Put your arms around sb is used especially in stories.
hold sb's hand /.haold (sb's) 'haend/to hold someone's hand, as a sign of love or to make them feel safe: Hold my hand. Billy. It's a dangerous road. hold hands (=when two people hold each other's hands) two lovers walking along the beach, holding hands
to stop holding something
let go /,let 'gao/ to stop holding something or someone: Let go! You're hurting me + of She wouldn't let go of the letter.
drop /drop||dra:p/ [и T] to stop holding something suddenly, especially by accident. so that it falls to the ground: Be careful not to drop any of those plates. I soon as she saw him she dropped her suitcases and ran towards him.
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dropping - dropped - have dropped
puncture
puncture briush /lat tire american /pAijktJV, ,flaet 'шэг/ [n C] a hole made accidentally in a tyre, which allows air to get out and makes the tyre unsafe: Do you know how to mend a puncture? get a puncture/flat tire I got a flat tire and I was late for work.
gap /gaep/ [n C] a space in the middle of some- thing, for example in a wall or a fence, where a part of it is missing + in The cows had ^ ,
1,1 i The dog escaped
escaped through a gap throug^ а ga{; jn
gap
in the hedge. the fence.
HOLE
a hole that goes through something
hole /haul/ [n C] an empty space that goes right through something, so that water, air, light etc can pass from one side of it to the other-. I can't wear these socks - they're full of holes.
+ ii\ We cou/d see the sky through a hole in the roof.
make a hole Make a hole in the bottom of each plant pot to let the water drain out.
leak /lisic/ [n С] a small
hole or crack in a pipe,
container etc, which
should not be there and
which lets liquid or gas
flow out of it
+ In There's a leak in
the water tank. There's a teak in
leak
the bucket.
a hole in the ground or in the surface of something
hole /haul/ [n C] an empty space in the ground or in the surface of something + in There were huge holes in the road, make a hole These holes in the tree trunk are made by tiny
insects, dig /dig/ lv I/T] to make
a hole in the ground, using a spade (-a tool for digging), a large machine, or your hands: Some of the prisoners escaped through a tunnel they had dug under the wall. I a big black dog digging in the sand
dig for sth (=in order to find something) There were two fishermen on the beach digging for worms.
hole
There were huge holes in the road.
dig a hole The workmen began digging a hole in the middle of the road. digging - dug - have dug
HOLIDAY
festivals and special days
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Holiday /' ho I ^d i ||' ha: l^de i / [n C/U] British а period of time when you do not have to work or go to schooclass="underline" I have six weeks' holiday each year, I You look tired. What you need is a holiday.
the holidays/summer holidays/school
holidays (=the long periods when schools close) July 20th is the first day of the summer holidays.
Christmas/Easter holiday Last year we spent most of the Christmas holiday at our grandma's.
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In American English, the period around Christmas is often called 'the holidays': All the family will be together in 5f louis over the holidays.
va<ation /vs'keipnflveb [n C/U] american a period of time when you do not have to work or go to schooclass="underline" I'll see you next time I get a vacation. 1 The company allows us 25 vacation days a year. rummer/Christmas vacation I spent pert of the summer vacation with friends in Seattle.
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break /breikj |n CI a short holiday from yo^r work or schooclass="underline" The students get a few] days' break in February, the Easter/autumn/fall break Are you goung home for the Easter break9
a one-day holiday when shops, banks etc are closed
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holiday /'hDUdifl'hail^dei/ [n C] We'd forgotten that July 14th was a holiday in France.
national holiday (=a holiday for the whole country) St Patrick's Day is a national holiday in Ireland. bank holiday/public holiday brttish (=an official holiday) This shop is closed on Sundays and public holidays. I The
roads are always busy on bank holidays.
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time when you travel to another place for enjoyment
holiday british vacation american /hoUdi,
V3kerpn||'ha:lidei, vei-/ [n С) a period of days or weeks that you spend in another place or country for enjoyment: France is the ideal place for a family holiday. have a holiday/vacation Have a nice holiday, and send us a postcard.