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verb
- throw violently
- strike violently
- close violently
- dance the slam dance
- (transitive, sports slang) To defeat or overcome in a match.
- To compete in a poetry slam.
- (transitive, ergative) To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.
- (transitive, sex, slang, vulgar) To perform coitus upon forcefully; to rail.
- (transitive, ergative) To put in or on a particular place with force and loud noise. (Often followed by a preposition such as down, against or into.)
- (transitive) To drink off, to drink quickly.
- (intransitive, bridge) To make a slam bid.
- (ambitransitive, drugs, slang) To inject intravenously; shoot up.
- (transitive, colloquial, originally US) To speak badly of; to criticize forcefully.
- (intransitive) To strike against suddenly and heavily.
- (basketball) To dunk forcefully, to slam dunk.
- (transitive, card games) To defeat (opponents at cards) by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.
- (ambitransitive) To strike forcefully with some implement.
- (informal, US) To occupy and busy with a high workload.
- (transitive, telecommunications) To move a customer from one service provider to another without their consent.
- (transitive, slang) To strike and take the life of or at least incapacitate for some time.
noun
- an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
- winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
- the noise made by the forceful impact of two objects
- a forceful impact that makes a loud noise
- (countable, sports) Winning all (or all but one) of the available, major or specified events in a given year or sports season.
- (uncountable, UK, dialect) The yellow iron silicate produced in alum works as a waste product.
- A card game, played all at once without separate turns, in which players attempt to get rid of their cards as quickly as possible according to certain rules.
- (countable, bridge) A bid of six (small slam) or seven (grand slam) in a suit or no trump.
- (countable, tennis) One of the competitions of the yearly Grand Slam events.
- (countable, card games) Losing or winning all the tricks in a game.
- (music, uncountable) A subgenre of death metal with elements of hardcore punk focusing on midtempo rhythms, breakdowns and palm-muted riffs.
- A slambook.
- (countable, colloquial, US) An insult.
- (countable) The shock and noise produced by violently closing a door or other object.
- (countable) A sudden impact or blow.
- A poetry slam.
- (countable, basketball) A slam dunk.
verb
verb
- throw forcefully
- form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold
- deposit
- formulate in a particular style or language
- assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- choose at random
- eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
- select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet
- put or send forth
- to remove
- (nautical) To bring the bows of a sailing ship on to the required tack just as the anchor is weighed by use of the headsail; to bring (a ship) round.
- To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide.
- (of an animal) To throw off (the skin) as a process of growth; to shed the hair or fur of the coat.
- To consider; to turn or revolve in the mind; to plan.
- To deposit (a ballot or voting paper); to formally register (one's vote).
- To throw forward (a fishing line, net etc.) into the sea.
- (botany) To shed leaves or fruit prematurely.
- (transitive) To assign (a role in a play or performance).
- (Wicca) To open a circle in order to begin a spell or meeting of witches.
- (hunting) Of dogs, hunters: to spread out and search for a scent.
- (medicine) To set (a bone etc.) in a cast.
- (dated outside accounting) To add up (a column of figures, accounts etc.); cross-cast refers to adding up a row of figures.
- To throw down or aside.
- (media) To broadcast (video) over the Internet or a local network, especially to one's television.
- (transitive) To describe in an opinionated way. Mostly used with a metaphor involving light.
- (computing) To change a variable type from, for example, integer to real, or integer to text.
- (obsolete except in set phrases) To remove, take off (clothes).
- To twist or warp (of fabric, timber etc.).
- (astrology) To calculate the astrological value of (a horoscope, birth etc.).
- (now somewhat literary) To throw.
- To direct (one's eyes, gaze etc.).
- To perform, bring forth (a magical spell or enchantment).
- To shape (molten metal etc.) by pouring into a mould; to make (an object) in such a way.
- To throw (light etc.) on or upon something, or in a given direction.
- (transitive) To assign a role in a play or performance to (an actor).
- (nautical) To heave the lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water.
noun
- a violent throw
- An act of throwing.
- the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel
- object formed by a mold
- the actors in a play
- container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens
- the act of throwing dice
- the distinctive form in which a thing is made
- the visual appearance of something or someone
- bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
- The casting procedure.
- (firearms) The measurement of the angle of a shotgun stock from a top-view center line, used to align the shotgun to the shooter's eye.
- Visual appearance.
- A small mass of earth "thrown off" or excreted by a worm.
- (art) The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew.
- (fishing) An instance of throwing out a fishing line.
- A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones.
- The form of one's thoughts, mind etc.
- (hawking) The number of hawks (or occasionally other birds) cast off at one time; a pair.
- The mould used to make cast objects.
- The number rolled on a die when it is thrown.
- An object made in a mould.
- Animal and insect remains which have been regurgitated by a bird.
- Something which has been thrown, dispersed etc.
- A squint.
- A chance or attempt at something.
- A group of crabs.
adj
verb
noun
verb
noun
noun
- An act of throwing, often violently.
- An act of moving the limbs or body with violent movements, especially in a dance.
- (figuratively) An attempt, a try.
- A party, especially a dance party.
- A short romantic, oftentimes sexual, relationship.
- An act or period of unrestrained indulgence, enthusiasm, or both.
- (dance) A lively Scottish country dance.
- a usually brief attempt
- a brief indulgence of your impulses
- the act of flinging
verb
- throw with force or recklessness
- (transitive) To throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.
- (intransitive, somewhat literary) To move (oneself) abruptly or violently; to rush or dash.
- (intransitive, somewhat literary) To utter abusive language; to sneer.
- throw or cast away
- indulge oneself
- move in an abrupt or headlong manner
verb
- (transitive) To throw violently.
- hurl or thrust violently
- (transitive) To draw or write quickly; jot.
- (intransitive) To run quickly or for a short distance.
- (transitive) To dishearten; to sadden.
- (intransitive, informal) To leave or depart.
- (ambitransitive, sometimes figurative) To sprinkle; to splatter.
- (transitive, of hopes or dreams) To ruin; to destroy.
- (transitive) To destroy by striking (against).
- (transitive, usually with down or off) To complete hastily.
- break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
- destroy or break
- add an enlivening or altering element to
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away
intj
noun
- A small quantity of a liquid substance etc.; less than 1/8 of a teaspoon.
- Violent strike; a whack.
- (uncountable) Ostentatious vigor.
- (by extension) The longer of the two symbols of Morse code.
- A short run, flight.
- (figurative, by extension) A slight admixture.
- Ellipsis of dashboard.
- (typography) Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar).
- (Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, countable, uncountable) A bribe or gratuity; a gift.
- (UK, India) A prime symbol.
- A rushing or violent onset.
- (computing) A hyphen or minus sign.
- (Internet, informal) The dashboard of a social media user.
- a quick run
- a punctuation mark (‘-’) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
- the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
- distinctive and stylish elegance
- a footrace run at top speed
- the act of moving with great haste
verb
- hurl or throw violently
- bring about abruptly
- fall vertically, sharply, or headlong
- separate as a fine suspension of solid particles
- fall from clouds
- (transitive) To send violently into a certain state or condition.
- (intransitive, meteorology) To have water in the air fall to the ground, for example as rain, snow, sleet, or hail; be deposited as condensed droplets.
- (intransitive) (chemistry) To come out of a liquid solution into solid form.
- (intransitive) To act too hastily; to be precipitous.
- (transitive) To cause (water in the air) to condense or fall to the ground.
- (transitive) (chemistry) To separate a substance out of a liquid solution into solid form.
- (transitive) To make something happen suddenly and quickly.
- (transitive) To throw an object or person from a great height.
- (intransitive) To fall headlong.
adj
noun
verb
- To react violently; to throw a fit.
- To completely upset or excite people, generating a huge reaction.
- To exceed a record by a very large margin.
- To be extremely loud.
- To give a great performance that causes the audience to go wild with enthusiasm.
- To react with great excitement; to go wild.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blow, roof, off.
- To violently disrupt.
verb
- To dash; to throw violently.
- (intransitive, colloquial, roleplaying games, especially video games) To level up.
- (transitive, golf) To mishit (a golf ball).
- (intransitive) To make a high-pitched resonant sound like a bell.
- (transitive) To inflict minor damage upon, especially by hitting or striking.
- (transitive, colloquial) To fire or reject.
- (transitive) To hit or strike.
- (transitive, colloquial) To deduct, as points, from (somebody), in the manner of a penalty; to penalize.
- (transitive) To keep repeating; impress by reiteration, with reference to the monotonous striking of a bell.
- (Scotland, of rain) To fall heavily and continually, with great force.
- go ‘ding dong’, like a bell
noun
- (Western Australia, offensive, ethnic slur) an Italian person, specifically an Italian Australian
- An ancient Chinese vessel with legs and a lid.
- (informal) Very minor damage caused by being struck; a small dent or chip.
- (colloquial, roleplaying games, especially video games) The act of levelling up.
- The high-pitched resonant sound of a bell.
- (colloquial) A rejection.
- (Hong Kong) An indigenous inhabitant of the New Territories entitled to the building a village house under the Small House Policy.
- a ringing sound
- an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
verb
- hurl or thrust violently
- cause to crash
- stop operating
- break violently or noisily; smash
- undergo a sudden and severe downturn
- move violently as through a barrier
- occupy, usually uninvited
- sleep in a convenient place
- move with, or as if with, a crashing noise
- enter uninvited; informal
- fall or come down violently
- make a sudden loud sound
- undergo damage or destruction on impact
- (ambitransitive, slang) Ellipsis of gatecrash.
- (intransitive, slang) To lie down for a long rest, sleep or nap, as from tiredness or exhaustion.
- To make a sudden loud noise.
- To take a sudden and severe turn for the worse; to rapidly and catastrophically deteriorate.
- (computing, hardware, software, transitive) To cause an exception that terminates or halts execution.
- (transitive, Scotland, education) To take a subject at higher level without having previously studied it.
- (transitive) To cause something to collide with something else, especially when this results in damage.
- (transitive, slang) To give, as a favor.
- (intransitive) To experience a period of depression and/or lethargy after a period of euphoria, as after the euphoric effect of a psychotropic drug has dissipated.
- (transitive, management) To accelerate a project or a task or its schedule by devoting more resources to it.
- (intransitive) To collide with something destructively; to fall or come down violently.
- (transitive) To hit or strike with force.
- (computing, hardware, software, intransitive) To terminate or halt execution due to an exception.
- (intransitive, slang) To make or experience informal temporary living arrangements, especially overnight.
noun
- the act of colliding with something
- a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
- (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative
- a loud resonant repeating noise
- a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)
- (informal) A comedown from a drug.
- (finance) A sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures).
- An automobile, airplane, or other vehicle accident.
- (collective) A group of rhinoceroses.
- (ecology) A sudden decline in any living form's population levels, often leading to extinction.
- (computing) A malfunction of computer software or hardware which causes it to shut down or become partially or totally inoperable.
- A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.
- (textiles) A type of rough linen.
adj
noun
- An act of throwing.
- a quick throw
- (Scotland) 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.
- In the Eton College wall game, a point scored by lifting the ball against the wall in the calx.
- (Scotland, soccer) A throw-in from the sidelines, using two hands above the head.
- A sudden start aside, as by a horse.
- A place for throwing.
verb
- throw quickly
- (Scotland, transitive, intransitive) To throw a ball with two hands above the head, especially when it has crossed the side lines in a football (soccer) match.
- (transitive) To throw sideways with a jerk; to fling.
- (intransitive) To avoid due to caution, embarrassment or timidness.
- (intransitive) To jump back in fear.
- (Scotland) To hit the ball back into play from the sidelines in a shinty match.
- start suddenly, as from fright
adj
- Cautious; wary; suspicious.
- (UK, US, politics, of a voter) Less likely to reveal whom they will vote for than average, chiefly in the context of the collective effect this has on polling accuracy.
- Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.
- Easily frightened; timid.
- (informal) Short, insufficient or less than.
- wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things
- short
- lacking self-confidence
verb
- To throw badly.
- To do a poor job of promoting or selling someone or something, or to attemp such promotion at the wrong place or time.
- To give the wrong angle or pitch to.
- To sing or play one or more notes at the wrong pitch.
- To discard incorrectly.
- To set up a tent or camp badly (poor construction, bad location, etc.)
noun
verb
noun
verb
- toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
- throw or toss with a light motion
- (transitive) To throw so as to turn over.
- cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
- look through a book or other written material
- cause to move with a flick
- turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse
- move with a flick or light motion
- react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way
- go mad, go crazy
- lightly throw to see which side comes up
- reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
- (transitive, informal) To hand over or pass along.
- (transitive, finance, slang) To purchase and resell assets (often real estate or artworks) for immediate short-term profit.
- (intransitive, slang) To go berserk or crazy; to get extremely angry.
- (intransitive, informal) To switch to another task, etc.
- (intransitive, slang) To go berserk or crazy; to be extremely thrilled or enthusiastic.
- (transitive, US) To induce someone to turn state's evidence; to get someone to agree to testify against their co-conspirators in exchange for concessions.
- (intransitive, US) To turn state's evidence; to agree to testify against one's co-conspirators in exchange for concessions from prosecutors.
- (intransitive) To flap.
- (transitive) To put into a quick revolving motion through a snap of the thumb and index finger.
- (transitive, US politics) To win a state (or county) won by another party in the preceding elections.
- (transitive, computing) To invert a bit (binary digit), changing it from 0 to 1 or from 1 to 0.
- (transitive, finance, slang) To refinance (a loan), accruing additional fees.
adj
noun
- a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water
- the act of flipping a coin
- hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg
- an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
- (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
- a sudden, quick movement
- A hairstyle popular among boys in the 1960s–70s and 2000s–10s, in which the hair goes halfway down the ears, at which point it sticks out
- A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron (a "flip dog").
