Definition of investigate, bar, guide, hurt, spend, hunt, delay, free, wave, sleep

Definition of investigate (verb)
to study or examine all information about an event, situation or charge; to search for the truth

Examples of investigate
After the sex scandal a commission was formed to investigate into the incident.

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Definition of bar (verb)
to prevent or block

Examples of bar
The door was barred because she wanted no-one to get in.

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Definition of guide (verb)
to lead to; to show the way

Examples of guide
I will guide you through the jungle.

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Definition of hurt (verb)
to cause pain, injury or damage

Examples of hurt
How many people were injured or hurt in the car accident?

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Definition of spend (verb)
to give as payment; to use

Examples of spend
He spends much time studying.

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Definition of hunt (verb)
to search for animals to capture or kill them; to seek; to try to find

Examples of hunt
If you want to hunt wild animals in the jungle you need to be prepared and well equipped.

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Definition of delay (verb)
to decide to do something at a later time; to postpone; to cause to be late

Examples of delay
Because his trained was delayed he missed the meeting.

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Definition of free (verb)
to release

Examples of free
They had to free the prisoners.

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Definition of wave (verb)
to move or cause to move one way and the other, as a flag in the wind; to signal by moving the hand one way and the other

Examples of wave
When the soldiers boarded the train their wives were waving their hands.

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Definition of sleep (verb)
to rest the body and mind with the eyes closed

Examples of sleep
At the weekends I sometimes want to sleep all day.

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