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Noosing
- verb - make a noose in or of
- secure with a noose
Nursing
- verb - give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
- maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment"
- nourishing at the breast
- serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
- the profession of a nurse
- the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm
- treat carefully; "He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon"; "He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly"
- try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury; "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs"
Parsing
- verb - analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence)
Passing
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- (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate; "the coach sent in a passing play on third and long"
- a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another; "the passage of air from the lungs"; "the passing of flatus"
- accept or judge as acceptable; "The teacher passed the student although he was weak"
- allow to go without comment or censure; "the insult passed as if unnoticed"
- allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily; "a passing grade"
- be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"
- cause to pass; "She passed around the plates"
- come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place without incident"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
- disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off"
- eliminat
Pausing
- verb -
- interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused"
Phasing
- verb - adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition; "he phased the intake with the output of the machine"
- arrange in phases or stages; "phase a withdrawal"
Pissing
- verb - eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had peed on the expensive rug"
- informal terms for urination; "he took a pee"
Poising
- verb - be motionless, in suspension; "The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked"
- cause to be balanced or suspended
- hold or carry in equilibrium
- prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
Prising
- verb - make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him"
- regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity"
- to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"