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Variations:
手柄を立てる
手柄をたてる(sK)

see styles
 tegaraotateru
    てがらをたてる
(exp,v1) to do something distinguished; to perform great deeds; to distinguish oneself (e.g. in war)

Variations:
歯が立たない
歯がたたない(sK)

see styles
 hagatatanai
    はがたたない
(exp,adj-i) (1) (idiom) unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); (exp,adj-i) (2) hard to chew

Variations:
生計を立てる
生計をたてる(sK)

see styles
 seikeiotateru / sekeotateru
    せいけいをたてる
(exp,v1) to make a living

Variations:
背負って立つ
しょって立つ(sK)

see styles
 shottetatsu
    しょってたつ
(exp,v5t) to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)

Variations:
掘っ立て
掘っ建て
掘立て
掘建て

see styles
 hottate
    ほったて
erection of a pillar by sinking it directly into the ground

Variations:
炊きたて
炊き立て
炊立て
炊たて

see styles
 takitate
    たきたて
(can be adjective with の) freshly boiled (rice); freshly cooked; steaming; piping hot

Variations:
にわか仕立て
俄仕立て
俄か仕立て

see styles
 niwakajitate
    にわかじたて
(exp,adj-no) extemporary; improvised; extemporaneous

Variations:
打ち立てる
打ちたてる
うち立てる

see styles
 uchitateru
    うちたてる
(transitive verb) to establish; to formulate

Variations:
組立住宅
組み立て住宅
組立て住宅

see styles
 kumitatejuutaku / kumitatejutaku
    くみたてじゅうたく
prefabricated housing

Variations:
組立単位
組み立て単位
組立て単位

see styles
 kumitatetani
    くみたてたんい
derived unit (i.e. metre per second, cubic metre, etc.)

Variations:
縦型ピアノ
竪型ピアノ
立型ピアノ

see styles
 tategatapiano
    たてがたピアノ
(See アップライトピアノ) upright piano

Variations:
暗雲が立ち込める
暗雲が立ちこめる

see styles
 anungatachikomeru
    あんうんがたちこめる
(exp,v1) (1) (See 暗雲・1) dark clouds gather; (exp,v1) (2) (See 暗雲・2) threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot

Variations:
申し訳が立たない
申し訳がたたない

see styles
 moushiwakegatatanai / moshiwakegatatanai
    もうしわけがたたない
(expression) I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable

ビッグベースンレッドウッズ州立公園

see styles
 biggubeesunreddouzushuuritsukouen / biggubeesunreddozushuritsukoen
    ビッグベースンレッドウッズしゅうりつこうえん
(place-name) Big Basin Redwoods State Park

ホースシューベンド国立戦争記念公園

see styles
 hoosushuubendokokuritsusensoukinenkouen / hoosushubendokokuritsusensokinenkoen
    ホースシューベンドこくりつせんそうきねんこうえん
(place-name) Horseshoe Bend National Military Park

独立行政法人医薬品医療機器総合機構

see styles
 dokuritsugyouseihoujiniyakuhiniryoukikisougoukikou / dokuritsugyosehojiniyakuhiniryokikisogokiko
    どくりつぎょうせいほうじんいやくひんいりょうききそうごうきこう
(o) Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency

独立行政法人日本万国博覧会記念機構

see styles
 dokuritsugyouseihoujinnipponbankokuhakurankaikinenkikou / dokuritsugyosehojinnipponbankokuhakurankaikinenkiko
    どくりつぎょうせいほうじんにっぽんばんこくはくらんかいきねんきこう
(o) Commemorative Organization for the Japan World Exposition '70

Variations:
立ち回る
立回る
立ちまわる(sK)

see styles
 tachimawaru
    たちまわる
(v5r,vi) (1) to walk about; to walk around; (v5r,vi) (2) to conduct oneself; to act; to maneuver (in a way that benefits oneself); to play one's cards (well); (v5r,vi) (3) to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by; to turn up (at); to show up (at); (v5r,vi) (4) to enact a fighting scene; to brawl (in a play, film, etc.)

