": a baboon ( Papio hamadryas ) that has a reddish-pink muzzle and a large bare patch of pink skin on each buttock and that was venerated by the ancient Egyptians":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The remains belong to a hamadryas baboon discovered by 19th century archaeologists in the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes. \u2014 Colin Barras, Science | AAAS , 15 Dec. 2020",
"At California\u2019s Oakland Zoo, a troop of hamadryas baboons seemed listless, with many of them in hiding at the height of a partial eclipse there that darkened the skies like sunset. \u2014 Robert Lee Hotz, WSJ , 21 Aug. 2017"
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"circa 1890, in the meaning defined above":""
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"New Latin hamadryas , from Latin":""
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"\u02ccha-m\u0259-\u02c8dr\u012b-\u0259s-"
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": a porter in countries of southwest Asia (such as Turkey)":[]
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"circa 1760, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Noun (1)",
"she always longed to return to the quiet hamlet where she had been born",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In one tiny hamlet seen by the AP, all 20 houses were flattened, and residents were still taking refuge in nearby forests. \u2014 Ebrahim Noroozi, ajc , 24 June 2022",
"In one tiny hamlet seen by the AP, all 20 houses were flattened, and residents were still taking refuge in nearby forests. \u2014 Ebrahim Noroozi, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
"But some residents still call the tiny hamlet in Garfield Ridge by its early name: Sleepy Hollow. \u2014 William Lee, Chicago Tribune , 29 May 2022",
"For the first time ever, wildfires burned from one side of the Sierra Nevada to the other, destroying multiple towns including the Gold Rush-era community of Greenville and the mountain hamlet of Grizzly Flats. \u2014 Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times , 13 Dec. 2021",
"The memorial, on Cobargo\u2019s main street, will be a lasting reminder of the bush fire that devastated this hamlet , the turbulent rebuilding process that followed and Cobargo\u2019s central role in a wider national debate in Australia. \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022",
"This bucolic hamlet seems straight out of a country song, complete with mountain vistas, lakefront cabins, and a population of 1,157 people who are waiting to welcome you. \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Tallmadge recruited farmer Abraham Woodhull, his neighbor in the Long Island hamlet of Setauket, as the chief spy tasked with gathering intelligence in Manhattan. \u2014 Bill Bleyer, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The April 21 shooting aggravated racial tensions simmering below the surface in this majority-Black hamlet in the far northeastern corner of the state, according to protesters. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2021"
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"1601, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French hamelet , diminutive of ham village, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English h\u0101m village, home":"Noun"
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"\u02c8ham-l\u0259t"
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": a rock-floored or rock-strewn desert region especially in the Sahara":[]
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": turkish bath":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The sauna and steam room share a Turkish hammam vibe with beautiful mosaic tiles, while a waterfall brings the sound of running water. \u2014 Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report , 10 June 2022",
"With a hammam , sauna, Himalayan salt room and aromatherapy steam room, mom is sure to unwind here. \u2014 Anna Haines, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Last year, the hotel unveiled the redesign of its stunning two-bedroom villa, that has a private spa with a traditional hammam , a full kitchen, a swimming pool, and a wine and cigar cellar. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The two-story, 10,000-square-foot Royal Duplex Suite has its own gym, plunge pool, billiards table and hammam . \u2014 The Editors, Robb Report , 8 May 2022",
"Add the spa and hammam downstairs, and it's become the clubhouse for savvy travelers and madrile\u00f1os alike. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Cafes, hammam baths, hotels, and even grocery shops were donated, and then run by trusts, their profits used to build and support hospitals, schools, and housing. \u2014 Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Apr. 2022",
"There are actually six separate spas, featuring everything from ancient Chinese medicine to cutting-edge treatments, plus an extensive list of wellness activities, luxurious outdoor pools, and the largest hammam this side of Istanbul. \u2014 Leena Kim And Hannah Seligson, Town & Country , 17 Mar. 2022",
"From an authentic hammam in Istanbul to an oceanfront spa in Miami Beach, this roundup of resorts near and far highlights cool treatments amid luxe locales, with experts offering tips on men\u2019s-specific services. \u2014 Laurie Brookins, Robb Report , 3 July 2021"
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"1625, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Turkish, Persian & Arabic; Turkish hamam bath, from Persian hamm\u0101m , from Arabic \u1e25amm\u0101m":""
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"h\u0259-\u02c8m\u00e4m"
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"type":[
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": a mineral probably Pb 2 Cu 2 Bi 4 S 9 consisting of lead, copper, and bismuth sulfide":[]
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"Swedish hammarit , from Glad hammar , Sweden, its locality + Swedish -it -ite":""
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"\u02c8ham\u0259\u02ccr\u012bt"
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"He hammered the dent out of the fender.",
"The carpenters were hammering all afternoon.",
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"Someone tried to hammer him over the head with a club.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The largest white diamond ever auctioned will go under the hammer in Geneva this week, part of a sale by Christie's that features two stones weighing more than 200 carats each. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 9 May 2022",
"The child told police she had been struck with a machete, a crow bar and a hammer in different parts of her body and had been punched in the face multiple times by both suspects. \u2014 Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic , 7 Apr. 2022",
"In few instants, the very carpenters cease wrenching and knocking at their platform; stand on it, hammer in hand, and listen open-mouthed. \u2014 Barton Swaim, WSJ , 21 Jan. 2022",
