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atop
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adv 1: on, to, or at the top
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bop
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n 1: the law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that
operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention
facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment
for federal crimes [syn: Federal Bureau of Prisons,
BoP]
2: an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940) [syn:
bop, bebop]
v 1: dance the bebop [syn: bop, bebop]
2: hit hard [syn: sock, bop, whop, whap, bonk, bash]
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chop
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n 1: the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind
blowing in a direction opposite to the tide); "the boat
headed into the chop"
2: a small cut of meat including part of a rib
3: a jaw; "I'll hit him on the chops"
4: a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts
backspin on the ball [syn: chop, chop shot]
5: a grounder that bounces high in the air [syn: chop,
chopper]
v 1: cut into pieces; "Chop wood"; "chop meat" [syn: chop,
chop up]
2: move suddenly
3: form or shape by chopping; "chop a hole in the ground"
4: strike sharply, as in some sports
5: cut with a hacking tool [syn: chop, hack]
6: hit sharply
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clop
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n 1: the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface
[syn: clip-clop, clippety-clop, clop, clopping,
clunking, clumping]
v 1: make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves
striking the ground [syn: clop, clump, clunk,
plunk]
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cop
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n 1: uncomplimentary terms for a policeman [syn: bull, cop,
copper, fuzz, pig]
v 1: take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!" [syn: hook,
snitch, thieve, cop, knock off, glom]
2: take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected
criminals" [syn: collar, nail, apprehend, arrest,
pick up, nab, cop]
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crop
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n 1: the yield from plants in a single growing season [syn:
crop, harvest]
2: a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large
scale
3: a collection of people or things appearing together; "the
annual crop of students brings a new crop of ideas"
4: the output of something in a season; "the latest crop of
fashions is about to hit the stores"
5: the stock or handle of a whip
6: a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a
stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food [syn:
craw, crop]
v 1: cut short; "She wanted her hair cropped short"
2: prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land"
[syn: cultivate, crop, work]
3: yield crops; "This land crops well"
4: let feed in a field or pasture or meadow [syn: crop,
graze, pasture]
5: feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing" [syn:
crop, browse, graze, range, pasture]
6: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the
plants in the garden" [syn: snip, clip, crop, trim,
lop, dress, prune, cut back]
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drop
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n 1: a shape that is spherical and small; "he studied the shapes
of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead"
[syn: drop, bead, pearl]
2: a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid); "he had
a drop too much to drink"; "a drop of each sample was
analyzed"; "there is not a drop of pity in that man"; "years
afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by
driblet"--Kipling [syn: drop, drib, driblet]
3: a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57
points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure
in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that
became known the price of their stock went into free fall"
[syn: drop, dip, fall, free fall]
4: a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff
overlooking the town"; "a steep drop" [syn: cliff, drop,
drop-off]
5: a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution
of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
6: a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a
miracle that he survived the drop from that height" [syn:
drop, fall]
7: a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from
the flies; often used as background scenery [syn: drop
curtain, drop cloth, drop]
8: a central depository where things can be left or picked up
9: the act of dropping something; "they expected the drop would
be successful"
v 1: let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes"
2: to fall vertically; "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets"
3: go down in value; "Stock prices dropped"
4: fall or descend to a lower place or level; "He sank to his
knees" [syn: sink, drop, drop down]
5: terminate an association with; "drop him from the Republican
ticket"
6: utter with seeming casualness; "drop a hint"; drop names"
7: stop pursuing or acting; "drop a lawsuit"; "knock it off!"
