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Verb

1. Heel over

Noun

1. Stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition

2. A slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force

3. A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

4. Insincere talk about religion or morals

5. Two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees