tempo
prophylaxis
waiting move
setup
carry oneself
power play
waggle
quiet move
partition
kingmaking
swindle
whip
feign
flick
option-select
Nash equilibrium
Pareto optimal
heave
scrummage
block
jujitsu
gadding
whiff
penetrate
pass
probe
push
tank controls
bear on
takeaway
foul
scoopingly
maneuvering
rules of the game
counter
give-and-go
impel
action
whid
blocker
twitch
turn-based
wombo combo
motioner
pie rule
policy pattern
wrong-foot
angle shooter
countermaneuver
play
play the angles
move
foot sweep
PvP
false attack
full-court press
tabiya
get after
rash
ply
jockey
alley oop
dipsydoodle
draw
budge
pushing
yank
sweep
tight
jerk
total football
pulling
vacillate
flat scissors
tranny
abduction
push away
huck
basic strategy
pull
out ball
chokeslam
follow
parry
stop-and-go
fake
rail-based
mismaneuver
push-and-pull
slipslop
premove
steer
scamble
Pareto optimal
turn-based
tight
rail-based
push-and-pull
scoopingly
tempo
prophylaxis
waiting move
setup
power play
quiet move
partition
kingmaking
whip
option-select
Nash equilibrium
block
jujitsu
gadding
pass
probe
tank controls
takeaway
maneuvering
swindle
rules of the game
counter
give-and-go
action
whid
blocker
wombo combo
motioner
pie rule
policy pattern
angle shooter
move
foot sweep
false attack
full-court press
tabiya
push
ply
alley oop
dipsydoodle
pushing
sweep
total football
pulling
flat scissors
tranny
abduction
basic strategy
pull
play
out ball
parry
stop-and-go
fake
mismaneuver
push-and-pull
premove
carry oneself
waggle
swindle
feign
flick
heave
scrummage
whiff
penetrate
push
bear on
foul
pass
impel
twitch
wrong-foot
countermaneuver
play
play the angles
PvP
get after
rash
jockey
draw
budge
yank
jerk
vacillate
push away
huck
chokeslam
follow
slipslop
steer
scamble
noun
- A move which is part of one's own plan or strategy and forces, e.g. by means of a check or attacking a piece, the opponent to make a move which is not bad but of no use for him (the player gains a tempo, the opponent loses a tempo), or equivalently a player achieves the same result in fewer moves by one approach rather than another.
- A small truck or cargo van with three or four wheels, commonly used for commercial transport and deliveries (particularly in Asian and African countries): a genericized trademark, originally associated with the manufacturer Vidal & Sohn Tempo-Werke GmbH.
- The timing advantage of being on lead, thus being first to initiate a strategy to develop tricks for one's side.
- The steady pace set by the frontmost riders.
- A frequency or rate.
- The timing of a particular event – earlier or later than in an alternative situation (as in chess example)
- A rapid rate of play by the offense resulting from reducing the amount of time which elapses after one play ends and the next starts.
- The number of beats per minute in a piece of music; also, an indicative term denoting approximate rate of speed in written music (examples: allegro, andante)
- A temporary carport.
noun
- A move or set of moves which are meant to draw out a reaction which leaves an exploitable opening in defense.
- The fashion in which something is organized or arranged.
- A situation orchestrated to frame someone; a covert effort to place the blame on somebody.
- Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus.
- An installer.
- The process of arranging resources for performing a specific operation, as a run of a particular product.
- The tendency of persistent wind to produce higher water levels at the downwind shore of a body of water and lower at the upwind shore.
noun
- A strategy or maneuver with a similar intention.
- A similar situation in other ball games, such as lacrosse, indoor soccer, rugby, and cricket.
- Tactics used to magnify power or influence.
- A situation where a team has a numerical advantage on the ice due to one or more penalties given to the opposing team.
- A play used to move the stones to the side of the sheet.
noun
- An action which divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another.
- A vertical structure that divides a room.
- An approach to division in which one asks what the size of each part is, rather than (as in quotition) how many parts there are.
- A musical score.
- A part of something that has been divided.
- A part divided off by walls; an apartment; a compartment.
- That which divides or separates; that by which different things, or distinct parts of the same thing, are separated; boundary; dividing line or space.
- The severance of common or undivided interests, particularly in real estate. It may be effected by consent of parties, or by compulsion of law.
- The division of a territory into two or more autonomous ones.
