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jeanlouis Sam 6 Sep - 17:43UNIT 2 Cross purposes
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR EXPRESSION TO MATCH THE DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS GIVEN BELOW
To Flag To Hop To Careen To Dodge To Screech To Pull over To Dart A Ditch
To ________________ somewhere means to rush forward in an uncontrollable way. (mainly AM)
He stood to one side as they ____________ed past him.
If you __________ or if your spirits __________, you begin to lose enthusiasm or energy.His enthusiasm was in no way ___________ging. If you fly the __________, you show that you are proud of your country, or that you support a particular cause, especially when you are in a foreign country or when few other people do.
Steve Crabb can fly the ___________ with distinction for Britain in Barcelona.
If a vehicle ____________s somewhere or if its tyres ___________, its tyres make an unpleasant high-pitched noise on the road. A black Mercedes ___________ed to a halt beside the helicopter. Also a noun.
He heard the ___________ of brakes.
When you ______________ something, you shout it in a loud, unpleasant, high-pitched voice.
`Get me some water, Jeremy!' I ____________ed.= shriek
If you __________, you move along by jumping on one foot. Malcolm ___________ped rather than walked.
Also a noun. `This really is a catching rhythm, huh?' he added, with a few little__________s.
If you ____________somewhere, you move there quickly or suddenly. (INFORMAL) My wife and I were the first to arrive and __________ped on board. = jump
If you _____________, you move suddenly, often to avoid being hit, caught, or seen.
We ___________ed behind a pillar out of sight of the tourists. If you ___________ something, you avoid it by quickly moving aside or out of reach so that it cannot hit or reach you. He desperately _________ed a speeding car trying to run him down. = sidestep If you _____________ something, you deliberately avoid thinking about it or dealing with it, often by being deceitful. He boasts of __________ing military service by feigning illness. = evade Also a noun. This was not just a tax __________ = evasion.
A ____________is a long narrow channel cut into the ground at the side of a road or field.
If you ______________ something that you have or are responsible for, you abandon it or get rid of it, because you no longer want it. (INFORMAL) I decided to ____________the sofa bed.
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When a vehicle or driver ____________ s __________, the vehicle moves closer to the side of the road and stops there. He noticed a man behind him in a blue Ford gesticulating to ___________ _________.
If the police ____________ ______________ a driver or vehicle, they make the driver stop at the side of the road, usually because the driver has been driving dangerously. The officers ___________ed him_________ after a high-speed chase.
If a person or animal ____________s somewhere, they move there suddenly and quickly. (WRITTEN)
The girl turned and ____________ed away through the trees.
If you ___________ a look at someone or something, or if your eyes ___________to them, you look at them very quickly. (LITERARY) She ___________ed a sly sideways glance at Bramwell.
______________s is a game in which you throw darts at a round board which has numbers on it.
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR EXPRESSION TO MATCH THE DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS GIVEN BELOW
To Flag To Hop To Careen To Dodge To Screech To Pull over To Dart A Ditch
To ________________ somewhere means to rush forward in an uncontrollable way. (mainly AM)
He stood to one side as they ____________ed past him.
If you __________ or if your spirits __________, you begin to lose enthusiasm or energy.His enthusiasm was in no way ___________ging. If you fly the __________, you show that you are proud of your country, or that you support a particular cause, especially when you are in a foreign country or when few other people do.
Steve Crabb can fly the ___________ with distinction for Britain in Barcelona.
If a vehicle ____________s somewhere or if its tyres ___________, its tyres make an unpleasant high-pitched noise on the road. A black Mercedes ___________ed to a halt beside the helicopter. Also a noun.
He heard the ___________ of brakes.
When you ______________ something, you shout it in a loud, unpleasant, high-pitched voice.
`Get me some water, Jeremy!' I ____________ed.= shriek
If you __________, you move along by jumping on one foot. Malcolm ___________ped rather than walked.
Also a noun. `This really is a catching rhythm, huh?' he added, with a few little__________s.
If you ____________somewhere, you move there quickly or suddenly. (INFORMAL) My wife and I were the first to arrive and __________ped on board. = jump
If you _____________, you move suddenly, often to avoid being hit, caught, or seen.
We ___________ed behind a pillar out of sight of the tourists. If you ___________ something, you avoid it by quickly moving aside or out of reach so that it cannot hit or reach you. He desperately _________ed a speeding car trying to run him down. = sidestep If you _____________ something, you deliberately avoid thinking about it or dealing with it, often by being deceitful. He boasts of __________ing military service by feigning illness. = evade Also a noun. This was not just a tax __________ = evasion.
A ____________is a long narrow channel cut into the ground at the side of a road or field.
If you ______________ something that you have or are responsible for, you abandon it or get rid of it, because you no longer want it. (INFORMAL) I decided to ____________the sofa bed.
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When a vehicle or driver ____________ s __________, the vehicle moves closer to the side of the road and stops there. He noticed a man behind him in a blue Ford gesticulating to ___________ _________.
If the police ____________ ______________ a driver or vehicle, they make the driver stop at the side of the road, usually because the driver has been driving dangerously. The officers ___________ed him_________ after a high-speed chase.
If a person or animal ____________s somewhere, they move there suddenly and quickly. (WRITTEN)
The girl turned and ____________ed away through the trees.
If you ___________ a look at someone or something, or if your eyes ___________to them, you look at them very quickly. (LITERARY) She ___________ed a sly sideways glance at Bramwell.
______________s is a game in which you throw darts at a round board which has numbers on it.