- A short flight.
- (informal) The purchase of an asset (usually a house) which is then improved and sold quickly for profit.
- A complete change of direction, decision, movement etc.
- (firearms, uncountable) The tendency of a gun's barrel to jerk about at the moment of firing.
- A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
- (US, slang) A slingshot.
intj
verb
- toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
- move or pull with a sudden motion
- make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
- move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
- squeeze tightly between the fingers
- (intransitive) To perform a twitch; spasm.
- (birdwatching, transitive) To spot or seek out a bird, especially a rare one.
- (transitive) To cause to twitch; spasm.
- (birdwatching, intransitive) To engage in twitching.
- (transitive) To jerk sharply and briefly.
noun
- a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
- (farriery) A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse and twisted to keep the animal quiet during minor surgery.
- (physiology) A brief, contractile response of a skeletal muscle elicited by a single maximal volley of impulses in the neurons supplying it.
- couch grass (Elymus repens; a species of grass, often considered as a weed)
- A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm.
- (informal) Action of spotting or seeking out a bird, especially a rare one.
- (mining) The sudden narrowing almost to nothing of a vein of ore.
- (birdwatching) A trip taken in order to observe a rare bird.
noun
- The act of throwing something.
- the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
- The flight of a thrown object.
- One’s ability to throw.
- (informal) A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance.
- (historical) A hand-operated lathe, especially a small lathe used by clockmakers.
- A distance travelled in general; displacement.
- Any of the projections integral to a crankshaft that receive or impart cranking motion from a connecting rod or similar component.
- (martial arts) A move in which one lifts or unbalances one’s opponent and then brings him down to the ground.
- A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.
- The distance travelled by something thrown.
- the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
- a single chance or instance
- casting an object in order to determine an outcome randomly
- bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering (an afghan or bedspread) that is casually thrown over something
verb
- To twist two or more filaments of (silk, etc.) so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver.
- (baseball, slang, of a team, a manager, etc.) To select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role (such as starter or reliever).
- (martial arts) To lift or unbalance one’s opponent and then bring him back down to the ground, especially into a position behind the thrower.
- (transitive) To show sudden emotion, especially anger.
- (transitive, informal) To confuse or mislead.
- (transitive, figuratively) To send hastily or desperately.
- (transitive) To imprison.
- (transitive, ceramics) To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.
- (transitive, computing) To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing.
- (transitive, veterinary medicine) Of animals: to give birth to (young).
- (American football) Synonym of pass.
- (transitive) To project or send forth.
- (transitive) To organize an event, especially a party.
- (transitive) To change (one’s voice) in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone else, or coming from a different place.
- (transitive) To install (a bridge).
- (transitive) To cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it.
- (transitive) To move to another position or condition; to displace.
- To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.
- (transitive) To eject or cause to fall off.
- (transitive, cricket, of a bowler) To deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.
- (ambitransitive) To roll (a die or dice).
- (transitive) To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.
- (transitive, bridge) To discard.
- (sports, video games) To intentionally lose a game.
- (sports, transitive) (of a game where one’s role is throwing something) To perform in a specified way in (a match).
- (transitive, of a punch or boxing combination) To deliver.
- cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
- to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly
- make on a potter's wheel
- throw (a die) out onto a flat surface
- place or put with great energy
- move violently, energetically, or carelessly
- be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
- utter with force; utter vehemently
- convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture
- put or send forth
- cause to be confused emotionally
- to remove
- cause to fall off
- organize or be responsible for
- propel through the air
verb
- To throw (something) forcefully; to hurl; also, to beat, to thrash.
- To cause (someone) to hurry; to hasten, to hurry.
- To move quickly, to rush, to whiz; also, to make a rushing sound; to whizz.
- To shake (vigorously); to tremble.
- Of the wind: to blow loudly and vigorously; to bluster; also, of an animal, etc.: to make a loud noise; to bellow, to roar.
adv
- To the place in or to which.
- (generally) In or to any place to which; to whatever place; wherever.
- To which place; also (after a noun denoting a place) to which.
- (figurative, also humorous) To what (future) cause, condition or state, reason, etc.; where, where next; also (obsolete) to what extent; how far.
- To what place; where.
noun
- (formal, archaic except literary or poetic) A place to which someone or something goes; also, a condition to which someone or something moves.
- A state of rushed action; a haste, a hurry; also, a state of anger or excitement.
- The sound of something moving quickly; a rush, a whiz.
- A gust of wind; a bluster.
- A forceful blow or hit.
- An act of shaking (vigorously); a shiver, a tremble; also, a slight bout of discomfort or illness.
noun
- Something that throws.
- Someone who throws.
- A flamethrower.
- (cricket) A bowler who illegally throws the ball instead of bowling it.
- (baseball, slang, 1800s) The pitcher.
- a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them in a kiln
- someone who projects something (especially by a rapid motion of the arm)
- a person who twists silk or rayon filaments into a thread or yarn
noun
- A movement or throw that overturns something.
- (coopering) A segment forming a side piece in the head of a cask.
- A corner (of a building).
- (countable, heraldry) A blazon of a coat of arms that makes a pun upon the name (or, less often, some attribute or function) of the bearer, canting arms.
- A sudden thrust, push, kick, or other impulse, producing a bias or change of direction; also, the bias or turn so given.
- An outer or external angle.
- A language spoken by some Irish Travellers; Shelta.
- (countable, uncountable) A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group.
- (nautical) A piece of wood laid upon the deck of a vessel to support the bulkheads.
- A segment of the rim of a wooden cogwheel.
- (countable) An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.
- An inclination from a horizontal or vertical line; a slope or bevel; a tilt.
- (lumbering) An unfinished log after preliminary cutting.
- (uncountable) Whining speech, such as that used by beggars.
- (uncountable, derogatory) Empty, hypocritical talk.
- (dialectal, forestry) A parcel, a division.
- Slope, the angle at which something is set.
- insincere talk about religion or morals
- two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
- stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
- a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
- a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force
adj
verb
- (intransitive) To talk, beg, or preach in a singsong or whining fashion, especially in a false or empty manner.
- (transitive) To overturn so that the contents are emptied.
- (intransitive) To speak in set phrases.
- (intransitive, heraldry) Of a blazon, to make a pun that references the bearer of a coat of arms.
- (transitive) To set (something) at an angle; to tilt.
- (intransitive) To speak with the jargon of a class or subgroup.
- (transitive) To give a sudden turn or new direction to.
- (transitive) To bevel an edge or corner.
- heel over
verb
- throw carelessly
- pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
- eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
- throw away
- (intransitive, cricket) To throw; to bowl with an incorrect action.
- To bore or turn (a hole) in a revolving piece held in a chuck.
- To make a clucking sound.
- (transitive, informal) To throw, especially in a careless or inaccurate manner.
- (transitive, informal) To discard, to throw away.
- To touch or tap gently.
- To place in a chuck, or hold by means of a chuck, as in turning.
- (South Africa, slang, intransitive) To leave; to depart; to bounce.
- (intransitive, slang) To vomit.
- To call, as a hen her chickens.
- (transitive, informal) To jilt; to dump.
- (music) On rhythm guitar or mandolin etc.: to mute a chord by lifting the fretting fingers immediately after strumming, producing a percussive effect.
noun
- a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill
- the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade
- informal terms for a meal
- (cooking) Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.
- (music) On rhythm guitar or mandolin etc., the muting of a chord by lifting the fretting fingers immediately after strumming, producing a percussive effect.
- (Scotland) A small pebble.
- A clucking sound.
- (informal) A casual throw.
- (slang) A friend or close acquaintance; term of endearment.
- A gentle touch or tap.
- (mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that holds an object firmly in place, for example holding a drill bit in a high-speed rotating drill or grinder.
- (slang) An act or instance of vomiting.
- (cricket, informal) A throw, an incorrect bowling action.
- A pair of nunchaku, especially when using two.
- Abbreviation of woodchuck.
verb
- throw carelessly
- throw or toss with a light motion
- move or stir about violently
- throw or cast away
- agitate
- lightly throw to see which side comes up
- To subject to trials; to harass.
- (rowing) To peak (the oars), to lift them from the rowlocks and hold them perpendicularly, the handle resting on the bottom of the boat.
- To flip a coin, to decide a point of contention.
- To lift with a sudden or violent motion.
- (slang, usually as "toss one's cookies") To vomit.
- (transitive, informal) To search (a room or a cell), sometimes leaving visible disorder, as for valuables or evidence of a crime.
- (intransitive) To be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean, or as a ship in heavy seas.
- (UK, slang) To masturbate.
- To throw with an initial upward direction.
- (UK, slang) To drink in large draughts; to gulp.
- To stir or mix (a salad).
- (intransitive) To roll and tumble; to be in violent commotion.
- (informal, transitive) To discard; to throw away.
- To agitate; to make restless.
noun
- the act of flipping a coin
- (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
- an abrupt movement
- (UK, slang, uncountable) Nonsense; drivel.
- A throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward direction, particularly with a lack of care.
- (UK, vulgar) An act of masturbation.
- (British slang) A state of agitation; commotion.
- (British slang, chiefly in the negative) Concern or consideration.
- A haughty throwing up of the head.
- (cricket, soccer) The coin toss before a cricket match in order to decide who bats first, or before a football match in order to decide the direction of play.
- (broadcasting) A handover from one presenter to another, announced by the first presenter.
- (Billingsgate Fish Market slang) A measure of sprats.
verb
- throw or toss with a quick motion
- cause to make a snapping sound
- look through a book or other written material
- cause to move with a flick
- shine unsteadily
- remove with a flick (of the hand)
- twitch or flutter
- flash intermittently
- touch or hit with a light, quick blow
- To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion.
- To pass by rapidly, so as not to be perceived clearly.
noun
- a short stroke
- a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
- a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible)
- A unit of time, equal to 1/705,600,000 of a second
- The act of pressing a place on a touch screen device.
- (informal) A motion picture, movie, film; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema.
- (tennis) A powerful underarm volley shot.
- A flitch.
- A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.
- (fencing) A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target.
verb
- throw or toss with a quick motion
- jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
- make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
- pull, or move with a sudden movement
- move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
- (Internet slang) To satirize behavior that is, to an extent, common in a community, especially in circlejerk subreddits.
- (transitive) To give a quick, often unpleasant tug or shake.
- (US, slang, vulgar) To masturbate.
- (usually transitive, weightlifting) To lift using a jerk.
- To cure (meat) by cutting it into strips and drying it, originally in the sun.
- (intransitive) To make a sudden uncontrolled movement.
noun
- meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun
- (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration
- a dull stupid fatuous person
- an abrupt spasmodic movement
- a sudden abrupt pull
- raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms
- (originally Canada, US, slang, derogatory) A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered, or disagreeable.
- (slang) Masturbation.
- (weightlifting) A lift in which the weight is taken with a quick motion from shoulder height to a position above the head with arms fully extended and held there for a brief time.
- (US, slang, derogatory) A stupid person; an idiot or fool.
- A quick pull on something.
- (Caribbean, Jamaica) Meat (or sometimes vegetables) cured by jerking, in which it is coated in spices and slow-cooked over a fire or grill traditionally composed of green pimento wood positioned over burning coals; charqui.
- A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the human body.
- (Internet slang) An act of satirizing behavior that is, to an extent, common in a community, especially in circlejerk subreddits.
- (physics, engineering) The rate of change in acceleration with respect to time.
- (Caribbean, Jamaica) A rich, spicy Jamaican marinade.
- (preceded by definite article) A dance, popular in Western culture in the 1960s, in which the head and upper body is thrown forwards regularly to the beat of the music.
adj
noun
verb
noun
- The act of throwing or darting out with a sudden force and rapid flight.
- (specifically) A reflex in human beings and other mammals in response to sexual stimulation involving the forcible ejection from the urethra of, in males, semen; and, in females, vaginal fluid.
- (biology) The act of ejecting or suddenly throwing, as a fluid from a duct or other body structure.
- The uttering of a short, sudden exclamation or prayer, or the exclamation or prayer uttered.
- the discharge of semen in males
- an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion
noun
- The act of flinging or throwing something off.
- (accounting) Income minus expenses and depreciation (before tax).
- (UK) A start in a hunt or a race.
- A red herring; something intended to throw people off.
- A control that engages or disengages part of the mechanism on a device without having to turn the device off.
- Something that is done, made, or said informally, on the side, or off-the-cuff.
- Something that is flung or thrown off.
- (sports) A throw taken to resume play, such as after a goal or at the start of a period.
- Something that has been discarded; a castoff.
- A byproduct, spinoff, or incidental creation.
- A race in which a contestant is paid to deliberately lose.
- The deflection of a projectile at an angle.
- (by extension) A discount on a debt or invoice due to a problem with the asset being paid for.
intj
noun
verb
noun
- The act by which something is hurled or thrown.
- An Irish game of ancient Celtic origin. It is played with an ash stick called a hurley (camán in Irish) and a hard leather ball called a sliotar.
- A Cornish street game resembling rugby, played with a silver ball.
- a traditional Irish game resembling hockey; played by two teams of 15 players each
verb
verb
- (transitive) To throw headlong.
- (cryptocurrencies) To obscure the audit trail of funds by means of a tumbler.
- (transitive) To smooth and polish (e.g. gemstones or pebbles) by means of a rotating tumbler.
- (intransitive) To drop rapidly.
- (intransitive, informal) To have sexual intercourse.
- (intransitive) To fall end over end; to roll over and over.
- (intransitive) To move or rush in a headlong or uncontrolled way.
