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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A narrow escape; a close call.
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- noun A shave that is very short or near the skin.
- noun idiomatic A
near accident ormishap ; adangerous orrisky encounter orincident .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin
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