78 words & definitions
| bandy |
To mention something a lot, usually without taking care or thinking too much about what is being said
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| chuck |
To throw (something) carelessly or casually
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| chug |
(of a vehicle or boat) To move slowly with engine making regular muffled explosive sounds
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| flail |
To swing back and forth very quickly.
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| flit |
To move swiftly and lightly
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| flutter |
To move up and down or from side to side with short, quick, light movements
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| jiggle |
To move something lightly and quickly from side to side or up and down
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| jostle |
Top push, elbow, or bump against someone or something, roughly, typically in a crowd
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| lurch |
To make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement or series of movements; stagger
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| parry |
To ward off a weapon or attack, especially with a countermove
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| ruffle |
to move or lift something so that it is no longer smooth; to disorder something, typically by running one's hands through it
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| slither |
To move smoothly over a surface with a twisting or oscillating motion
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| squirm |
To wriggle or twist the body from side to side, especially as a result of nervousness or discomfort
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| swerve |
To turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course to avoid something in front of you.
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| yank |
To quickly pull something
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| segue |
To move without stopping from one activity, topic, song, etc., to another.
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| squiggle |
To make small movements, to wriggle or squirm
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| swish |
Move with a hissing or rushing sound
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| whirl |
Move or cause to move rapidly around and around
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| zigzag |
To move in abrupt alternate right and left turns.
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| wiggle |
Move or cause to move up and down or from side to side with small rapid movements
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| whoosh |
Move or cause to move quickly or suddenly with a rushing sound
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| trek |
Go on a long arduous journey, typically on foot
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| sift |
To put a fine, loose, or powdery substance through a sieve so as to remove lumps or large particles
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| skim |
To remove a substance from the surface of a liquid
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| smear |
Coat or mark (something) messily or carelessly with a greasy or sticky substance
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| shred |
To tear or cut into shreds
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| thrust |
Push (something or someone) suddenly or violently in the specified direction
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| swirl |
Move in a twisting or spiraling pattern
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| wriggle |
To twist and turn with quick squirming and writhing movements
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| pluck |
To take hold of something and quickly remove it from its place
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| reverberate |
For seomthing to continue to be heard or felt, becaused of a repeating effect or echo.
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| pierce |
To go through something completely, from one end to another
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| glide |
To move easily and smoothly
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| bypass |
To avoid something by going around it.
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| tug |
To pull with a lot of force
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| engulf |
To surround something completely
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| squiggle |
A short line that curls and loops in an irregular way
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| swish |
A hissing or rustling sound
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| swoon |
An occurrence of fainting
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| whirl |
A rapid movement around and around
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| wiggle |
A wiggling movement
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| whoosh |
A sudden movement accompanied by a rushing sound
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| trek |
A long arduous journey, especially one made on foot
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| smear |
A mark or streak of a greasy or sticky substance
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| thrust |
A sudden or violent lunge with a pointed weapon or a bodily part
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| swirl |
A quantity of something moving in a swirl
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| breeze |
To move easily or confidently through a situation.
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| converge |
To come together from different directions and meet at a point.
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| conduit |
A person or organization that acts as a medium for transmitting something (like information or money).
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| depart |
To leave a place, especially to start a journey.
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| disperse |
To scatter or spread over a wide area.
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| divert |
To change the direction or course of something.
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| drift |
To move slowly and smoothly, especially through air or water.
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| flow |
To move steadily and continuously, typically in a liquid, air, or smooth motion.
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| fluctuate |
To change or vary irregularly, especially in amount or level.
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| grind |
To reduce something to small particles or powder by crushing or rubbing.
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| haul |
To pull or drag something with effort or force.
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| gyrations |
Circular or spiral movements, often in a rapid or repetitive manner.
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| incessant |
Persistent and never-ending, especially referring to noise, activity, or behavior.
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| inertia |
Resistance to change, effort, or progress in a situation, system, or organization.
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| influx |
A large arrival or flow of people, things, or money into a place.
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| momentum |
The force or speed of movement — especially as something continues to move or grow.
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| pivot |
To strategically change direction or focus, often in response to new circumstances or needs.
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| recede |
To move back or withdraw from a previous position, often used in the context of water, hairline, or a retreating force.
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| spin |
To turn around quickly on a central point or axis.
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| traction |
The grip or friction between a surface and a moving object, like a tire or shoe; also the gaining of support, momentum, or progress.
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| traverse |
To move back and forth over an area, often in search or exploration.
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| trend |
A general direction in which something is developing or changing over time, such as a popular style or activity, especially in fashion, technology, or culture.
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| widespread |
Common or frequent; widely accepted or practiced
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| gust |
A strong, brief burst of wind.
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| revert |
To go back to a previous behavior, situation, or form after a period of change.
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| toss |
To throw something lightly or casually, to move or mix something by shaking or flipping.
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| penetrate |
To enter something and move through it.
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| circumvent |
To find a way around and overcome a problem or difficulty.
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| detour |
A longer route that is taken to avoid something or to see something along the way.
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| permeate |
To spread through something and be present in every part of it.
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| trajectory |
The curved path an object follows after it is thrown or shot into the air
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