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 overpower and crush; to subdue; to put down; to quell.
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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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A borough; a manor; as, the Bury of St. Edmond's
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A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece,…
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To hold within fixed limits; to comprise; to include; to inclose; to hold.
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A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter register.
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To bend or curve
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To grow less, -- opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc., or in strength, quality, or excellence; as…
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To lose the remembrance of; to let go from the memory; to cease to have in mind; not to think of; also, to lose the power of; to cease from doing.
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The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.
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To care; to desire.
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To make less; to reduce; to make smaller, or fewer; to diminish; to lower; to degrade; as, to lessen a kingdom, or a population; to lessen speed, ran…
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To make small, or smaller; to diminish the apparent dimensions of; to lessen.
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Kept within due bounds; observing reasonable limits; not excessive, extreme, violent, or rigorous; limited; restrained
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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 draw back again; to hold back from acting, proceeding, or advancing, either by physical or moral force, or by any interposing obstacle; to repress…
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To murder by suffocation, or so as to produce few marks of violence, for the purpose of obtaining a body to be sold for dissection.
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To render unable to breathe by filling, pressing upon, or squeezing the windpipe; to stifle; to suffocate; to strangle.
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To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.
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To still; to silence; to calm; to make quiet; to repress the noise or clamor of.
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The bare end of the nose between the nostrils; -- used esp. of ruminants.
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Same as Squash.
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To die.
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To extinguish; to overwhelm; to make an end of; -- said of flame and fire, of things burning, and figuratively of sensations and emotions; as, to que…
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To bring or lead back to any former place or condition.
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To press again.
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The state of being silent; entire absence of sound or noise; absolute stillness.
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To destroy the life of by suffocation; to deprive of the air necessary for life; to cover up closely so as to prevent breathing; to suffocate; as, to…
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To quell; to crush; to silence or put down.
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The joint next above the hock, and near the flank, in the hind leg of the horse and allied animals; the joint corresponding to the knee in man; -- ca…
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Motionless; at rest; quiet; as, to stand still; to lie or sit still.
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To compress the windpipe of (a person or animal) until death results from stoppage of respiration; to choke to death by compressing the throat, as wi…
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To bring under; to conquer by force or the exertion of superior power, and bring into permanent subjection; to reduce under dominion; to vanquish.
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To subdue, and bring under the yoke of power or dominion; to conquer by force, and compel to submit to the government or absolute control of another;…
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One who conquers.
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One who conquers.
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The act or process of conquering, or acquiring by force; the act of overcoming or subduing opposition by force, whether physical or moral; subjection…
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The act or process of conquering, or acquiring by force; the act of overcoming or subduing opposition by force, whether physical or moral; subjection…
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The act of oppressing, or state of being oppressed.
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The act of oppressing, or state of being oppressed.
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Unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh; as, oppressive taxes; oppressive exactions of service; an oppressive game law.
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Unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh; as, oppressive taxes; oppressive exactions of service; an oppressive game law.
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One who oppresses; one who imposes unjust burdens on others; one who harasses others with unjust laws or unreasonable severity.
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One who oppresses; one who imposes unjust burdens on others; one who harasses others with unjust laws or unreasonable severity.
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To gain or acquire by force; to take possession of by violent means; to gain dominion over; to subdue by physical means; to reduce; to overcome by fo…
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To press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts, or to force together into a mas…
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To check; to hold back; to restrain; to hinder.
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To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty.
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To press again.
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To bring under; to conquer by force or the exertion of superior power, and bring into permanent subjection; to reduce under dominion; to vanquish.
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