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rear-end — verb collide with the rear end of The car rear ended me • Hypernyms: ↑hit, ↑strike, ↑impinge on, ↑run into, ↑collide with • Verb Frames: Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
rear back — verb 1. rear backwards on its hind legs (Freq. 1) the frightened horse reared back • Hypernyms: ↑rear, ↑rise up • Verb Frames: Something s Somebody s … Useful english dictionary
kick in the rear — n. something that motivates or gets somebody to do something … English slang
bring up — verb 1. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic (Freq. 3) raise the specter of unemployment he conjured wild birds in the air call down the spirits from the mountain • Syn: ↑raise, ↑conjure, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
set up — verb 1. set up or found (Freq. 17) She set up a literacy program • Syn: ↑establish, ↑found, ↑launch • Ant: ↑abolish (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
put up — verb 1. place so as to be noticed (Freq. 4) post a sign post a warning at the dump • Syn: ↑post • Derivationally related forms: ↑posting (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
drive — drive1 W1S1 [draıv] v past tense drove [drəuv US drouv] past participle driven [ˈdrıvən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(vehicle)¦ 2¦(make somebody move)¦ 3¦(make somebody do something)¦ 4¦(make somebody/something be in a bad state)¦ 5¦(hit/push something into… … Dictionary of contemporary English
get up — verb 1. rise to one s feet (Freq. 15) The audience got up and applauded • Syn: ↑arise, ↑rise, ↑uprise, ↑stand up • Ant: ↑sit down ( … Useful english dictionary
run into — verb 1. be beset by (Freq. 6) The project ran into numerous financial difficulties • Syn: ↑encounter • Hypernyms: ↑be • Verb Frames: Something s something … Useful english dictionary
impinge on — verb hit against; come into sudden contact with (Freq. 2) The car hit a tree He struck the table with his elbow • Syn: ↑hit, ↑strike, ↑run into, ↑collide with • Ant: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
