tremble
skitter
burst
throw
duck
bob
rip
wobble
hip-hop
shift
tilt
careen
thump
pound
dance
spurt
fling
forge
spirt
beat
rip up
draw
boost
shack
trail
bustle
clamper
hustle
bustle about
bold
scrabble
descending
seesaw
bounce
play
lumber
dart
creeping
creep
crawling
crawl
vellicate
twitch
galumph
pull away
retreat
withdraw
draw back
fall back
lag
drastic
retire
cavort
fall behind
pull back
dawdle
move back
recede
barrel
hotfoot
ascending
rousing
bolt
hitchy
slipslop
wiggle
agitable
swing
jerk
swaggersome
zigzag
roll
sway
yank
advance
seesawy
slide
wreathe
jog
slip
waggle
whip
slue
slew
tumbly
mobile
skid
jerksome
lurch
twerk
jackrabbit
bucket along
belt along
frisk
swoopingly
bold
descending
drastic
hotfoot
ascending
rousing
hitchy
agitable
swaggersome
seesawy
tumbly
mobile
jerksome
swoopingly
seesaw
bounce
dart
creeping
creep
crawling
crawl
bob
roll
lurch
twerk
frisk
tremble
skitter
burst
throw
duck
bob
rip
wobble
hip-hop
shift
tilt
careen
thump
pound
dance
spurt
fling
forge
spirt
beat
rip up
draw
boost
shack
trail
bustle
clamper
hustle
bustle about
scrabble
bounce
play
lumber
vellicate
twitch
galumph
pull away
retreat
withdraw
draw back
fall back
lag
retire
cavort
fall behind
pull back
dawdle
move back
recede
barrel
bolt
slipslop
wiggle
swing
jerk
zigzag
sway
yank
advance
slide
wreathe
jog
slip
waggle
whip
slue
slew
skid
jackrabbit
hotfoot
bucket along
belt along
verb
- To move hurriedly or as by bouncing or twitching; to scamper, to scurry.
- To make a scratching or scuttling noise while, or as if, skittering.
- To cause to have diarrhea.
- To suffer from a bout of diarrhea; to produce thin excrement.
- To move or pass (something) over a surface quickly so that it touches only at intervals; to skip, to skite.
noun
verb
- move suddenly, energetically, or violently
- come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
- force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
- burst outward, usually with noise
- be in a state of movement or action
- emerge suddenly
- cause to burst
- break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
noun
verb
- move violently, energetically, or carelessly
- propel through the air
- to remove
- place or put with great energy
- convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture
- cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
- put or send forth
- to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly
- cause to be confused emotionally
- utter with force; utter vehemently
- organize or be responsible for
- make on a potter's wheel
- cause to fall off
- throw (a die) out onto a flat surface
- be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
noun
- the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
- a single chance or instance
- the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
- bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering (an afghan or bedspread) that is casually thrown over something
- casting an object in order to determine an outcome randomly
verb
- move up and down repeatedly in a quick, short movement
- ride a bobsled
- remove or shorten the tail of an animal
- make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect
- cut hair in the style of a bob
noun
- a former monetary unit in Great Britain
- a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around
- a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism
- a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string
- a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line
- a short or shortened tail of certain animals
- a short abrupt inclination (as of the head)
verb
- move sideways or in an unsteady way
- make a shift in or exchange of
- change place or direction
- move around
- move very slightly
- move from one setting or context to another
- change in quality
- move and exchange for another
- move abruptly
- use a shift key on a keyboard
- change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
- change gears
- lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
noun
- an event in which something is displaced without rotation
- a qualitative change
- the time period during which you are at work
- the act of changing one thing or position for another
- the act of moving from one place to another
- (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
- a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
- the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
- a woman's sleeveless undergarment
- a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
verb
- move rhythmically
- move heavily or clumsily
- hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
- strike or drive against with a heavy impact
- partition off into compartments
- shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
- place or shut up in a pound
- break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle
noun
- 16 ounces avoirdupois
- the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
- a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
- the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
- the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
- the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
- formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
- the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
- the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
- a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
- a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)
- a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs
- the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
verb
- move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy
- create by hammering
- make a copy of with the intent to deceive
- come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
- move ahead steadily