"She\u2019s a gray-haired retiree with a hammer in her hand and tears in her eyes. \u2014 Amy Nicholson, Variety , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Certain moments are blatantly designed to generate big reactions on opening night, as if Marvel is trying to engineer more viral videos like the ones of audiences losing their minds when Captain America picked up Thor's hammer in Avengers: Endgame. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Billy\u2019s family looks ready to hit him with a hammer . \u2014 Amy Nicholson, Variety , 14 June 2022",
"The middle school had been placed on lockdown as police responded to an incident at a nearby convenience store, in which a person was accused of smashing a display case with a hammer and attempting to assault an employee. \u2014 Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"To liquidate her savings, Bianca Johnson smashed a cognac bottle with a hammer . \u2014 Julia Carpenter, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Other critics continued to hammer the network on Thursday for its unwillingness to condemn the extremist rhetoric from Logan. \u2014 Oliver Darcy, CNN , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Record rains kill 4 as more storms slam battered South At least four people were killed and swift-water rescue crews plucked more than 130 people from cars, apartments and homes as devastating storms continued to hammer the South. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 28 Mar. 2021",
"In practice, the SEC wants to hammer crypto out of existence. \u2014 Roslyn Layton, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Top economic officials in the administration fanned out across cable news programs Tuesday to hammer the message that job growth has rebounded strongly and that the economy is transitioning to a more stable growth rate \u2014 and to lower inflation. \u2014 Jim Tankersley, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
"Musical choices elsewhere tend to lean into a retro vibe \u2014 Bowie, T. Rex, Foghat, The Who \u2014 while Teller gets to hammer the piano keys and lead a Jerry Lee Lewis singalong that pays direct homage to his screen dad. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 May 2022",
"Their dominance in those arenas and toeholds in other businesses should blunt the pains of inflation, even as those challenges hammer big companies such as Walmart and Target and the stock market nears bear market territory. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"Defend workers and union rights, and hammer away at China and free trade deals. \u2014 Eric Bradner, CNN , 3 Apr. 2022",
"To try to hammer in the flavors, some pizzerias, like Golden Gate in the Outer Sunset and local chain Curry Pizza House, overload the pies. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Mar. 2022"
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"Middle English hamer , from Old English hamor ; akin to Old High German hamar hammer, and perhaps to Old Church Slavonic kamen-, kamy stone, Greek akm\u0113 point, edge \u2014 more at edge":"Noun"
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"\u02c8ham-\u0259r",
"\u02c8ha-m\u0259r"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"An Instagram post shared April 18 shows a collage of a man atop a building replacing a Ukrainian flag, which has a blue and yellow stripe, with a Soviet flag, which has a red banner and a golden hammer and sickle . \u2014 Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Transnistria has its own flag, complete with a Soviet-style hammer and sickle , and a separate identity from the rest of Moldova. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The red banner with that hammer and sickle has reportedly been waved by pro-Russian fighters in the breakaway region of Luhansk and adorned the sides of Russian military vehicles motoring to the front lines. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
"But this store used to sell a vodka that had a hammer and sickle on the bottle, and no one raised an eyebrow at that. \u2014 James Lileks, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Transnistria has its own flag, complete with a Soviet-style hammer and sickle , and its own makeshift currency that partly consists of plastic coins reminiscent of a board game. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Mar. 2022",
"Erected in 1981, the monument depicts a woman with a sword in one hand and a shield embossed with a hammer and sickle in the other. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 Mar. 2022",
"But this festive season, exactly three decades on, brings the gravest showdown between NATO and Russia since the red hammer and sickle flag was lowered over the Kremlin. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 25 Dec. 2021",
"Some remained on Madison Street to scrawl messages, and the communist hammer and sickle symbol in chalk in front of CPS headquarters. \u2014 Alice Yin, chicagotribune.com , 14 Jan. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The two conservative groups that brought the case were targeted by Harris in 2012-13, right around the time the IRS was going hammer and tongs after Tea Party groups. \u2014 Dan Mclaughlin, National Review , 1 July 2021",
"Two teams who seem destined to slug it out in the lower reaches of the table this season going hammer and tongs at each other never makes for a good watch. \u2014 SI.com , 18 Sep. 2019",
"The Reds went hammer and tongs in their efforts to find a second, though their hosts were able to hold off the onslaught until the final 10 minutes of the clash. \u2014 SI.com , 15 Aug. 2019",
"With two moderate Pyrenean climbs, Thursday\u2019s Stage 12 from Toulouse, where cassoulet and rugby are both big, wasn\u2019t tough enough for Thomas and his rivals to go at each other hammer and tongs . \u2014 Washington Post , 18 July 2019",
"The way to stand out from the others is to go hammer and tongs for the opponents\u2019 jugulars, or to try to sound more extreme than the others. \u2014 Jim Jones, idahostatesman , 18 May 2018",
"The way to stand out from the others is to go hammer and tongs for the opponents\u2019 jugulars, or to try to sound more extreme than the others. \u2014 Jim Jones, idahostatesman , 18 May 2018",
"The way to stand out from the others is to go hammer and tongs for the opponents\u2019 jugulars, or to try to sound more extreme than the others. \u2014 Jim Jones, idahostatesman , 18 May 2018",
"The way to stand out from the others is to go hammer and tongs for the opponents\u2019 jugulars, or to try to sound more extreme than the others. \u2014 Jim Jones, idahostatesman , 18 May 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Nutmeg Dulcimer Festival will highlight some of those varied traditions, with performers showcasing mountain dulcimer, hammer dulcimer and klezmer dulcimer. \u2014 John Adamian, courant.com , 29 Sep. 2019",
