drawing+back

  • 71ἀναδύσει — ἀνάδυσις drawing back fem nom/voc/acc dual (attic epic) ἀναδύσεϊ , ἀνάδυσις drawing back fem dat sg (epic) ἀνάδυσις drawing back fem dat sg (attic ionic) ἀναδύ̱σει , ἀναδύνω come to the top of the water fut ind mid 2nd sg …

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  • 72ἀνασπάσει — ἀνάσπασις drawing back fem nom/voc/acc dual (attic epic) ἀνασπάσεϊ , ἀνάσπασις drawing back fem dat sg (epic) ἀνάσπασις drawing back fem dat sg (attic ionic) ἀνασπά̱σει , ἀνασπάω draw aor subj act 3rd sg (epic doric aeolic) ἀνασπά̱σει , ἀνασπάω… …

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  • 73Restive — Rest ive (r?st ?v), a. [OF. restif, F. r[ e]tif, fr. L. restare to stay back, withstand, resist. See {Rest} remainder, and cf. {Restiff}.] . Unwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move forward; stubborn; drawing back. [1913 Webster] Restive …

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  • 74Restive — Rest ive (r?st ?v), a. [OF. restif, F. r[ e]tif, fr. L. restare to stay back, withstand, resist. See {Rest} remainder, and cf. {Restiff}.] . Unwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move forward; stubborn; drawing back. [1913 Webster] Restive …

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  • 75Restiveness — Restive Rest ive (r?st ?v), a. [OF. restif, F. r[ e]tif, fr. L. restare to stay back, withstand, resist. See {Rest} remainder, and cf. {Restiff}.] . Unwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move forward; stubborn; drawing back. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 76shrink´ing|ly — shrink1 «shrihngk», verb, shrank or shrunk, shrunk or shrunk|en, shrink|ing, noun. –v.i. 1. to draw back; re …

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  • 77shrink´a|ble — shrink1 «shrihngk», verb, shrank or shrunk, shrunk or shrunk|en, shrink|ing, noun. –v.i. 1. to draw back; re …

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  • 78Retraction — Re*trac tion (r[ e]*tr[=a]k sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. r[ e]traction, L. retractio a drawing back, hesitation.] 1. The act of retracting, or drawing back; the state of being retracted; as, the retraction of a cat s claws. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of… …

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  • 79pull — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pullian; akin to Middle Low German pulen to shell, cull Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to exert force upon so as to cause or tend to cause motion toward the force b. to stretch… …

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  • 80shrink — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. contract, shrivel, diminish, wizen; flinch, draw back, recoil, wince, quail, cower; compress, reduce, decrease. See contraction, fear. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To become smaller] Syn. contract, shrivel …

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