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overdue /ˌoʊvɚˈdu/ adjective 1 : not paid at an expected or required time She reminded him that the rent was overdue. He has many overdue 2 : not appearing or presented by a stated, expected, …
flee /fli/ verb 1 [no object] : to run away from danger They fled for their lives. The family fled from Nazi Germany to Britain in 1936. 2 [+ object] : to run away from (a place) He was …
dispenser /dɪˈspɛnsɚ/ noun [count] 1 : a machine or container that lets you take small amounts of something a paper towel dispenser a soap/tape dispenser 2 : a person or organization that gives or provides …
physical education /ˈfɪzɪkəlˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən/ noun [noncount] : sports and exercise taught in schools He teaches physical education at the high school. — abbreviation P.E.
on the go /ˈɑnðəˈgoʊ/ idiom very active or busy a housewife and mother who’s always on the go
dim /dɪm/ verb 1 : to make a light less bright or to become less bright [+ object] Dim the lights. The car’s headlights were dimmed. [no object] The lights dimmed. 2 : to make …
hollow /ˈhɑloʊ/ adjective 1 : having nothing inside : not solid a hollow log 2 : curved inward or down hollow cheeks There was a hollow spot in the field. 3 : not having real value or meaning …
hurl /ˈhɚl/ verb 1 [+ object] : to throw (something) with force Someone hurled a rock through the window. He hurled a chair at me. It looked like she was going to hurl herself down the stairs. …
scant /ˈskænt/ adjective very small in size or amount Food was in scant supply. She paid scant attention to the facts. Police found scant evidence of fraud.
gripping /ˈgrɪpɪŋ/ adjective very interesting and exciting a gripping story about a slave’s escape to freedom — grippingly /ˈgrɪpɪŋli/ adverb a grippingly exciting story
