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  • 41Bicycle brake — Animation of a single pivot side pull calliper brake for the rear wheel of a steel framed road bike. A bicycle brake is used to slow down or stop a bicycle. There have been various types of brake used throughout history, and several are still in… …

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  • 42dish out something — dish out (something) to give something too freely and in large amounts. The mayor was famous for dishing out political favors to his pals. Usage notes: often it is criticism or unfriendly remarks that are dished out: She dished out insults as… …

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  • 43dish out — (something) to give something too freely and in large amounts. The mayor was famous for dishing out political favors to his pals. Usage notes: often it is criticism or unfriendly remarks that are dished out: She dished out insults as easily as… …

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  • 44dish — I UK [dɪʃ] / US noun Word forms dish : singular dish plural dishes ** 1) [countable] an open container like a plate, but not as deep as a bowl, used for serving or cooking food Place the fruit in a large shallow dish. an ovenproof dish a pie dish …

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  • 45dish out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms dish out : present tense I/you/we/they dish out he/she/it dishes out present participle dishing out past tense dished out past participle dished out 1) informal to give things to a number of people Some… …

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  • 46dish up — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms dish up : present tense I/you/we/they dish up he/she/it dishes up present participle dishing up past tense dished up past participle dished up to put food into dishes so that it is ready to be… …

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  • 47dish out — {v.} 1. To serve (food) from a large bowl or plate. * /Ann s mother asked her to dish out the beans./ 2. {informal} To give in large quantities. * /That teacher dished out so much homework that her pupils complained to their parents./ 3. {slang}… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 48dish out — {v.} 1. To serve (food) from a large bowl or plate. * /Ann s mother asked her to dish out the beans./ 2. {informal} To give in large quantities. * /That teacher dished out so much homework that her pupils complained to their parents./ 3. {slang}… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 49Artillery wheel — Ar*til ler*y wheel A kind of heavily built dished wheel with a long axle box, used on gun carriages, usually having 14 spokes and 7 felloes; hence, a wheel of similar construction for use on automobiles, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 50Clio — Victoria Vic*to ri*a, n. [NL.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of aquatic plants named in honor of Queen Victoria. The {Victoria regia} is a native of Guiana and Brazil. Its large, spreading leaves are often over five feet in diameter, and have a rim from… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English