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beating
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n 1: the act of overcoming or outdoing [syn: beating,
whipping]
2: the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
[syn: beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing,
lacing, trouncing, whacking]
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cheating
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adj 1: not faithful to a spouse or lover; "adulterous husbands
and wives"; "a two-timing boyfriend" [syn: adulterous,
cheating(a), two-timing(a)]
2: violating accepted standards or rules; "a dirty fighter";
"used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve";
"fined for unsportsmanlike behavior" [syn: cheating(a),
dirty, foul, unsporting, unsportsmanlike]
n 1: a deception for profit to yourself [syn: cheat,
cheating]
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creaking
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n 1: a squeaking sound; "the creak of the floorboards gave him
away" [syn: creak, creaking]
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creeping
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n 1: a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging
the body; "a crawl was all that the injured man could
manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep" [syn: crawl,
crawling, creep, creeping]
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drinking
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n 1: the act of consuming liquids [syn: drinking, imbibing,
imbibition]
2: the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was
his downfall" [syn: drink, drinking, boozing,
drunkenness, crapulence]
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reaching
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n 1: the act of physically reaching or thrusting out [syn:
reach, reaching, stretch]
2: accomplishment of an objective [syn: arrival, reaching]
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reeking
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adj 1: wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or
tears; "wiped his reeking neck" [syn: reeking,
watery]
2: giving off a strong unpleasant smell
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seeing
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adj 1: having vision, not blind
n 1: perception by means of the eyes [syn: visual perception,
beholding, seeing]
2: normal use of the faculty of vision [syn: eyesight,
seeing, sightedness]
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seeking
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n 1: the act of searching for something; "a quest for diamonds"
[syn: quest, seeking]
2: an attempt to acquire or gain something
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shrieking
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n 1: sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"
[syn: scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking,
screech, screeching]
2: a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at
the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the
brakes" [syn: screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking,
scream, screaming]
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sneaking
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adj 1: not openly expressed; "a sneaking suspicion" [syn:
sneaking(a), unavowed]
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speaking
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adj 1: capable of or involving speech or speaking; "human beings
--the speaking animals"; "a speaking part in the play"
[ant: nonspeaking, walk-on]
n 1: the utterance of intelligible speech [syn: speaking,
speech production]
2: delivering an address to a public audience; "people came to
see the candidates and hear the speechmaking" [syn: public
speaking, speechmaking, speaking, oral presentation]
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squeaking
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adj 1: having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made
by a mouse or a rusty hinge [syn: screaky, screechy,
squeaking, squeaky, squealing]
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thinking
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adj 1: endowed with the capacity to reason [syn: intelligent,
reasoning(a), thinking(a)]
n 1: the process of using your mind to consider something
carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused
for thought" [syn: thinking, thought, thought
process, cerebration, intellection, mentation]
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breezing
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critiquing
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leaking
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peaking
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peeking
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streaking
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tweaking
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wreaking
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