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  • 81To stick out — Stick Stick, v. i. 1. To adhere; as, glue sticks to the fingers; paste sticks to the wall. [1913 Webster] The green caterpillar breedeth in the inward parts of roses not blown, where the dew sticketh. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To remain where… …

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  • 82Wipe Out — may refer to: * wipe out , a surfing term for being thrown off one s surfboard, extended by analogy to a skateboard or a snowboard or generally crash * Wipe Out (song), a song by The Surfaris * Wipe Out (New Model Army song), a song by the band… …

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  • 83lose out — meaning ‘to be unsuccessful’, is recorded in AmE from the mid 19c and is now common in BrE as well. It has various shades of meaning, and is not simply a synonym for lose. Followed by on, it means ‘not to get a fair chance in’: • Like most birds… …

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  • 84sort something out from something — ˌsort sthˈout (from sth) derived to separate sth from a larger group • Could you sort out the toys that can be thrown away? • It was difficult to sort out the lies from the truth. related noun ↑sort out …

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  • 85Pitchers who have struck out three batters on nine pitches — In Major League Baseball, 38 pitchers have thrown a nine pitch, three strikeout half inning, literally throwing nothing but strikes, a total of 41 times. This feat is also known as an immaculate inning. [cite news last = Rodriguez first = John… …

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  • 86To fling out — Fling Fling (fl[i^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flung} (fl[u^]ng); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flinging}.] [OE. flingen, flengen, to rush, hurl; cf. Icel. flengia to whip, ride furiously, OSw. flenga to strike, Sw. fl[ a]nga to romp, Dan. flenge to slash.] 1.… …

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  • 87To smite out — Smite Smite (sm[imac]t), v. t. [imp. {Smote} (sm[=o]t), rarely {Smit} (sm[i^]t); p. p. {Smitten} (sm[i^]t t n), rarely {Smit}, or {Smote}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Smiting} (sm[imac]t [i^]ng).] [AS. sm[=i]tan to smite, to soil, pollute; akin to OFries.… …

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  • 88line-out — ► NOUN Rugby Union ▪ a formation of parallel lines of opposing forwards at right angles to the touchline when the ball is thrown in …

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  • 89line-out — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: from the phrase line out “to line up, form a line” : a play in rugby which is used to restart the game after the ball has gone into touch and in which the forwards of both teams form two close lines at right angles …

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  • 90pitch|out — «PIHCH OWT», noun. 1. (in baseball) a wide pitch thrown to prevent the batter from hitting the ball and to give the catcher a chance to catch a runner off base. 2. (in football) a lateral pass behind the line of scrimmage …

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