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- with a forward motion
- indicates continuity or persistence or concentration
- in a state required for something to function or be effective
- (infrequent in the US) Later.
- In continuation, at length.
- So as to cover or be fitted.
- (snooker) Of a ball, into a pottable position.
- Of betting odds, denoting a better-than-even chance. See also odds-on.
- Along, forwards (continuing an action), onwards.
- To an operating state.
adj
- in operation or operational
- (of events) planned or scheduled
- (euphemistic) Menstruating.
- (chiefly UK, informal, chiefly in the negative) Acceptable, appropriate.
- (snooker, postpositive) Of a ball, being the next in sequence to be potted, according to the rules of the game.
- In the state of being active, functioning or operating.
- Happening; taking place; being or due to be put into action.
- (informal) Of a person, used to express agreement to or acceptance of a proposal or challenge made by that person; most commonly with subject "you" (see you're on).
- (acting, drama, roleplaying games) Acting in character.
- (chiefly in the negative) Possible; capable of being successfully carried out.
- Fitted; covering or being worn.
- (cricket) Within the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs; the left side for a right-handed batsman.
- (baseball, informal) Having reached a base as a runner and being positioned there, awaiting further action from a subsequent batter.
- (informal, of a person) Performative or funny in a wearying manner.
- (e.g. of points in a game) Available; remaining.
- (postpositive) Of a stated part of something, oriented towards the viewer or other specified direction.
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- To the account or detriment of; denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon.
- At or in (a geographical location or position).
- At (a relative spatial position).
- Engaged in or occupied with (an action or activity).
- Serving as a member of.
- Under the influence of (a drug, or something that is causing drug-like effects).
- Indicating the target of, or thing affected by, an event or action.
- (snooker) In a position of being able to pot (a given ball).
- (also often 'upon') Arrived or coming into the presence of.
- Toward; for; indicating the object of an emotion.
- At (an instant or cusp).
- Aboard (a mode of transport, especially public transport, or transport that one sits astride or uses while standing).
- Expressing figurative placement, burden, or attachment.
- At (a certain position within a sequence).
- Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything By means of; with.
- Covering.
- (mathematics) Having Vⁿ as domain and V as codomain, for the specified set V and some integer n.
- In addition to; besides; indicating multiplication or succession in a series.
- (mathematics, uncommon) Divided by.
- (especially Ireland) Indicating the person experiencing an emotion, cold, thirst, hunger, etc.
- (UK) At (a certain value or level).
- With verbs describing an action of pushing, pulling, pressing, etc., designates the thing to which force is applied.
- (also often 'upon') At the time of (and often because of).
- (UK dialectal, Scotland) Without.
- Positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above.
- Because of; upon the basis of (something not yet confirmed as true).
- (informal) In the possession of.
- Positioned at or resting against the outer surface of; attached to.
- (philosophy, logic) According to, from the standpoint of; (expressing what must follow, whether accepted or not, if a given premise or system is assumed true).
- (UK, especially in sports reporting) At (a given time after the start of something).
- Near; adjacent to; alongside; just off.
- Paid for by.
- Regularly taking (a drug).
- (especially when numbers of combatants or competitors are specified) Against; in opposition to.
- At or during the date or day of.
- (mathematics) Having as identical domain and codomain.
- (nautical) In the direction of (some part of one's vessel), to within 45 degrees.
- Indicating dependence or reliance.
- Indicating a means of subsistence or sustenance.
- (mathematics) Generated by.
- By virtue of; with the pledge of.
- (informal, chiefly in set phrases) Ellipsis of I swear on: on my life, on God, on everything, etc.
- Indicating a means or medium.
- Dealing with the subject of; about; concerning.
- With verbs describing an action of hitting, rubbing, scratching, binding against, etc., designates the thing impacted or contacted.
- Supported by (the specified part of itself).
verb
adj
- characterized by motion
- Relating to motion.
- supplying motive force
- relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith
- (military, euphemistic) Relating to active warfare or the use of lethal force.^([W])
- (philosophy) Relating to the force driving life forward.
- Relating to kinesis or motor function.
- (biology) Relating to the movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus.
- (slang) Frantic; busy.
noun
- A rapidity of motion.
- (economics) The number of times that an average unit of currency is spent during a specific period of time.
- (music hardware and software) The value corresponding to how hard a key is struck on a MIDI controller or keyboard.
- The rate of occurrence.
- (physics) A vector quantity that denotes the rate of change of position with respect to time, combining speed with a directional component.
- distance travelled per unit time
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- From one place or position to another in succession; indicating repeated movement or activity.
- Here and there; around; in one place and another; up and down.
- (nautical) To the opposite tack: see go about.
- To a reversed order, direction, or condition; half round; in (or to, or from) the opposite direction.
- On all sides, or in every or any direction from a point; around.
- Indicating unproductive or unstructured activity.
- Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost.
- Near; in the vicinity.
- in the area or vicinity
- in or to a reversed position or direction
- all around or on all sides
- in rotation or succession
- (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
- used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
- (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
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- (figurative) On or near (one's person); attached as an attribute to; in the makeup of, or at the command of.
- In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of; around.
- Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout.
- (with 'to' and verb infinitive) See about to.
- Within or in the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place.
- Concerned or occupied with; engaged in; intent on.
- On one’s person; nearby the person.
- Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of.
verb
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- be in a state of movement or action
- be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities
- (intransitive) To be present or available in large numbers or quantities; to be plentiful.
- (intransitive) To revel in.
- (intransitive) To be highly productive.
- (intransitive) To be full to overflowing; to bristle.
- To be copiously supplied. [with in or with ‘something’]
verb
- be in a state of movement or action
- have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles
- react in an offended or angry manner
- rise up as in fear
- (intransitive, usually with with) To abound, to be covered with, or to have an abundance of, something, especially something jutting out.
- (intransitive, usually with at or with) To be on one's guard or raise one's defenses; to react with fear, suspicion, or distance.
- (rare) To fix a bristle or bristles to.
- (transitive, uncommon) To cause (someone) to be on one's guard or raise one's defenses.
- (intransitive) To rise or stand erect, like bristles.
noun
- a stiff hair
- a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
- The hairs or other filaments that make up a brush, broom, or similar item, typically made from plant cellulose, animal hairs, or synthetic polymers.
- A chaeta: an analogous filament on arthropods, annelids, or other animals.
- A stiff or coarse hair on a nonhuman mammal or on a plant.
verb
- be in a state of movement or action
- come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
- burst outward, usually with noise
- break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
- cause to burst
- emerge suddenly
- force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
- move suddenly, energetically, or violently
- (transitive) To produce as an effect of bursting.
- (intransitive) To erupt; to change state suddenly as if bursting.
- (intransitive) To enter or exit hurriedly and unexpectedly.
- (transitive) To interrupt suddenly in a violent or explosive manner; to shatter.
- (intransitive) To break from internal pressure.
- (transitive) To separate (printer paper) at perforation lines.
- (transitive) To cause to break from internal pressure.
noun
- a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason)
- the act of exploding or bursting
- a sudden intense happening
- rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
- An act or instance of bursting.
- A sudden, often intense, expression, manifestation or display.
- (military) The explosion of a bomb or missile.
- A series of shots fired from an automatic firearm.
noun
- A way of motion or functioning.
- (Misesian praxeology, Austrian economics) Purposeful behavior.
- (military) Combat.
- The effort of performing or doing something.
- (slang, typically with a quantifier) Sexual intercourse.
- (music, lutherie) The distance separating the strings and the fingerboard on a string instrument.
- A demonstration by activists.
