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noun
- One who tosses or throws something.
- someone who throws lightly (as with the palm upward)
- (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
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
- 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)
- (informal) A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance.
- (historical) A hand-operated lathe, especially a small lathe used by clockmakers.
- The flight of a thrown object.
- 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
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
- An act of throwing.
- the act of throwing dice
- 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.
- 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
- a violent throw
- bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
adj
verb
- (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.
- To throw down or aside.
- (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.).
- (now somewhat literary) To throw.
- 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.
- 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
- throw forcefully
noun
- An act of throwing.
- A place for 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 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
- A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand.
- the action or manner of throwing something
- (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.
- 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
verb
- throw or toss with a light motion
- (transitive) To throw.
- 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.
- 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
adj
noun
- An act of throwing, often violently.
- 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.
- a usually brief attempt
- a brief indulgence of your impulses
- the act of flinging
verb
- throw with force or recklessness
- (intransitive, somewhat literary) To move (oneself) abruptly or violently; to rush or dash.
- (intransitive, somewhat literary) To utter abusive language; to sneer.
- (transitive) To throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.
- throw or cast away
- indulge oneself
- move in an abrupt or headlong manner
noun
verb
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.
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
- Someone who flips in any other sense, for example throwing a coin.
- (theater) A small flat used to support a larger one.
- (informal, US) Television remote control, clicker.
- In marine mammals such as whales (or other aquatic animals such as sea turtles), a wide, flat limb adapted for swimming.
- (finance, art) Someone who flips, in the sense of buying a house or other asset and selling it quickly for profit.
- (cricket) A type of ball bowled by a leg spin bowler, which spins backwards and skids off the pitch with a low bounce.
- A wide, flat, paddle-like rubber covering for the foot, used in swimming.
- (dentistry) A kind of false tooth, usually temporary.
- A kitchen spatula.
- A flat lever in a pinball machine, triggered by the player to strike the ball and keep it in play.
- the flat broad limb of aquatic animals specialized for swimming
- a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)
verb
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
- throw or toss with a light motion
- toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
- (transitive) To throw so as to turn over.
- 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, 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
- 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
- throw or toss with a light motion
- throw carelessly
- 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
- A throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward direction, particularly with a lack of care.
- 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.
- (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
adj
verb
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
- To throw with a sling.
- hurl as if 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
- 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
- (wrestling) A kind of throw.
- A pawl or similar catch.
- (graphical user interface) The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse or similar input device, both as a physical act and a reaction in the software.
- Alternative spelling of klick (“kilometers; kilometers per hour”).
- (phonetics) An ingressive sound made by coarticulating a velar or uvular closure with another closure.
- (UK, dialect) The latch of a door.
- (by extension) A single instance of content on the Internet being accessed.
- A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively high-pitched sound produced by the impact of something small and hard against something hard, such as by the operation of a switch, a lock, or a latch.
- The sound made by a dolphin.
- (British) The act of snapping one's fingers.
- (US) Misspelling of clique.
- A limb contortion at the joint, part of vogue dancing.
- The act of operating a switch, etc., so that it clicks.
- (music, informal) A click track.
- A detent, pawl, or ratchet, such as that which catches the cogs of a ratchet wheel to prevent backward motion.
- a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu)
- a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
- a short light metallic sound
- depression of a button on a computer mouse
intj
verb
- (transitive, computing, advertising) To visit (a website).
- (intransitive) To get along well.
- (computing) To press and release (a button on a computer mouse).
- (British) To snap one's fingers.
- (transitive) To cause to make a click; to operate (a switch, etc) so that it makes a click.
- (intransitive) To make sense suddenly.
- (intransitive, India) Of a film, to be successful at the box office.
- (intransitive, graphical user interface) To navigate by clicking a mouse button.
- (transitive, India) To take (a photograph) with a camera.
- (intransitive) To emit a click.
- (US) Misspelling of clique.
- (transitive, graphical user interface) To select a software item using, usually, but not always, the pressing of a mouse button.
- (intransitive, India) To achieve success in one's career or a breakthrough, often the first time.
- cause to make a snapping sound
- produce a click
- make a clicking or ticking sound
- make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens
- move or strike with a noise
- click repeatedly or uncontrollably
- become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
verb
- (transitive, informal) To throw, especially in a careless or inaccurate manner.
- throw carelessly
- (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.
- pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
- eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
- throw away
noun
- (informal) A casual throw.
- (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.
- (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.
- 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
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
- 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
- (roleplaying games) A saving throw.
- An instance of preventing (further) harm or difficulty.
- (baseball) A successful attempt by a relief pitcher to preserve the win of another pitcher on one's team.
