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Pend
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Pend, n.
Oil cake; penock. [1913 Webster]
Pend, v. i. [L. pendere.].
- To hang; to depend. [1913 Webster]"Pending upon certain powerful motions." [1913 Webster]
- To be undecided, or in process of adjustment. [1913 Webster]
Pend, v. t. [Cf. pen to shut in, or AS. pyndan, E. pound an inclosure.].
To pen; to confine. [1913 Webster]
"ended within the limits . . . of Greece."
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THESAURUS
Pend
all depend, bag, be contingent on, cascade, daggle, dangle, depend, drabble, drag, draggle, drape, droop, fall, flap, flop, flow, hang, hang down, hang in suspense, hang on, hinge, lop, nod, sag, stand, swag, swing, trail, turn, weep
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