Variations:
立て続け(P)
たて続け
立てつづけ

see styles
 tatetsuzuke
    たてつづけ
succession; continuation; series; sequence

立てば芍薬座れば牡丹歩く姿は百合の花

see styles
 tatebashakuyakusuwarebabotanarukusugatahayurinohana
    たてばしゃくやくすわればぼたんあるくすがたはゆりのはな
(expression) beautiful appearance of a woman

Variations:
組み立て(P)
組立て
組立(io)

see styles
 kumitate
    くみたて
(noun - becomes adjective with の) construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation

Variations:
主だった
主立った
重立った(rK)

see styles
 omodatta
    おもだった
(pre-noun adjective) chief; leading; prominent; principal; main; important

Variations:
役に立つ(P)
役にたつ
やくに立つ

see styles
 yakunitatsu
    やくにたつ
(exp,v5t) to be helpful; to be useful

Variations:
ダブル立直
二重立直
W立直
両立直

see styles
 dabururiichi / dabururichi
    ダブルリーチ
(kana only) {mahj} (See 立直・リーチ・1) declaring that one is one tile away from winning on one's first discard and before any tiles have been called or kongs declared

Variations:
切り立つ
切立つ
切りたつ
きり立つ

see styles
 kiritatsu
    きりたつ
(v5t,vi) to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply

Variations:
つかまり立ち
掴まり立ち
摑まり立ち

see styles
 tsukamaridachi
    つかまりだち
(noun/participle) standing while holding onto something (infant, toddler)

Variations:
はやし立てる
囃し立てる
囃したてる

see styles
 hayashitateru
    はやしたてる
(transitive verb) (1) to cheer; (transitive verb) (2) to jeer; to mock

Variations:
喚き立てる
わめき立てる
喚きたてる

see styles
 wamekitateru
    わめきたてる
(v1,vi) to yell; to bawl out

Variations:
夕立にあう
夕立に遭う
夕立ちにあう

see styles
 yuudachiniau / yudachiniau
    ゆうだちにあう
(exp,v5u) to be caught in an evening shower

独立行政法人国立美術館国立西洋美術館

see styles
 dokuritsugyouseihoujinkokuritsubijutsukankokuritsuseiyoubijutsukan / dokuritsugyosehojinkokuritsubijutsukankokuritsuseyobijutsukan
    どくりつぎょうせいほうじんこくりつびじゅつかんこくりつせいようびじゅつかん
(o) National Museum of Western Art; NMWA

Variations:
立ち居振る舞い
立ち居振舞い
立居振舞
立居振舞い(sK)
立ち居ふるまい(sK)
立居振る舞い(sK)
立ち居振舞(sK)
立居ふるまい(sK)
立ち居振るまい(sK)
立ち居振る舞(sK)
起ち居振る舞い(sK)
起ち居振舞い(sK)
起居振舞(sK)

see styles
 tachiifurumai / tachifurumai
    たちいふるまい
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour; demeanor; demeanour; manners

Variations:
卯建
梲(rK)
卯立(sK)
宇立(sK)

see styles
 udatsu
    うだつ
(1) (kana only) (See うだつが上がらない) short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole; (2) (kana only) mud wall with raised roof edge (as a fire wall and status symbol); raised roof edge

Variations:
顔立ち(P)
顔だち(sK)
顔立(sK)

see styles
 kaodachi
    かおだち
looks; features

Variations:
建前(P)
建て前(P)
立前
立て前

see styles
 tatemae
    たてまえ
(1) (See 本音) face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); (2) (建前, 建て前 only) ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house

Variations:
逆立ち(P)
逆立(sK)
さか立ち(sK)

see styles
 sakadachi
    さかだち
(n,vs,vi) (1) handstand; headstand; (n,vs,vi) (2) being upside down; being in reverse

Variations:
立ち寄る(P)
立寄る
立ちよる(sK)

see styles
 tachiyoru
    たちよる
(v5r,vi) to drop in (at); to drop by; to call at; to stop by; to stop off; to stop in

Variations:
立て込む(P)
立込む
立てこむ(sK)

see styles
 tatekomu
    たてこむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to be crowded; to be packed; to be busy; (v5m,vi) (2) to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with many things); to be packed (of one's schedule); to have a lot of work to do; to have one's hands full

Variations:
お立ち台
御立ち台(sK)
御立台(sK)

see styles
 otachidai
    おたちだい
(1) Balcony of Appearances; balcony where the imperial family appears before the public; (2) (colloquialism) (sports) interview platform; winner's platform; rostrum; (3) (slang) dancing platform (in a disco)

Variations:
毛羽立つ
毳立つ(rK)
毛羽だつ(sK)

see styles
 kebadatsu
    けばだつ
(v5t,vi) to become fluffy

Variations:
立ち直る(P)
立ちなおる(P)
立直る

see styles
 tachinaoru
    たちなおる
(v5r,vi) (1) to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; (v5r,vi) (2) to recover; (of the market) to improve

Variations:
赤立羽(rK)
赤蛺蝶(rK)
赤タテハ(sK)

see styles
 akatateha; akatateha
    アカタテハ; あかたては
(kana only) Indian red admiral (Vanessa indica); Asian admiral

