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verb
- throw with force or recklessness
- (transitive) To throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.
- throw or cast away
- indulge oneself
- move in an abrupt or headlong manner
- (intransitive, somewhat literary) To move (oneself) abruptly or violently; to rush or dash.
- (intransitive, somewhat literary) To utter abusive language; to sneer.
noun
- An act of throwing, often violently.
- a usually brief attempt
- a brief indulgence of your impulses
- the act of flinging
- An act of moving the limbs or body with violent movements, especially in a dance.
- (figuratively) An attempt, a try.
- A party, especially a dance party.
- A short romantic, oftentimes sexual, relationship.
- An act or period of unrestrained indulgence, enthusiasm, or both.
- (dance) A lively Scottish country dance.
verb
- hurl or throw violently
- bring about abruptly
- fall vertically, sharply, or headlong
- separate as a fine suspension of solid particles
- fall from clouds
- (transitive) To send violently into a certain state or condition.
- (intransitive, meteorology) To have water in the air fall to the ground, for example as rain, snow, sleet, or hail; be deposited as condensed droplets.
- (intransitive) (chemistry) To come out of a liquid solution into solid form.
- (intransitive) To act too hastily; to be precipitous.
- (transitive) To cause (water in the air) to condense or fall to the ground.
- (transitive) (chemistry) To separate a substance out of a liquid solution into solid form.
- (transitive) To make something happen suddenly and quickly.
- (transitive) To throw an object or person from a great height.
- (intransitive) To fall headlong.
adj
noun
noun
- The act by which something is hurled or thrown.
- An Irish game of ancient Celtic origin. It is played with an ash stick called a hurley (camán in Irish) and a hard leather ball called a sliotar.
- A Cornish street game resembling rugby, played with a silver ball.
- a traditional Irish game resembling hockey; played by two teams of 15 players each
verb
noun
- the action or manner of throwing something
- A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand.
- promotion by means of an argument and demonstration
- abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
- a sports field with predetermined dimensions for playing soccer
- the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
- a high approach shot in golf
- a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk)
- any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
- the act of throwing a baseball or softball by the pitcher towards home plate, which initiates play by giving the batter a chance to hit it
- an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump
- degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
- (sports, UK, Australia, New Zealand) The field on which cricket, soccer, rugby, gridiron or field hockey is played. (In cricket, the pitch is in the centre of the field; see cricket pitch.) (Not often used in the US or Canada, where "field" is the preferred word.)
- An effort to sell or promote something.
- (geology) Pitchstone.
- The point where a declivity begins; hence, the declivity itself; a descending slope; the degree or rate of descent or slope; slant.
- The angle at which an object sits.
- (golf) A short, high, lofty shot that lands with backspin.
- An area on a campsite intended for occupation by a single tent, caravan or similar.
- A dark, extremely viscous material still remaining after distilling crude oil or natural tar.
- The distance between evenly spaced objects, e.g. the teeth of a saw or gear, the turns of a screw thread, the centres of holes, or letters in a monospace font.
- Prominence; importance.
- The height a bird reaches in flight, especially a bird of prey preparing to swoop down on its prey.
- (nautical, aviation) The degree to which a vehicle, especially a ship or aircraft, rotates on such an axis, tilting its bow or nose up or down.
- (music) In an a cappella group, the singer responsible for singing a note for the other members to tune themselves by.
- (by extension) The place where a busker performs, a prostitute solicits clients, or an illegal gambling game etc. is set up before the public.
- (cricket) That point of the ground on which the ball pitches or lights when bowled.
- (mining) The limit of ground set to a miner who receives a share of the ore taken out.
- (climbing) A section of a climb or rock face; specifically, the climbing distance between belays or stances.
- (now British, regional) A person's or animal's height.
- A descent; a fall; a thrusting down.
- (music, phonetics) The perceived frequency of a sound, note or electromagnetic wave.
- A point or peak; the extreme point of elevation or depression.
- (music) The standard to which a group of musical instruments are tuned or in which a piece is performed, usually by reference to the frequency to which the musical note A above middle C is tuned.
- (baseball) The act of pitching a baseball.
- A level or degree, or (by extension), a peak or highest degree.
- A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.
- An area in a market (or similar) allocated to a particular trader.
- (aviation) A measure of the angle of attack of a propeller.
- (caving) A vertical cave passage, only negotiable by using rope or ladders.
- (rare) The field of battle.
- The most thrust-out point of a headland or cape.
verb
- throw or toss with a light motion
- (transitive) To throw.
- heel over
- set to a certain pitch
- sell or offer for sale from place to place
- move abruptly
- fall or plunge forward
- throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball
- be at an angle
- set the level or character of
- erect and fasten
- lead (a card) and establish the trump suit
- hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin
- To cover or smear with pitch.
- (transitive) To set or fix (a price or value).
- (transitive) To fix or set the tone of.
- (brewing) To add yeast as a step while making beer
- (transitive) To assemble or erect (a tent). Also used figuratively.
- (with on or upon) To fix one's choice.
- (intransitive, Bristol, of snow) To settle and build up, without melting.
- (intransitive) To plunge or fall; especially, to fall forward; to decline or slope.
- (transitive) To set at an angle, especially a downwards one; to cause to tilt.
- (intransitive, baseball) To play baseball in the position of pitcher.
- (intransitive, cricket) To bounce on the playing surface.
- (transitive) To set, face, or pave (an embankment or roadway) with rubble or undressed stones.
- (transitive) To throw away; discard.
- (transitive, golf) To play a short, high, lofty shot that lands with backspin.
- To darken; to blacken; to obscure.
- (intransitive) To fix or place a tent or temporary habitation; to encamp.
- (transitive) To deliver in a certain tone or style, or with a certain audience in mind.
- (transitive or intransitive, baseball) To throw (the ball) toward a batter at home plate.
- (transitive) To promote, advertise, or attempt to sell.
- (intransitive) To produce a note of a given pitch.
- (transitive, card games, slang) To discard (a card) for some gain.
- To attack, or position or assemble for attack.
- (ambitransitive, aviation or nautical) To move so that the front of an aircraft or boat goes alternately up and down.
adj
verb
- throw carelessly
- (transitive, informal) To throw, especially in a careless or inaccurate manner.
- pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
- eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
- throw away
- (intransitive, cricket) To throw; to bowl with an incorrect action.
- To bore or turn (a hole) in a revolving piece held in a chuck.
- To make a clucking sound.
- (transitive, informal) To discard, to throw away.
- To touch or tap gently.
- To place in a chuck, or hold by means of a chuck, as in turning.
- (South Africa, slang, intransitive) To leave; to depart; to bounce.
- (intransitive, slang) To vomit.
- To call, as a hen her chickens.
- (transitive, informal) To jilt; to dump.
- (music) On rhythm guitar or mandolin etc.: to mute a chord by lifting the fretting fingers immediately after strumming, producing a percussive effect.
noun
- a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill
- the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade
- informal terms for a meal
- (cooking) Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.
- (music) On rhythm guitar or mandolin etc., the muting of a chord by lifting the fretting fingers immediately after strumming, producing a percussive effect.
- (Scotland) A small pebble.
- A clucking sound.
- (informal) A casual throw.
- (slang) A friend or close acquaintance; term of endearment.
- A gentle touch or tap.
- (mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that holds an object firmly in place, for example holding a drill bit in a high-speed rotating drill or grinder.
- (slang) An act or instance of vomiting.
- (cricket, informal) A throw, an incorrect bowling action.
- A pair of nunchaku, especially when using two.
- Abbreviation of woodchuck.
verb
- throw carelessly
- throw or toss with a light motion
- move or stir about violently
- throw or cast away
- agitate
- lightly throw to see which side comes up
- To subject to trials; to harass.
- (rowing) To peak (the oars), to lift them from the rowlocks and hold them perpendicularly, the handle resting on the bottom of the boat.
- To flip a coin, to decide a point of contention.
- To lift with a sudden or violent motion.
- (slang, usually as "toss one's cookies") To vomit.
- (transitive, informal) To search (a room or a cell), sometimes leaving visible disorder, as for valuables or evidence of a crime.
- (intransitive) To be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean, or as a ship in heavy seas.
- (UK, slang) To masturbate.
- To throw with an initial upward direction.
- (UK, slang) To drink in large draughts; to gulp.
- To stir or mix (a salad).
- (intransitive) To roll and tumble; to be in violent commotion.
- (informal, transitive) To discard; to throw away.
- To agitate; to make restless.
noun
- the act of flipping a coin
- (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
- an abrupt movement
- (UK, slang, uncountable) Nonsense; drivel.
- A throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward direction, particularly with a lack of care.
- (UK, vulgar) An act of masturbation.
- (British slang) A state of agitation; commotion.
- (British slang, chiefly in the negative) Concern or consideration.
- A haughty throwing up of the head.
- (cricket, soccer) The coin toss before a cricket match in order to decide who bats first, or before a football match in order to decide the direction of play.
- (broadcasting) A handover from one presenter to another, announced by the first presenter.
- (Billingsgate Fish Market slang) A measure of sprats.
noun
- The act of throwing something.
- One’s ability to throw.
- the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
- The flight of a thrown object.
- (informal) A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance.
- (historical) A hand-operated lathe, especially a small lathe used by clockmakers.
- A distance travelled in general; displacement.
- Any of the projections integral to a crankshaft that receive or impart cranking motion from a connecting rod or similar component.
- (martial arts) A move in which one lifts or unbalances one’s opponent and then brings him down to the ground.
- A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.
- The distance travelled by something thrown.
- the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
- a single chance or instance
- casting an object in order to determine an outcome randomly
- bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering (an afghan or bedspread) that is casually thrown over something
verb
- To twist two or more filaments of (silk, etc.) so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver.
- (baseball, slang, of a team, a manager, etc.) To select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role (such as starter or reliever).
- (martial arts) To lift or unbalance one’s opponent and then bring him back down to the ground, especially into a position behind the thrower.
- (transitive) To show sudden emotion, especially anger.
- (transitive, informal) To confuse or mislead.
- (transitive, figuratively) To send hastily or desperately.
- (transitive) To imprison.
- (transitive, ceramics) To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.
- (transitive, computing) To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing.
- (transitive, veterinary medicine) Of animals: to give birth to (young).
- (American football) Synonym of pass.
- (transitive) To project or send forth.
- (transitive) To organize an event, especially a party.
- (transitive) To change (one’s voice) in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone else, or coming from a different place.
- (transitive) To install (a bridge).
- (transitive) To cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it.
- (transitive) To move to another position or condition; to displace.
- To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.
- (transitive) To eject or cause to fall off.
- (transitive, cricket, of a bowler) To deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.
- (ambitransitive) To roll (a die or dice).
- (transitive) To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.
- (transitive, bridge) To discard.
- (sports, video games) To intentionally lose a game.
- (sports, transitive) (of a game where one’s role is throwing something) To perform in a specified way in (a match).
- (transitive, of a punch or boxing combination) To deliver.
- cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
- to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly
- make on a potter's wheel
- throw (a die) out onto a flat surface
- place or put with great energy
- move violently, energetically, or carelessly
- be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
- utter with force; utter vehemently
- convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture
- put or send forth
- cause to be confused emotionally
- to remove
- cause to fall off
- organize or be responsible for
- propel through the air
verb
- thrust or throw into
- drop steeply
- dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity
- cause to be immersed
- begin with vigor
- immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
- devote (oneself) fully to
- fall abruptly
- (intransitive, slang) To bet heavily and recklessly; to risk large sums in gambling.
- (figuratively, transitive) To cast, stab or throw deep and fast into some thing, state, condition or action.
- (intransitive) To pitch or throw oneself headlong or violently forward, as a horse does.
- (figuratively, intransitive) To fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition.
- (transitive) To remove a blockage by suction.
- (transitive) To thrust into liquid, or into any penetrable substance; to immerse.
- (intransitive) To dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself.
noun
- a steep and rapid fall
- a brief swim in water
- A dive, leap, rush, or pitch into (into water).
- The act of plunging or submerging.
- (figuratively) The act of pitching or throwing oneself headlong or violently forward, like an unruly horse.
- (slang) Heavy and reckless betting in horse racing; hazardous speculation.
verb
- throw or toss with a quick motion
- cause to make a snapping sound
- look through a book or other written material
- cause to move with a flick
- shine unsteadily
- remove with a flick (of the hand)
- twitch or flutter
- flash intermittently
- touch or hit with a light, quick blow
- To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion.
- To pass by rapidly, so as not to be perceived clearly.
noun
- a short stroke
- a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
- a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible)
- A unit of time, equal to 1/705,600,000 of a second
- The act of pressing a place on a touch screen device.
