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bootstrap
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n 1: a strap that is looped and sewn to the top of a boot for
pulling it on
v 1: help oneself, often through improvised means
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cap
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n 1: a tight-fitting headdress
2: a top (as for a bottle)
3: a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount
of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a
disrupting explosive [syn: detonator, detonating device,
cap]
4: something serving as a cover or protection
5: a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that
forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom
[syn: cap, pileus]
6: a protective covering that is part of a plant [syn: hood,
cap]
7: an upper limit on what is allowed; "he put a ceiling on the
number of women who worked for him"; "there was a roof on
salaries"; "they established a cap for prices" [syn:
ceiling, roof, cap]
8: (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial
crown for a broken or decayed tooth; "tomorrow my dentist
will fit me for a crown" [syn: crown, crownwork,
jacket, jacket crown, cap]
9: the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
[syn: capital, chapiter, cap]
v 1: lie at the top of; "Snow capped the mountains" [syn: cap,
crest]
2: restrict the number or amount of; "We had to cap the number
of people we can accept into our club"
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chap
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n 1: a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow
at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke"
[syn: chap, fellow, feller, fella, lad, gent,
blighter, cuss, bloke]
2: a long narrow depression in a surface [syn: crevice,
cranny, crack, fissure, chap]
3: a crack in a lip caused usually by cold
4: (usually in the plural) leather leggings without a seat;
joined by a belt; often have flared outer flaps; worn over
trousers by cowboys to protect their legs
v 1: crack due to dehydration; "My lips chap in this dry
weather"
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clap
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n 1: a sudden very loud noise [syn: bang, clap, eruption,
blast, bam]
2: a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria
gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around
the urethra [syn: gonorrhea, gonorrhoea, clap]
3: a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be
repeated [syn: clack, clap]
v 1: put quickly or forcibly; "The judge clapped him in jail"
2: cause to strike the air in flight; "The big bird clapped its
wings"
3: clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate
approval [syn: applaud, clap, spat, acclaim] [ant:
boo, hiss]
4: clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the
music" [syn: clap, spat]
5: strike the air in flight; "the wings of the birds clapped
loudly"
6: strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way,
as in encouragement or greeting
7: strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise;
"clap two boards together"
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crap
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n 1: obscene terms for feces [syn: crap, dirt, shit,
shite, poop, turd]
2: obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot
of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull"
[syn: bullshit, bull, Irish bull, horseshit, shit,
crap, dogshit]
v 1: have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower
beds" [syn: stool, defecate, shit, take a shit,
take a crap, ca-ca, crap, make]
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entrap
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v 1: take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!";
"The innocent man was framed by the police" [syn:
ensnare, entrap, frame, set up]
2: catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes" [syn:
trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel]
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flytrap
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n 1: a trap for catching flies
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jockstrap
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n 1: a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in
strenuous exercise [syn: athletic supporter, supporter,
suspensor, jockstrap, jock]
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mantrap
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n 1: a very attractive or seductive looking woman [syn:
smasher, stunner, knockout, beauty, ravisher,
sweetheart, peach, lulu, looker, mantrap, dish]
2: a trap for catching trespassers
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mousetrap
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n 1: a trap for catching mice
2: (American football) a play in which a defensive player is
allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then blocked off
as the runner goes through the place the lineman vacated
[syn: mousetrap, trap play]
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satrap
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n 1: a governor of a province in ancient Persia
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watchstrap
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n 1: a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a
wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist [syn: watchband,
watchstrap, wristband, watch bracelet, bracelet]
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deathtrap
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n 1: any structure that is very unsafe; where people are likely
to be killed
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unstrap
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v 1: remove the strap or straps from [ant: strap]
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riprap
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app
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