- (mathematics) A way in which each element of some algebraic structure transforms some other structure or set, in a way which respects the structure of the first. Formally, this may be seen as a morphism from the first structure into some structure of endomorphisms of the second; for example, a group action of a group G on a set S can be seen as a group homomorphism from G into the set of bijections on S (which form a group under function composition), while a module M over a ring R can be defined as an abelian group together with a ring homomorphism from R into the ring of group endomorphisms of M (which is also called the action of R on M).
- Something done, often so as to accomplish a purpose.
- The way in which a mechanical device acts when used; especially a firearm.
- (law) A charge or other process in a law court (also called lawsuit and actio).
- (sciences) A process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings).
- Fast-paced activity.
- (art, painting and sculpture) The attitude or position of the several parts of the body as expressive of the sentiment or passion depicted.
- (music) The mechanism, that is the set of moving mechanical parts, of a keyboard instrument, like a piano, which transfers the motion of the key to the sound-making device.
- (Christianity) A religious performance or solemn function, i.e. action sermon, a sacramental sermon in the Scots Presbyterian Church.
- (physics) The product of energy and time, especially the product of the Lagrangian and time.
- (bowling) spin put on the bowling ball.
- (firearms) The way in which cartridges are loaded, locked, and extracted from the mechanism.
- (literature) The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfolding of the drama of events.
- something done (usually as opposed to something said)
- the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
- In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges).
- the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
- the series of events that form a plot
- the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field
- the state of being active
- a military engagement
- a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
- an act by a government body or supranational organization
- a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
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- A motion or action that skims.
- Something skimmed from a surface etc.
- (uncountable) The sport of skimboarding.
- (uncountable, economics) Ellipsis of cream skimming.
- (crime) The act of fraudulently copying a magnetic stripe from a magnetic stripe card, such as found on credit cards and bank cards, through the use of a skimmer
- (uncountable, finance) Ellipsis of price skimming.
- failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it
- reading or glancing through quickly
- the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid
- the act of brushing against while passing
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- a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end
- A structure composed of a plank, balanced in the middle, used as a game in which one person goes up as the other goes down.
- A series of up-and-down movements.
- (medicine, attributively) An abnormal breathing pattern caused by airway obstruction, characterized by paradoxical chest and abdominal movement.
- A series of alternating movements or feelings.
- (chess) A tactic in which a piece repeatedly gains material, while simultaneously creating an inescapable series of alternating direct and discovered checks.
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- To move continually, especially in gossip; said of the tongue.
- (intransitive, cricket, slang) Of the tail (lower order of the batting lineup): to score more runs than expected.
- To swing from side to side, as an animal's tail, or someone's head to express disagreement or disbelief.
- (UK, Australia, New Zealand, slang) To play truant from school.
- move from side to side
verb
- move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion
- move from side to side
- (intransitive) To reel, sway, or move from side to side; to move with a wagging motion; to waddle.
- (transitive, of the eyebrows) To quickly raise and lower in rapid succession, usually as an implication of slyness, smugness, or suggestiveness.
- (transitive) To move (something) with short, quick motions; to wobble.
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- (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward
- the act of moving forward suddenly
- A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.
- A fish, the namaycush.
- An exercise performed by stepping forward one leg while kneeling with the other leg, then returning to a standing position.
- A long rope or flat web line, more commonly referred to as a lunge line, approximately 20–30 feet long, attached to the bridle, lungeing cavesson, or halter of a horse and used to control the animal while lungeing.
verb
- make a thrusting forward movement
- push forcefully
- penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
- press or force
- impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
- place or put with great energy
- push violently in a specified direction
- force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock
- (transitive) To push or drive with force; to shove.
- To stab; to pierce; usually with through.
- (transitive) To push out or extend rapidly or powerfully.
- (intransitive) To make advance with force.
- (intransitive) To enter by pushing; to squeeze in.
- (transitive) To force something upon someone.
noun
- verbal criticism
- the act of applying force to propel something
- the force used in pushing
- a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
- a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
- The force generated by propulsion, as in a jet engine.
- (figuratively) The primary effort; the goal.
- (fencing) An attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the point.
- A push, stab, or lunge forward (the act thereof.)
verb
- move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
- move with a flapping motion
- move rhythmically
- strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
- make a rhythmic sound
- move with a thrashing motion
- produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
- wear out completely
- stir vigorously
- avoid paying
- hit repeatedly
- be superior
- make a sound like a clock or a timer
- shape by beating
- be a mystery or bewildering to
- indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
- glare or strike with great intensity
- come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
- make by pounding or trampling
- sail with much tacking or with difficulty
- strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
- give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
- beat through cleverness and wit
- (intransitive, nautical) To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.
- To make a sound when struck.
- To be in agitation or doubt.
- To mix food in a rapid fashion. Compare whip.
- simple past tense of beat
- (military, intransitive) To make a succession of strokes on a drum.
- (intransitive, MLE, MTE, slang, vulgar) To have sexual intercourse.
- (transitive, slang) To rob; to cheat or scam.
- (transitive) To arrive at a place before someone.
- (intransitive) To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly.
- (intransitive) To move with pulsation or throbbing.
- (transitive) To strike or pound repeatedly, usually in some sort of rhythm.
- (especially colloquial) past participle of beat
- To tread, as a path.
- To exercise severely; to perplex; to trouble.
- To sound with more or less rapid alternations of greater and lesser intensity, so as to produce a pulsating effect; said of instruments, tones, or vibrations not perfectly in unison.
- (transitive) To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do or be better than (someone); to excel in a particular, competitive event.
- (transitive) To indicate by beating or drumming.
- (transitive) To strike (water, foliage etc.) in order to drive out game; to travel through (a forest etc.) for hunting.
- (transitive) To hit; to strike.
- (transitive, UK, in haggling for a price of a buyer) To persuade the seller to reduce a price.
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- the sound of stroke or blow
- a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
- a regular route for a sentry or policeman
- the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
- a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations
- the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
- (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
- a regular rate of repetition
- a stroke or blow
- the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
- (music) The rhythm signalled by a conductor or other musician to the members of a group of musicians.
- (slang) A makeup look; compare beat one's face.
- The instrumental portion of a piece of hip-hop music.
- A rhythm.
- A pulsation or throb.
- (journalism) The primary focus of a reporter's stories (such as police/courts, education, city government, business etc.).
- (authorship) A short pause in a play, screenplay, or teleplay, for dramatic or comedic effect.
- (music) A pulse on the beat level, the metric level at which pulses are heard as the basic unit. Thus a beat is the basic time unit of a piece.
- The interference between two tones of almost equal frequency
- (hunting) The act of scouring, or ranging over, a tract of land to rouse or drive out game; also, those so engaged, collectively.
- A stroke; a blow.
- (fencing) A smart tap on the adversary's blade.
- The route patrolled by a police officer or a guard.
- A beatnik.
verb
- move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
- produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses
- expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
- (intransitive, figurative) To pulse, to be full of life, energy: to bustle, thrive, flourish.
- (intransitive) To expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat, exhibit a pulse.
- (transitive) To produce a recurring increase and decrease of some quantity.
- (intransitive) To quiver, vibrate, or flash; as to the beat of music.
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noun
- a shaky motion
- the act of vibrating
- case for holding arrows
- an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
- (weaponry) A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.
- (figuratively) A ready storage location for figurative tools or weapons.
- (mathematics) A multidigraph, especially in the context of representation theory.
verb
- move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
- make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
- throw or toss with a quick motion
- jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
- pull, or move with a sudden movement
- (Internet slang) To satirize behavior that is, to an extent, common in a community, especially in circlejerk subreddits.
- (transitive) To give a quick, often unpleasant tug or shake.
- (US, slang, vulgar) To masturbate.
- (usually transitive, weightlifting) To lift using a jerk.
- To cure (meat) by cutting it into strips and drying it, originally in the sun.