- (informal) A motion picture, movie, film; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema.
- (tennis) A powerful underarm volley shot.
- A flitch.
- A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.
- (fencing) A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target.
verb
- throw or toss with a quick motion
- jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
- make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
- pull, or move with a sudden movement
- move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
- (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
- hurl or thrust violently
- cause to crash
- stop operating
- break violently or noisily; smash
- undergo a sudden and severe downturn
- move violently as through a barrier
- occupy, usually uninvited
- sleep in a convenient place
- move with, or as if with, a crashing noise
- enter uninvited; informal
- fall or come down violently
- make a sudden loud sound
- undergo damage or destruction on impact
- (ambitransitive, slang) Ellipsis of gatecrash.
- (intransitive, slang) To lie down for a long rest, sleep or nap, as from tiredness or exhaustion.
- To make a sudden loud noise.
- To take a sudden and severe turn for the worse; to rapidly and catastrophically deteriorate.
- (computing, hardware, software, transitive) To cause an exception that terminates or halts execution.
- (transitive, Scotland, education) To take a subject at higher level without having previously studied it.
- (transitive) To cause something to collide with something else, especially when this results in damage.
- (transitive, slang) To give, as a favor.
- (intransitive) To experience a period of depression and/or lethargy after a period of euphoria, as after the euphoric effect of a psychotropic drug has dissipated.
- (transitive, management) To accelerate a project or a task or its schedule by devoting more resources to it.
- (intransitive) To collide with something destructively; to fall or come down violently.
- (transitive) To hit or strike with force.
- (computing, hardware, software, intransitive) To terminate or halt execution due to an exception.
- (intransitive, slang) To make or experience informal temporary living arrangements, especially overnight.
noun
- the act of colliding with something
- a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
- (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative
- a loud resonant repeating noise
- a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)
- (informal) A comedown from a drug.
- (finance) A sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures).
- An automobile, airplane, or other vehicle accident.
- (collective) A group of rhinoceroses.
- (ecology) A sudden decline in any living form's population levels, often leading to extinction.
- (computing) A malfunction of computer software or hardware which causes it to shut down or become partially or totally inoperable.
- A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.
- (textiles) A type of rough linen.
adj
verb
- hurl or thrust violently
- (transitive) To throw violently.
- break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
- destroy or break
- add an enlivening or altering element to
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away
- (transitive) To draw or write quickly; jot.
- (intransitive) To run quickly or for a short distance.
- (transitive) To dishearten; to sadden.
- (intransitive, informal) To leave or depart.
- (ambitransitive, sometimes figurative) To sprinkle; to splatter.
- (transitive, of hopes or dreams) To ruin; to destroy.
- (transitive) To destroy by striking (against).
- (transitive, usually with down or off) To complete hastily.
noun
- a quick run
- a punctuation mark (‘-’) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
- the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
- distinctive and stylish elegance
- a footrace run at top speed
- the act of moving with great haste
- A small quantity of a liquid substance etc.; less than 1/8 of a teaspoon.
- Violent strike; a whack.
- (uncountable) Ostentatious vigor.
- (by extension) The longer of the two symbols of Morse code.
- A short run, flight.
- (figurative, by extension) A slight admixture.
- Ellipsis of dashboard.
- (typography) Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar).
- (Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, countable, uncountable) A bribe or gratuity; a gift.
- (UK, India) A prime symbol.
- A rushing or violent onset.
- (computing) A hyphen or minus sign.
- (Internet, informal) The dashboard of a social media user.
intj
noun
verb
verb
- To throw badly.
- To do a poor job of promoting or selling someone or something, or to attemp such promotion at the wrong place or time.
- To give the wrong angle or pitch to.
- To sing or play one or more notes at the wrong pitch.
- To discard incorrectly.
- To set up a tent or camp badly (poor construction, bad location, etc.)
noun
noun
- The act of flinging or throwing something off.
- (accounting) Income minus expenses and depreciation (before tax).
- (UK) A start in a hunt or a race.
- A red herring; something intended to throw people off.
- A control that engages or disengages part of the mechanism on a device without having to turn the device off.
- Something that is done, made, or said informally, on the side, or off-the-cuff.
- Something that is flung or thrown off.
- (sports) A throw taken to resume play, such as after a goal or at the start of a period.
- Something that has been discarded; a castoff.
- A byproduct, spinoff, or incidental creation.
- A race in which a contestant is paid to deliberately lose.
- The deflection of a projectile at an angle.
- (by extension) A discount on a debt or invoice due to a problem with the asset being paid for.
noun
- a violent throw
- An act of throwing.
- the act of throwing dice
- the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel
- object formed by a mold
- the actors in a play
- container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens
- the distinctive form in which a thing is made
- the visual appearance of something or someone
- bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
- The casting procedure.
- (firearms) The measurement of the angle of a shotgun stock from a top-view center line, used to align the shotgun to the shooter's eye.
- Visual appearance.
- A small mass of earth "thrown off" or excreted by a worm.
- (art) The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew.
- (fishing) An instance of throwing out a fishing line.
- A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones.
- The form of one's thoughts, mind etc.
- (hawking) The number of hawks (or occasionally other birds) cast off at one time; a pair.
- The mould used to make cast objects.
- The number rolled on a die when it is thrown.
- An object made in a mould.
- Animal and insect remains which have been regurgitated by a bird.
- Something which has been thrown, dispersed etc.
- A squint.
- A chance or attempt at something.
- A group of crabs.
verb
- To throw down or aside.
- throw forcefully
- (now somewhat literary) To throw.
- form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold
- deposit
- formulate in a particular style or language
- assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- choose at random
- eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
- select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet
- put or send forth
- to remove
- (nautical) To bring the bows of a sailing ship on to the required tack just as the anchor is weighed by use of the headsail; to bring (a ship) round.
- To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide.
- (of an animal) To throw off (the skin) as a process of growth; to shed the hair or fur of the coat.
- To consider; to turn or revolve in the mind; to plan.
- To deposit (a ballot or voting paper); to formally register (one's vote).
- To throw forward (a fishing line, net etc.) into the sea.
- (botany) To shed leaves or fruit prematurely.
- (transitive) To assign (a role in a play or performance).
- (Wicca) To open a circle in order to begin a spell or meeting of witches.
- (hunting) Of dogs, hunters: to spread out and search for a scent.
- (medicine) To set (a bone etc.) in a cast.
- (dated outside accounting) To add up (a column of figures, accounts etc.); cross-cast refers to adding up a row of figures.
- (media) To broadcast (video) over the Internet or a local network, especially to one's television.
- (transitive) To describe in an opinionated way. Mostly used with a metaphor involving light.
- (computing) To change a variable type from, for example, integer to real, or integer to text.
- (obsolete except in set phrases) To remove, take off (clothes).
- To twist or warp (of fabric, timber etc.).
- (astrology) To calculate the astrological value of (a horoscope, birth etc.).
- To direct (one's eyes, gaze etc.).
- To perform, bring forth (a magical spell or enchantment).
- To shape (molten metal etc.) by pouring into a mould; to make (an object) in such a way.
- To throw (light etc.) on or upon something, or in a given direction.
- (transitive) To assign a role in a play or performance to (an actor).
- (nautical) To heave the lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water.
adj
verb
- To throw (something) forcefully; to hurl; also, to beat, to thrash.
- To cause (someone) to hurry; to hasten, to hurry.
- To move quickly, to rush, to whiz; also, to make a rushing sound; to whizz.
- To shake (vigorously); to tremble.
- Of the wind: to blow loudly and vigorously; to bluster; also, of an animal, etc.: to make a loud noise; to bellow, to roar.
adv
- To the place in or to which.
- (generally) In or to any place to which; to whatever place; wherever.
- To which place; also (after a noun denoting a place) to which.
- (figurative, also humorous) To what (future) cause, condition or state, reason, etc.; where, where next; also (obsolete) to what extent; how far.
- To what place; where.
noun
- (formal, archaic except literary or poetic) A place to which someone or something goes; also, a condition to which someone or something moves.
- A state of rushed action; a haste, a hurry; also, a state of anger or excitement.
- The sound of something moving quickly; a rush, a whiz.
- A gust of wind; a bluster.
- A forceful blow or hit.
- An act of shaking (vigorously); a shiver, a tremble; also, a slight bout of discomfort or illness.
noun
- One who tosses or throws something.
- (UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, slang, derogatory, vulgar) A person who masturbates.
- (computing) A program that forwards or redirects messages on a bulletin board system.
- (UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, derogatory, offensive, slang) An objectionable person, often somewhat obnoxious in demeanour.
- terms of abuse for a masturbator
- someone who throws lightly (as with the palm upward)
noun
- An act of throwing.
- (Scotland) In shinty, the act of tossing the ball above the head and hitting it with the shaft of the caman to bring it back into play after it has been hit out of the field.
- In the Eton College wall game, a point scored by lifting the ball against the wall in the calx.
- (Scotland, soccer) A throw-in from the sidelines, using two hands above the head.
- A sudden start aside, as by a horse.
- A place for throwing.
- a quick throw
adj
- Cautious; wary; suspicious.
- (UK, US, politics, of a voter) Less likely to reveal whom they will vote for than average, chiefly in the context of the collective effect this has on polling accuracy.
- Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.
- Easily frightened; timid.
- (informal) Short, insufficient or less than.
- wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things
- short
- lacking self-confidence
verb
- (Scotland, transitive, intransitive) To throw a ball with two hands above the head, especially when it has crossed the side lines in a football (soccer) match.
- (transitive) To throw sideways with a jerk; to fling.
- (intransitive) To avoid due to caution, embarrassment or timidness.
- (intransitive) To jump back in fear.
- (Scotland) To hit the ball back into play from the sidelines in a shinty match.
- start suddenly, as from fright
- throw quickly
noun
- The act of throwing or casting.
- The rough paving of a street to a grade with blocks of stone.
- (engineering) A facing of stone laid upon a bank to prevent wear by tides or currents.
- abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
- (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
verb
verb
noun
verb
- throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
- To send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden motion; to cast with the hand; to hurl; to discharge; to emit.
- kill by firing a missile
- variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
- record on photographic film
- send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
- move quickly and violently
- throw dice, as in a crap game
- spend frivolously and unwisely
- measure the altitude of by using a sextant
- force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
- utter fast and forcefully
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- hit with a missile from a weapon
- give an injection to
- cause a sharp and sudden pain in
- produce buds, branches, or germinate
- make a film or photograph of something
- emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully
- fire a shot; release
- score
- (wrestling) To lunge.
- To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend.
- (transitive, intransitive, analogous) To photograph.
- (intransitive) To move very quickly and suddenly.
- (transitive) To fire (a projectile).
- (professional wrestling) To deviate from kayfabe, either intentionally or accidentally; to actually connect with unchoreographed fighting blows and maneuvers, or speak one's mind (instead of an agreed script).
- To variegate as if by sprinkling or intermingling; to color in spots or patches. (See shot silk on Wikipedia)
- (surfing) To ride a wave.
- (intransitive) To cause a weapon to discharge a projectile.
- (intransitive) To hunt birds, etc. with a gun.
- (carpentry) To plane straight; to fit by planing.
- (aviation) To carry out, or attempt to carry out (an approach to an airport runway).
- To drink (a shot of an alcoholic beverage).
- (transitive, intransitive, colloquial) To inject a drug (such as heroin) intravenously.
- (transitive, slang) To ejaculate.
- To go over or pass quickly through.
- (nautical) To move ahead by force of momentum, as a sailing vessel when the helm is put hard alee.
- (surveying) To measure the distance and direction to (a point).
- (intransitive, usually, as imperative) To begin to speak.
- To germinate; to bud; to sprout.
- (transitive) To hunt on (a piece of land); to kill game in or on.
- (transitive) To fire a projectile at (a person or target).
- (transitive) To tip (something, especially coal) down a chute.
- To grow; to advance.
- (transitive) To penetrate, like a missile; to dart with a piercing sensation.
- (transitive) To push or thrust a bolt quickly; hence, to open a lock.
- To push or thrust forward; to project; to protrude; often with out.
- (transitive) To travel or ride on (breaking waves) rowards the shore.
- To carry out a seismic survey with geophones in an attempt to detect oil.
- (intransitive) To discharge a missile; said of a weapon.
- (informal, ditransitive) To send to someone.
- (transitive) To fire (a weapon that releases a projectile).
- To make the stated score.
- (transitive, intransitive, analogous, film, television) To film.
- (transitive, figurative) To dismiss or do away with.
- (card games) To shoot the moon.
- (gambling) To throw dice.
noun
- the act of shooting at targets
- a new branch
- A rush of water; a rapid.