- (professional wrestling, slang) A point in a professional wrestling match when one or more wrestlers run to the ring to aid a fellow wrestler who is being beaten.
- In various sports, a block that prevents an opponent from scoring.
- (informal) An action that brings one back out of an awkward situation.
- (computing) The act, process, or result of saving data to a storage medium.
- (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring
conj
prep
verb
- (baseball) To preserve, as a relief pitcher, (a win of another pitcher's on one's team) by defending the lead held when the other pitcher left the game.
- (transitive, intransitive, computing, video games) To write a file to disk or other storage medium.
- To keep (something) safe; to safeguard.
- (informal) To avoid saying something.
- (intransitive) To economize or avoid waste.
- (transitive) To obviate or make unnecessary.
- To spare (somebody) from effort, or from something undesirable.
- (transitive) To conserve or prevent the wasting of.
- (reflexive, often with "for") To refrain from romantic or (especially in later use) sexual relationships until one is married or is with a suitable partner.
- (transitive and intransitive) To accumulate money or valuables.
- (transitive) To store for future use.
- (Christianity) To redeem or protect someone from eternal damnation.
- (sports) To catch or deflect (a shot at goal).
- To help (somebody) to survive, or rescue (somebody or something) from harm.
- accumulate money for future use
- retain rights to
- refrain from harming
- spend sparingly, avoid the waste of
- spend less; buy at a reduced price
- make unnecessary an expenditure or effort
- save from ruin, destruction, or harm
- to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
- save from sins
- record data on a computer
- bring into safety
noun
- One who waves their arms, or causes something to swing or wave.
- A person who specializes in treating hair to make it wavy.
- (printing, historical) In full waver roller: a roller which places ink on the inking table of a printing press with a back and forth, waving motion.
- A state of beginning to weaken or showing signs of weakening in resolve; a falter.
- An act of moving back and forth, swinging, or waving; a flutter, a tremble.
- A state of feeling or showing doubt or indecision; a vacillation.
- A tool used to make hair wavy.
- the act of moving back and forth
- someone who communicates by waving
- the act of pausing uncertainly
verb
- Chiefly of a quality or thing: to change, to fluctuate, to vary.
- To begin to weaken or show signs of weakening in resolve; to falter, to flinch, to give way.
- Of a body part such as an eye or hand, or the voice: to become unsteady; to shake, to tremble.
- To swing or wave, especially in the air, wind, etc.; to flutter.
- Of light, shadow, or a partly obscured thing: to flicker, to glimmer, to quiver.
- To feel or show doubt or indecision; to be indecisive between choices; to vacillate.
- move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
- pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
- be unsure or weak
- move back and forth very rapidly
- sway from side to side
- move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
- give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
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.
verb
- (transitive, informal) To throw or chuck.
- To throw one's body in the air, possibly in a way that is ungraceful or lacks skill.
- (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
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
verb
- (informal, transitive) To throw with a rapid slamming motion.
- (chiefly of an object) To make a noise like something moving quickly through the air.
- (US, Scotland, British, dialect, slang) To whack or beat.
- (Scotland) To slice, especially into large pieces; to chop.
- attack forcefully
- propel or hit with force
- beat with force
noun
noun
- One who drops something, especially one who drops a specific item to cause mischief.
- A dog which suddenly drops upon the ground when it sights game.
- A utensil for dispensing a single drop of liquid at a time.
- (slang) A person who uses fraudulent cheques.
- (Australia) A batten fixed to a post-and-wire fence to keep the wires apart.
- (cricket, historical) A delivery by lob bowling (no longer legal).
- A seat post whose height can be adjusted while riding.
- (computing) A software component designed to install malware on a target system.
- (mining) A branch vein which drops off from, or leaves, the main lode.
- (botany) The young bulb of a tulip, not of flowering size.
- (cricket, historical) A bowler who makes such deliveries.
- (fishing) A fly that drops from the leaden above the bob or end fly.
- (tennis, informal) A drop shot.
- pipet consisting of a small tube with a vacuum bulb at one end for drawing liquid in and releasing it a drop at a time
verb
name
noun
- A disk-shaped gliding toy, sold under the brand name Frisbee.
- (sports, uncountable) frisbee: the sport involving Frisbees.
- (by extension, genericization) A frisbee, a disk-shaped gliding toy of any brand.
- a light, plastic disk about 10 inches in diameter; propelled with a flip of the wrist for recreation or competition
verb
adj
noun
verb
- hurl as if with a sling
- shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult
- (intransitive) To be fired from a catapult or as if from a catapult.
- (transitive) To fire or launch something, as if from a catapult.
- (intransitive) To have one's status increased rapidly.
- (transitive) To increase the status of something rapidly.
