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LIKE SIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does like sin mean? 

LIKE SIN (adverb)
  The adverb LIKE SIN has 1 sense:

1. (informal) with great speed or effort or intensity; used for emphasisplay

  Familiarity information: LIKE SIN used as an adverb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LIKE SIN (adverb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(informal) with great speed or effort or intensity; used for emphasis

Synonyms:

like crazy; like hell; like mad; like sin; like the devil; like thunder

Context example:

fought like the devil

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)


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