- A division of a database or one of its constituting elements such as tables into separate independent parts.
- A section of a hard disk separately formatted.
- A collection of non-empty, disjoint subsets of a set whose union is the set itself (i.e. all elements of the set are contained in exactly one of the subsets).
verb
noun
- A move in which one player transfers momentum to another.
- A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals.
- A whipper-in.
- A blow administered with a whip.
- A coach driver; a coachman.
- The quality of being whiplike or flexible; suppleness, as of the shaft of a golf club.
- A document distributed weekly to MPs by party whips informing them of upcoming votes in parliament.
- The regular status of an MP within a parliamentary party, which can be revoked by the party as a disciplinary measure.
- A whipping motion; a thrashing about.
- The same instrument used to strike a person or animal for corporal punishment or torture.
- A mode of personal motorized transportation; an automobile, all makes and models including motorcycles, excluding public transportation.
- A member of a political party who is in charge of enforcing the party's policies in votes; a whipper-in.
- A spring in certain electrical devices for making a circuit
- A wippen, a rocking component in certain piano actions.
- A purchase in which one block is used to gain a 2:1 mechanical advantage.
- Whipped cream.
verb
- To bind the end of a rope with twine or other small stuff to prevent its unlaying: fraying or unravelling.
- To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing up the thread.
- To hoist or purchase by means of a whip.
- To urge into action or obedience.
- To hit with any flexible object.
- To throw or kick an object at a high velocity.
- To move very fast.
- To transfer momentum from one skater to another.
- To mix in a rapid aerating fashion, especially food.
- To thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking.
- To move (something) very fast; often with up, out, etc.
- To enforce a member voting in accordance with party policy.
- To snap back and forth like a whip.
- To hit with a whip.
- To fish a body of water especially by making repeated casts.
- To defeat, as in a contest or game.
- To lash with sarcasm, abuse, etc.
verb
- To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion.
- To pass by rapidly, so as not to be perceived clearly.
noun
- A motion picture, movie, film; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema.
- A flitch.
- A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.
- A unit of time, equal to 1/705,600,000 of a second
- The act of pressing a place on a touch screen device.
- A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target.
- A powerful underarm volley shot.
verb
- To move in a certain direction or into a certain position or situation.
- To throw, cast.
- To displace (a vein, stratum).
- To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
- To be thrown up or raised; to rise upward, as a tower or mound.
- To rise and fall.
- To utter with effort.
- To pull up with a rope or cable.
- To make an effort to raise, throw, or move anything; to strain to do something difficult.
- To retch, to make an effort to vomit; to vomit.
noun
- A horizontal dislocation in a metallic lode, taking place at an intersection with another lode.
- 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.
- An effort to vomit; retching.
- Broken wind in horses.
- The measure of extent to which a nautical vessel goes up and down in a short period of time. Compare pitch.
- An effort to raise something, such as a weight or one's own body, or to move something heavy.
- A forceful shot in which the ball follows a high trajectory
verb
noun
noun
- An action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play (ball, puck).
- A temporary or permanent ban that prevents access to an online account or service, or connection to or from a designated telephone number, IP address, or similar.
- A wig block: a simplified head model upon which wigs are worn.
- A case or frame housing one or more sheaves (pulleys), used with ropes to increase or redirect force, for example as part of lifting gear or a sailing ship's rigging. See also block and tackle.
- A cellblock.
- The popping crease.
- A logical extent or region; a grouping or apportionment of like things treated together as a unit.
- A fixed-length group of bits making up part of a message.
- A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see cluster).
- Solitary confinement.
- A section of split logs used as fuel.
- A blockhole.
- A portion of a macromolecule, comprising many units, that has at least one feature not present in adjacent portions.
- Something that prevents something from passing.
- A physical area or extent of something, often rectangular or approximately rectangular.
- A joined group of four (or in some cases nine) postage stamps, forming a roughly square shape.
- A contiguous range of Unicode code points used to encode characters of a specific type; can be of any size evenly divisible by 16, up to 65,536 (a full plane).
- The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.
- A defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter’s court.
- A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
- A mould on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.
- A region of code in a program that acts as a single unit, such as a function or loop.
- A contiguous group of urban lots of property, typically several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets.
- The position of a player or bat when guarding the wicket.
- A chopping block: a cuboid base for cutting or beheading.
- The distance from one street to another in a city or suburb that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern.
