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Definition of prevent
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Prevent
(v. i.) To come
before
the usual time.
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Ectrotic
::
Ectrotic
(a.)
Having
a
tendency
to
prevent
the
development
of
anything,
especially
of a
disease..
Ill
::
Ill (n.)
Whatever
annoys
or
impairs
happiness,
or
prevents
success;
evil of any kind;
misfortune;
calamity;
disease;
pain; as, the ills of
humanity..
Lithic
::
Lithic
(n.) A
medicine
which tends to
prevent
stone in the
bladder.
Quant
::
Quant (n.) A
punting
pole with a broad
flange
near the end to
prevent
it from
sinking
into the mud; a
setting
pole.
Hiccough
::
Hiccough
(n.) A
modified
respiratory
movement;
a
spasmodic
inspiration,
consisting
of a
sudden
contraction
of the
diaphragm,
accompanied
with
closure
of the
glottis,
so that
further
entrance
of air is
prevented,
while the
impulse
of the
column
of air
entering
and
striking
upon the
closed
glottis
produces
a
sound,
or
hiccough..
Let
::
Let (v. t.) To
permit;
to
allow;
to
suffer;
--
either
affirmatively,
by
positive
act, or
negatively,
by
neglecting
to
restrain
or
prevent..
Joggle
::
"Joggle
(n.) A notch or tooth in the
joining
surface
of any piece of
building
material
to
prevent
slipping;
sometimes,
but
incorrectly,
applied
to a
separate
piece
fitted
into two
adjacent
stones,
or the
like..
Pounce
::
Pounce
(n.) A fine
powder,
as of
sandarac,
or
cuttlefish
bone, --
formerly
used to
prevent
ink from
spreading
on
manuscript..
Pitching
::
Pitching
(n.) A
facing
of stone laid upon a bank to
prevent
wear by tides or
currents.
Stunt
::
Stunt (v. t.) To
hinder
from
growing
to the
natural
size; to
prevent
the
growth
of; to
stint,
to
dwarf;
as, to stunt a
child;
to stunt a
plant..
Skid
::
Skid (n.) A shoe or clog, as of iron,
attached
to a
chain,
and
placed
under the wheel of a wagon to
prevent
its
turning
when
descending
a steep hill; a drag; a
skidpan;
also, by
extension,
a hook
attached
to a
chain,
and used for the same
purpose..
Buckler
::
Buckler
(n.) A block of wood or plate of iron made to fit a hawse hole, or the
circular
opening
in a
half-port,
to
prevent
water from
entering
when the
vessel
pitches..
Lean
::
Lean (v. i.) Of a
character
which
prevents
the
compositor
from
earning
the usual
wages;
--
opposed
to fat; as, lean copy,
matter,
or
type..
Bolster
::
Bolster
(n.)
Anything
used to
prevent
chafing.
Coamings
::
Coamings
(n. pl.)
Raised
pieces
of wood of iron
around
a
hatchway,
skylight,
or other
opening
in the deck, to
prevent
water from
running
bellow;
esp. the
fore-and-aft
pieces
of a
hatchway
frame as
distinguished
from the
transverse
head
ledges..
Moneyage
::
Moneyage
(n.) A tax paid to the first two
Norman
kings of
England
to
prevent
them from
debashing
the coin.
Tolerate
::
Tolerate
(v. t.) To
suffer
to be, or to be done,
without
prohibition
or
hindrance;
to allow or
permit
negatively,
by not
preventing;
not to
restrain;
to put up with; as, to
tolerate
doubtful
practices..
Guy
::
Guy (n.) A rope,
chain,
or rod
attached
to
anything
to
steady
it; as: a rope to
steady
or guide an
object
which is being
hoisted
or
lowered;
a rope which holds in place the end of a boom, spar, or yard in a ship; a chain or wire rope
connecting
a
suspension
bridge
with the land on
either
side to
prevent
lateral
swaying;
a rod or rope
attached
to the top of a
structure,
as of a
derrick,
and
extending
obliquely
to the
ground,
where it is
fastened..
Fender
::
Fender
(v. t. & i.) A
screen
to
prevent
coals or
sparks
of an open fire from
escaping
to the
floor.
Straining
::
Strainer
(n.) That
through
which any
liquid
is
passed
for
purification
or to
separate
it from solid
matter;
anything,
as a
screen
or a
cloth,
used to
strain
a
liquid;
a
device
of the
character
of a sieve or of a
filter;
specifically,
an
openwork
or
perforated
screen,
as for the end of the
suction
pipe of a pump, to
prevent
large solid
bodies
from
entering
with a
liquid..
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