pitch
verb
to try to sell something by saying how good it is
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To try to sell something
drum up
to try to make people support you or buy something from you
woo
verb
to try to persuade people to support you or to buy something from you, especially by saying and doing nice things
tout
verb
to try to persuade people to buy something by telling them about it, especially loudly and in public
boost
verb
to try to make people want to buy a product, visit a place etc, by talking about it publicly in a very positive way
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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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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