- An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, ore, etc., are caused to slide; a chute.
- A seismic survey carried out with geophones in an attempt to detect oil.
- The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.
- (card games) The act of taking all point cards in one hand.
- A hunt or shooting competition.
- The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot.
- (mining) A vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode.
- (professional wrestling, slang) An event that is unscripted or legitimate.
- A shoat; a young pig.
- A photography session.
- (weaving) A weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick.
intj
noun
- Someone who throws.
- Something that throws.
- A flamethrower.
- (cricket) A bowler who illegally throws the ball instead of bowling it.
- (baseball, slang, 1800s) The pitcher.
- a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them in a kiln
- someone who projects something (especially by a rapid motion of the arm)
- a person who twists silk or rayon filaments into a thread or yarn
adv
adj
verb
noun
- (sports) A throw that goes too far.
- A removal, especially of a ruler or government, by force or threat of force; usurpation.
- (cricket) A run scored by the batting side when a fielder throws the ball back to the infield, whence it continues to the opposite outfield.
- the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)
- the act of disturbing the mind or body
verb
noun
- the act of throwing dice
- walking with a swaying gait
- a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
- the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
- rotary motion of an object around its own axis
- the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
- small rounded bread either plain or sweet
- photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
- a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
- a list of names
- a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
- a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
- anything rolled up in cylindrical form
- a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)
- a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
- A document written on a piece of parchment, paper, or other materials which may be rolled up; a scroll.
- (programming) An operation similar to a bit shift, but with the bit that "falls off the end" being wrapped around to the other end.
- (firefighting) A 14-day deployment.
- An official or public document; a register; a record.
- (paddlesport) The skill of righting a canoe or kayak which has capsized, without exiting the watercraft, or being assisted.
- The act of, or total resulting from, rolling one or more dice.
- A cylindrical twist of tobacco.
- An instance of the act of rolling an aircraft through one or more complete rotations about its longitudinal axis.
- A measure of parchments, containing five dozen.
- The act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled.
- The rotation angle about the longitudinal axis.
- The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.
- One of a set of revolving cylinders, or rollers, between which metal is pressed, formed, or smoothed, as in a rolling mill.
- A swagger or rolling gait.
- That which is rolled up.
- A training match for a fighting dog.
- (finance) Any of various financial instruments or transactions that involve opposite positions at different expiries, "rolling" a position from one expiry to another.
- A heavy cylinder used to break clods.
- (US, paddlesport) An instance of the act of righting a canoe or kayak which has capsized, without exiting the watercraft, or being assisted.
- (nautical, aviation) The oscillating movement of a nautical vessel as it rotates from side to side, about its fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down, as distinguished from the alternate rise and fall of bow and stern called pitching; or the equivalent in an aircraft.
- A winning streak of continuing luck, especially at gambling (and especially in the phrase on a roll).
- A quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form.
- A forward or backward roll in gymnastics; going head over heels. A tumble.
- A heavy, reverberatory sound.
- (nautical) The measure or extent to which a vessel rotates from side to side, about its fore-and-aft axis.
- A catalogue or list, (especially) one kept for official purposes.
- A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled or doubled upon itself; see also bread roll.
verb
- boil vigorously
- pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/
- cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
- sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
- show certain properties when being rolled
- flatten or spread with a roller
- occur in soft rounded shapes
- begin operating or running
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- shape by rolling
- move by turning over or rotating
- take the shape of a roll or cylinder
- emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
- arrange or coil around
- move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
- move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
- execute a roll, in tumbling
- move, rock, or sway from side to side
- (ambitransitive, of a camera) To (cause to) film.
- (ergative) To revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal axis; to impel forward with a revolving motion on a supporting surface.
- (slang, intransitive) To be under the influence of MDMA (a psychedelic stimulant, also known as ecstasy).
- (chiefly US, Canada, colloquial, intransitive) To leave or begin a journey; sometimes with out.
- (chiefly Canada, US, colloquial, intransitive) To walk, especially leisurely or idly; to stroll.
- (dice games, transitive) To roll dice such that they form a given pattern or total.
- (intransitive, in folk songs) To travel by sailing.
- (ergative, sometimes figurative) To drive, impel, or flow onward with a steady, wave-like motion.
- (intransitive) To make a loud or heavy rumbling noise.
- (transitive, US) To enrobe in toilet-paper (as a prank or spectacle).
- (geometry) To apply (one line or surface) to another without slipping; to bring all the parts of (one line or surface) into successive contact with another, in such a manner that at every instant the parts that have been in contact are equal.
- (ergative) To wrap (something) round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over.
- (intransitive) To have a rolling aspect.
- (ergative) To move upon rollers or wheels.
- (transitive, soccer) To slip past (a defender) with the ball.
- (intransitive, video games) To drum on the reverse of a game controller with one's fingers in rapid succession, pushing the controller face into the opposite hand such that a button is rapidly pressed and depressed.
- (transitive, martial arts) To engage in sparring in the context of jujitsu or other grappling disciplines.
- (transitive) To create a customized version of.
- (ergative, slang) To (cause to) betray secrets or testify for the prosecution.
- (transitive) To utter with an alveolar trill.
- (US, slang, intransitive) To behave in a certain way; to adopt a general disposition toward a situation.
- (programming) To perform an operation similar to a bit shift, but with the bit that "falls off the end" being wrapped around to the other end.
- (computing) To generate a random number.
- (ergative) To press, level, spread, or form with a roller or rollers.
- (roleplaying games) To create a new character in a role-playing game, especially by using dice to determine properties.
- (ergative) To turn over in one's mind, as of deep thoughts; to (cause to) be considered thoroughly.
- (chiefly US, Canada, colloquial, intransitive) To compete, especially with vigor.
- (transitive, music) To briskly arpeggiate (a chord), typically in an upward motion.
- (intransitive, aviation, nautical, of an aircraft or vessel) To rotate about the fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down. Compare pitch, yaw.
- (transitive) To beat up; to assault.
- (intransitive, shipping) To load ocean freight cargo onto a vessel other than the one it was meant to sail on.
- (transitive) To bind or involve by winding, as with a bandage; to enwrap; often with up.
- (intransitive) To tumble in gymnastics; to do a somersault.
- (transitive) To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon.
- (ergative) To utter copiously, especially with sounding words; to utter with a deep sound; — often with forth, or out.
verb
adj
noun
- Handwriting that leans to the left.
- (surfing) The hand towards the back of the board.
- The back of the hand: the reverse side (dorsal side) of the human hand or other primate hand.
- (Ultimate Frisbee) The standard throw; a throw during which the disc begins on the off-hand side and travels across the chest to be released from the opposite side.
- (tennis and other, racquet sports) A stroke made across the chest from the off-hand side to the racquet hand side; a stroke during which the back of the hand faces the shot.
- a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke
verb
- toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
- throw or toss with a light motion
- cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
- look through a book or other written material
- cause to move with a flick
- turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse
- move with a flick or light motion
- react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way
- go mad, go crazy
- lightly throw to see which side comes up
- reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
- (transitive, informal) To hand over or pass along.
- (transitive, finance, slang) To purchase and resell assets (often real estate or artworks) for immediate short-term profit.
- (intransitive, slang) To go berserk or crazy; to get extremely angry.
- (intransitive, informal) To switch to another task, etc.
- (intransitive, slang) To go berserk or crazy; to be extremely thrilled or enthusiastic.
- (transitive, US) To induce someone to turn state's evidence; to get someone to agree to testify against their co-conspirators in exchange for concessions.
- (intransitive, US) To turn state's evidence; to agree to testify against one's co-conspirators in exchange for concessions from prosecutors.
- (intransitive) To flap.
- (transitive) To put into a quick revolving motion through a snap of the thumb and index finger.
- (transitive) To throw so as to turn over.
- (transitive, US politics) To win a state (or county) won by another party in the preceding elections.
- (transitive, computing) To invert a bit (binary digit), changing it from 0 to 1 or from 1 to 0.
- (transitive, finance, slang) To refinance (a loan), accruing additional fees.
adj
noun
- a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water
- the act of flipping a coin
- hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg
- an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
- (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
- a sudden, quick movement
- A hairstyle popular among boys in the 1960s–70s and 2000s–10s, in which the hair goes halfway down the ears, at which point it sticks out
- A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron (a "flip dog").
- A short flight.
- (informal) The purchase of an asset (usually a house) which is then improved and sold quickly for profit.
- A complete change of direction, decision, movement etc.
- (firearms, uncountable) The tendency of a gun's barrel to jerk about at the moment of firing.
- A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
- (US, slang) A slingshot.
intj
verb
- toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
- move or pull with a sudden motion
- make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
- move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
- 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.
verb
- cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with 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 back by force or influence
- (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground
- cause someone or something to move by driving
- move by being propelled by a force
- 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
- To slap or strike; to beat, pummel; to hurl or throw down violently.
- To throw (something, especially water or liquid) down; to slam or splash (something) down.
- (of rain or other water) To fall; to beat (against something).
- To set on; to incite.
- (British, dialectal) To split; to crack.
- To construct or provide with slats.
- close the slats of (windows)
- equip or bar with slats
noun
- (skiing, slang) A ski.
- A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath), metal, or plastic.
- A drop (of rain or water), a splash.
- (aviation) A control surface that extends forwards and downwards from the leading edge of a wing, leaving a gap between it and the leading edge, in order to modify the airflow around the wing so as to allow flight at a higher angle of attack without stalling, lowering the aircraft's stall speed.
- A thin piece of stone; a slate.
- a thin strip (wood or metal)
verb
- throw, send, or cast forward
- communicate vividly
- cause to be heard
- extend out or project in space
- project on a screen
- present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.
- imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
- make or work out a plan for; devise
- put or send forth
- transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another
- regard as objective
- draw a projection of
- (intransitive) To speak or sing in such a way that one can be heard at a great distance.
- (transitive, figurative) To extend to reach a point.
- (transitive, reflexive) To present (oneself), to convey a certain impression, usually in a good way.
- (transitive) To cause (one's voice or words) to be heard at a great distance.
- (geometry) To draw straight lines from a fixed point through every point of any body or figure, and let these fall upon a surface so as to form the points of a new figure.
- (neuroanatomy) (of a neuron or group of neurons) to have axon(s) extending to and therefore able to influence a remote location
- (transitive) To make plans for; to forecast.
- (transitive, psychology, psychoanalysis) To assume qualities or mindsets in others based on one's own personality.
- (intransitive) To extend beyond a surface.
- (cartography) To change the projection (or coordinate system) of spatial data with another projection.
- (transitive) To extend (a protrusion or appendage) outward.
- (transitive) To cast (an image or shadow) upon a surface; to throw or cast forward; to shoot forth.
noun
- a planned undertaking
- any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
- (usually in the plural, US) An urban, low-income housing building.
- (US, sports) A raw recruit who the team hopes will improve greatly with coaching; a long shot, diamond in the rough.
- A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages.
verb
- throw, send, or cast forward
- transfer
- send away towards a designated goal
- (intransitive) Synonym of send away (“to dispatch orders to a place for something to be delivered”).
- (cricket) A way of celebrating a batsman's wicket usually with some hand gestures that can result in paying a fine.
- To provide a celebration for someone who is leaving; give a sendoff.
- (sports) To show someone a red card, and dismiss them from the playing area.
- To emit; to emanate.
- (transitive) To send; to dispatch.
noun
verb
- throw violently
- strike violently
- close violently
- dance the slam dance
- (transitive, sports slang) To defeat or overcome in a match.
- To compete in a poetry slam.
- (transitive, ergative) To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.
- (transitive, sex, slang, vulgar) To perform coitus upon forcefully; to rail.
- (transitive, ergative) To put in or on a particular place with force and loud noise. (Often followed by a preposition such as down, against or into.)
- (transitive) To drink off, to drink quickly.
- (intransitive, bridge) To make a slam bid.
- (ambitransitive, drugs, slang) To inject intravenously; shoot up.
- (transitive, colloquial, originally US) To speak badly of; to criticize forcefully.
- (intransitive) To strike against suddenly and heavily.
- (basketball) To dunk forcefully, to slam dunk.
- (transitive, card games) To defeat (opponents at cards) by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.
- (ambitransitive) To strike forcefully with some implement.
- (informal, US) To occupy and busy with a high workload.
- (transitive, telecommunications) To move a customer from one service provider to another without their consent.
- (transitive, slang) To strike and take the life of or at least incapacitate for some time.
noun
- an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
- winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
- the noise made by the forceful impact of two objects
- a forceful impact that makes a loud noise
- (countable, sports) Winning all (or all but one) of the available, major or specified events in a given year or sports season.
- (uncountable, UK, dialect) The yellow iron silicate produced in alum works as a waste product.