- To muss, to make disorderly; to tousle or rumple.
- (intransitive) To perform gymnastics such as somersaults, rolls, and handsprings.
- fall down, as if collapsing
- suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat
- throw together in a confused mass
- put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying
- roll over and over, back and forth
- fall suddenly and sharply
- fly around
- understand, usually after some initial difficulty
- fall apart
- do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully
- cause to topple or tumble by pushing
noun
noun
adj
verb
noun
- One who tosses or throws something.
- (UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, slang, derogatory, vulgar) A person who masturbates.
- (computing) A program that forwards or redirects messages on a bulletin board system.
- (UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, derogatory, offensive, slang) An objectionable person, often somewhat obnoxious in demeanour.
- terms of abuse for a masturbator
- someone who throws lightly (as with the palm upward)
noun
- the action or manner of throwing something
- promotion by means of an argument and demonstration
- abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
- a sports field with predetermined dimensions for playing soccer
- the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
- a high approach shot in golf
- a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk)
- any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
- the act of throwing a baseball or softball by the pitcher towards home plate, which initiates play by giving the batter a chance to hit it
- an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump
- degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
- (sports, UK, Australia, New Zealand) The field on which cricket, soccer, rugby, gridiron or field hockey is played. (In cricket, the pitch is in the centre of the field; see cricket pitch.) (Not often used in the US or Canada, where "field" is the preferred word.)
- An effort to sell or promote something.
- (geology) Pitchstone.
- The point where a declivity begins; hence, the declivity itself; a descending slope; the degree or rate of descent or slope; slant.
- The angle at which an object sits.
- (golf) A short, high, lofty shot that lands with backspin.
- An area on a campsite intended for occupation by a single tent, caravan or similar.
- A dark, extremely viscous material still remaining after distilling crude oil or natural tar.
- The distance between evenly spaced objects, e.g. the teeth of a saw or gear, the turns of a screw thread, the centres of holes, or letters in a monospace font.
- Prominence; importance.
- The height a bird reaches in flight, especially a bird of prey preparing to swoop down on its prey.
- (nautical, aviation) The degree to which a vehicle, especially a ship or aircraft, rotates on such an axis, tilting its bow or nose up or down.
- (music) In an a cappella group, the singer responsible for singing a note for the other members to tune themselves by.
- (by extension) The place where a busker performs, a prostitute solicits clients, or an illegal gambling game etc. is set up before the public.
- (cricket) That point of the ground on which the ball pitches or lights when bowled.
- (mining) The limit of ground set to a miner who receives a share of the ore taken out.
- (climbing) A section of a climb or rock face; specifically, the climbing distance between belays or stances.
- A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand.
- (now British, regional) A person's or animal's height.
- A descent; a fall; a thrusting down.
- (music, phonetics) The perceived frequency of a sound, note or electromagnetic wave.
- A point or peak; the extreme point of elevation or depression.
- (music) The standard to which a group of musical instruments are tuned or in which a piece is performed, usually by reference to the frequency to which the musical note A above middle C is tuned.
- (baseball) The act of pitching a baseball.
- A level or degree, or (by extension), a peak or highest degree.
- A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.
- An area in a market (or similar) allocated to a particular trader.
- (aviation) A measure of the angle of attack of a propeller.
- (caving) A vertical cave passage, only negotiable by using rope or ladders.
- (rare) The field of battle.
- The most thrust-out point of a headland or cape.
verb
- throw or toss with a light motion
- heel over
- set to a certain pitch
- sell or offer for sale from place to place
- move abruptly
- fall or plunge forward
- throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball
- be at an angle
- set the level or character of
- erect and fasten
- lead (a card) and establish the trump suit
- hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin
- To cover or smear with pitch.
- (transitive) To set or fix (a price or value).
- (transitive) To fix or set the tone of.
- (brewing) To add yeast as a step while making beer
- (transitive) To assemble or erect (a tent). Also used figuratively.
- (with on or upon) To fix one's choice.
- (intransitive, Bristol, of snow) To settle and build up, without melting.
- (intransitive) To plunge or fall; especially, to fall forward; to decline or slope.
- (transitive) To set at an angle, especially a downwards one; to cause to tilt.
- (intransitive, baseball) To play baseball in the position of pitcher.
- (intransitive, cricket) To bounce on the playing surface.
- (transitive) To set, face, or pave (an embankment or roadway) with rubble or undressed stones.
- (transitive) To throw away; discard.
- (transitive, golf) To play a short, high, lofty shot that lands with backspin.
- To darken; to blacken; to obscure.
- (intransitive) To fix or place a tent or temporary habitation; to encamp.
- (transitive) To deliver in a certain tone or style, or with a certain audience in mind.
- (transitive or intransitive, baseball) To throw (the ball) toward a batter at home plate.
- (transitive) To promote, advertise, or attempt to sell.
- (intransitive) To produce a note of a given pitch.
- (transitive) To throw.
- (transitive, card games, slang) To discard (a card) for some gain.
- To attack, or position or assemble for attack.
- (ambitransitive, aviation or nautical) To move so that the front of an aircraft or boat goes alternately up and down.
adj
verb
- (intransitive) To toss or tumble oneself about; act violently, rage, throw a fit.
- (intransitive) To trudge, walk heavily.
- (ambitransitive) To wrestle.
- (transitive, dialectal) To distress, overtire.
- (intransitive, dialectal) To hurry along; gad about.
- (intransitive) To sprawl with the arms and legs; kick or fidget with the feet.
- (intransitive) To struggle, toil, strive, labour.
noun
verb
noun
- (vulgar, slang, especially with the verb "take") An act of urination.
- (UK, slang, with "the") Pickpocketing.
- (informal) Someone who is remarkably skilled at something.
- (UK, slang, uncountable) Amphetamine.
- A whirring or hissing sound (as above).
- a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air
- someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
prep
noun
- (wrestling) A kind of throw.
- A pawl or similar catch.
- (graphical user interface) The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse or similar input device, both as a physical act and a reaction in the software.
- Alternative spelling of klick (“kilometers; kilometers per hour”).
- (phonetics) An ingressive sound made by coarticulating a velar or uvular closure with another closure.
- (UK, dialect) The latch of a door.
- (by extension) A single instance of content on the Internet being accessed.
- A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively high-pitched sound produced by the impact of something small and hard against something hard, such as by the operation of a switch, a lock, or a latch.
- The sound made by a dolphin.
- (British) The act of snapping one's fingers.
- (US) Misspelling of clique.
- A limb contortion at the joint, part of vogue dancing.
- The act of operating a switch, etc., so that it clicks.
- (music, informal) A click track.
- A detent, pawl, or ratchet, such as that which catches the cogs of a ratchet wheel to prevent backward motion.
- a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu)
- a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
- a short light metallic sound
- depression of a button on a computer mouse
intj
verb
- (transitive, computing, advertising) To visit (a website).
- (intransitive) To get along well.
- (computing) To press and release (a button on a computer mouse).
- (British) To snap one's fingers.
- (transitive) To cause to make a click; to operate (a switch, etc) so that it makes a click.
- (intransitive) To make sense suddenly.
- (intransitive, India) Of a film, to be successful at the box office.
- (intransitive, graphical user interface) To navigate by clicking a mouse button.
- (transitive, India) To take (a photograph) with a camera.
- (intransitive) To emit a click.
- (US) Misspelling of clique.
- (transitive, graphical user interface) To select a software item using, usually, but not always, the pressing of a mouse button.
- (intransitive, India) To achieve success in one's career or a breakthrough, often the first time.
- cause to make a snapping sound
- produce a click
- make a clicking or ticking sound
- make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens
- move or strike with a noise
- click repeatedly or uncontrollably
- become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
verb
verb
adj
noun
- (xiangqi) A piece which moves horizontally and vertically like a rook but captures another piece by jumping over a different piece in the line of attack.
- (US, slang) A pickpocket.
- Any similar device for shooting material out of a tube.
- (military, chiefly aviation) An autocannon.
- A complete assembly, consisting of an artillery tube and a breech mechanism, firing mechanism or base cap, which is a component of a gun, howitzer or mortar, which may include muzzle appendages.
- (historical) A large muzzle-loading artillery piece.
- (fandom slang) Misspelling of canon.
- (historical) A cylindrical item of plate armor protecting the arm, particularly one of a pair of such cylinders worn with a couter, the upper cannon protecting the upper arm and the lower cannon protecting the forearm.
- (baseball, figuratively, informal) The arm of a player who can throw well.
- (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) A carom.
- (cooking) A rolled and filleted loin of meat.
- A cannon bit.
- (engineering) A hollow cylindrical piece carried by a revolving shaft, on which it may, however, revolve independently.
- A bone of a horse’s leg, between the fetlock joint and the knee or hock.
- (printing, uncountable) Alternative form of canon (“a large size of type”).
- a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
- heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane
- (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm
- heavy gun fired from a tank
- a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
- lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
noun
- many objects thrown forcefully through the air
- enthusiastic greeting
- precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
- (meteorology, uncountable) Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.
- (meteorology, countable) An occurrence of this type of precipitation; a hailstorm.
- (countable, by extension) A rapid, intense barrage by a large number of projectiles or other objects.
verb
- precipitate as small ice particles
- greet enthusiastically or joyfully
- praise vociferously
- call for
- be a native of
- (transitive) To name; to designate; to call.
- (intransitive) To send or release hail.
- (impersonal) To have hailstones fall from the sky.
- (transitive) In the game of uppies and downies, to throw (the ball) repeatedly up and down at the goal location, in order to score a point.
- (transitive) To call out loudly in order to gain the attention of.
- (transitive) To greet; give salutation to; salute.
- (transitive) To signal in order to initiate communication with.
- (transitive, by extension, UK, Australia) To indicate, from a designated stop or otherwise, to the driver of a public transport vehicle that one wishes to board and travel on the vehicle, usually using hand signals such as waving.
- (from) to originate (from), be native (to) or be based (in)
- To pour down in rapid succession.
noun
- (figuratively) The act of pitching or throwing oneself headlong or violently forward, like an unruly horse.
- A dive, leap, rush, or pitch into (into water).
- The act of plunging or submerging.
- (slang) Heavy and reckless betting in horse racing; hazardous speculation.
- a steep and rapid fall
- a brief swim in water
verb
- thrust or throw into
- (intransitive, slang) To bet heavily and recklessly; to risk large sums in gambling.
- (figuratively, transitive) To cast, stab or throw deep and fast into some thing, state, condition or action.
- (intransitive) To pitch or throw oneself headlong or violently forward, as a horse does.
- (figuratively, intransitive) To fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition.
- (transitive) To remove a blockage by suction.
- (transitive) To thrust into liquid, or into any penetrable substance; to immerse.
- (intransitive) To dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself.
- drop steeply
- dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity
- cause to be immersed
- begin with vigor
- immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
- devote (oneself) fully to
- fall abruptly
verb
- To throw together in a disorderly manner.
- To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle.
- (intransitive) To grow rough, boisterous, or turbulent.
- (intransitive) To be rough; to jar; to be in contention; hence, to put on airs; to swagger.
- (transitive) To make a ruffle in; to curl or flute, as an edge of fabric.
- To erect in a ruff, as feathers.
- (intransitive) To become disordered; to play loosely; to flutter.
- (military) To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum.
- (transitive) To disturb; especially, to cause to flutter.
- disturb the smoothness of
- pleat or gather into a ruffle
- mix so as to make a random order or arrangement
- erect or fluff up
- stir up (water) so as to form ripples
- twitch or flutter
- trouble or vex
- discompose
- to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
noun
- Disturbance; agitation; commotion.
- Any gathered or curled strip of fabric added as trim or decoration.
- (military) A low, vibrating beat of a drum, quieter than a roll; a ruff.
- (zoology) The connected series of large egg capsules, or oothecae, of several species of American marine gastropods of the genus Fulgur.
- a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
- a noisy fight
- a high tight collar
noun
verb
noun
- A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion
- (with "the") Russula vesca, an edible woodland mushroom.
- A tentative or brief, passing engagement with something.
- An act of flirting.
- Someone who flirts a lot or enjoys flirting; a flirtatious person.
- (dialectal) A brief shower (of rain or snow).
- playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
- a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
adj
verb
- (transitive) To blurt out.
- (intransitive) To play at courtship; to talk with teasing affection, to insinuate sexual attraction in a playful (especially conversational) way.
- (intransitive) To experiment, or tentatively engage, with; to become involved in passing with.
- (intransitive) To dart about; to move with quick, jerky motions.
- (transitive) To throw (something) with a jerk or sudden movement; to fling.
- talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
- behave carelessly or indifferently
verb
- (ambitransitive) To shoot out or throw violently; to hurl or knock out.
- (intransitive) To move or turn rapidly, as the gears of a machine or the sails of a ship.
- (intransitive) To move quickly and nimbly on foot; to stride or run at a brisk pace.
- (transitive) To soundly defeat, to trounce.
- (transitive) To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification.
- (transitive) To hit very hard.
- give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
noun
verb
- collide violently
- strike with horror or terror
- strike with disgust or revulsion
- inflict a trauma upon
- collect or gather into shocks
- subject to electrical shocks
- surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
- (transitive) To strike with disgust, to offend, scandalize.
- (transitive) To add a chemical to (a swimming pool) to moderate the chlorine levels.
- (transitive) To collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook.
- (transitive) To subject to a shock wave or violent impact.
- (transitive) To give an electric shock to.
- (transitive) To cause to be emotionally shocked; to cause (someone) to feel greatly surprised or upset.
