aspirate
verb
to remove liquid from inside someone’s body, usually with a needle or syringe
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verb
to get rid of the water in an area of land so that it can be used for farming or building on
to take some of the liquid out of something
if something dries off, or if you dry it off, all the water dries or is wiped from its surface
noun
the process of sucking air or a liquid from somewhere by creating a space without air that it can flow into
to remove a liquid from a surface using a cloth
to take water from a well (=a deep hole in the ground)
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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