roughhouse
rough-and-tumble
swing
donk
playlike
bugling
cook
playless
play-play
fun
scrambled
ruffle
fiddle
espieglerie
diviso
horseplay
at play
act the maggot
pelt
playingly
act the jennet
allegro ma non troppo
beat
rompish
playfight
roughen
it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye
snort
fling
bugle
blow the roof off
mommick
toy
hurtle
engrail
flirt
bebanged
play
slugging
roguishly
harlequin
scuffle
pretend
devilish
wryly
larkingly
crapshoot
play therapy
ludic
categise
crap shooting
devilishly
crap game
play about
scherzando
two left feet
act the goat
beat out
clod
hustle
gangrenously
high jinks
tap out
binge-play
noodle
thump out
playathon
foot-tapping
disrupt
piledriving
facemask
elt
flounderingly
shy
country-bred
scrimmage
afters
prick
ran roughshod over
twiddle
tryhard
rompery
tiddlywinks
bring the lumber
fumble
hork
bludgeon
full of the devil
clobber
couch surfing
belabour
goad
playlike
playless
scrambled
diviso
rompish
bebanged
ludic
foot-tapping
piledriving
country-bred
full of the devil
diviso
playingly
allegro ma non troppo
roguishly
devilish
wryly
larkingly
devilishly
scherzando
gangrenously
flounderingly
bugling
fun
espieglerie
horseplay
fling
rough-and-tumble
flirt
slugging
scuffle
pretend
crapshoot
play therapy
crap shooting
crap game
two left feet
high jinks
playathon
facemask
afters
rompery
tiddlywinks
clobber
couch surfing
roughhouse
rough-and-tumble
swing
donk
cook
play-play
ruffle
fiddle
act the maggot
pelt
act the jennet
beat
playfight
roughen
snort
bugle
blow the roof off
mommick
toy
hurtle
engrail
play
harlequin
categise
play about
act the goat
beat out
clod
hustle
tap out
binge-play
noodle
thump out
disrupt
elt
shy
scrimmage
prick
ran roughshod over
twiddle
tryhard
bring the lumber
fumble
hork
bludgeon
belabour
goad
verb
- play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
- move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
- move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
- change direction with a swinging motion; turn
- influence decisively
- make a big sweeping gesture or movement
- hang loosely
- hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement
- alternate dramatically between high and low values
- live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style
- have a certain musical rhythm
- be a social swinger; socialize a lot
- engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends
noun
- a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity
- mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
- a sweeping blow or stroke
- changing location by moving back and forth
- a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
- a jaunty rhythm in music
- the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
- in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
- a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
verb
- To mess around, to play
- To provide a second person with a lift on a bicycle (formerly, on a horse), seating the passenger either in front (on the handlebar) or behind (sharing the seat); to travel as a passenger in such manner.
- To moisten; dampen
- To hit
- To drizzle
- To make a donk bet.
noun
- A sub-genre of Scouse house music containing distinctive percussion sounds.
- dampness; moistness
- A dense mist or drizzle
- A poor player who makes mistakes.
- A fool.
- A car's engine.
- A donkey (the animal).
- A mouldy dampness; mouldiness
- A 1971 to 1976 Chevrolet Caprice or Impala that has been modified, usually by being raised and given bigger wheels.
adj
verb
- To play or improvise in an inspired and rhythmically exciting way. (From 1930s jive talk.)
- To tamper with or alter; to cook up.
- To concoct or prepare.
- To play music vigorously.
- To execute by electric chair.
- To prepare food for eating by heating it, often combining with other ingredients.
- To be uncomfortably hot.
- To be cooked.
- To hold on to a grenade briefly after igniting the fuse, so that it explodes almost immediately after being thrown.
noun
verb
- To become disordered; to play loosely; to flutter.
- To throw together in a disorderly manner.
- To be rough; to jar; to be in contention; hence, to put on airs; to swagger.
- To erect in a ruff, as feathers.
- To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum.
- To disturb; especially, to cause to flutter.
- To grow rough, boisterous, or turbulent.
- To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle.
- To make a ruffle in; to curl or flute, as an edge of fabric.
noun
verb
- To fidget or play; to idly amuse oneself, to act aimlessly, idly, or frivolously, particularly out of nervousness or restlessness.
- To play the fiddle or violin, particularly in a folk or country style.
- To cheat or swindle; to commit fraud.
- Synonym of tinker, to make small adjustments or improvements.
noun
- Synonym of workaround, a quick and less than perfect solution for some flaw or problem.
- A rack for drying pottery after glazing.
- A dock (Rumex pulcher) with leaves supposed to resemble the musical instrument.
