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adj.
opposed
1) (cannot stand alone) ~ against (her parents were dead ~ against the marriage)
ready
2) ~ for (we are ~ for the big celebration)
3) ~ to + inf. (we are ~ to begin)
4) ( misc. ) to get ~ for; (before a race) get ready, get ~, go! ( AE ; BE has ready , steady , go !)
II
n.
collection of things used together
1) to make up a ~
2) to break, break up a ~
3) a carving; chemistry; chess; tea ~
group of six or more games
(tennis)
4) to play a ~
5) to lose; win a ~
apparatus
6) a radio; television, TV ~
clique
7) the fast (old-fashioned); international; jet; smart (old-fashioned) ~ (to belong to the jet ~)
stage, film scenery
8) to dismantle, strike a ~
misc.
9) to make a dead ~ at smb. ('to attack smb.'); ('to attempt to win smb.'s favor')
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v.
1) ( BE ) ( C ) ('to assign') the teacher ~ several problems for the pupils; or: the teacher ~ the pupils several problems
2) ( d ; tr. ) ('to place') to ~ against (to ~ a ladder against a wall)
3) ( d ; tr. ) ('to pit') to ~ against (to ~ brother against brother)
4) ( D ; tr. ) ('to arrange') to ~ for (to ~ the stage for smt.; to ~ a trap for smb.; to ~ a date for a wedding)
5) ( d ; tr. ) ('to incite') to ~ on (to ~ dogs on a trespasser)
6) ( D ; tr. ) ('to put') to ~ on (to ~ a price on an article)
7) ( d ; tr. ) ('to attach') to ~ on (to ~ one's eyes on smt.)
8) ( d ; tr. ) ('to adapt') to ~ to (to ~ a poem to music)
9) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ upon ('to attack') (the wolves ~ upon the sheep)
10) ( BE ) ( H ) ('to assign as a task') she ~ them to write reports; I ~ myself to study these problems
11) ( J ) ('to compel') that ~ me thinking
12) ( N ; used with an adjective) to ~ smb. free
13) ( P ; tr. ) ('to place') she ~ the lamp on the table
14) ( misc. ) to ~ an example for smb.; to ~ smt. apart; to ~ store by smb. ('to rely on smb.'); to ~ fire to ('to ignite'); to ~ a match to ('to ignite'); to ~ one's mind to do smt. ('to resolve to do smt.'); to ~ smt. in motion; to ~ one's sights on ('to aspire to') to ~ sail for ('to leave by ship for')