BORK

Meaning of BORK in English

Bork BrE AmE bɔːk AmE \ bɔːrk

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BORK — /bawrk/ , v.t. to attack (a candidate or public figure) systematically, esp. in the media. [ 1988, Amer.; after Judge …
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BORK — To use a toilet plunger. Originating from the sound made when one uses a toilet plunger. Example: My little sister …
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TO BORK — To attack shamelessly, with no regard for the truth, and with total disregard for doing the right thing. Word came …
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WATERGATE SCANDAL — (1972-75), U.S. political scandal surrounding the revelation of illegal activities on the part of the incumbent Republican administration of President …
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POWELL, LEWIS F. JR. — born Sept. 19, 1907, Suffolk, Va., U.S. died Aug. 25, 1998, Richmond, Va. in full Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr. associate …
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KENNEDY, ANTHONY M(CLEOD) — born July 23, 1936, Sacramento, Calif., U.S. associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (from 1988). Kennedy graduated from …
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ECUADOR — officially Republic of Ecuador, Spanish Repblica del Ecuador, country of northwestern South America. It straddles part of the Andes Mountains …
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PRAISE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a critic praises sth ▪ The play was highly praised by critics and the …
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NOMINATION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE democratic ▪ Babbitt, 54, a former Governor of Arizona, was an unsuccessful candidate for …
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MOB — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES lynch mob mob cap COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE angry ▪ An angry mob …
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INTELLECTUAL — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an intellectual/physical/technical etc challenge ▪ I love the physical challenge of climbing. emotional/intellectual/spiritual nourishment …
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CHALLENGE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a challenge to sb’s authority ▪ The leadership saw the demonstrations as a challenge …
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STALL — n. 25B6; noun a market stall : STAND, table, counter, booth, kiosk. stalls for larger animals : PEN, coop, sty, …
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OBSTRUCT
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IMPEDE
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HANDICAP — n. 25B6; noun a visual handicap : DISABILITY, physical/mental abnormality, defect, impairment, affliction, deficiency. a handicap to the competitiveness of …
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HAMSTRING — n. 25B6; verb cattle were killed or hamstrung : CRIPPLE, lame, disable, incapacitate. manufacturing companies were hamstrung by the economic …
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HAMPER
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NEWGROUP WARS — /n[y]oo'groop worz/ [ Usenet ] The salvos of dueling "newgroup" and "rmgroup" messages sometimes exchanged by persons on opposite sides …
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ALT — < character > /awlt/ 1. The alt modifier key on many keyboards , including the IBM PC . On some …
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NEWGROUP WARS — [Usenet] The salvos of dueling newgroup and rmgroup messages sometimes exchanged by persons on opposite sides of a dispute over …
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SATURDAY NIGHT MASSACRE — ист, полит жарг "резня в субботний вечер" Эпизод в расследовании Уотергейтского дела [Watergate Affair]: решение президента Р. Никсона [Nixon, Richard Milhous], принятое …
SATURDAY NIGHT MASSACRE — ист. полит. жарг. "резня в субботний вечер" Эпизод в расследовании Уотергейтского дела [Watergate Affair]: решение президента Р. Никсона [Nixon, Richard …

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