! I've left my money behind.
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adj adv slang
1 a swear word that people use for emphasizing what they are saying. very
2 a swear word that people use to show that they are angry
damn
1 Read it! It's a damn good book!
2 Some damn fool has parked too close to me.
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verb
1 I ~ at sb/sth, to use rude or bad language
2 I T ~ to do sth, ~ that, to make a serious promise
swear
1 He hit his thumb with the hammer and swore loudly.
There's no point in swearing at the car just because it won't start!
Look at curse
2 When you give evidence in court you have to swear to tell the truth.
Will you swear not to tell anyone?
PHR V swear by sth, to believe completely on the value of sth
swear sb in, usually passive, to make sb say officially that he/she will accept the responsibility of a new position
The President will be sworn in next week.
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noun C
a thin pointed piece of metal used for fixing two things, for example pieces of wood, together. you turn a ~ with a special tool.
screw
| Look at bolt
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noun C
1 a small piece of metal that is used with another piece of metal ( a nut ) for fastening things together
2 a bar of mental that you can slide across the inside of the door in order to fasten it
bolt
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noun C old-fashioned
| a person whose parents were not married to each other when he/she was born
bastard
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noun C
| a cage for chickens, etc
coop
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verb
| PHR V ~ sb/sth up in sth, to keep sb/sth inside a small space
coop
| The children were cooped up indoors all day because the weather was so bad.
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adj
| not wearing any clothes
nude
Look at bare and naked
nudity 1 noun U
This film contains scenes of nudity.
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noun C
| a picture or photograph of a person who is not wearing any clothes
nude
| IDM in the nude, not wearing any clothes.
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noun C
| a person who likes wearing no clothes, often in groups with other people
nudist
| a nudist beach
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verb
1 I T informal, ~ at sb/sth, to hit or try to hit sb/sth by moving your arm in a curve
2 T informal, to steal sth
3 T to pass the part of a plastic card on which information is stored through a special machine for reading it
swipe
1 He swiped at the wasp with a newspaper but missed.
3 The receptionist swiped my credit card and handed me the slip to sign.
swipe noun C
She took a swipe at him with her handbag.
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adj
1 ~ to be/do sth, having a strong desire to be successful, to have power, etc
2 difficult to achieve or do because it takes a lot of work or effort
ambitious 2
1 I'm not particularly ambitious- I'm content with my life the way it is.
We are ambitious to succeed.
2 The company have announced ambitious plans for expansion.
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noun C
1 an important official job that sb is sent somewhere to do, especially to another country
2 a group of people who are sent to a foreign country to perform a special task
3 a special journey made by a spacecraft or military aircraft
4 a place where people are taught about the Christian religion, given medical help, etc by people who are sent from another country to do this
5 a particular task which you feel it is your duty to do
mission
1 Your mission is to send back information about the enemy's movement.
2 a British trade mission to China
3 admission to the moon
4 missionaries
5 Her work with the poor was more than just a job- it was her mission in life.
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verb T
1 to make a hole, a tunnel, etc in sth with an explosion
2 to criticize sth very strongly
blast
1 They blasted a tunnel through the mountainside.
2 Union leaders last night blasted the government's proposals.
PHR V blast off, ( used about a space craft) to leave the ground; to take off
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noun U
| the time when a spacecraft leaves the ground
blast-off
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noun C
| a person who travels in a spacecraft
astronaut 1
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noun C
| a person who studies astronomy
astronomer 2
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noun U
| the scientific study of the sun, moon, stars, etc
astronomy
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noun C
| a book that explains how to do or operate sth
manual
a training manual
a car manual
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adj
| using your hands, operated by hand
manual
Office work can sometimes be more tiring than manual work.
a skilled manual worker
Does your car have a manual or an automatic gearbox?
manually adv
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verb T
| to operate sth or to provide people to operate sth
man
| The telephones are manned 24 hours a day.
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verb
1 I T used about a ship, to sail into a port and stop at the dock
2 T to take away part of the money sb earns, especially as a punishment
dock
1 The ship had docked/was docked at Lisbon.
2 They've docked $20 off my wages because I was late.
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noun C
| a person whose job is moving doogs on and off ships
docker
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noun C
1 a person who had severed in the army, navy or air force, especially during a war
2 a person who has very long experience of a particular job or activity
veteran 1
