~ 1
■ verb ( past and past participle ~ ) ( ~ something up ) Scottish & Irish tidy something up.
Origin
ME: perh. related to rid .
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~ 2
■ noun a hollow in a river bed made by a trout or salmon to spawn in.
Origin
C17: of unknown origin.
~ 1
■ verb ( past and past participle ~ ) ( ~ something up ) Scottish & Irish tidy something up.
Origin
ME: perh. related to rid .
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~ 2
■ noun a hollow in a river bed made by a trout or salmon to spawn in.
Origin
C17: of unknown origin.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004