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suspect
Verb
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If you suspect something, you feel that something, often bad, is probably true.
I suspect you've already erased the file, have you?
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If you suspect someone or something, you don't trust them, or you think something is their fault.
The chemical is no longer used because it is suspected of causing cancer.
Hassan strongly suspected that he had something to do with Wolfgang Klein's death.
suspect
Noun
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A suspect is a person or thing who you believe committed a crime or caused something.
He was the police's prime suspect in the crime.
suspect
Adjective
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If something is suspect, it is untrue, or likely to cause problems.
Any claims to solve all the problems should be seen as deeply suspect.
zero
Determiner
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Zero is a count of nothing. It is often written 0.
One minus one is zero (1 - 1 = 0).
zero
Noun
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The symbol for the number zero, that is "0."
The new job added a zero to my pay, from $20,000 to $200,000.
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A person or thing that is worth nothing.
I'm not inviting him, he's total zero.
zero
Verb
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To zero is to make a small change to reset a piece of equipment.
I had to zero the counter on my tape player.
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To zero in is to make small changes that bring you closer to something.
I was able to zero in on the source of bad smell in the shed.