- A card game, played all at once without separate turns, in which players attempt to get rid of their cards as quickly as possible according to certain rules.
- (countable, bridge) A bid of six (small slam) or seven (grand slam) in a suit or no trump.
- (countable, tennis) One of the competitions of the yearly Grand Slam events.
- (countable, card games) Losing or winning all the tricks in a game.
- (music, uncountable) A subgenre of death metal with elements of hardcore punk focusing on midtempo rhythms, breakdowns and palm-muted riffs.
- A slambook.
- (countable, colloquial, US) An insult.
- (countable) The shock and noise produced by violently closing a door or other object.
- (countable) A sudden impact or blow.
- A poetry slam.
- (countable, basketball) A slam dunk.
verb
verb
- (ambitransitive) To shoot out or throw violently; to hurl or knock out.
- (intransitive) To move or turn rapidly, as the gears of a machine or the sails of a ship.
- (intransitive) To move quickly and nimbly on foot; to stride or run at a brisk pace.
- (transitive) To soundly defeat, to trounce.
- (transitive) To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification.
- (transitive) To hit very hard.
- give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
noun
verb
noun
verb
- To throw in the manner of a lance; to lanch.
- Pierce with or as if with a lance.
- To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.
- (informal) to steal or swipe
- Move suddenly and quickly
- To open with a lancet; to pierce.
- (medicine) Prick or cut open with a sharp instrument.
- move quickly, as if by cutting one's way
- open by piercing with a lancet
- pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight
noun
- A wooden spear, sometimes hollow, used in jousting or tilting, designed to shatter on impact with the opposing knight’s armour.
- (metallurgy) A small iron rod which suspends the core of the mold in casting a shell.
- (military) A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.
- (fishing) A spear or harpoon used by whalers and fishermen.
- (pyrotechnics) One of the small paper cases filled with combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a figure.
- A piece in the game of shogi that can move directly forward any number of squares.
- A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen.
- (medicine) A lancet.
- (military) An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of ordnance and forces it home.
- a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
- an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
- a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions
verb
- throw or toss with a light motion
- To clear (a high jump bar, hurdle, etc.) by a large margin.
- (rowing) To raise an oar too high above the water.
- (ball games) To hit, kick, or throw a ball extremely high.
- To move quickly, as if by flying; to fly; also, to escape, to flee (especially by airplane).
- (ball games) To hit, kick, or throw (a ball) extremely high.
- (informal) To drink (a beverage) from a container without one's lips touching the container.
- (soccer) To miss a goal by kicking the ball over the crossbar.
noun
- the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
- The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen.
- Ellipsis of sky blue.
- With a descriptive word: the part of the sky which can be seen from a specific place or at a specific time; its climate, condition, etc.
- (mathematics, theoretical physics) The set of all lightlike lines (or directions) passing through a given point in space-time.
verb
- To dash; to throw violently.
- (intransitive, colloquial, roleplaying games, especially video games) To level up.
- (transitive, golf) To mishit (a golf ball).
- (intransitive) To make a high-pitched resonant sound like a bell.
- (transitive) To inflict minor damage upon, especially by hitting or striking.
- (transitive, colloquial) To fire or reject.
- (transitive) To hit or strike.
- (transitive, colloquial) To deduct, as points, from (somebody), in the manner of a penalty; to penalize.
- (transitive) To keep repeating; impress by reiteration, with reference to the monotonous striking of a bell.
- (Scotland, of rain) To fall heavily and continually, with great force.
- go ‘ding dong’, like a bell
noun
- (Western Australia, offensive, ethnic slur) an Italian person, specifically an Italian Australian
- An ancient Chinese vessel with legs and a lid.
- (informal) Very minor damage caused by being struck; a small dent or chip.
- (colloquial, roleplaying games, especially video games) The act of levelling up.
- The high-pitched resonant sound of a bell.
- (colloquial) A rejection.
- (Hong Kong) An indigenous inhabitant of the New Territories entitled to the building a village house under the Small House Policy.
- a ringing sound
- an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
verb
- To throw one's body in the air, possibly in a way that is ungraceful or lacks skill.
- (transitive, informal) To throw or chuck.
- (intransitive, Ultimate Frisbee) To make a long throw with the frisbee; to start a point by making such a throw.
- (transitive, Ultimate Frisbee) To throw a frisbee a long distance.
- (mountain biking) To attempt a particularly big jump or drop, often haphazardly.
- To throw oneself off a large jump or drop.
- (mountain biking) To make a maneuver in a clumsy or poorly planned way.
- (transitive, whitewater kayaking) To paddle off a waterfall or to boof a big drop.
noun
verb
noun
- (vulgar, slang, especially with the verb "take") An act of urination.
- (UK, slang, with "the") Pickpocketing.
- (informal) Someone who is remarkably skilled at something.
- (UK, slang, uncountable) Amphetamine.
- A whirring or hissing sound (as above).
- a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air
- someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
prep
verb
- To react violently; to throw a fit.
- To completely upset or excite people, generating a huge reaction.
- To exceed a record by a very large margin.
- To be extremely loud.
- To give a great performance that causes the audience to go wild with enthusiasm.
- To react with great excitement; to go wild.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blow, roof, off.
- To violently disrupt.
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adj
verb
verb
noun
verb
- To throw with a sling.
- To throw with a circular or arcing motion.
- (nautical) To pass a rope around (a cask, gun, etc.) preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle.
- (slang) To sell, peddle, or distribute (often illicitly, e.g. drugs, sex, etc.).
- move with a sling
- hurl as if with a sling
- hang loosely or freely; let swing
- hold or carry in a sling
noun
- A drink composed of a spirit (usually gin) and water sweetened.
- A loop of rope, or a rope or chain with hooks, for suspending a barrel, bale, or other heavy object, in hoisting or lowering.
- A loop of cloth, worn around the neck, for supporting a baby or other such load.
- A kind of hanging bandage put around the neck, in which a wounded arm or hand is supported.
- (climbing) A loop of rope or fabric tape used for various purposes: e.g. as part of a runner, or providing extra protection when abseiling or belaying.
- A young or infant spider, such as one raised in captivity.
- The act or motion of hurling as with a sling; a throw; figuratively, a stroke.
- (nautical, chiefly in the plural) A band of rope or iron for securing a yard to a mast.
- A strap attached to a firearm, for suspending it from the shoulder.
- (weaponry) An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other.
- a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
- a simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released
- bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck
- a highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice
- a shoe that has a strap that wraps around the heel
noun
- The act of throwing or darting out with a sudden force and rapid flight.
- (specifically) A reflex in human beings and other mammals in response to sexual stimulation involving the forcible ejection from the urethra of, in males, semen; and, in females, vaginal fluid.
- (biology) The act of ejecting or suddenly throwing, as a fluid from a duct or other body structure.
- The uttering of a short, sudden exclamation or prayer, or the exclamation or prayer uttered.
- the discharge of semen in males
- an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion
verb
- deliver a sharp blow or push
- find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
- rap with the knuckles
- knock against with force or violence
- sound like a car engine that is firing too early
- make light, repeated taps on a surface
- (transitive, baseball) To hit a ball into play.
- (intransitive, card games, rummy) To end play by declaring one's hand to have under a certain amount of deadwood.
- (transitive, soccer) To kick a ball towards another player; to pass.
- (transitive, slang) To prosecute under the law; to arrest, imprison, etc.
- (transitive, slang) To have sex with.
- (intransitive) To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood.
- (transitive, colloquial, originally US) To criticize verbally; to denigrate; to undervalue.
noun
- negative criticism
- the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
- a bad experience
- a vigorous blow
- the act of hitting vigorously
- A sharp impact.
- (cricket, slang) A batsman's innings.
- An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood.
- (cycling, uncountable) Synonym of hunger knock.
- (baseball) A ball hit into play, especially one that becomes a hit.
- (automotive, uncountable) Preignition, a type of abnormal combustion occurring in spark ignition engines caused by self-ignition; also, the characteristic knocking sound associated with it.
- (figuratively, informal) A blow or setback.
- (figuratively, informal) A criticism.
intj
noun
verb
noun
verb
- To fling away.
- To deduct from a price in order to compensate for problems.
- (backgammon) Synonym of bear off.
- (slang, Australia) To insult or verbally abuse (someone).
- To give forth in an unpremeditated manner.
- (informal, transitive) To remove (clothing) haphazardly and tossing it on the floor.
- (idiomatic) To confuse; especially, to lose a pursuer.
- To split off.
- (transitive) Of a horse, to eject its rider.
- To expel, reject, or renounce.
- (idiomatic) To introduce errors or inaccuracies; to skew.
- to remove
- get rid of
noun
verb
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, in.
- (transitive, informal) To add something extra free of charge.
- (idiomatic) To quit, to fold.
- (transitive, informal) To include in a calculation.
- add as an extra or as a gratuity
- give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
- to insert between other elements
noun
- The act by which something is hurled or thrown.
- An Irish game of ancient Celtic origin. It is played with an ash stick called a hurley (camán in Irish) and a hard leather ball called a sliotar.
- A Cornish street game resembling rugby, played with a silver ball.
- a traditional Irish game resembling hockey; played by two teams of 15 players each
verb
noun
- the action or manner of throwing something
- A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand.
- promotion by means of an argument and demonstration
- abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
- a sports field with predetermined dimensions for playing soccer
- the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
- a high approach shot in golf
- a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk)
- any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
- the act of throwing a baseball or softball by the pitcher towards home plate, which initiates play by giving the batter a chance to hit it
- an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump
- degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
- (sports, UK, Australia, New Zealand) The field on which cricket, soccer, rugby, gridiron or field hockey is played. (In cricket, the pitch is in the centre of the field; see cricket pitch.) (Not often used in the US or Canada, where "field" is the preferred word.)
- An effort to sell or promote something.
- (geology) Pitchstone.
- The point where a declivity begins; hence, the declivity itself; a descending slope; the degree or rate of descent or slope; slant.
- The angle at which an object sits.
- (golf) A short, high, lofty shot that lands with backspin.
- An area on a campsite intended for occupation by a single tent, caravan or similar.
- A dark, extremely viscous material still remaining after distilling crude oil or natural tar.
- The distance between evenly spaced objects, e.g. the teeth of a saw or gear, the turns of a screw thread, the centres of holes, or letters in a monospace font.
- Prominence; importance.
- The height a bird reaches in flight, especially a bird of prey preparing to swoop down on its prey.
- (nautical, aviation) The degree to which a vehicle, especially a ship or aircraft, rotates on such an axis, tilting its bow or nose up or down.
- (music) In an a cappella group, the singer responsible for singing a note for the other members to tune themselves by.
- (by extension) The place where a busker performs, a prostitute solicits clients, or an illegal gambling game etc. is set up before the public.
- (cricket) That point of the ground on which the ball pitches or lights when bowled.
- (mining) The limit of ground set to a miner who receives a share of the ore taken out.
- (climbing) A section of a climb or rock face; specifically, the climbing distance between belays or stances.
- (now British, regional) A person's or animal's height.
- A descent; a fall; a thrusting down.
- (music, phonetics) The perceived frequency of a sound, note or electromagnetic wave.
- A point or peak; the extreme point of elevation or depression.
- (music) The standard to which a group of musical instruments are tuned or in which a piece is performed, usually by reference to the frequency to which the musical note A above middle C is tuned.
- (baseball) The act of pitching a baseball.
- A level or degree, or (by extension), a peak or highest degree.
- A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.
- An area in a market (or similar) allocated to a particular trader.
- (aviation) A measure of the angle of attack of a propeller.
- (caving) A vertical cave passage, only negotiable by using rope or ladders.
- (rare) The field of battle.
- The most thrust-out point of a headland or cape.
verb
- throw or toss with a light motion
- (transitive) To throw.
- heel over
- set to a certain pitch
- sell or offer for sale from place to place
- move abruptly
- fall or plunge forward
- throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball
- be at an angle
- set the level or character of
- erect and fasten
- lead (a card) and establish the trump suit
- hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin
- To cover or smear with pitch.
- (transitive) To set or fix (a price or value).
- (transitive) To fix or set the tone of.
- (brewing) To add yeast as a step while making beer
- (transitive) To assemble or erect (a tent). Also used figuratively.
- (with on or upon) To fix one's choice.
- (intransitive, Bristol, of snow) To settle and build up, without melting.
- (intransitive) To plunge or fall; especially, to fall forward; to decline or slope.
- (transitive) To set at an angle, especially a downwards one; to cause to tilt.
- (intransitive, baseball) To play baseball in the position of pitcher.
- (intransitive, cricket) To bounce on the playing surface.
- (transitive) To set, face, or pave (an embankment or roadway) with rubble or undressed stones.
- (transitive) To throw away; discard.
- (transitive, golf) To play a short, high, lofty shot that lands with backspin.
- To darken; to blacken; to obscure.
- (intransitive) To fix or place a tent or temporary habitation; to encamp.
- (transitive) To deliver in a certain tone or style, or with a certain audience in mind.
- (transitive or intransitive, baseball) To throw (the ball) toward a batter at home plate.
- (transitive) To promote, advertise, or attempt to sell.
- (intransitive) To produce a note of a given pitch.
- (transitive, card games, slang) To discard (a card) for some gain.
- To attack, or position or assemble for attack.
- (ambitransitive, aviation or nautical) To move so that the front of an aircraft or boat goes alternately up and down.
adj
noun
- The act of throwing something.
- One’s ability to throw.
- the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
- The flight of a thrown object.
- (informal) A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance.
- (historical) A hand-operated lathe, especially a small lathe used by clockmakers.
- A distance travelled in general; displacement.
- Any of the projections integral to a crankshaft that receive or impart cranking motion from a connecting rod or similar component.
- (martial arts) A move in which one lifts or unbalances one’s opponent and then brings him down to the ground.
- A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.
- The distance travelled by something thrown.
- the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
- a single chance or instance
- casting an object in order to determine an outcome randomly
- bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering (an afghan or bedspread) that is casually thrown over something
verb
- To twist two or more filaments of (silk, etc.) so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver.
- (baseball, slang, of a team, a manager, etc.) To select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role (such as starter or reliever).
- (martial arts) To lift or unbalance one’s opponent and then bring him back down to the ground, especially into a position behind the thrower.
- (transitive) To show sudden emotion, especially anger.
- (transitive, informal) To confuse or mislead.
- (transitive, figuratively) To send hastily or desperately.
- (transitive) To imprison.
- (transitive, ceramics) To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.
- (transitive, computing) To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing.
- (transitive, veterinary medicine) Of animals: to give birth to (young).
- (American football) Synonym of pass.
- (transitive) To project or send forth.
- (transitive) To organize an event, especially a party.
- (transitive) To change (one’s voice) in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone else, or coming from a different place.
- (transitive) To install (a bridge).
- (transitive) To cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it.
- (transitive) To move to another position or condition; to displace.
- To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.
- (transitive) To eject or cause to fall off.
- (transitive, cricket, of a bowler) To deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.
- (ambitransitive) To roll (a die or dice).
- (transitive) To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.
- (transitive, bridge) To discard.
- (sports, video games) To intentionally lose a game.
- (sports, transitive) (of a game where one’s role is throwing something) To perform in a specified way in (a match).
- (transitive, of a punch or boxing combination) To deliver.
- cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
- to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly
- make on a potter's wheel
- throw (a die) out onto a flat surface
- place or put with great energy
- move violently, energetically, or carelessly
- be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
- utter with force; utter vehemently
- convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture
- put or send forth
- cause to be confused emotionally
- to remove
- cause to fall off
- organize or be responsible for
- propel through the air
verb
- throw with force or recklessness
- (transitive) To throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.
- throw or cast away
- indulge oneself
- move in an abrupt or headlong manner
- (intransitive, somewhat literary) To move (oneself) abruptly or violently; to rush or dash.
- (intransitive, somewhat literary) To utter abusive language; to sneer.
noun
- An act of throwing, often violently.
- a usually brief attempt
- a brief indulgence of your impulses
- the act of flinging
- An act of moving the limbs or body with violent movements, especially in a dance.
- (figuratively) An attempt, a try.
- A party, especially a dance party.
- A short romantic, oftentimes sexual, relationship.
- An act or period of unrestrained indulgence, enthusiasm, or both.
- (dance) A lively Scottish country dance.
noun
verb
noun
- The act of flinging or throwing something off.
- (accounting) Income minus expenses and depreciation (before tax).
- (UK) A start in a hunt or a race.
- A red herring; something intended to throw people off.
- A control that engages or disengages part of the mechanism on a device without having to turn the device off.
- Something that is done, made, or said informally, on the side, or off-the-cuff.
- Something that is flung or thrown off.
- (sports) A throw taken to resume play, such as after a goal or at the start of a period.
- Something that has been discarded; a castoff.
- A byproduct, spinoff, or incidental creation.
- A race in which a contestant is paid to deliberately lose.
- The deflection of a projectile at an angle.
- (by extension) A discount on a debt or invoice due to a problem with the asset being paid for.
noun
- a violent throw
- An act of throwing.
- the act of throwing dice
- the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel
- object formed by a mold
- the actors in a play
- container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens
- the distinctive form in which a thing is made
- the visual appearance of something or someone
- bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
- The casting procedure.
- (firearms) The measurement of the angle of a shotgun stock from a top-view center line, used to align the shotgun to the shooter's eye.
- Visual appearance.
- A small mass of earth "thrown off" or excreted by a worm.
- (art) The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew.
- (fishing) An instance of throwing out a fishing line.
- A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones.
- The form of one's thoughts, mind etc.
- (hawking) The number of hawks (or occasionally other birds) cast off at one time; a pair.
- The mould used to make cast objects.
- The number rolled on a die when it is thrown.
- An object made in a mould.
- Animal and insect remains which have been regurgitated by a bird.
- Something which has been thrown, dispersed etc.
- A squint.
- A chance or attempt at something.
- A group of crabs.
verb
- To throw down or aside.
- throw forcefully
- (now somewhat literary) To throw.
- form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold
- deposit
- formulate in a particular style or language
- assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- choose at random
- eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
- select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet
- put or send forth
- to remove
- (nautical) To bring the bows of a sailing ship on to the required tack just as the anchor is weighed by use of the headsail; to bring (a ship) round.
- To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide.
- (of an animal) To throw off (the skin) as a process of growth; to shed the hair or fur of the coat.
- To consider; to turn or revolve in the mind; to plan.
- To deposit (a ballot or voting paper); to formally register (one's vote).
- To throw forward (a fishing line, net etc.) into the sea.
- (botany) To shed leaves or fruit prematurely.
- (transitive) To assign (a role in a play or performance).
- (Wicca) To open a circle in order to begin a spell or meeting of witches.
- (hunting) Of dogs, hunters: to spread out and search for a scent.
- (medicine) To set (a bone etc.) in a cast.
- (dated outside accounting) To add up (a column of figures, accounts etc.); cross-cast refers to adding up a row of figures.
- (media) To broadcast (video) over the Internet or a local network, especially to one's television.
- (transitive) To describe in an opinionated way. Mostly used with a metaphor involving light.
- (computing) To change a variable type from, for example, integer to real, or integer to text.
- (obsolete except in set phrases) To remove, take off (clothes).
- To twist or warp (of fabric, timber etc.).
- (astrology) To calculate the astrological value of (a horoscope, birth etc.).
- To direct (one's eyes, gaze etc.).
- To perform, bring forth (a magical spell or enchantment).
- To shape (molten metal etc.) by pouring into a mould; to make (an object) in such a way.
- To throw (light etc.) on or upon something, or in a given direction.
- (transitive) To assign a role in a play or performance to (an actor).
- (nautical) To heave the lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water.
adj
noun
- One who tosses or throws something.
- (UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, slang, derogatory, vulgar) A person who masturbates.
- (computing) A program that forwards or redirects messages on a bulletin board system.
- (UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, derogatory, offensive, slang) An objectionable person, often somewhat obnoxious in demeanour.
- terms of abuse for a masturbator
- someone who throws lightly (as with the palm upward)
noun
- An act of throwing.
- (Scotland) In shinty, the act of tossing the ball above the head and hitting it with the shaft of the caman to bring it back into play after it has been hit out of the field.
- In the Eton College wall game, a point scored by lifting the ball against the wall in the calx.
- (Scotland, soccer) A throw-in from the sidelines, using two hands above the head.
- A sudden start aside, as by a horse.
- A place for throwing.
- a quick throw
adj
- Cautious; wary; suspicious.
- (UK, US, politics, of a voter) Less likely to reveal whom they will vote for than average, chiefly in the context of the collective effect this has on polling accuracy.
- Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.
- Easily frightened; timid.
- (informal) Short, insufficient or less than.
- wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things
- short
- lacking self-confidence
verb
- (Scotland, transitive, intransitive) To throw a ball with two hands above the head, especially when it has crossed the side lines in a football (soccer) match.
- (transitive) To throw sideways with a jerk; to fling.
- (intransitive) To avoid due to caution, embarrassment or timidness.
- (intransitive) To jump back in fear.
- (Scotland) To hit the ball back into play from the sidelines in a shinty match.
- start suddenly, as from fright
- throw quickly
noun
- The act of throwing or casting.
- The rough paving of a street to a grade with blocks of stone.
- (engineering) A facing of stone laid upon a bank to prevent wear by tides or currents.
- abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
- (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
verb
noun
- Someone who throws.
- Something that throws.
- A flamethrower.
- (cricket) A bowler who illegally throws the ball instead of bowling it.
- (baseball, slang, 1800s) The pitcher.
- a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them in a kiln
- someone who projects something (especially by a rapid motion of the arm)
- a person who twists silk or rayon filaments into a thread or yarn
noun
- (sports) A throw that goes too far.
- A removal, especially of a ruler or government, by force or threat of force; usurpation.
- (cricket) A run scored by the batting side when a fielder throws the ball back to the infield, whence it continues to the opposite outfield.
- the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)
- the act of disturbing the mind or body
verb
noun
- the act of throwing dice
- walking with a swaying gait
- a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
- the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
- rotary motion of an object around its own axis
- the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
- small rounded bread either plain or sweet
- photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
- a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
- a list of names
- a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
- a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
- anything rolled up in cylindrical form
- a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)
- a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
- A document written on a piece of parchment, paper, or other materials which may be rolled up; a scroll.
- (programming) An operation similar to a bit shift, but with the bit that "falls off the end" being wrapped around to the other end.
- (firefighting) A 14-day deployment.
- An official or public document; a register; a record.
- (paddlesport) The skill of righting a canoe or kayak which has capsized, without exiting the watercraft, or being assisted.
- The act of, or total resulting from, rolling one or more dice.
- A cylindrical twist of tobacco.
- An instance of the act of rolling an aircraft through one or more complete rotations about its longitudinal axis.
- A measure of parchments, containing five dozen.
- The act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled.
- The rotation angle about the longitudinal axis.
- The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.
- One of a set of revolving cylinders, or rollers, between which metal is pressed, formed, or smoothed, as in a rolling mill.
- A swagger or rolling gait.
- That which is rolled up.
- A training match for a fighting dog.
- (finance) Any of various financial instruments or transactions that involve opposite positions at different expiries, "rolling" a position from one expiry to another.
- A heavy cylinder used to break clods.
- (US, paddlesport) An instance of the act of righting a canoe or kayak which has capsized, without exiting the watercraft, or being assisted.
- (nautical, aviation) The oscillating movement of a nautical vessel as it rotates from side to side, about its fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down, as distinguished from the alternate rise and fall of bow and stern called pitching; or the equivalent in an aircraft.
- A winning streak of continuing luck, especially at gambling (and especially in the phrase on a roll).
- A quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form.
- A forward or backward roll in gymnastics; going head over heels. A tumble.
- A heavy, reverberatory sound.
- (nautical) The measure or extent to which a vessel rotates from side to side, about its fore-and-aft axis.
- A catalogue or list, (especially) one kept for official purposes.
- A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled or doubled upon itself; see also bread roll.
verb
- boil vigorously
- pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/
- cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
- sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
- show certain properties when being rolled
- flatten or spread with a roller
- occur in soft rounded shapes
- begin operating or running
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- shape by rolling
- move by turning over or rotating
- take the shape of a roll or cylinder
- emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
- arrange or coil around
- move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
- move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
- execute a roll, in tumbling
- move, rock, or sway from side to side
- (ambitransitive, of a camera) To (cause to) film.
- (ergative) To revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal axis; to impel forward with a revolving motion on a supporting surface.
- (slang, intransitive) To be under the influence of MDMA (a psychedelic stimulant, also known as ecstasy).
- (chiefly US, Canada, colloquial, intransitive) To leave or begin a journey; sometimes with out.
- (chiefly Canada, US, colloquial, intransitive) To walk, especially leisurely or idly; to stroll.
- (dice games, transitive) To roll dice such that they form a given pattern or total.
- (intransitive, in folk songs) To travel by sailing.
- (ergative, sometimes figurative) To drive, impel, or flow onward with a steady, wave-like motion.
- (intransitive) To make a loud or heavy rumbling noise.
- (transitive, US) To enrobe in toilet-paper (as a prank or spectacle).