- (transitive) To fire a missile from a catapult.
noun
- a device that launches aircraft from a warship
- a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
- an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
- (UK) A slingshot.
- A device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects.
- (figuratively) An instance of firing something, as if from a catapult.
- An instance of firing a missile from a catapult.
- A mechanical aid on aircraft carriers designed to help airplanes take off from the flight deck.
verb
- (transitive) To throw.
- (intransitive) To fly.
- (transitive, of a building) To add a wing (extra part) to.
- (transitive) To act or speak extemporaneously; to improvise; to wing it.
- (transitive) To traverse by flying.
- (transitive) To injure slightly (as with a gunshot), especially in the wing or arm.
- (transitive) To transport with, or as if with, wings; to bear in flight, or speedily.
- (transitive) To furnish with wings.
- travel through the air; be airborne
noun
- (zootomy) An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly.
- A cosmetic effect where eyeliner curves outward and ends at a point.
- (in the plural) The insignia of a qualified pilot or aircrew member.
- One of the longer sides of crownworks or hornworks in fortification.
- A portable shelter consisting of a fabric roof on a frame, like a tent without sides.
- A part of something that is lesser in size than the main body, and located at the side, such as an extension from the main building.
- (typography, informal, rare) A háček.
- (sports) A position in several field games on either side of the field.
- Anything that agitates the air as a wing does, or is put in winglike motion by the action of the air, such as a fan or vane for winnowing grain, the vane or sail of a windmill, the sail of a ship, etc.
- (nautical) That part of the hold or orlop of a vessel which is nearest the sides. In a fleet, one of the extremities when the ships are drawn up in line, or when forming the two sides of a triangle.
- (botany) Either of the two side petals of a papilionaceous flower.
- One of the broad, thin, anterior lobes of the foot of a pteropod, used as an organ in swimming.
- A fin at the side of a ray or similar fish.
- (British) A panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
- An ornament worn on the shoulder; a small epaulet or shoulder knot.
- Limb or instrument of flight; means of flight or of rapid motion.
- (sports) A player occupying such a position, also called a winger
- A side shoot of a tree or plant; a branch growing up by the side of another.
- (slang, MLE) Ellipsis of prison wing, a cellblock; or prison or doing time by extension.
- (botany) Any membranaceous expansion, such as that along the sides of certain stems, or one of the bracts on a dragon fruit, or of a fruit of the kind called samara.
- A faction of a political movement. Usually implies a position apart from the mainstream center position.
- (US) A larger formation of two or more groups, which in turn control two or more squadrons.
- (British) A unit of command consisting of two or more squadrons and itself being a sub-unit of a group or station.
- Passage by flying; flight.
- (theater) One of the unseen areas on the side of the stage in a theatre.
- On the enneagram, one of the two adjacent types to an enneatype that forms an individual's subtype of his or her enneatype.
- (slang) Human arm.
- A protruding piece of material on a menstrual pad or diaper to hold it in place and prevent leakage.
- (nautical) A platform on either side of the bridge of a vessel, normally found in pairs.
- (aviation) Part of an aircraft that produces the lift for rising into the air.
- One of the large pectoral fins of a flying fish.
- (in flight formation) a position to the side and just to the rear of another aircraft
- a hockey player stationed in a forward position on either side
- a unit of military aircraft
- a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
- one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane
- a stage area out of sight of the audience
- an addition that extends a main building
- the side of military or naval formation
- a group within a political party or legislature or other organization that holds distinct views or has a particular function
- the wing of a fowl
- a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud
noun
adj
verb
noun
- (informal) A very rapidly moving object, especially one that is thrown.
- A piece of food or drink that is tart and stimulating.
- (informal) A surprising or unusually pointed, humorous and impressive insult or insulting quip.
- (informal) An event that when experienced leaves the witness dazed, either physically or metaphorically.
- (informal) An outstanding, energetic and surprising thing or person.
- a striking or amusing or caustic remark
adj
- Of a person or thing: cast or thrown to the ground.
- Of a person or thing: defeated, overthrown; also, destroyed, ruined.
- Of a thing: directed downwards.
- Of the eyes, a facial expression, etc.: looking downwards, usually as a sign of discouragement, sadness, etc., or sometimes modesty.
- Of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged.
- directed downward
- filled with melancholy and despondency
noun
- (countable, mining, chiefly attributive) A ventilating shaft down which air passes in circulating through a mine.
- (countable) An act of looking downwards, usually as a sign of discouragement, sadness, etc., or sometimes modesty; hence (uncountable, archaic), dejection, melancholy.
- (countable, computing) A cast (“change of expression of a data type”) from supertype to subtype.