- (intransitive) To make a sudden uncontrolled movement.
noun
- meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun
- (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration
- a dull stupid fatuous person
- an abrupt spasmodic movement
- a sudden abrupt pull
- raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms
- (originally Canada, US, slang, derogatory) A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered, or disagreeable.
- (slang) Masturbation.
- (weightlifting) A lift in which the weight is taken with a quick motion from shoulder height to a position above the head with arms fully extended and held there for a brief time.
- (US, slang, derogatory) A stupid person; an idiot or fool.
- A quick pull on something.
- (Caribbean, Jamaica) Meat (or sometimes vegetables) cured by jerking, in which it is coated in spices and slow-cooked over a fire or grill traditionally composed of green pimento wood positioned over burning coals; charqui.
- A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the human body.
- (Internet slang) An act of satirizing behavior that is, to an extent, common in a community, especially in circlejerk subreddits.
- (physics, engineering) The rate of change in acceleration with respect to time.
- (Caribbean, Jamaica) A rich, spicy Jamaican marinade.
- (preceded by definite article) A dance, popular in Western culture in the 1960s, in which the head and upper body is thrown forwards regularly to the beat of the music.
verb
- move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
- make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
- toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
- move or pull with a sudden motion
- squeeze tightly between the fingers
- (intransitive) To perform a twitch; spasm.
- (birdwatching, transitive) To spot or seek out a bird, especially a rare one.
- (transitive) To cause to twitch; spasm.
- (birdwatching, intransitive) To engage in twitching.
- (transitive) To jerk sharply and briefly.
noun
- a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
- (farriery) A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse and twisted to keep the animal quiet during minor surgery.
- (physiology) A brief, contractile response of a skeletal muscle elicited by a single maximal volley of impulses in the neurons supplying it.
- couch grass (Elymus repens; a species of grass, often considered as a weed)
- A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm.
- (informal) Action of spotting or seeking out a bird, especially a rare one.
- (mining) The sudden narrowing almost to nothing of a vein of ore.
- (birdwatching) A trip taken in order to observe a rare bird.
noun
- a shaky motion
- the act of vibrating
- (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
- a distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively
- A single complete vibrating motion.
- (parapsychology) A vibrational energy of spiritual nature through which mediumistic and other paranormal phenomena are conveyed or affected.
- The act of vibrating or the condition of being vibrated.
- (physics) Any periodic process, especially a rapid linear motion of a body about an equilibrium position.
- (by extension, slang, often in the plural) An instinctively sensed emotional aura or atmosphere.
adj
- ceaselessly in motion
- worried and uneasy
- nervous and unable to relax
- lacking or not affording physical or mental rest
- Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose; eager for change; discontented.
- Deprived of rest or sleep.
- Not allowing or affording rest.
- Without rest; unable to be still or quiet; uneasy; continually moving.
verb
- move by being propelled by a force
- force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
- strive and make an effort to reach a goal
- cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
- cause to move back by force or influence
- (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground
- cause someone or something to move by driving
- operate or control a vehicle
- proceed along in a vehicle
- to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
- (hunting) search for game
- move into a desired direction of discourse
- push, propel, or press with force
- work as a driver
- excavate horizontally
- cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
- urge forward
- travel or be transported in a vehicle
- strike with a driver, as in teeing off
- have certain properties when driven
- compel somebody to do something, often against their own will or judgment
- hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
- (transitive) To cause (a mechanism) to operate.
- (intransitive) To travel by operating a wheeled motorized vehicle.
- (transitive, slang, aviation) To operate (an aircraft); to pilot.
- (intransitive) To move forcefully.
- (transitive) To separate the lighter (feathers or down) from the heavier, by exposing them to a current of air.
- (transitive) (especially animals) To cause to flee out of.
- (transitive, intransitive) To direct a vehicle powered by a horse, ox or similar animal.
- (transitive) To compel, exert pressure, coerce (to do something).
- (intransitive, sports, cricket, tennis, baseball) To hit the ball with a drive.
- (transitive) To carry or to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.
- (transitive) To displace either physically or non-physically, through the application of force.
- To be the dominant party in a sex act.
- (transitive) To convey (a person, etc.) in a wheeled motorized vehicle.
- (transitive) To urge, press, or bring to a point or state.
- (transitive) (especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.
- (transitive) To cause to become.
- (transitive, ergative) To operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle).
- (transitive) To motivate through the application or demonstration of force; to impel or urge onward in such a way.
- (transitive) To provide an impetus for motion or other physical change, to move an object by means of the provision of force thereto.
- (transitive) To motivate; to provide an incentive for.
- (mining) To dig horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel.
- (American football) To put together a drive (n.): to string together offensive plays and advance the ball down the field.
- (intransitive) To be moved or propelled forcefully (especially of a ship).
- (transitive) To clear, by forcing away what is contained.
- (transitive) To provide an impetus for a change in one's situation or state of mind.
noun
- the act of applying force to propel something
- a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
- hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
- a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
- a wide scenic road planted with trees
- the act of driving a herd of animals overland
- the trait of being highly motivated
- a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
- (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
- a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
- (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
- a road leading up to a private house
- (American football) An offensive possession, generally one consisting of several plays and/ or first downs, often leading to a scoring opportunity.
- (retail) A campaign aimed at selling more of a certain product or promoting a public service.
- (golf) A stroke made with a driver.
- (philanthropy) A charity event such as a fundraiser, bake sale, or toy drive.
- (soccer) A straight level shot or pass.
- (typography) An impression or matrix formed by a punch drift.
- An act of driving livestock animals forward, to transport a herd.
- (psychology) Desire or interest.
- A mechanism used to power or give motion to a vehicle or other machine or machine part.
- A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river.
- A trip made in a vehicle (now generally in a motor vehicle).
- (automotive) The gear into which one usually shifts an automatic transmission when one is driving a car or truck. (Denoted with symbol D on a shifter's labeling.)
- Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; (especially) a forced or hurried dispatch of business.
- Planned, usually long-lasting, effort to achieve something; ability coupled with ambition, determination, and motivation.
- (computer hardware) An apparatus for reading and writing data to or from a mass storage device such as a disk.
- (military) A sustained advance in the face of the enemy to take an objective.
- (computer hardware) A mass storage device in which the mechanism for reading and writing data is integrated with the mechanism for storing data.
- A type of public roadway.
- (cricket) A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a vertical arc, through the line of the ball, and hitting it along the ground, normally between cover and midwicket.
- (baseball, tennis) A ball struck in a flat trajectory.
- An act of driving game animals forward, to be captured or hunted.
- A driveway.
- (UK, especially Bristol and Wales, slang) Friendly term of address for a bus driver.
noun
- A sudden or unsteady movement.
- A predicament or difficult situation.
- (dialectal) A lift or heave.
- A double score in cribbage for the winner when their adversary has not yet pegged their 31st hole.
- An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables.
- an unsteady uneven gait
- abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
- a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
- the act of moving forward suddenly
verb
- To make such a sudden, unsteady movement.
- (transitive) To defeat in the game of cribbage with a lurch (double score as explained under noun entry).
- (dialectal, intransitive) To take by surprise; to unexpectedly detain.
- (dialectal, intransitive) To evade by stooping; to lurk; lie in wait; go about in a sneaking way.
- walk as if unable to control one's movements
- loiter about, with no apparent aim
- defeat by a lurch
- move slowly and unsteadily
- move abruptly
adj
adv
noun
- A toy that rights itself when pushed over.
- (gymnastics) A forward roll or sideways roll.
- (Canada, US) In full roly-poly bug: a small terrestrial invertebrate which tends to roll into a ball when disturbed, such as a woodlouse (suborder Oniscidea, especially a pill bug (family Armadillidiidae) or a sowbug (family Porcellionidae)) or a pill millipede (superorder Oniscomorpha).
