to destroy something by attacking it with weapons
to get something officially, especially from an insurance company, bank, or law court
to help someone to forget their problems
to kill someone
to make a piece of clothing more loose, so that it fits you
to make someone suffer because you are angry, upset, or tired, even though it is not their fault
to need a lot of effort and to make you feel very tired
to remove something from a pocket, bag etc
to take someone to a place like a cinema or a restaurant and usually pay for them
Nimble with hands or body; skillful; adept.
Resourceful, sometimes to the point of cunning.
Smart, intelligent, or witty; mentally quick or sharp.
Showing inventiveness or originality; witty.
(of an Aboriginal Australian) Possessing magical abilities.
Fit; suitable; having propriety.
Well-shaped; handsome.
Good-natured; obliging.
Fit and healthy; free from fatigue or illness.
(with falling pitch) used to express amusement or subtle surprise.
Used to express doubt or confusion.
(with rising pitch) Used to reinforce a question.
(with falling pitch) Used either to belittle the issuer of a statement/question, or sarcastically to indicate utter agreement, and that the statement being responded to is an extreme understatement. The intonation is changed to distinguish between the two meanings - implied dullness for belittlement, and feigned surprise for utter agreement.
(with rising pitch) Used to indicate that one did not hear what was said.
(with falling pitch) Used to create a tag question.
The suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all others.
A playing card of that suit.
Something that gives one an advantage, especially one held in reserve.
An excellent person; a fine fellow, a good egg.
An old card game, almost identical to whist; the game of ruff.
A card of the major arcana of the tarot.
(sometimes derogatory) A homeless person; a vagabond.
A disreputable, promiscuous woman; a slut.
Any ship which does not have a fixed schedule or published ports of call.
A long walk, possibly of more than one day, in a scenic or wilderness area.
(in apposition) Of objects, stray and intrusive and unwanted
A metal plate worn by diggers under the hollow of the foot to save the shoe.