- (geology, transitive) To deform the crystal structure of a stone by the application of extremely high pressure at moderate temperature, as produced only by hypervelocity impact events, lightning strikes, and nuclear explosions.
noun
- a sudden jarring impact
- (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor
- an instance of agitation of the earth's crust
- an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
- the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
- the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
- a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body
- a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field
- a bushy thick mass (especially hair)
- a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
- (mathematics) A discontinuity arising in the solution of a partial differential equation.
- (figuratively) Something so surprising that it is stunning.
- (physics) A shock wave.
- (medicine) Circulatory shock, a medical emergency characterized by the inability of the circulatory system to supply enough oxygen to meet tissue requirements.
- A sudden, heavy impact.
- (psychology) A sudden or violent mental or emotional disturbance.
- An arrangement of sheaves for drying; a stook.
- A chemical added to a swimming pool to moderate the chlorine levels.
- (medicine) Electric shock, a sudden burst of electrical energy hitting a person or animal.
- (by extension) A tuft or bunch of something, such as hair or grass.
- (psychology) A state of distress following a mental or emotional disturbance, often caused by news or other stimuli.
- (automotive, mechanical engineering) A shock absorber (typically in the suspension of a vehicle).
adj
verb
- hurl as if with a sling
- shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult
- (intransitive) To be fired from a catapult or as if from a catapult.
- (transitive) To fire or launch something, as if from a catapult.
- (intransitive) To have one's status increased rapidly.
- (transitive) To increase the status of something rapidly.
- (transitive) To fire a missile from a catapult.
noun
- a device that launches aircraft from a warship
- a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
- an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
- (UK) A slingshot.
- A device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects.
- (figuratively) An instance of firing something, as if from a catapult.
- An instance of firing a missile from a catapult.
- A mechanical aid on aircraft carriers designed to help airplanes take off from the flight deck.
verb
- hurl as if with a sling
- To throw with a circular or arcing motion.
- move with a sling
- hang loosely or freely; let swing
- hold or carry in a sling
- To throw with a sling.
- (nautical) To pass a rope around (a cask, gun, etc.) preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle.
- (slang) To sell, peddle, or distribute (often illicitly, e.g. drugs, sex, etc.).
noun
- a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
- a simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released
- bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck
- a highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice
- a shoe that has a strap that wraps around the heel
- A drink composed of a spirit (usually gin) and water sweetened.
- A loop of rope, or a rope or chain with hooks, for suspending a barrel, bale, or other heavy object, in hoisting or lowering.
- A loop of cloth, worn around the neck, for supporting a baby or other such load.
- A kind of hanging bandage put around the neck, in which a wounded arm or hand is supported.
- (climbing) A loop of rope or fabric tape used for various purposes: e.g. as part of a runner, or providing extra protection when abseiling or belaying.
- A young or infant spider, such as one raised in captivity.
- The act or motion of hurling as with a sling; a throw; figuratively, a stroke.
- (nautical, chiefly in the plural) A band of rope or iron for securing a yard to a mast.
- A strap attached to a firearm, for suspending it from the shoulder.
- (weaponry) An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other.
verb
noun
- (rare) A tuning fork.
- A similar fork with slightly more and heavier tines, used for mucking stalls and pitching soiled bedding into a wagon or manure spreader.
- An agricultural tool comprising a fork with sparse, light tines, attached to a long handle, used for pitching hay (especially loose hay) high up onto a stack (as on a wagon or haystack, or into a haymow).
- (casual, loosely) Any fork used for farm labor, even a digging fork (but such usage is often considered ignorant by experienced farmers).
- a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay
verb
- To slap or strike; to beat, pummel; to hurl or throw down violently.
- (of rain or other water) To fall; to beat (against something).
- To set on; to incite.
- (British, dialectal) To split; to crack.
- To construct or provide with slats.
- To throw (something, especially water or liquid) down; to slam or splash (something) down.
- close the slats of (windows)
- equip or bar with slats
noun
- (skiing, slang) A ski.
- A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath), metal, or plastic.
- A drop (of rain or water), a splash.
- (aviation) A control surface that extends forwards and downwards from the leading edge of a wing, leaving a gap between it and the leading edge, in order to modify the airflow around the wing so as to allow flight at a higher angle of attack without stalling, lowering the aircraft's stall speed.
- A thin piece of stone; a slate.
- a thin strip (wood or metal)
verb
- throw with great effort
- make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
- lift or elevate
- breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
- move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position
- bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
- rise and move, as in waves or billows
- utter a sound, as with obvious effort
- (intransitive) To make an effort to raise, throw, or move anything; to strain to do something difficult.
- (transitive) To utter with effort.
- (intransitive) To rise and fall.
- (transitive, mining, geology) To displace (a vein, stratum).
- (intransitive) To be thrown up or raised; to rise upward, as a tower or mound.
- (transitive) To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
- (transitive, nautical) To pull up with a rope or cable.
- (ambitransitive, nautical) To move in a certain direction or into a certain position or situation.
- (transitive) To throw, cast.
- (intransitive) To retch, to make an effort to vomit; to vomit.
noun
- (geology) a horizontal dislocation
- the act of raising something
- the act of lifting something with great effort
- throwing something heavy (with great effort)
- an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
- an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
- (rare, only used attributively as in "heave line" or "heave horse") Broken wind in horses.
- (cricket) A forceful shot in which the ball follows a high trajectory
- An effort to vomit; retching.
- 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.
- (countable) An effort to raise something, such as a weight or one's own body, or to move something heavy.
- (nautical) The measure of extent to which a nautical vessel goes up and down in a short period of time.
- A horizontal dislocation in a metallic lode, taking place at an intersection with another lode.
verb
- (informal, transitive) To throw with a rapid slamming motion.
- (chiefly of an object) To make a noise like something moving quickly through the air.
- (US, Scotland, British, dialect, slang) To whack or beat.
- (Scotland) To slice, especially into large pieces; to chop.
- attack forcefully
- propel or hit with force
- beat with force
noun
noun
- (curling) One of the rocks that end up crashing against another, making banging sounds, after a throw.
- (US, crime, slang) Clipping of gangbanger; a member of a gang.
- (British, sexuality, slang) A man's penis.
- (automotive, slang) An old, worn-out car. From a stereotypical one backfiring, making banging noises.
- (slang, idiomatic, music) A powerfully energetic or exceptional song, especially in hip-hop and dance music.
- (slang, by extension) Any particularly good or pleasing thing.
- (curling) One of the rocks that results in a score at the finish of an end.
- (soccer) A spectacular goal.
- (British, sexuality, slang) A woman's breast.
- (British) A firework that makes a bang.
- (sexuality, slang) A person who has sex.
- (Internet slang, also attributive) A good or popular post.
- (US, automotive, slang) A car or an engine; referring to the cylinders of an engine in a car. From the explosive bangs on every cylinder firing.
- (military, slang) A Bangalore torpedo.
- (British, New Zealand, Australia, food, slang) A sausage.
- firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing
- (British informal) pork sausage
verb
- throw or toss with a light motion
- To clear (a high jump bar, hurdle, etc.) by a large margin.
- (rowing) To raise an oar too high above the water.
- (ball games) To hit, kick, or throw a ball extremely high.
- To move quickly, as if by flying; to fly; also, to escape, to flee (especially by airplane).
- (ball games) To hit, kick, or throw (a ball) extremely high.
- (informal) To drink (a beverage) from a container without one's lips touching the container.
- (soccer) To miss a goal by kicking the ball over the crossbar.
noun
- the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
- The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen.
- Ellipsis of sky blue.
- With a descriptive word: the part of the sky which can be seen from a specific place or at a specific time; its climate, condition, etc.
- (mathematics, theoretical physics) The set of all lightlike lines (or directions) passing through a given point in space-time.
verb
- (intransitive, literary) To violently toss the limbs about.
- (intransitive, of a crop) To be so separated, or to be capable of being so separated.
- (transitive, agriculture) To separate the grain from the straw or husks (chaff) by mechanical beating, with a flail or machinery, or by driving animals over them.
- (transitive, literary) To beat soundly, usually with some tool such as a stick or whip; to drub.
- (nautical) To drive through adverse conditions (wind, waves).
- (transitive, literary, usually with 'over') To belabor; to go over repeatedly, especially an argument.
- move or stir about violently
- beat the seeds out of a grain
- give a thrashing to; beat hard
- move like a flail; thresh about
adj
noun
verb
verb
- To throw one's body in the air, possibly in a way that is ungraceful or lacks skill.
- (intransitive, Ultimate Frisbee) To make a long throw with the frisbee; to start a point by making such a throw.
- (transitive, Ultimate Frisbee) To throw a frisbee a long distance.
- (mountain biking) To attempt a particularly big jump or drop, often haphazardly.
- To throw oneself off a large jump or drop.
- (transitive, informal) To throw or chuck.
- (mountain biking) To make a maneuver in a clumsy or poorly planned way.
- (transitive, whitewater kayaking) To paddle off a waterfall or to boof a big drop.
noun
verb
- throw forcefully
- form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold
- deposit
- formulate in a particular style or language
- assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- choose at random
- eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
- select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet
- put or send forth
- to remove
- (nautical) To bring the bows of a sailing ship on to the required tack just as the anchor is weighed by use of the headsail; to bring (a ship) round.
- To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide.
- (of an animal) To throw off (the skin) as a process of growth; to shed the hair or fur of the coat.
- To consider; to turn or revolve in the mind; to plan.
- To deposit (a ballot or voting paper); to formally register (one's vote).
- To throw forward (a fishing line, net etc.) into the sea.
- (botany) To shed leaves or fruit prematurely.
- (transitive) To assign (a role in a play or performance).
- (Wicca) To open a circle in order to begin a spell or meeting of witches.
- (hunting) Of dogs, hunters: to spread out and search for a scent.
- (medicine) To set (a bone etc.) in a cast.
- (dated outside accounting) To add up (a column of figures, accounts etc.); cross-cast refers to adding up a row of figures.
- To throw down or aside.
- (media) To broadcast (video) over the Internet or a local network, especially to one's television.
- (transitive) To describe in an opinionated way. Mostly used with a metaphor involving light.
- (computing) To change a variable type from, for example, integer to real, or integer to text.
- (obsolete except in set phrases) To remove, take off (clothes).
- To twist or warp (of fabric, timber etc.).
- (astrology) To calculate the astrological value of (a horoscope, birth etc.).
- (now somewhat literary) To throw.
- To direct (one's eyes, gaze etc.).
- To perform, bring forth (a magical spell or enchantment).
- To shape (molten metal etc.) by pouring into a mould; to make (an object) in such a way.
- To throw (light etc.) on or upon something, or in a given direction.
- (transitive) To assign a role in a play or performance to (an actor).
- (nautical) To heave the lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water.
noun
- a violent throw
- An act of throwing.
- the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel
- object formed by a mold
- the actors in a play
- container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens
- the act of throwing dice
- the distinctive form in which a thing is made
- the visual appearance of something or someone
- bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
- The casting procedure.
- (firearms) The measurement of the angle of a shotgun stock from a top-view center line, used to align the shotgun to the shooter's eye.
- Visual appearance.
- A small mass of earth "thrown off" or excreted by a worm.
- (art) The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew.
- (fishing) An instance of throwing out a fishing line.
- A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones.
- The form of one's thoughts, mind etc.
- (hawking) The number of hawks (or occasionally other birds) cast off at one time; a pair.
- The mould used to make cast objects.
- The number rolled on a die when it is thrown.
- An object made in a mould.
- Animal and insect remains which have been regurgitated by a bird.
- Something which has been thrown, dispersed etc.
- A squint.
- A chance or attempt at something.
- A group of crabs.
adj
verb
noun
noun
- An act of throwing, often violently.
- An act of moving the limbs or body with violent movements, especially in a dance.
- (figuratively) An attempt, a try.
- A party, especially a dance party.
- A short romantic, oftentimes sexual, relationship.
- An act or period of unrestrained indulgence, enthusiasm, or both.
- (dance) A lively Scottish country dance.
- a usually brief attempt
- a brief indulgence of your impulses
- the act of flinging
verb
- throw with force or recklessness
- (transitive) To throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.
- (intransitive, somewhat literary) To move (oneself) abruptly or violently; to rush or dash.
- (intransitive, somewhat literary) To utter abusive language; to sneer.
- throw or cast away
- indulge oneself
- move in an abrupt or headlong manner
noun
- An act of throwing.
- a quick throw
- (Scotland) 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.
- In the Eton College wall game, a point scored by lifting the ball against the wall in the calx.
- (Scotland, soccer) A throw-in from the sidelines, using two hands above the head.
- A sudden start aside, as by a horse.
- A place for throwing.
verb
- throw quickly
- (Scotland, transitive, intransitive) To throw a ball with two hands above the head, especially when it has crossed the side lines in a football (soccer) match.
- (transitive) To throw sideways with a jerk; to fling.
- (intransitive) To avoid due to caution, embarrassment or timidness.
- (intransitive) To jump back in fear.
- (Scotland) To hit the ball back into play from the sidelines in a shinty match.
- start suddenly, as from fright
adj
- Cautious; wary; suspicious.
- (UK, US, politics, of a voter) Less likely to reveal whom they will vote for than average, chiefly in the context of the collective effect this has on polling accuracy.
- Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.
- Easily frightened; timid.
- (informal) Short, insufficient or less than.
- wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things
- short
- lacking self-confidence
noun
- The act of throwing something.
- the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
- The flight of a thrown object.
- One’s ability to throw.
- (informal) A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance.
- (historical) A hand-operated lathe, especially a small lathe used by clockmakers.
- A distance travelled in general; displacement.
- Any of the projections integral to a crankshaft that receive or impart cranking motion from a connecting rod or similar component.
