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Vocabulary – Yahoo’s New Bedfellows: AOL and Google
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
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
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
