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Bork

/bɔːk/

(US politics) To defeat a person's appointment or election, judicial nomination, etc., through a concerted attack on the person's character, background, and philosophy.

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(US politics) To defeat a person's appointment or election, judicial nomination, etc., through a concerted attack on the person's character, background, and philosophy.

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Word	Definition
bring to noughtverb	(idiomatic, transitive) To mar; to thwart.
boltnoun	A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw.
bodynoun	Physical frame.
unbarkverb	To deprive or strip of the bark.
bafflenoun	(countable, technology) A device used to dampen, muffle, restrain, or otherwise control the movement of a fluid, or waves travelling through a fluid such as light or sound; specifically, a surface positioned inside an open area to inhibit direct motion from one place to another without preventing motion altogether.
debankverb	(transitive) To deprive a person or organisation of banking services, especially for political reasons.
bar offverb	(transitive, figurative) To prohibit (e.g. a topic of discussion).
breaknoun	An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.
spoilnoun	(Also in plural: spoils) Plunder taken from an enemy or victim.
bring to naughtverb	Alternative form of bring to nought. [(idiomatic, transitive) To mar; to thwart.]
box outverb	(basketball) To position oneself between an opposition player and the basket in anticipation of getting a rebound.
burnnoun	A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals.
disbarverb	(law, transitive) To expel from the bar, or the legal profession; to deprive (an attorney, barrister, or counselor) of his or her status and privileges as such.
butchernoun	A person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals).
block offverb	(transitive) To obstruct.
blocknoun	A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
batenoun	Strife; contention.
strike outverb	To draw a line through some text such as a printed or written sentence, with the purpose of deleting that text from the rest of the document.
knock outverb	To strike or render unconscious
blackballnoun	(countable) A rejection; a vote against admitting someone.