- (British, also attributively) A baked or steamed pudding made from suet pastry which is spread with fruit or jam (or occasionally other fillings) and then rolled up.
- (games) A game involving people (usually children) rolling down a slope.
- (games) A game in which balls are rolled along the floor to knock down pins, or bowled into holes, or thrown into hats placed on the ground.
- (informal) A short, plump person (especially a child).
- (gaming) Synonym of roulette (“a game of chance in which a small ball is made to move round rapidly on a circle divided off into numbered red and black spaces, the one on which it stops indicating the result of a variety of wagers permitted by the game”).
- (uncountable, historical) An activity or game involving rolling.
- (Australia) Synonym of tumbleweed (“any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots once dry, forming a light, rolling mass which is driven by the wind from place to place”); specifically, the prickly Russian thistle (Kali tragus or Salsola tragus).
- a rotund individual
- pudding made of suet pastry spread with jam or fruit and rolled up and baked or steamed
adj
noun
- (slang) A cheer characterized by a slow beginning and a progressive increase in speed.
- (economics) A country which drives the world economy by having a high level of imports, such as the United States.
- (rare) A traction engine.
- (rail transport) The power unit of a train that pulls the coaches or wagons.
- a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
noun
- A sudden or fast movement.
- (sometimes figurative) Anything resembling such a missile; something that pierces or wounds like such a weapon.
- Any of various species of hesperiid butterfly.
- (sewing) A fold that is stitched on a garment.
- A small object with a pointed tip at one end and feathers at the other, which is thrown at a target in the game of darts.
- A dace (fish) (Leuciscus leuciscus).
- (Australia, Canada, colloquial) A cigarette.
- A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin.
- Any sharp-pointed missile weapon, such as an arrow.
- (military) A dart-shaped target towed behind an aircraft to train shooters.
- a sudden quick movement
- a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot
- a tapered tuck made in dressmaking
verb
- (transitive) To throw with a sudden effort or thrust; to hurl or launch.
- (intransitive) To fly or pass swiftly, like a dart; to move rapidly in one direction; to shoot out quickly.
- (transitive) To shoot with a dart, especially a tranquilizer dart.
- (intransitive) To start and run with speed; to shoot rapidly along.
- (transitive) To send forth suddenly or rapidly; to emit; to shoot.
- move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
- move with sudden speed
- run or move very quickly or hastily
noun
- Movement in general.
- Seasonal moving of animals, as mammals, birds or fish, especially between breeding and non-breeding areas.
- (biochemistry) The movement of cells in particular directions to specific locations.
- (computing) Instance of changing a platform from an environment to another one.
- An instance of moving to live in another place for a while.
- the periodic passage of groups of animals (especially birds or fishes) from one region to another for feeding or breeding
- a group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period)
- the movement of persons from one country or locality to another
- (chemistry) the nonrandom movement of an atom or radical from one place to another within a molecule
noun
verb
verb
- move sideways or in an unsteady way
- walk as if unable to control one's movements
- (nautical, transitive) To heave a ship down on one side so as to expose the other, in order to clean it of barnacles and weed, or to repair it below the water line.
- (intransitive) To lurch or sway violently from side to side.
- (intransitive, chiefly US) To career, to move rapidly straight ahead, to rush carelessly.
- (intransitive) To tilt or lean while in motion.
- (nautical, intransitive) To tilt on one side.
- (intransitive, chiefly US) To move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way.
noun
verb
- move sideways or in an unsteady way
- change gears
- change place or direction
- move around
- make a shift in or exchange of
- change in quality
- move very slightly
- move and exchange for another
- use a shift key on a keyboard
- move abruptly
- lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
- change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
- move from one setting or context to another
- (transitive, sometimes figurative) To move from one place to another; to redistribute.
- (typewriters) To move the keys of a typewriter over in order to type capital letters or special characters.
- (ergative, figurative) To change in form or character; switch.
- (computer keyboards) To switch to a character entry mode for capital letters or special characters.
- (intransitive) To use meditation or other means to change the reality that one's consciousness resides in.
- (intransitive, India) To change residence; to leave and live elsewhere.
- (transitive, computing) To manipulate a binary number by moving all of its digits left or right; compare rotate.
- (Ireland, vulgar, slang, transitive) To engage in sexual petting with.
- (intransitive) To practice indirect or evasive methods; to contrive.
- (intransitive) To hurry; to move quickly.
- (intransitive) To change gears (in an automobile).
- (Minecraft, video games) To crouch in game, especially if the shift key is pressed to initiate crouching.
- (Nigeria, slang) To steal or kidnap.
- (transitive, computing) To remove (the first value from an array).
- (transitive) To dispose of, remove.
- (intransitive, sometimes reflexive and figurative) To change position; to move.
- (intransitive, music) In violin-playing, to move the left hand from its original position next to the nut.
noun
- a qualitative change
- the act of moving from one place to another
- an event in which something is displaced without rotation
- a woman's sleeveless undergarment
- the act of changing one thing or position for another
- (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
- a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
- the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
- a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
- the time period during which you are at work
- (historical) A type of women's undergarment of dress length worn under dresses or skirts, a slip or chemise.
- (music) In violin-playing, any position of the left hand except that nearest the nut.
- (computing) A control code or character used to change between different character sets.
- An act of shifting; a slight movement or change.
- (baseball) An infield shift.
- A movement to do something, a beginning.
- (construction) The extent, or arrangement, of the overlapping of plank, brick, stones, etc., that are placed in courses so as to break joints.
- (computing) An instance of the use of such a code or character.
- A simple straight-hanging, loose-fitting dress.
- (US) The gear mechanism in a motor vehicle.
- A period of time in which one's consciousness resides in another reality, usually achieved through meditation or other means.
- Alternative spelling of Shift (“a modifier button of computer keyboards”).
- (British slang) be done; ruined
- (Ireland, crude slang, often with the definite article, usually uncountable) The act of kissing passionately.
- (genetics) A mutation in which the DNA or RNA from two different sources (such as viruses or bacteria) combine.
- A change of workers, now specifically a set group of workers or period of working time.
- (mining) A breaking off and dislocation of a seam; a fault.
- (computing) A bit shift.
verb
- move sideways or in an unsteady way
- charge with a tilt
- heel over
- to incline or bend from a vertical position
- (originally poker, video games, chess, slang) To enter a state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses.
- (intransitive) To be at an angle.
- (transitive) To point or thrust a weapon at.
- (intransitive, jousting) To charge (at someone) with a lance.
- (pinball, of a machine) To intentionally let the ball fall down to the drain by disabling flippers and most targets, done as a punishment to the player when the machine is nudged too violently or frequently.
- (figurative) To modify one's approach.
- (transitive) To slope or incline (something); to slant.
- (transitive) To cover with a tilt, or awning.
- To forge (something) with a tilt hammer.
- (transitive) To point or thrust (a weapon).
noun
- a slight but noticeable partiality
- a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
- a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
- pitching dangerously to one side
- the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
- A slope or inclination.
- (photography) The controlled vertical movement of a camera, or a device to achieve this.
- Any covering overhead; especially, a tent.
- A canvas covering for carts, boats, etc.
- A jousting contest. (countable)
- (uncountable, poker, video games, chess, slang) A state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses.
- An attempt at something, such as a tilt at public office.
- A tilt hammer.
- The inclination of part of the body, such as backbone, pelvis, head, etc.
- A thrust, as with a lance.
noun
- A rapidity of motion.
- (economics) The number of times that an average unit of currency is spent during a specific period of time.
- (music hardware and software) The value corresponding to how hard a key is struck on a MIDI controller or keyboard.
- The rate of occurrence.
