dual vs. duel

  dual (having two of something; double) She has dual citizenship. He played a dual role in the movie.   duel  formal (a fight between two people) He had killed a young man in a duel. The two sisters had a verbal duel with each other.   envocabulary.com

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look up

  look up (search for information in a book, on the Internet, etc.) I have to look up the meaning of this word in a dictionary. I didn’t know how to cook it, so I looked it up on the internet.   informal (to get better, improve) At last, things are …

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look through

  look through (to read quickly and not pay much attention to detail) He looked through the contract before signing it. Could you look through the report and see if it’s alright?   envocabulary.com

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defeat

  defeat (to win against someone in a fight, competition, game, etc.): The army was ready to defeat the rebels. beat spoken (to win against someone in a fight, competition, game, etc.): I can beat her at chess. overcome (to defeat; succeed in dealing with a problem): They have finally …

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hot water

  hot water  informal (trouble; a difficult situation) James got in hot water because he crashed his father’s car into a tree. We’re already in hot water over the cost of raw materials.   envocabulary.com

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