bed in
Britishverb
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(preposition) engineering to fit (parts) together accurately or (of parts) to be fitted together, either through machining or use, as in fitting a bearing to its shaft
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(preposition) to make or become settled and able to work efficiently in harmony
Example Sentences
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You may end up needing to spend down all of your mom’s assets and eventually apply for Medicaid to cover a bed in a memory-care facility.
From MarketWatch
Tun drives up to nine hours a day from state to state, often sleeping in a fold-up bed in the back of his van.
The GTI is one of the few new cars under $50,000 that makes me want to get out of bed in the morning.
Mossadegh fled “from his bed in a Hitler-type bunker,” the AP reported, escaping capture.
From Barron's
Mossadegh fled “from his bed in a Hitler-type bunker,” the AP reported, escaping capture.
From Barron's
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