talk down
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～ direct and control (the flight of an airplane during landing) via radio; "the control tower talked down the plane whose pilot fell ill"
talk
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～ divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"
talk into
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～ persuade somebody to do something
talk about
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～ to consider or examine in speech or writing; "The author talks about the different aspects of this question"; "The class discussed Dante's `Inferno'"
tally
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～ determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town"
tally
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～ gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"
tally
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～ be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"
tame
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～ make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans; "The horse was domesticated a long time ago"; "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog"
tame
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～ correct by punishment or discipline
tame
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～ overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"
tame
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～ adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
tame
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～ make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"
tamp down
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～ press down tightly; "tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso"
tamp
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～ press down tightly; "tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso"
tamper
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～ intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly; "Don't meddle in my affairs!"
tamper
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～ play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly; "Someone tampered with the documents on my desk"; "The reporter fiddle with the facts"