- The human head.
- A shot played by holding the bat vertically in the path of the ball, so that it loses momentum and drops to the ground.
- A discrete group of vines in a vineyard, often distinguished from others by variety, clone, canopy training method, irrigation infrastructure, or some combination thereof.
- Interference or obstruction of cognitive processes.
- A set of sheets (of paper) joined together at one end, forming a cuboid shape.
- A roughly cuboid building.
- A section of a railroad where the block system is used.
verb
- To hit with a block.
- To wait for some condition to become true.
- To specify the positions and movements of the actors for (a section of a play or film).
- To prevent (something or someone) from passing.
- To bar (someone undesirable) from connecting via telephone, instant messaging, etc., or from accessing an online account or service, or similar.
- To play a block shot.
- To stretch or mould (a knitted item, a hat, etc.) into the desired shape.
- To shape or sketch out roughly.
- To fill or obstruct (something) so that it is not possible to pass.
- To impede (an opponent or opponent's play).
- To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).
- To bar (a message or communication), or bar connection with (an online account or service, a designated telephone number, IP address, etc.).
noun
- Strategic maneuvering, especially with the aim of using the strength of one's opponent against them in an unexpected or counterintuitive way.
- Brazilian jiu-jitsu, a related art, derived from judo.
- A method of self-defence established in Japan emphasizing “jū” (soft or gentle) “jutsu” (art or technique). Japanese martial art that utilizes a large variety of techniques in defense against an opponent.
verb
- In fighting games, to execute a move that fails to hit the opponent.
- To inhale or exhale (smoke from tobacco, etc.) from a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement; to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff.
- To say (something) with an exhalation of breath.
- To breathe in or sniff (an odour); to smell.
- To carry or convey (something) by, or as by, a whiff or puff of air; to blow, puff, or waft away.
- Of a pitcher: to strike out (a batter); to fan.
- To be carried, or move as if carried, by a puff of air; to waft.
- To smoke a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement.
- Especially in baseball or golf: to completely miss hitting a ball; hence (baseball), of a batter: to strike out; to fan.
- To give off or have an unpleasant smell; to stink.
- To catch fish by dragging a handline near the surface of the water from a moving boat.
- To shoot (someone) with a firearm; hence, to assassinate or kill (someone).
- To smell; to sniff.
- To fail spectacularly.
- To move in a way that causes a light gust of air, or a whistling sound.
intj
adj
noun
- A brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air; a waft.
- A flag used as a signal.
- A short inhalation or exhalation of breath, especially when accompanied by smoke from a cigarette or pipe.
- An odour (usually unpleasant) carried briefly through the air.
- The name of a number of flatfish such as (dated) the lemon sole (Microstomus kitt) and now, especially, the megrim (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis) and (with a descriptive word) a species of large-tooth flounder or sand flounder (family Paralichthyidae).
- A slight sign of something; a burst, a glimpse, a hint.
- A slight attack or touch.
- A characteristic quality of something; a flavour, a savour, a taste.
- A failure to hit a ball in various sports (for example, golf); a miss.
- A sound like that of air passing through a small opening; a short or soft whistle.
- A small quantity of cloud, smoke, vapour, etc.; specifically (obsolete), chiefly in take the whiff: a puff of tobacco smoke.
- From the batter's perspective: a strike.
- An outrigged boat for one person propelled by oar.
verb
- To move a piece past the defending pieces of one's opponent.
- To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.
- To achieve understanding of, despite some obstacle; to comprehend; to understand.
- To affect profoundly through the senses or feelings; to move deeply.
- To insert the penis into an opening, such as a vagina, mouth or anus.
- To infiltrate an enemy to gather intelligence.
noun
- A thrust or push; an attempt to stab or strike an adversary.
- The act of moving the ball or puck from one player to another.
- A single movement, especially of a hand, at, over, or along anything.
- Success in an examination or similar test.
- Permission or license to pass, or to go and come.
- An intentional walk.
- The area in a restaurant kitchen where the finished dishes are passed from the chefs to the waiting staff.
- A sexual advance.
- An attempt.
- A run through a document as part of a translation, compilation or reformatting process.
- A document granting permission to pass or to go and come; a passport; a ticket permitting free transit or admission
- A single passage of a tool over something, or of something over a tool.
- A passing of two trains in the same direction on a single track, when one is put into a siding to let the other overtake it.