- (martial arts) A move in which one lifts or unbalances one’s opponent and then brings him down to the ground.
- A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.
- The distance travelled by something thrown.
- the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
- a single chance or instance
- casting an object in order to determine an outcome randomly
- bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering (an afghan or bedspread) that is casually thrown over something
verb
- To twist two or more filaments of (silk, etc.) so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver.
- (baseball, slang, of a team, a manager, etc.) To select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role (such as starter or reliever).
- (martial arts) To lift or unbalance one’s opponent and then bring him back down to the ground, especially into a position behind the thrower.
- (transitive) To show sudden emotion, especially anger.
- (transitive, informal) To confuse or mislead.
- (transitive, figuratively) To send hastily or desperately.
- (transitive) To imprison.
- (transitive, ceramics) To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.
- (transitive, computing) To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing.
- (transitive, veterinary medicine) Of animals: to give birth to (young).
- (American football) Synonym of pass.
- (transitive) To project or send forth.
- (transitive) To organize an event, especially a party.
- (transitive) To change (one’s voice) in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone else, or coming from a different place.
- (transitive) To install (a bridge).
- (transitive) To cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it.
- (transitive) To move to another position or condition; to displace.
- To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.
- (transitive) To eject or cause to fall off.
- (transitive, cricket, of a bowler) To deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.
- (ambitransitive) To roll (a die or dice).
- (transitive) To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.
- (transitive, bridge) To discard.
- (sports, video games) To intentionally lose a game.
- (sports, transitive) (of a game where one’s role is throwing something) To perform in a specified way in (a match).
- (transitive, of a punch or boxing combination) To deliver.
- cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
- to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly
- make on a potter's wheel
- throw (a die) out onto a flat surface
- place or put with great energy
- move violently, energetically, or carelessly
- be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
- utter with force; utter vehemently
- convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture
- put or send forth
- cause to be confused emotionally
- to remove
- cause to fall off
- organize or be responsible for
- propel through the air
noun
- Something that throws.
- Someone who throws.
- A flamethrower.
- (cricket) A bowler who illegally throws the ball instead of bowling it.
- (baseball, slang, 1800s) The pitcher.
- a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them in a kiln
- someone who projects something (especially by a rapid motion of the arm)
- a person who twists silk or rayon filaments into a thread or yarn
noun
- A movement or throw that overturns something.
- (coopering) A segment forming a side piece in the head of a cask.
- A corner (of a building).
- (countable, heraldry) A blazon of a coat of arms that makes a pun upon the name (or, less often, some attribute or function) of the bearer, canting arms.
- A sudden thrust, push, kick, or other impulse, producing a bias or change of direction; also, the bias or turn so given.
- An outer or external angle.
- A language spoken by some Irish Travellers; Shelta.
- (countable, uncountable) A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group.
- (nautical) A piece of wood laid upon the deck of a vessel to support the bulkheads.
- A segment of the rim of a wooden cogwheel.
- (countable) An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.
- An inclination from a horizontal or vertical line; a slope or bevel; a tilt.
- (lumbering) An unfinished log after preliminary cutting.
- (uncountable) Whining speech, such as that used by beggars.
- (uncountable, derogatory) Empty, hypocritical talk.
- (dialectal, forestry) A parcel, a division.
- Slope, the angle at which something is set.
- insincere talk about religion or morals
- two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
- stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
- a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
- a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force
adj
verb
- (intransitive) To talk, beg, or preach in a singsong or whining fashion, especially in a false or empty manner.
- (transitive) To overturn so that the contents are emptied.
- (intransitive) To speak in set phrases.
- (intransitive, heraldry) Of a blazon, to make a pun that references the bearer of a coat of arms.
- (transitive) To set (something) at an angle; to tilt.
- (intransitive) To speak with the jargon of a class or subgroup.
- (transitive) To give a sudden turn or new direction to.
- (transitive) To bevel an edge or corner.
- heel over
noun
- The act of throwing or darting out with a sudden force and rapid flight.
- (specifically) A reflex in human beings and other mammals in response to sexual stimulation involving the forcible ejection from the urethra of, in males, semen; and, in females, vaginal fluid.
- (biology) The act of ejecting or suddenly throwing, as a fluid from a duct or other body structure.
- The uttering of a short, sudden exclamation or prayer, or the exclamation or prayer uttered.
- the discharge of semen in males
- an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion
noun
- The act of flinging or throwing something off.
- (accounting) Income minus expenses and depreciation (before tax).
- (UK) A start in a hunt or a race.
- A red herring; something intended to throw people off.
- A control that engages or disengages part of the mechanism on a device without having to turn the device off.
- Something that is done, made, or said informally, on the side, or off-the-cuff.
- Something that is flung or thrown off.
- (sports) A throw taken to resume play, such as after a goal or at the start of a period.
- Something that has been discarded; a castoff.
- A byproduct, spinoff, or incidental creation.
- A race in which a contestant is paid to deliberately lose.
- The deflection of a projectile at an angle.
- (by extension) A discount on a debt or invoice due to a problem with the asset being paid for.
noun
- The act by which something is hurled or thrown.
- An Irish game of ancient Celtic origin. It is played with an ash stick called a hurley (camán in Irish) and a hard leather ball called a sliotar.
- A Cornish street game resembling rugby, played with a silver ball.
- a traditional Irish game resembling hockey; played by two teams of 15 players each
verb
noun
adj
verb
noun
- One who tosses or throws something.
- (UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, slang, derogatory, vulgar) A person who masturbates.
- (computing) A program that forwards or redirects messages on a bulletin board system.
- (UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, derogatory, offensive, slang) An objectionable person, often somewhat obnoxious in demeanour.
- terms of abuse for a masturbator
- someone who throws lightly (as with the palm upward)
noun
- the action or manner of throwing something
- promotion by means of an argument and demonstration
- abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
- a sports field with predetermined dimensions for playing soccer
- the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
- a high approach shot in golf
- a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk)
- any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
- the act of throwing a baseball or softball by the pitcher towards home plate, which initiates play by giving the batter a chance to hit it
- an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump
- degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
- (sports, UK, Australia, New Zealand) The field on which cricket, soccer, rugby, gridiron or field hockey is played. (In cricket, the pitch is in the centre of the field; see cricket pitch.) (Not often used in the US or Canada, where "field" is the preferred word.)
- An effort to sell or promote something.
- (geology) Pitchstone.
- The point where a declivity begins; hence, the declivity itself; a descending slope; the degree or rate of descent or slope; slant.
- The angle at which an object sits.
- (golf) A short, high, lofty shot that lands with backspin.
- An area on a campsite intended for occupation by a single tent, caravan or similar.
- A dark, extremely viscous material still remaining after distilling crude oil or natural tar.
- The distance between evenly spaced objects, e.g. the teeth of a saw or gear, the turns of a screw thread, the centres of holes, or letters in a monospace font.
- Prominence; importance.
- The height a bird reaches in flight, especially a bird of prey preparing to swoop down on its prey.
- (nautical, aviation) The degree to which a vehicle, especially a ship or aircraft, rotates on such an axis, tilting its bow or nose up or down.
- (music) In an a cappella group, the singer responsible for singing a note for the other members to tune themselves by.
- (by extension) The place where a busker performs, a prostitute solicits clients, or an illegal gambling game etc. is set up before the public.
- (cricket) That point of the ground on which the ball pitches or lights when bowled.
- (mining) The limit of ground set to a miner who receives a share of the ore taken out.
- (climbing) A section of a climb or rock face; specifically, the climbing distance between belays or stances.
- A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand.
- (now British, regional) A person's or animal's height.
- A descent; a fall; a thrusting down.
- (music, phonetics) The perceived frequency of a sound, note or electromagnetic wave.
- A point or peak; the extreme point of elevation or depression.
- (music) The standard to which a group of musical instruments are tuned or in which a piece is performed, usually by reference to the frequency to which the musical note A above middle C is tuned.
- (baseball) The act of pitching a baseball.
- A level or degree, or (by extension), a peak or highest degree.
- A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.
- An area in a market (or similar) allocated to a particular trader.
- (aviation) A measure of the angle of attack of a propeller.
- (caving) A vertical cave passage, only negotiable by using rope or ladders.
- (rare) The field of battle.
- The most thrust-out point of a headland or cape.
verb
- throw or toss with a light motion
- heel over
- set to a certain pitch
- sell or offer for sale from place to place
- move abruptly
- fall or plunge forward
- throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball
- be at an angle
- set the level or character of
- erect and fasten
- lead (a card) and establish the trump suit
- hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin
- To cover or smear with pitch.
- (transitive) To set or fix (a price or value).
- (transitive) To fix or set the tone of.
- (brewing) To add yeast as a step while making beer
- (transitive) To assemble or erect (a tent). Also used figuratively.
- (with on or upon) To fix one's choice.
- (intransitive, Bristol, of snow) To settle and build up, without melting.
- (intransitive) To plunge or fall; especially, to fall forward; to decline or slope.
- (transitive) To set at an angle, especially a downwards one; to cause to tilt.
- (intransitive, baseball) To play baseball in the position of pitcher.
- (intransitive, cricket) To bounce on the playing surface.
- (transitive) To set, face, or pave (an embankment or roadway) with rubble or undressed stones.
- (transitive) To throw away; discard.
- (transitive, golf) To play a short, high, lofty shot that lands with backspin.
- To darken; to blacken; to obscure.
- (intransitive) To fix or place a tent or temporary habitation; to encamp.
- (transitive) To deliver in a certain tone or style, or with a certain audience in mind.
- (transitive or intransitive, baseball) To throw (the ball) toward a batter at home plate.
- (transitive) To promote, advertise, or attempt to sell.
- (intransitive) To produce a note of a given pitch.
- (transitive) To throw.
- (transitive, card games, slang) To discard (a card) for some gain.
- To attack, or position or assemble for attack.
- (ambitransitive, aviation or nautical) To move so that the front of an aircraft or boat goes alternately up and down.
adj
noun
- (wrestling) A kind of throw.
- A pawl or similar catch.
- (graphical user interface) The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse or similar input device, both as a physical act and a reaction in the software.
- Alternative spelling of klick (“kilometers; kilometers per hour”).
- (phonetics) An ingressive sound made by coarticulating a velar or uvular closure with another closure.
- (UK, dialect) The latch of a door.
- (by extension) A single instance of content on the Internet being accessed.
- A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively high-pitched sound produced by the impact of something small and hard against something hard, such as by the operation of a switch, a lock, or a latch.
- The sound made by a dolphin.
- (British) The act of snapping one's fingers.
- (US) Misspelling of clique.
- A limb contortion at the joint, part of vogue dancing.
- The act of operating a switch, etc., so that it clicks.
- (music, informal) A click track.
- A detent, pawl, or ratchet, such as that which catches the cogs of a ratchet wheel to prevent backward motion.
- a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu)
- a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
- a short light metallic sound
- depression of a button on a computer mouse
intj
verb
- (transitive, computing, advertising) To visit (a website).
- (intransitive) To get along well.
- (computing) To press and release (a button on a computer mouse).
- (British) To snap one's fingers.
- (transitive) To cause to make a click; to operate (a switch, etc) so that it makes a click.
- (intransitive) To make sense suddenly.
- (intransitive, India) Of a film, to be successful at the box office.
- (intransitive, graphical user interface) To navigate by clicking a mouse button.
- (transitive, India) To take (a photograph) with a camera.
- (intransitive) To emit a click.
- (US) Misspelling of clique.
- (transitive, graphical user interface) To select a software item using, usually, but not always, the pressing of a mouse button.
- (intransitive, India) To achieve success in one's career or a breakthrough, often the first time.
- cause to make a snapping sound
- produce a click
- make a clicking or ticking sound
- make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens
- move or strike with a noise
- click repeatedly or uncontrollably
- become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
noun
- many objects thrown forcefully through the air
- enthusiastic greeting
- precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
- (meteorology, uncountable) Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.
- (meteorology, countable) An occurrence of this type of precipitation; a hailstorm.
- (countable, by extension) A rapid, intense barrage by a large number of projectiles or other objects.
verb
- precipitate as small ice particles
- greet enthusiastically or joyfully
- praise vociferously
- call for
- be a native of
- (transitive) To name; to designate; to call.
- (intransitive) To send or release hail.
- (impersonal) To have hailstones fall from the sky.
- (transitive) In the game of uppies and downies, to throw (the ball) repeatedly up and down at the goal location, in order to score a point.
- (transitive) To call out loudly in order to gain the attention of.
- (transitive) To greet; give salutation to; salute.
- (transitive) To signal in order to initiate communication with.
- (transitive, by extension, UK, Australia) To indicate, from a designated stop or otherwise, to the driver of a public transport vehicle that one wishes to board and travel on the vehicle, usually using hand signals such as waving.
- (from) to originate (from), be native (to) or be based (in)
- To pour down in rapid succession.
noun
- (figuratively) The act of pitching or throwing oneself headlong or violently forward, like an unruly horse.
- A dive, leap, rush, or pitch into (into water).
- The act of plunging or submerging.
- (slang) Heavy and reckless betting in horse racing; hazardous speculation.
- a steep and rapid fall
- a brief swim in water
verb
- thrust or throw into
- (intransitive, slang) To bet heavily and recklessly; to risk large sums in gambling.
- (figuratively, transitive) To cast, stab or throw deep and fast into some thing, state, condition or action.
- (intransitive) To pitch or throw oneself headlong or violently forward, as a horse does.
- (figuratively, intransitive) To fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition.
- (transitive) To remove a blockage by suction.
- (transitive) To thrust into liquid, or into any penetrable substance; to immerse.
