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Translated into English Verse. […] Together with the Satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus. […], London: Printed for Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC:", "text": "Point at the tattered coat and ragged shoe.", "type": "quote"}, {"ref": "2011 October 23, Becky Ashton, “QPR 1 - 0 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport:", "text": "Luiz struggled with the movement of Helguson in the box, as he collected a long ball and the Spaniard barged him over, leaving referee Chris Foy little option but to point to the spot.", "type": "quote"}], "glosses": ["To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it."], "links": [["index finger", "index finger"]], "raw_glosses": ["(intransitive) To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it."], "tags": ["intransitive"]}, {"categories": ["English intransitive verbs", "English terms with quotations", "English terms with usage examples"], "examples": [{"text": "The arrow of a compass points north", "type": "example"}, {"text": "The skis were pointing uphill.", "type": "example"}, {"text": "The arrow on the map points towards the entrance", "type": "example"}, {"ref": "2013 June 7, Ed Pilkington, “‘Killer robots’ should be banned in advance, UN told”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 6:", "text": "In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way.", "type": "quote"}], "glosses": ["To draw attention to something or indicate a direction."], "raw_glosses": ["(intransitive) To draw attention to something or indicate a direction."], "tags": ["intransitive"]}, {"categories": ["English intransitive verbs"], "glosses": ["To face in a particular direction."], "raw_glosses": ["(intransitive) To face in a particular direction."], "tags": ["intransitive"]}, {"categories": ["English terms with quotations", "English terms with usage examples", "English transitive verbs", "Quotation templates to be cleaned"], "examples": [{"text": "to point a gun at a wolf, or a cannon at a fort", "type": "example"}, {"ref": "1853, Great Britain. Parliament. 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[…], 2nd edition, London: […] J[acob] Tonson, […], →OCLC, page 16:", "text": "Novv the vvarm Scent aſſures the Covey near, / He [the dog] treads vvith Caution, and he points vvith Fear; […]", "type": "quote"}], "glosses": ["To indicate the presence of game by a fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do."], "links": [["hunting", "hunting#Noun"], ["game", "game"]], "raw_glosses": ["(intransitive, hunting) To indicate the presence of game by a fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do."], "tags": ["intransitive"], "topics": ["hobbies", "hunting", "lifestyle"]}, {"categories": ["en:Medicine"], "glosses": ["To approximate to the surface; to head."], "links": [["medicine", "medicine"], ["abscess", "abscess"], ["surface", "surface"], ["head", "head"]], "raw_glosses": ["(medicine, of an abscess) To approximate to the surface; to head."], "raw_tags": ["of an abscess"], "topics": ["medicine", "sciences"]}, {"categories": ["English dated terms", "English terms with quotations", 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"roman": "sasu", "sense": "to extend finger", "word": "指す"}, {"alt": "さししめす", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "sashimesu", "sense": "to extend finger", "word": "指し示す"}, {"code": "jv", "lang": "Javanese", "sense": "to extend finger", "word": "tudhing"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "cɑɑcɑngʼol", "sense": "to extend finger", "word": "ចង្អុល"}, {"code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "garikida", "sense": "to extend finger", "word": "가리키다"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to extend finger", "word": "tuju"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to extend finger", "word": "tohitū"}, {"code": "nb", "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål", "sense": "to extend finger", "word": "peke"}, {"code": "nn", "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk", "sense": "to extend finger", "word": "peika"}, {"code": "kaw", "lang": "Old Javanese", "sense": "to extend finger", "word": "tuding"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to extend finger", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "wskazywać"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to extend finger", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "wskazać"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to extend finger", "word": "apontar para"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to extend finger", "word": "indicar"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "ukázyvatʹ", "sense": "to extend finger", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "ука́зывать"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "ukazátʹ", "sense": "to extend finger", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "указа́ть"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "to extend finger", "word": "tomh"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "to extend finger", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "kazati"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "to extend finger", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "pokazati"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to extend finger", "word": "indicar"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to extend 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"lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "ukazáty", "sense": "to extend finger", "word": "указа́ти"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "to extend finger", "word": "trỏ"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "to extend finger", "word": "chỉ"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "soča", "sense": "to face in a particular direction or some object", "word": "соча"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to face in a particular direction or some object", "word": "puntare"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to face in a particular direction or some object", "word": "anga"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "nasočvam", "sense": "to direct, aim", "word": "насочвам"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to direct, aim", "word": "nasměrovat"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to direct, aim", "word": "osoittaa"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to direct, aim", "word": "näyttää"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", 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