Phrase guide
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verb
To acquire with difficulty, as by thorough scrutiny.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To get (something or someone) out of an entrenched position.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
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verb
remove or displace from a position
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: winkle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bring out, get out
verb
force from a place or position
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: remove
History
From winkle (“to extract”), from periwinkle (“a mollusk”).
