DOG (v): follow closely and persistently
Ex: Photographers seemed to dog her every step.
Stop dogging me!
HUSBAND (v): use (resources) economically
Ex: We need to husband our strength.
I don’t want to buy any new clothes because I must husband my humble salary.
CAKE (v): (of a thick or sticky substance that hardens when dry) cover and become encrusted on (the surface of an object).
Ex: A pair of boots caked with mud
CUP (v): (historical) bleed (someone) by using a glass in which a partial vacuum is formed by heating.
Ex: Can you cup me, please?
Nowadays, it is advised that people should not have their body cupped.
CHAIR (v): preside over as a chair person
Ex: Mr. Johnson is sick so his secretary will chair the meeting today.
BOOK (v): reserve
Ex: I have booked a table for two at the Rosa.
TABLE (v): postpone consideration of
Ex: I'd like the issue to be tabled for the next few months.
The suggestion was tabled for discussion at a later date.
BED (v): to put cians firmly into a substance or into the roun
Ex: The posts should be firmly bedded in concrete.
Have sex with (informal)
Ex: He’s bedded more girls than he can remember.
CLOCK (v): (informal) hit (someone), especially on the head
Ex: His brother clocked him for no reason.
I don’t want to buy any new clothes because I must husband my humble salary.
CAKE (v): (of a thick or sticky substance that hardens when dry) cover and become encrusted on (the surface of an object).
Ex: A pair of boots caked with mud
CUP (v): (historical) bleed (someone) by using a glass in which a partial vacuum is formed by heating.
Ex: Can you cup me, please?
Nowadays, it is advised that people should not have their body cupped.
CHAIR (v): preside over as a chair person
Ex: Mr. Johnson is sick so his secretary will chair the meeting today.
BOOK (v): reserve
Ex: I have booked a table for two at the Rosa.
TABLE (v): postpone consideration of
Ex: I'd like the issue to be tabled for the next few months.
The suggestion was tabled for discussion at a later date.
BED (v): to put cians firmly into a substance or into the roun
Ex: The posts should be firmly bedded in concrete.
Have sex with (informal)
Ex: He’s bedded more girls than he can remember.
CLOCK (v): (informal) hit (someone), especially on the head
Ex: His brother clocked him for no reason.
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