- (geometry) To apply (one line or surface) to another without slipping; to bring all the parts of (one line or surface) into successive contact with another, in such a manner that at every instant the parts that have been in contact are equal.
- (ergative) To wrap (something) round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over.
- (intransitive) To have a rolling aspect.
- (ergative) To move upon rollers or wheels.
- (transitive, soccer) To slip past (a defender) with the ball.
- (intransitive, video games) To drum on the reverse of a game controller with one's fingers in rapid succession, pushing the controller face into the opposite hand such that a button is rapidly pressed and depressed.
- (transitive, martial arts) To engage in sparring in the context of jujitsu or other grappling disciplines.
- (transitive) To create a customized version of.
- (ergative, slang) To (cause to) betray secrets or testify for the prosecution.
- (transitive) To utter with an alveolar trill.
- (US, slang, intransitive) To behave in a certain way; to adopt a general disposition toward a situation.
- (programming) To perform an operation similar to a bit shift, but with the bit that "falls off the end" being wrapped around to the other end.
- (computing) To generate a random number.
- (ergative) To press, level, spread, or form with a roller or rollers.
- (roleplaying games) To create a new character in a role-playing game, especially by using dice to determine properties.
- (ergative) To turn over in one's mind, as of deep thoughts; to (cause to) be considered thoroughly.
- (chiefly US, Canada, colloquial, intransitive) To compete, especially with vigor.
- (transitive, music) To briskly arpeggiate (a chord), typically in an upward motion.
- (intransitive, aviation, nautical, of an aircraft or vessel) To rotate about the fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down. Compare pitch, yaw.
- (transitive) To beat up; to assault.
- (intransitive, shipping) To load ocean freight cargo onto a vessel other than the one it was meant to sail on.
- (transitive) To bind or involve by winding, as with a bandage; to enwrap; often with up.
- (intransitive) To tumble in gymnastics; to do a somersault.
- (transitive) To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon.
- (ergative) To utter copiously, especially with sounding words; to utter with a deep sound; — often with forth, or out.
noun
adj
verb
noun
- The act of throwing or darting out with a sudden force and rapid flight.
- (specifically) A reflex in human beings and other mammals in response to sexual stimulation involving the forcible ejection from the urethra of, in males, semen; and, in females, vaginal fluid.
- (biology) The act of ejecting or suddenly throwing, as a fluid from a duct or other body structure.
- The uttering of a short, sudden exclamation or prayer, or the exclamation or prayer uttered.
- the discharge of semen in males
- an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion
noun
verb
- To fling away.
- To deduct from a price in order to compensate for problems.
- (backgammon) Synonym of bear off.
- (slang, Australia) To insult or verbally abuse (someone).
- To give forth in an unpremeditated manner.
- (informal, transitive) To remove (clothing) haphazardly and tossing it on the floor.
- (idiomatic) To confuse; especially, to lose a pursuer.
- To split off.
- (transitive) Of a horse, to eject its rider.
- To expel, reject, or renounce.
- (idiomatic) To introduce errors or inaccuracies; to skew.
- to remove
- get rid of
noun
verb
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, in.
- (transitive, informal) To add something extra free of charge.
- (idiomatic) To quit, to fold.
- (transitive, informal) To include in a calculation.
- add as an extra or as a gratuity
- give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
- to insert between other elements
verb
- throw with force or recklessness
- (transitive) To throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.
- throw or cast away
- indulge oneself
- move in an abrupt or headlong manner
- (intransitive, somewhat literary) To move (oneself) abruptly or violently; to rush or dash.
- (intransitive, somewhat literary) To utter abusive language; to sneer.
noun
- An act of throwing, often violently.
- a usually brief attempt
- a brief indulgence of your impulses
- the act of flinging
- An act of moving the limbs or body with violent movements, especially in a dance.
- (figuratively) An attempt, a try.
- A party, especially a dance party.
- A short romantic, oftentimes sexual, relationship.
- An act or period of unrestrained indulgence, enthusiasm, or both.
- (dance) A lively Scottish country dance.
verb
- hurl or throw violently
- bring about abruptly
- fall vertically, sharply, or headlong
- separate as a fine suspension of solid particles
- fall from clouds
- (transitive) To send violently into a certain state or condition.
- (intransitive, meteorology) To have water in the air fall to the ground, for example as rain, snow, sleet, or hail; be deposited as condensed droplets.
- (intransitive) (chemistry) To come out of a liquid solution into solid form.
- (intransitive) To act too hastily; to be precipitous.
- (transitive) To cause (water in the air) to condense or fall to the ground.
- (transitive) (chemistry) To separate a substance out of a liquid solution into solid form.
- (transitive) To make something happen suddenly and quickly.
- (transitive) To throw an object or person from a great height.
- (intransitive) To fall headlong.
adj
noun
verb
- throw carelessly
- (transitive, informal) To throw, especially in a careless or inaccurate manner.
- pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
- eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
- throw away
- (intransitive, cricket) To throw; to bowl with an incorrect action.
- To bore or turn (a hole) in a revolving piece held in a chuck.
- To make a clucking sound.
- (transitive, informal) To discard, to throw away.
- To touch or tap gently.
- To place in a chuck, or hold by means of a chuck, as in turning.
- (South Africa, slang, intransitive) To leave; to depart; to bounce.
- (intransitive, slang) To vomit.
- To call, as a hen her chickens.
- (transitive, informal) To jilt; to dump.
- (music) On rhythm guitar or mandolin etc.: to mute a chord by lifting the fretting fingers immediately after strumming, producing a percussive effect.
noun
- a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill
- the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade
- informal terms for a meal
- (cooking) Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.
- (music) On rhythm guitar or mandolin etc., the muting of a chord by lifting the fretting fingers immediately after strumming, producing a percussive effect.
- (Scotland) A small pebble.
- A clucking sound.
- (informal) A casual throw.
- (slang) A friend or close acquaintance; term of endearment.
- A gentle touch or tap.
- (mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that holds an object firmly in place, for example holding a drill bit in a high-speed rotating drill or grinder.
- (slang) An act or instance of vomiting.
- (cricket, informal) A throw, an incorrect bowling action.
- A pair of nunchaku, especially when using two.
- Abbreviation of woodchuck.
verb
- throw carelessly
- throw or toss with a light motion
- move or stir about violently
- throw or cast away
- agitate
- lightly throw to see which side comes up
- To subject to trials; to harass.
- (rowing) To peak (the oars), to lift them from the rowlocks and hold them perpendicularly, the handle resting on the bottom of the boat.
- To flip a coin, to decide a point of contention.
- To lift with a sudden or violent motion.
- (slang, usually as "toss one's cookies") To vomit.
- (transitive, informal) To search (a room or a cell), sometimes leaving visible disorder, as for valuables or evidence of a crime.
- (intransitive) To be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean, or as a ship in heavy seas.
- (UK, slang) To masturbate.
- To throw with an initial upward direction.
- (UK, slang) To drink in large draughts; to gulp.
- To stir or mix (a salad).
- (intransitive) To roll and tumble; to be in violent commotion.
- (informal, transitive) To discard; to throw away.
- To agitate; to make restless.
noun
- the act of flipping a coin
- (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
- an abrupt movement
- (UK, slang, uncountable) Nonsense; drivel.
- A throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward direction, particularly with a lack of care.
- (UK, vulgar) An act of masturbation.
- (British slang) A state of agitation; commotion.
- (British slang, chiefly in the negative) Concern or consideration.
- A haughty throwing up of the head.
- (cricket, soccer) The coin toss before a cricket match in order to decide who bats first, or before a football match in order to decide the direction of play.
- (broadcasting) A handover from one presenter to another, announced by the first presenter.
- (Billingsgate Fish Market slang) A measure of sprats.
verb
- thrust or throw into
- drop steeply
- dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity
- cause to be immersed
- begin with vigor
- immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
- devote (oneself) fully to
- fall abruptly
- (intransitive, slang) To bet heavily and recklessly; to risk large sums in gambling.
- (figuratively, transitive) To cast, stab or throw deep and fast into some thing, state, condition or action.
- (intransitive) To pitch or throw oneself headlong or violently forward, as a horse does.
- (figuratively, intransitive) To fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition.
- (transitive) To remove a blockage by suction.
- (transitive) To thrust into liquid, or into any penetrable substance; to immerse.
- (intransitive) To dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself.
noun
- a steep and rapid fall
- a brief swim in water
- A dive, leap, rush, or pitch into (into water).
- The act of plunging or submerging.
- (figuratively) The act of pitching or throwing oneself headlong or violently forward, like an unruly horse.
- (slang) Heavy and reckless betting in horse racing; hazardous speculation.
verb
- throw or toss with a quick motion
- cause to make a snapping sound
- look through a book or other written material
- cause to move with a flick
- shine unsteadily
- remove with a flick (of the hand)
- twitch or flutter
- flash intermittently
- touch or hit with a light, quick blow
- To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion.
- To pass by rapidly, so as not to be perceived clearly.
noun
- a short stroke
- a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
- a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible)
- A unit of time, equal to 1/705,600,000 of a second
- The act of pressing a place on a touch screen device.
- (informal) A motion picture, movie, film; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema.
- (tennis) A powerful underarm volley shot.
- A flitch.
- A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.
- (fencing) A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target.
verb
- throw or toss with a quick motion
- jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
- make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
- pull, or move with a sudden movement
- move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
- (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
- hurl or thrust violently
- cause to crash
- stop operating
- break violently or noisily; smash
- undergo a sudden and severe downturn
- move violently as through a barrier
- occupy, usually uninvited
- sleep in a convenient place
- move with, or as if with, a crashing noise
- enter uninvited; informal
- fall or come down violently
- make a sudden loud sound
- undergo damage or destruction on impact
- (ambitransitive, slang) Ellipsis of gatecrash.
- (intransitive, slang) To lie down for a long rest, sleep or nap, as from tiredness or exhaustion.
- To make a sudden loud noise.
- To take a sudden and severe turn for the worse; to rapidly and catastrophically deteriorate.
- (computing, hardware, software, transitive) To cause an exception that terminates or halts execution.
- (transitive, Scotland, education) To take a subject at higher level without having previously studied it.
- (transitive) To cause something to collide with something else, especially when this results in damage.
- (transitive, slang) To give, as a favor.
- (intransitive) To experience a period of depression and/or lethargy after a period of euphoria, as after the euphoric effect of a psychotropic drug has dissipated.
- (transitive, management) To accelerate a project or a task or its schedule by devoting more resources to it.
- (intransitive) To collide with something destructively; to fall or come down violently.
- (transitive) To hit or strike with force.
- (computing, hardware, software, intransitive) To terminate or halt execution due to an exception.
- (intransitive, slang) To make or experience informal temporary living arrangements, especially overnight.
noun
- the act of colliding with something
- a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
- (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative
- a loud resonant repeating noise
- a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)
- (informal) A comedown from a drug.
- (finance) A sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures).
- An automobile, airplane, or other vehicle accident.
- (collective) A group of rhinoceroses.
- (ecology) A sudden decline in any living form's population levels, often leading to extinction.
- (computing) A malfunction of computer software or hardware which causes it to shut down or become partially or totally inoperable.
- A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.
- (textiles) A type of rough linen.
adj
verb
- hurl or thrust violently
- (transitive) To throw violently.
- break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
- destroy or break
- add an enlivening or altering element to
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away
- (transitive) To draw or write quickly; jot.
- (intransitive) To run quickly or for a short distance.
- (transitive) To dishearten; to sadden.
- (intransitive, informal) To leave or depart.
- (ambitransitive, sometimes figurative) To sprinkle; to splatter.
- (transitive, of hopes or dreams) To ruin; to destroy.
- (transitive) To destroy by striking (against).
- (transitive, usually with down or off) To complete hastily.
noun
- a quick run
- a punctuation mark (‘-’) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
- the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
- distinctive and stylish elegance
- a footrace run at top speed
- the act of moving with great haste
- A small quantity of a liquid substance etc.; less than 1/8 of a teaspoon.
- Violent strike; a whack.
- (uncountable) Ostentatious vigor.
- (by extension) The longer of the two symbols of Morse code.
- A short run, flight.
- (figurative, by extension) A slight admixture.
- Ellipsis of dashboard.
- (typography) Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar).
- (Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, countable, uncountable) A bribe or gratuity; a gift.
- (UK, India) A prime symbol.
- A rushing or violent onset.
- (computing) A hyphen or minus sign.
- (Internet, informal) The dashboard of a social media user.
intj
verb
- To throw badly.
- To do a poor job of promoting or selling someone or something, or to attemp such promotion at the wrong place or time.