- (intransitive) To dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself.
- drop steeply
- dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity
- cause to be immersed
- begin with vigor
- immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
- devote (oneself) fully to
- fall abruptly
noun
verb
noun
- A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion
- (with "the") Russula vesca, an edible woodland mushroom.
- A tentative or brief, passing engagement with something.
- An act of flirting.
- Someone who flirts a lot or enjoys flirting; a flirtatious person.
- (dialectal) A brief shower (of rain or snow).
- playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
- a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
adj
verb
- (transitive) To blurt out.
- (intransitive) To play at courtship; to talk with teasing affection, to insinuate sexual attraction in a playful (especially conversational) way.
- (intransitive) To experiment, or tentatively engage, with; to become involved in passing with.
- (intransitive) To dart about; to move with quick, jerky motions.
- (transitive) To throw (something) with a jerk or sudden movement; to fling.
- talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
- behave carelessly or indifferently
noun
- (curling) One of the rocks that end up crashing against another, making banging sounds, after a throw.
- (US, crime, slang) Clipping of gangbanger; a member of a gang.
- (British, sexuality, slang) A man's penis.
- (automotive, slang) An old, worn-out car. From a stereotypical one backfiring, making banging noises.
- (slang, idiomatic, music) A powerfully energetic or exceptional song, especially in hip-hop and dance music.
- (slang, by extension) Any particularly good or pleasing thing.
- (curling) One of the rocks that results in a score at the finish of an end.
- (soccer) A spectacular goal.
- (British, sexuality, slang) A woman's breast.
- (British) A firework that makes a bang.
- (sexuality, slang) A person who has sex.
- (Internet slang, also attributive) A good or popular post.
- (US, automotive, slang) A car or an engine; referring to the cylinders of an engine in a car. From the explosive bangs on every cylinder firing.
- (military, slang) A Bangalore torpedo.
- (British, New Zealand, Australia, food, slang) A sausage.
- firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing
- (British informal) pork sausage
verb
- throw violently
- strike violently
- close violently
- dance the slam dance
- (transitive, sports slang) To defeat or overcome in a match.
- To compete in a poetry slam.
- (transitive, ergative) To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.
- (transitive, sex, slang, vulgar) To perform coitus upon forcefully; to rail.
- (transitive, ergative) To put in or on a particular place with force and loud noise. (Often followed by a preposition such as down, against or into.)
- (transitive) To drink off, to drink quickly.
- (intransitive, bridge) To make a slam bid.
- (ambitransitive, drugs, slang) To inject intravenously; shoot up.
- (transitive, colloquial, originally US) To speak badly of; to criticize forcefully.
- (intransitive) To strike against suddenly and heavily.
- (basketball) To dunk forcefully, to slam dunk.
- (transitive, card games) To defeat (opponents at cards) by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.
- (ambitransitive) To strike forcefully with some implement.
- (informal, US) To occupy and busy with a high workload.
- (transitive, telecommunications) To move a customer from one service provider to another without their consent.
- (transitive, slang) To strike and take the life of or at least incapacitate for some time.
noun
- an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
- winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
- the noise made by the forceful impact of two objects
- a forceful impact that makes a loud noise
- (countable, sports) Winning all (or all but one) of the available, major or specified events in a given year or sports season.
- (uncountable, UK, dialect) The yellow iron silicate produced in alum works as a waste product.
- A card game, played all at once without separate turns, in which players attempt to get rid of their cards as quickly as possible according to certain rules.
- (countable, bridge) A bid of six (small slam) or seven (grand slam) in a suit or no trump.
- (countable, tennis) One of the competitions of the yearly Grand Slam events.
- (countable, card games) Losing or winning all the tricks in a game.
- (music, uncountable) A subgenre of death metal with elements of hardcore punk focusing on midtempo rhythms, breakdowns and palm-muted riffs.
- A slambook.
- (countable, colloquial, US) An insult.
- (countable) The shock and noise produced by violently closing a door or other object.
- (countable) A sudden impact or blow.
- A poetry slam.
- (countable, basketball) A slam dunk.
verb
verb
- throw forcefully
- form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold
- deposit
- formulate in a particular style or language
- assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- choose at random
- eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
- select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet
- put or send forth
- to remove
- (nautical) To bring the bows of a sailing ship on to the required tack just as the anchor is weighed by use of the headsail; to bring (a ship) round.
- To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide.
- (of an animal) To throw off (the skin) as a process of growth; to shed the hair or fur of the coat.
- To consider; to turn or revolve in the mind; to plan.
- To deposit (a ballot or voting paper); to formally register (one's vote).
- To throw forward (a fishing line, net etc.) into the sea.
- (botany) To shed leaves or fruit prematurely.
- (transitive) To assign (a role in a play or performance).
- (Wicca) To open a circle in order to begin a spell or meeting of witches.
- (hunting) Of dogs, hunters: to spread out and search for a scent.
- (medicine) To set (a bone etc.) in a cast.
- (dated outside accounting) To add up (a column of figures, accounts etc.); cross-cast refers to adding up a row of figures.
- To throw down or aside.
- (media) To broadcast (video) over the Internet or a local network, especially to one's television.
- (transitive) To describe in an opinionated way. Mostly used with a metaphor involving light.
- (computing) To change a variable type from, for example, integer to real, or integer to text.
- (obsolete except in set phrases) To remove, take off (clothes).
- To twist or warp (of fabric, timber etc.).
- (astrology) To calculate the astrological value of (a horoscope, birth etc.).
- (now somewhat literary) To throw.
- To direct (one's eyes, gaze etc.).
- To perform, bring forth (a magical spell or enchantment).
- To shape (molten metal etc.) by pouring into a mould; to make (an object) in such a way.
- To throw (light etc.) on or upon something, or in a given direction.
- (transitive) To assign a role in a play or performance to (an actor).
- (nautical) To heave the lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water.
noun
- a violent throw
- An act of throwing.
- the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel
- object formed by a mold
- the actors in a play
- container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens
- the act of throwing dice
- the distinctive form in which a thing is made
- the visual appearance of something or someone
- bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
- The casting procedure.
- (firearms) The measurement of the angle of a shotgun stock from a top-view center line, used to align the shotgun to the shooter's eye.
- Visual appearance.
- A small mass of earth "thrown off" or excreted by a worm.
- (art) The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew.
- (fishing) An instance of throwing out a fishing line.
- A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones.
- The form of one's thoughts, mind etc.
- (hawking) The number of hawks (or occasionally other birds) cast off at one time; a pair.
- The mould used to make cast objects.
- The number rolled on a die when it is thrown.
- An object made in a mould.
- Animal and insect remains which have been regurgitated by a bird.
- Something which has been thrown, dispersed etc.
- A squint.
- A chance or attempt at something.
- A group of crabs.
adj
verb
noun
verb
noun
verb
- (transitive) To throw violently.
- hurl or thrust violently
- (transitive) To draw or write quickly; jot.
- (intransitive) To run quickly or for a short distance.
- (transitive) To dishearten; to sadden.
- (intransitive, informal) To leave or depart.
- (ambitransitive, sometimes figurative) To sprinkle; to splatter.
- (transitive, of hopes or dreams) To ruin; to destroy.
- (transitive) To destroy by striking (against).
- (transitive, usually with down or off) To complete hastily.
- break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
- destroy or break
- add an enlivening or altering element to
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away
intj
noun
- A small quantity of a liquid substance etc.; less than 1/8 of a teaspoon.
- Violent strike; a whack.
- (uncountable) Ostentatious vigor.
- (by extension) The longer of the two symbols of Morse code.
- A short run, flight.
- (figurative, by extension) A slight admixture.
- Ellipsis of dashboard.
- (typography) Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar).
- (Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, countable, uncountable) A bribe or gratuity; a gift.
- (UK, India) A prime symbol.
- A rushing or violent onset.
- (computing) A hyphen or minus sign.
- (Internet, informal) The dashboard of a social media user.
- a quick run
- a punctuation mark (‘-’) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
- the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
- distinctive and stylish elegance
- a footrace run at top speed
- the act of moving with great haste
verb
- hurl or throw violently
- bring about abruptly
- fall vertically, sharply, or headlong
- separate as a fine suspension of solid particles
- fall from clouds
- (transitive) To send violently into a certain state or condition.
- (intransitive, meteorology) To have water in the air fall to the ground, for example as rain, snow, sleet, or hail; be deposited as condensed droplets.
- (intransitive) (chemistry) To come out of a liquid solution into solid form.
- (intransitive) To act too hastily; to be precipitous.
- (transitive) To cause (water in the air) to condense or fall to the ground.
- (transitive) (chemistry) To separate a substance out of a liquid solution into solid form.
- (transitive) To make something happen suddenly and quickly.
- (transitive) To throw an object or person from a great height.
- (intransitive) To fall headlong.
adj
noun
verb
- To react violently; to throw a fit.
- To completely upset or excite people, generating a huge reaction.
- To exceed a record by a very large margin.
- To be extremely loud.
- To give a great performance that causes the audience to go wild with enthusiasm.
- To react with great excitement; to go wild.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blow, roof, off.
- To violently disrupt.
verb
- To dash; to throw violently.
- (intransitive, colloquial, roleplaying games, especially video games) To level up.
- (transitive, golf) To mishit (a golf ball).
- (intransitive) To make a high-pitched resonant sound like a bell.
- (transitive) To inflict minor damage upon, especially by hitting or striking.
- (transitive, colloquial) To fire or reject.
- (transitive) To hit or strike.
- (transitive, colloquial) To deduct, as points, from (somebody), in the manner of a penalty; to penalize.
- (transitive) To keep repeating; impress by reiteration, with reference to the monotonous striking of a bell.
- (Scotland, of rain) To fall heavily and continually, with great force.
- go ‘ding dong’, like a bell
noun
- (Western Australia, offensive, ethnic slur) an Italian person, specifically an Italian Australian
- An ancient Chinese vessel with legs and a lid.
- (informal) Very minor damage caused by being struck; a small dent or chip.
- (colloquial, roleplaying games, especially video games) The act of levelling up.
- The high-pitched resonant sound of a bell.
- (colloquial) A rejection.
- (Hong Kong) An indigenous inhabitant of the New Territories entitled to the building a village house under the Small House Policy.
- a ringing sound
- an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
verb
- hurl or thrust violently
- cause to crash
- stop operating
- break violently or noisily; smash
- undergo a sudden and severe downturn
- move violently as through a barrier
- occupy, usually uninvited
- sleep in a convenient place
- move with, or as if with, a crashing noise
- enter uninvited; informal
- fall or come down violently
- make a sudden loud sound
- undergo damage or destruction on impact
- (ambitransitive, slang) Ellipsis of gatecrash.
- (intransitive, slang) To lie down for a long rest, sleep or nap, as from tiredness or exhaustion.
- To make a sudden loud noise.
- To take a sudden and severe turn for the worse; to rapidly and catastrophically deteriorate.
- (computing, hardware, software, transitive) To cause an exception that terminates or halts execution.
- (transitive, Scotland, education) To take a subject at higher level without having previously studied it.
- (transitive) To cause something to collide with something else, especially when this results in damage.
- (transitive, slang) To give, as a favor.
- (intransitive) To experience a period of depression and/or lethargy after a period of euphoria, as after the euphoric effect of a psychotropic drug has dissipated.
- (transitive, management) To accelerate a project or a task or its schedule by devoting more resources to it.
- (intransitive) To collide with something destructively; to fall or come down violently.
- (transitive) To hit or strike with force.
- (computing, hardware, software, intransitive) To terminate or halt execution due to an exception.
- (intransitive, slang) To make or experience informal temporary living arrangements, especially overnight.
noun
- the act of colliding with something
- a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
- (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative
- a loud resonant repeating noise
- a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)
- (informal) A comedown from a drug.
- (finance) A sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures).
- An automobile, airplane, or other vehicle accident.
- (collective) A group of rhinoceroses.
- (ecology) A sudden decline in any living form's population levels, often leading to extinction.
- (computing) A malfunction of computer software or hardware which causes it to shut down or become partially or totally inoperable.
- A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.
- (textiles) A type of rough linen.
adj
verb
- To throw badly.
- To do a poor job of promoting or selling someone or something, or to attemp such promotion at the wrong place or time.
- To give the wrong angle or pitch to.
- To sing or play one or more notes at the wrong pitch.
- To discard incorrectly.
- To set up a tent or camp badly (poor construction, bad location, etc.)
noun
verb
noun
verb
- toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
- throw or toss with a light motion
- (transitive) To throw so as to turn over.
- cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
- look through a book or other written material
- cause to move with a flick
- turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse
- move with a flick or light motion
- react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way
- go mad, go crazy
- lightly throw to see which side comes up
- reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
- (transitive, informal) To hand over or pass along.
- (transitive, finance, slang) To purchase and resell assets (often real estate or artworks) for immediate short-term profit.
- (intransitive, slang) To go berserk or crazy; to get extremely angry.
- (intransitive, informal) To switch to another task, etc.
- (intransitive, slang) To go berserk or crazy; to be extremely thrilled or enthusiastic.
- (transitive, US) To induce someone to turn state's evidence; to get someone to agree to testify against their co-conspirators in exchange for concessions.
- (intransitive, US) To turn state's evidence; to agree to testify against one's co-conspirators in exchange for concessions from prosecutors.
- (intransitive) To flap.
- (transitive) To put into a quick revolving motion through a snap of the thumb and index finger.
- (transitive, US politics) To win a state (or county) won by another party in the preceding elections.
- (transitive, computing) To invert a bit (binary digit), changing it from 0 to 1 or from 1 to 0.