- A channel connecting a river or body of water to the sea, for example at the mouth (delta) of a river.
- The act of overtaking; an overtaking manoeuvre.
- The state of things; condition; predicament; impasse.
- An opening, road, or track, available for passing; especially, one through or over some dangerous or otherwise impracticable barrier such as a mountain range; a passageway; a defile; a ford.
- A password (especially one for a restricted-access website).
- A thrust; a sally of wit.
- An act of declining to play one's turn in a game, often by saying the word "pass".
verb
- To move (the ball or puck) to a teammate.
- To cause to move or go; to send; to transfer from one person, place, or condition to another.
- To depart, to cease, to come to an end.
- To spend.
- To go from one person to another.
- To put through a sieve.
- To be tolerated as a substitute for something else, to "do".
- To reject; to pass up.
- To happen.
- In turn-based games, to decline to play in one's turn.
- To proceed without hindrance or opposition.
- To take a turn with (a line, gasket, etc.), as around a sail in furling, and make secure.
- To utter; to pronounce; to pledge.
- To die.
- To cause to obtain entrance, admission, or conveyance.
- In euchre, to decline to make the trump.
- To transcend; to surpass; to excel; to exceed.
- To put in circulation; to give currency to.
- To live through; to have experience of; to undergo; to suffer.
- To decline something that is offered or available.
- To move or be moved from one place to another.
- To change from one state to another (without the implication of progression).
- To continue.
- To elapse, to be spent.
- To progress from one state to another; to advance.
- To be conveyed or transferred by will, deed, or other instrument of conveyance.
- To cause to advance by stages of progress; to carry on with success through an ordeal, examination, or action; specifically, to give legal or official sanction to; to ratify; to enact; to approve as valid and just.
- To kick (the ball) with precision rather than at full force.
- To go by without noticing; to omit attention to; to take no note of; to disregard.
- To eliminate (something) from the body by natural processes.
- To be accepted by others as a member of a race, sex, or other group to which one does not belong or would not have originally appeared to belong; especially to be considered white although one has black ancestry, or a woman although one was assigned male at birth or vice versa.
- To make a lunge or swipe.
- To throw the ball, generally downfield, towards a teammate.
- To decline or not attempt to answer a question.
- To advance through all the steps or stages necessary to become valid or effective; to obtain the formal sanction of (a legislative body).
- To make a judgment on or upon a person or case.
- To achieve a successful outcome from.
- To go past, by, over, or through; to proceed from one side to the other of; to move past.
noun
- a move with multiple answers seeking to make the opponent choose and commit to a strategy
- A tube attached to an aircraft which can be fitted into the drogue from a tanker aircraft to allow for aerial refuelling.
- A small, usually unmanned, spacecraft used to acquire information or measurements about its surroundings.
- Something which penetrates something else, as though to explore; something which obtains information.
- An anal probe, a fictional instrument commonly used by aliens on abducted humans.
- An investigation or inquiry.
- Any group of atoms or molecules radioactively labeled in order to study a given molecule or other structure
- An act of probing; a prod, a poke.
- A small device, especially an electrode, used to explore, investigate or measure something by penetrating or being placed in it.
- Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc.
verb
verb
- press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action
- move with force
- make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
- strive and make an effort to reach a goal
- press against forcefully without moving
- approach a certain age or speed
- exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
- sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs)
- move strenuously and with effort
- make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
noun
verb
- To make contact with an opposing player in order to gain advantage.
- To become clogged.
- To become entangled.
- To come into contact or collide with.
- To make dirty.
- To besmirch.
- To hit a ball outside of the baselines.
- To hit outside of the baselines.
- To clog or obstruct.
- To entangle.
- To commit a foul.
adj
- Entangled and therefore restricting free movement, not clear.
- Detestable, unpleasant, loathsome.
- Obscene, vulgar or abusive.
- Disgusting, repulsive; causing disgust.
- (with "of") Positioned on, in, or near enough to (a specified area) so as to obstruct it.
- Dishonest or not conforming to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc.
- Unpleasant, stormy or rainy.
- Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty.
- Outside of the base lines; in foul territory.
noun
- A breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing player in order to gain an advantage; for example, tripping someone up in soccer, or contact of any kind in basketball.
- A foul ball, a ball which has been hit outside of the base lines.
