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Sense: Verb: place
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place Collocations, put Collocations, set Collocations, deposit Collocations, put down, set down, stick Collocations
Sense: Verb: apply to a surface
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apply Collocations, spread Collocations, spread on, put down, lay on, smear on, slather on, plaster on, layer Collocations
Sense: Verb: spread out - sometimes followed by 'out'
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spread Collocations, spread out, put down, smooth out, flatten Collocations, lay sth flat, stretch out, extend Collocations
Sense: Verb: put in order - often followed by 'out'
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position Collocations, arrange Collocations, array Collocations, organize, organise , order Collocations
Sense: Verb: prepare - traps, etc.
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prepare Collocations, come up with, devise Collocations, plan Collocations, work out, design Collocations, prep Collocations, ready Collocations, set Collocations, create Collocations, make Collocations, fix Collocations, plot Collocations
Sense: Verb: place bets
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put Collocations, bet Collocations, stake Collocations, wager Collocations, gamble Collocations, risk Collocations, hazard Collocations, play Collocations, venture Collocations
Sense: Verb: produce eggs
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Sense: Verb: allay
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Sense: Noun: geography
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lay of the land Collocations, lie of the land , geography Collocations, topography, position Collocations
Sense: Adjective: untrained
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untrained, ordinary Collocations, average Collocations, nonprofessional, amateur Collocations, inexpert, nonspecialist, non-specialist, uninitiated, civilian
Sense: Adjective: secular
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lie
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Sense: Noun: untrue statement
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fib , falsehood, untruth, fabrication, untruth, whopper , falsity, porky , barefaced lie, white lie
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truth Collocations, fact Collocations, revelation, authenticity, credibility, accuracy Collocations, the gospel truth, the inside track, the word, nitty-gritty, confession
Sense: Verb: utter an untruth
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fib , tell a lie, be untruthful, stretch the truth, bear false witness, not tell the truth, not speak the truth, say sth untrue, fabricate, prevaricate, be economical with the truth , not tell the whole truth, tell a fib , tell a white lie
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tell the truth, be honest, be sincere, be frank, acknowledge Collocations, expose Collocations, be aboveboard, be straight with, admit Collocations, confess Collocations, come clean , own up, spill the beans, spit it out, put your hands up
Sense: Verb: recline
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recline, lie down, lie back, lean back, stretch out, lay Collocations , lay down , lay back , prostrate yourself, sprawl Collocations
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Sense: Verb: be recumbent
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be recumbent, be reclined, be prostrate, be supine, be prone, be sprawled
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be seated, be standing up, be erect, be upright, be on your feet
Sense: Verb: be positioned
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no longer exist, be elusive
Sense: Verb: rest on a surface
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