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Blurt |
blurt something (out) | blurt that… | blurt what, how, etc… | + speech to say something suddenly and without thinking carefully enough افشى من غير تفكير |
She blurted it out before I could stop her.‘She’s pregnant,’ Jack blurted.He blurted out the question without thinking |
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Scramble |
walk/climb[intransitive] + adv./prep. to move quickly, especially with difficulty, using your hands to help yousynonym clamberShe managed to scramble over the wall.He scrambled to his feet as we came in.They finally scrambled ashore.He scrambled up the cliff and raced towards the car. push/fight[intransitive] to push, fight or compete with others in order to get or to reach somethingscramble for something The audience scrambled for the exits.scramble to do something Shoppers were scrambling to get the best bargains.achieve something with difficulty[transitive] to manage to achieve something with difficulty, or in a hurry, without much controlscramble something Cork scrambled a 1–0 win over Monaghan.scramble something + adv./prep. Rooney managed to scramble the ball into the net.eggs[transitive, usually passive] scramble something to cook an egg by mixing the white and yellow parts together and heating them, sometimes with milk and butterscrambled eggsSee related entries: Ways of cookingtelephone/radio[transitive, often passive] scramble something to change the way that a telephone or radio message sounds so that only people with special equipment can understand itscrambled satellite signalsconfuse thoughts[transitive] scramble something to confuse somebody’s thoughts, ideas, etc. so that they have no orderAlcohol seemed to have scrambled his brain.aircraft[transitive, intransitive, usually passive] scramble (something) to order that planes, etc. should take off immediately in an emergency; to take off immediately in an emergencyA helicopter was scrambled to help rescue three young climbers.They scrambled as soon as the call came through. |
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Withdrawal |
[uncountable, countable] the act of moving or taking something away or backthe withdrawal of supportthe withdrawal of the UN troops from the regionthe withdrawal of a product from the marketOxford Collocations Dictionary[uncountable] the act of no longer taking part in something or being a member of an organizationhis withdrawal from the electiona campaign for Britain’s withdrawal from the EUOxford Collocations Dictionary[countable] the act of taking an amount of money out of your bank accountYou can make withdrawals of up to $250 a day.WordfinderCollocationsOxford Collocations DictionarySee related entries: Banking[uncountable] the period of time when somebody is getting used to not taking a drug that they have become addicted to, and the unpleasant effects of doing thisI got withdrawal symptoms after giving up smoking.WordfinderOxford Collocations DictionarySee related entries: Addiction[countable, usually singular, uncountable] the act of saying that you no longer believe that something you have previously said is truesynonym retractionThe newspaper published a withdrawal the next day.[uncountable] (psychology) the behaviour of somebody who wants to be alone and does not want to communicate with other peopleShe is showing signs of withdrawal and depression. |
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