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| brisk |
sharp and offhand in manner. [1/3 definitions] |
| discard |
to throw out cards from one's hand in a card game. [1/5 definitions] |
| dive |
to plunge into an opening, as a person into a doorway or a hand into a receptacle. [1/12 definitions] |
| field trip |
a trip or excursion to a place, often by a group of students or the like, to gain firsthand information, knowledge, or experience. |
| longhand |
writing done by hand in which words are written out in full. (Cf. shorthand). |
| overplay |
to act on an overestimation of (something), as in playing a hand in cards or reporting the significance of an event. [1/2 definitions] |
| pat2 |
of a hand in poker, perfectly satisfactory; requiring no different cards. [1/4 definitions] |
| puppet |
a toylike figure of a human or animal that can be manipulated by a hand inserted within its hollow body, or by strings held from above. (See marionette). [1/2 definitions] |
| raise |
to increase the amount of a bet during a hand in poker. [1/15 definitions] |
| stenotypy |
a shorthand in which symbols that represent sounds, words, and phrases are typed on a keyboard machine. |
| whip hand |
the hand in which the driver of a coach or the like holds the whip. [1/2 definitions] |
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