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n.
action that prevents an opponent from scoring
1) to make a ~
2) a brilliant, spectacular ~
II
v.
1) ( C ) ~ a place for me; or: ~ me a place
2) ( D ; intr. , tr. ) to ~ for (they are ~ing for a new car; to ~ money for a new TV)
3) ( D ; tr. ) to ~ from (to ~ valuable records from destruction)
4) ( D ; intr. ) to ~ on (during the mild winter we ~d on fuel)
5) ( O ) it will ~ you the trouble of making a second trip; the computer will ~ us a lot of time