- a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine
verb
- To cast or throw (something) downwards; also, to drop or lower (something).
- (figurative) To make (someone) feel despondent or discouraged; to discourage, to sadden.
- To turn (the eyes) downwards, usually as a sign of discouragement, sadness, etc., or sometimes modesty.
- (computing) To cast (“change the expression of”) (a data type) from supertype to subtype.
- (Scotland) To reproach or upbraid (someone); also, to taunt (someone).
- To demolish or tear down (a building, etc.).
noun
- throwing something heavy (with great effort)
- (geology) a horizontal dislocation
- the act of raising something
- the act of lifting something with great effort
- an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
- an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
- (rare, only used attributively as in "heave line" or "heave horse") Broken wind in horses.
- (cricket) A forceful shot in which the ball follows a high trajectory
- An effort to vomit; retching.
- An upward motion; a rising; a swell or distention, as of the breast in difficult breathing, of the waves, of the earth in an earthquake, etc.
- (countable) An effort to raise something, such as a weight or one's own body, or to move something heavy.
- (nautical) The measure of extent to which a nautical vessel goes up and down in a short period of time.
- A horizontal dislocation in a metallic lode, taking place at an intersection with another lode.
verb
- make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
- lift or elevate
- breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
- move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position
- bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
- rise and move, as in waves or billows
- utter a sound, as with obvious effort
- throw with great effort
- (intransitive) To make an effort to raise, throw, or move anything; to strain to do something difficult.
- (transitive) To utter with effort.
- (intransitive) To rise and fall.
- (transitive, mining, geology) To displace (a vein, stratum).
- (intransitive) To be thrown up or raised; to rise upward, as a tower or mound.
- (transitive) To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
- (transitive, nautical) To pull up with a rope or cable.
- (ambitransitive, nautical) To move in a certain direction or into a certain position or situation.
- (transitive) To throw, cast.
- (intransitive) To retch, to make an effort to vomit; to vomit.
noun
adj
verb
noun
- (curling) The process of throwing a stone.
- The item which has been conveyed.
- (baseball) A thrown pitch.
- The act of conveying something.
- (medicine) The administration of a drug.
- (genetics) Process of introducing foreign DNA into host cells.
- (soccer) A cross or pass
- The manner of speaking or singing.
- (medicine, obstetrics) The act or process of a mother giving birth.
- (baseball) A pitching motion.
- (cricket) A ball bowled.
- recovery or preservation from loss or danger
- the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another
- the act of delivering a child
- the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
- 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
- the event of giving birth
- your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
noun
- (juggling) A throwing motion where more than one ball is thrown with one hand at the same time.
- A cineplex.
- A kind of stereoscopic mapmaking instrument.
- A building or a place where several activities occur in multiple units concurrently or different times.
- (television) A grouping of program services as interleaved data packets for broadcast over a network or modulated multiplexed medium.
- communicates two or more signals over a common channel
- a movie theater that has several different auditoriums in the same building
adj
verb
verb
noun
- The discus used in ancient sports.
- The flat stone covering a cromlech.
- An ancient burial mound, synonymous with dolmen.
- A flat disc of metal or stone thrown at a target in the game of quoits.
- A ring of rubber or rope similarly used in the game of deck-quoits.
- game equipment consisting of a ring of iron or circle of rope used in playing the game of quoits
adj
adv
noun
verb
verb
- throw with an underhand motion
- control a submarine
- attack by submarine
- bring down with a blow to the legs
- move forward or under in a sliding motion
- (intransitive, automotive) To slide forwards underneath one's seat belt (during a crash or sudden stop).
- (transitive) To torpedo; to destroy with a sudden sneak attack.
- (intransitive) To operate or serve on a submarine.
- (intransitive, sometimes figurative) To sink or submerge oneself.
adj
noun
- a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
- a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
- (nautical) A boat that can go underwater.
- Any submarine plant or animal.
- (baseball) A pitch delivered with an underhand motion.
- (informal) A stowaway on a seagoing vessel.
- Alternative form of submarine sandwich.
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
- To send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden motion; to cast with the hand; to hurl; to discharge; to emit.
- (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.
- 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
- throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
- emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully
- fire a shot; release
- score
intj
noun
- 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.
- the act of shooting at targets
- a new branch
noun
- One who tosses or throws something.
- someone who throws lightly (as with the palm upward)
- (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
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
- 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)
- (informal) A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance.
- (historical) A hand-operated lathe, especially a small lathe used by clockmakers.
- The flight of a thrown object.
- 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
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
- An act of throwing.
- the act of throwing dice
- 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.
- 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
- a violent throw
- bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
adj
verb
- (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.
- To throw down or aside.