"The festival will also include performances by Pete Rushefsky, who will play the tsimbl, a hammer dulcimer , in a klezmer context. \u2014 John Adamian, courant.com , 29 Sep. 2019",
"David Mahler, a younger player, will demonstrate how more contemporary pop tunes can be approached on the hammer dulcimer . \u2014 John Adamian, courant.com , 29 Sep. 2019",
"Letitia Berlin, recorder, dou\u00e7aine; Frances Blaker, recorder, hammered dulcimer ; Shira Kammen, vielle, harp, voice; Allison Zelles Lloyd, voice, harp with special guest Temmo Korisheli, voice. \u2014 Chronicle Staff Report, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 May 2018",
"One performance featured Field student Jayda Kasempornkun of Niles playing the hammer dulcimer , also known as a khim, alongside two classmates from the Thai Cultural and Fine Arts Institute of Chicago. \u2014 Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 4 May 2018",
"The first of two sessions begins at 1 p.m. with mountain dulcimer instruction, followed by hammered dulcimer instruction at 3 p.m. Instruments will be on hand for individuals who do not have their own. \u2014 Joy Davis, Aurora Beacon-News , 19 Apr. 2018"
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"1953, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The two conservative groups that brought the case were targeted by Harris in 2012-13, right around the time the IRS was going hammer and tongs after Tea Party groups. \u2014 Dan Mclaughlin, National Review , 1 July 2021",
"Two teams who seem destined to slug it out in the lower reaches of the table this season going hammer and tongs at each other never makes for a good watch. \u2014 SI.com , 18 Sep. 2019",
"The Reds went hammer and tongs in their efforts to find a second, though their hosts were able to hold off the onslaught until the final 10 minutes of the clash. \u2014 SI.com , 15 Aug. 2019",
"With two moderate Pyrenean climbs, Thursday\u2019s Stage 12 from Toulouse, where cassoulet and rugby are both big, wasn\u2019t tough enough for Thomas and his rivals to go at each other hammer and tongs . \u2014 Washington Post , 18 July 2019",
"The way to stand out from the others is to go hammer and tongs for the opponents\u2019 jugulars, or to try to sound more extreme than the others. \u2014 Jim Jones, idahostatesman , 18 May 2018",
"The way to stand out from the others is to go hammer and tongs for the opponents\u2019 jugulars, or to try to sound more extreme than the others. \u2014 Jim Jones, idahostatesman , 18 May 2018",
"The way to stand out from the others is to go hammer and tongs for the opponents\u2019 jugulars, or to try to sound more extreme than the others. \u2014 Jim Jones, idahostatesman , 18 May 2018",
"The way to stand out from the others is to go hammer and tongs for the opponents\u2019 jugulars, or to try to sound more extreme than the others. \u2014 Jim Jones, idahostatesman , 18 May 2018"
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"examples":[
"They got hammered last night.",
"college students regularly getting hammered at keggers",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"All come with hammered copper bathtubs and personal plunge pools with views of the valley. \u2014 Chris Schalkx, Vogue , 21 June 2022",
"The counters are granite with a hammered , leathered finish. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 Oct. 2021",
"In the 344-square-foot kitchen, Guti\u00e9rrez built custom cabinetry from rosa morada, a tropical hardwood, and installed utilitarian countertops of hammered black granite. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Sep. 2021",
"Everything from hardware to bathtubs and beautiful hammered sinks by Signature Hardware give the bathrooms in this house a spa feel. \u2014 Carisha Swanson, House Beautiful , 16 Sep. 2021",
"One of the holy grails for collectors is the Giant Haskell Minnow, a large hammered copper lure with a flexible tail that wiggles in the water. \u2014 Ezra Marcus New York Times, Star Tribune , 25 Aug. 2020",
"Plus, more of Monica Vinader\u2019s friendship bracelets are on markdown, including this style with a diamond pav\u00e9 center and this pretty hammered metal version. \u2014 Kami Phillips, PEOPLE.com , 19 Aug. 2020",
"Tall, copper-wire stools hug a semicircular hammered copper ledge; more comfortable seating comes courtesy of cherry-red banquettes. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 16 Aug. 2019",
"Those who stopped in the social hall for food, to eat, get a beverage or to shop for craft items, jewelry, souvenirs or ethnic bakery could view a large hammered copper frieze along the top of the wall. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland.com , 21 Aug. 2017"
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"1522, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8ha-m\u0259rd"
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": rolled glass made nontransparent by embossing it on one side to resemble beaten metal":[]
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": blockhead":[],
": the striking part of a hammer":[]
},
"examples":[
"we despair of ever getting those hammerheads to buckle their seat belts without prodding",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Ohio State University Extension in Trumbull County warned residents earlier this month that a homeowner had spotted a hammerhead worm in their lawn. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 17 May 2022",
"The hammerhead -style ax pulls double duty with a traditional ax head to one side, and a hammer on the reverse. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Alas, the experiment turns his son into a half-human, half- hammerhead shark monster who goes on a killing spree. \u2014 Matt Cohen, The Week , 1 Oct. 2018",
"The hammerhead species, which can grow to about a foot long, can pose a risk to humans, Morgan-Olvera said. \u2014 Praveena Somasundaram, Dallas News , 29 June 2021",
"Upon further research of the worm that had appeared outside her home on June 7, Serfass identified it as a hammerhead worm, or bipalium. \u2014 Sara Karnes, USA TODAY , 16 June 2021",
"Looking for answers, scientists based at Florida State University decided to study bonnethead sharks \u2014 a kind of hammerhead that lives on both American coasts and returns to the same estuaries every year. \u2014 Fox News , 18 May 2021",
"Looking for answers, scientists based at Florida State University decided to study bonnethead sharks \u2014 a kind of hammerhead that lives on both American coasts and returns to the same estuaries every year. \u2014 Author: Patrick Whittle, Anchorage Daily News , 17 May 2021",
"The great hammerhead shark is considered dangerous and ranks seventh in unprovoked attacks on humans, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. \u2014 Tiffini Theisen, orlandosentinel.com , 7 June 2021"
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"1562, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02c8ha-m\u0259r-\u02cched"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"birdbrain",
"blockhead",
"bonehead",
"bubblehead",
