| torpedo | (noun) any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges | Synonyms: crampfish, electric ray, numbfish |
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| (noun) armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target | - |
| (noun) a small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it; the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead | - |
| (noun) a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface | - |
| (noun) an explosive device that is set off in an oil well (or a gas well) to start or to increase the flow of oil (or gas) | - |
| (noun) a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States | Synonyms: bomber, Cuban sandwich, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, wedge, zep |
| (noun) a professional killer who uses a gun | Synonyms: gun, gun for hire, gunman, gunslinger, hired gun, hit man, hitman, shooter, triggerman |
| (verb) attack or hit with torpedoes | - |
| torpid | (adjective) in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation | Synonyms: dormant, hibernating |
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| (adjective) slow and apathetic | Synonyms: inert, sluggish, soggy |
| torpidity | (noun) inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy | Synonyms: listlessness, torpidness, torpor |
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| (noun) a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility | Synonyms: torpor |
| torpidly | (adverb) in a daze; in a dazed manner | Synonyms: dazedly |
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| torpidness | (noun) inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy | Synonyms: listlessness, torpidity, torpor |
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| torpor | (noun) inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy | Synonyms: listlessness, torpidity, torpidness |
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| (noun) a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility | Synonyms: torpidity |