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  • 61Counteraction — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Counteraction >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 counteraction counteraction opposition Sgm: N 1 contrariety contrariety &c. 14 Sgm: N 1 antagonism antagonism polarity Sgm: N 1 clashing clashing &c. >V …

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  • 62position — po|si|tion1 W1S3 [pəˈzıʃən] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(way of standing/sitting etc)¦ 2¦(situation)¦ 3¦(place where somebody/something is)¦ 4¦(correct place)¦ 5¦(direction)¦ 6¦(opinion)¦ 7¦(job)¦ 8¦(level/rank)¦ 9 be in a position to do something …

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  • 63joust — [13] The underlying meaning of joust is simply an ‘encounter’. The word came from Old French juster, which originally meant ‘bring together’, and hence by extension ‘join battle’ and ‘fight on horse back’. The Old French verb goes back to Vulgar… …

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  • 64justle — n. jostle, act of pushing or shoving; push, shove, bump v. push, shove, bump; clash, run against each other; jostle; compete with; be crowded, be squeezed together …

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  • 65justled — n. jostle, act of pushing or shoving; push, shove, bump v. push, shove, bump; clash, run against each other; jostle; compete with; be crowded, be squeezed together …

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  • 66justles — n. jostle, act of pushing or shoving; push, shove, bump v. push, shove, bump; clash, run against each other; jostle; compete with; be crowded, be squeezed together …

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  • 67justling — n. jostle, act of pushing or shoving; push, shove, bump v. push, shove, bump; clash, run against each other; jostle; compete with; be crowded, be squeezed together …

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  • 68elbow — I. n. Angle, bend, turn, flexure. II. v. a. Push, crowd, jostle, hustle, shoulder. III. v. n. Jostle, hustle, shoulder, crowd, push, push one s way …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 69scramble — 1. verb 1) we scrambled over the boulders Syn: clamber, climb, crawl, claw one s way, scrabble, grope one s way, struggle, shinny 2) children scrambled for the scattered coins Syn: jostle, scuffle, tussle …

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  • 70hunch — v 1. thrust out, arch, vault, curve, hump, crook; incurve, turn, curl, flex, bend, embow; bunch up, curl up, tuck, fold up. 2. shove, push, jostle, elbow, shoulder; poke, jog, press, plunge, nudge; bump, buffet, jounce; squeeze, wedge, slice,… …

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