"chowderhead",
"chucklehead",
"clodpoll",
"clodpole",
"clot",
"cluck",
"clunk",
"cretin",
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"dum-dum",
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"dummy",
"dunce",
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"fathead",
"gander",
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"goon",
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"idiot",
"ignoramus",
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"knucklehead",
"lamebrain",
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"lump",
"lunkhead",
"meathead",
"mome",
"moron",
"mug",
"mutt",
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"nimrod",
"nincompoop",
"ninny",
"ninnyhammer",
"nit",
"nitwit",
"noddy",
"noodle",
"numskull",
"numbskull",
"oaf",
"pinhead",
"prat",
"ratbag",
"saphead",
"schlub",
"shlub",
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"simpleton",
"stock",
"stupe",
"stupid",
"thickhead",
"turkey",
"woodenhead",
"yahoo",
"yo-yo"
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"noun"
]
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"hammy":{
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"undramatic"
],
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": marked by exaggerated and usually self-conscious theatricality":[]
},
"examples":[
"a hammy singer whose overwrought renditions of love songs just beg listeners to cry",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As if that wasn't enough, Jennifer Lawrence is in the mix as young Mystique, and Kevin Bacon plays the wonderfully hammy villain. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Unfortunately, the performances are uneven, and Labovitz has sanctioned acting choices that can be unadvisedly clowning and hammy . \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022",
"In an opening cinematic, an amusingly hammy narrator growls the story over a lavishly violent slideshow of concept art. \u2014 Will Bedingfield, Wired , 24 Feb. 2022",
"When making her hammy chickpea soup, recipe developer and author Carla Lalli Music pur\u00e9es half for a best-of-both-worlds situation: creamy (without the dairy!) and chunky at the same time. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 18 Feb. 2022",
"The album is based on a fantasy: The listener is stuck in traffic in a tunnel to the afterlife, listening to a radio station with a hammy announcer voiced by Jim Carrey. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 11 Jan. 2022",
"The cumbersome brogues and hammy villainous flourishes of the cast nearly upend the interior gravity of Welles\u2019 star turn in a movie that adventurously takes many of its visual and sound cues from horror films. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
"For his hammy performance, Quaid is rewarded by being drenched in a shower of tiger urine. \u2014 Nick Schager, Variety , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Your muscle\u2019s length doesn\u2019t change during contraction, producing force without altering the angle of adjacent joints \u2014 not relevant to our hammy training. \u2014 Outside Online , 10 Aug. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1929, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8ha-m\u0113"
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"dramatic",
"histrionic",
"melodramatic",
"stagy",
"stagey",
"theatrical",
"theatric"
],
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"hamper":{
"antonyms":[
"aid",
"assist",
"facilitate",
"help"
],
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": a large basket usually with a cover for packing, storing, or transporting articles (such as food or laundry)":[],
": to interfere with : to impede the natural activity of : encumber":[
"Bad weather hampered the search effort.",
"a project hampered by budget restraints"
],
": to interfere with the operation of : disrupt":[
"radio communications hampered by static",
"\u2014 Globe & Mail"
],
": to moderate or limit the effect or full exercise of : curb , restrain":[
"a work environment that hampers creativity"
],
": to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede":[
"pitching \u2026 violently in the seaway, hampered by her heavy tow",
"\u2014 R. S. Porteous"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The project was hampered by budget restraints.",
"Construction is hampering traffic on the highway.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The investigators said that limited access did somewhat hamper their review. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Though mostly invisible to the naked eye, the satellites can also hamper amateur and professional astronomers\u2019 observations, said astronomer Connie Walker, who wasn\u2019t involved in the new study. \u2014 Aylin Woodward, WSJ , 5 Feb. 2022",
"Bank of America said the issue could hamper Peloton's subscriber growth, according to CNBC. \u2014 Phil Wahba, Fortune , 19 Apr. 2021",
"The lack of water could hamper irrigation of potatoes, onions and other agricultural staples. \u2014 Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Apr. 2022",
"This satellite pollution could hamper our ability to detect -- and possibly deflect -- asteroids. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 9 Apr. 2022",
"But severe weather may hamper rescue efforts and reduce the likelihood of survivors. \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 2 July 2021",
"The injury could hamper efforts to move him if the Tigers go into sell mode before the trade deadline July 30. \u2014 Dana Gauruder, Detroit Free Press , 18 June 2021",
"Many of the same problems could hamper U.S. efforts decades later. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Apr. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Also, note the hamper tucked under a cabinet but exposed, so it can be grabbed quickly when it's needed. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 22 June 2022",
"For $650, Fortnum & Mason, the royal grocer, will pack a picnic hamper for six to eight people that includes Platinum Jubilee English sparkling brut, wedges of blue Stilton and Somerset cheddar, King Peter ham, Scotch eggs and tea cakes. \u2014 Karla Adam, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
"The hamper includes Queen Elizabeth\u2019s favourite tea flavour, Earl Grey, along with a carton of Caf\u00e9 York Fine Blend Coffee, a range of deliciously mouthwatering shortbread and biscuits and a carton of British butter fudge , all for \u00a330. \u2014 Kate Hardcastle, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"Apple plans to keep iPhone production levels roughly flat in 2022 as global economic conditions diminish demand and supply chain issues hamper manufacturing, Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
"The current Democratic strategy, by contrast, seems likely among other things to further hamper climate goals. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 10 May 2022",
