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"The act of assisting another's progress over a wall or other obstacle by forming a step for one of their feet with one's hands."
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"sense": "forming a step with one's hands",
"word": "punttaus"
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"sense": "forming a step with one's hands",
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"word": "courte échelle"
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"tags": [
"feminine"
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"sense": "forming a step with one's hands",
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"A boost, a sudden improvement; an advantage, an edge."
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"(figuratively) A boost, a sudden improvement; an advantage, an edge."
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"Assistance, help given to get started or overcome a problem or obstacle."
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"(figuratively) Assistance, help given to get started or overcome a problem or obstacle."
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"sense": "forming a step with one's hands",
"word": "punttaus"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "forming a step with one's hands",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "courte échelle"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "forming a step with one's hands",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Räuberleiter"
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{
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "forming a step with one's hands",
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],
"word": "pezinho"
}
],
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}
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