Police in Los Angeles had good luck with a robbery suspect who just couldn’t control himself during a lineup.
When detectives asked each man in the lineup to repeat the words, “Give me all your money or I’ll shoot,”
the man shouted, “That’s not what I said!”
v. (-tt-) move (a plant) to another, esp. Larger, pot.
REPRO
n. (pl. -s) (often attrib.) Colloq. Reproduction or copy. [abbreviation]
RERAN
past of *rerun.
RERUN
—v. (-nn-; past reran; past part. Rerun) 1 run (a race, film, etc.) Again.
- repeat (a course of action). —n. - act of rerunning.
- film etc. Shown again.
- repetition (of events).
RESAT
past and past part. Of *resit.
RESET
v. (-tt-; past and past part. Reset) set (a bone, gems, a clock etc.) Again or differently.
RESIN
—n. - adhesive substance secreted by some plants and trees.
- (in full synthetic resin) organic compound made by polymerization etc. And used in plastics. —v. (-n-) rub or treat with resin. resinous adj. [latin]
RESIT
—v. (-tt-; past and past part. Resat) sit (an examination) again after failing. —n. - resitting of an examination.
- examination specifically for this.
RETCH
v. Make a motion of vomiting, esp. Involuntarily and without effect. [old english]
