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Meanings of bud in English

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A drug prepared from the cannabis plant, that is smoked or ingested for its euphoric effect.

Usage of bud in English
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MANAGER: I'll tell ya bud-yercomin' around at a pretty good time.
Further adventures
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But the rapidity of Alexander again crushed the insurrection in the bud.
A Smaller History of Greece: from the Earliest Times to the Roma...
3
There should be the bud, the leaf, the flower, in natural sequence.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume VIII. / Interviews
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All his hopes of liberty in flight were nipped in the bud.
The Wizard of the Sea; Or, A Trip Under the Ocean
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The third placed in my hand a moss-rose bud; then, a Venus-car.
Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I
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But Miss Cornelia nipped the heroic attempt at self-sacrifice in the bud.
The Bat
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Already the primroses are coming out, and the almond is in bud.
Twilight in Italy
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Seize him, my lord, and you nip the rebellion in the bud.
Princess Maritza
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He wore a moss-rose bud in the lapel of his well-fitting coat.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 / Little J...
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Everywhere the greatest enthusiasm was evinced in this charming bud of promise.
The Great German Composers
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How many an innocent-looking apple is harbouring a worm in the bud.
Not that it Matters
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Anna pointed to a green bud on a bush beside the door.
The Best Short Stories of 1915, and the Yearbook of the American...
13
Southern exposures are warm and hasten bud development and opening in spring.
Apple Growing
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Press the ground firmly against the roots, but not on the bud.
The Home Acre
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But by losing the lower bud, the tree saves the higher fruit.
The Investment of Influence: A Study of Social Sympathy and Serv...
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If we see signs of carelessness, we nip them in the bud.
Library Work with Children
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common