"The sink fittings are by Kallista, and the hamper is from HomeGoods. \u2014 Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor , 3 May 2022",
"In one running gag, a clueless Tash uses a plastic laundry hamper as a makeshift car seat, stroller and playpen for the boy. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 24 Apr. 2022",
"With the pandemic putting a hamper on travel plans, the last two Mother\u2019s Days have been limited to your typical bouquet of flowers and celebrating at home. \u2014 Anna Haines, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English":"Verb",
"Middle English hamper, hanaper , literally, case to hold goblets, from Anglo-French hanaper , from hanap goblet, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English hn\u00e6pp bowl":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8ham-p\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for hamper Verb hamper , trammel , clog , fetter , shackle , manacle mean to hinder or impede in moving, progressing, or acting. hamper may imply the effect of any impeding or restraining influence. hampered the investigation by refusing to cooperate trammel suggests entangling by or confining within a net. rules that trammel the artist's creativity clog usually implies a slowing by something extraneous or encumbering. a court system clogged by frivolous suits fetter suggests a restraining so severe that freedom to move or progress is almost lost. a nation fettered by an antiquated class system shackle and manacle are stronger than fetter and suggest total loss of freedom. a mind shackled by stubborn prejudice a people manacled by tyranny",
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"encumber",
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"hobble",
"hog-tie",
"hold back",
"hold up",
"impede",
"inhibit",
"interfere (with)",
"manacle",
"obstruct",
"shackle",
"short-circuit",
"stymie",
"tie up",
"trammel"
],
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"noun",
"verb"
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"aid",
"assist",
"facilitate",
"help"
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": a large basket usually with a cover for packing, storing, or transporting articles (such as food or laundry)":[],
": to interfere with : to impede the natural activity of : encumber":[
"Bad weather hampered the search effort.",
"a project hampered by budget restraints"
],
": to interfere with the operation of : disrupt":[
"radio communications hampered by static",
"\u2014 Globe & Mail"
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": to moderate or limit the effect or full exercise of : curb , restrain":[
"a work environment that hampers creativity"
],
": to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede":[
"pitching \u2026 violently in the seaway, hampered by her heavy tow",
"\u2014 R. S. Porteous"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The project was hampered by budget restraints.",
"Construction is hampering traffic on the highway.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The investigators said that limited access did somewhat hamper their review. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Though mostly invisible to the naked eye, the satellites can also hamper amateur and professional astronomers\u2019 observations, said astronomer Connie Walker, who wasn\u2019t involved in the new study. \u2014 Aylin Woodward, WSJ , 5 Feb. 2022",
"Bank of America said the issue could hamper Peloton's subscriber growth, according to CNBC. \u2014 Phil Wahba, Fortune , 19 Apr. 2021",
"The lack of water could hamper irrigation of potatoes, onions and other agricultural staples. \u2014 Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Apr. 2022",
"This satellite pollution could hamper our ability to detect -- and possibly deflect -- asteroids. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 9 Apr. 2022",
"But severe weather may hamper rescue efforts and reduce the likelihood of survivors. \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 2 July 2021",
"The injury could hamper efforts to move him if the Tigers go into sell mode before the trade deadline July 30. \u2014 Dana Gauruder, Detroit Free Press , 18 June 2021",
"Many of the same problems could hamper U.S. efforts decades later. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Apr. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Also, note the hamper tucked under a cabinet but exposed, so it can be grabbed quickly when it's needed. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 22 June 2022",
"For $650, Fortnum & Mason, the royal grocer, will pack a picnic hamper for six to eight people that includes Platinum Jubilee English sparkling brut, wedges of blue Stilton and Somerset cheddar, King Peter ham, Scotch eggs and tea cakes. \u2014 Karla Adam, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
"The hamper includes Queen Elizabeth\u2019s favourite tea flavour, Earl Grey, along with a carton of Caf\u00e9 York Fine Blend Coffee, a range of deliciously mouthwatering shortbread and biscuits and a carton of British butter fudge , all for \u00a330. \u2014 Kate Hardcastle, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"Apple plans to keep iPhone production levels roughly flat in 2022 as global economic conditions diminish demand and supply chain issues hamper manufacturing, Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
"The current Democratic strategy, by contrast, seems likely among other things to further hamper climate goals. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 10 May 2022",
"The sink fittings are by Kallista, and the hamper is from HomeGoods. \u2014 Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor , 3 May 2022",
"In one running gag, a clueless Tash uses a plastic laundry hamper as a makeshift car seat, stroller and playpen for the boy. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 24 Apr. 2022",
"With the pandemic putting a hamper on travel plans, the last two Mother\u2019s Days have been limited to your typical bouquet of flowers and celebrating at home. \u2014 Anna Haines, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English hamper, hanaper , literally, case to hold goblets, from Anglo-French hanaper , from hanap goblet, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English hn\u00e6pp bowl":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8ham-p\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for hamper Verb hamper , trammel , clog , fetter , shackle , manacle mean to hinder or impede in moving, progressing, or acting. hamper may imply the effect of any impeding or restraining influence. hampered the investigation by refusing to cooperate trammel suggests entangling by or confining within a net. rules that trammel the artist's creativity clog usually implies a slowing by something extraneous or encumbering. a court system clogged by frivolous suits fetter suggests a restraining so severe that freedom to move or progress is almost lost. a nation fettered by an antiquated class system shackle and manacle are stronger than fetter and suggest total loss of freedom. a mind shackled by stubborn prejudice a people manacled by tyranny",
