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spark upTo light up; light a cigarette or start smoking a pipe, bong, etc.Rate it:

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spell offIn a spelling bee, of two or more participants, to spell words one after the other until a champion is determined. Usually refers to a series of rounds of spelling in which no spellers are eliminated.Rate it:

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spell offTo participate in a spelling bee.Rate it:

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spem praecīdere, incidere (Liv. 2. 15)to cut off all hope.Rate it:

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spin offTo create as a by-product or a secondary derived work.Rate it:

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split offTo break away from a group or mass.Rate it:

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spring to lifeTo start to exist.Rate it:

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square offTo get ready for a fight.Rate it:

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square offTo get in the fighting position.Rate it:

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stack offTo play an all in pot; to commit all of one's chips to a pot.Rate it:

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stadium currere (Off. 3. 10. 42)to run a foot-race.Rate it:

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stake outTo mark off the limits by stakesRate it:

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stand offTo stand some distance apart form something or someone.Rate it:

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stand offTo prevent any would-be attacker from coming close by adopting an offensive posture.Rate it:

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start a familyTo conceive one's first childRate it:

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start afreshTo start or restart doing something from the beginning or with a clean sheet.Rate it:

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start from where you areAchievement requires realism.Rate it:

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start offTo begin.Rate it:

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start off on the right footTo begin well, especially to begin a relationship well.Rate it:

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start off on the wrong footTo begin badly; especially, to begin a relationship badly.Rate it:

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start outto begin one's life, or occupation.Rate it:

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start overTo begin again; to return to the beginning.Rate it:

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start over againreturn to the beginning, go back to the top of a page or scriptRate it:

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start upTo rise suddenly.Rate it:

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start upTo begin.Rate it:

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start upTo begin to operate.Rate it:

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start with a clean sheetTo go back to square one; start all over again.Rate it:

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start with a clean slateAlternative form of start with a clean sheetRate it:

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stave offTo prevent something from happening; to obviate or avert.Rate it:

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steal a marchTo start early.Rate it:

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step offTo measure by steps or paces; hence, to divide, or to form a series of marks, by successive measurements, as with dividers.Rate it:

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step outTo exit a place on foot, often for a short time.Rate it:

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stomp offTo depart in an angry mood.Rate it:

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stop an eight-day clock and throw it into reverseBefore batteries and household electricity were used to power clocks, most clocks had to be wound by hand to keep operating. Eight-day clocks were designed so they only had to be wound every eighth day and the movement only turned in a clockwise direction. Therefore, someone with an appearance objectionable enough to stop the clock and send the movement spinning in the wrong and opposite direction would be ugly indeed.Rate it:

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stop offTo make a short visit somewhere, on the way to another place.Rate it:

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stop offTo fill with sand, where a part of the cavity left by the pattern is not wanted for the casting.Rate it:

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stop overTo interrupt one's journey for a short stay; to stop off.Rate it:

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storm offto leave somewhere angrily; see also: storm outRate it:

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storm outTo leave or depart angrily; see also: storm offRate it:

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straight out the gateImmediately, right from the start. Right away.Rate it:

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straighten outTo correct; to stop doing something wrong.Rate it:

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straighten upto start living a reformed lifeRate it:

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strike upTo start something with somebody else. Usually a conversation or relationship.Rate it:

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strike upTo start something, usually playing live music.Rate it:

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strip offTo remove anything by stripping, e.g. items of clothing or paint from the side of a ship.Rate it:

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strip offTo be removed by stripping.Rate it:

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strut one's stuffTo behave, or to perform in a showy or ostentatious manner, especially in a way to impress others; to show off.Rate it:

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sub radicibus montis, in infimo monte, sub monteat the foot of the mountain.Rate it:

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subita morte exstinguito be cut off by sudden death.Rate it:

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suck offTo fellate a man until he ejaculates.Rate it:

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