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chuck , chuck1 / chək/ inf. • v. [tr.] throw (something) carelessly or casually: someone chucked a brick through the window. ∎ throw (something) away: they m… sigma-t density , sift / sift/ • v. [tr.] put (a fine, loose, or powdery substance) through a sieve so as to remove lumps or large particles: sift the flour into a lar… Chester I. Barnard , chew / choō/ • v. [tr.] bite and work (food) in the mouth with the teeth, esp. to make it easier to swallow: he was chewing a mouthful of toast | [in… Fake , fake / fāk/ • n. a thing that is not genuine; a forgery or sham. ∎ a person who appears or claims to be something that they are not. ∎ a pretense or… deprive , de·prive / diˈprīv/ • v. [tr.] deny (a person or place) the possession or use of something: the city was deprived of its water supplies. ∎ archaic de… delve , delve / delv/ • v. [intr.] reach inside a receptacle and search for something: she delved in her pocket. ∎ research or make inquiries into something:…
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