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31duff — I. /dʌf / (say duf) –noun 1. British a flour pudding boiled, or sometimes steamed, in a bag, as plum duff. –verb (t) 2. Colloquial to make pregnant. –phrase 3. up the duff, Colloquial a. pregnant …
32stuff — /stʌf / (say stuf) noun 1. the material of which anything is made. 2. material to be worked upon, or to be used in making something. 3. matter or material indefinitely: cushions filled with some soft stuff. 4. woven material or fabric. 5.… …
33do for — {v.}, {informal} To cause the death or ruin of; cause to fail. Used usually in the passive form done for . * /The poor fellow is done for and will die before morning./ * /Andy s employer always does very well by him./ * /If Jim fails that test,… …
34do for — {v.}, {informal} To cause the death or ruin of; cause to fail. Used usually in the passive form done for . * /The poor fellow is done for and will die before morning./ * /Andy s employer always does very well by him./ * /If Jim fails that test,… …
35trip — I. verb (tripped; tripping) Etymology: Middle English trippen, from Anglo French treper, triper, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English treppan to tread more at trap Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. a. to dance, skip, or caper with light… …
36Clown (comics) — The Clown Publication information Publisher Marvel Comics Fi …
37derail — /dee rayl /, v.t. 1. to cause (a train, streetcar, etc.) to run off the rails of a track. 2. to cause to fail or become deflected from a purpose; reduce or delay the chances for success or development of: Being drafted into the army derailed his… …
38skid — skiddingly, adv. /skid/, n., v., skidded, skidding. n. 1. a plank, bar, log, or the like, esp. one of a pair, on which something heavy may be slid or rolled along. 2. one of a number of such logs or timbers forming a skidway. 3. a low mobile… …
39do\ for — v informal To cause the death or ruin of; cause to fail. Used usually in the passive form done for . The poor fellow is done for and will die before morning. Andy s employer always does very well by him. If Jim fails that test, he is done for …
40skid — [skid] n. [Early ModE, prob. < ON skith: see SKI ] ☆ 1. a plank, log, etc., often one of a pair or set, used as a support or as a track upon which to slide or roll a heavy object 2. a low, movable wooden platform for holding loads or stacks 3 …
