write+carelessly

  • 121scrawl — scrawl1 [skro:l US skro:l] v [T] [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Perhaps from crawl, influenced by scrawl to lie carelessly (14 19 centuries)] to write in a careless and untidy way, so that your words are not easy to read →↑scribble ▪ He scrawled his… …

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  • 122scribble — scrib|ble1 [ skrıbl ] verb 1. ) transitive to write something quickly and carelessly: Tony scribbled the address on the back of an envelope. scribble something down: I scribbled the numbers down as they were read out. 2. ) intransitive or… …

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  • 123stick — stick1 [ stık ] (past tense and past participle stuck [ stʌk ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 attach something to something ▸ 2 put quickly & carelessly ▸ 3 push something long into something ▸ 4 become difficult to move ▸ 5 when name is accepted ▸ 6 in card… …

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  • 124tear — tear1 [ ter ] (past tense tore [ tɔr ] ; past participle torn [ tɔrn ] ) verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to pull something so that it separates into pieces or gets a hole in it, or to become damaged in this way: RIP: It s made of very… …

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  • 125slop — slop1 verb (slops, slopping, slopped) 1》 (of a liquid) spill or flow over the edge of a container.     ↘apply (a liquid substance) casually or carelessly.     ↘(slop out) Brit. (in prison) empty the contents of a chamber pot. 2》 (slop through)… …

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  • 126scratch — I UK [skrætʃ] / US verb Word forms scratch : present tense I/you/we/they scratch he/she/it scratches present participle scratching past tense scratched past participle scratched * 1) [intransitive/transitive] to pull your nails along your skin,… …

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  • 127scribble — I UK [ˈskrɪb(ə)l] / US verb Word forms scribble : present tense I/you/we/they scribble he/she/it scribbles present participle scribbling past tense scribbled past participle scribbled 1) [transitive] to write something quickly and carelessly Tony …

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  • 128tear off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms tear off : present tense I/you/we/they tear off he/she/it tears off present participle tearing off past tense tore off past participle torn off 1) to remove your clothes quickly and carelessly The boys tore… …

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