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n. a difficult, hard; easy; gradual; rough, rugged; steep; tortuous ~
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v.
1) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ aboard (to ~ aboard a raft)
2) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ down (to ~ down a hill)
3) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ onto, upon (the child ~ed onto her mother's lap)
4) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ out of (to ~ out of a pit)
5) ( D ; intr. ) to ~ to (to ~ to the top)
6) ( D ; intr. ) to ~ up (to ~ up a hill)