- A (usually accidental) contact between a bowler and the lane before the bowler has released the ball.
noun
- A proactive defensive hold or move in reaction to a hold or move by one's opponent.
- A reckoner; someone who collects data by counting; an enumerator.
- The overhanging stern of a vessel above the waterline, below and somewhat forward of the stern proper.
- In a bathroom, a surface, often built into the wall and above a cabinet, which holds the washbasin.
- The enclosed or partly closed negative space of a glyph.
- Any stone lying closer to the center than any of the opponent's stones.
- A shop tabletop on which goods are examined, weighed or measured.
- The breast of a horse; that part of a horse between the shoulders and under the neck.
- The piece of a shoe or a boot around the heel of the foot (above the heel of the shoe/boot).
- In a kitchen, a surface, often built into the wall and above a cabinet, designed to be used for food preparation.
- An object (now especially a small disc) used in counting or keeping count, or as a marker in games, etc.
- A table or board on which money is counted and over which business is transacted
- Something opposite or contrary to something else.
- The prison attached to a city court; a compter.
- A variable, memory location, etc. whose contents are incremented to keep a count.
- A class of word used along with numbers to count objects and events, typically mass nouns. Although rare and optional in English (e.g. "20 head of cattle"), they are numerous and required in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
- A telltale; a contrivance attached to an engine, printing press, or other machine, for the purpose of counting the revolutions or the pulsations.
- A hit counter.
- One who counts.
verb
- To contradict, oppose.
- To take action in response to; to respond.
- To return a blow while receiving one, as in boxing.
adv
adj
noun
- A way of motion or functioning.
- Something done, often so as to accomplish a purpose.
- A religious performance or solemn function, i.e. action sermon, a sacramental sermon in the Scots Presbyterian Church.
- The mechanism, that is the set of moving mechanical parts, of a keyboard instrument, like a piano, which transfers the motion of the key to the sound-making device.
- The effort of performing or doing something.
- a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings).
- The way in which a mechanical device acts when used; especially a firearm.
- Fast-paced activity.
- The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfolding of the drama of events.
- The distance separating the strings and the fretboard on a guitar or other string instrument.
- A charge or other process in a law court (also called lawsuit and actio).
- A mapping from a pairing of mathematical objects to one of them, respecting their individual structures. The pairing is typically a Cartesian product or a tensor product. The object that is not part of the output is said to act on the other object. In any given context, action is used as an abbreviation for a more fully named notion, like group action or left group action.
- The attitude or position of the several parts of the body as expressive of the sentiment or passion depicted.
- Sexual intercourse.
- Combat.
- spin put on the bowling ball.
- The product of energy and time, especially the product of the Lagrangian and time.
- The way in which cartridges are loaded, locked, and extracted from the mechanism.
adj
intj
verb
noun
- One who blocks or impedes the movement of an opponent.
- A gatekeeper who refuses the marketer access to the person they wish to contact.
- A bug or issue that prevents software from being released.
- A person who blocks (stretches or moulds) hats.
- A blocker bet.
- Any of various medications that block (inhibit) the activity of a chemical messenger or its receptors, such as cardiac conduction modifiers (e.g., alpha-blockers), gastric acid inhibitors (H₂ histamine blockers), puberty blockers, and others.
- A close-fitting rectangular glove worn by a goalie in multiple forms of hockey.
- One who prevents another user from contacting them electronically.
- An application that stops / impedes unauthorised access to a programme.
- A playing card, needed by one player, that is held by another.
verb
- To move in any manner; especially, to move regularly with alternate or reciprocating motion; to operate.
- To act with levity or thoughtlessness; to trifle; to be careless.
- Contrary to fact, to give an appearance of being.
- To be performed; (or of a film) to be shown.
- To manipulate, deceive, or swindle someone.
- To move to and fro.
- To produce music (or a specified song or musical style) using (a specified musical instrument).
- To compete against, in a game.
- To act; to behave; to practice deception.
- To perform in or at; to give performances in or at.
- To produce music using a musical instrument.
- To take part in amorous activity; to make love.
- To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
- To kid; to joke; say something for amusement.
- (in the scoring of games and sports) To be the opposing score to.
- To gamble.
- To act as the indicated role, especially in a performance.
- To produce music.
- To act or perform (a play).
- To bring into sportive or wanton action; to exhibit in action; to execute.
- To put in action or motion.
- To keep in play, as a hooked fish in order to land it.
