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telescope
noun
verb
A magnifier of images of distant objects
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ˈtɛl.ɪ.skəʊp
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noun
A magnifier of images of distant objects
verb
Crush together or collapse
“In the accident, the cars telescoped”
verb
Make smaller or shorter
“The novel was telescoped into a short play”
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In the accident, the cars telescoped
My hiking sticks telescope and can be put into the backpack
The novel was telescoped into a short play
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