[syn: drop, knock off]
8: leave or unload; "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers
at the hotel" [syn: drop, drop off, set down, put
down, unload, discharge]
9: cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down
a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers" [syn: fell,
drop, strike down, cut down]
10: lose (a game); "The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13"
11: pay out; "spend money" [syn: spend, expend, drop]
12: lower the pitch of (musical notes) [syn: flatten, drop]
[ant: sharpen]
13: hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The
light dropped from the ceiling" [syn: dangle, swing,
drop]
14: stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a
child out of wedlock" [syn: dismiss, send packing, send
away, drop]
15: let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the
mixture" [syn: dribble, drip, drop]
16: get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your
clothes" [syn: shed, cast, cast off, shake off,
throw, throw off, throw away, drop]
17: take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth; "She dropped acid
when she was a teenager"
18: omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing; " New
Englanders drop their post-vocalic r's"
19: leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?";
"The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" [syn:
neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out,
overlook, overleap] [ant: attend to, take to heart]
20: change from one level to another; "She dropped into army
jargon"
21: fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death; "shop til
you drop"
22: grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the
slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting
match" [syn: devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate]
[ant: convalesce, recover, recuperate]
23: give birth; used for animals; "The cow dropped her calf this
morning"
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fop
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n 1: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
[syn: dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, beau,
swell, fashion plate, clotheshorse]
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hop
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n 1: the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially
on one foot)
2: twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged
in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used
in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer
[syn: hop, hops]
3: an informal dance where popular music is played [syn: hop,
record hop]
v 1: jump lightly [syn: hop, skip, hop-skip]
2: move quickly from one place to another
3: travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.; "She hopped a
train to Chicago"; "He hopped rides all over the country"
4: traverse as if by a short airplane trip; "Hop the Pacific
Ocean"
5: jump across; "He hopped the bush"
6: make a jump forward or upward
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mop
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n 1: cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material
fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors [syn: swab,
swob, mop]
v 1: to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop; "Mop the hallway
now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel" [syn: wipe
up, mop up, mop]
2: make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip; "mop and
mow"; "The girl pouted" [syn: pout, mop, mow]
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plop
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adv 1: with a short hollow thud; "plop came the ball down to the
corner of the green" [syn: plop, plunk]
n 1: the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid
without a splash
v 1: drop something with a plopping sound
2: drop with the sound of something falling into water
3: set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise;
"He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into
the sofa" [syn: plank, flump, plonk, plop, plunk,
plump down, plunk down, plump]
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pop
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adv 1: like a pop or with a pop; "everything went pop"
adj 1: (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially
among young people) [syn: popular, pop]
n 1: an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby
talk [syn: dad, dada, daddy, pa, papa, pappa,
pop]
2: a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; "in
New England they call sodas tonics" [syn: pop, soda,
soda pop, soda water, tonic]
3: a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
[syn: pop, popping]
4: music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down
version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an
emphasis on romantic love [syn: pop music, pop]
v 1: bulge outward; "His eyes popped" [syn: start, protrude,
pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come
out]
2: hit a pop-fly; "He popped out to shortstop"
3: make a sharp explosive noise; "The cork of the champagne
bottle popped"
4: fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise; "The soldiers were
popping"
5: cause to make a sharp explosive sound; "He popped the
champagne bottle"
6: appear suddenly or unexpectedly; "The farm popped into view
as we turned the corner"; "He suddenly popped up out of
nowhere" [syn: crop up, pop up, pop]
7: put or thrust suddenly and forcefully; "pop the pizza into
the microwave oven"; "He popped the petit-four into his
mouth"
8: release suddenly; "pop the clutch"
9: hit or strike; "He popped me on the head"
10: drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before
dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They
popped a few beer after work" [syn: toss off, pop, bolt
down, belt down, pour down, down, drink down,
kill]
11: take drugs, especially orally; "The man charged with murder
popped a valium to calm his nerves"
12: cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound; "The child
popped the balloon"
13: burst open with a sharp, explosive sound; "The balloon
popped"; "This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven"
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prop
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n 1: a support placed beneath or against something to keep it
from shaking or falling
2: any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or
movie; "before every scene he ran down his checklist of
props" [syn: property, prop]
3: a propeller that rotates to push against air [syn: airplane
propeller, airscrew, prop]
v 1: support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore
and buttress an old building" [syn: prop up, prop,
shore up, shore]
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shop
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n 1: a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or
services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod" [syn:
shop, store]
2: small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
[syn: workshop, shop]
3: a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or
electricity); "I built a birdhouse in shop" [syn: shop
class, shop]
v 1: do one's shopping; "She goes shopping every Friday"
2: do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or
client of [syn: patronize, patronise, shop, shop at,
buy at, frequent, sponsor] [ant: boycott]
3: shop around; not necessarily buying; "I don't need help, I'm
just browsing" [syn: shop, browse]
4: give away information about somebody; "He told on his
classmate who had cheated on the exam" [syn: denounce,
tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit,
shop, snitch, stag]
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slop
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n 1: wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen
waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk [syn:
slop, slops, swill, pigswill, pigwash]
2: deep soft mud in water or slush; "they waded through the
slop" [syn: slop, mire]
3: (usually plural) waste water from a kitchen or bathroom or
chamber pot that has to be emptied by hand; "she carried out
the sink slops"
4: (usually plural) weak or watery unappetizing food or drink;
"he lived on the thin slops that food kitchens provided"
5: writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental
[syn: treacle, mush, slop, glop]
v 1: cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a
container; "spill the milk"; "splatter water" [syn:
spill, slop, splatter]
2: walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet
meadow" [syn: squelch, squish, splash, splosh,
slosh, slop]
3: ladle clumsily; "slop the food onto the plate"
4: feed pigs [syn: slop, swill]
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stop
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n 1: the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the
bottom of the hill" [syn: stop, halt]
