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How Long Can You Hold Your Breath? - Instant Egghead #6
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Ashley Chen posted on 2014/07/10Save
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force
US /fɔrs, fors/
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UK /fɔ:s/
- Noun
- Group of persons trained for military action; army
- Pressure; attraction
- Transitive Verb
- To use physical strength or violence to persuade
- To break open (something) using force.
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More metabolism
US /mɪˈtæbəˌlɪzəm/
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UK /məˈtæbəlɪzəm/
- Uncountable Noun
- Chemical processes to convert food to energy
- The rate at which the body uses energy.
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US /hold/
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UK /həʊld/
- Transitive Verb
- To agree to keep something for someone
- To have the capacity to support/contain something
- Countable Noun
- Section of a ship or plane used for storing things
- Place of support for hands or feet when climbing
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More long
US /lɔŋ, lɑŋ/
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UK /lɒŋ/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Adjective
- Large distance from one end to the other
- Having many parts, e.g. a book with many chapters
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