- (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.).
- (now somewhat literary) To throw.
- 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.
- 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
- throw forcefully
noun
- An act of throwing.
- A place for 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 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
- A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand.
- the action or manner of throwing something
- (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.
- 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
verb
- throw or toss with a light motion
- (transitive) To throw.
- 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.
- 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
adj
noun
- An act of throwing, often violently.
- 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.
- a usually brief attempt
- a brief indulgence of your impulses
- the act of flinging
verb
- throw with force or recklessness
- (intransitive, somewhat literary) To move (oneself) abruptly or violently; to rush or dash.
- (intransitive, somewhat literary) To utter abusive language; to sneer.
- (transitive) To throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.
- throw or cast away
- indulge oneself
- move in an abrupt or headlong manner
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
- Someone who flips in any other sense, for example throwing a coin.
- (theater) A small flat used to support a larger one.
- (informal, US) Television remote control, clicker.
- In marine mammals such as whales (or other aquatic animals such as sea turtles), a wide, flat limb adapted for swimming.
- (finance, art) Someone who flips, in the sense of buying a house or other asset and selling it quickly for profit.
- (cricket) A type of ball bowled by a leg spin bowler, which spins backwards and skids off the pitch with a low bounce.
- A wide, flat, paddle-like rubber covering for the foot, used in swimming.
- (dentistry) A kind of false tooth, usually temporary.
- A kitchen spatula.
- A flat lever in a pinball machine, triggered by the player to strike the ball and keep it in play.
- the flat broad limb of aquatic animals specialized for swimming
- a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)
verb
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
adj
verb
noun
- (wrestling) A kind of throw.
- A pawl or similar catch.
- (graphical user interface) The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse or similar input device, both as a physical act and a reaction in the software.
- Alternative spelling of klick (“kilometers; kilometers per hour”).
- (phonetics) An ingressive sound made by coarticulating a velar or uvular closure with another closure.
- (UK, dialect) The latch of a door.
- (by extension) A single instance of content on the Internet being accessed.
- A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively high-pitched sound produced by the impact of something small and hard against something hard, such as by the operation of a switch, a lock, or a latch.
- The sound made by a dolphin.
- (British) The act of snapping one's fingers.
- (US) Misspelling of clique.
- A limb contortion at the joint, part of vogue dancing.
- The act of operating a switch, etc., so that it clicks.
- (music, informal) A click track.
- A detent, pawl, or ratchet, such as that which catches the cogs of a ratchet wheel to prevent backward motion.
- a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu)
- a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
- a short light metallic sound
- depression of a button on a computer mouse
intj
verb
- (transitive, computing, advertising) To visit (a website).
- (intransitive) To get along well.
- (computing) To press and release (a button on a computer mouse).
- (British) To snap one's fingers.
- (transitive) To cause to make a click; to operate (a switch, etc) so that it makes a click.
- (intransitive) To make sense suddenly.
- (intransitive, India) Of a film, to be successful at the box office.
- (intransitive, graphical user interface) To navigate by clicking a mouse button.
- (transitive, India) To take (a photograph) with a camera.
- (intransitive) To emit a click.
- (US) Misspelling of clique.
- (transitive, graphical user interface) To select a software item using, usually, but not always, the pressing of a mouse button.
- (intransitive, India) To achieve success in one's career or a breakthrough, often the first time.
- cause to make a snapping sound
- produce a click
- make a clicking or ticking sound
- make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens
- move or strike with a noise
- click repeatedly or uncontrollably
- become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
noun
- (roleplaying games) A saving throw.
- An instance of preventing (further) harm or difficulty.
- (baseball) A successful attempt by a relief pitcher to preserve the win of another pitcher on one's team.
- (professional wrestling, slang) A point in a professional wrestling match when one or more wrestlers run to the ring to aid a fellow wrestler who is being beaten.
- In various sports, a block that prevents an opponent from scoring.
- (informal) An action that brings one back out of an awkward situation.
- (computing) The act, process, or result of saving data to a storage medium.
- (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring
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- (baseball) To preserve, as a relief pitcher, (a win of another pitcher's on one's team) by defending the lead held when the other pitcher left the game.
- (transitive, intransitive, computing, video games) To write a file to disk or other storage medium.
- To keep (something) safe; to safeguard.
- (informal) To avoid saying something.
- (intransitive) To economize or avoid waste.
- (transitive) To obviate or make unnecessary.
- To spare (somebody) from effort, or from something undesirable.
- (transitive) To conserve or prevent the wasting of.
- (reflexive, often with "for") To refrain from romantic or (especially in later use) sexual relationships until one is married or is with a suitable partner.
- (transitive and intransitive) To accumulate money or valuables.
