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teeter
DEFINITION: (verb) Move unsteadily, with a rocking motion.
SYNONYMS: seesaw, totter.
USAGE: He watched the cup teeter on the edge of the table before it fell.
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SYNONYMS: seesaw, totter.
USAGE: He watched the cup teeter on the edge of the table before it fell.
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encumber
DEFINITION: (verb) To hinder or impede the action or performance of.
SYNONYMS: constrain, cumber, restrain.
USAGE: The union representatives spoke out against the new restrictions that they believed would encumber police work and allow criminals to remain free.
SYNONYMS: constrain, cumber, restrain.
USAGE: The union representatives spoke out against the new restrictions that they believed would encumber police work and allow criminals to remain free.
ill-usage
DEFINITION: (noun) Cruel or inhumane treatment.
SYNONYMS: abuse, ill-treatment, maltreatment.
USAGE: The poor creature often bore about her marks of ill-usage and violence which she could not wholly conceal.
SYNONYMS: abuse, ill-treatment, maltreatment.
USAGE: The poor creature often bore about her marks of ill-usage and violence which she could not wholly conceal.