2: the act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some
remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a
flood" [syn: stop, stoppage]
3: a brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a
stopover to visit their friends" [syn: stop, stopover,
layover]
4: the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the
negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during
the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him
to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"
[syn: arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop,
stoppage]
5: a spot where something halts or pauses; "his next stop is
Atlanta"
6: a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some
point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too
aspirated" [syn: stop consonant, stop, occlusive,
plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, plosive] [ant:
continuant, continuant consonant]
7: a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative
sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in
England they call a period a stop" [syn: period, point,
full stop, stop, full point]
8: (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound
quality from the organ pipes; "the organist pulled out all
the stops"
9: a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of
aperture of the lens; "the new cameras adjust the diaphragm
automatically" [syn: diaphragm, stop]
10: a restraint that checks the motion of something; "he used a
book as a stop to hold the door open" [syn: catch, stop]
11: an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber
to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" [syn:
blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop,
stoppage]
v 1: come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She
stopped in front of a store window" [syn: stop, halt]
[ant: get going, go, start]
2: put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your
little brother" [syn: discontinue, stop, cease, give
up, quit, lay off] [ant: bear on, carry on,
continue, preserve, uphold]
3: stop from happening or developing; "Block his election";
"Halt the process" [syn: stop, halt, block, kibosh]
4: interrupt a trip; "we stopped at Aunt Mary's house"; "they
stopped for three days in Florence" [syn: stop, stop
over]
5: cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief" [ant: start,
start up]
6: prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the
negotiations" [syn: break, break off, discontinue,
stop]
7: hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or
influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth
of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel
movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism" [syn: check,
turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back]
8: seize on its way; "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept
an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace" [syn:
intercept, stop]
9: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense;
either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in
a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon
the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The
symphony ends in a pianissimo" [syn: end, stop, finish,
terminate, cease] [ant: begin, start]
10: render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade
the streets"; "stop the busy road" [syn: barricade,
block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar]
11: stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or
developments; "Hold on a moment!" [syn: hold on, stop]
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swap
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n 1: an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by
barter" [syn: barter, swap, swop, trade]
v 1: exchange or give (something) in exchange for [syn: trade,
swap, swop, switch]
2: move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science
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top
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adj 1: situated at the top or highest position; "the top shelf"
[ant: bottom(a), side(a)]
n 1: the upper part of anything; "the mower cuts off the tops of
the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the
first page"
2: the highest or uppermost side of anything; "put your books on
top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was painted"
[syn: top, top side, upper side, upside]
3: the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or
hill); "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they
clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few
molecules wide at the summit" [syn: peak, crown, crest,
top, tip, summit]
4: the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at
bat; "a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth"
[syn: top, top of the inning] [ant: bottom, bottom of
the inning]
5: the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of
development; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty";
"the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her
career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak";
"...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit
of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by
man"; "at the top of his profession" [syn: acme, height,
elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative,
meridian, tiptop, top]
6: the greatest possible intensity; "he screamed at the top of
his lungs"
7: platform surrounding the head of a lower mast
8: a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on
which it can be made to spin; "he got a bright red top and
string for his birthday" [syn: top, whirligig,
teetotum, spinning top]
9: covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a
container); "he removed the top of the carton"; "he couldn't
get the top off of the bottle"; "put the cover back on the
kettle" [syn: top, cover]
10: a garment (especially for women) that extends from the
shoulders to the waist or hips; "he stared as she buttoned
her top"
11: a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance;
"he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent"; "they had the
big top up in less than an hour" [syn: circus tent, big
top, round top, top]
v 1: be superior or better than some standard; "She exceeded our
expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"
[syn: exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past,
top]
2: pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon
cleared the tree tops" [syn: clear, top]
3: be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point; "A
star tops the Christmas Tree"
4: be ahead of others; be the first; "she topped her class every
year" [syn: lead, top]
5: provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure); "the
towers were topped with conical roofs" [syn: top, top
out]
6: reach or ascend the top of; "The hikers topped the mountain
just before noon"
7: strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool)
giving it a forward spin
8: cut the top off; "top trees and bushes" [syn: top, pinch]
9: be the culminating event; "The speech crowned the meeting"
[syn: crown, top]
10: finish up or conclude; "They topped off their dinner with a
cognac"; "top the evening with champagne" [syn: top, top
off]
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nonstop
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adv 1: without stopping; "we are flying nonstop form New York to
Tokyo"
adj 1: (of a journey especially a flight) occurring without
stops; "a nonstop flight to Atlanta"
2: at all times; "around-the-clock nursing care" [syn: around-
the-clock, day-and-night, nonstop, round-the-clock]
n 1: a flight made without intermediate stops between source and
destination; "how many nonstops are there to Dallas?" [syn:
nonstop flight, nonstop]
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scaup
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n 1: diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill
[syn: scaup, scaup duck, bluebill, broadbill]
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op
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bopp
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chopp
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copp
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cropp
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knop
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kopp
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koppe
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kropp
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opp
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paap
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paape
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popp
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poppe
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propp
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shoppe
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