That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.
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To follow or pursue with a view to reach, execute, or accomplish; to endeavor to obtain or complete; to carry on; to continue; as, to prosecute a scheme, hope, or claim.
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That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.
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To convey to the place where the speaker is or is to be; to bear from a more distant to a nearer place; to fetch.
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Established; organized; founded.
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To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…
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To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door.
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To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to intrust; to consign; -- used with to, unto.
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Frequently repeated or customary action; habitual performance; a succession of acts of a similar kind; usage; habit; custom; as, the practice of risi…
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The act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into contest.
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The act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into contest.
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To put under pledge; to pledge; to place under obligations to do or forbear doing something, as by a pledge, oath, or promise; to bind by contract or…
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To follow with a view to overtake; to follow eagerly, or with haste; to chase; as, to pursue a hare.
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To ward or fend off; to drive back or away; to repel.
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To ward or fend off; to drive back or away; to repel.
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