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| 99% | 6 | Exact Match! | ||||||
verb • cause to move back by force or influence • be repellent to; cause aversion in • force or drive back • reject outright and bluntly • fill with distaste | ||||||||
| 54% | 9 | Thrusts and counter-thrusts | ||||||
noun • chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another • a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one) • the act of changing one thing for another thing • the act of giving something in return for something received • a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication • a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members • (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes • reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries) • the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: • (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop • (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value verb • give to, and receive from, one another • exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category • change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence • hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent • put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items • exchange a penalty for a less severe one | ||||||||
| 27% | 4 | Sharp thrusts | ||||||
noun • a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) • a quick short straight punch • the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow verb • poke or thrust abruptly • strike or punch with quick and short blows • stab or pierce | ||||||||
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