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ark

ark /ɑːk $ ɑːrk/ noun [countable]

  1. a large ship
  2. the Ark in the Bible, the large boat built by Noah to save his family and the animals from a flood that overed the earth.

plea

plea /pliː/ noun

  1. [countable] a request that is urgent or full of emotion
    1. plea for
      1. a plea for help
      2. Caldwell made a plea for donations.
    2. plea to
      1. The parents made an emotional plea to their child's kidnappers.
  2. [countable usually singular] a statement by someone in a court of law saying whether they are guilty or not
    1. a guilty plea
    2. make/enter a plea
      1. Adams entered a plea of 'not guilty'.
  3. [singular] an excuse for something
    1. He refused the appointment on a plea of illness

prudent

pru·dent /ˈpruːdənt/ adjective

sensible and careful, especially by trying to avoid unnecessary risks

  • prudent house buyers

it is prudent (for somebody) to do something

  • It might be prudent to get a virus detector for the network.

surge

surge1 /sɜːdʒ $ sɜːrdʒ/ verb [intransitive]

  1. [always + adverb/preposition] to suddenly move very quickly in a particular direction
    1. surge forward/through etc
      1. The taxi surged forward
      2. The crowd surged through the gates
  2. (also surge up) if a feeling surges or surges up, you begin to feel it very strongly
    1. She could feel anger surging inside her.
  3. [usually + adverb/preposition] if a large amount of a liquid, electricity, chemical etc surges, it moves very quickly and suddenly
    1. A wave surged up towards them
    2. Adrenalin surged through her veins
  4. to suddenly increase
    1. Oil price surged.

tug

tug1 /tʌɡ/ verb (past tense and past participle tugged, present participle tugging)

  1. [intransitive and transitive] to pull with one or more short, quick pulls
    1. The woman gently tugged his arm.
    2. tug at/on something
      1. Joe was tugging at her sleeve
  2. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] British English to pull a piece of clothing quickly onto your body
    1. tug something on
      1. Alice was tugging on a sweather.
  3. tug at sb's heart/heartstrings written
    1. to make someone feel sympathy for someone or something

Reference

  • Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English