Activities other than computing

adventure: an unusual, exciting or dangerous experience, journey or series of events

cram: to push or force somebody/something into a small space; to move into a small space with the result that it is full

The Volkswagen Beetle is a small family car produced by the German company Volkswagen from 1938 to 2003.

lash: to fasten something tightly to something else with ropes

best: to defeat or be more successful than somebody

scarf down: to eat (something) quickly

giggle: to laugh in a silly way because you are embarrassed or nervous or you think that something is funny

peek: to look at something quickly and secretly because you should not be looking at it

hitch:  to get a free ride in a person’s car; to travel around in this way, by standing at the side of the road and trying to get passing cars to stop

barge: a large boat with a flat bottom, used for carrying goods and people on canals and rivers

agape: if a person’s mouth is agape, it is wide open, especially because they are surprised or shocked

strikingly: in a way that is interesting and unusual enough to attract attention

hospitalize: to send somebody to a hospital for treatment

sanatorium: a place like a hospital where patients who have a long-term illness or who are getting better after an illness are treated

A stock split is when a corporation splits its outstanding stocks to increase the number of shares on the market, which boosts liquidity and decreases its stock price.

liquidity: ​the state of owning things of value that can easily be exchanged for cash

In the financial markets, such as stocks, when prices have generally been increasing or are expected to increase, a bull market exists. Bull markets commonly refer to the stock market but can be applied to anything that is traded, such as bonds, real estate, currencies, and commodities.

commodity: a product or a raw material that can be bought and sold

The P/E ratio (price-to-earnings ratio) is a stock valuation tool that compares a company's stock price to its earnings per share (EPS), indicating the amount investors are willing to pay for each dollar of earnings.

A bond yield is the annual return an investor expects to receive from a bond, expressed as a percentage of its current market price. It is influenced by the bond's price, coupon rate, time to maturity, and broader market conditions like interest rate changes.

streak: a part of a person’s character, especially an unpleasant part

Unitarian: a member of a Christian Church that does not believe in the Trinity and has no formal teachings

minister: a trained religious leader in some Christian churches

lavish on: to give a lot of something, often too much, to somebody/something

cock: to raise a part of your body so that it is pointing upwards or at an angle

A Southern drawl is a feature of a Southern American accent characterized by a slower pace of speech, where pure vowel sounds are lengthened, broken into diphthongs, or prolonged, creating a sliding effect.

diphthong: a combination of two vowel sounds or vowel letters, for example the sounds /aɪ/ in pipe /paɪp/ or the letters ou in doubt

disfigure: to damage the appearance of a person, thing or place

ostracize: to refuse to let somebody be a member of a social group; to refuse to meet or talk to somebody

qualm: a feeling of doubt or worry about whether what you are doing is right

depiction: the act of showing somebody/something in a particular way in words or pictures, especially in a work of art

heel: to lean over to one side

cork: a light, soft material that is the thick bark of a type of Mediterranean oak tree

sloop: a small sailing ship with one mast (= a post to support the sails)

plywood: ​board made by sticking thin layers of wood on top of each other

To "get hooked on" something means to become addicted to a drug or, more commonly, to become very interested, enthusiastic, or obsessed with an activity, hobby, or interest to the point where you can't stop doing it.

relish: to get great pleasure from something; to want very much to do or have something

slack: characterized by slowness, sluggishness, or lack of energy

depth sounder (echo sounder): a device that measures the depth of the sea, or that finds objects underwater, by measuring how quickly sound waves are reflected

dead reckoning: the process of calculating one's position, especially at sea, by estimating the direction and distance travelled rather than by using landmarks or astronomical observations.

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Online Dictionaries Used:

hk.dictionary.search.yahoo.com

www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com

www.merriam-webster.com

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