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nest

2 verb
     
nest2
1HBB [intransitive] to build or use a nest:
They say eagles used to nest in those rocks.
2TD [transitive] to organize information, especially in a computer program, so that some of the information is recognized as separate but is included or contained in a larger part of the information:
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