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- bedog β Lb transitive to refer to or treat like a dog; (by extension) to follow like a dog, harass, torment; bully.
- bellied β having a belly, esp. of a specified kind
- overdrawn β Past participle of overdraw.
- magnify β to increase the apparent size of, as a lens does.
- intermitting β to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
- get with it β (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- gentrified β very or excessively refined or elegant.
- gentrify β to alter (a deteriorated urban neighborhood) through the buying and renovation of houses and stores by upper- or middle-income families or individuals, raising property values but often displacing low-income families and small businesses.
- mark up β a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise: a small mark on his arm.
- beetle β A beetle is an insect with a hard covering to its body.
- widen β Make or become wider.
- embroider β Decorate (cloth) by sewing patterns on it with thread.
- hung over β to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- overelaborate β excessively or fussily elaborate, ornate, detailed, etc.
- drawl β an act or utterance of a person who drawls.
- beetling β a heavy hammering or ramming instrument, usually of wood, used to drive wedges, force down paving stones, compress loose earth, etc.
- overembellish β Make (something) too ornate or complicated.
- lasted β to go on or continue in time: The festival lasted three weeks.
- carry forward β to transfer (a balance) to the next page, column, etc
- display β to show or exhibit; make visible: to display a sign.
- overemphasise β (British) alternative spelling of overemphasize.
- drag one's feet β to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail: They dragged the carpet out of the house.
- overemphasised β Simple past tense and past participle of overemphasise.
- elongate β Make (something) longer, especially unusually so in relation to its width.
- branch off β A road or path that branches off from another one starts from it and goes in a slightly different direction. If you branch off somewhere, you change the direction in which you are going.
- overemphasize β to emphasize excessively.
- escalate β Increase rapidly.
- blathering β foolish, voluble talk: His speech was full of the most amazing blather.
- develop β When something develops, it grows or changes over a period of time and usually becomes more advanced, complete, or severe.
- arch β An arch is a structure that is curved at the top and is supported on either side by a pillar, post, or wall.
- branch out β If a person or an organization branches out, they do something that is different from their normal activities or work.
- overemphasized β Simple past tense and past participle of overemphasize.
- expand β explain
- arcing β Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- hyperbolize β to use hyperbole; exaggerate.
- overestimate β to estimate at too high a value, amount, rate, or the like: Don't overestimate the car's trade-in value.
- arcked β a simple past tense and past participle of arc.
- drag out β to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail: They dragged the carpet out of the house.
- arcking β a present participle of arc.
- build β If you build something, you make it by joining things together.
- hang fire β a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.
- intensate β (transitive) To intensify.
- jut β to extend beyond the main body or line; project; protrude (often followed by out): The narrow strip of land juts out into the bay.
- nasalize β to pronounce as a nasal sound.
- dilate β to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- go astray β person: deviate from correct or good way
- bring forth β to give birth to
- overestimated β Simple past tense and past participle of overestimate.
- augment β To augment something means to make it larger, stronger, or more effective by adding something to it.