5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 262
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Word
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Type
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Used in a Sentence
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Synonym
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hit
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verb
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The blue car hit the red car.
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collided with
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noun
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The hit on the head knocked him down.
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blow
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hoarse
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noun
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He talked so much he was hoarse.
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rasping
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hobby
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noun
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My hobby is collecting postage stamps.
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pastime
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hoe
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noun
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He used a hoe to chop weeds.
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weeding tool
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hoist
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noun
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We needed a hoist to lift the car.
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crane
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verb
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He hoisted the load to his shoulders.
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lifted
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hold
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verb
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Please hold on to my coat.
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grasp
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verb
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That nail is too tiny to hold a mirror.
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support
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verb
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The car holds six people.
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accommodates
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verb
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I ask you to hold your temper.
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restrain
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verb
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Hold him until I get there.
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detain
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noun
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The hold of the ship is damp.
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cargo storage
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