- (transitive) To store for future use.
- (Christianity) To redeem or protect someone from eternal damnation.
- (sports) To catch or deflect (a shot at goal).
- To help (somebody) to survive, or rescue (somebody or something) from harm.
- accumulate money for future use
- retain rights to
- refrain from harming
- spend sparingly, avoid the waste of
- spend less; buy at a reduced price
- make unnecessary an expenditure or effort
- save from ruin, destruction, or harm
- to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
- save from sins
- record data on a computer
- bring into safety
noun
- One who waves their arms, or causes something to swing or wave.
- A person who specializes in treating hair to make it wavy.
- (printing, historical) In full waver roller: a roller which places ink on the inking table of a printing press with a back and forth, waving motion.
- A state of beginning to weaken or showing signs of weakening in resolve; a falter.
- An act of moving back and forth, swinging, or waving; a flutter, a tremble.
- A state of feeling or showing doubt or indecision; a vacillation.
- A tool used to make hair wavy.
- the act of moving back and forth
- someone who communicates by waving
- the act of pausing uncertainly
verb
- Chiefly of a quality or thing: to change, to fluctuate, to vary.
- To begin to weaken or show signs of weakening in resolve; to falter, to flinch, to give way.
- Of a body part such as an eye or hand, or the voice: to become unsteady; to shake, to tremble.
- To swing or wave, especially in the air, wind, etc.; to flutter.
- Of light, shadow, or a partly obscured thing: to flicker, to glimmer, to quiver.
- To feel or show doubt or indecision; to be indecisive between choices; to vacillate.
- move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
- pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
- be unsure or weak
- move back and forth very rapidly
- sway from side to side
- move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
- give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
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
- One who drops something, especially one who drops a specific item to cause mischief.
- A dog which suddenly drops upon the ground when it sights game.
- A utensil for dispensing a single drop of liquid at a time.
- (slang) A person who uses fraudulent cheques.
- (Australia) A batten fixed to a post-and-wire fence to keep the wires apart.
- (cricket, historical) A delivery by lob bowling (no longer legal).
- A seat post whose height can be adjusted while riding.
- (computing) A software component designed to install malware on a target system.
- (mining) A branch vein which drops off from, or leaves, the main lode.
- (botany) The young bulb of a tulip, not of flowering size.
- (cricket, historical) A bowler who makes such deliveries.
- (fishing) A fly that drops from the leaden above the bob or end fly.
- (tennis, informal) A drop shot.
- pipet consisting of a small tube with a vacuum bulb at one end for drawing liquid in and releasing it a drop at a time
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- (transitive, informal) To throw, especially in a careless or inaccurate manner.
- throw carelessly
- (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.
- pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
- eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
- throw away
noun
- (informal) A casual throw.
- (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.
- (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.
- 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
noun
- (informal) A very rapidly moving object, especially one that is thrown.
- A piece of food or drink that is tart and stimulating.
- (informal) A surprising or unusually pointed, humorous and impressive insult or insulting quip.
- (informal) An event that when experienced leaves the witness dazed, either physically or metaphorically.
- (informal) An outstanding, energetic and surprising thing or person.
- a striking or amusing or caustic remark
verb
- throw or toss with a light motion
- throw carelessly
- 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
- A throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward direction, particularly with a lack of care.
- 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.
- (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
- throwing something heavy (with great effort)
- (geology) a horizontal dislocation
- the act of raising something
- the act of lifting something with great effort
- an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
- an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
- (rare, only used attributively as in "heave line" or "heave horse") Broken wind in horses.
- (cricket) A forceful shot in which the ball follows a high trajectory
- An effort to vomit; retching.
- An upward motion; a rising; a swell or distention, as of the breast in difficult breathing, of the waves, of the earth in an earthquake, etc.
- (countable) An effort to raise something, such as a weight or one's own body, or to move something heavy.
- (nautical) The measure of extent to which a nautical vessel goes up and down in a short period of time.
- A horizontal dislocation in a metallic lode, taking place at an intersection with another lode.
verb
- make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
- lift or elevate
- breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
- move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position
- bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
- rise and move, as in waves or billows
- utter a sound, as with obvious effort
- throw with great effort
- (intransitive) To make an effort to raise, throw, or move anything; to strain to do something difficult.
- (transitive) To utter with effort.
- (intransitive) To rise and fall.
- (transitive, mining, geology) To displace (a vein, stratum).
- (intransitive) To be thrown up or raised; to rise upward, as a tower or mound.
- (transitive) To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
- (transitive, nautical) To pull up with a rope or cable.
- (ambitransitive, nautical) To move in a certain direction or into a certain position or situation.
- (transitive) To throw, cast.
