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Common Verbs — Lesson 40

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barbed

bɑrbd

Provide with barbs — the fish escaped by snapping the barbed hook.

The old fence was covered in barbed wire to keep intruders out.

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barbing

ˈbɑrbɪŋ

Provide with barbs — he's always barbing on Saturdays.

I've got barbing at three o'clock today.

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bares

bɛrz

Lay bare — she bares her soul in the interview.

She bares her soul in the interview.

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barnstorm

ˈbɑrn.stɔrm

Appear at county fairs and carnivals as a stunt flier and parachute jumper — the candidate barnstormed through the swing states before the election.

The candidate barnstormed through the swing states before the election.

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barricaded

ˈbærɪkeɪdɪd

Render unsuitable for passage — the police barricaded the area around the building.

The workers barricaded the construction site to keep pedestrians safe.

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bashed

bæʃt

Hit hard — the reviewers bashed the new album.

He bashed the door down in frustration.

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bashing

ˈbæʃɪŋ

Hit hard — he gave the door a good bashing with his fist.

The politician faced heavy bashing from the media.

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basted

ˈbeɪstɪd

Cover with liquid before cooking — the cook basted the chicken every ten minutes during roasting.

The cook basted the chicken every ten minutes during roasting.

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bate

beɪt

Moderate or restrain; lessen the force of — he could not bate his curiosity any longer.

She waited with bated breath for the news.

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bated

ˈbeɪtɪd

Moderate or restrain; lessen the force of — she waited with bated breath for the exam results.

She waited with bated breath for the exam results.

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batted

ˈbætɪd

Strike with, or as if with a baseball bat — he batted first in the inning.

She batted the ball out of the park.

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battered

ˈbætərd

Strike against forcefully — the boat looked battered after the storm.

He carried his battered old suitcase across the platform.

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