- make something, usually for a specific function
- make out of components (often in an improvising manner)
noun
verb
- move rhythmically
- come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
- give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
- hit repeatedly
- shape by beating
- make a rhythmic sound
- glare or strike with great intensity
- move with a thrashing motion
- sail with much tacking or with difficulty
- stir vigorously
- strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
- be superior
- avoid paying
- make a sound like a clock or a timer
- move with a flapping motion
- indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
- move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
- make by pounding or trampling
- produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
- strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
- beat through cleverness and wit
- be a mystery or bewildering to
- wear out completely
adj
noun
- a regular route for a sentry or policeman
- the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
- the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
- a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations
- a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
- the sound of stroke or blow
- (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
- a regular rate of repetition
- a stroke or blow
- the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
verb
- move or go steadily or gradually
- cause to move by pulling
- get or derive
- make a mark or lines on a surface
- make, formulate, or derive in the mind
- bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
- represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
- take liquid out of a container or well
- give a description of
- select or take in from a given group or region
- elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.
- suck in or take (air)
- remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
- choose at random
- earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
- bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition
- to obtain a liquid from somewhere
- write a legal document or paper
- engage in drawing
- move or pull so as to cover or uncover something
- allow a draft
- require a specified depth for floating
- pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
- cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
- take in, also metaphorically
- direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
- thread on or as if on a string
- stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)
- pass over, across, or through
- finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
- shrink
- reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die
- steep; pass through a strainer
- remove the entrails of
- flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching
- cause to localize at one point
noun
- a gully that is shallower than a ravine
- an entertainer who attracts large audiences
- the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
- anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
- a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack
- a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
- (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage
- poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer
- the act of drawing or hauling something
noun
- A series of up-and-down movements.
- An abnormal breathing pattern caused by airway obstruction, characterized by paradoxical chest and abdominal movement.
- A structure composed of a plank, balanced in the middle, used as a game in which one person goes up as the other goes down.
- A series of alternating movements or feelings.
adj
verb
verb
- To move quickly up and then down, or vice versa, once or repeatedly.
- (sometimes employing the preposition with) To have sexual intercourse.
- To mix (two or more tracks of a multi-track audio tape recording) and record the result onto a single track, in order to free up tracks for further material to be added.
- To leave.
- To cause to move quickly up and down, or back and forth, once or repeatedly.
- To fail to cover (have sufficient funds for) (a draft presented against one's account).
- To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound.
- To land hard at unsurvivable velocity with fatal results.
- To change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle.
- To move rapidly (between).
- To attack unexpectedly.
- To land hard and lift off again due to excess momentum.
- To be refused by a bank because it is drawn on insufficient funds.
- To suggest or introduce (an idea, etc.) to (off or by) somebody, in order to gain feedback.
- To return undelivered.
- To turn power off and back on; to reset.
noun
- A movement up and then down (or vice versa), once or repeatedly.
- A genre of hip-hop music of New Orleans, characterized by often lewd call-and-response chants.
- Drugs.
- Scyliorhinus canicula, a European dogfish.
- An email that returns to the sender because of a delivery failure.
- The sack, dismissal.
- Swagger.
- A change of direction of motion after hitting the ground or an obstacle.
- A bang, boom.
- A talent for leaping.
- A good beat in music.
verb
- move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
- 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
- be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
- replay (as a melody)
- perform music on (a musical instrument)
- pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- 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
- A sudden or fast movement.
- A fish, the dace.
- Any of various species of hesperiid butterfly.
- A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin.
- Any sharp-pointed missile weapon, such as an arrow.
- A cigarette.
