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111flip — I [[t]flɪp[/t]] v. flipped, flip•ping, 1) to toss, as with a snap of a finger and thumb, so as to cause to turn over in the air: to flip a coin[/ex] 2) to move with a sudden stroke or jerk: to flip a switch[/ex] 3) to turn over, esp. with a short …
112perfunctory — /pəˈfʌŋktəri / (say puh fungktuhree) adjective 1. performed merely as an uninteresting or routine duty; mechanical; indifferent, careless, or superficial: perfunctory courtesy. 2. acting merely out of duty; formal; official. {Late Latin… …
113peck — Ⅰ. peck [1] ► VERB 1) (of a bird) strike or bite with its beak. 2) kiss lightly or perfunctorily. 3) (peck at) informal eat (food) listlessly or daintily. 4) type slowly and laboriously. ► NOUN …
114perfunctory — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection. DERIVATIVES perfunctorily adverb. ORIGIN Latin perfunctorius careless …
115climb — [klīm] vi., vt. climbed, climbing [ME climben < OE climban < IE * glembh (> CLAMBER, CLUMP) < base * gel , to make round, clench, as the fist: basic sense, “to cling to, grip”] 1. to go up by using the feet and, often, the hands 2. to …
116perfunctory — [pər fuŋk′tə rē] adj. [LL perfunctorius < L perfunctus, pp. of perfungi, to get rid of, discharge < per , intens. + fungi, to perform: see FUNCTION] 1. done without care or interest or merely as a form or routine; superficial [a perfunctory …
117cut — v. & n. v. (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1 tr. (also absol.) penetrate or wound with a sharp edged instrument (cut his finger; the knife won t cut). 2 tr. & intr. (often foll. by into) divide or be divided with a knife etc. (cut the bread;… …
118go through the motions — verb pretend to do something by acting as if one was really doing it She isn t really working she s just going through the motions • Hypernyms: ↑make, ↑pretend, ↑make believe • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * go through the motions …
119motion — n. & v. n. 1 the act or process of moving or of changing position. 2 a particular manner of moving the body in walking etc. 3 a change of posture. 4 a gesture. 5 a formal proposal put to a committee, legislature, etc. 6 Law an application for a… …
120peck — 1. v. & n. v.tr. 1 strike or bite (something) with a beak. 2 kiss (esp. a person s cheek) hastily or perfunctorily. 3 a make (a hole) by pecking. b (foll. by out, off) remove or pluck out by pecking. 4 colloq. (also absol.) eat (food) listlessly; …
