Some words have several different meanings. Choose the meaning used in the video.
Chose the correct answer.
snap (The stunt double’s cable snapped.)
- to use your thumb and fingers to make a short, sharp sound
- to break suddenly
- to say something in an angry way
pit (The stunt double plunged into the orchestra pit.)
- a hole in the ground, usually made by digging
- the seed or stone in the centre of certain fruits, like peaches
- the space in a theatre where the musicians play from
sell out (The show has to sell out in order to break even.)
- to sell all the available tickets for a performance
- to betray your ideals
- to sell the goods of someone who owes money to pay the creditor
prove (Selling all the tickets to the musical could prove to be a superhuman task.)
- to show the truth of something, by showing evidence
- to show a particular quality after a period of time, or turn out to be
- to determine the quality of something by testing it
press (The musical couldn’t buy press like that.)
- a machine used to print books, magazines and newspapers
- a business that prints and sells books
- newspaper, magazine, radio or news reports
measure (New safety measures are being put into practice.)
- a way of achieving something or dealing with a situation
- a unit of size
- an amount or degree of something