- To give the wrong angle or pitch to.
- To sing or play one or more notes at the wrong pitch.
- To discard incorrectly.
- To set up a tent or camp badly (poor construction, bad location, etc.)
noun
verb
- To throw (something) forcefully; to hurl; also, to beat, to thrash.
- To cause (someone) to hurry; to hasten, to hurry.
- To move quickly, to rush, to whiz; also, to make a rushing sound; to whizz.
- To shake (vigorously); to tremble.
- Of the wind: to blow loudly and vigorously; to bluster; also, of an animal, etc.: to make a loud noise; to bellow, to roar.
adv
- To the place in or to which.
- (generally) In or to any place to which; to whatever place; wherever.
- To which place; also (after a noun denoting a place) to which.
- (figurative, also humorous) To what (future) cause, condition or state, reason, etc.; where, where next; also (obsolete) to what extent; how far.
- To what place; where.
noun
- (formal, archaic except literary or poetic) A place to which someone or something goes; also, a condition to which someone or something moves.
- A state of rushed action; a haste, a hurry; also, a state of anger or excitement.
- The sound of something moving quickly; a rush, a whiz.
- A gust of wind; a bluster.
- A forceful blow or hit.
- An act of shaking (vigorously); a shiver, a tremble; also, a slight bout of discomfort or illness.
noun
- a violent throw
- An act of throwing.
- the act of throwing dice
- the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel
- object formed by a mold
- the actors in a play
- container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens
- the distinctive form in which a thing is made
- the visual appearance of something or someone
- bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
- The casting procedure.
- (firearms) The measurement of the angle of a shotgun stock from a top-view center line, used to align the shotgun to the shooter's eye.
- Visual appearance.
- A small mass of earth "thrown off" or excreted by a worm.
- (art) The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew.
- (fishing) An instance of throwing out a fishing line.
- A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones.
- The form of one's thoughts, mind etc.
- (hawking) The number of hawks (or occasionally other birds) cast off at one time; a pair.
- The mould used to make cast objects.
- The number rolled on a die when it is thrown.
- An object made in a mould.
- Animal and insect remains which have been regurgitated by a bird.
- Something which has been thrown, dispersed etc.
- A squint.
- A chance or attempt at something.
- A group of crabs.
verb
- To throw down or aside.
- throw forcefully
- (now somewhat literary) To throw.
- form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold
- deposit
- formulate in a particular style or language
- assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- choose at random
- eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
- select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet
- put or send forth
- to remove
- (nautical) To bring the bows of a sailing ship on to the required tack just as the anchor is weighed by use of the headsail; to bring (a ship) round.
- To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide.
- (of an animal) To throw off (the skin) as a process of growth; to shed the hair or fur of the coat.
- To consider; to turn or revolve in the mind; to plan.
- To deposit (a ballot or voting paper); to formally register (one's vote).
- To throw forward (a fishing line, net etc.) into the sea.
- (botany) To shed leaves or fruit prematurely.
- (transitive) To assign (a role in a play or performance).
- (Wicca) To open a circle in order to begin a spell or meeting of witches.
- (hunting) Of dogs, hunters: to spread out and search for a scent.
- (medicine) To set (a bone etc.) in a cast.
- (dated outside accounting) To add up (a column of figures, accounts etc.); cross-cast refers to adding up a row of figures.
- (media) To broadcast (video) over the Internet or a local network, especially to one's television.
- (transitive) To describe in an opinionated way. Mostly used with a metaphor involving light.
- (computing) To change a variable type from, for example, integer to real, or integer to text.
- (obsolete except in set phrases) To remove, take off (clothes).
- To twist or warp (of fabric, timber etc.).
- (astrology) To calculate the astrological value of (a horoscope, birth etc.).
- To direct (one's eyes, gaze etc.).
- To perform, bring forth (a magical spell or enchantment).
- To shape (molten metal etc.) by pouring into a mould; to make (an object) in such a way.
- To throw (light etc.) on or upon something, or in a given direction.
- (transitive) To assign a role in a play or performance to (an actor).
- (nautical) To heave the lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water.
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noun
verb
verb
noun
verb
- throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
- To send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden motion; to cast with the hand; to hurl; to discharge; to emit.
- kill by firing a missile
- variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
- record on photographic film
- send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
- move quickly and violently
- throw dice, as in a crap game
- spend frivolously and unwisely
- measure the altitude of by using a sextant
- force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
- utter fast and forcefully
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- hit with a missile from a weapon
- give an injection to
- cause a sharp and sudden pain in
- produce buds, branches, or germinate
- make a film or photograph of something
- emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully
- fire a shot; release
- score
- (wrestling) To lunge.
- To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend.
- (transitive, intransitive, analogous) To photograph.
- (intransitive) To move very quickly and suddenly.
- (transitive) To fire (a projectile).
- (professional wrestling) To deviate from kayfabe, either intentionally or accidentally; to actually connect with unchoreographed fighting blows and maneuvers, or speak one's mind (instead of an agreed script).
- To variegate as if by sprinkling or intermingling; to color in spots or patches. (See shot silk on Wikipedia)
- (surfing) To ride a wave.
- (intransitive) To cause a weapon to discharge a projectile.
- (intransitive) To hunt birds, etc. with a gun.
- (carpentry) To plane straight; to fit by planing.
- (aviation) To carry out, or attempt to carry out (an approach to an airport runway).
- To drink (a shot of an alcoholic beverage).
- (transitive, intransitive, colloquial) To inject a drug (such as heroin) intravenously.
- (transitive, slang) To ejaculate.
- To go over or pass quickly through.
- (nautical) To move ahead by force of momentum, as a sailing vessel when the helm is put hard alee.
- (surveying) To measure the distance and direction to (a point).
- (intransitive, usually, as imperative) To begin to speak.
- To germinate; to bud; to sprout.
- (transitive) To hunt on (a piece of land); to kill game in or on.
- (transitive) To fire a projectile at (a person or target).
- (transitive) To tip (something, especially coal) down a chute.
- To grow; to advance.
- (transitive) To penetrate, like a missile; to dart with a piercing sensation.
- (transitive) To push or thrust a bolt quickly; hence, to open a lock.
- To push or thrust forward; to project; to protrude; often with out.
- (transitive) To travel or ride on (breaking waves) rowards the shore.
- To carry out a seismic survey with geophones in an attempt to detect oil.
- (intransitive) To discharge a missile; said of a weapon.
- (informal, ditransitive) To send to someone.
- (transitive) To fire (a weapon that releases a projectile).
- To make the stated score.
- (transitive, intransitive, analogous, film, television) To film.
- (transitive, figurative) To dismiss or do away with.
- (card games) To shoot the moon.
- (gambling) To throw dice.
noun
- the act of shooting at targets
- a new branch
- A rush of water; a rapid.
- An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, ore, etc., are caused to slide; a chute.
- A seismic survey carried out with geophones in an attempt to detect oil.
- The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.
- (card games) The act of taking all point cards in one hand.
- A hunt or shooting competition.
- The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot.
- (mining) A vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode.
- (professional wrestling, slang) An event that is unscripted or legitimate.
- A shoat; a young pig.
- A photography session.
- (weaving) A weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick.
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verb
adj
noun
- Handwriting that leans to the left.
- (surfing) The hand towards the back of the board.
- The back of the hand: the reverse side (dorsal side) of the human hand or other primate hand.
- (Ultimate Frisbee) The standard throw; a throw during which the disc begins on the off-hand side and travels across the chest to be released from the opposite side.
- (tennis and other, racquet sports) A stroke made across the chest from the off-hand side to the racquet hand side; a stroke during which the back of the hand faces the shot.
- a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke
verb
- toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
- throw or toss with a light motion
- cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
- look through a book or other written material
- cause to move with a flick
- turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse
- move with a flick or light motion
- react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way
- go mad, go crazy
- lightly throw to see which side comes up
- reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
- (transitive, informal) To hand over or pass along.
- (transitive, finance, slang) To purchase and resell assets (often real estate or artworks) for immediate short-term profit.
- (intransitive, slang) To go berserk or crazy; to get extremely angry.
- (intransitive, informal) To switch to another task, etc.
- (intransitive, slang) To go berserk or crazy; to be extremely thrilled or enthusiastic.
- (transitive, US) To induce someone to turn state's evidence; to get someone to agree to testify against their co-conspirators in exchange for concessions.
- (intransitive, US) To turn state's evidence; to agree to testify against one's co-conspirators in exchange for concessions from prosecutors.
- (intransitive) To flap.
- (transitive) To put into a quick revolving motion through a snap of the thumb and index finger.
- (transitive) To throw so as to turn over.
- (transitive, US politics) To win a state (or county) won by another party in the preceding elections.
- (transitive, computing) To invert a bit (binary digit), changing it from 0 to 1 or from 1 to 0.
- (transitive, finance, slang) To refinance (a loan), accruing additional fees.
adj
noun
- a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water
- the act of flipping a coin
- hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg
- an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
- (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
- a sudden, quick movement
- A hairstyle popular among boys in the 1960s–70s and 2000s–10s, in which the hair goes halfway down the ears, at which point it sticks out
- A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron (a "flip dog").
- A short flight.
- (informal) The purchase of an asset (usually a house) which is then improved and sold quickly for profit.
- A complete change of direction, decision, movement etc.
- (firearms, uncountable) The tendency of a gun's barrel to jerk about at the moment of firing.
- A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
- (US, slang) A slingshot.
intj
verb
- toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
- move or pull with a sudden motion
- make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
- move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
- 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.
verb
- cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with 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 back by force or influence
- (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground
- cause someone or something to move by driving
- move by being propelled by a force
- 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
- To slap or strike; to beat, pummel; to hurl or throw down violently.
- To throw (something, especially water or liquid) down; to slam or splash (something) down.
- (of rain or other water) To fall; to beat (against something).
- To set on; to incite.
- (British, dialectal) To split; to crack.
- To construct or provide with slats.
- close the slats of (windows)
- equip or bar with slats
noun
- (skiing, slang) A ski.
- A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath), metal, or plastic.
- A drop (of rain or water), a splash.
- (aviation) A control surface that extends forwards and downwards from the leading edge of a wing, leaving a gap between it and the leading edge, in order to modify the airflow around the wing so as to allow flight at a higher angle of attack without stalling, lowering the aircraft's stall speed.
- A thin piece of stone; a slate.
- a thin strip (wood or metal)
verb
- throw, send, or cast forward
- communicate vividly
- cause to be heard
- extend out or project in space
- project on a screen
- present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.
- imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
- make or work out a plan for; devise
- put or send forth
- transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another
- regard as objective
- draw a projection of
- (intransitive) To speak or sing in such a way that one can be heard at a great distance.
- (transitive, figurative) To extend to reach a point.
- (transitive, reflexive) To present (oneself), to convey a certain impression, usually in a good way.
- (transitive) To cause (one's voice or words) to be heard at a great distance.
- (geometry) To draw straight lines from a fixed point through every point of any body or figure, and let these fall upon a surface so as to form the points of a new figure.
- (neuroanatomy) (of a neuron or group of neurons) to have axon(s) extending to and therefore able to influence a remote location
- (transitive) To make plans for; to forecast.
- (transitive, psychology, psychoanalysis) To assume qualities or mindsets in others based on one's own personality.
- (intransitive) To extend beyond a surface.
- (cartography) To change the projection (or coordinate system) of spatial data with another projection.
- (transitive) To extend (a protrusion or appendage) outward.
- (transitive) To cast (an image or shadow) upon a surface; to throw or cast forward; to shoot forth.
noun
- a planned undertaking
- any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
- (usually in the plural, US) An urban, low-income housing building.
- (US, sports) A raw recruit who the team hopes will improve greatly with coaching; a long shot, diamond in the rough.
- A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages.
verb
- throw, send, or cast forward
- transfer
- send away towards a designated goal
- (intransitive) Synonym of send away (“to dispatch orders to a place for something to be delivered”).
- (cricket) A way of celebrating a batsman's wicket usually with some hand gestures that can result in paying a fine.
- To provide a celebration for someone who is leaving; give a sendoff.
- (sports) To show someone a red card, and dismiss them from the playing area.
- To emit; to emanate.
- (transitive) To send; to dispatch.
noun
verb
- throw violently
- strike violently
- close violently
- dance the slam dance
- (transitive, sports slang) To defeat or overcome in a match.
- To compete in a poetry slam.
- (transitive, ergative) To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.
- (transitive, sex, slang, vulgar) To perform coitus upon forcefully; to rail.
- (transitive, ergative) To put in or on a particular place with force and loud noise. (Often followed by a preposition such as down, against or into.)
- (transitive) To drink off, to drink quickly.
