Friday, 18 January 2013

Stripped of (v)


To deprive someone of (rank, power, or property):

The lieutenant was stripped of his rank.

Lance Armstrong was stripped of his Tour de France titles last year because of doping.

Thursday, 17 January 2013


Trickle [v]


~leak/ drip/ dribble/ drop

Rain trickled down the windows. ~ Rain dripped down the windows.

The audience trickled into the theater in twos and threes.  ~The audiences moved slowly.

The engine was trickling oil. (An oil leak)

Trickle [n] 

Only a trickle of water came from the faucet/ tap. ~a small amount of water flowing from the tap