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— Emily Dickinson

"Hope" is the thing with feathers --

That perches in the soul --

And sings the tune without the words --

And never stops -- at all --

…

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verb

To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

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put the make on

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To pursue with romantic interest, especially in an aggressive, sexually suggestive manner.

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flirthit onhustle

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Related Words

come on toput the moves onmake a movecome onpush up onrun afterchase aftercome onto

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