- (physics) A vector quantity that denotes the rate of change of position with respect to time, combining speed with a directional component.
- distance travelled per unit time
noun
verb
noun
verb
noun
- A way of motion or functioning.
- (Misesian praxeology, Austrian economics) Purposeful behavior.
- (military) Combat.
- The effort of performing or doing something.
- (slang, typically with a quantifier) Sexual intercourse.
- (music, lutherie) The distance separating the strings and the fingerboard on a string instrument.
- A demonstration by activists.
- (mathematics) A way in which each element of some algebraic structure transforms some other structure or set, in a way which respects the structure of the first. Formally, this may be seen as a morphism from the first structure into some structure of endomorphisms of the second; for example, a group action of a group G on a set S can be seen as a group homomorphism from G into the set of bijections on S (which form a group under function composition), while a module M over a ring R can be defined as an abelian group together with a ring homomorphism from R into the ring of group endomorphisms of M (which is also called the action of R on M).
- Something done, often so as to accomplish a purpose.
- The way in which a mechanical device acts when used; especially a firearm.
- (law) A charge or other process in a law court (also called lawsuit and actio).
- (sciences) A process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings).
- Fast-paced activity.
- (art, painting and sculpture) The attitude or position of the several parts of the body as expressive of the sentiment or passion depicted.
- (music) The mechanism, that is the set of moving mechanical parts, of a keyboard instrument, like a piano, which transfers the motion of the key to the sound-making device.
- (Christianity) A religious performance or solemn function, i.e. action sermon, a sacramental sermon in the Scots Presbyterian Church.
- (physics) The product of energy and time, especially the product of the Lagrangian and time.
- (bowling) spin put on the bowling ball.
- (firearms) The way in which cartridges are loaded, locked, and extracted from the mechanism.
- (literature) The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfolding of the drama of events.
- something done (usually as opposed to something said)
- the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
- In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges).
- the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
- the series of events that form a plot
- the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field
- the state of being active
- a military engagement
- a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
- an act by a government body or supranational organization
- a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
adj
intj
verb
noun
- A motion or action that skims.
- Something skimmed from a surface etc.
- (uncountable) The sport of skimboarding.
- (uncountable, economics) Ellipsis of cream skimming.
- (crime) The act of fraudulently copying a magnetic stripe from a magnetic stripe card, such as found on credit cards and bank cards, through the use of a skimmer
- (uncountable, finance) Ellipsis of price skimming.
- failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it
- reading or glancing through quickly
- the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid
- the act of brushing against while passing
verb
noun
verb
- To move continually, especially in gossip; said of the tongue.
- (intransitive, cricket, slang) Of the tail (lower order of the batting lineup): to score more runs than expected.
- To swing from side to side, as an animal's tail, or someone's head to express disagreement or disbelief.
- (UK, Australia, New Zealand, slang) To play truant from school.
- move from side to side
verb
noun
- a shaky motion
- the act of vibrating
- case for holding arrows
- an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
- (weaponry) A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.
- (figuratively) A ready storage location for figurative tools or weapons.
- (mathematics) A multidigraph, especially in the context of representation theory.
noun
- a shaky motion
- the act of vibrating
- (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
- a distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively
- A single complete vibrating motion.
- (parapsychology) A vibrational energy of spiritual nature through which mediumistic and other paranormal phenomena are conveyed or affected.
- The act of vibrating or the condition of being vibrated.
- (physics) Any periodic process, especially a rapid linear motion of a body about an equilibrium position.
- (by extension, slang, often in the plural) An instinctively sensed emotional aura or atmosphere.
noun
- A sudden or unsteady movement.
- A predicament or difficult situation.
- (dialectal) A lift or heave.
- A double score in cribbage for the winner when their adversary has not yet pegged their 31st hole.
- An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables.
- an unsteady uneven gait
- abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
- a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
- the act of moving forward suddenly
verb
- To make such a sudden, unsteady movement.
- (transitive) To defeat in the game of cribbage with a lurch (double score as explained under noun entry).
- (dialectal, intransitive) To take by surprise; to unexpectedly detain.
- (dialectal, intransitive) To evade by stooping; to lurk; lie in wait; go about in a sneaking way.
- walk as if unable to control one's movements
- loiter about, with no apparent aim
- defeat by a lurch
- move slowly and unsteadily
- move abruptly
noun
- A sudden or fast movement.
- (sometimes figurative) Anything resembling such a missile; something that pierces or wounds like such a weapon.
- Any of various species of hesperiid butterfly.
- (sewing) A fold that is stitched on a garment.
- A small object with a pointed tip at one end and feathers at the other, which is thrown at a target in the game of darts.
- A dace (fish) (Leuciscus leuciscus).
- (Australia, Canada, colloquial) A cigarette.
- A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin.
- Any sharp-pointed missile weapon, such as an arrow.
- (military) A dart-shaped target towed behind an aircraft to train shooters.
- a sudden quick movement
- a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot
- a tapered tuck made in dressmaking
verb
- (transitive) To throw with a sudden effort or thrust; to hurl or launch.
- (intransitive) To fly or pass swiftly, like a dart; to move rapidly in one direction; to shoot out quickly.
- (transitive) To shoot with a dart, especially a tranquilizer dart.
- (intransitive) To start and run with speed; to shoot rapidly along.
- (transitive) To send forth suddenly or rapidly; to emit; to shoot.
- move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
- move with sudden speed
- run or move very quickly or hastily
noun
- Movement in general.
- Seasonal moving of animals, as mammals, birds or fish, especially between breeding and non-breeding areas.
- (biochemistry) The movement of cells in particular directions to specific locations.
- (computing) Instance of changing a platform from an environment to another one.
- An instance of moving to live in another place for a while.
- the periodic passage of groups of animals (especially birds or fishes) from one region to another for feeding or breeding
- a group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period)
- the movement of persons from one country or locality to another
- (chemistry) the nonrandom movement of an atom or radical from one place to another within a molecule
noun
verb
verb
- be in a state of movement or action
- be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities
- (intransitive) To be present or available in large numbers or quantities; to be plentiful.
- (intransitive) To revel in.
- (intransitive) To be highly productive.
- (intransitive) To be full to overflowing; to bristle.
- To be copiously supplied. [with in or with ‘something’]
verb
- be in a state of movement or action
- have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles
- react in an offended or angry manner
- rise up as in fear
- (intransitive, usually with with) To abound, to be covered with, or to have an abundance of, something, especially something jutting out.
- (intransitive, usually with at or with) To be on one's guard or raise one's defenses; to react with fear, suspicion, or distance.
- (rare) To fix a bristle or bristles to.
- (transitive, uncommon) To cause (someone) to be on one's guard or raise one's defenses.
- (intransitive) To rise or stand erect, like bristles.
noun
- a stiff hair
- a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
- The hairs or other filaments that make up a brush, broom, or similar item, typically made from plant cellulose, animal hairs, or synthetic polymers.
- A chaeta: an analogous filament on arthropods, annelids, or other animals.
- A stiff or coarse hair on a nonhuman mammal or on a plant.
verb
- be in a state of movement or action
- come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
- burst outward, usually with noise
- break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
- cause to burst
- emerge suddenly
- force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
- move suddenly, energetically, or violently
- (transitive) To produce as an effect of bursting.
- (intransitive) To erupt; to change state suddenly as if bursting.
- (intransitive) To enter or exit hurriedly and unexpectedly.
- (transitive) To interrupt suddenly in a violent or explosive manner; to shatter.
- (intransitive) To break from internal pressure.
- (transitive) To separate (printer paper) at perforation lines.
- (transitive) To cause to break from internal pressure.
noun
- a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason)
- the act of exploding or bursting
- a sudden intense happening
- rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
- An act or instance of bursting.
