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"(transitive) To block or cover using bricks."
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"sense": "to block by masonry",
"word": "muurata umpeen"
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"sense": "to block by masonry",
"word": "zumauern"
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"sense": "to block by masonry",
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"roman": "zamurovatʹ",
"sense": "to block by masonry",
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"ref": "2023, Lula White, Drink You (Explore Men of the Hamptons; 3), Lula White Books, page unknown",
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"To cause (someone) to have an erection."
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"To cause (someone) to have an erection."
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to block by masonry",
"word": "muurata umpeen"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to block by masonry",
"word": "zumauern"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to block by masonry",
"word": "tijolar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zamurovatʹ",
"sense": "to block by masonry",
"word": "замуровать"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to block by masonry",
"word": "mura igen"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to block by masonry",
"word": "mura för"
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