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攘
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Definitions
- 1. (literary) to push up one's sleeves
- 2. (literary) to reject; to resist
- 3. (literary) to seize; to steal
- 4. (literary) to perturb
- 5. Taiwan pr. [ráng]
Words Containing 攘
to seize
to take home sb else's stray sheep
to wriggle about
to get rid of
to create an uproar
arms and confusion (idiom); turmoil of war
to bare one's arms (in agitation)
to repel the barbarians
bustling with activity (idiom)
to stand off
to roll up the sleeves
restless
to disturb (dialect)
to resist foreign aggression and pacify the interior of the country (idiom)
to rob and steal
to clear oneself of dishonor
to resist foreign aggression
to usurp
to spread harvested grain over an area
to rise to action with a determined shake of the arms
to claim credit due to others; to appropriate others' credit or honor
a place buzzing with activity (idiom)
bustling
disorderly
tumultuous
to ward off calamities