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61petrol — noun (BrE) ⇨ See also ↑gas, ↑gasoline ADJECTIVE ▪ lead free, ultra low sulphur, unleaded ▪ The price of a litre of unleaded petrol has risen. ▪ leaded, lead …
62fire — I n. destructive burning 1) to set, start a fire; to set fire to (they set fire to the barn) 2) to catch fire (the house caught fire) 3) to contain; extinguish, put out; stamp out a fire; to bring a fire under control 4) a raging, roaring fire 5) …
63dip — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. plunge, dive; declivity, slope; hollow, depression; swim. v. t. immerse, plunge; scoop; sink. See obliquity, water, concavity. Ant., rise, incline, emerge. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The action of… …
64drench — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. douse, souse, soak, wet, saturate. See water, moisture. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. soak, wet, saturate, flood; see immerse 1 , soak 1 . See Synonym Study at soak . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v.… …
65flush — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. blush, redden; elate, thrill; rinse; start, rouse. See horizontal. n. blush, redness, glow, elation, thrill; gush, rush. See heat, feeling, color, cleanness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Flat] Syn. even …
66put out — I vex, offend; inconvenience, discommode, impose on; extinguish, douse; expel; expend, spend. See discontent, inexpedience, destruction, expulsion, payment. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. discard, throw away, turn adrift; see eject 1 . III (Roget s… …
67soak — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. wet, drench, saturate, steep; absorb; permeate; drink, tipple; slang, overcharge, bleed. See water, moisture, dryness, drinking, dearness. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To drench] Syn. drench, wet,… …
68water — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) A clear liquid and major component of all living things Nouns 1. water, moisture, wetness; drinking water, spring water, mineral water; sea or salt water, fresh water; serum, serosity; lymph; rheum;… …
69souse — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To soak] Syn. drown, wet, dunk; see dip 1 , immerse 1 . 2. [To preserve] Syn. pickle, marinate, brine; see preserve 3 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. pickle, steep, soak, saturate, brine, marinate, immerse, dunk, plunge,… …
70Plunge — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Plunge >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 plunge plunge dip dive header Sgm: N 1 ducking ducking &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 diver diver PARAG:Plunge >V GRP: V 1 Sgm …
