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— William Blake

Tyger, tyger, burning bright

In the forests of the night,

What immortal hand or eye

Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

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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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serve someone right

Part of Speechverb

(Of an unpleasant event) To happen to someone who is thought to deserve it.

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