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1 | 99% | 5 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 36% | 4 | "___ bitten, twice shy" | |
3 | 32% | 8 | Closely related to the rice rat and hispid cotton rat | |
Shy Student Bitten By Rat Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "SLING" which means:
- noun
- • A highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice
- • A plaything consisting of a y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
- • A shoe that has a strap that wraps around the heel
- • A simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released
- • Bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck verb
- • Hurl as if with a sling
- • Hang loosely or freely; let swing
- • Move with a sling
- • Hold or carry in a sling
An example sentence would be:
- • "She wore a fashionable leather sling around her arm after injuring herself."
- • "The hunter carried his rifle on his shoulder using a sling."
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