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276 lines
5.5 KiB
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{
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"hocus-pocus":{
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"the art or skill of performing tricks or illusions for entertainment":{
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"examples":[
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"with some well-crafted hocus-pocus , the illusionist made the dove disappear from his hands"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"conjuring",
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"legerdemain",
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"magic",
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"prestidigitation"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"deception",
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"deceptiveness",
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"trickery"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"hocking":{
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"to leave as a guarantee of repayment of a loan":{
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"examples":[
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"the prince had to hock the family jewels to pay his gambling debts"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"pawning",
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"pledging"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"depositing",
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"mortgaging",
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"bonding"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"buying (back)",
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"redeeming",
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"winning (back)"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"hocus-pocuses":{
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"the art or skill of performing tricks or illusions for entertainment":{
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"examples":[
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"with some well-crafted hocus-pocus , the illusionist made the dove disappear from his hands"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"conjuring",
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"legerdemain",
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"magic",
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"prestidigitation"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"deception",
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"deceptiveness",
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"trickery"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"hock":{
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"a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody":{
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"examples":[
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"some lowlife who had been in and out of hock most of his adult life"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bastille",
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"big house",
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"bridewell",
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"brig",
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"calaboose",
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"can",
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"clink",
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"cooler",
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"coop",
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"guardroom",
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"hold",
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"hoosegow",
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"jail",
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"jailhouse",
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"joint",
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"jug",
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"lockup",
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"nick",
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"pen",
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"penitentiary",
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"pokey",
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"prison",
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"quod",
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"slam",
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"slammer",
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"stir",
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"stockade",
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"tolbooth"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bull pen",
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"cage",
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"cell",
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"hole",
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"tank",
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"block",
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"ward",
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"glasshouse",
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"guardhouse",
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"hulk(s)",
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"concentration camp",
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"gulag",
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"labor camp",
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"prison camp",
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"stalag",
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"work camp",
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"dungeon",
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"keep",
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"oubliette",
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"reformatory",
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"reform school",
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"training school"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"outside"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to leave as a guarantee of repayment of a loan":{
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"examples":[
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"the prince had to hock the family jewels to pay his gambling debts"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"pawn",
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"pledge"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"deposit",
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"mortgage",
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"bond"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"buy (back)",
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"redeem",
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"win (back)"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"hocked":{
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"to leave as a guarantee of repayment of a loan":{
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"examples":[
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"the prince had to hock the family jewels to pay his gambling debts"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"pawned",
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"pledged"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"deposited",
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"mortgaged",
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"bonded"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"bought (back)",
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"redeemed",
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"won (back)"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"hocks":{
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"a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody":{
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"examples":[
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"some lowlife who had been in and out of hock most of his adult life"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bastilles",
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"big houses",
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"bridewells",
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"brigs",
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"calabooses",
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"cans",
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"clinks",
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"coolers",
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"coops",
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"guardrooms",
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"holds",
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"hoosegows",
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"jailhouses",
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"jails",
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"joints",
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"jugs",
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"lockups",
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"nicks",
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"penitentiaries",
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"pens",
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"pokeys",
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"prisons",
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"quods",
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"slammers",
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"slams",
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"stirs",
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"stockades",
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"tolbooths"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bull pens",
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"cages",
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"cells",
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"holes",
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"tanks",
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"blocks",
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"wards",
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"glasshouses",
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"guardhouses",
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"hulks",
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"concentration camps",
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"gulags",
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"labor camps",
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"prison camps",
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"stalags",
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"work camps",
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"dungeons",
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"keeps",
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"oubliettes",
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"reformatories",
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"reform schools",
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"training schools"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"outsides"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to leave as a guarantee of repayment of a loan":{
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"examples":[
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"the prince had to hock the family jewels to pay his gambling debts"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"pawns",
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"pledges"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"deposits",
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"mortgages",
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"bonds"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"buys (back)",
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"redeems",
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"wins (back)"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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}
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} |