- Anything resembling such a missile; something that pierces or wounds like such a weapon.
- A small object with a pointed tip at one end and feathers at the other, which is thrown at a target in the game of darts.
- A fold that is stitched on a garment.
- A dart-shaped target towed behind an aircraft to train shooters.
verb
- To throw with a sudden effort or thrust; to hurl or launch.
- To shoot with a dart, especially a tranquilizer dart.
- To fly or pass swiftly, like a dart; to move rapidly in one direction; to shoot out quickly.
- To send forth suddenly or rapidly; to emit; to shoot.
- To start and run with speed; to shoot rapidly along.
verb
- pull back or move away or backward
- move away, as for privacy
- move back
- 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
- 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 move quickly or in an uncontrolled manner.
- To put or to pack in a barrel or barrels.
- To assume the shape of a barrel; specifically, of the image on a computer display, television, etc., to exhibit barrel distortion, where the sides bulge outwards.
noun
- The quantity which constitutes a full barrel: the volume or weight this represents varies by local law and custom.
- The part of a clarinet which connects the mouthpiece and upper joint, and looks rather like a barrel (1).
- A waste receptacle.
- A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
- The ribs and belly of a horse or pony.
- A ceiling-mounted tube from which lights are suspended.
- A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case
- The hollow basal part of a feather.
- A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.
- A wave that breaks with a hollow compartment.
- Any of the dark-staining regions in the somatosensory cortex of rodents, etc., where somatosensory inputs from the contralateral side of the body come in from the thalamus.
- Such a cask of a certain size, holding one-eighth of what a tun holds. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.)
- A statistic derived from launch angle and exit velocity of a ball hit in play.
verb
- move or jump suddenly
- secure or lock with a bolt
- swallow hastily
- run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
- leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
- eat hastily without proper chewing
- make or roll into bolts
adv
noun
- a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
- a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
- the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
- the act of moving with great haste
- a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length
- a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
- a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
verb
- move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
- move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
- 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
- play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
- 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
noun
- A swagger or rolling gait.
- A winning streak of continuing luck, especially at gambling (and especially in the phrase on a roll).
- A heavy, reverberatory sound.
- A quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form.
- A catalogue or list, (especially) one kept for official purposes.
- The act of, or total resulting from, rolling one or more dice.
- A document written on a piece of parchment, paper, or other materials which may be rolled up; a scroll.
- A training match for a fighting dog.
- One of a set of revolving cylinders, or rollers, between which metal is pressed, formed, or smoothed, as in a rolling mill.
- A cylindrical twist of tobacco.
- A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled or doubled upon itself; see also bread roll.
- The rotation angle about the longitudinal axis.
- Any of various financial instruments or transactions that involve opposite positions at different expiries, "rolling" a position from one expiry to another.
- A forward or backward roll in gymnastics; going head over heels. A tumble.
- The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.
- The measure or extent to which a vessel rotates from side to side, about its fore-and-aft axis.
- That which is rolled up.
- A measure of parchments, containing five dozen.
- An instance of the act of righting a canoe or kayak which has capsized, without exiting the watercraft, or being assisted.
- The skill of righting a canoe or kayak which has capsized, without exiting the watercraft, or being assisted.
- The act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled.
- The oscillating movement of a nautical vessel as it rotates from side to side, about its fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down, as distinguished from the alternate rise and fall of bow and stern called pitching; or the equivalent in an aircraft.
- An official or public document; a register; a record.
- An instance of the act of rolling an aircraft through one or more complete rotations about its longitudinal axis.
- A heavy cylinder used to break clods.
verb
- To travel by sailing.
- To cause to betray secrets or to testify for the prosecution.
- To enrobe in toilet-paper (as a prank or spectacle).
- To perform a periodical revolution; to move onward as with a revolution.
- To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface.
- To leave or begin a journey.
- To engage in sparring in the context of jujitsu or other grappling disciplines.
