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Smutty

Dirty jokes that can offend someone


#Smutty joke


#a lot of smut on tv

TV jokes

Offend

To make someone upset or angry

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Swirling

the sharing and repeating of ideas or stories about somebody or something that may not be true:


#The swirl of rumours and speculation never stopped.



the act of moving quickly with a twisting, circular movement, or something that moves in this way:


#With a swirl of his black cloak, he leaves the stage.


#The truck went by in a swirl of dust.



a twisting, circular shape:


#A swirl of cream will make a dish look more fancy.


#The green plastic has a black swirl pattern set over the top.


... tongue around it


Ice cream


black cloak

tense up

very nervous and worried and unable to relax because of something that is going to happen:


You seem all tensed up. Are you still waiting for that call?

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forth

from a place) out or away, or (from a point in time) forward:


#They set forth on their travels in early June.


#From that day forth he never drank again.


# Forth and back



out so that it can be seen or heard:


#A round of applause burst forth.

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Burst

to break open or apart suddenly, or to make something do this:


#I hate it when balloons burst.


#Suddenly the door burst open (= opened suddenly and forcefully) and police officers rushed in.


#The river was threatening to burst its banks.


#figurative humorous If I eat any more cake I'll burst (= I cannot eat anything else)!



to feel a strong emotion, or strong wish to do something:


#I knew they were bursting with curiosity but I said nothing.


#[ + to infinitive ] Tom was bursting to tell everyone the news.


#UK informal | I'm bursting to go to the loo!




burst into flames



C2


to suddenly burn strongly, producing a lot of flames:


#Smoke started pouring out from underneath, then the truck burst into flames.

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Pour

to make a substance flow, esp. out of a container and usually into another container:


[ T ] Pour the sugar into the bowl.


[ T ] Would you like me to pour you some coffee?



to (cause to) flow quickly and in large amounts:


#The bus was pouring out thick black exhaust fumes.


#The government has been pouring money into inefficient state-owned industries, and the country can no longer afford it.


#I felt a sharp pain and looked down to see blood pouring from my leg.


#Refugees have been pouring into neighbouring countries to escape the civil war.


#The sweat was pouring down her face by the end of the race.


#It looks as though it's about to pour (with rain).


#I was standing in the pouring rain for an hour waiting for my bus.

Imply

to communicate an idea or feeling without saying it directly:


[ + (that) ] Are you implying (that) I'm fat?


I'm not implying anything about your cooking, but could we eat out tonight?


I detected an implied criticism of the way he was treated.


as sth implies



C2


used to show that the name, etc. of something tells you something about it:


Variable rate loans, as the name implies, have a variable interest rate.



C2 formal


to involve something or make it necessary:


Socialism implies equality.


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The report, which is viewed as a bellwether for economic trends, implied that the national economy could be slowing down.


Her statement implies a lack of confidence in the management of the company.


What are you implying?


A connection between the events has been implied in several news reports.


The relationship implied a high degree of trust between the two parties.

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