Englishfor English speakers
slightly
Adverb
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A little; to a very small degree
The two pictures look very similar, but they are slightly different.
Sales for June were slightly higher than last year at £5.2m against £5.08m.
gas
Noun
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A gas is a substance, such as air, that is not liquid or solid.
The sun is a giant ball of gas.
The carbon dioxide gas in Coke and other soft drinks gives them their bubbles.
The workers appear to have been killed by a poisonous gas.
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Gas is a substance such as methane, ethane, propane, or butane that is burned for heat or to make electricity.
Our house has gas-fired central heating.
In the winter, we pay more for gas and electricity.
Alberta's economy is based largely on oil and gas.
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In North America, gas is short for gasoline, a liquid that is used by cars.
A small car like mine holds about 40 litres of gas.
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In North America, the gas is the gas pedal (accelerator) in a car or truck.
We're in a hurry, so hit the gas.
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In North America, if you have gas, you have the need to fart or burp a lot.
gas
Verb
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If you gas a person or animal, you poison it or put it to sleep with gas.
The mice were gassed and then cut open to examine any changes.
My friend was gassed at the dentist before getting his tooth pulled.
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If you gas up a vehicle, you put fuel in it.
As soon as the planes land, we gas them up and they're ready to go again.
cut
Verb
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If you make something shorter or divide it in pieces, you cut it.
Jared cut the meat using his knife and fork.
In the lumber mill, the logs are then cut into boards.
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To hurt with a blade.
I cut my hand.
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To stop something.
They cut the electricity.
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To edit, shorten, or censor (a film).
The film was cut by ten minutes.
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If you remove something to put it somewhere else, you cut it.
Ben cut the text from the Word document and pasted it into another.
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If the picture changes from one scene to another, the scene cuts to another.
cut
Noun
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A scratch, opening in the skin or a surface.
She had a cut on her arm.
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A reduction; lessening.
There was a cut in prices.
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A small piece removed by cutting is a cut.
I will take a cut of beef.
oil
Noun
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Oil is a liquid that is burned to create heat or used in machines to make them run well.
Gas and oil are essential to running a car.
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Oil is a liquid made of fat that is used for cooking.
Cook the potatoes in oil.
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An oil is a painting made of oil paint.
oil
Verb
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If you oil something, you put clear oil on a machine to make it run well.
She oiled the parts of the gun.