- To use a device to watch or listen to the indicated recording.
- To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
noun
- An attempt to move forward, as in a plan or strategy, for example by a business, investor, or political party.
- A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other resources.
- An instance of watching or listening to digital media.
- The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely, as for example lash, backlash, or slack.
- Movement (of a pattern of light etc.)
- An individual's performance in a sport or game.
- A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
- A button that, when pressed, causes media to be played.
- Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
- Similar activity in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
- Sexual activity or sexual role-playing.
- The conduct, or course, of a game.
- A short sequence of action within a game.
- An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
- A theatrical performance featuring actors.
verb
- In a game which involves control of a moving object, such as a ball or puck, to seek scoring opportunities by advancing on or shooting at the scoring target in an angular manner across the field of play.
- In a game which involves control of a moving object, such as a ball or puck, to allow for angular movements of the object caused by bounces, rebounds, ricochets, etc. or to carefully guard the corners of the goal, net, or other scoring target.
- To seek ways to advance one's self-interest, especially by making choices in a calculating or crafty manner; to scheme.
noun
- (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game
- the act of deciding to do something
- the act of changing your residence or place of business
- a change of position that does not entail a change of location
- the act of changing location from one place to another
verb
- change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
- cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
- move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
- change residence, affiliation, or place of employment
- follow a procedure or take a course
- be in a state of action
- go or proceed from one point to another
- perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
- have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
- give an incentive for action
- arouse sympathy or compassion in
- dispose of by selling
- progress by being changed
- live one's life in a specified environment
- have a turn; make one's move in a game
- propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
noun
- A coordinated maneuver, involving all team members, to block or interfere with the opposing team's attempt to advance the ball down the playing court, so as to force a turnover or backcourt violation.
- A thorough, collaborative effort to overcome or constrain another person or group, especially a rival or opponent.
verb
- To forcefully move or push (someone or something) in a certain direction.
- Chiefly followed by against, at, or upon: to collide or hit.
- Chiefly followed by away, down, off, out, etc.: to pluck, pull, or rip (something) violently.
- To emit or issue (something) hastily.
- Of rain: to fall heavily.
- To move forcefully, hastily, or suddenly; to dash, to rush.
- Usually followed by up: to prepare (something) with haste; to cobble together, to improvise.
- To break (something) forcefully; to smash.
adj
noun
- Chiefly preceded by a descriptive word: a fabric with a smooth texture woven from silk, worsted, or a mixture of the two, intended as an inferior substitute for silk.
- An area of inflamed and irritated skin characterized by reddened spots that may be filled with fluid or pus; also, preceded by a descriptive word (rare or obsolete), an illness characterized by a type of rash.
- An irregular distribution or sprinkling of objects resembling a rash (sense 1).
- An outbreak or surge in problems; a spate, string, or trend.
noun
- In two-player sequential games, a "half-turn" or a move made by one of the players.
- A layer of material.
- A bent; a direction.
- A strand that, twisted together with other strands, makes up rope or yarn.
- A condition, a state.
verb
- To work at (something) diligently.
- To press upon; to urge persistently.
- To persist in offering something to, especially for the purpose of inducement or persuasion.
- To travel over (a route) regularly.
- To bend, to flex; to be bent by something, to give way or yield (to a force, etc.).
- To wield or use (a tool, a weapon, etc.) steadily or vigorously.
verb
- To move (a part of one's body) in a particular direction.
- To take (air, smoke etc.) into the lungs; to inhale.
- To provoke or attract (a particular response or reaction).
- To hit (the ball) with the toe of the club so that it is deflected toward the left.
- To take (water) from a well or other source.
- To strike (the cue ball) below the center so as to give it a backward rotation which causes it to take a backward direction on striking another ball.
- To receive (a salary); to withdraw (money) from a bank etc.
- To elicit information from (someone); to induce (a person) to speak on some subject. (Now frequently in passive.)
- To pull out, unsheathe (a sword, firearm etc.).
- To make (wire) by pulling it through an aperture; to stretch (metal) into a wire.
- To move steadily in a particular direction or into a specific position.
- To extract (a tooth).
- To take or be dealt a playing card from the deck. See also draw out.
- To pull (something) in a particular manner or direction.
- To call forth (something) from a person, to elicit.
- To take or be dealt (a card) from the deck; to have (a particular hand) as a result of this.
