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Common noun
discount; reduction; rebate
Counter
tenths discounted; tenths reduced
Idiomatic expression
to do something with painful reluctance; to have one's hair pulled from behind
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
traction; towing; hauling; pulling; drawing
driving (e.g. economic growth)
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb
touting; soliciting; luring
tout; barker; pander
putting an end to; bringing to a close
person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after
to have lingering effects
tug of war
forward puller (of a rickshaw)
price reduction; discount
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull
to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to reduce
Historical term
to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
unavoidable; inevitable
to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction
thinning out; pruning; culling; curtailing; sub-sampling (e.g. video frames, signals)
infanticide
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.)
to come to an end; to finish
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); cringing; being left speechless
Film; Television
zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
Colloquial
to drag along
Colloquial
to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
