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"2": "",
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"ref": "(Can we date this quote?), (Please provide the book title or journal name)",
"text": "When Caliban was lazy and neglected his work, Ariel (who was invisible to all eyes but Prospero’s) would come slyly and pinch him, and sometimes tumble him down in the mire. (Charles Lamb, Tales from Shakespeare, Hatier, coll. « Les Classiques pour tous » n° 223, p. 51)",
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"Deep mud; moist, spongy earth."
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"word": "peatland"
},
{
"word": "quag"
}
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"sense": "deep mud",
"word": "污泥"
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"sense": "deep mud",
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"lang": "French",
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"lang": "Galician",
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"tags": [
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"tags": [
"masculine"
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"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "voúrkos",
"sense": "deep mud",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "kīcaṛ",
"sense": "deep mud",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "कीचड़"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "deep mud",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fango"
},
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "deep mud",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "deep mud",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "phong",
"sense": "deep mud",
"word": "ផុង"
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"sense": "deep mud",
"tags": [
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],
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"sense": "deep mud",
"word": "kene"
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{
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"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "deep mud",
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"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "deep mud",
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{
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"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "deep mud",
"tags": [
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"tags": [
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"sense": "deep mud",
"tags": [
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"word": "maresca"
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"tags": [
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"_dis1": "100 0",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "gelzâr",
"sense": "deep mud",
"word": "گلزار"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "deep mud",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"sense": "deep mud",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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{
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "deep mud",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "deep mud",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"roman": "topʹ",
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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"sense": "deep mud",
"tags": [
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],
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"code": "sa",
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"roman": "paṅka",
"sense": "deep mud",
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"masculine"
],
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{
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"sense": "deep mud",
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"text": "Swansea seemed to be pulling clear of trouble with five wins in their first eight games following head coach Paul Clement's appointment, but two successive defeats had dragged the Swans back into the mire.",
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{
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"word": "çamura batırmak"
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"word": "окалям"
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"word": "zapadnout do bláta"
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{
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"code": "cs",
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{
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"sense": "to sink into mud",
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},
{
"_dis1": "4 93 0 3",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
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},
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"_dis1": "4 93 0 3",
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"sense": "to sink into mud",
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},
{
"_dis1": "4 93 0 3",
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{
"_dis1": "4 93 0 3",
"code": "oc",
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"sense": "to sink into mud",
"word": "baldracar"
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{
"_dis1": "4 93 0 3",
"code": "oc",
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{
"_dis1": "4 93 0 3",
"code": "oc",
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"word": "gaulhassar"
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"_dis1": "4 93 0 3",
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"word": "empantanar"
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{
"_dis1": "4 93 0 3",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to sink into mud",
"word": "çamura batmak"
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"To weigh down."
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{
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{
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{
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"word": "污泥"
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{
"code": "cs",
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"masculine"
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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"sense": "deep mud",
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],
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{
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"sense": "deep mud",
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{
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],
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"sense": "deep mud",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "deep mud",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "deep mud",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Matsch"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "voúrkos",
"sense": "deep mud",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
{
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"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "bórboros",
"sense": "deep mud",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
{
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"sense": "deep mud",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "कीचड़"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "deep mud",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fango"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "deep mud",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mota"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "deep mud",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "limo"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "phong",
"sense": "deep mud",
"word": "ផុង"
},
{
"code": "la",
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"sense": "deep mud",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
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{
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"sense": "deep mud",
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"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "deep mud",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "purvājs"
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{
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"sense": "deep mud",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "deep mud",
"word": "kene"
},
{
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "deep mud",
"word": "hashtłʼish"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "deep mud",
"word": "fanga"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "deep mud",
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"feminine"
],
"word": "baldra"
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{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "deep mud",
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{
"code": "oc",
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"masculine"
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"word": "fangalhàs"
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{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "deep mud",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "baldrièr"
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{
"code": "oc",
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"sense": "deep mud",
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],
"word": "iga"
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{
"code": "oc",
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"feminine"
],
"word": "maresca"
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{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "deep mud",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "sanhàs"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "gelzâr",
"sense": "deep mud",
"word": "گلزار"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "deep mud",
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"masculine"
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"word": "Mautsch"
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{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "deep mud",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Schlaum"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "deep mud",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "bagno"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "deep mud",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "lama"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "deep mud",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lodo"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "deep mud",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "barro"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "topʹ",
"sense": "deep mud",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "топь"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "trjasína",
"sense": "deep mud",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "тряси́на"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "paṅka",
"sense": "deep mud",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "पङ्क"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "deep mud",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "clàbar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "deep mud",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "barrizal"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "deep mud",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lodazal"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "deep mud",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fangal"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "deep mud",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "barro"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "deep mud",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "fango"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "deep mud",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cieno"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "deep mud",
"word": "batak"
},
{
"code": "zza",
"lang": "Zazaki",
"sense": "deep mud",
"word": "lınce"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "an undesirable situation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "marast"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "an undesirable situation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "šlamastyka"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "láspi",
"sense": "an undesirable situation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "λάσπη"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "voúrkos",
"sense": "an undesirable situation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "βούρκος"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "télma",
"sense": "an undesirable situation",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "τέλμα"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "vórvoros",
"sense": "an undesirable situation",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "βόρβορος"
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{
"code": "oc",
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"sense": "an undesirable situation",
"word": "malpàs"
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{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "an undesirable situation",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "malparada"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "an undesirable situation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "malabosena"
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{
"code": "oc",
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"sense": "an undesirable situation",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "malora"
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{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
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"sense": "an undesirable situation",
"word": "باتلاق"
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{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "an undesirable situation",
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"2": "",
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"To sink into mud."
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"(intransitive) To sink into mud."
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"To weigh down."
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"(transitive, figurative) To weigh down."
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"To soil with mud or foul matter."
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"(intransitive) To soil with mud or foul matter."
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to plunge or fix in mud",
"word": "feststecken"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to plunge or fix in mud",
"word": "çamura batırmak"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "okaljam",
"sense": "to sink into mud",
"word": "окалям"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to sink into mud",
"word": "zapadnout do bláta"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to sink into mud",
"word": "zabřednout do bahna"
},
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "to sink into mud",
"word": "embourber"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to sink into mud",
"word": "enliser"
},
{
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"sense": "to sink into mud",
"word": "einsinken"
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"sense": "to sink into mud",
"word": "tapoko"
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"sense": "to sink into mud",
"word": "fangassejar"
},
{
"code": "oc",
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"sense": "to sink into mud",
"word": "fanguejar"
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"sense": "to sink into mud",
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{
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"sense": "to sink into mud",
"word": "baudracar"
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{
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"sense": "to sink into mud",
"word": "baldracar"
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{
"code": "oc",
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"sense": "to sink into mud",
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{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to sink into mud",
"word": "gaulhassar"
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"sense": "to sink into mud",
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"word": "погрязнуть"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to sink into mud",
"word": "empantanar"
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"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to sink into mud",
"word": "çamura batmak"
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"ref": "1866, The Gardener's Monthly and Horticultural Advertiser Devoted, page 149",
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"ref": "1915, Daniel T. Trombley, Batiste of Isle La Motte, page 24",
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{
"ref": "1939, original c. 1300, Publications - Volume 103; Volume 105, page 267",
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"type": "quotation"
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"An ant."
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"(rare or obsolete) An ant."
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