Deal+a+blow

  • 11deal — 1 /di:l/ verb past tense and past participle dealt /delt/ 1 also deal out (I, T) to give playing cards to each of the players in a game: deal sth (out) to sb: Deal out three cards to each player. 2 (I) informal to buy and sell illegal drugs: Many …

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  • 12blow — blow1 W3S2 [bləu US blou] v past tense blew [blu:] past participle blown [ US bloun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(wind moving)¦ 2¦(wind moving something)¦ 3¦(air from your mouth)¦ 4¦(make a noise)¦ 5¦(violence)¦ 6¦(lose an opportunity)¦ 7¦(waste money)¦ …

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  • 13deal — deal1 [ dil ] noun *** ▸ 1 a formal agreement ▸ 2 how someone is treated ▸ 3 act of giving cards ▸ 4 what is happening ▸ 5 type of wood ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count a formal agreement, especially in business or politics: a business/peace/land deal deal …

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  • 14deal — Synonyms and related words: Byzantine intrigues, abatement of differences, accommodation, accord, act, act on, adjustment, administer, affair, afford, agreement, align, allocate, allot, allotment, allow, allowance, amount, apportion, arrangement …

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  • 15blow — I UK [bləʊ] / US [bloʊ] verb Word forms blow : present tense I/you/we/they blow he/she/it blows present participle blowing past tense blew UK [bluː] / US [blu] past participle blown UK [bləʊn] / US [bloʊn] *** 1) a) [intransitive] if wind or air… …

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  • 16blow up phrasal — verb 1 (I, T) to destroy something, or to be destroyed, by an explosion: The plane blew up in midair. (blow sth up): Rebels attempted to blow up the bridge. 2 (transitive blow something up) to fill something with air or gas: Stop at the gas… …

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  • 17deal */*/*/ — I UK [diːl] / US [dɪl] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms deal : present tense I/you/we/they deal he/she/it deals present participle dealing past tense dealt UK [delt] / US past participle dealt 1) deal or deal out to give cards to the… …

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  • 18deal — deal1 /deel/, v., dealt, dealing, n. v.i. 1. to occupy oneself or itself (usually fol. by with or in): Botany deals with the study of plants. He deals in generalities. 2. to take action with respect to a thing or person (fol. by with): Law courts …

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  • 19deal*/*/*/ — [diːl] (past tense and past participle dealt [delt] ) verb [I/T] I 1) to give cards to the people who are playing a game of cards Each player is dealt three cards.[/ex] 2) to buy and sell illegal drugs Many drug addicts often deal as well.[/ex] • …

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  • 20deal — I [[t]dil[/t]] v. dealt, deal•ing, n. 1) to occupy oneself or itself (usu. fol. by with or in): Botany deals with the study of plants[/ex] 2) to take action with respect to a thing or person (fol. by with): Law courts must deal with such… …

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