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tend
BrE / tend /
NAmE / tend /
verb
verb forms

3 [ transitive , intransitive ] to care for sb/sth

~ sb/sth a shepherd tending his sheep
Doctors and nurses tended the injured.
well-tended gardens
~ to sb/sth Ambulance crews were tending to the injured.
4 [ transitive ] ~ sth ( NAmE ) to serve customers in a store, bar, etc
He had a job tending bar in San Francisco.

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hairy
BrE / heri /
NAmE / heri /
adjective
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( hair ier , hairi est )
1 covered with a lot of hair
a hairy chest/monster
plants with hairy stems
2 ( informal ) dangerous or frightening but often exciting
Driving on icy roads can be pretty hairy.
a hairy experience
hairi ness / BrE herins ; NAmE herins / noun [ uncountable ]

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vet noun, verb

BrE / vet /
NAmE / vet /
noun
word origin
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1 ( especially BrE )
( NAmE usually vet er in ar ian )
( also BrE formal veterinary surgeon ) a person who has been trained in
the science of animal medicine, whose job is to treat animals who are sick or
injured
2 vet's ( pl. vets ) the place where a vet works
I've got to take the dog to the vet's tomorrow.
3 ( NAmE , informal ) = veteran
a Vietnam vet
verb
verb forms
word origin
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1 ~ sb to find out about a person's past life and career in order to decide if
they are suitable for a particular job
screen
All candidates are carefully vetted for security reasons.
see also positive vetting
2 ~ sth to check the contents, quality, etc. of sth carefully
screen
All reports are vetted before publication.
She insists on vetting questions prior to an interview.

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en for cer
BrE / nfs(r) /
NAmE / nfrsr /
noun

a person whose responsibility is to make sure that other people perform the
actions they are supposed to, especially in a government : ( BrE ) He was
appointed the Cabinet enforcer.

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legit
BrE / ldt /
NAmE / ldt /
adjective
word origin
( informal )
legal, or acting according to the law or the rules
The business seems legit.

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pla toon
BrE / pltun /
NAmE / pltun /
noun
word origin
a small group of soldiers that is part of a company and commanded by a
lieutenant

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wage noun, verb

BrE / wed /
NAmE / wed /

verb
verb forms
word origin
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to begin and continue a war, a battle, etc
~ sth The rebels have waged a guerrilla war since 2007.
~ sth against/on sb/sth He alleged that a press campaign was being waged
against him.

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horny
BrE / hni /
NAmE / hrni /
adjective
1 ( informal ) sexually excited
to feel horny
2 ( informal ) sexually attractive
to look horny
3 made of a hard substance like horn
the bird's horny beak
4 ( of skin, etc. ) hard and rough
horny hands

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preg gers
BrE / prez /
NAmE / prerz /
adjective
[ not before noun ] ( BrE , informal )
pregnant

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ballsy
BrE / blzi /
NAmE / blzi /
adjective
word origin
( informal , especially NAmE )
showing a lot of courage and determination
She is one ballsy lady!

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gnarly
BrE / nli /
NAmE / nrli /
adjective
( NAmE , slang )
1 very good; excellent
Wow, man! That's totally gnarly!
2 not very good

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offBrE / f /
NAmE / f /
NAmE / f /
prefix
( in nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs ) not on; away from
offstage
offload

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shitty
BrE / ti /
NAmE / ti /
adjective
( taboo , slang )
1 unpleasant; very bad
I'm not going to eat this shitty food.
a shitty week at work
2 unfair or unkind
What a shitty way to treat a friend!

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rid dance
BrE / rdns /
NAmE / rdns /
noun
[ uncountable ]
good riddance (to sb/sth)
an unkind way of saying that you are pleased that sb/sth has gone
Goodbye and good riddance! she said to him angrily as he left.

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fleet noun, adjective

BrE / flit /
NAmE / flit /
noun
word origin

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1 [ countable ] a group of military ships commanded by the same person
a fleet of destroyers
Nelson destroyed the Franco-Spanish fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar.
2 [ countable ] a group of ships fishing together
a fishing/whaling fleet
3 the fleet [ singular ] all the military ships of a particular country
a reduction in the size of the British fleet
4 [ countable ] ~ (of sth) a group of planes, buses, taxis, etc. travelling
together or owned by the same organization
the company's new fleet of vans
adjective
word origin
( literary )
able to run fast
fleet of foot
fleet-footed

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pat riot
BrE / petrit /
BrE / ptrit /
NAmE / petrit /
noun
word origin
example bank
a person who loves their country and who is ready to defend it against an
enemy

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