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Is there a word that means exactly physically carrying things (baggage, person etc.) on the head or shoulders?
Example sentence
Bill ____ the demon.
Single word (verb) is better, two words (VP) are okay. The word has to mean carrying something physically on the head or shoulders.
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A Constraint <VERB> a Certain Value
In the context of software programming, I am looking for a verb which expresses a certain relation. Using Merriam Webster online, I have not been able to find what I am looking for, due to lack of a ...
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Is there any word, alternative to the idiom, "rack one's brain"
What word can I use in place of the idiom "rack one's brain," which means to strain in mental effort, esp to remember something (from Collins)?
For instance, a teacher put a chalk box in the ...
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Word for paying a large sum of money to end an installment?
Like when you have to pay in installment for 12 months, you came upon a fortune, you decided to pay the remaining months, in one single big payment, to end the debt.
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I decided ...
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Is there a verb meaning to wet the floor or spread water on the area by drips or droplets?
Like when you are out and got wet in the rain, you run inside and spread water around. Or when you finished showering and you rush to get your towel because you forgot keep near the shower for ...
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What is the word that describes a demanding look?
Is there an idiom or a single verb for a patronizing stare or a demanding look? As if someone can speak with his looks and says something like "No!", "Stop!", "Do it now!" and makes people obey no ...
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What is the word that defines walking confidently, coldly and calmly? [closed]
Is there a word for walking confidently, coldly and calmly...but not angrily, frustrated or in a rush. And not a fake self-confident walk to make people believe you are an important person.
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Word for "getting careless and slacking"
Can you suggest some words which can describe a person who is starting to get careless and who slacks, or the very action of becoming careless? A person who was efficiently and elaborately doing their ...
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What is the verb for developing a chip on one's shoulder? [closed]
I want to say that an individual has a chip on their shoulder, but a month ago, they did not.
Did they "raise a chip on their shoulder", as might be inferred from the first cited history of the ...
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What's a good opposite of "keep track"? [closed]
How can I say the opposite of "keep track"? I was trying to keep track of something but something happened and I lost the track.
I'd like to say "lose track". Is it possible to say it this way or is ...
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