- (intransitive) To retch, to make an effort to vomit; to vomit.
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noun
- (curling) The process of throwing a stone.
- The item which has been conveyed.
- (baseball) A thrown pitch.
- The act of conveying something.
- (medicine) The administration of a drug.
- (genetics) Process of introducing foreign DNA into host cells.
- (soccer) A cross or pass
- The manner of speaking or singing.
- (medicine, obstetrics) The act or process of a mother giving birth.
- (baseball) A pitching motion.
- (cricket) A ball bowled.
- recovery or preservation from loss or danger
- the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another
- the act of delivering a child
- the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
- 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
- the event of giving birth
- your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
noun
- (juggling) A throwing motion where more than one ball is thrown with one hand at the same time.
- A cineplex.
- A kind of stereoscopic mapmaking instrument.
- A building or a place where several activities occur in multiple units concurrently or different times.
- (television) A grouping of program services as interleaved data packets for broadcast over a network or modulated multiplexed medium.
- communicates two or more signals over a common channel
- a movie theater that has several different auditoriums in the same building
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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
- 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.
noun
- A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand.
- the action or manner of throwing something
- (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.
- 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
verb
- throw or toss with a light motion
- (transitive) To throw.
- 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.
- 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
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- throw or toss with a light motion
- toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
- (transitive) To throw so as to turn over.
- 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, 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
- 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
- throw or toss with a light motion
- throw carelessly
- 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
- A throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward direction, particularly with a lack of care.
- 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.
- (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
- 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
- To throw with a sling.
- hurl as if 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
- 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
verb
- (transitive, informal) To throw, especially in a careless or inaccurate manner.
- throw carelessly
- (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.
- pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
- eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
- throw away
noun
- (informal) A casual throw.
- (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.
- (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.
- 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
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
- 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.
verb
- (transitive, informal) To throw or chuck.
- To throw one's body in the air, possibly in a way that is ungraceful or lacks skill.
- (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
- (informal, transitive) To throw with a rapid slamming motion.
- (chiefly of an object) To make a noise like something moving quickly through the air.
- (US, Scotland, British, dialect, slang) To whack or beat.
- (Scotland) To slice, especially into large pieces; to chop.
- attack forcefully
- propel or hit with force
- beat with force
noun
verb
name
noun
- A disk-shaped gliding toy, sold under the brand name Frisbee.
- (sports, uncountable) frisbee: the sport involving Frisbees.
- (by extension, genericization) A frisbee, a disk-shaped gliding toy of any brand.
- a light, plastic disk about 10 inches in diameter; propelled with a flip of the wrist for recreation or competition
verb
adj
noun
verb
- hurl as if with a sling
- shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult
- (intransitive) To be fired from a catapult or as if from a catapult.
- (transitive) To fire or launch something, as if from a catapult.
- (intransitive) To have one's status increased rapidly.
- (transitive) To increase the status of something rapidly.
- (transitive) To fire a missile from a catapult.
noun
- a device that launches aircraft from a warship
- a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
- an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
- (UK) A slingshot.
- A device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects.
- (figuratively) An instance of firing something, as if from a catapult.
- An instance of firing a missile from a catapult.
- A mechanical aid on aircraft carriers designed to help airplanes take off from the flight deck.
verb
- (transitive) To throw.
- (intransitive) To fly.
- (transitive, of a building) To add a wing (extra part) to.
- (transitive) To act or speak extemporaneously; to improvise; to wing it.
- (transitive) To traverse by flying.
- (transitive) To injure slightly (as with a gunshot), especially in the wing or arm.
- (transitive) To transport with, or as if with, wings; to bear in flight, or speedily.
- (transitive) To furnish with wings.
- travel through the air; be airborne
noun
- (zootomy) An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly.
- A cosmetic effect where eyeliner curves outward and ends at a point.
- (in the plural) The insignia of a qualified pilot or aircrew member.
- One of the longer sides of crownworks or hornworks in fortification.
- A portable shelter consisting of a fabric roof on a frame, like a tent without sides.
- A part of something that is lesser in size than the main body, and located at the side, such as an extension from the main building.
- (typography, informal, rare) A háček.
- (sports) A position in several field games on either side of the field.
- Anything that agitates the air as a wing does, or is put in winglike motion by the action of the air, such as a fan or vane for winnowing grain, the vane or sail of a windmill, the sail of a ship, etc.
- (nautical) That part of the hold or orlop of a vessel which is nearest the sides. In a fleet, one of the extremities when the ships are drawn up in line, or when forming the two sides of a triangle.
- (botany) Either of the two side petals of a papilionaceous flower.