- A sudden, often intense, expression, manifestation or display.
- (military) The explosion of a bomb or missile.
- A series of shots fired from an automatic firearm.
verb
noun
- a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end
- A structure composed of a plank, balanced in the middle, used as a game in which one person goes up as the other goes down.
- A series of up-and-down movements.
- (medicine, attributively) An abnormal breathing pattern caused by airway obstruction, characterized by paradoxical chest and abdominal movement.
- A series of alternating movements or feelings.
- (chess) A tactic in which a piece repeatedly gains material, while simultaneously creating an inescapable series of alternating direct and discovered checks.
adj
verb
noun
verb
- move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion
- move from side to side
- (intransitive) To reel, sway, or move from side to side; to move with a wagging motion; to waddle.
- (transitive, of the eyebrows) To quickly raise and lower in rapid succession, usually as an implication of slyness, smugness, or suggestiveness.
- (transitive) To move (something) with short, quick motions; to wobble.
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verb
noun
verb
noun
verb
noun
verb
noun
- (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward
- the act of moving forward suddenly
- A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.
- A fish, the namaycush.
- An exercise performed by stepping forward one leg while kneeling with the other leg, then returning to a standing position.
- A long rope or flat web line, more commonly referred to as a lunge line, approximately 20–30 feet long, attached to the bridle, lungeing cavesson, or halter of a horse and used to control the animal while lungeing.
verb
- make a thrusting forward movement
- push forcefully
- penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
- press or force
- impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
- place or put with great energy
- push violently in a specified direction
- force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock
- (transitive) To push or drive with force; to shove.
- To stab; to pierce; usually with through.
- (transitive) To push out or extend rapidly or powerfully.
- (intransitive) To make advance with force.
- (intransitive) To enter by pushing; to squeeze in.
- (transitive) To force something upon someone.
noun
- verbal criticism
- the act of applying force to propel something
- the force used in pushing
- a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
- a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
- The force generated by propulsion, as in a jet engine.
- (figuratively) The primary effort; the goal.
- (fencing) An attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the point.
- A push, stab, or lunge forward (the act thereof.)
verb
- move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
- move with a flapping motion
- move rhythmically
- strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
- make a rhythmic sound
- move with a thrashing motion
- produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
- wear out completely
- stir vigorously
- avoid paying
- hit repeatedly
- be superior
- make a sound like a clock or a timer
- shape by beating
- be a mystery or bewildering to
- indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
- glare or strike with great intensity
- come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
- make by pounding or trampling
- sail with much tacking or with difficulty
- strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
- give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
- beat through cleverness and wit
- (intransitive, nautical) To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.
- To make a sound when struck.
- To be in agitation or doubt.
- To mix food in a rapid fashion. Compare whip.
- simple past tense of beat
- (military, intransitive) To make a succession of strokes on a drum.
- (intransitive, MLE, MTE, slang, vulgar) To have sexual intercourse.
- (transitive, slang) To rob; to cheat or scam.
- (transitive) To arrive at a place before someone.
- (intransitive) To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly.
- (intransitive) To move with pulsation or throbbing.
- (transitive) To strike or pound repeatedly, usually in some sort of rhythm.
- (especially colloquial) past participle of beat
- To tread, as a path.
- To exercise severely; to perplex; to trouble.
- To sound with more or less rapid alternations of greater and lesser intensity, so as to produce a pulsating effect; said of instruments, tones, or vibrations not perfectly in unison.
- (transitive) To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do or be better than (someone); to excel in a particular, competitive event.
- (transitive) To indicate by beating or drumming.
- (transitive) To strike (water, foliage etc.) in order to drive out game; to travel through (a forest etc.) for hunting.
- (transitive) To hit; to strike.
- (transitive, UK, in haggling for a price of a buyer) To persuade the seller to reduce a price.
adj
noun
- the sound of stroke or blow
- a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
- a regular route for a sentry or policeman
- the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
- a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations
- the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
- (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
- a regular rate of repetition
- a stroke or blow
- the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
- (music) The rhythm signalled by a conductor or other musician to the members of a group of musicians.
- (slang) A makeup look; compare beat one's face.
- The instrumental portion of a piece of hip-hop music.
- A rhythm.
- A pulsation or throb.
- (journalism) The primary focus of a reporter's stories (such as police/courts, education, city government, business etc.).
- (authorship) A short pause in a play, screenplay, or teleplay, for dramatic or comedic effect.
- (music) A pulse on the beat level, the metric level at which pulses are heard as the basic unit. Thus a beat is the basic time unit of a piece.
- The interference between two tones of almost equal frequency
- (hunting) The act of scouring, or ranging over, a tract of land to rouse or drive out game; also, those so engaged, collectively.
- A stroke; a blow.
- (fencing) A smart tap on the adversary's blade.
- The route patrolled by a police officer or a guard.
- A beatnik.
verb
- move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
- produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses
- expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
- (intransitive, figurative) To pulse, to be full of life, energy: to bustle, thrive, flourish.
- (intransitive) To expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat, exhibit a pulse.
- (transitive) To produce a recurring increase and decrease of some quantity.
- (intransitive) To quiver, vibrate, or flash; as to the beat of music.
verb
noun
- a shaky motion
- the act of vibrating
- case for holding arrows
- an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
- (weaponry) A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.
- (figuratively) A ready storage location for figurative tools or weapons.
- (mathematics) A multidigraph, especially in the context of representation theory.
verb
- move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
- make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
- throw or toss with a quick motion
- jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
- pull, or move with a sudden movement
- (Internet slang) To satirize behavior that is, to an extent, common in a community, especially in circlejerk subreddits.
- (transitive) To give a quick, often unpleasant tug or shake.
- (US, slang, vulgar) To masturbate.
- (usually transitive, weightlifting) To lift using a jerk.
- To cure (meat) by cutting it into strips and drying it, originally in the sun.
- (intransitive) To make a sudden uncontrolled movement.
noun
- meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun
- (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration
- a dull stupid fatuous person
- an abrupt spasmodic movement
- a sudden abrupt pull
- raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms
- (originally Canada, US, slang, derogatory) A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered, or disagreeable.
- (slang) Masturbation.
- (weightlifting) A lift in which the weight is taken with a quick motion from shoulder height to a position above the head with arms fully extended and held there for a brief time.
- (US, slang, derogatory) A stupid person; an idiot or fool.
- A quick pull on something.
- (Caribbean, Jamaica) Meat (or sometimes vegetables) cured by jerking, in which it is coated in spices and slow-cooked over a fire or grill traditionally composed of green pimento wood positioned over burning coals; charqui.
- A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the human body.
- (Internet slang) An act of satirizing behavior that is, to an extent, common in a community, especially in circlejerk subreddits.
- (physics, engineering) The rate of change in acceleration with respect to time.
- (Caribbean, Jamaica) A rich, spicy Jamaican marinade.
- (preceded by definite article) A dance, popular in Western culture in the 1960s, in which the head and upper body is thrown forwards regularly to the beat of the music.
verb
- move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
- make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
- toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
- move or pull with a sudden motion
- squeeze tightly between the fingers
- (intransitive) To perform a twitch; spasm.
- (birdwatching, transitive) To spot or seek out a bird, especially a rare one.
- (transitive) To cause to twitch; spasm.
- (birdwatching, intransitive) To engage in twitching.
- (transitive) To jerk sharply and briefly.
noun
- a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
- (farriery) A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse and twisted to keep the animal quiet during minor surgery.
- (physiology) A brief, contractile response of a skeletal muscle elicited by a single maximal volley of impulses in the neurons supplying it.
- couch grass (Elymus repens; a species of grass, often considered as a weed)
- A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm.
- (informal) Action of spotting or seeking out a bird, especially a rare one.
