as pirate noun, verb

» noun /'aesparat/ {phonetics ig- ft) the sound /h/, as in house * h ft; A ft:    The word ‘hour’ is pronounced

without an initial aspirate. * hour ft ^ EJ: h ^

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n verb /’aespareit/ [VN] 1 (medical %) to remove liquid from a person’s body with a machine ( ) -fth ui5:

( ft liSft? 1$ ft ) 2 phonetics [§• ft) to pronounce sth with an lh’ sound or with a breath h ft;

as pir ation /.aespa’reijn/ noun 1 [C, usually pi., U] ~ (for sth) | ~ (to do sth) a strong desire to have or do sth il M ; ft ft ; ft [a]: I didn't realize you had political

aspirations, ffc & ft ,1 ig |ij ft ft in ± tty IS ft „ 0 He has never had any aspiration to earn a lot of money, ft A ft ifc ft HUS % o 2 [U] {phonetics ft) the action of pronouncing a word with an /h/ sound, as in house

as pir ation al /.aespa'reijanl/ adj. wanting very much to achieve success in your career or to improve your social status and standard of living

as pirator /'aespireita(r)/ noun {medical IM) a device or machine used for sucking liquid from a person’s body

as pire /a'spai0(r)/ verb ~ (to sth) to have a strong desire to achieve or to become sth M M   )' • W&y{ jjfc

ft ) : [V] She aspired to a scientific career. ifeftftft 44^ ftiK 0 [V to inf] He aspired to be their next leader, ftfi

as pirin /'aesprin; ‘aesparm/ noun [U, C] {pi. aspirin or aspirins) a drug used to reduce pain, fever and INFLAMMATION     ) : Do you

have any aspirin?     o Take two

aspirin(s) for a headache.

as piring /a'spaiarip/ (also less frequent as pir ant) adj. [only before noun] 1 wanting to start the career or activity that is mentioned M H }$$ •■•#]; ft ft ft • ■ •

: Aspiring musicians need hours of practice every day. St ft ft ft % it -W- # A ^ ft ^ ft Hf o 2 wanting to be successful in life ft4fi;ff; Ift; ft ft ft] : He came from an aspiring working-class background, ft ft ftft ft W I

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ass /aes/ noun 1 {NAmE, taboo, slang) = arse 2 {BrE, informal) a stupid person | A.; ^ M H771 fool : Don't be such an ass! $i]A$ ^      ! o I made an

ass of myself at the meeting—standing up and then forgetting the question.  ft 7

43 A ft 7 1c |n] M ft] M o 3 {BrE, old use) a donkey rm get your ass in gear | move your 'ass {slang, especially NAmE) a rude way of telling sb to hurry £ij 0 get your ,ass over/in ’here, etc. {slang, especially NAmE) a rude way of telling sb to come here, etc. ) —more at cover v., kick v.,

kiss v., pain n.

assagai = assegai

as sail /a'seil/ verb [VN] {formal) 1 to attack sb violently, either physically or with words   ffft;   iUfth He

was assailed with fierce blows to the head, ft Ait SI® ® fT o 0 The proposal was assailed by the opposition party, t! ^ if 3\ fg ft% (f) W rfr 0 0 (figurative) A vile smell assailed my nostrils. - $t,l£ % ft ft $J # 0      2 [usually

passive] to disturb or upset sb severely    : to

be assailed by worries/doubts/fears ft M M / If iM / fti

assailant /a'seilant/ noun (formal) a person who attacks sb, especially physically ft # ; fj |X| # ECT71 ATTACKER

assassin /a'saesin; NAmE -sn/ noun a person who murders sb important or famous, for money or for political reasons ( ft        if) |      % . ff

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as sas sin ate /a'saesineit; NAmE -san-/ verb [VN] [often passive] to murder an important or famoiis person, espe­cially for political reasons ( ftftflftfqgft) ) Hft . 1 r $lj:    The prime minister was assassinated by extremists.

ft 4f] i® M ;ft T Hr A o 0 a plot to assassinate the presi­dent $J ^ Ph ► aS“Sas*sin-ation /a.saesi'neijn; NAmE -sa'n-/ noun [U, C] :       The president survived a