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stir
Verb
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If you stir something, you move it in a circular movement.
He needed to stir the water into the flour
She stirred the paint to mix the color.
He was quietly stirring sugar into his coffee with a spoon.
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If something is stirred up, it is caused or begins because of something else.
The appointment of the new CEO stirred up controversy.
stir
Noun
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A stir can be when someone becomes excited, upset or angry.
Her short dress made quite a stir when she came into the room.
up
Preposition
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Toward the top or toward the sky.
The balloon went up.
up
Adjective
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In a high position.
The flag is up.
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.
It was an up day.
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optimistic.
He is feeling up.
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Put in trust, entrusted.
It is up to you.
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ing, occurring.
What’s up?
They act like something is up.
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.
Something is up with him.
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Planning, plotting mischief.
He is up to something.
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ed.
It is all up with them.
up
Noun
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State of being up, often with down.
Life has its ups and downs.
up
Verb
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Increase, increment.
We upped the dosage.
spirit
Noun
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A spirit is a being that has no physical body, and cannot usually be seen or touched.
The people on the island believed in many gods and spirits that affected life.
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A spirit is a part of you that cannot be seen or touched. Often this is important to religion and different from the soul (religions do not agree what the difference is).
They tried to talk to the spirit of their dead mother through a medium.
The preacher claimed the soul was the mind but the spirit was something more special.
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If you have spirit, you are very excited about something or a very strong supporter.
People with school spirit always cheer for their schools team.
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The spirit of a statement or rule is the idea or purpose for it.
What she did fit the spirit of the law, even though it brought the law as it was written.
In the spirit of fairness I let the younger children break some rules.
The spirit of the agreement was that we would have equal shares.
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A spirit is a volatile liquid, like alcohol.
spirit
Verb
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If you spirit something, you carry it away, usually in secret or mystery.
spirit
Proper noun
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Another name for the Holy Spirit (also called the Holy Ghost).