- To make a shot that lands gently in the house (the circular target) without knocking out other stones.
- To attract (something) by means of a physical force, especially magnetism or gravity; (figurative) to act as an inducement or enticement.
- To come to, towards (a particular moment in time); to approach (a time).
- To produce (a shape, figure, picture etc.) with pencil, crayon, chalk, or other implement.
- To cause (someone) to come to a particular place, condition, or course of action; to attract (a person).
- To conduct (a lottery); to select (the numbers) for a lottery; to win (a prize) in a lottery.
- To depict (something) linguistically; to portray in words.
- To produce a visual representation of (a person or thing) by lines and marks with pencil, pen, paints etc.
- To drag (a person, thing, or part of the body), especially along the ground.
- To stretch or elongate.
- To deduce or infer (a conclusion); to make (a deduction).
- To draw up, compose (a document).
- To have a draught; to allow air to be passed through in order to allow for combustion.
- To induce (the mind, eyes, attention etc.) to be directed at or focused on something.
- To cause (something); to bring (something) about as a consequence.
- To become contracted; to shrink.
- To pull (a curtain, blinds etc.) open or closed.
- To assume a specific position or attitude.
- To require (a depth of water) for floating.
- To pull back (the string of a bow) in preparation for shooting.
- To pull (one's face, features) out of shape, from emotion etc.
- Of a sail, to fill with wind.
- To select (an item) at random to decide which of a group of people will receive or undergo something; to select (a person) by this process.
- To disembowel (someone); to remove the viscera from (an animal), especially before cooking.
- To end a game in a draw (with neither side winning).
- To steep; to leave (tea) temporarily in water to allow the flavour to increase.
- To run (a bath).
- To produce an image of something by artistic means; to make drawings.
- To pull (a belt or other item) so that it tightens or wraps around something more closely.
- To take (something) from a particular source, especially of information; to derive.
- To pull (a plough, vehicle etc.); to cause (something) to move forwards by pulling it.
- To extract (juice, fluids etc.) from something by pressure, osmosis or similar.
- To play (a short-length ball directed at the leg stump) with an inclined bat so as to deflect the ball between the legs and the wicket.
- To consume (power).
noun
- A dry stream bed that drains surface water only during periods of heavy rain or flooding.
- The act of drawing.
- The act of pulling back the strings in preparation of firing.
- Something that attracts e.g. a crowd.
- Cannabis.
- The spin or twist imparted to a ball etc. by a drawing stroke.
- The procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined.
- A shot that is intended to land gently in the house (the circular target) without knocking out other stones; cf. takeout.
- A bag of cannabis.
- Draft in the sense of the flow through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process, possibly adjustable with a damper.
- The result of a two-innings match in which at least one side did not complete all their innings before time ran out (as distinguished from a tie).
- A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the left. See hook, slice, fade.
- In a commission-based job, an advance on future (potential) commissions given to an employee by the employer.
- A situation in which one or more players has four cards of the same suit or four out of five necessary cards for a straight and requires a further card to make their flush or straight.
- The result of a contest that neither side has won; a tie.
noun
- A throw or takedown that primarily uses the legs to attack an opponent's legs.
- Any of several sea chubs in the family Kyphosidae (subfamily Scorpidinae).
- The compass of any turning body or of any motion.
- Violent and general destruction.
- The degree to which an aircraft's wings are angled backwards (or, occasionally, forwards) from their attachments to the fuselage.
- A flow of water parallel to shore caused by wave action at an ocean beach or at a point or headland.
- A long pole, or piece of timber, moved on a horizontal fulcrum fixed to a tall post and used to raise and lower a bucket in a well for drawing water.
- A lottery, usually on the results of a sporting event, where players win if their randomly chosen team wins.
- A person who stands at the stern of a surf boat, steering with a steering oar and commanding the crew.
- A single action of sweeping.
- The person who steers a dragon boat.
- A methodical search, typically for bugs (electronic listening devices).
- Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, etc. away from a rectilinear line.
- A rowing style in which each rower rows with oar on either the port or starboard side.
- An expanse or a swath, a strip of land.
- A batsman's shot, played from a kneeling position with a swinging horizontal bat.
- In the game casino, the act of capturing all face-up cards from the table.
- A movable template for making moulds, in loam moulding.
- Any of the blades of a windmill.
- A chimney sweep.
