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Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

SAW
A power tool for cutting wood

SAP
Deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength"

RUN
Perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"

RUB
The act of rubbing or wiping; "he gave the hood a quick rub"

RIP
Cut (wood) along the grain

NOD
The act of nodding the head

MIX
The act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio"

JAR
A vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles

JAM
A dense crowd of people

HIT
(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); "he came all the way around on Williams' hit"

FIX
A determination of the place where something is; "he got a good fix on the target"

DIG
The act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs"

CUT
With parts removed; "the drastically cut film"

CAW
The sound made by corvine birds

BOX
A blow with the hand (usually on the ear); "I gave him a good box on the ear"

BOW
Bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head; "He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame"

BOB
A short or shortened tail of certain animals

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WEAR
Go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"

STEW
Food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables

TEAR
An occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days"

TOOL
The means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease"

STAB
Informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting"

SPOT
An act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"

SOUP
Liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food

SORE
An open skin infection

SLIT
A long narrow opening

SKIN
An outer surface (usually thin); "the skin of an airplane"

SKIM
Reading or glancing through quickly

SINK
A covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it

REND
Tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"

RENT
The act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"

SAVE
Spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now"

RAZE
Tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"

RASP
A coarse file with sharp pointed projections

RAKE
A long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil

PASS
Accept or judge as acceptable; "The teacher passed the student although he was weak"

OWIE

MAUL
A heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges

MINE
Excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted

MESS
A (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax

MARK
Something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal; "the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer"; "scored a bull's eye"; "hit the mark"; "the president's speech was a home run"

MAIM
Injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation; "people were maimed by the explosion"

LOUR
Look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

LINE
The principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business"

KISS
A light glancing touch; "there was a brief kiss of their hands in passing"

HURT
The act of damaging something or someone

HOLE
An opening deliberately made in or through something

GRUB
Informal terms for a meal

GNAW
Become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded"

GASH
A strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument

GALL
The trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties

FRET
A small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch

FRAY
A noisy fight

FILE
A steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal

DIKE
A barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea

COPE
A long cloak; worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions

CLAW
Sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles

CHIP
The act of chipping something

BUZZ
Sound of rapid vibration; "the buzz of a bumble bee"

BURR
Rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece

BURN
A place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)

BRAY
Laugh loudly and harshly

BORE
Diameter of a tube or gun barrel

BLAT
Cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating"

BEND
Curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)

BARK
A sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts

BIND
Something that hinders as if with bonds

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SCRAP
A small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used; "she jotted it on a scrap of paper"; "there was not a scrap left"

TWANG
A sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string)

UPSET
An improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"

WOUND
The act of inflicting a wound

TOUCH
The act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights"

SWEEP
A movement in an arc; "a sweep of his arm"

TOADY
Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss"

SWAMP
Low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog

STINT
An individual's prescribed share of work; "her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her"

STICK
Stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!"

SPARE
A score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls

SPADE
A sturdy hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the foot

SNORE
The act of snoring or producing a snoring sound

SLASH
A strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument

SNARL
Something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations"

SKIRT
Form the edge of

SKIMP
Supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance"

SHAVE
The act of removing hair with a razor

SCUFF
The act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet)

SCRUB
The act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water

SCREW
A fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head

SCOUR
A place that is scoured (especially by running water)

SCOOP
A hollow concave shape made by removing something

SCORE
A seduction culminating in sexual intercourse; "calling his seduction of the girl a `score' was a typical example of male slang"

SCALD
The act of burning with steam or hot water

PINCH
Irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear; "smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth"; "the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back"

PRINT
A picture or design printed from an engraving

NUDGE
A slight push or shake

LOWER
The lower of two berths

KNEEL
Supporting yourself on your knees

HATCH
Draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper; "hatch the sheet"

GROWL
The sound of growling (as made by animals)

GRIND
The act of grinding to a powder or dust