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noun • a small fragment • obscene terms for female genitals • (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment • a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion • the act of catching an object with the hands verb • to grasp hastily or eagerly • to make grasping motions • take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom | ||||||||
32% | 7 | From the Greek for “rope”, a species of grass, also called halfa, from which a type of light canvas rope-soled shoe takes its name | ||||||
noun • Either of two species of perennial grasses used for fibre production, and for making paper: | ||||||||
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1 | From German for “rope down”, a rapid descent/rappel by rope from a building, helicopter or rock face
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2 | From the Greek for “rope”, a species of grass, also called halfa, from which a type of light canvas rope-soled shoe takes its name
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3 | He set about making rope for sailors
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4 | Notice: bachelor Everyman's beginning to tuck in, not seizing the day
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5 | Sailors' cry when pulling on a rope
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14 Jun 2011 | The Guardian Quick / 14 Jun 2011 |
6 | Seizing or seizing up suddenly | |
7 | Term for sailors or sailors' food |