sign
verb
to write your name on something in your own personal way
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To write your name on something
witness
verb
to watch someone sign an official document, and then sign it yourself to state that you have watched them
sign in
to write your name on an official list when you arrive at a place
sign on
to write your name or a secret word in order to use a computer
sign on the dotted line
to sign a contract or other legal agreement
with a/the stroke of a pen
used for emphasizing that something important is done by the simple act of signing a document
sign away
if you sign away property or a right to something, you agree that it no longer belongs to you by writing your name on a document
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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