- (transitive, finance, slang) To refinance (a loan), accruing additional fees.
adj
noun
- a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water
- the act of flipping a coin
- hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg
- an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
- (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
- a sudden, quick movement
- A hairstyle popular among boys in the 1960s–70s and 2000s–10s, in which the hair goes halfway down the ears, at which point it sticks out
- A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron (a "flip dog").
- A short flight.
- (informal) The purchase of an asset (usually a house) which is then improved and sold quickly for profit.
- A complete change of direction, decision, movement etc.
- (firearms, uncountable) The tendency of a gun's barrel to jerk about at the moment of firing.
- A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
- (US, slang) A slingshot.
intj
verb
- toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
- move or pull with a sudden motion
- make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
- move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
- squeeze tightly between the fingers
- (intransitive) To perform a twitch; spasm.
- (birdwatching, transitive) To spot or seek out a bird, especially a rare one.
- (transitive) To cause to twitch; spasm.
- (birdwatching, intransitive) To engage in twitching.
- (transitive) To jerk sharply and briefly.
noun
- a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
- (farriery) A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse and twisted to keep the animal quiet during minor surgery.
- (physiology) A brief, contractile response of a skeletal muscle elicited by a single maximal volley of impulses in the neurons supplying it.
- couch grass (Elymus repens; a species of grass, often considered as a weed)
- A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm.
- (informal) Action of spotting or seeking out a bird, especially a rare one.
- (mining) The sudden narrowing almost to nothing of a vein of ore.
- (birdwatching) A trip taken in order to observe a rare bird.
verb
- To throw (something) forcefully; to hurl; also, to beat, to thrash.
- To cause (someone) to hurry; to hasten, to hurry.
- To move quickly, to rush, to whiz; also, to make a rushing sound; to whizz.
- To shake (vigorously); to tremble.
- Of the wind: to blow loudly and vigorously; to bluster; also, of an animal, etc.: to make a loud noise; to bellow, to roar.
adv
- To the place in or to which.
- (generally) In or to any place to which; to whatever place; wherever.
- To which place; also (after a noun denoting a place) to which.
- (figurative, also humorous) To what (future) cause, condition or state, reason, etc.; where, where next; also (obsolete) to what extent; how far.
- To what place; where.
noun
- (formal, archaic except literary or poetic) A place to which someone or something goes; also, a condition to which someone or something moves.
- A state of rushed action; a haste, a hurry; also, a state of anger or excitement.
- The sound of something moving quickly; a rush, a whiz.
- A gust of wind; a bluster.
- A forceful blow or hit.
- An act of shaking (vigorously); a shiver, a tremble; also, a slight bout of discomfort or illness.
noun
- An act of throwing.
- a quick throw
- (Scotland) 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.
- In the Eton College wall game, a point scored by lifting the ball against the wall in the calx.
- (Scotland, soccer) A throw-in from the sidelines, using two hands above the head.
- A sudden start aside, as by a horse.
- A place for throwing.
verb
- throw quickly
- (Scotland, transitive, intransitive) To throw a ball with two hands above the head, especially when it has crossed the side lines in a football (soccer) match.
- (transitive) To throw sideways with a jerk; to fling.
- (intransitive) To avoid due to caution, embarrassment or timidness.
- (intransitive) To jump back in fear.
- (Scotland) To hit the ball back into play from the sidelines in a shinty match.
- start suddenly, as from fright
adj
- Cautious; wary; suspicious.
- (UK, US, politics, of a voter) Less likely to reveal whom they will vote for than average, chiefly in the context of the collective effect this has on polling accuracy.
- Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.
- Easily frightened; timid.
- (informal) Short, insufficient or less than.
- wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things
- short
- lacking self-confidence
verb
- throw carelessly
- pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
- eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
- throw away
- (intransitive, cricket) To throw; to bowl with an incorrect action.
- To bore or turn (a hole) in a revolving piece held in a chuck.
- To make a clucking sound.
- (transitive, informal) To throw, especially in a careless or inaccurate manner.
- (transitive, informal) To discard, to throw away.
- To touch or tap gently.
- To place in a chuck, or hold by means of a chuck, as in turning.
- (South Africa, slang, intransitive) To leave; to depart; to bounce.
- (intransitive, slang) To vomit.
- To call, as a hen her chickens.
- (transitive, informal) To jilt; to dump.
- (music) On rhythm guitar or mandolin etc.: to mute a chord by lifting the fretting fingers immediately after strumming, producing a percussive effect.
noun
- a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill
- the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade
- informal terms for a meal
- (cooking) Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.
- (music) On rhythm guitar or mandolin etc., the muting of a chord by lifting the fretting fingers immediately after strumming, producing a percussive effect.
- (Scotland) A small pebble.
- A clucking sound.
- (informal) A casual throw.
- (slang) A friend or close acquaintance; term of endearment.
- A gentle touch or tap.
- (mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that holds an object firmly in place, for example holding a drill bit in a high-speed rotating drill or grinder.
- (slang) An act or instance of vomiting.
- (cricket, informal) A throw, an incorrect bowling action.
- A pair of nunchaku, especially when using two.
- Abbreviation of woodchuck.
verb
- throw carelessly
- throw or toss with a light motion
- move or stir about violently
- throw or cast away
- agitate
- lightly throw to see which side comes up
- To subject to trials; to harass.
- (rowing) To peak (the oars), to lift them from the rowlocks and hold them perpendicularly, the handle resting on the bottom of the boat.
- To flip a coin, to decide a point of contention.
- To lift with a sudden or violent motion.
- (slang, usually as "toss one's cookies") To vomit.
- (transitive, informal) To search (a room or a cell), sometimes leaving visible disorder, as for valuables or evidence of a crime.
- (intransitive) To be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean, or as a ship in heavy seas.
- (UK, slang) To masturbate.
- To throw with an initial upward direction.
- (UK, slang) To drink in large draughts; to gulp.
- To stir or mix (a salad).
- (intransitive) To roll and tumble; to be in violent commotion.
- (informal, transitive) To discard; to throw away.
- To agitate; to make restless.
noun
- the act of flipping a coin
- (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
- an abrupt movement
- (UK, slang, uncountable) Nonsense; drivel.
- A throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward direction, particularly with a lack of care.
- (UK, vulgar) An act of masturbation.
- (British slang) A state of agitation; commotion.
- (British slang, chiefly in the negative) Concern or consideration.
- A haughty throwing up of the head.
- (cricket, soccer) The coin toss before a cricket match in order to decide who bats first, or before a football match in order to decide the direction of play.
- (broadcasting) A handover from one presenter to another, announced by the first presenter.
- (Billingsgate Fish Market slang) A measure of sprats.
verb
- throw or toss with a quick motion
- cause to make a snapping sound
- look through a book or other written material
- cause to move with a flick
- shine unsteadily
- remove with a flick (of the hand)
- twitch or flutter
- flash intermittently
- touch or hit with a light, quick blow
- To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion.
- To pass by rapidly, so as not to be perceived clearly.
noun
- a short stroke
- a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
- a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible)
- A unit of time, equal to 1/705,600,000 of a second
- The act of pressing a place on a touch screen device.
- (informal) A motion picture, movie, film; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema.
- (tennis) A powerful underarm volley shot.
- A flitch.
- A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.
- (fencing) A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target.
verb
- throw or toss with a quick motion
- jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
- make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
- pull, or move with a sudden movement
- move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
- (Internet slang) To satirize behavior that is, to an extent, common in a community, especially in circlejerk subreddits.
- (transitive) To give a quick, often unpleasant tug or shake.
- (US, slang, vulgar) To masturbate.
- (usually transitive, weightlifting) To lift using a jerk.
- To cure (meat) by cutting it into strips and drying it, originally in the sun.
- (intransitive) To make a sudden uncontrolled movement.
noun
- meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun
- (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration
- a dull stupid fatuous person
- an abrupt spasmodic movement
- a sudden abrupt pull
- raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms
- (originally Canada, US, slang, derogatory) A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered, or disagreeable.
- (slang) Masturbation.
- (weightlifting) A lift in which the weight is taken with a quick motion from shoulder height to a position above the head with arms fully extended and held there for a brief time.
- (US, slang, derogatory) A stupid person; an idiot or fool.
- A quick pull on something.
- (Caribbean, Jamaica) Meat (or sometimes vegetables) cured by jerking, in which it is coated in spices and slow-cooked over a fire or grill traditionally composed of green pimento wood positioned over burning coals; charqui.
- A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the human body.
- (Internet slang) An act of satirizing behavior that is, to an extent, common in a community, especially in circlejerk subreddits.
- (physics, engineering) The rate of change in acceleration with respect to time.
- (Caribbean, Jamaica) A rich, spicy Jamaican marinade.
- (preceded by definite article) A dance, popular in Western culture in the 1960s, in which the head and upper body is thrown forwards regularly to the beat of the music.
noun
- An act of throwing, often violently.
- An act of moving the limbs or body with violent movements, especially in a dance.
- (figuratively) An attempt, a try.
- A party, especially a dance party.
- A short romantic, oftentimes sexual, relationship.
- An act or period of unrestrained indulgence, enthusiasm, or both.
- (dance) A lively Scottish country dance.
- a usually brief attempt
- a brief indulgence of your impulses
- the act of flinging
verb
- throw with force or recklessness
- (transitive) To throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.
- (intransitive, somewhat literary) To move (oneself) abruptly or violently; to rush or dash.
- (intransitive, somewhat literary) To utter abusive language; to sneer.
- throw or cast away
- indulge oneself
- move in an abrupt or headlong manner
verb
- (transitive) To throw headlong.
- (cryptocurrencies) To obscure the audit trail of funds by means of a tumbler.
- (transitive) To smooth and polish (e.g. gemstones or pebbles) by means of a rotating tumbler.
- (intransitive) To drop rapidly.
- (intransitive, informal) To have sexual intercourse.
- (intransitive) To fall end over end; to roll over and over.
- (intransitive) To move or rush in a headlong or uncontrolled way.
- To muss, to make disorderly; to tousle or rumple.
- (intransitive) To perform gymnastics such as somersaults, rolls, and handsprings.
- fall down, as if collapsing
- suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat
- throw together in a confused mass
- put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying
- roll over and over, back and forth
- fall suddenly and sharply
- fly around
- understand, usually after some initial difficulty
- fall apart
- do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully
- cause to topple or tumble by pushing
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To toss or tumble oneself about; act violently, rage, throw a fit.
- (intransitive) To trudge, walk heavily.
- (ambitransitive) To wrestle.
- (transitive, dialectal) To distress, overtire.
- (intransitive, dialectal) To hurry along; gad about.
- (intransitive) To sprawl with the arms and legs; kick or fidget with the feet.
- (intransitive) To struggle, toil, strive, labour.
noun
verb
noun
- (vulgar, slang, especially with the verb "take") An act of urination.
- (UK, slang, with "the") Pickpocketing.
- (informal) Someone who is remarkably skilled at something.
- (UK, slang, uncountable) Amphetamine.
- A whirring or hissing sound (as above).
- a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air
- someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
prep
verb
verb
adj
noun
- (xiangqi) A piece which moves horizontally and vertically like a rook but captures another piece by jumping over a different piece in the line of attack.
- (US, slang) A pickpocket.
- Any similar device for shooting material out of a tube.
- (military, chiefly aviation) An autocannon.
- A complete assembly, consisting of an artillery tube and a breech mechanism, firing mechanism or base cap, which is a component of a gun, howitzer or mortar, which may include muzzle appendages.
- (historical) A large muzzle-loading artillery piece.
- (fandom slang) Misspelling of canon.
- (historical) A cylindrical item of plate armor protecting the arm, particularly one of a pair of such cylinders worn with a couter, the upper cannon protecting the upper arm and the lower cannon protecting the forearm.
- (baseball, figuratively, informal) The arm of a player who can throw well.
- (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) A carom.
- (cooking) A rolled and filleted loin of meat.
- A cannon bit.
- (engineering) A hollow cylindrical piece carried by a revolving shaft, on which it may, however, revolve independently.
- A bone of a horse’s leg, between the fetlock joint and the knee or hock.
- (printing, uncountable) Alternative form of canon (“a large size of type”).
- a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
- heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane
- (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm
- heavy gun fired from a tank
- a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
- lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
verb
- To throw together in a disorderly manner.
- To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle.
- (intransitive) To grow rough, boisterous, or turbulent.
- (intransitive) To be rough; to jar; to be in contention; hence, to put on airs; to swagger.
- (transitive) To make a ruffle in; to curl or flute, as an edge of fabric.
- To erect in a ruff, as feathers.
- (intransitive) To become disordered; to play loosely; to flutter.
- (military) To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum.
- (transitive) To disturb; especially, to cause to flutter.
- disturb the smoothness of
- pleat or gather into a ruffle
- mix so as to make a random order or arrangement
- erect or fluff up
- stir up (water) so as to form ripples
- twitch or flutter
- trouble or vex
- discompose
- to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
noun
- Disturbance; agitation; commotion.
- Any gathered or curled strip of fabric added as trim or decoration.
- (military) A low, vibrating beat of a drum, quieter than a roll; a ruff.
- (zoology) The connected series of large egg capsules, or oothecae, of several species of American marine gastropods of the genus Fulgur.
- a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
- a noisy fight
- a high tight collar
verb
- (ambitransitive) To shoot out or throw violently; to hurl or knock out.
- (intransitive) To move or turn rapidly, as the gears of a machine or the sails of a ship.
- (intransitive) To move quickly and nimbly on foot; to stride or run at a brisk pace.
- (transitive) To soundly defeat, to trounce.
- (transitive) To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification.
- (transitive) To hit very hard.