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"hold back",
"hold up",
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"inhibit",
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"stymie",
"tie up",
"trammel"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185516",
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": a buttock with its associated thigh":[
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
],
": a cushion used especially by tailors for pressing curved areas of garments":[],
": a licensed operator of an amateur radio station":[],
": a son of Noah held to be the progenitor of the Egyptians, Nubians, and Canaanites":[],
": someone who enjoys performing and who tends to behave in an exaggerated or playful way when people are watching":[
"A bit of a ham , she's been collecting these one-liners for decades.",
"\u2014 Elizabeth Rubin",
"\" \u2026 I was always sort of a ham . I talk a lot. I'm wild. I was always performing growing up \u2026 \"",
"\u2014 Pokey LaFarge"
],
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"ham it up for the camera"
],
": to overplay a part":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun (1)",
"We're having ham for dinner.",
"He was once a fine actor, but now he's just an old ham .",
"Cameras bring out the ham in her.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Cuban sandwiches packed with artery-clogging ingredients like ham and pork and anything sweet, like a slice of flan, his favorite dessert. \u2014 Carmen Cusido, refinery29.com , 20 June 2022",
"Spam is molded meat comprised of pork shoulder and ham , with salt, water, potato starch, sugar and sodium nitrite. \u2014 Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 June 2022",
"At the beginning of his career, he was inspired by the likes of Manet and Chardin, who are known for their 18th- and 19th-century still life paintings of fruits and ham . \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 1 June 2022",
"Second Congregational hosting ham dinner COVENTRY \u2013 Second Congregational Church of Coventry, 1746 Boston Turnpike, is hosting a drive thru/take-out dinner on Saturday, June 11. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 27 May 2022",
"The Village Cheese rental, at $125 for two to three days, comes with a party kit: 3 pounds of cheese, baby potatoes to boil, baguette, cornichons and Italian herbed ham . \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 May 2022",
"Harper once owned as many as 60 pigs, though they were gradually sold off, as ham and pork chops, to individual customers and local vendors, including Avalanche Pizza, Jackie O\u2019s and Kindred Market in town. \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 12 May 2022",
"When his disapproving mother hires a ham delivery driver (Cruz\u2019s future husband, Javier Bardem) to seduce her, hilarity ensues. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Amber Shifflett received her order of four ham steaks and four packs of ground pork last fall. \u2014 Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The actors who get to ham it up are quickly the most entertaining, especially J\u00f3hannesson and Asbj\u00f8rn Krogh, who pops up halfway through the season as a vicious Christian Viking. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Most of the returning performers ham it up as much as possible, making this ambitious and absurd endeavor \u2014 basically, turning a meme into a bloated but fun, moving, and self-aware nostalgia trip of a movie \u2014 work. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Rolling Stone , 18 Dec. 2021",
"Labor and supply shortages, along with a change in customer demand patterns, continue to affect many involved in the Christmas product supply chain in Indiana and across the country, from tree farmers to ham warehouses. \u2014 Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star , 14 Dec. 2021",
"Other councilmembers looking to ham it up with Sawant struggled to find such common ground. \u2014 Andrew Schwartz, The New Republic , 3 Dec. 2021",
"Attendees will also have the chance to indulge in additional mouthwatering munchies, collect tons of seltzer swag, and ham it up for \u2018gram worthy epic photoshoots. \u2014 Amber Love Bond, Forbes , 6 Oct. 2021",
"The atmosphere is lively and the menu is focused on pork in all its forms from chops to ham to pate, but there's also duck terrine, octopus, oysters, and a few vegetable dishes. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 6 Aug. 2021",
"Like Vel\u00e1zquez \u2013 and unlike, for instance, Kehinde Wiley, whose blindingly decorative portrait-fictions ham up the theater of power and presence \u2013 Hendricks applied a genuinely tender feeling for truth to his project. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 June 2021",
"The bowl packs in seafood and country ham along with seemingly a bushel of vegetables, in a broth made rich with a quartet of stocks. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 May 2021"
],
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"1933, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
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"Hebrew":"Noun",
"Middle English hamme, homme \"back of the knee, hock of a quadruped,\" going back to Old English hamm, homm (strong feminine) \"back of the knee,\" going back to Germanic *hamm\u014d-, *ham\u014d- (whence also Middle Dutch hamme \"back of the knee, shank,\" Old High German hamma, hama (feminine weak noun) \"hollow of the knee, calf, hock,\" hammo (masculine weak noun) \"hock,\" Old Norse h\u01ebm \"back of the leg, haunch (of a horse),\" going back to an Indo-European ablauting paradigm *konh 2 -m-, *kn\u0325h 2 -m-os, whence also Old Irish cn\u00e1im \"bone,\" Greek kn\u1e17m\u0113 \"shank, tibia\"); (sense 3) probably short for hamfatter":"Noun",
"derivative of ham entry 1 (sense 3)":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8ham"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"backside",
"behind",
"booty",
"bootie",
"bottom",
"breech",
"bum",
"buns",
"butt",
"buttocks",
"caboose",
"can",
"cheeks",
"derriere",
"derri\u00e8re",
"duff",
"fanny",
"fundament",
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"heinie",
"hunkers",
"keister",
"keester",
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"rear",
"rear end",
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"seat",
"tail",
"tail end",
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],
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"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": hamesucken":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Old English h\u0101ms\u014dcn":""
},