- (mining) The sudden narrowing almost to nothing of a vein of ore.
- (birdwatching) A trip taken in order to observe a rare bird.
noun
verb
verb
- move by being propelled by a force
- force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
- strive and make an effort to reach a goal
- cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
- cause to move back by force or influence
- (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground
- cause someone or something to move by driving
- operate or control a vehicle
- proceed along in a vehicle
- to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
- (hunting) search for game
- move into a desired direction of discourse
- push, propel, or press with force
- work as a driver
- excavate horizontally
- cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
- urge forward
- travel or be transported in a vehicle
- strike with a driver, as in teeing off
- have certain properties when driven
- compel somebody to do something, often against their own will or judgment
- hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
- (transitive) To cause (a mechanism) to operate.
- (intransitive) To travel by operating a wheeled motorized vehicle.
- (transitive, slang, aviation) To operate (an aircraft); to pilot.
- (intransitive) To move forcefully.
- (transitive) To separate the lighter (feathers or down) from the heavier, by exposing them to a current of air.
- (transitive) (especially animals) To cause to flee out of.
- (transitive, intransitive) To direct a vehicle powered by a horse, ox or similar animal.
- (transitive) To compel, exert pressure, coerce (to do something).
- (intransitive, sports, cricket, tennis, baseball) To hit the ball with a drive.
- (transitive) To carry or to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.
- (transitive) To displace either physically or non-physically, through the application of force.
- To be the dominant party in a sex act.
- (transitive) To convey (a person, etc.) in a wheeled motorized vehicle.
- (transitive) To urge, press, or bring to a point or state.
- (transitive) (especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.
- (transitive) To cause to become.
- (transitive, ergative) To operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle).
- (transitive) To motivate through the application or demonstration of force; to impel or urge onward in such a way.
- (transitive) To provide an impetus for motion or other physical change, to move an object by means of the provision of force thereto.
- (transitive) To motivate; to provide an incentive for.
- (mining) To dig horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel.
- (American football) To put together a drive (n.): to string together offensive plays and advance the ball down the field.
- (intransitive) To be moved or propelled forcefully (especially of a ship).
- (transitive) To clear, by forcing away what is contained.
- (transitive) To provide an impetus for a change in one's situation or state of mind.
noun
- the act of applying force to propel something
- a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
- hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
- a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
- a wide scenic road planted with trees
- the act of driving a herd of animals overland
- the trait of being highly motivated
- a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
- (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
- a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
- (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
- a road leading up to a private house
- (American football) An offensive possession, generally one consisting of several plays and/ or first downs, often leading to a scoring opportunity.
- (retail) A campaign aimed at selling more of a certain product or promoting a public service.
- (golf) A stroke made with a driver.
- (philanthropy) A charity event such as a fundraiser, bake sale, or toy drive.
- (soccer) A straight level shot or pass.
- (typography) An impression or matrix formed by a punch drift.
- An act of driving livestock animals forward, to transport a herd.
- (psychology) Desire or interest.
- A mechanism used to power or give motion to a vehicle or other machine or machine part.
- A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river.
- A trip made in a vehicle (now generally in a motor vehicle).
- (automotive) The gear into which one usually shifts an automatic transmission when one is driving a car or truck. (Denoted with symbol D on a shifter's labeling.)
- Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; (especially) a forced or hurried dispatch of business.
- Planned, usually long-lasting, effort to achieve something; ability coupled with ambition, determination, and motivation.
- (computer hardware) An apparatus for reading and writing data to or from a mass storage device such as a disk.
- (military) A sustained advance in the face of the enemy to take an objective.
- (computer hardware) A mass storage device in which the mechanism for reading and writing data is integrated with the mechanism for storing data.
- A type of public roadway.
- (cricket) A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a vertical arc, through the line of the ball, and hitting it along the ground, normally between cover and midwicket.
- (baseball, tennis) A ball struck in a flat trajectory.
- An act of driving game animals forward, to be captured or hunted.
- A driveway.
- (UK, especially Bristol and Wales, slang) Friendly term of address for a bus driver.
verb
- move sideways or in an unsteady way
- walk as if unable to control one's movements
- (nautical, transitive) To heave a ship down on one side so as to expose the other, in order to clean it of barnacles and weed, or to repair it below the water line.
- (intransitive) To lurch or sway violently from side to side.
- (intransitive, chiefly US) To career, to move rapidly straight ahead, to rush carelessly.
- (intransitive) To tilt or lean while in motion.
- (nautical, intransitive) To tilt on one side.
- (intransitive, chiefly US) To move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way.
noun
verb
- move sideways or in an unsteady way
- change gears
- change place or direction
- move around
- make a shift in or exchange of
- change in quality
- move very slightly
- move and exchange for another
- use a shift key on a keyboard
- move abruptly
- lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
- change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
- move from one setting or context to another
- (transitive, sometimes figurative) To move from one place to another; to redistribute.
- (typewriters) To move the keys of a typewriter over in order to type capital letters or special characters.
- (ergative, figurative) To change in form or character; switch.
- (computer keyboards) To switch to a character entry mode for capital letters or special characters.
- (intransitive) To use meditation or other means to change the reality that one's consciousness resides in.
- (intransitive, India) To change residence; to leave and live elsewhere.
- (transitive, computing) To manipulate a binary number by moving all of its digits left or right; compare rotate.
- (Ireland, vulgar, slang, transitive) To engage in sexual petting with.
- (intransitive) To practice indirect or evasive methods; to contrive.
- (intransitive) To hurry; to move quickly.
- (intransitive) To change gears (in an automobile).
- (Minecraft, video games) To crouch in game, especially if the shift key is pressed to initiate crouching.
- (Nigeria, slang) To steal or kidnap.
- (transitive, computing) To remove (the first value from an array).
- (transitive) To dispose of, remove.
- (intransitive, sometimes reflexive and figurative) To change position; to move.
- (intransitive, music) In violin-playing, to move the left hand from its original position next to the nut.
noun
- a qualitative change
- the act of moving from one place to another
- an event in which something is displaced without rotation
- a woman's sleeveless undergarment
- the act of changing one thing or position for another
- (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
- a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
- the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
- a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
- the time period during which you are at work
- (historical) A type of women's undergarment of dress length worn under dresses or skirts, a slip or chemise.
- (music) In violin-playing, any position of the left hand except that nearest the nut.
- (computing) A control code or character used to change between different character sets.
- An act of shifting; a slight movement or change.
- (baseball) An infield shift.
- A movement to do something, a beginning.
- (construction) The extent, or arrangement, of the overlapping of plank, brick, stones, etc., that are placed in courses so as to break joints.
- (computing) An instance of the use of such a code or character.
- A simple straight-hanging, loose-fitting dress.
- (US) The gear mechanism in a motor vehicle.
- A period of time in which one's consciousness resides in another reality, usually achieved through meditation or other means.
- Alternative spelling of Shift (“a modifier button of computer keyboards”).
- (British slang) be done; ruined
- (Ireland, crude slang, often with the definite article, usually uncountable) The act of kissing passionately.
- (genetics) A mutation in which the DNA or RNA from two different sources (such as viruses or bacteria) combine.
- A change of workers, now specifically a set group of workers or period of working time.
- (mining) A breaking off and dislocation of a seam; a fault.
- (computing) A bit shift.
verb
- move sideways or in an unsteady way
- charge with a tilt
- heel over
- to incline or bend from a vertical position
- (originally poker, video games, chess, slang) To enter a state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses.
- (intransitive) To be at an angle.
- (transitive) To point or thrust a weapon at.
- (intransitive, jousting) To charge (at someone) with a lance.
- (pinball, of a machine) To intentionally let the ball fall down to the drain by disabling flippers and most targets, done as a punishment to the player when the machine is nudged too violently or frequently.
