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(transitive, sometimes with out or through) To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
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To have a sharp or sudden physical effect, as of a blow.
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(transitive) To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate.
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To infest the flesh of a living vertebrate.
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To have a sharp or severe effect on a more abstract level.
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To touch; to act by appulse.
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(transitive, fishing) To hook (a fish) by a quick turn of the wrist.
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(transitive) To take down, especially in the following contexts.
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(intransitive) To set off on a walk or trip.
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(intransitive) To pass with a quick or strong effect; to dart; to penetrate.
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(dated) To break forth; to commence suddenly; with into.
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(intransitive) To become attached to something; said of the spat of oysters.
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(transitive) To make and ratify; to reach; to find.
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To discover a source of something, often a buried raw material such as ore (especially gold) or crude oil.
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To level (a measure of grain, salt, etc.) with a straight instrument, scraping off what is above the level of the top.
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(masonry) To cut off (a mortar joint, etc.) even with the face of the wall, or inward at a slight angle.
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To hit upon, or light upon, suddenly.
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(sugar-making, obsolete) To lade thickened sugar cane juice from a teache into a cooler.
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To stroke or pass lightly; to wave.
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(obsolete) To advance; to cause to go forward; used only in the past participle.
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(transitive, finance) To balance (a ledger or account).
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(intransitive, obsolete) To become saturated with salt.
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(intransitive, obsolete) To run, or fade in colour.
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(intransitive, US, obsolete) To do menial work for an officer.