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shipping them greenWhen a ship is heading into waves, its bow will sometimes plunge into the onrushing wave. At first, spray will break over the bow, but as the height of the waves increases, the bow will plunge deeper into the wave, and instead of spray, unbroken green water will pour onto the Fo'c'sle and decks. Hence the seafarer's expression "Shipping them green", implying worsening weather, or, by extension, a worsening and/or dangerous or unsatisfactory situation.Rate it:

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cube outTo reach the volume limit of a container.Rate it:

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pack upTo prepare for shipping, as a gift.Rate it:

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lucky dipA game in which prizes are covered up and mixed together in a container, so that contestants can dip their hand into the container and randomly pull out a prize.Rate it:

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barrelA round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.Rate it:

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blow offTo vent, usually, to reduce pressure in a container.Rate it:

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boil overTo boil to such an extent as to overflow its container.Rate it:

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circular fileThe trash container; the wastebasket.Rate it:

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dirty laundryA clothes hamper or other container used to place unclean or soiled laundry.Rate it:

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dump outTo empty a container by turning its contents out over a surface.Rate it:

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get outTo take something from its container.Rate it:

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holeA container or receptacle.Rate it:

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leave someone holding the bagTo remove the value from an article or arrangement and leave somebody holding the empty (or valueless) container.Rate it:

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pipeMeanings relating to a container.Rate it:

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pull outTo remove something from a container.Rate it:

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screw offTo remove the lid of a jar or other container by unscrewing it.Rate it:

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store awayTo keep a supply of something, in a place or container.Rate it:

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stuff the ballot boxTo commit fraud in an election by depositing extra or otherwise illegitimate ballots into the container holding voters' ballots, in an attempt to predetermine the outcome.Rate it:

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SwitchStandA Normally Padlocked Manually-operated, Switch-point Arrangement At the Point Of a Sidetrack, Entry to A Yard, Commercial Warehouse, Shipping Terminal et al to enable shunting Entire Trains, Railcars, Rail Equipment from Mainline, or SpecLine, to Location/ Other:Rate it:

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to goServed in a package or takeout container so as to be taken away from a restaurant rather than eaten on the premises.Rate it:

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