Vocabulary – Yahoo’s New Bedfellows: AOL and Google

dreamccm — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:51:19 +0000

WORDS

bedfellow friend, ally; one who shares a bed with another

tie-up   link; anchor; bind; fasten by tying; temporary slowdown; temporary pause

fend off   ward off, avert, deflect, turn aside, parry, drive back

extract remove, take out; squeeze, press

reportedly   as it is given, according to what some people say

bring in introduce; earn

scramble   mix while cooking (eggs); jumble, mix together confusedly; clamber, climb on all fours; struggle; bustle, hasten; collect in a disorderly fashion

cobble together   prepare or make roughly or quickly

ploy   maneuver, tactic; trick, plot, scheme

make public tell people something that’s a secret

enmesh   catch, ensnare, entrap, entangle

shed pour; make flow; let fall; spill (blood); remove; discard, take off, remove; scatter; radiate

lucrative profitable, rewarding, gainful

go towards be used to pay something

snare   catch in a trap, entrap, capture

sliver   thin sharp piece, shard, splinter

alongside by the side

adept   proficient, skilled, adroit, clever, talented

wring   squeeze; bend; twist; apply pressure; hold by force; behead

hand over transfer, deliver, yield control of; surrender, extradite (prisoner, fugitive, etc.)

leg up means of help or encouragement; assist; boost; advantage; edge

acquiesce accept without question, submit, yield; agree

clinch secure; settle, make final, arrange; hold an opponent (boxing)

forgo precede, go before; give up, let pass

murky dark; foggy; gloomy

raise one’s hackles   make one feel angry and hostile

antitrust opposed to trusts or large combinations of capital

conversely in a contrary or reversed manner

scrutiny close examination, inspection, minute inquiry

consolidation unification; strengthening; solidification

foreclose barring a mortgager of the right of redeeming his property; hinder; prevent; shut out, exclude; close or settle beforehand

after all finally, after everything else

seemingly apparently, ostensibly, outwardly

SOURCE

BusinessWeek‘s SPECIAL REPORT April 10, 2008, 1:15AM EST
Yahoo’s New Bedfellows: AOL and Google
With Microsoft at its neck, Yahoo is exploring tie-ups with the two giants

URL - http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2008/tc2008049_794702.htm

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dreamccm — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 14:39:28 +0000

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