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Chicago P.D. S3E3: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 3CrimeDrama

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  • sconce

    Word

    a wall-mounted holder for a candle or lamp

  • nipper

    Word

    a small child, especially a boy

  • contusion

    Word

    a bruise caused by a blow or fall

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • pimping

    Word

    the crime of controlling a prostitute and taking money from their work

  • retrial

    Word

    a new trial of a case that has already been decided

  • leavings

    Word

    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • jiffy

    Word

    a very short time

  • shrinkage

    Word

    the process of getting smaller in size or amount

  • depose

    Word

    to remove someone from a position of power

  • foreclosure

    Word

    the legal process of taking a home or other property because the owner has not paid the mortgage

  • clouding

    Word

    the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent

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  • gunnery

    Word

    the skill or practice of using large guns in war

  • servitude

    Word

    the state of being controlled by someone else, especially as a slave

  • periscope

    Word

    a device with mirrors or lenses that lets you see over or around obstacles, often used in submarines

  • sordid

    Word

    morally bad, unpleasant, or shameful

  • copped

    Word

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

  • inactivity

    Word

    a lack of activity or movement

  • requisition

    Word

    to officially take and use something, especially property or supplies, for a particular purpose

  • rapport

    Word

    a friendly, easy relationship in which people understand and trust each other

  • handcuff

    Word

    to put handcuffs on someone

  • impound

    Word

    to take and keep something, especially a vehicle, because someone has broken a law or rule

  • middleman

    Word

    a person or company that helps two sides make a deal

  • vaginal

    Word

    relating to the vagina

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  • sprinkler

    Word

    a device that sprays water over grass or plants

  • evener

    Word

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

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • petitioning

    Word

    to formally ask an authority or organization for something

  • vacate

    Word

    to leave a place you have been using or living in

  • gulp

    Word

    to swallow food or drink quickly, often in a noisy way

  • bystander

    Word

    a person who sees an event or situation but does not get involved

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • relive

    Word

    to experience something again, especially in your memory or imagination

  • involuntary

    Word

    done without conscious control

  • Hell no

    Phrase

    an emphatic, rude way of saying no

  • with young

    Phrase

    pregnant, used about a female animal

  • swat

    Word

    to hit something quickly with your hand

  • brothel

    Word

    a place where people pay for sex

  • your boy

    Phrase

    I, me, or myself; used humorously or informally, especially by a male speaker

  • pimp

    Word

    a person who controls prostitutes and takes money from them

  • laced

    Word

    fastened with laces

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • paling

    Word

    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • taker

    Word

    a person or thing that takes part in a particular activity or gets something offered

  • graced

    Word

    to honor an event or place by being present

  • going away

    Phrase

    the act of leaving a place

  • fives

    Word

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

  • go at

    Phrase

    to attack someone or something, or start arguing with them

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • bounding

    Word

    moving quickly with light, springy steps

  • gun down

    Phrase

    to shoot someone and kill them

  • bead

    Word

    a small round object with a hole through it, used in jewelry or decoration

  • rapped

    Word

    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • profiling

    Word

    the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • swear to God

    Phrase

    Used to strongly say that something is true or to emphasize that you are being honest

  • spree

    Word

    a short period of doing a lot of one activity, often in an uncontrolled way

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • covert

    Word

    kept secret or done in a hidden way

  • walk out of

    Phrase

    to leave a place suddenly, especially in protest or anger

  • sinner

    Word

    a person who has committed a sin

  • itchy

    Word

    causing an itch or feeling itchy

  • stroll

    Word

    a short, relaxed walk

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • to God

    Phrase

    used in expressions like “I hope to God” to show a very strong wish or hope

  • police department

    Phrase

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

  • go at it

    Phrase

    to fight or argue intensely

  • hostage taker

    Phrase

    a person who takes someone and keeps them as a hostage

  • under control

    Phrase

    in a situation where something is being controlled or is no longer causing trouble

  • dope

    Word

    very good or impressive

  • outrageous

    Word

    shockingly bad, excessive, or offensive

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • walk out

    Phrase

    leave a place suddenly, often to show anger or disapproval

  • missing person

    Phrase

    a person whose whereabouts are unknown

  • what do you want

    Phrase

    a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

  • sit on

    Phrase

    to delay dealing with something

  • chance on

    Phrase

    to find or meet something by chance

  • shove down

    Phrase

    To push something down hard or with force

  • kneel

    Word

    to rest on one or both knees

  • felony

    Word

    a very serious crime, usually one that can be punished by prison

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • put in

    Phrase

    to submit something, such as a request or application

  • hump

    Word

    a rounded lump or raised part on the back of a camel or some other animals

  • conserve

    Word

    to use something carefully so it is not wasted

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • pant

    Word

    to breathe quickly and loudly, usually because you are tired or hot

  • penned

    Word

    wrote, especially in a formal or literary style

  • back up

    Phrase

    to support a claim with facts or proof

  • know of

    Phrase

    to know that a person or thing exists, but not know much about them

  • pic

    Word

    a photo or picture

  • lowering

    Word

    the act of making something lower or of becoming lower

  • medic

    Word

    a person trained to give emergency medical care

  • learner's permit

    Phrase

    a temporary driving permit for someone who is learning to drive

  • dungeon

    Word

    a dark underground room or prison cell, especially in a castle

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • tricking

    Word

    the act of deceiving or cheating someone

  • every second

    Phrase

    every other one; each alternate one

  • hank

    Word

    a loose coil of yarn, rope, or hair

  • id

    Word

    an official card or document that shows who someone is

  • unload

    Word

    remove things from a vehicle, container, or machine

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