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"\u02c8h\u00e4m\u02ccs\u014dk\u0259n"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113814",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hamster":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of a subfamily (Cricetinae) of small Old World rodents having very large cheek pouches":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Health authorities have now ordered all pet shops selling hamsters to shut, as well as mandatory testing of all who have purchased a hamster since Dec. 22. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Jan. 2022",
"And even details drawn directly from real life \u2014 the former John Simon Ritchie gets the Sid Vicious nickname after being bitten by Rotten\u2019s pet hamster Sid \u2014 play extremely corny here. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 31 May 2022",
"Everyone\u2019s favorite hamster is apparently causing issues for others in the lobby. \u2014 Kris Holt, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"There have been other animal-to-human COVID-19 cases documented in Canada with white-tailed deer and a hamster in Japan. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Like a hamster on a wheel, there\u2019s always something to be done. \u2014 Brendan Leonard, Outside Online , 21 July 2020",
"There have been other animal-to-human COVID-19 cases documented with white-tailed deer in Canada and a hamster in Japan. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Don\u2019t get me wrong: I was certainly honored to be invited onto these wedding hamster wheels. \u2014 Lisa Wong Macabasco, Vogue , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The hamster had been suspected of bringing the virus into the building, where at least three people were eventually infected. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 28 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1607, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"German, from Old High German hamustro , of Slavic origin; akin to Old Russian chom\u011bstor\u016d hamster, of Iranian origin; akin to Avestan hama\u0113star- oppressor":""
},
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"\u02c8ham(p)-st\u0259r",
"\u02c8ham-st\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205827",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": an establishment for breeding and raising hamsters":[]
},
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"-t\u0259r\u0113"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191849",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hamstring":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a large tendon above and behind the hock of a quadruped":[],
": any of three muscles at the back of the thigh that function to flex and rotate the leg and extend the thigh":[],
": either of two groups of tendons at the back of the human knee":[],
": to cripple by cutting the leg tendons":[],
": to make ineffective or powerless : cripple":[
"hamstrung by guilt"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The mayor tried to hamstring our efforts by cutting the budget.",
"The company claims it is being hamstrung by government regulations.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Jeff McNeil returned to the Mets' lineup after missing five games with right hamstring tightness. \u2014 Jake Seiner, Chron , 28 June 2022",
"McNeil left in the fourth inning with right hamstring tightness after scoring on a wild pitch. \u2014 Jake Seiner, Hartford Courant , 20 June 2022",
"Moncada left in the third inning of Friday\u2019s game in Houston with right hamstring tightness. \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 20 June 2022",
"Marte exited the game before the top of the ninth inning due to right hamstring tightness. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
"There was also another spot of injury news for the Brewers entering the fifth, as Luis Ur\u00edas was removed for precautionary reasons with right hamstring tightness. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel , 12 June 2022",
"Ward was pulled in the sixth because of right hamstring tightness. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"Carpenter signed with the Yankees on Thursday and got his second straight start due to Aaron Hicks being sidelined by right hamstring tightness. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 27 May 2022",
"Devin Booker experienced right hamstring tightness in the third quarter after a 31-point first half and sat out the entire fourth quarter of a 125-114 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans before a sellout crowd of 17,071 at Footprint Center. \u2014 Duane Rankin, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Cowboys are going deep with this group because of injuries to Gallimore (elbow), Trysten Hill (knee) and Chauncey Golston ( hamstring ). \u2014 Calvin Watkins, Dallas News , 26 Aug. 2021",
"Mark Melancon Devin Booker listed out for Suns Thursday vs. Pistons after injuring hamstring against Warriors Reach the reporter at Michelle.Gardner@gannett.com or 602 444-4783. \u2014 Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Bellinger hit a triple and scored on Beaty\u2019s single in the sixth for a 5-3 lead, but Bellinger aggravated a left- hamstring injury while legging out the triple and departed after the seventh. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 24 July 2021",
"The Wings played without Chris Osgood ( hamstring ), Fedorov (groin), Kozlov (flu) and McCarty (hand surgery). \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 30 May 2022",
"So now, a proud face, even if a knee (Butler), hamstring (Lowry) and groin (Herro) aren\u2019t necessarily willing. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
"The Heat provided this update via Twitter on Saturday afternoon: Coach Spo says both Kyle Lowry ( hamstring ) and P.J. Tucker (knee) will go through their routines with the intent to play in tonight\u2019s Game 3 vs the Celtics. \u2014 Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
"Why: The counter-exercise to knee extension, this exercise targets the hamstring muscles. \u2014 WSJ , 21 May 2022",
"Meanwhile, lawyers representing three sets of challengers to the maps\u2019 allowability argued they were produced from a clear intent to hamstring certain racial and political groups, clashing with one of the court\u2019s conservative judges in the process. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022"
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"McNeil left in the fourth inning with right hamstring tightness after scoring on a wild pitch. \u2014 Jake Seiner, Hartford Courant , 20 June 2022",
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"Devin Booker experienced right hamstring tightness in the third quarter after a 31-point first half and sat out the entire fourth quarter of a 125-114 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans before a sellout crowd of 17,071 at Footprint Center. \u2014 Duane Rankin, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"With the team down three starters \u2014 Cobb, Anthony DeSclafani (ankle) and Jakob Junis ( hamstring ), getting Cobb back in action ASAP seems sensible. \u2014 Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 June 2022",
