2013.12.09 word (week14-1)

1.shun(v.)
+ obj] : to avoid (someone or something)
▪ After his divorce he found himself being shunned by many of his former friends.

2.scrape(v.)
1) [+ obj] : to damage (the surface of something) or hurt (a part of your body) by rubbing something rough or sharp against it or by making it rub against something rough or sharp
▪ I scraped one of the chairs while bringing it up the stairs.

2) always followed by an adverb or preposition : to rub or cause (something) to rub against a hard surface and make a harsh and usually unpleasant sound
 [no obj] ▪ fingernails scraping against a blackboard ▪ The boat scraped against the edge of the dock.
[+ obj] ▪ She scraped her fingernails across the blackboard.

3)

a [+ obj] : to remove (something) from a surface by rubbing an object or tool against it
▪ Scrape the paint from the wood.
— often + off ▪ The tool was used to scrape hair off buffalo skins.
b : to clean (something) by rubbing an object or tool against it
▪ Please scrape your plate into the trash.

4) [+ obj] : to barely succeed in collecting or gathering (something needed or wanted) by making an effort
 —

+ together or up ▪ He managed to scrape up enough money for lunch.

3.rustle(v.)

1)

a [no obj] : to make a soft, light sound because parts of something are touching or rubbing against each other
▪ The trees rustled in the wind. ▪ Her skirt rustled as she walked.
b [+ obj] : to cause (something) to make a soft, light sound
▪ He rustled the papers on his desk.

2) [+ obj] : to steal (animals) from a farm or ranch
▪ rustle sheep/cattle

4.rumble(v.)

1) [no obj] : to make a low, heavy, continuous sound or series of sounds

▪ Thunder rumbled in the distance.

2) always followed by an adverb or preposition [no obj] : to move along with a low, heavy, continuous sound
▪ The train rumbles through town twice a day.  

3) [no obj] US, informal + old-fashioned : to fight especially in the street
▪ The gangs rumbled in the alley.

4) [+ obj] Brit, informal : to reveal or discover the true character of (someone)
▪ He knows I've rumbled him.

5.rotation(n.)

1)
a [noncount] : the act or process of moving or turning around a central point
▪ the rotation of the Earth around its axis
b [count] : a complete turn around a central point
▪ The Earth makes one rotation every day.

2)
a [noncount] : the act of regularly changing something by replacing it with something else

▪ Alfalfa and corn are planted in rotation.
b : the act of regularly changing the place or position of things or people so that each takes the place of another
[noncount] ▪ the rotation of the job of club president [count]

3) [count] US : the group of people who take turns doing something

▪ (baseball) The team has a good (starting) rotation. [=group of pitchers who start games]