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Meanings of bud in английском

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

Usage of bud in английском
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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...
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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...
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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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