"Cowboys are going deep with this group because of injuries to Gallimore (elbow), Trysten Hill (knee) and Chauncey Golston ( hamstring ). \u2014 Calvin Watkins, Dallas News , 26 Aug. 2021",
"Mark Melancon Devin Booker listed out for Suns Thursday vs. Pistons after injuring hamstring against Warriors Reach the reporter at Michelle.Gardner@gannett.com or 602 444-4783. \u2014 Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Bellinger hit a triple and scored on Beaty\u2019s single in the sixth for a 5-3 lead, but Bellinger aggravated a left- hamstring injury while legging out the triple and departed after the seventh. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 24 July 2021",
"The Wings played without Chris Osgood ( hamstring ), Fedorov (groin), Kozlov (flu) and McCarty (hand surgery). \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 30 May 2022",
"So now, a proud face, even if a knee (Butler), hamstring (Lowry) and groin (Herro) aren\u2019t necessarily willing. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
"The Heat provided this update via Twitter on Saturday afternoon: Coach Spo says both Kyle Lowry ( hamstring ) and P.J. Tucker (knee) will go through their routines with the intent to play in tonight\u2019s Game 3 vs the Celtics. \u2014 Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Barrett-Jackson didn\u2019t list an estimated hammer price , but a regular GS-6 will set you back in the ballpark of $100,000. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 28 Jan. 2022",
"The painting sold for a hammer price of $170 million. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 10 May 2022",
"The 1964 work \u2014 a 40-square-inch acrylic and silk screen on linen \u2014 sold at Christie\u2019s in New York for $195 million ( hammer price plus buyer\u2019s premium), the auction house reported. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
"That hefty hammer price is due to the singular nature of this particular jersey. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 2 Jan. 2022",
"An example is the tale of a 1968 Omega Speedmaster, which was sold at auction in December for a hammer price of $667,800\u201460 times the estimate. \u2014 Kate Murphy, WSJ , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Christie\u2019s conducted the auction at no charge and with no buyer\u2019s premium added to the hammer price . \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 8 Nov. 2021",
"The hammer price at the Drouot auction house, before commission and other costs, was 5.5 million euros. \u2014 NBC News , 21 Oct. 2021",
"The 32 top designer outfits featured in the evening\u2019s fashion show were also auctioned off gaining a hammer price of 225,000 euros ($265,621). \u2014 Louise Dixon, ajc , 17 July 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Savage Model 99 features a hammerless design with a much faster lock time than a traditional lever action. \u2014 Bryce M. Towsley, Outdoor Life , 9 Dec. 2020",
"The Traditions Vortek StrikerFire was the first hammerless muzzleloader. \u2014 Brad Fenson, Outdoor Life , 28 Oct. 2020"
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"noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The full games start Saturday with athletic contests, which include tossing the caber (imagine throwing a telephone pole) and the hammer throw ; pipe and drum competitions; highland dancing; and sheepdog trials. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"Hermiston\u2019s Caden Hottman finished second in the hammer throw with a toss 204 feet, 9.75 inches. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 June 2022",
"Not everyone wants to know why a certain skier fell in the slalom or those curlers went for broke with the hammer throw . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Erich Sullins completed his Olympic trials debut with a ninth-place finish in the men\u2019s hammer throw final. \u2014 Callie Caplan, Dallas News , 20 June 2021",
"Berry placed third in the hammer throw to qualify for the Tokyo Summer Games in July. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 30 June 2021",
"Track and field athlete Gwen Berry protested at the finals of the women's hammer throw at the 2021 U.S. Olympic trials. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Other Big Ten champions competing for the Gophers at nationals are Kostas Zaltos ( hammer throw ), Alec Basten (3,000-meter steeplechase) and the 4x400-meter relay team of Abigail Schaaffe, Jayla Campbell, Val Larson and Janielle Josephs. \u2014 Star Tribune , 8 June 2021",
"Jessica Bliese of Minnesota Morris was second in the hammer throw (53.19 meters). \u2014 Star Tribune , 30 May 2021"
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"If Trump runs for president again in 2024, there is every chance he will be nominated but lose the general election, given his hammerlock on the conservative base but low general popularity. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 28 July 2021",
"Burlington at this point, for decades has been essentially a one party town with a relatively conservative Democratic ruling clique that has just had a hammerlock on city politics. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Aug. 2021",
"By the time those two transferred, Jordan had a hammerlock on the position, eventually finishing his freshman season with 597 yards, six rushing touchdowns and Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Year honors. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2021",
"The Fighting Illini outlasted the Buckeyes, seemingly putting a hammerlock on one of the four No. 1 seeds. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Mar. 2021",
"The race to succeed him reflects changing demographics and voter attitudes in Texas that give Democrats hopes of breaking the longtime GOP political hammerlock on the Lone Star State. \u2014 David Mark, Washington Examiner , 29 Sep. 2020",
"The Democrats seemed to have an even firmer hammerlock on Congress, having held the House continuously for 40 consecutive years by 1994. \u2014 Dan Mclaughlin, National Review , 2 Mar. 2020",
"After three periods of a deadlock, the Clippers put the Lakers in a hammerlock , outscoring them in the final dozen minutes for a 112-102 victory in a game that epitomized the teams\u2019 current stature in this town. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Oct. 2019",
"Republicans would have a hammerlock on a nine-member Court for decades. \u2014 Scott Lemieux, The New Republic , 10 May 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Recently, Peterson added to his operation a hammer mill designed to turn mesquite beans into flour. \u2014 Laura Latzko, The Arizona Republic , 9 Sep. 2020"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"Carl Joachim 1885\u20131964 Norwegian statesman":[]
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"noun"
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": tragic flaw":[]
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