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clay pigeon |
a clay disk used as a target in trapshooting. |
climb in |
to step upward and get into (a vehicle). |
corral |
(informal) to get in one's possession; gather; capture. [1/4 definitions] |
curl up |
to get into a comfortable sitting or reclining position. |
hop in |
(informal) to quickly get into (a vehicle), especially in a happy and unhesitant manner. |
huddle |
in football, a gathering of a team's players to get instructions for the next play. [1/8 definitions] |
jaundice |
a disorder in which excessive amounts of bile get into the blood and cause yellowing of the skin and eyes, sluggishness, and loss of appetite. [1/3 definitions] |
pin |
any of various narrow cylindrical or roughly cylindrical objects such as a target in bowling games, parts of locks, and the pole that marks the hole in golf. [1/7 definitions] |
queue |
to form or get in a queue (often fol. by "up"). [1/4 definitions] |
saddle |
to climb onto a saddled animal; get into the saddle (often fol. by "up"). [1/9 definitions] |
sit back |
to make no effort to help or get involved. [1/2 definitions] |
surgery |
(Chiefly British) a meeting held by a Minister of Parliament or local government official in which members of the public can raise issues, obtain advice, or get information. [1/6 definitions] |
wade in |
to suddenly get involved or inject one's opinion into an ongoing discussion, debate, or conflict. [1/3 definitions] |
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