- (figurative) To modify one's approach.
- (transitive) To slope or incline (something); to slant.
- (transitive) To cover with a tilt, or awning.
- To forge (something) with a tilt hammer.
- (transitive) To point or thrust (a weapon).
noun
- a slight but noticeable partiality
- a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
- a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
- pitching dangerously to one side
- the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
- A slope or inclination.
- (photography) The controlled vertical movement of a camera, or a device to achieve this.
- Any covering overhead; especially, a tent.
- A canvas covering for carts, boats, etc.
- A jousting contest. (countable)
- (uncountable, poker, video games, chess, slang) A state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses.
- An attempt at something, such as a tilt at public office.
- A tilt hammer.
- The inclination of part of the body, such as backbone, pelvis, head, etc.
- A thrust, as with a lance.
adv
prep
adv
- with a forward motion
- indicates continuity or persistence or concentration
- in a state required for something to function or be effective
- (infrequent in the US) Later.
- In continuation, at length.
- So as to cover or be fitted.
- (snooker) Of a ball, into a pottable position.
- Of betting odds, denoting a better-than-even chance. See also odds-on.
- Along, forwards (continuing an action), onwards.
- To an operating state.
adj
- in operation or operational
- (of events) planned or scheduled
- (euphemistic) Menstruating.
- (chiefly UK, informal, chiefly in the negative) Acceptable, appropriate.
- (snooker, postpositive) Of a ball, being the next in sequence to be potted, according to the rules of the game.
- In the state of being active, functioning or operating.
- Happening; taking place; being or due to be put into action.
- (informal) Of a person, used to express agreement to or acceptance of a proposal or challenge made by that person; most commonly with subject "you" (see you're on).
- (acting, drama, roleplaying games) Acting in character.
- (chiefly in the negative) Possible; capable of being successfully carried out.
- Fitted; covering or being worn.
- (cricket) Within the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs; the left side for a right-handed batsman.
- (baseball, informal) Having reached a base as a runner and being positioned there, awaiting further action from a subsequent batter.
- (informal, of a person) Performative or funny in a wearying manner.
- (e.g. of points in a game) Available; remaining.
- (postpositive) Of a stated part of something, oriented towards the viewer or other specified direction.
noun
prep
- To the account or detriment of; denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon.
- At or in (a geographical location or position).
- At (a relative spatial position).
- Engaged in or occupied with (an action or activity).
- Serving as a member of.
- Under the influence of (a drug, or something that is causing drug-like effects).
- Indicating the target of, or thing affected by, an event or action.
- (snooker) In a position of being able to pot (a given ball).
- (also often 'upon') Arrived or coming into the presence of.
- Toward; for; indicating the object of an emotion.
- At (an instant or cusp).
- Aboard (a mode of transport, especially public transport, or transport that one sits astride or uses while standing).
- Expressing figurative placement, burden, or attachment.
- At (a certain position within a sequence).
- Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything By means of; with.
- Covering.
- (mathematics) Having Vⁿ as domain and V as codomain, for the specified set V and some integer n.
- In addition to; besides; indicating multiplication or succession in a series.
- (mathematics, uncommon) Divided by.
- (especially Ireland) Indicating the person experiencing an emotion, cold, thirst, hunger, etc.
- (UK) At (a certain value or level).
- With verbs describing an action of pushing, pulling, pressing, etc., designates the thing to which force is applied.
- (also often 'upon') At the time of (and often because of).
- (UK dialectal, Scotland) Without.
- Positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above.
- Because of; upon the basis of (something not yet confirmed as true).
- (informal) In the possession of.
- Positioned at or resting against the outer surface of; attached to.
- (philosophy, logic) According to, from the standpoint of; (expressing what must follow, whether accepted or not, if a given premise or system is assumed true).
- (UK, especially in sports reporting) At (a given time after the start of something).
- Near; adjacent to; alongside; just off.
- Paid for by.
- Regularly taking (a drug).
- (especially when numbers of combatants or competitors are specified) Against; in opposition to.
- At or during the date or day of.
- (mathematics) Having as identical domain and codomain.
- (nautical) In the direction of (some part of one's vessel), to within 45 degrees.
- Indicating dependence or reliance.
- Indicating a means of subsistence or sustenance.
- (mathematics) Generated by.
- By virtue of; with the pledge of.
- (informal, chiefly in set phrases) Ellipsis of I swear on: on my life, on God, on everything, etc.
- Indicating a means or medium.
- Dealing with the subject of; about; concerning.
- With verbs describing an action of hitting, rubbing, scratching, binding against, etc., designates the thing impacted or contacted.
- Supported by (the specified part of itself).
verb
adj
noun
verb
adj
- characterized by motion
- Relating to motion.
- supplying motive force
- relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith
- (military, euphemistic) Relating to active warfare or the use of lethal force.^([W])
- (philosophy) Relating to the force driving life forward.
- Relating to kinesis or motor function.
- (biology) Relating to the movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus.
- (slang) Frantic; busy.
adj
adv
- From one place or position to another in succession; indicating repeated movement or activity.
- Here and there; around; in one place and another; up and down.
- (nautical) To the opposite tack: see go about.
- To a reversed order, direction, or condition; half round; in (or to, or from) the opposite direction.
- On all sides, or in every or any direction from a point; around.
- Indicating unproductive or unstructured activity.
- Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost.
- Near; in the vicinity.
- in the area or vicinity
- in or to a reversed position or direction
- all around or on all sides
- in rotation or succession
- (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
- used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
- (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
prep
- (figurative) On or near (one's person); attached as an attribute to; in the makeup of, or at the command of.
- In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of; around.
- Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout.
- (with 'to' and verb infinitive) See about to.
- Within or in the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place.
- Concerned or occupied with; engaged in; intent on.
- On one’s person; nearby the person.
- Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of.
verb
adj
- ceaselessly in motion
- worried and uneasy
- nervous and unable to relax
- lacking or not affording physical or mental rest
- Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose; eager for change; discontented.
- Deprived of rest or sleep.
- Not allowing or affording rest.
- Without rest; unable to be still or quiet; uneasy; continually moving.
adj
adv
noun
- A toy that rights itself when pushed over.
- (gymnastics) A forward roll or sideways roll.
- (Canada, US) In full roly-poly bug: a small terrestrial invertebrate which tends to roll into a ball when disturbed, such as a woodlouse (suborder Oniscidea, especially a pill bug (family Armadillidiidae) or a sowbug (family Porcellionidae)) or a pill millipede (superorder Oniscomorpha).
- (British, also attributively) A baked or steamed pudding made from suet pastry which is spread with fruit or jam (or occasionally other fillings) and then rolled up.
- (games) A game involving people (usually children) rolling down a slope.
- (games) A game in which balls are rolled along the floor to knock down pins, or bowled into holes, or thrown into hats placed on the ground.
- (informal) A short, plump person (especially a child).
- (gaming) Synonym of roulette (“a game of chance in which a small ball is made to move round rapidly on a circle divided off into numbered red and black spaces, the one on which it stops indicating the result of a variety of wagers permitted by the game”).
- (uncountable, historical) An activity or game involving rolling.
- (Australia) Synonym of tumbleweed (“any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots once dry, forming a light, rolling mass which is driven by the wind from place to place”); specifically, the prickly Russian thistle (Kali tragus or Salsola tragus).
- a rotund individual
- pudding made of suet pastry spread with jam or fruit and rolled up and baked or steamed
adj
noun
- (slang) A cheer characterized by a slow beginning and a progressive increase in speed.
- (economics) A country which drives the world economy by having a high level of imports, such as the United States.
- (rare) A traction engine.
- (rail transport) The power unit of a train that pulls the coaches or wagons.
- a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks