Sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence; a sudden occasion.
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imp. of Break.
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The point of time when it is to be decided whether any affair or course of action must go on, or be modified or terminate; the decisive moment; the t…
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Rising or emerging out of a fluid or anything that covers or conceals; issuing; coming to light.
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Rising or emerging out of a fluid or anything that covers or conceals; issuing; coming to light.
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The state of being exigent; urgent or exacting want; pressing necessity or distress; need; a case demanding immediate action, supply, or remedy; as,…
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To press hard or squeeze between the ends of the fingers, between teeth or claws, or between the jaws of an instrument; to squeeze or compress, as be…
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