- To load ocean freight cargo onto a vessel other than the one it was meant to sail on.
- To move, like waves or billows, with alternate swell and depression.
- To rotate about the fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down. Compare pitch.
- To make a loud or heavy rumbling noise.
- To slip past (a defender) with the ball.
- To wrap (something) round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over.
- To tumble in gymnastics; to do a somersault.
- To be wound or formed into a cylinder or ball.
- To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon.
- to move and cause an effect on someone
- To create a new character in a role-playing game, especially by using dice to determine properties.
- To throw dice.
- To generate a random number.
- To have a rolling aspect.
- To create a customized version of.
- To (cause to) film.
- To utter with an alveolar trill.
- To beat up; to assault.
- To be under the influence of MDMA (a psychedelic stimulant, also known as ecstasy).
- To bind or involve by winding, as in a bandage; to enwrap; often with up.
- To compete, especially with vigor.
- To behave in a certain way; to adopt a general disposition toward a situation.
- To turn over in one's mind; to revolve.
- To roll dice such that they form a given pattern or total.
- To turn over and over.
- To apply (one line or surface) to another without slipping; to bring all the parts of (one line or surface) into successive contact with another, in such a manner that at every instant the parts that have been in contact are equal.
- To drive or impel forward with an easy motion, as of rolling.
- To spread itself under a roller or rolling-pin.
- To utter copiously, especially with sounding words; to utter with a deep sound; — often with forth, or out.
- To press or level with a roller; to spread or form with a roll, roller, or rollers.
- To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means of, rollers or small wheels.
- To betray secrets.
verb
- To move or push (something) forwards, especially forcefully.
- To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote.
- To make (something) happen at an earlier time or date; to bring forward, to hasten.
- To make progress; to do well, to succeed.
- To move forwards; to approach.
- To help the progress of (something); to further.
- To move forward in time; to progress towards completion.
- To raise or increase (a price, rate).
- To provide (money or other value) before it is due, or in expectation of some work; to lend.
- To increase (a number or amount).
- To make a higher bid at an auction.
- To put forward (an idea, argument etc.); to propose.
noun
- A forward move; improvement or progression.
- An opening approach or overture, now especially of an unwelcome or sexual nature.
- An amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due; an advancement.
- An addition to the price; rise in price or value.
adj
verb
- move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
- to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly
- move smoothly along a surface
noun
- a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
- (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.
- (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
- plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide
- the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
- a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector
- sloping channel through which things can descend
verb
- To walk or ride forward with a jolting pace; to move at a heavy pace, trudge; to move on or along.
- To cause to move at an energetic trot.
- To push slightly; to move or shake with a push or jerk, as to gain the attention of; to jolt.
- To shake, stir or rouse.
- To straighten stacks of paper by lightly tapping against a flat surface.
- To move at a pace between walking and running, to run at a leisurely pace.
noun
verb
- move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
- move stealthily
- insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
- fall to a lower standard
- move smoothly and easily
- to make a mistake or be incorrect
- pass on stealthily
- move easily
- cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion
- pass out of one's memory
- move out of position
noun
- a socially awkward or tactless act
- a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
- potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
- a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
- a young and slender person
- a place where a craft can be made fast
- an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
- a slippery smoothness
- artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
- a small sheet of paper
- a woman's sleeveless undergarment
- bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
- an unexpected slide
- a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
- the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
verb
- To move (something) very fast; often with up, out, etc.
- 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 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.
noun
- 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.
- A move in which one player transfers momentum to another.
- 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.
adj
- Capable of being moved, aroused, or excited; capable of spontaneous movement.
- Pertaining to or by agency of mobile phones.
- Characterized by an extreme degree of fluidity; moving or flowing with great freedom.
- Capable of being moved, especially on wheels.
- Easily moved in feeling, purpose, or direction; excitable; changeable; fickle.
- Changing in appearance and expression under the influence of the mind.
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English words for 'move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways'
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