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Unit 4 DrillingLifting gear / Hand tools

Word Defnition Translation

canteen (n) [British English] a place where

workers can get meals, usually

cheaply

electric (adj) something that is electric works using

electricity

goes down (phr v) to decrease in amount or size

goes up (phr v) to increase in amount or size

hang (v) to put something in a position so that

the top part is xed or supported, and

the bottom part is free to move and

does not touch the ground

move (v) to change from one place or position

to another, or to make something do

this

pull (v) to make something move in a

particular direction, especially towards

something else, by using force in that

direction

pulley (n) a piece of equipment consisting of a

wheel over which a rope or chain is

pulled to lift heavy things

reective (adj) a reective surface reects light

release (v) to stop holding or drop something

washroom (n) [ American English] a public toilet

winch (n) a machine with a rope or chain for

lifting heavy objects

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