- give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
noun
verb
- collide violently
- strike with horror or terror
- strike with disgust or revulsion
- inflict a trauma upon
- collect or gather into shocks
- subject to electrical shocks
- surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
- (transitive) To strike with disgust, to offend, scandalize.
- (transitive) To add a chemical to (a swimming pool) to moderate the chlorine levels.
- (transitive) To collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook.
- (transitive) To subject to a shock wave or violent impact.
- (transitive) To give an electric shock to.
- (transitive) To cause to be emotionally shocked; to cause (someone) to feel greatly surprised or upset.
- (geology, transitive) To deform the crystal structure of a stone by the application of extremely high pressure at moderate temperature, as produced only by hypervelocity impact events, lightning strikes, and nuclear explosions.
noun
- a sudden jarring impact
- (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor
- an instance of agitation of the earth's crust
- an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
- the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
- the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
- a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body
- a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field
- a bushy thick mass (especially hair)
- a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
- (mathematics) A discontinuity arising in the solution of a partial differential equation.
- (figuratively) Something so surprising that it is stunning.
- (physics) A shock wave.
- (medicine) Circulatory shock, a medical emergency characterized by the inability of the circulatory system to supply enough oxygen to meet tissue requirements.
- A sudden, heavy impact.
- (psychology) A sudden or violent mental or emotional disturbance.
- An arrangement of sheaves for drying; a stook.
- A chemical added to a swimming pool to moderate the chlorine levels.
- (medicine) Electric shock, a sudden burst of electrical energy hitting a person or animal.
- (by extension) A tuft or bunch of something, such as hair or grass.
- (psychology) A state of distress following a mental or emotional disturbance, often caused by news or other stimuli.
- (automotive, mechanical engineering) A shock absorber (typically in the suspension of a vehicle).
adj
verb
- hurl as if with a sling
- shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult
- (intransitive) To be fired from a catapult or as if from a catapult.
- (transitive) To fire or launch something, as if from a catapult.
- (intransitive) To have one's status increased rapidly.
- (transitive) To increase the status of something rapidly.
- (transitive) To fire a missile from a catapult.
noun
- a device that launches aircraft from a warship
- a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
- an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
- (UK) A slingshot.
- A device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects.
- (figuratively) An instance of firing something, as if from a catapult.
- An instance of firing a missile from a catapult.
- A mechanical aid on aircraft carriers designed to help airplanes take off from the flight deck.
verb
- hurl as if with a sling
- To throw with a circular or arcing motion.
- move with a sling
- hang loosely or freely; let swing
- hold or carry in a sling
- To throw with a sling.
- (nautical) To pass a rope around (a cask, gun, etc.) preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle.
- (slang) To sell, peddle, or distribute (often illicitly, e.g. drugs, sex, etc.).
noun
- a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
- a simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released
- bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck
- a highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice
- a shoe that has a strap that wraps around the heel
- A drink composed of a spirit (usually gin) and water sweetened.
- A loop of rope, or a rope or chain with hooks, for suspending a barrel, bale, or other heavy object, in hoisting or lowering.
- A loop of cloth, worn around the neck, for supporting a baby or other such load.
- A kind of hanging bandage put around the neck, in which a wounded arm or hand is supported.
- (climbing) A loop of rope or fabric tape used for various purposes: e.g. as part of a runner, or providing extra protection when abseiling or belaying.
- A young or infant spider, such as one raised in captivity.
- The act or motion of hurling as with a sling; a throw; figuratively, a stroke.
- (nautical, chiefly in the plural) A band of rope or iron for securing a yard to a mast.
- A strap attached to a firearm, for suspending it from the shoulder.
- (weaponry) An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other.
verb
noun
- (rare) A tuning fork.
- A similar fork with slightly more and heavier tines, used for mucking stalls and pitching soiled bedding into a wagon or manure spreader.
- An agricultural tool comprising a fork with sparse, light tines, attached to a long handle, used for pitching hay (especially loose hay) high up onto a stack (as on a wagon or haystack, or into a haymow).
- (casual, loosely) Any fork used for farm labor, even a digging fork (but such usage is often considered ignorant by experienced farmers).
- a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay
verb
- To slap or strike; to beat, pummel; to hurl or throw down violently.
- (of rain or other water) To fall; to beat (against something).
- To set on; to incite.
- (British, dialectal) To split; to crack.
- To construct or provide with slats.
- To throw (something, especially water or liquid) down; to slam or splash (something) down.
- close the slats of (windows)
- equip or bar with slats
noun
- (skiing, slang) A ski.
- A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath), metal, or plastic.
- A drop (of rain or water), a splash.
- (aviation) A control surface that extends forwards and downwards from the leading edge of a wing, leaving a gap between it and the leading edge, in order to modify the airflow around the wing so as to allow flight at a higher angle of attack without stalling, lowering the aircraft's stall speed.
- A thin piece of stone; a slate.
- a thin strip (wood or metal)
noun
- (figuratively) The act of pitching or throwing oneself headlong or violently forward, like an unruly horse.
- A dive, leap, rush, or pitch into (into water).
- The act of plunging or submerging.
- (slang) Heavy and reckless betting in horse racing; hazardous speculation.
- a steep and rapid fall
- a brief swim in water
verb
- thrust or throw into
- (intransitive, slang) To bet heavily and recklessly; to risk large sums in gambling.
- (figuratively, transitive) To cast, stab or throw deep and fast into some thing, state, condition or action.
- (intransitive) To pitch or throw oneself headlong or violently forward, as a horse does.
- (figuratively, intransitive) To fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition.
- (transitive) To remove a blockage by suction.
- (transitive) To thrust into liquid, or into any penetrable substance; to immerse.
- (intransitive) To dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself.
- drop steeply
- dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity
- cause to be immersed
- begin with vigor
- immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
- devote (oneself) fully to
- fall abruptly
verb
- throw with great effort
- make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
- lift or elevate
- breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
- move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position
- bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
- rise and move, as in waves or billows
- utter a sound, as with obvious effort
- (intransitive) To make an effort to raise, throw, or move anything; to strain to do something difficult.
- (transitive) To utter with effort.
- (intransitive) To rise and fall.
- (transitive, mining, geology) To displace (a vein, stratum).
- (intransitive) To be thrown up or raised; to rise upward, as a tower or mound.
- (transitive) To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
- (transitive, nautical) To pull up with a rope or cable.
- (ambitransitive, nautical) To move in a certain direction or into a certain position or situation.
- (transitive) To throw, cast.
- (intransitive) To retch, to make an effort to vomit; to vomit.
noun
- (geology) a horizontal dislocation
- the act of raising something
- the act of lifting something with great effort
- throwing something heavy (with great effort)
- an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
- an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
- (rare, only used attributively as in "heave line" or "heave horse") Broken wind in horses.
- (cricket) A forceful shot in which the ball follows a high trajectory
- An effort to vomit; retching.
- 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.
- (countable) An effort to raise something, such as a weight or one's own body, or to move something heavy.
- (nautical) The measure of extent to which a nautical vessel goes up and down in a short period of time.
- A horizontal dislocation in a metallic lode, taking place at an intersection with another lode.
verb
- (informal, transitive) To throw with a rapid slamming motion.
- (chiefly of an object) To make a noise like something moving quickly through the air.
- (US, Scotland, British, dialect, slang) To whack or beat.
- (Scotland) To slice, especially into large pieces; to chop.
- attack forcefully
- propel or hit with force
- beat with force
noun
noun
- the action or manner of throwing something
- promotion by means of an argument and demonstration
- abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
- a sports field with predetermined dimensions for playing soccer
- the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
- a high approach shot in golf
- a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk)
- any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
- the act of throwing a baseball or softball by the pitcher towards home plate, which initiates play by giving the batter a chance to hit it
- an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump
- degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
- (sports, UK, Australia, New Zealand) The field on which cricket, soccer, rugby, gridiron or field hockey is played. (In cricket, the pitch is in the centre of the field; see cricket pitch.) (Not often used in the US or Canada, where "field" is the preferred word.)
- An effort to sell or promote something.
- (geology) Pitchstone.
- The point where a declivity begins; hence, the declivity itself; a descending slope; the degree or rate of descent or slope; slant.
- The angle at which an object sits.
- (golf) A short, high, lofty shot that lands with backspin.
- An area on a campsite intended for occupation by a single tent, caravan or similar.
- A dark, extremely viscous material still remaining after distilling crude oil or natural tar.
- The distance between evenly spaced objects, e.g. the teeth of a saw or gear, the turns of a screw thread, the centres of holes, or letters in a monospace font.
- Prominence; importance.
- The height a bird reaches in flight, especially a bird of prey preparing to swoop down on its prey.
- (nautical, aviation) The degree to which a vehicle, especially a ship or aircraft, rotates on such an axis, tilting its bow or nose up or down.
- (music) In an a cappella group, the singer responsible for singing a note for the other members to tune themselves by.
- (by extension) The place where a busker performs, a prostitute solicits clients, or an illegal gambling game etc. is set up before the public.
- (cricket) That point of the ground on which the ball pitches or lights when bowled.
- (mining) The limit of ground set to a miner who receives a share of the ore taken out.
- (climbing) A section of a climb or rock face; specifically, the climbing distance between belays or stances.
- A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand.
- (now British, regional) A person's or animal's height.
- A descent; a fall; a thrusting down.
- (music, phonetics) The perceived frequency of a sound, note or electromagnetic wave.
- A point or peak; the extreme point of elevation or depression.
- (music) The standard to which a group of musical instruments are tuned or in which a piece is performed, usually by reference to the frequency to which the musical note A above middle C is tuned.
- (baseball) The act of pitching a baseball.
- A level or degree, or (by extension), a peak or highest degree.
- A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.
- An area in a market (or similar) allocated to a particular trader.
- (aviation) A measure of the angle of attack of a propeller.
- (caving) A vertical cave passage, only negotiable by using rope or ladders.
- (rare) The field of battle.
- The most thrust-out point of a headland or cape.
verb
- throw or toss with a light motion
- heel over
- set to a certain pitch
- sell or offer for sale from place to place
- move abruptly
- fall or plunge forward
- throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball
- be at an angle
- set the level or character of
- erect and fasten
- lead (a card) and establish the trump suit
- hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin
- To cover or smear with pitch.
- (transitive) To set or fix (a price or value).
- (transitive) To fix or set the tone of.
- (brewing) To add yeast as a step while making beer
- (transitive) To assemble or erect (a tent). Also used figuratively.
- (with on or upon) To fix one's choice.
- (intransitive, Bristol, of snow) To settle and build up, without melting.
- (intransitive) To plunge or fall; especially, to fall forward; to decline or slope.
- (transitive) To set at an angle, especially a downwards one; to cause to tilt.
- (intransitive, baseball) To play baseball in the position of pitcher.
- (intransitive, cricket) To bounce on the playing surface.
- (transitive) To set, face, or pave (an embankment or roadway) with rubble or undressed stones.
- (transitive) To throw away; discard.
- (transitive, golf) To play a short, high, lofty shot that lands with backspin.
- To darken; to blacken; to obscure.
- (intransitive) To fix or place a tent or temporary habitation; to encamp.
- (transitive) To deliver in a certain tone or style, or with a certain audience in mind.
- (transitive or intransitive, baseball) To throw (the ball) toward a batter at home plate.
- (transitive) To promote, advertise, or attempt to sell.
- (intransitive) To produce a note of a given pitch.
- (transitive) To throw.
- (transitive, card games, slang) To discard (a card) for some gain.
- To attack, or position or assemble for attack.
- (ambitransitive, aviation or nautical) To move so that the front of an aircraft or boat goes alternately up and down.
adj
verb
- throw or toss with a light motion
- To clear (a high jump bar, hurdle, etc.) by a large margin.
- (rowing) To raise an oar too high above the water.
- (ball games) To hit, kick, or throw a ball extremely high.
- To move quickly, as if by flying; to fly; also, to escape, to flee (especially by airplane).
- (ball games) To hit, kick, or throw (a ball) extremely high.
- (informal) To drink (a beverage) from a container without one's lips touching the container.
- (soccer) To miss a goal by kicking the ball over the crossbar.
noun
- the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
- The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen.
- Ellipsis of sky blue.
- With a descriptive word: the part of the sky which can be seen from a specific place or at a specific time; its climate, condition, etc.
- (mathematics, theoretical physics) The set of all lightlike lines (or directions) passing through a given point in space-time.
verb
- (intransitive, literary) To violently toss the limbs about.
- (intransitive, of a crop) To be so separated, or to be capable of being so separated.
- (transitive, agriculture) To separate the grain from the straw or husks (chaff) by mechanical beating, with a flail or machinery, or by driving animals over them.
- (transitive, literary) To beat soundly, usually with some tool such as a stick or whip; to drub.
- (nautical) To drive through adverse conditions (wind, waves).
- (transitive, literary, usually with 'over') To belabor; to go over repeatedly, especially an argument.
- move or stir about violently
- beat the seeds out of a grain
- give a thrashing to; beat hard
- move like a flail; thresh about
verb
- To throw one's body in the air, possibly in a way that is ungraceful or lacks skill.
- (intransitive, Ultimate Frisbee) To make a long throw with the frisbee; to start a point by making such a throw.
- (transitive, Ultimate Frisbee) To throw a frisbee a long distance.
- (mountain biking) To attempt a particularly big jump or drop, often haphazardly.
- To throw oneself off a large jump or drop.
- (transitive, informal) To throw or chuck.
- (mountain biking) To make a maneuver in a clumsy or poorly planned way.
- (transitive, whitewater kayaking) To paddle off a waterfall or to boof a big drop.