zeal
hell-bent
bring oneself to
like it's going out of style
tendency
propensity
leaning
exaggerate
overdo
work at
work on
pound sand
let up
push against an open door
overstrive
overexert
pronity
dare
kill
kill oneself
beat down
overexcite
used to
crusade
wont to
chorelike
overbusy
fight
campaign
plow the sands
agitate
swank
press
push
get over
workaholism
overkill
hardcore
catch a case
strenuousness
hard at it
arduousness
cease
struggle
break one's neck
go to pains
bust one's chops
overembrace
take the trouble
nait
go at it
lay on
brave out
trifle
in the grip of
someone's arse off
push forward
fetich
en passant
daring
putter about
spur
frivol
beating
run someone ragged
spur on
urge
whipping
scoop up
go
clamor
fetish
in passing
balls
putter around
overagitate
bottle
spaz
rock
put one's shoulder into
aggressive
grail
overreliant
irresistible impulse
feel up to
make hard work of
of a mind
forfight
plough into
compulsion
strive
gobble
strain
reach
knock it off
hell-bent
used to
wont to
chorelike
hardcore
aggressive
overreliant
someone's arse off
en passant
in passing
zeal
tendency
propensity
leaning
pronity
swank
workaholism
strenuousness
arduousness
push
dare
fetich
daring
beating
urge
whipping
fetish
grail
irresistible impulse
compulsion
bring oneself to
exaggerate
overdo
work at
work on
pound sand
let up
push against an open door
overstrive
overexert
dare
kill
kill oneself
beat down
overexcite
crusade
overbusy
fight
campaign
plow the sands
agitate
press
push
get over
overkill
catch a case
cease
struggle
break one's neck
go to pains
bust one's chops
overembrace
take the trouble
nait
go at it
lay on
brave out
trifle
push forward
putter about
spur
frivol
run someone ragged
spur on
scoop up
go
clamor
balls
putter around
overagitate
bottle
spaz
rock
put one's shoulder into
feel up to
make hard work of
forfight
plough into
strive
gobble
strain
reach
knock it off
verb
- To have enough courage (to do something).
- To terrify; to daunt.
- To have enough courage to meet or do something, go somewhere, etc.; to face up to
- To catch (larks) by producing terror through the use of mirrors, scarlet cloth, a hawk, etc., so that they lie still till a net is thrown over them.
- To defy or challenge (someone to do something)
noun
verb
- To exert oneself to an excessive degree.
- To strike (a ball, etc.) with such force and placement as to make a shot that is impossible to defend against, usually winning a point.
- To cause great pain, discomfort, or distress to; to hurt.
- To punish severely.
- To cause (a ball, etc.) to be out of play, resulting in a stoppage of gameplay.
- To produce intense pain.
- To amaze, exceed, stun, or otherwise incapacitate.
- To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
- To exert an overwhelming effect on.
- To stop, cease, or render void; to terminate.
- To force a company out of business.
- To deadmelt.
- To render inoperative.
- To succeed with an audience, especially in comedy.
- To produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in.
- To use up or to waste.
- To cause to assume the value zero.
- To disconnect (a user) involuntarily from the network.
- To sexually penetrate in a skillful way.
- To overpower, overwhelm, or defeat.
noun
verb
- To wear (someone) out by repeated actions that overwhelm one's patience or strength.
- (of rain) To strike with great force.
- (of the sun) To shine brightly and radiate with intense heat.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see beat, down.
- To forcefully diminish the power or influence of; to quell; to squash.
- To haggle with (someone) to sell at a lower price.
- To severely beat someone up.
verb
- 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
- try to stir up public opinion
- cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
- move very slightly
- move or cause to move back and forth
- change the arrangement or position of
verb
- 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
- exert pressure or force to or upon
- force or impel in an indicated direction
- to be oppressive or burdensome
- place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure
- squeeze or press together
- crowd closely
- create by pressing
- be urgent
- press from a plastic
- make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
- press and smooth with a heated iron
- lift weights
- ask for or request earnestly
noun
- the state of demanding notice or attention
- the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines
- a machine used for printing
- a dense crowd of people
- a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
- clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use
- any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids
- a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead
- the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
verb
- 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
- move with force
- press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action
- 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
- 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 do something excessive to achieve a goal.
- To destroy something with more (nuclear) force than is required.
- To dispose of too many items because of too-high criteria of inspection.
noun
- An unnecessary excess of disposal because of too high criteria of inspection.
- Destruction beyond what is necessary to kill, especially in murder.
- A destructive capacity that exceeds that needed to destroy an enemy; especially with nuclear weapons.
- An unnecessary excess of whatever is needed to achieve a goal.
adj
- Having an extreme dedication to a certain activity.