- (intransitive, bridge) To make a slam bid.
- (ambitransitive, drugs, slang) To inject intravenously; shoot up.
- (transitive, colloquial, originally US) To speak badly of; to criticize forcefully.
- (intransitive) To strike against suddenly and heavily.
- (basketball) To dunk forcefully, to slam dunk.
- (transitive, card games) To defeat (opponents at cards) by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.
- (ambitransitive) To strike forcefully with some implement.
- (informal, US) To occupy and busy with a high workload.
- (transitive, telecommunications) To move a customer from one service provider to another without their consent.
- (transitive, slang) To strike and take the life of or at least incapacitate for some time.
noun
- an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
- winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
- the noise made by the forceful impact of two objects
- a forceful impact that makes a loud noise
- (countable, sports) Winning all (or all but one) of the available, major or specified events in a given year or sports season.
- (uncountable, UK, dialect) The yellow iron silicate produced in alum works as a waste product.
- A card game, played all at once without separate turns, in which players attempt to get rid of their cards as quickly as possible according to certain rules.
- (countable, bridge) A bid of six (small slam) or seven (grand slam) in a suit or no trump.
- (countable, tennis) One of the competitions of the yearly Grand Slam events.
- (countable, card games) Losing or winning all the tricks in a game.
- (music, uncountable) A subgenre of death metal with elements of hardcore punk focusing on midtempo rhythms, breakdowns and palm-muted riffs.
- A slambook.
- (countable, colloquial, US) An insult.
- (countable) The shock and noise produced by violently closing a door or other object.
- (countable) A sudden impact or blow.
- A poetry slam.
- (countable, basketball) A slam dunk.
verb
verb
- (ambitransitive) To shoot out or throw violently; to hurl or knock out.
- (intransitive) To move or turn rapidly, as the gears of a machine or the sails of a ship.
- (intransitive) To move quickly and nimbly on foot; to stride or run at a brisk pace.
- (transitive) To soundly defeat, to trounce.
- (transitive) To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification.
- (transitive) To hit very hard.
- give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
noun
verb
noun
verb
- To throw in the manner of a lance; to lanch.
- Pierce with or as if with a lance.
- To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.
- (informal) to steal or swipe
- Move suddenly and quickly
- To open with a lancet; to pierce.
- (medicine) Prick or cut open with a sharp instrument.
- move quickly, as if by cutting one's way
- open by piercing with a lancet
- pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight
noun
- A wooden spear, sometimes hollow, used in jousting or tilting, designed to shatter on impact with the opposing knight’s armour.
- (metallurgy) A small iron rod which suspends the core of the mold in casting a shell.
- (military) A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.
- (fishing) A spear or harpoon used by whalers and fishermen.
- (pyrotechnics) One of the small paper cases filled with combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a figure.
- A piece in the game of shogi that can move directly forward any number of squares.
- A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen.
- (medicine) A lancet.
- (military) An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of ordnance and forces it home.
- a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
- an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
- a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions
noun
- the action or manner of throwing something
- A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand.
- promotion by means of an argument and demonstration
- abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
- a sports field with predetermined dimensions for playing soccer
- the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
- a high approach shot in golf
- a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk)
- any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
- the act of throwing a baseball or softball by the pitcher towards home plate, which initiates play by giving the batter a chance to hit it
- an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump
- degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
- (sports, UK, Australia, New Zealand) The field on which cricket, soccer, rugby, gridiron or field hockey is played. (In cricket, the pitch is in the centre of the field; see cricket pitch.) (Not often used in the US or Canada, where "field" is the preferred word.)
- An effort to sell or promote something.
- (geology) Pitchstone.
- The point where a declivity begins; hence, the declivity itself; a descending slope; the degree or rate of descent or slope; slant.
- The angle at which an object sits.
- (golf) A short, high, lofty shot that lands with backspin.
- An area on a campsite intended for occupation by a single tent, caravan or similar.
- A dark, extremely viscous material still remaining after distilling crude oil or natural tar.
- The distance between evenly spaced objects, e.g. the teeth of a saw or gear, the turns of a screw thread, the centres of holes, or letters in a monospace font.
- Prominence; importance.
- The height a bird reaches in flight, especially a bird of prey preparing to swoop down on its prey.
- (nautical, aviation) The degree to which a vehicle, especially a ship or aircraft, rotates on such an axis, tilting its bow or nose up or down.
- (music) In an a cappella group, the singer responsible for singing a note for the other members to tune themselves by.
- (by extension) The place where a busker performs, a prostitute solicits clients, or an illegal gambling game etc. is set up before the public.
- (cricket) That point of the ground on which the ball pitches or lights when bowled.
- (mining) The limit of ground set to a miner who receives a share of the ore taken out.
- (climbing) A section of a climb or rock face; specifically, the climbing distance between belays or stances.
- (now British, regional) A person's or animal's height.
- A descent; a fall; a thrusting down.
- (music, phonetics) The perceived frequency of a sound, note or electromagnetic wave.
- A point or peak; the extreme point of elevation or depression.
- (music) The standard to which a group of musical instruments are tuned or in which a piece is performed, usually by reference to the frequency to which the musical note A above middle C is tuned.
- (baseball) The act of pitching a baseball.
- A level or degree, or (by extension), a peak or highest degree.
- A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.
- An area in a market (or similar) allocated to a particular trader.
- (aviation) A measure of the angle of attack of a propeller.
- (caving) A vertical cave passage, only negotiable by using rope or ladders.
- (rare) The field of battle.
- The most thrust-out point of a headland or cape.
verb
- throw or toss with a light motion
- (transitive) To throw.
- heel over
- set to a certain pitch
- sell or offer for sale from place to place
- move abruptly
- fall or plunge forward
- throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball
- be at an angle
- set the level or character of
- erect and fasten
- lead (a card) and establish the trump suit
- hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin
- To cover or smear with pitch.
- (transitive) To set or fix (a price or value).
- (transitive) To fix or set the tone of.
- (brewing) To add yeast as a step while making beer
- (transitive) To assemble or erect (a tent). Also used figuratively.
- (with on or upon) To fix one's choice.
- (intransitive, Bristol, of snow) To settle and build up, without melting.
- (intransitive) To plunge or fall; especially, to fall forward; to decline or slope.
- (transitive) To set at an angle, especially a downwards one; to cause to tilt.
- (intransitive, baseball) To play baseball in the position of pitcher.
- (intransitive, cricket) To bounce on the playing surface.
- (transitive) To set, face, or pave (an embankment or roadway) with rubble or undressed stones.
- (transitive) To throw away; discard.
- (transitive, golf) To play a short, high, lofty shot that lands with backspin.
- To darken; to blacken; to obscure.
- (intransitive) To fix or place a tent or temporary habitation; to encamp.
- (transitive) To deliver in a certain tone or style, or with a certain audience in mind.
- (transitive or intransitive, baseball) To throw (the ball) toward a batter at home plate.
- (transitive) To promote, advertise, or attempt to sell.
- (intransitive) To produce a note of a given pitch.
- (transitive, card games, slang) To discard (a card) for some gain.
- To attack, or position or assemble for attack.
- (ambitransitive, aviation or nautical) To move so that the front of an aircraft or boat goes alternately up and down.
adj
verb
- throw or toss with a light motion
- To clear (a high jump bar, hurdle, etc.) by a large margin.
- (rowing) To raise an oar too high above the water.
- (ball games) To hit, kick, or throw a ball extremely high.
- To move quickly, as if by flying; to fly; also, to escape, to flee (especially by airplane).
- (ball games) To hit, kick, or throw (a ball) extremely high.
- (informal) To drink (a beverage) from a container without one's lips touching the container.
- (soccer) To miss a goal by kicking the ball over the crossbar.
noun
- the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
- The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen.
- Ellipsis of sky blue.
- With a descriptive word: the part of the sky which can be seen from a specific place or at a specific time; its climate, condition, etc.
- (mathematics, theoretical physics) The set of all lightlike lines (or directions) passing through a given point in space-time.
verb
- To dash; to throw violently.
- (intransitive, colloquial, roleplaying games, especially video games) To level up.
- (transitive, golf) To mishit (a golf ball).
- (intransitive) To make a high-pitched resonant sound like a bell.
- (transitive) To inflict minor damage upon, especially by hitting or striking.
- (transitive, colloquial) To fire or reject.
- (transitive) To hit or strike.
- (transitive, colloquial) To deduct, as points, from (somebody), in the manner of a penalty; to penalize.
- (transitive) To keep repeating; impress by reiteration, with reference to the monotonous striking of a bell.
- (Scotland, of rain) To fall heavily and continually, with great force.
- go ‘ding dong’, like a bell
noun
- (Western Australia, offensive, ethnic slur) an Italian person, specifically an Italian Australian
- An ancient Chinese vessel with legs and a lid.
- (informal) Very minor damage caused by being struck; a small dent or chip.
- (colloquial, roleplaying games, especially video games) The act of levelling up.
- The high-pitched resonant sound of a bell.
- (colloquial) A rejection.
- (Hong Kong) An indigenous inhabitant of the New Territories entitled to the building a village house under the Small House Policy.
- a ringing sound
- an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
verb
- To throw one's body in the air, possibly in a way that is ungraceful or lacks skill.
- (transitive, informal) To throw or chuck.
- (intransitive, Ultimate Frisbee) To make a long throw with the frisbee; to start a point by making such a throw.
- (transitive, Ultimate Frisbee) To throw a frisbee a long distance.
- (mountain biking) To attempt a particularly big jump or drop, often haphazardly.
- To throw oneself off a large jump or drop.
- (mountain biking) To make a maneuver in a clumsy or poorly planned way.
- (transitive, whitewater kayaking) To paddle off a waterfall or to boof a big drop.
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noun
- (vulgar, slang, especially with the verb "take") An act of urination.
- (UK, slang, with "the") Pickpocketing.
- (informal) Someone who is remarkably skilled at something.
- (UK, slang, uncountable) Amphetamine.
- A whirring or hissing sound (as above).
- a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air
- someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
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- To react violently; to throw a fit.
- To completely upset or excite people, generating a huge reaction.
- To exceed a record by a very large margin.
- To be extremely loud.
- To give a great performance that causes the audience to go wild with enthusiasm.
- To react with great excitement; to go wild.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blow, roof, off.
- To violently disrupt.
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- To throw with a sling.
- To throw with a circular or arcing motion.
- (nautical) To pass a rope around (a cask, gun, etc.) preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle.
- (slang) To sell, peddle, or distribute (often illicitly, e.g. drugs, sex, etc.).
- move with a sling
- hurl as if with a sling
- hang loosely or freely; let swing
- hold or carry in a sling
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- A drink composed of a spirit (usually gin) and water sweetened.
- A loop of rope, or a rope or chain with hooks, for suspending a barrel, bale, or other heavy object, in hoisting or lowering.
- A loop of cloth, worn around the neck, for supporting a baby or other such load.
- A kind of hanging bandage put around the neck, in which a wounded arm or hand is supported.
- (climbing) A loop of rope or fabric tape used for various purposes: e.g. as part of a runner, or providing extra protection when abseiling or belaying.
- A young or infant spider, such as one raised in captivity.
- The act or motion of hurling as with a sling; a throw; figuratively, a stroke.
- (nautical, chiefly in the plural) A band of rope or iron for securing a yard to a mast.
- A strap attached to a firearm, for suspending it from the shoulder.
- (weaponry) An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other.
- a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
- a simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released
- bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck
- a highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice
- a shoe that has a strap that wraps around the heel
verb
- deliver a sharp blow or push
- find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
- rap with the knuckles
- knock against with force or violence
- sound like a car engine that is firing too early
- make light, repeated taps on a surface
- (transitive, baseball) To hit a ball into play.
- (intransitive, card games, rummy) To end play by declaring one's hand to have under a certain amount of deadwood.
- (transitive, soccer) To kick a ball towards another player; to pass.
- (transitive, slang) To prosecute under the law; to arrest, imprison, etc.
- (transitive, slang) To have sex with.
- (intransitive) To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood.
- (transitive, colloquial, originally US) To criticize verbally; to denigrate; to undervalue.
noun
- negative criticism
- the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
- a bad experience
- a vigorous blow
- the act of hitting vigorously
- A sharp impact.
- (cricket, slang) A batsman's innings.
- An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood.
- (cycling, uncountable) Synonym of hunger knock.
- (baseball) A ball hit into play, especially one that becomes a hit.
- (automotive, uncountable) Preignition, a type of abnormal combustion occurring in spark ignition engines caused by self-ignition; also, the characteristic knocking sound associated with it.
- (figuratively, informal) A blow or setback.
- (figuratively, informal) A criticism.