- One of the broad, thin, anterior lobes of the foot of a pteropod, used as an organ in swimming.
- A fin at the side of a ray or similar fish.
- (British) A panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
- An ornament worn on the shoulder; a small epaulet or shoulder knot.
- Limb or instrument of flight; means of flight or of rapid motion.
- (sports) A player occupying such a position, also called a winger
- A side shoot of a tree or plant; a branch growing up by the side of another.
- (slang, MLE) Ellipsis of prison wing, a cellblock; or prison or doing time by extension.
- (botany) Any membranaceous expansion, such as that along the sides of certain stems, or one of the bracts on a dragon fruit, or of a fruit of the kind called samara.
- A faction of a political movement. Usually implies a position apart from the mainstream center position.
- (US) A larger formation of two or more groups, which in turn control two or more squadrons.
- (British) A unit of command consisting of two or more squadrons and itself being a sub-unit of a group or station.
- Passage by flying; flight.
- (theater) One of the unseen areas on the side of the stage in a theatre.
- On the enneagram, one of the two adjacent types to an enneatype that forms an individual's subtype of his or her enneatype.
- (slang) Human arm.
- A protruding piece of material on a menstrual pad or diaper to hold it in place and prevent leakage.
- (nautical) A platform on either side of the bridge of a vessel, normally found in pairs.
- (aviation) Part of an aircraft that produces the lift for rising into the air.
- One of the large pectoral fins of a flying fish.
- (in flight formation) a position to the side and just to the rear of another aircraft
- a hockey player stationed in a forward position on either side
- a unit of military aircraft
- a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
- one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane
- a stage area out of sight of the audience
- an addition that extends a main building
- the side of military or naval formation
- a group within a political party or legislature or other organization that holds distinct views or has a particular function
- the wing of a fowl
- a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud
verb
noun
- The discus used in ancient sports.
- The flat stone covering a cromlech.
- An ancient burial mound, synonymous with dolmen.
- A flat disc of metal or stone thrown at a target in the game of quoits.
- A ring of rubber or rope similarly used in the game of deck-quoits.
- game equipment consisting of a ring of iron or circle of rope used in playing the game of quoits
verb
- throw with an underhand motion
- control a submarine
- attack by submarine
- bring down with a blow to the legs
- move forward or under in a sliding motion
- (intransitive, automotive) To slide forwards underneath one's seat belt (during a crash or sudden stop).
- (transitive) To torpedo; to destroy with a sudden sneak attack.
- (intransitive) To operate or serve on a submarine.
- (intransitive, sometimes figurative) To sink or submerge oneself.
adj
noun
- a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
- a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
- (nautical) A boat that can go underwater.
- Any submarine plant or animal.
- (baseball) A pitch delivered with an underhand motion.
- (informal) A stowaway on a seagoing vessel.
- Alternative form of submarine sandwich.
noun
- An act of throwing, often violently.
- 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.
- a usually brief attempt
- a brief indulgence of your impulses
- the act of flinging
verb
- throw with force or recklessness
- (intransitive, somewhat literary) To move (oneself) abruptly or violently; to rush or dash.
- (intransitive, somewhat literary) To utter abusive language; to sneer.
- (transitive) To throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.
- throw or cast away
- indulge oneself
- move in an abrupt or headlong manner
verb
- To send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden motion; to cast with the hand; to hurl; to discharge; to emit.
- (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.
- 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
- throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
- emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully
- fire a shot; release
- score
intj
noun
- 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.
- the act of shooting at targets
- a new branch
adj
- Of a person or thing: cast or thrown to the ground.
- Of a person or thing: defeated, overthrown; also, destroyed, ruined.
- Of a thing: directed downwards.
- Of the eyes, a facial expression, etc.: looking downwards, usually as a sign of discouragement, sadness, etc., or sometimes modesty.
- Of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged.
- directed downward
- filled with melancholy and despondency
noun
- (countable, mining, chiefly attributive) A ventilating shaft down which air passes in circulating through a mine.
- (countable) An act of looking downwards, usually as a sign of discouragement, sadness, etc., or sometimes modesty; hence (uncountable, archaic), dejection, melancholy.
- (countable, computing) A cast (“change of expression of a data type”) from supertype to subtype.
- a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine
verb
- To cast or throw (something) downwards; also, to drop or lower (something).
- (figurative) To make (someone) feel despondent or discouraged; to discourage, to sadden.
- To turn (the eyes) downwards, usually as a sign of discouragement, sadness, etc., or sometimes modesty.
- (computing) To cast (“change the expression of”) (a data type) from supertype to subtype.
- (Scotland) To reproach or upbraid (someone); also, to taunt (someone).
- To demolish or tear down (a building, etc.).