fall back
retreat
retrograde
go away
go
depart
back-ganging
pull off
go and boil your head
go forth
leave
recessive
mog
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shuffle
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diffuse
fan out
spread out
spread
break away
break out
get away
way-going
break
head off
unmove
backward and forward
dos a dos
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remeant
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draw away
beetle
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forth-
fuck off
get screwed
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throw out
flutter
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waver
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surpass
pass
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revenant
go by
travel by
recede
go past
pass by
take a walk
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off like a dirty shirt
backrush
outbound
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recarry
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astray
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pull away
withdraw
retire
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back and fore
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come
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beetle
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pass
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verb
- move back
- pull back or move away or backward
- move away, as for privacy
- make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
noun
- (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
- a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
- (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
- (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
- an area where you can be alone
- withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation
- the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)
verb
- move away from a place into another direction
- change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
- follow a procedure or take a course
- enter or assume a certain state or condition
- be awarded; be allotted
- have a particular form
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- follow a certain course
- be abolished or discarded
- be or continue to be in a certain condition
- make a certain noise or sound
- perform as expected when applied
- to be spent or finished
- progress by being changed
- continue to live and avoid dying
- pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- be in the right place or situation
- be ranked or compare
- begin or set in motion
- have a turn; make one's move in a game
- be contained in
- be sounded, played, or expressed
- blend or harmonize
- lead, extend, or afford access
- be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
- go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
- be spent
- give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
- stop operating or functioning
adj
noun
phrase
verb
- go away from a place
- go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness
- act or be so as to become in a specified state
- leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking
- move out of or depart from
- make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
- produce as a result or residue
- remove oneself from an association with or participation in
- put into the care or protection of someone
- leave or give by will after one's death
- have left or have as a remainder
- be survived by after one's death
- transmit (knowledge or skills)
- leave behind unintentionally
noun
verb
verb
- move outward
- distribute or disperse widely
- become distributed or widespread
- spread across or over
- spread out or open from a closed or folded state
- cause to become widely known
- become widely known and passed on
- strew or distribute over an area
- cover by spreading something over
- distribute over a surface in a layer
adj
- distributed or spread over a considerable extent
- prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set out
- fully extended in width
noun
- process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
- a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
- farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
- a haphazard distribution in all directions
- a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes
- a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed
- two facing pages of a book or other publication
- the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age)
- decorative cover for a bed
- act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time
verb
- move away or escape suddenly
- terminate or end
- become separated into pieces or fragments
- render inoperable or ineffective
- ruin completely
- destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments
- act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
- scatter or part
- force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
- prevent completion
- enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
- make submissive, obedient, or useful
- fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
- surpass in excellence
- make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
- come into being
- stop operating or functioning
- interrupt a continued activity
- make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
- curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
- lessen in force or effect
- be broken in
- come to an end
- vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
- cause to give up a habit
- give up
- come forth or begin from a state of latency
- happen or take place
- cause the failure or ruin of
- invalidate by judicial action
- discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
- assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
- reduce to bankruptcy
- change directions suddenly
- emerge from the surface of a body of water
- break down, literally or metaphorically
- do a break dance
- exchange for smaller units of money
- destroy the completeness of a set of related items
- make the opening shot that scatters the balls
- separate from a clinch, in boxing
- go to pieces
- break a piece from a whole
- become punctured or penetrated
- pierce or penetrate
- be released or become known; of news
- cease an action temporarily
- interrupt the flow of current in
- undergo breaking
- find a flaw in
- find the solution or key to
- change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
- happen
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
- crack; of the male voice in puberty
- fall sharply
- fracture a bone of
- diminish or discontinue abruptly
- weaken or destroy in spirit or body
noun
- some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
- an unexpected piece of good luck
- (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
- a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
- a pause from doing something (as work)
- the act of breaking something
- a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
- breaking of hard tissue such as bone
- the occurrence of breaking
- an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
- the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
- (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
- an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
- a sudden dash
- any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
- an escape from jail
adv
noun
- A sofa, open carriage, etc. constructed so that the occupants sit back to back.
- A move in square dancing in which two dancers face each other, then step forward and left until they have right shoulders adjacent, then move to a position where they are back to back, then move to have left shoulders adjacent, then return to facing each other.
verb
verb
- To move from further away to nearer to.
- To do something by chance, without intending to do it.
- To carry through; to succeed in.
- To begin to have an opinion or feeling.
- To take a position relative to something else in a sequence.
- To become butter by being churned.
- Happen.
- To have a certain social background.
- To move towards the listener.
- To move towards the object that is the focus of the sentence.
- To appear, to manifest itself.
- To be or have been a resident or native.
- To approach a state of being or accomplishment.
- To be supplied, or made available; to exist.