- Synonym of clown: an unserious person entertaining a group.
- Any rail or device that prevents items from sliding off a table, stove, etc. in rough water.
- Synonym of violin, a small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow; the position of a violinist in a band; (usually proscribed) any of various bowed stringed instruments, particularly those of the violin family when played non-classically.
- A long pole pulled by a draft animal to drag loose straw, hay, etc.
adv
adj
noun
prep_phrase
verb
- To repeatedly beat or hit (someone or something).
- Chiefly followed by at: to (continuously) throw (missiles) at.
- Especially of hailstones, rain, or snow: to beat down or fall forcefully or heavily; to rain down.
- To remove the skin from (an animal); to skin.
- To force (someone or something) to move using blows or the throwing of missiles.
- Of a number of small objects (such as raindrops), or the sun's rays: to beat down or fall on (someone or something) in a shower.
- To move rapidly, especially in or on a conveyance.
- Chiefly followed by from: to remove (the skin) from an animal.
- To bombard (someone or something) with missiles.
- To assail (someone) with harsh words in speech or writing; to abuse, to insult.
noun
- A blow or stroke from something thrown.
- A tattered or worthless piece of clothing; a rag.
- The skin of an animal with the hair or wool on; either a raw or undressed hide, or a skin preserved with the hair or wool on it (sometimes worn as a garment with minimal modification).
- The fur or hair of a living animal.
- The skin of an animal (especially a goat or sheep) with the hair or wool removed, often in preparation for tanning.
- Human skin, especially when bare; also, a person's hair.
- A beating or falling down of hailstones, rain, or snow in a shower.
- An act of moving quickly; a rush.
- Anything in a ragged and worthless state; rubbish, trash.
verb
- To exercise severely; to perplex; to trouble.
- simple past tense of beat
- To rob.
- To indicate by beating or drumming.
- To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do or be better than (someone); to excel in a particular, competitive event.
- To sound with more or less rapid alternations of greater and lesser intensity, so as to produce a pulsating effect; said of instruments, tones, or vibrations not perfectly in unison.
- To make a sound when struck.
- To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.
- To strike or pound repeatedly, usually in some sort of rhythm.
- To strike (water, foliage etc.) in order to drive out game; to travel through (a forest etc.) for hunting.
- To hit; to strike.
- To tread, as a path.
- To mix food in a rapid fashion. Compare whip.
- To make a succession of strokes on a drum.
- To move with pulsation or throbbing.
- To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly.
- To have sexual intercourse.
- To arrive at a place before someone.
- To persuade the seller to reduce a price.
- To be in agitation or doubt.
adj
- Ugly.
- Having impressively attractive makeup.
- Boring.
- Exhausted.
- Relating to the Beat Generation.
- Dilapidated, beat up.
noun
- A short pause in a play, screenplay, or teleplay, for dramatic or comedic effect.
- A beatnik.
- A pulse on the beat level, the metric level at which pulses are heard as the basic unit. Thus a beat is the basic time unit of a piece.
- The route patrolled by a police officer or a guard.
- The primary focus of a reporter's stories (such as police/courts, education, city government, business etc.).
- A rhythm.
- The rhythm signalled by a conductor or other musician to the members of a group of musicians.
- A pulsation or throb.
- A makeup look; compare beat one's face.
- A stroke; a blow.
- The instrumental portion of a piece of hip-hop music.
- The act of scouring, or ranging over, a tract of land to rouse or drive out game; also, those so engaged, collectively.
- A smart tap on the adversary's blade.
- The interference between two tones of almost equal frequency
- A precinct.
proverb
noun
- An act of throwing, often violently.
- A short romantic, oftentimes sexual, relationship.
- An attempt, a try (as in "give it a fling").
- A lively Scottish country dance.
- An act or period of unrestrained indulgence.
- An act of moving the limbs or body with violent movements, especially in a dance.
verb
verb
- To react violently; to throw a fit.
- To give a great performance that causes the audience to go wild with enthusiasm.
- To react with great excitement; to go wild.
- To be extremely loud.
- To violently disrupt.
- To completely upset or excite people, generating a huge reaction.
- To exceed a record by a very large margin.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blow, roof, off.
verb
noun
noun
- A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion
- Someone who flirts a lot or enjoys flirting; a flirtatious person.
- A tentative or brief, passing engagement with something.
- A brief shower (of rain or snow).
- An act of flirting.
verb
- To blurt out.
- To throw (something) with a jerk or sudden movement; to fling.
- To play at courtship; to talk with teasing affection, to insinuate sexual attraction in a playful (especially conversational) way.
