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Chicago P.D. S8E10: English vocabulary

Season 8, Episode 10CrimeDrama

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  • oleander

    Word

    a poisonous shrub with narrow leaves and pink, white, or red flowers

  • scruff

    Word

    the back of the neck

  • bolo

    Word

    a long knife used in the Philippines for cutting plants or wood

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • looped

    Word

    twisted or bent into a loop or loops

  • strapping

    Word

    tall, strong, and healthy-looking

  • muscling

    Word

    the use of force or pressure to get something

  • liquidate

    Word

    to sell property or assets in order to pay debts or close a business

  • retrace

    Word

    to go back over the same route or path

  • canvass

    Word

    to go from place to place asking people for opinions, votes, or support

  • copped

    Word

    to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

  • snappy

    Word

    smart, stylish, and attractive

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  • squeal

    Word

    to make a long, high-pitched cry or noise

  • platonic

    Word

    describing a close relationship or friendship that is not sexual

  • evener

    Word

    something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level

  • lug

    Word

    to carry or drag something heavy with effort

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • silo

    Word

    a tall structure on a farm used for storing grain or animal feed

  • duff

    Word

    a steamed pudding, often with dried fruit

  • backdoor

    Word

    a back door, especially one used as a secondary entrance

  • ledger

    Word

    a book or system for recording financial accounts

  • loaning

    Word

    the act of lending something to someone

  • pickled

    Word

    preserved in vinegar or salty water

  • inched

    Word

    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

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  • clique

    Word

    a small group of people who spend time together and do not let others join easily

  • stuff you

    Phrase

    a rude, offensive way of telling someone to go away

  • cartel

    Word

    a group of businesses that work together to control prices and limit competition

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • abduct

    Word

    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • cold blood

    Phrase

    used to describe an action done deliberately and without pity or emotion

  • in the business of

    Phrase

    used to say that someone is deeply involved in a bad or unwanted activity

  • apprehend

    Word

    to arrest someone, especially a suspect

  • hitter

    Word

    a player who hits the ball in baseball or softball

  • to the house

    Phrase

    home; to or at home

  • stop out

    Phrase

    to stay out all night without coming home

  • fives

    Word

    a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

  • blood in

    Phrase

    to join a gang by doing a violent act as part of an initiation

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • pickle

    Word

    a cucumber preserved in vinegar or brine

  • prick

    Word

    to make a small hole or mark in something with a sharp point

  • hector

    Word

    to bully or speak to someone in a harsh, overbearing way

  • jackass

    Word

    a male donkey

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • cling

    Word

    to hold on tightly to someone or something

  • scrubbed

    Word

    cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

  • stand over

    Phrase

    to watch or supervise someone closely, often in an annoying way

  • living hell

    Phrase

    a situation that is extremely unpleasant and very hard to endure

  • revolver

    Word

    a handgun with a rotating cylinder that holds several bullets

  • go through hell

    Phrase

    to suffer a very difficult or painful experience

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • put out

    Phrase

    to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

  • do the work

    Phrase

    to do the difficult or necessary work needed to make a change or solve a problem

  • top to bottom

    Phrase

    completely, from one end to the other

  • arming

    Word

    the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

  • coop

    Word

    a small shelter or cage for keeping chickens or other birds

  • hands up

    Phrase

    a shouted command telling people to raise their hands, especially in surrender or when being searched

  • recite

    Word

    say a poem, speech, or passage aloud from memory

  • let me tell you

    Phrase

    used to introduce something surprising, important, or emphatic

  • police department

    Phrase

    the local office that handles police work in a town or city

  • move with

    Phrase

    to spend time with a particular group of people, especially a group you belong to

  • pull for

    Phrase

    to support or cheer for someone

  • scrape together

    Phrase

    to gather small amounts of money or other things with difficulty

  • indistinct

    Word

    not clear, sharp, or easy to see or hear

  • scrape

    Word

    to rub or move something hard across a surface to remove dirt, paint, or another layer

  • launder

    Word

    wash clothes, sheets, or other fabric items

  • cam

    Word

    a shaped part in a machine that makes another part move in a controlled way

  • looping

    Word

    the repeated playing of a video, song, or other media

  • ledge

    Word

    a narrow flat part that sticks out from a wall, cliff, or other surface

  • drug dealer

    Phrase

    a person who sells illegal drugs

  • home invasion

    Phrase

    a burglary in which someone breaks into a house while people are inside

  • carry on

    Phrase

    to take a bag or other item onto an airplane with you instead of checking it

  • swing by

    Phrase

    to make a short, informal visit

  • dance around

    Phrase

    to avoid giving a direct answer or dealing with a topic directly

  • hold down

    Phrase

    to keep a job or manage to do something difficult for a period of time

  • punch in

    Phrase

    to enter information by pressing keys or buttons

  • clock on

    Phrase

    to register that you have arrived at work, usually by using a time clock

  • rule on

    Phrase

    to make an official decision about a case or issue

  • run up on

    Phrase

    to move toward someone in a threatening or aggressive way

  • pay down

    Phrase

    to pay back part of a loan

  • chipping

    Word

    small pieces that break off from a hard surface

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • hacker

    Word

    a person who breaks into computer systems or networks

  • pasture

    Word

    land covered with grass for animals to graze on

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • in order

    Phrase

    ready, arranged, or working properly

  • wrath

    Word

    very strong anger

  • come around

    Phrase

    to change your opinion and start agreeing with someone

  • run up

    Phrase

    to make something increase or build up, especially a debt or a score

  • winding

    Word

    having many bends or turns

  • better off

    Phrase

    in a better situation, especially after a change or decision

  • going over

    Phrase

    a quick, informal check or inspection

  • gambler

    Word

    a person who likes gambling or often gambles

  • informant

    Word

    a person who gives information, especially secretly

  • get past

    Phrase

    to pass by someone or something without being noticed or stopped

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • injure

    Word

    to hurt someone’s body, especially in an accident or during sport

  • lowering

    Word

    the act of making something lower or of becoming lower

  • chatter

    Word

    to talk quickly and continuously, often about unimportant things

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

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