- The sweepings of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc.
- A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them.
verb
- To clear (a body of water or part thereof) of mines.
- To defeat (a team) in a series without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.
- To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion.
- To move something in a long sweeping motion, as a broom.
- To row with one oar to either the port or starboard side.
- To strike with a long stroke.
- To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation.
- To move through a (horizontal) arc or similar long stroke.
- To travel quickly.
- To win (a series) without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.
- To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
- To remove something abruptly and thoroughly.
- To brush the ice in front of a moving stone, causing it to travel farther and to curl less.
- To search (a place) methodically.
- To draw or drag something over.
- To play a sweep shot.
- To vacuum a carpet or rug.
- To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.
adj
- Using a strategy which involves playing very few hands.
- Fitting close, or too close, to the body.
- Under high tension; taut.
- Unyielding or firm.
- Narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it.
- Of a turn, sharp, so that the timeframe for making it is narrow and following it is difficult.
- Lacking holes; difficult to penetrate; waterproof.
- Extraordinarily great or special.
- Not conceding many goals.
- Intimate, close, close-knit.
- A car with understeer, primarily used to describe NASCAR stock cars.
- Of a player, who plays very few hands.
- Intimately friendly.
- Angry or irritated.
- Miserly or frugal.
- Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
- Well-rehearsed and accurate in execution.
- Intoxicated; drunk or acting like being drunk.
- Mean; unfair; unkind.
- Scarce, hard to come by.
- Limited or restricted.
adv
noun
- A form of the scissors defensive maneuver in dogfighting, involving turning one's aircraft towards that of the attacker and slowing in order to force the opponent to overshoot, without moving out of the initial plane of the attack; often continues, with the roles of attacker and defender alternating between the two aircraft, until one is either shot down or manages to escape.
- An instance of the above dogfighting maneuver.
noun
- The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
- Leading away; a carrying away.
- A syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable.
- The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being.
verb
- To make a maneuver in a clumsy or poorly planned way.
- To throw or chuck.
- To paddle off a waterfall or to boof a big drop.
- To attempt a particularly big jump or drop, often haphazardly.
- To throw one's body in the air, possibly in a way that is ungraceful or lacks skill.
- To throw oneself off a large jump or drop.
- To throw a frisbee a long distance.
- To make a long throw with the frisbee; to start a point by making such a throw.
noun
noun
- the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
- the force used in pulling
- special advantage or influence
- a device used for pulling something
- a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
- a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
- a sustained effort
verb
- cause to move by pulling
- direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
- move into a certain direction
- apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion
- perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
- bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
- steer into a certain direction
- strain abnormally
- cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
- operate when rowing a boat
- rein in to keep from winning a race
- tear or be torn violently
- hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing
- strip of feathers
- remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
- take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for
- take away
verb
- To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.
- To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling.
- To understand, to pay attention to.
- To subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform.
- To live one's life according to (religion, teachings, etc).
- To carry out (orders, instructions, etc.).
- To be a logical consequence of something.
- To watch, to keep track of (reports of) some event or person.
- To go or come after in a sequence.
noun
noun
- A defensive move intended to change the direction of an incoming strike to make it miss its intended target, rather than block and absorb it; and typically performed with an open hand in a downward or sideways slapping motion.
- A simple defensive action designed to deflect an attack, performed with the forte of the blade.
- A defensive or deflective action; an act of parrying.
verb
noun
- A move meant to deceive an opposing player, used for gaining advantage for example when dribbling an opponent.
- Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently.
- One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.
verb
- To make a false display of, to affect, to feign, to simulate.
- To make a counterfeit, to counterfeit, to forge, to falsify.
- To improvise, in jazz.
- To coil (a rope, line, or hawser), by winding alternately in opposite directions, in layers usually of zigzag or figure of eight form, to prevent twisting when running out.
adj
verb
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noun
verb
- To maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action.
- To conduct oneself; to take or pursue a course of action.
- To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm.
- To direct a group of animals.
- To direct a conversation.
- To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
- To castrate (a male calf).
- To direct or send an object into a specific place
noun
English words for 'A move which is part of one's own plan or strategy and forces, e.g. by means of a check or attacking a piece, the opponent to make a move which is not bad but of no use for him (the player gains a tempo, the opponent loses a tempo), or equivalently a player achieves the same result in fewer moves by one approach rather than another.'
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