Variations:
埋め立て地(P)
埋立地
埋立て地(sK)

see styles
 umetatechi
    うめたてち
reclaimed land

Variations:
立ちんぼ
立ちん坊
立ちんぼう(sK)

see styles
 tachinbo; tachinbou(chin坊, chinbou) / tachinbo; tachinbo(chin坊, chinbo)
    たちんぼ; たちんぼう(立ちん坊, 立ちんぼう)
(1) streetwalker; street girl; (2) being kept standing (without doing anything); remaining on one's feet; (3) beggar; tramp; (4) tout (for a hostess bar); (5) street drug pusher; (6) day laborer standing and waiting for a job

Variations:
邪魔立て
邪魔だて
じゃま立て(sK)

see styles
 jamadate
    じゃまだて
(n,vs,vt,vi) deliberate hindrance; obstruction

Variations:
生い立ち(P)
生立ち(sK)
生いたち(sK)

see styles
 oitachi
    おいたち
(1) growth; development; (2) one's early life; upbringing; personal history

Variations:
立ち退く(P)
立退く(sK)
立ちのく(sK)

see styles
 tachinoku
    たちのく
(v5k,vi) (1) to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to clear out; (v5k,vi) (2) to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate

Variations:
取り立て屋
取立て屋
取りたて屋(sK)

see styles
 toritateya
    とりたてや
debt collector; bill collector

Variations:
役に立つ(P)
役にたつ
やくに立つ(sK)

see styles
 yakunitatsu
    やくにたつ
(exp,v5t) to be helpful; to be useful

Variations:
立ち交じる
立ちまじる
立ち交る(ik)

see styles
 tachimajiru
    たちまじる
(v5r,vi) to join (a group); to join companions

Variations:
立ち尽くす
立ちつくす
立ち尽す(sK)

see styles
 tachitsukusu
    たちつくす
(v5s,vi) to keep standing; to stand motionless

Variations:
組み立てる(P)
組立てる
組み立る(io)

see styles
 kumitateru
    くみたてる
(transitive verb) (1) to assemble; to put together; to set up; to construct; to build; to compose (a story, poem, etc.); (transitive verb) (2) {gramm} to form (words, sentences, etc.)

Variations:
立ちどころに
立ち所に(rK)
立所に(rK)

see styles
 tachidokoroni
    たちどころに
(adverb) (kana only) at once; there and then; immediately

Variations:
捥ぎたて(rK)
もぎ立て(sK)
捥ぎ立て(sK)

see styles
 mogitate
    もぎたて
(can be adjective with の) (kana only) freshly picked (tomato, apple, etc.)

Variations:
不服申立て
不服申し立て
不服申立(io)

see styles
 fufukumoushitate / fufukumoshitate
    ふふくもうしたて
{law} petitioning (an administration) for redress; suing civilly to seek redress (for a court's action); lodging an appeal

Variations:
取れたて
取れ立て
採れたて
採れ立て

see styles
 toretate
    とれたて
(can be adjective with の) just-harvested; freshly picked; freshly caught (fish); fresh

Variations:
煎りたて
炒りたて
煎り立て
炒り立て

see styles
 iritate
    いりたて
(can be adjective with の) freshly roasted (e.g. coffee beans); freshly parched

Variations:
異議申立て
異議申し立て
異議申立(io)

see styles
 igimoushitate / igimoshitate
    いぎもうしたて
{law} formal objection; opposition (e.g. to a patent)

Variations:
立ち上る
立ち昇る
立ちのぼる
立上る

see styles
 tachinoboru
    たちのぼる
(v5r,vi) to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up

Variations:
立ち飲み屋
立ち呑み屋
立飲屋
立呑屋

see styles
 tachinomiya
    たちのみや
(See 立ち飲み) drinking establishment where one drinks while standing

Variations:
立てこもり
立て篭り
立て籠り
楯籠り

see styles
 tatekomori
    たてこもり
(1) shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.); (2) barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)

Variations:
立坑
竪坑
縦坑
立て坑
たて坑
立抗(iK)

see styles
 tatekou / tateko
    たてこう
shaft (e.g. in a mine); pit

Variations:
取り立て人
取立て人(sK)
取りたて人(sK)

see styles
 toritatenin
    とりたてにん
(See 取り立て屋) debt collector; bill collector

Variations:
引き立てる
引きたてる(sK)
引立てる(sK)

see styles
 hikitateru
    ひきたてる
(transitive verb) (1) to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to enhance; (transitive verb) (2) to support; to favor; to favour; to promote; to patronize; (transitive verb) (3) to rouse (spirits); (transitive verb) (4) to march (a prisoner) off; to haul someone off; (transitive verb) (5) to slide (a door) shut

