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operate
Verb
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If you operate a machine, you control it.
Everyone on board is able to operate the ship.
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If a machine operates, it works.
Does the device operate independently or does it need to connect to other devices?
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If organizations or people operate, they work or do business.
The business will continue to operate under the same name.
The school operates a system for selling used textbooks.
It's really hard to operate with the kids running around.
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If a doctor operates, he cuts into a client's body to fix it.
full
Adjective
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A container is full of things if there are many of the things in the container and no more can go in.
The cup is full of water. If you try to put more water in, the water will fall onto the table.
My life is full of problems.
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A full moon is when the moon is a round circle because the sun is shining on the side we can see.
I can see the road, because there's a full moon tonight.
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A person is full when they are satisfied, usually with food.
The meal was so large that I was full all day.
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Something is full when it is total and completed, does not need any additions
out
Preposition
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Something that is out is not in.
Polly opened the door and went out.
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If something using electricity is out, it is turned off or the electricity is not flowing..
Turn the light out before you leave.
The power's out so nothing's working.
I'm trying to find which light went out.
Oh, no! The fire's gone out again.
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Something that moves out moves from the inside to a place that is not inside.
He took the pen out of his pocket.
Please, close the door as you go out.
If you walk out that door, you can't come back.
The car stopped and out came two men.
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far away
We live out in the country.
He's about half an hour out of Toronto.
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If someone is out, they are not in the place where someone is looking for them.
You can't see the doctor now. He is out.
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to a number of people
We'll give out the books after everyone has arrived.
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away
Don't throw that out. I'm still using it.
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If something is out, you can look at or see it.
the sun is out
the flowers are out
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If something comes out of something, it comes from it.
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If something is out, it is available for sale.
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If something is out, it is not in fashion.
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If someone is out, they are not conscious.
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If a you are out of something, you had it before but you've used or sold all of it.
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If mathx/math is made out of mathy/math, mathy/math is the material that mathx/math is made of.
out
Noun
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If someone is prevented from scoring in baseball, they make an out.
There were two men on base and two outs.
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A way to escape is an out.