- To experiment, or tentatively engage, with; to become involved in passing with.
- To dart about; to move with quick, jerky motions.
adj
verb
- be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
- participate in games or sport
- act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
- play on an instrument
- play a role or part
- replay (as a melody)
- perform music on (a musical instrument)
- pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
- bet or wager (money)
- engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
- pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
- emit recorded sound
- perform on a certain location
- put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
- engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
- behave in a certain way
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
- use to one's advantage
- consider not very seriously
- be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way
- behave carelessly or indifferently
- cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
- perform on a stage or theater
- be performed or presented for public viewing
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
- make bets
- stake on the outcome of an issue
- shoot or hit in a particular manner
- use or move
- employ in a game or in a specific position
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- exhaust by allowing to pull on the line
noun
- a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
- a theatrical performance of a drama
- a preset plan of action in team sports
- a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
- a state in which action is feasible
- utilization or exercise
- an attempt to get something
- activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
- (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
- the removal of constraints
- a weak and tremulous light
- verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
- movement or space for movement
- gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
- the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
noun
verb
- To claim, to allege, especially when falsely or as a form of deliberate deception.
- To feign, affect (a state, quality, etc.).
- To lay claim to (an ability, status, advantage, etc.). (originally used without to)
- To make oneself appear to do or be doing something; to engage in make-believe.
adj
adv
noun
noun
verb
- To play deliberately badly at a game or sport in an attempt to encourage players to challenge.
- To con, swindle, or deceive; especially financially.
- To obtain by illicit or forceful action.
- To be a prostitute; to exchange use of one's body for sexual purposes for money.
- To put a lot of effort into one's work.
- To rush or hurry.
- To dance the hustle, a disco dance.
- To sell sex; to work as a pimp.
- To bundle; to stow something quickly.
- To work.
- To push someone roughly; to crowd; to jostle.
noun
verb
verb
- Often followed by about or around: to mess around, to play.
- To play (a musical instrument or passage of music) or to sing (a passage of music) in an improvisatory or lighthearted manner; also, to play (a series of ornamental notes) on an instrument.
- To clear extraneous material from (an opal).
- To ponder or think, especially in an unproductive or unsystematic manner; to muse.
- To play a musical instrument or to sing in an improvisatory or lighthearted manner; also, to play a series of ornamental notes on an instrument.
- To search mullock for opals; to fossick.
- To hum or sing (a tune) at a low pitch or volume.
- To engage in frivolous behaviour; to fool around or waste time.
- To search (mullock (“mining or ore processing waste”)) for opals.
- To catch (fish (usually very large catfish), turtles, or other aquatic animals) with the hands; also, to catch (fish) using a gaff or fishing spear; to gaff.
- To obtain (an opal) by searching through mullock.
- To attempt in an informal or uncertain manner; to fiddle.
- To ponder or think about (something).
noun
- A string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and other ingredients.
- An improvised passage of music played on an instrument; also, a series of ornamental notes played on an instrument; a trill.
- The brain; the head.
- An object which is long and thin like a noodle (sense 1).
verb
noun
- The foul of grasping it during play.
- A respirator.
- A full-face diving mask.
- The part of the helmet that directly covers the face, made of one or more plastic-coated metal bars.
- A dust mask.
- A surgical mask.
- A mask made of common textiles worn over the mouth and nose, such as a bandana, handkerchief, or scarf.
- A facial mask (cosmetic application).
verb
- To injure (anything) by rough handling; handle roughly.
- To knead dough; stir dough previously kneaded to a proper consistency before baking.
- To meddle; interfere.
- To begrime; soil with mud; daub; smear.
- To work persistently or laboriously; be occupied in working (e.g. in the earth, rake among dirt, etc.).
- To become soft; become moist, as damp earth.
verb
- To throw sideways with a jerk; to fling.
- To avoid due to caution, embarrassment or timidness.
- (transitive) or (intransitive) To throw a ball with two hands above the head, especially when it has crossed the side lines in a football (soccer) match. To hit the ball back into play from the sidelines in a shinty match.
- To jump back in fear.
noun
- In the Eton College wall game, a point scored by lifting the ball against the wall in the calx.
- In soccer, a throw-in from the sidelines, using two hands above the head. 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.
- An act of throwing.
- A place for throwing.
- A sudden start aside, as by a horse.
adj
verb
noun
noun
- Especially in the form to play tiddlywinks: a meaningless or unimportant activity.
- A competitive game in which the objective is to flick as many small discs (each called a tiddlywink or wink) as possible into a container (the pot) by pressing on their edges with a larger disc (a shooter or squidger), causing them to jump up from the surface on which they are placed.
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