(idiomatic, UK, punishment) Often used as an order to bend over, for example, to receive the traditional corporal punishment in a case of misbehaviour.
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(idiomatic, US, law enforcement) To turn away, with one's hands in a visible and unmovable position, so that one can be searched.
Now in this case, if the suspended bar were acted upon solely by the north pole of the magnet, it would assume the position AB
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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