transitive verb 1. to put off until a later time or date; postpone.We deferred our trip because of the snowstorm.I’ll defer giving my answer until I’ve had more time to consider. 2….
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WOTD: backfire
intransitive verb 1. to emit a loud noise as the result of inefficient functioning of the engine of a car or other internal-combustion vehicle. 2. to have results that are unplanned and…
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WOTD: belligerent
adjective 1. having or showing an eagerness to fight; aggressive; warlike.More guards were called when the prisoner became belligerent.He was expelled from school after he became belligerent toward one of his teachers….