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| NOUN: | 1. A tiny amount: bit1, crumb, dab1, dot, dram, drop, fragment, grain, iota, jot, minim, mite, modicum, molecule, ort, ounce, particle, scrap1, scruple, shred, smidgen, speck, tittle, trifle, whit. Chiefly British : spot. See BIG. 2. A very small mark: dot, fleck, pinpoint, point, speck, spot. See MARKS. 3. A slight amount or indication: breath, ghost, hair, hint, intimation, semblance, shade, shadow, soupçon, streak, suggestion, suspicion, taste, tinge, touch, trace, whiff, whisper. Informal : whisker. See BIG, SHOW. 4. A lively, emphatic, eager quality or manner: animation, bounce, brio, élan, esprit, life, liveliness, pertness, sparkle, spirit, verve, vigor, vim, vivaciousness, vivacity, zip. Informal : ginger, pep, peppiness. Slang : oomph. See ACTION. 5. A quality of active mental and physical forcefulness: punch, starch, verve, vigor, vigorousness, vim, vitality. Informal : snap. Idioms: vim and vigor. See ACTION, TIRED. | | VERB: | 1. To spoil or destroy: blast, blight, nip1. See HELP. 2. To move swiftly: bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt2, race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour2, shoot, speed, sprint, tear1, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip, zoom. Informal : hotfoot, rip. Slang : barrel, highball. Chiefly British : nip1. Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, step (or jump) on it. See MOVE. 3. To hurl or scatter liquid upon: bespatter, slop, slosh, spatter, splash, splatter, spray, swash. See STRIKE. 4. To send through the air with a motion of the hand or arm: cast, dart, fling, heave, hurl, hurtle, launch, pitch, shoot, shy2, sling, throw, toss. Informal : fire. See MOVE.
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