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  • 101im|ping´er — im|pinge «ihm PIHNJ», verb, pinged, ping|ing. –v.i. 1. to hit; strike; dash: »Rays of light impinge on the eye. 2. to encroach; infringe: »Heaven forbid that I should do aught that might…impinge upon the right of my kinsman ( …

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  • 102im|pinge — «ihm PIHNJ», verb, pinged, ping|ing. –v.i. 1. to hit; strike; dash: »Rays of light impinge on the eye. 2. to encroach; infringe: »Heaven forbid that I should do aught that might…impinge upon the right of my kinsman ( …

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  • 103in|trud´ing|ly — in|trude «ihn TROOD», verb, trud|ed, trud|ing. –v.i. to thrust oneself in; come unasked and unwanted: »If you are busy, I will not intrude. Do not intrude upon the privacy of your neighbors. –v.t. 1. to give (something) unasked and unwanted;… …

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  • 104in|trud´er — in|trude «ihn TROOD», verb, trud|ed, trud|ing. –v.i. to thrust oneself in; come unasked and unwanted: »If you are busy, I will not intrude. Do not intrude upon the privacy of your neighbors. –v.t. 1. to give (something) unasked and unwanted;… …

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  • 105in|trude — «ihn TROOD», verb, trud|ed, trud|ing. –v.i. to thrust oneself in; come unasked and unwanted: »If you are busy, I will not intrude. Do not intrude upon the privacy of your neighbors. –v.t. 1. to give (something) unasked and unwanted; force in: »Do …

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  • 106tres´pass|er — tres|pass «TREHS puhs, pas», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. a) to go on somebody s property without any right: »The farmer put up “No Trespassing” signs to keep hunters off his farm. SYNONYM(S): encroach, infringe, invade. See syn. under intrude. (Cf.… …

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  • 107tres|pass — «TREHS puhs, pas», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. a) to go on somebody s property without any right: »The farmer put up “No Trespassing” signs to keep hunters off his farm. SYNONYM(S): encroach, infringe, invade. See syn. under intrude. (Cf. ↑intrude) b)… …

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  • 108black troopers — Trooper Troop er, n. 1. A soldier in a body of cavalry; a cavalryman; also, the horse of a cavalryman. [1913 Webster] 2. A state police officer; also called {state trooper}. [U. S.] [PJC] 3. A mounted policeman. [Australia] Note: The {black… …

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  • 109By hook or by crook — crook crook (kr[oo^]k), n. [OE. crok; akin to Icel. kr[=o]kr hook, bend, SW. krok, Dan. krog, OD. krooke; or cf. Gael. crocan crook, hook, W. crwca crooked. Cf. {Crosier}, {Crotchet}, {Crutch}, {Encroach}.] 1. A bend, turn, or curve; curvature;… …

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  • 110crook — (kr[oo^]k), n. [OE. crok; akin to Icel. kr[=o]kr hook, bend, SW. krok, Dan. krog, OD. krooke; or cf. Gael. crocan crook, hook, W. crwca crooked. Cf. {Crosier}, {Crotchet}, {Crutch}, {Encroach}.] 1. A bend, turn, or curve; curvature; flexure.… …

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