Variations:
突き立てる
突立てる(sK)
突きたてる(sK)

see styles
 tsukitateru
    つきたてる
(transitive verb) (1) to stab (into); to thrust (violently); (transitive verb) (2) to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)

Variations:
腕立て伏せ
腕立てふせ(sK)
腕立伏せ(sK)

see styles
 udetatefuse
    うでたてふせ
push-up (exercise); press-up

Variations:
竜田揚げ
竜田揚
立田揚げ(iK)
立田揚(iK)

see styles
 tatsutaage / tatsutage
    たつたあげ
{food} dish of fish or meat flavoured with soy sauce, mirin, etc., coated with starch and then deep-fried

Variations:
つかまり立ち
掴まり立ち
摑まり立ち(sK)

see styles
 tsukamaridachi
    つかまりだち
(n,vs,vi) standing while holding onto something (of an infant or toddler)

Variations:
はやし立てる
囃し立てる
囃したてる(sK)

see styles
 hayashitateru
    はやしたてる
(transitive verb) (1) to cheer; to applaud; (transitive verb) (2) to jeer; to mock; to make fun of

Variations:
泡だて器
泡立て器
泡たて器
あわ立て器

see styles
 awadateki(泡date器, 泡te器, awate器); awatateki(泡te器, 泡tate器, awate器)
    あわだてき(泡だて器, 泡立て器, あわ立て器); あわたてき(泡立て器, 泡たて器, あわ立て器)
eggbeater; whisk

Variations:
立ち上がり(P)
立上り
立ち上り
立上がり

see styles
 tachiagari
    たちあがり
(1) start; beginning; build up; (2) {baseb} how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game

Variations:
取り立て(P)
取立て
取りたて
とり立て(sK)

see styles
 toritate
    とりたて
(1) collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; exaction; (2) selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; patronage; (can be adjective with の) (3) fresh; freshly picked; freshly caught

Variations:
どなり立てる
怒鳴り立てる
呶鳴り立てる

see styles
 donaritateru
    どなりたてる
(Ichidan verb) to stand and shout

ワークステーション独立セグメント記憶域

see styles
 waakusuteeshondokuritsusegumentokiokuiki / wakusuteeshondokuritsusegumentokiokuiki
    ワークステーションどくりつセグメントきおくいき
{comp} workstation independent segment storage; WISS

国立身体障害リハビリテーションセンター

see styles
 kokuritsushintaishougairihabiriteeshonsentaa / kokuritsushintaishogairihabiriteeshonsenta
    こくりつしんたいしょうがいリハビリテーションセンター
(o) National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities

Variations:
生まれたて
生まれ立て
生れたて
生れ立て

see styles
 umaretate
    うまれたて
(adj-no,n) newborn; newly born

Variations:
下り立つ
降り立つ
おり立つ
下立つ
降立つ

see styles
 oritatsu
    おりたつ
(v5t,vi) (1) to go down and stand; (v5t,vi) (2) to alight; to get down

Variations:
何の役にも立たない
なんの役にも立たない

see styles
 nannoyakunimotatanai
    なんのやくにもたたない
(exp,adj-i) of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless

Variations:
立退料
立ち退き料
立退き料
立ちのき料(sK)

see styles
 tachinokiryou / tachinokiryo
    たちのきりょう
compensation for eviction; compensation for forced removal

Variations:
角を立てる
角をたてる(sK)
かどを立てる(sK)

see styles
 kadootateru
    かどをたてる
(exp,v1) (1) (idiom) (See 角・3) to worsen (the situation); to exacerbate; to aggravate; (exp,v1) (2) (idiom) (See 目に角を立てる) to look with anger

Variations:
関係者以外立入禁止
関係者以外立入り禁止

see styles
 kankeishaigaitachiirikinshi / kankeshaigaitachirikinshi
    かんけいしゃいがいたちいりきんし
(expression) (on signage) No Unauthorized Persons; No Unauthorized Entry; Authorized Personnel Only

Variations:
リーチを掛ける
立直をかける
立直を掛ける

see styles
 riichiokakeru; riichikakeru / richiokakeru; richikakeru
    リーチをかける; リーチかける
(exp,v1) {mahj} to declare rīchi; to wager a rīchi bet

Variations:
押し立てる
押したてる
押立てる
推し立てる

see styles
 oshitateru
    おしたてる
(transitive verb) (1) to set up; to raise; (transitive verb) (2) to nominate; to choose as a representative; (transitive verb) (3) to push; to shove

