| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. An area sunk below its surroundings: basin, concavity, depression, dip, hollow, sag, sink, sinkhole. See CONVEX. 2. A place known for its great filth or corruption: cesspit, cesspool, sink. Slang : armpit. See CLEAN, RIGHT. | | VERB: | To place in opposition or be in opposition to: counter, match, oppose, play off. Idioms: bump heads with, meet head-on, set (or be) at odds, set (or be) at someone's throat, trade blows (or punches) . See SUPPORT.
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