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spell someone down

to win over someone in a spelling match. Frank spelled everyone else down and won the spelling bee. He spelled down almost everyone.

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Hodd was well taken to his right by Rudolph at slip and in a fiery spell down the slope Shahzad then picked up his fourth wicket when Dwayne Smith checked a drive and was caught and bowled. Tykes pegged back in vital showdown; COUNTY CRICKET by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England) The new Crow Trees rugby director boasts Leeds and London Welsh as his playing accomplishments, even working on the coaching staff in his spell down south last year. Rookie Rock given chance to flourish; SCRUM DOWN with NICK PUREWAL ... by The Journal (Newcastle, England) Eck ended the midfielder's first spell down south by re-signing him for Rangers from Blackburn in 2005 and Ferguson says a burning desire to repay that faith will spur him on. Barry: I won't let Eck down; EXCLUSIVE: Barry vow by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)			speak with a forked tongue speak with a plum in mouth speak with forked tongue speak with one voice speaking speaking as speaking candidly speaking for oneself speaking of speaks for spear spear out specialize in spectacle spectre speculate speculate about speculate in speculate on speed speed away speed up speeds of spell spell disaster Fig spell down spell for spell out spell trouble spend spend a penny spend for spend money like it's going out of style spend money like water spend on spend time in spending money spew spew guts spew out spew up spice spice up spiel off spiff spiff up spiffed out spiffed up spike guns spill spill guts			speleologist speleologist speleologists speleologists speleology speleology Speleothem Speleothems speleotherapy Spelicans Spelk spell spell spell spell spell spell Spell 125 Spell 125 spell check spell check spell check spell checker spell checker spell checker Spell Checker Oriented Word Lists Spell checking Spell checking spell danger spell disaster Fig spell down spell for spell of illness spell out spell out spell out spell out spell out Spell Out Your Acronyms Spell Power Spell Resistance spell trouble spell-bound Spell-check Spell-check spell-checker spell-checker Spell-checking Spell-checking Spell-Like Ability Spellable Spellanzon, Cesare spellbind spellbind spellbinder spellbinder Spellbinders Spellbinders spellbinding spellbinding spellbindingly

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