- Particularly intense; thrillingly dangerous or erratic; desirably violent in appearance; pleasing or "cool" due to intensity or danger.
- Resistant to change.
- Depicting penetration and abnormal sexual activity.
- Obscene or explicit.
- Faster or more intense than the regular style.
noun
verb
verb
- To do something excessively.
- To provide
- To repeatedly say (particular types of thing)
- To sail towards or to arrive at (a destination).
- To give (something) as a gift, special treat or bonus.
- to provide (food or drinks) for free
- To apply or implement (something).
- To cover something with a layer of (something).
- To impart or explain (something) in words.
- To vigorously row (an oar) to propel a boat or ship.
prep_phrase
verb
- To urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous pursuit of an object
- To press forward; to travel in great haste.
- To prod (especially a horse) on the side or flank, with the intent to urge motion or haste, to gig.
- To form a spur (senses 17-18 of the noun)
- To put spurs on.
noun
- A curved piece of timber serving as a half to support the deck where a whole beam cannot be placed.
- Ergotized rye or other grain.
- A tern.
- A branch of a vein.
- A piece of timber fixed on the bilgeways before launching, having the upper ends bolted to the vessel's side.
- Any protruding part connected at one end, for instance a highway that extends from another highway into a city.
- A jab given with the spurs.
- Roots, tree roots.
- A very short branch line of a railway line.
- The track of an animal, such as an otter; a spoor.
- A projection from the round base of a column, occupying the angle of a square plinth upon which the base rests, or bringing the bottom bed of the base to a nearly square form. It is generally carved in leafage.
- A wall in a fortification that crosses a part of a rampart and joins to an inner wall.
- A mountain that shoots from another mountain or range and extends some distance in a lateral direction, or at right angles.
- A rigid implement, often roughly y-shaped, that is fixed to one's heel for the purpose of prodding a horse. Often worn by, and emblematic of, the cowboy or the knight.
- Anything that inspires or motivates, as a spur does a horse.
- A spiked iron worn by seamen upon the bottom of the boot, to enable them to stand upon the carcass of a whale to strip off the blubber.
- An appendage or spike pointing rearward, near the foot, for instance that of a rooster.
- A brace strengthening a post and some connected part, such as a rafter or crossbeam; a strut.
- A short branch road of a motorway, freeway or major road.
- The short wooden buttress of a post.
- A spurious tone, one that interferes with a signal in a circuit and is often masked underneath that signal.
- A short thin side shoot from a branch, especially one that bears fruit or, in conifers, the shoots that bear the leaves.
verb
noun
verb
- To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
- To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon.
- To put mental pressure on; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
- To press onward or forward.
- To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.
- To provoke; to exasperate.
- To press hard upon; to follow closely.
verb
- To proceed (especially to do something foolish).
- To move through space (especially to or through a place). (May be used of tangible things like people or cars, or intangible things like moods or information.)
- To change (from one value to another) in the meaning of wend.
- To elapse, to pass; to slip away. (Compare go by.)
- To be spent or used up.
- To belong (somewhere).
- To (begin to) date or have sex with (a particular race).
- To make the (specified) sound.
- To fit.
- To urinate or defecate.
- To tend (toward a result).
- To be lost.
- To have (final) authority; to be authoritative.
- I woke up just before the clock went.
- To take (a particular part or share); to participate in to the extent of.
- Let's go halves on this.
- Synonyms: crumble, collapse, disintegrate, give way
- To continuously or habitually be in a state.
- I went at him with a knife.
- To be in general; to be usually; often in comparison to others of the same group.
- To enjoy. (Compare go for.)
- To attend.
- To be sold.
- To survive or get by; to last or persist for a stated length of time.
- Synonyms: become, turn, change into
- To move or travel in order to do something, or to do something while moving.
- To proceed (often in a specified manner, indicating the perceived quality of an event or state).
- To apply oneself; to undertake; to have as one's goal or intention. (Compare be going to.)
- To navigate (to a file or folder on a computer, a site on the internet, a memory, etc).
- To be given, especially to be assigned or allotted.
- To sound; to make a noise.
- To leave; to move away.
- To extend (from one point in time or space to another).
- To turn out, to result; to come to (a certain result).
- To come to (a certain condition or state).
- To start; to begin (an action or process).
- To work (through or over), especially mentally.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:urinate, see also Thesaurus:defecate
- To attack.
- To say (something, aloud or to oneself). (Often used in present tense.)
- To date.
- Yesterday was the second-wettest day on record; you have to go all the way back to 1896 to find a day when more rain fell.
- Synonyms: function, work, operate
- To break down or decay.
- To be accepted.
- We've only gone twenty miles today.
- To be valid.
- To have a certain record.
- To take a turn, especially in a game.
- To make an effort, to subject oneself (to something).
- To be out.
- To resort (to).
