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| activism |
the belief in or practice of trying to make social or political changes through active, militant, or demonstrative involvement, esp. in particular issues. |
| burdensome |
difficult to bear; trying. |
| cross |
an affliction or trying circumstance. [1/16 definitions] |
| crucible |
any extremely trying experience or test. [1/2 definitions] |
| emulation |
the process of trying to be the same as or better than another, esp. by imitating. |
| faith cure |
a method of trying to heal disease or other medical infirmity through prayer or religious exercises. |
| fishing |
the method, pastime, or occupation of catching or trying to catch fish. [1/2 definitions] |
| fitting |
the act or an instance of trying on clothing that is in the process of being made or fitted. [1/4 definitions] |
| give up |
to stop trying to do something. [1/4 definitions] |
| go with the flow |
to let happen whatever will happen rather than trying hard to be in control and make the right decisions. [1/2 definitions] |
| grasp |
the hands or arms, while holding or trying to hold something. [1/9 definitions] |
| hot seat |
(informal) a trying circumstance or situation that causes one extreme discomfort, embarrassment, criticism, or the like. |
| Icarus |
in Greek mythology, the son of Daedalus who, in trying to escape with his father from Crete, flew too high with wax-and-feather wings, and fell to his death when the sun melted them. |
| J.P. |
abbreviation of "Justice of the Peace," the lowest level of magistrate in some U. S. states, whose jurisdiction is usu. part of a county and whose duties include administering oaths, performing marriages, and trying minor cases. |
| justice of the peace |
the lowest level of magistrate in some U. S. states, whose jurisdiction is usu. part of a county and whose duties include administering oaths, performing marriages, and trying minor cases. |
| kibitzer |
one who engages in idle or distracting chatter, esp. while others are trying to concentrate or discuss serious topics. [1/2 definitions] |
| lay off |
(slang) to stop touching or trying to take something. [1/3 definitions] |
| muff |
a clumsy mistake or error, esp. in trying to catch a ball in sports. [1/6 definitions] |
| mumbletypeg |
a children's game in which the players toss a knife in various prescribed ways, trying to stick the blade in the ground, with the loser having to withdraw a peg from the ground with his or her teeth. |
| murderous |
(informal) very difficult, dangerous, or trying. [1/3 definitions] |
| nerveless |
capable of maintaining one's composure in trying or dangerous situations. [1/2 definitions] |
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