Variations:
毛羽立つ
毳立つ(rK)
毛羽だつ(sK)
けば立つ(sK)

see styles
 kebadatsu
    けばだつ
(v5t,vi) to become fluffy

特定独立行政法人等の労働関係に関する法律

see styles
 tokuteidokuritsugyouseihoujintounoroudoukankeinikansuruhouritsu / tokutedokuritsugyosehojintonorodokankenikansuruhoritsu
    とくていどくりつぎょうせいほうじんとうのろうどうかんけいにかんするほうりつ
(exp,n) Act on Labor Relationship of Specified Independent Administrative Agency, etc. (2002)

独立行政法人文化財研究所東京文化財研究所

see styles
 dokuritsugyouseihoujinbunkazaikenkyuujotoukyoubunkazaikenkyuujo / dokuritsugyosehojinbunkazaikenkyujotokyobunkazaikenkyujo
    どくりつぎょうせいほうじんぶんかざいけんきゅうじょとうきょうぶんかざいけんきゅうじょ
(o) National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo; NRICPT

Variations:
立ち替わる
立ち代る
立ち代わる
立ちかわる

see styles
 tachikawaru
    たちかわる
(v5r,vi) to alternate; to take turns

Variations:
立ち込める
立ちこめる
立ち籠める
立込める

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 tachikomeru
    たちこめる
(v1,vi) to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen

Variations:
駆り立てる
駆立てる
狩り立てる
駆りたてる

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 karitateru
    かりたてる
(transitive verb) (1) to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to hunt down; (transitive verb) (2) (駆り立てる, 駆立てる only) to urge; to spur on; to push on; to impel

Variations:
入れ代わり立ち代わり
入れ替わり立ち替わり

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 irekawaritachikawari
    いれかわりたちかわり
(adverb) by turns

Variations:
煙を立てる
煙をたてる(sK)
けむりを立てる(sK)

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 kemuriotateru
    けむりをたてる
(exp,v1) (idiom) to make a living; to earn a livelihood

Variations:
立ちくらみ
立ち眩み
立ち暗み
立暗み
立ち眩

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 tachikurami
    たちくらみ
(n,vs,vi) dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo

Variations:
ろうそく立て
ロウソク立て
蝋燭立て
蠟燭立て

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 rousokutate(rousokute, 蝋燭te, 蠟燭te); rousokutate(rousokute) / rosokutate(rosokute, 蝋燭te, 蠟燭te); rosokutate(rosokute)
    ろうそくたて(ろうそく立て, 蝋燭立て, 蠟燭立て); ロウソクたて(ロウソク立て)
candle holder

Variations:
引き立て役
引立て役(sK)
引立役(sK)
引き立役(sK)

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 hikitateyaku
    ひきたてやく
person who makes someone else appear better; foil

Variations:
立ち上がる(P)
立上がる
起ち上がる
立ちあがる

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 tachiagaru
    たちあがる
(v5r,vi) (1) to stand up; to get up; (v5r,vi) (2) to rise; (v5r,vi) (3) to recover; (v5r,vi) (4) to take action; to start; (v5r,vi) (5) {sumo} to make the initial charge; (v5r,vi) (6) {comp} to start up; to boot up

Variations:
急き立てる
急きたてる
せき立てる
急立てる(io)

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 sekitateru
    せきたてる
(transitive verb) to hurry (up); to press; to urge on

Variations:
物も言い様で角が立つ
物も言いようで角が立つ

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 monomoiiyoudekadogatatsu / monomoiyodekadogatatsu
    ものもいいようでかどがたつ
(exp,v5t) (proverb) harsh words make the going rough; consider your words; people may be offended (or not) by the way you speak

Variations:
立会外取引
立ち会い外取引(sK)
立会い外取引(sK)

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 tachiaigaitorihiki
    たちあいがいとりひき
{stockm} off-floor trading; after-hours trading; premarket trading

Variations:
めどが立たない
目処が立たない
目途が立たない

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 medogatatanai
    めどがたたない
(expression) (usu. as ~のめどが立たない, etc.) (See めどが立つ・めどがたつ) nowhere in sight; seems to be no prospect; up in the air

Variations:
奮い立つ
奮い起つ(rK)
ふるい立つ(sK)
奮いたつ(sK)

see styles
 furuitatsu
    ふるいたつ
(v5t,vi) (See 勇み立つ) to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits

Variations:
掻き立てる
かき立てる
掻きたてる
搔き立てる(oK)

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 kakitateru
    かきたてる
(transitive verb) (1) to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); (transitive verb) (2) to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke; to whip up; to fan; to kindle; to stimulate

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