- To move (a particular distance, or in a particular fashion).
- To yield or weigh.
- Those babies go five tons apiece.
- To be discarded or disposed of.
- To follow or proceed according to (a course or path).
- To lead (to a place); to give access to.
- To be expressed or composed (a certain way).
- Anything goes around here.
- Why don’t you go with us?
- Let's go this way for a while.
- To end or disappear. (Compare go away.)
- To fight or attack.
- How long can you go without water?
- To offer, bid or bet an amount; to pay.
- To collapse or give way, to break apart.
- Expressing encouragement or approval.
- To become. (The adjective that follows usually describes a negative state.)
- To move or travel through time (either literally—in a fictional or hypothetical situation in which time travel is possible—or in one's mind or knowledge of the historical record). (See also go back.)
- To contribute to a (specified) end product or result.
- To die.
- To work or function (properly); to move or perform (as required).
- To assume the obligation or function of; to be, to serve as.
- To travel or pass along.
- To be compatible, especially of colors or food and drink.
noun
- A turn at something, or in something (e.g. a game).
- An attempt, a try.
- An approval or permission to do something, or that which has been approved.
- Power of going or doing; energy; vitality; perseverance.
- The situation where a player cannot play a card which will not carry the aggregate count above thirty-one.
- An act; the working or operation.
- A period of activity.
- Synonym: green light
- A strategic board game, originally from China and today also popular in Japan and Korea, in which two players (black and white) attempt to control the largest area of the board with their counters.
- Synonyms: attempt, bash, shot, stab, try
- The act of going.
adj
verb
- To refrain from doing (something) at the last moment because of a sudden loss of courage.
- Of pages printed several on a sheet: to rotate slightly when the sheet is folded two or more times.
- To seal (a liquid) into a bottle for later consumption. Also fig.
- To throw away a leading position.
- To strike (someone) with a bottle.
- To pelt (a musical act on stage, etc.) with bottles as a sign of disapproval.
- To feed (an infant) baby formula.
noun
- A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids.
- A container with a rubber nipple used for giving liquids to infants, a baby bottle.
- The contents of such a container.
- A container of hair dye, hence with one’s hair color produced by dyeing.
- Intoxicating liquor; alcohol.
- A building; house.
- (originally "bottle and glass" as rhyming slang for "arse") Nerve, courage.
verb
verb
- To do something with excitement yet skillfully.
- To move gently back and forth.
- To play, perform, or enjoy rock music, especially with a lot of skill or energy.
- To thrill or excite, especially with rock music.
- To sway one's body as a stim.
- To wear (a piece of clothing, outfit etc.) successfully or with style; to carry off (a particular look, style).
- to make love to or have sex with.
- To be very favourable or skilful; excel; be fantastic.
- To sway or tilt violently back and forth.
- To disturb the emotional equilibrium of; to distress; to greatly impact (most often positively).
- To cause to shake or sway violently.
- To do well or to be operating at high efficiency.
- To be washed and panned in a cradle or in a rocker.
- to be cool.
noun
- An extremely conservative player who is willing to play only the very strongest hands.
- Something that is strong, stable, and dependable; a person who provides security or support to another.
- A mistake.
- Synonym of stone.
- The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust.
- A precious stone or gem, especially a diamond.
- A cricket ball, especially a new one that has not been softened by use
- Distaff.
- The flax or wool on a distaff.
- A large hill or island having no vegetation.
- A basketball.
- An act of rocking; a rocking motion; a sway.
- A type of confectionery made from sugar in the shape of a stick, traditionally having some text running through its length.
- A style of music characterized by basic drum-beat, generally 4/4 riffs, based on (usually electric) guitar, bass guitar, drums, and vocals.
- A mass of stone projecting out of the ground or water.
- Any natural material with a distinctive composition of minerals.
- An Afrikaner.
- An unintelligent person, especially one who repeats mistakes.
- A crystallized lump of crack cocaine.
- The striped bass.
- A boulder or large stone; or (US, Canada) a smaller stone; a pebble.
- A lump or cube of ice.
- The huss or rock salmon.
- A closed hand (a handshape resembling a rock), that beats scissors and loses to paper. It beats lizard and loses to Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.
- A crystal used to control the radio frequency.
verb
- to exert much effort or energy
- test the limits of
- use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
- separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
- cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
- become stretched or tense or taut
- remove by passing through a filter
- rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender
- alter the shape of (something) by stress
noun
- (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
- difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
- a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
- (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
- injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
- the general meaning or substance of an utterance
- an effortful attempt to attain a goal
- an intense or violent exertion
- the act of singing
verb
- to exert much effort or energy
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
- reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
- move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense
- be in or establish communication with
- to gain with effort
- to extend as far as
- reach a goal
- place into the hands or custody of
noun
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