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imitative magic
magic that attempts to control the universe through the mimicking of a desired event, as by stabbing an image of an enemy in an effort to destroy him or her or by performing a ritual dance imitative of the growth of food in an effort to secure an abundant supply; a branch of sympathetic magic based on the belief that similar actions produce similar results. -
put-put
the sound made by a small internal-combustion engine or imitative of its operation. -
talk
to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry. -
apish
stupid; foolish -
aye-aye
a nocturnal lemur, Daubentonia madagascariensis, of Madagascar, feeding on insects and fruit, and having rodentlike incisors and long fingers: an endangered species. -
baff
a blow or stroke using a soft or flat object