- To move towards an unstated agent.
- To move towards the speaker.
- To begin (at a certain location); to radiate or stem (from).
- To move towards the agent or subject of the main clause.
- To achieve orgasm; to cum; to ejaculate.
- To germinate.
- To pretend to be; to behave in the manner of.
- To take a particular approach or point of view in regard to something.
- To arrive.
- To have been brought up by or employed by.
noun
prep
intj
verb
verb
- To move (away) quickly, to scurry away.
- To beat with a heavy mallet.
- To loom over; to extend or jut.
- To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine.
adj
noun
- A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; a beetling machine.
- Any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest.
- A type of mallet with a large wooden head, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.
- A game of chance in which players attempt to complete a drawing of a beetle, different dice rolls allowing them to add the various body parts.
prefix
intj
verb
- To outdistance; to leave behind.
- To offer an idea for consideration.
- To dismiss or expel someone from any longer performing duty or attending somewhere.
- To produce in a haphazard fashion.
- To emit.
- To cause or experience debilitating muscle or joint pain in (a body part).
- To put into a state of confusion.
- To cause to project.
- To utter carelessly.
- To discard; to dispense with something; to throw away.
verb
- To move loosely back and forth.
- To move (something broad and loose) up and down.
- Of a resource or network destination: to be advertised as being available and then unavailable (or available by different routes) in rapid succession.
noun
- A side fin of a ray.
- A consonant sound made by a single muscle contraction, such as the sound /ɾ/ in the standard American English pronunciation of body.
- The motion of anything broad and loose, or a sound or stroke made with it.
- Anything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved.
- A piece of tissue incompletely detached from the body, as an intermediate stage of plastic surgery.
- A hinged leaf.
- The labia, the vulva.
- A hinged surface on the trailing edge of the wings of an aeroplane, used to increase lift and drag.
- A controversy, scandal, stir, or upset.
noun
verb
adj
verb
- move past
- go across or through
- make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
- for time to move forward
- place into the hands or custody of
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- travel past
- come to pass
- go unchallenged; be approved
- use up a period of time in a specific way
- pass over, across, or through
- transmit information
- disappear gradually
- go successfully through a test or a selection process
- be superior or better than some standard
- accept or judge as acceptable
- allow to go without comment or censure
- transfer to another; of rights or property
- pass into a specified state or condition; sink into
- throw (a ball) to another player
- be inherited by
- cause to pass
- grant authorization or clearance for
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- eliminate from the body
noun
- (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
- (military) a written leave of absence
- (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
- the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
- any authorization to pass or go somewhere
- a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions
- a flight or run by an aircraft over a target
- a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
- a difficult juncture
- one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)
- an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
- a permit to enter or leave a military installation
- a complimentary ticket
- a usually brief attempt
- (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
- success in satisfying a test or requirement
adj
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verb
phrase
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adv
adj
noun
verb
- pull back or move away or backward
- withdraw from active participation
- release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles
- cause to be returned
- take back what one has said
- keep away from others
- break from a meeting or gathering
- retire gracefully
- remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
- lose interest
- make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
- remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
verb
- pull back or move away or backward
- go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
- withdraw from active participation
- withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
- break from a meeting or gathering
- make (someone) retire
- dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)
- lose interest
- cause to be out on a fielding play
- cause to get out
- prepare for sleep
verb
- To back off, step away, or sway backwards unsteadily and suddenly.
- To walk shakily or unsteadily; to stagger; move as if drunk or not in control of oneself.
- To wind on a reel.
- To produce a mechanical insect-like song, as in grass warblers.
- To unwind, to bring or acquire something by spinning or winding something else.
- To make or cause to reel.
- To spin or revolve repeatedly.
- To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy.
- To be in shock.
noun
- A device consisting of radial arms with horizontal stats, connected with a harvesting machine, for holding the stalks of grain in position to be cut by the knives.
- A lively dance originating in Scotland; also, the music of this dance; often called a Scottish (or Scotch) reel.
- A kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound.
- A short compilation of sample film work used as a demonstrative resume in the entertainment industry.
- A shaky or unsteady gait.
verb
verb
- to travel behind, go after, come after
- be later in time
- come as a logical consequence; follow logically
- travel along a certain course
- act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
- come after in time, as a result
- behave in accordance or in agreement with
- be next
- choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
- to bring something about at a later time than
- imitate in behavior; take as a model
- follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
- follow with the eyes or the mind
- be the successor (of)
- perform an accompaniment to
- keep informed
- to be the product or result
- accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of
- adhere to or practice
- work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
- keep under surveillance
- follow in or as if in pursuit
- grasp the meaning
- keep to
- to subscribe to someone's updates on social media
- to be subscribed to updates from another user on social media
prep
noun
- 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.
- 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.
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