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Verb cause to go faster
With a 8.0 L W16 quad-turbocharged engine, maximum output of 1,200 hp (882 kW) and a maximum torque of 1,500 Nm, the Bugatti Veyron accelerates from 0 - 62mph (100km/h) in just 2.5 seconds, top speed of 268mph (431 km/h).
Verb cut off a limb, typically by surgical operation
amputate
Mountain climber Aron Ralston is trapped in an isolated canyon. Over the next five days, he examines his life and ends up amputating his own arm to free himself from the fallen boulder.
Verb examine something officially in order to remove what is considered offensive or harmful
Bob Dylan has gotten flak for a recent performance in China, which many thought was censored. Songs that might have overtly offended China's Communist rulers were avoided.
Verb cause to do through pressure or necessity
A newbie guard for an armored truck company is coerced into stealing $42 million. But a wrinkle in the supposedly foolproof plan could lead to a deadly resolution.
Verb stimulate to action
The artist whose radical ideas galvanized the 1960s art world continues to dominate the market and permeate popular culture – 25 years after his death.
Verb offer for sale by calling aloud in public
hawk
You could say that nights in Cairo are electric. Midnight comes and goes, but men and women still haggle with shop owners, merchants hawk their wares, and waiters serve coffee and juice to their 24-hour clientele.
Verb require something to be done
Given the recent spate of air traffic controllers dozing off while on duty, new rules will mandate more shut-eye for personnel to help combat fatigue.
Verb change to suit one's purpose or advantage
In an attempt to crack down on writers manipulating their reviews, Amazon is deleting thousands from its site. A debate is now percolating over what it means to review and to what standards they should be held.
Verb drop sharply
For dare-devils only: atop the 100m Euromast is something called the rope slide, from which you can plummet to the ground in 15 seconds flat.
Verb make (something such as an idea or enterprise) active and strong again
The Italian designer has pulled off the feat of resuscitating a barely breathing 56-year-old brand, leaving it not just in a stable postoperative state but vigorously kicking.