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attacking
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adj 1: disposed to attack [syn: assaultive, attacking(a)]
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backing
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n 1: the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous
backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with
progressives" [syn: backing, backup, championship,
patronage]
2: something forming a back that is added for strengthening
[syn: backing, mount]
3: financial resources provided to make some project possible;
"the foundation provided support for the experiment" [syn:
support, financial support, funding, backing,
financial backing]
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baking
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adj 1: as hot as if in an oven [syn: baking, baking hot]
n 1: making bread or cake or pastry etc.
2: cooking by dry heat in an oven
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blacking
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n 1: a substance used to produce a shiny protective surface on
footwear [syn: shoe polish, blacking]
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breaking
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n 1: the act of breaking something; "the breakage was
unavoidable" [syn: breakage, break, breaking]
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bushwhacking
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adj 1: lying in ambush; "bushwhacking guerrillas attacking from
ambush"
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clapping
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n 1: a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
[syn: applause, hand clapping, clapping]
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cracking
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adj 1: very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car";
"had a great time at the party"; "you look simply
smashing" [syn: bang-up, bully, corking,
cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat,
nifty, not bad(p), peachy, slap-up, swell,
smashing]
n 1: a sudden sharp noise; "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the
cracking of the ice"; "he can hear the snap of a twig"
[syn: crack, cracking, snap]
2: the act of cracking something [syn: fracture, crack,
cracking]
3: the process whereby heavy molecules of naphtha or petroleum
are broken down into hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight
(especially in the oil-refining process)
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lacking
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adj 1: inadequate in amount or degree; "a deficient education";
"deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina";
"tested and found wanting" [syn: deficient,
lacking(p), wanting(p)]
2: nonexistent; "the thumb is absent"; "her appetite was
lacking" [syn: lacking, absent, missing, wanting]
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packing
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n 1: any material used especially to protect something [syn:
packing material, packing, wadding]
2: the enclosure of something in a package or box [syn:
packing, boxing]
3: carrying something in a pack on the back; "the backpacking of
oxygen is essential for astronauts" [syn: packing,
backpacking]
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racking
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adj 1: causing great physical or mental suffering; "a wrenching
pain" [syn: racking, wrenching]
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sacking
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n 1: coarse fabric used for bags or sacks [syn: sacking,
bagging]
2: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to
depart) [syn: dismissal, dismission, discharge,
firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking]
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shaking
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n 1: the act of causing something to move up and down (or back
and forth) with quick movements
2: a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his
pipe" [syn: shaking, shakiness, trembling, quiver,
quivering, vibration, palpitation]
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slacking
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n 1: the evasion of work or duty [syn: shirking, slacking,
soldiering, goofing off, goldbricking]
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smacking
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n 1: the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an
open hand [syn: smack, smacking, slap]
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tacking
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n 1: a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric
together [syn: baste, basting, basting stitch,
tacking]
2: (nautical) the act of changing tack [syn: tack, tacking]
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tracking
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n 1: the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or
marks they left behind [syn: trailing, tracking]
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whacking
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adv 1: extremely; "a whacking good story"
adj 1: (British informal) enormous; "a whacking phone bill"; "a
whacking lie"
n 1: the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated
blows [syn: beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing,
lacing, trouncing, whacking]
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backtracking
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braking
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faking
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hacking
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jacking
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quacking
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stacking
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unpacking
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wracking
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clacking
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laking
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shacking
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snacking
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thwacking
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