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bottom line
[bottom line] {v.}, {informal} (stress on "bottom") To finish; to bring […]
bow and scrape
[bow and scrape] {v.} To be too polite or obedient from […]
bow out
[bow out] {v.}, {informal} 1. To give up taking part; excuse […]
bowl over
[bowl over] {v.}, {informal} 1. To knock down as if with […]
brain-storm
[brain-storm] {v.} To have a discussion among fellow researchers or co-workers […]
branch off
[branch off] {v.} To go from something big or important to […]
branch out
[branch out] {v.} To add new interests or activities; begin doing […]
break down
[break down] {v.} (stress on "down") 1. To smash or hit […]
break in
[break in] {v.} (stress on "in") 1a. To break from outside. […]
break into
[break into] {v.} 1. To force an entrance into; make a […]
break off
[break off] {v.} 1. To stop suddenly. * /The speaker was […]
break out
[break out] {v.} 1. To begin showing a rash or other […]
break through
[break through] {v.} To be successful after overcoming a difficulty or […]
break up
[break up] {v.} 1. To break into pieces. * /The workmen […]
break with
[break with] {v.} To separate yourself from; end membership in; stop […]
breathe easily
[breathe easily] or [breathe freely] {v.} To have relief from difficulty […]
bring about
[bring about] {v.} To cause; produce; lead to. * /The war […]
bring around
[bring around] or [bring round] {v.} 1. {informal} To restore to […]
bring home
[bring home] {v.} To show clearly; emphasize; make (someone) realize; demonstrate. […]
bring in
[bring in] {v.} In baseball: To enable men on base to […]
bring off
[bring off] {v.} To do (something difficult); perform successfully (an act […]
bring on
[bring on] {v.} To result in; cause; produce. * /The murder […]
bring out
[bring out] {v.} 1. To cause to appear; make clear. * […]
bring to
[bring to] {v.} (stress on "to") 1. To restore to consciousness; […]
bring up
[bring up] {v.} 1. To take care of (a child); raise, […]
brown-nose
[brown-nose] {v.}, {slang}, {avoidable}, {though gaining in acceptance} To curry favor […]
brush back
[brush back] {v.} To throw a baseball pitch close to. * […]
brush up
[brush up] or [brush up on] {v.} To refresh one's memory […]
buckle down
[buckle down] or [knuckle down] {v.} To give complete attention (to […]
build up
[build up] {v.} 1. To make out of separate pieces or […]
bullshit
[bullshit] {v.}, {vulgar to informal}, {gaining in social acceptance by some} […]
bump into
[bump into] {v.}, {informal} To meet without expecting to; happen to […]
bump off
[bump off] {v.}, {slang} To kill in a violent way; murder […]
burn up
[burn up] {v.} 1. To burn completely; destroy or be destroyed […]
butt in
[butt in] {v.}, {slang} To join in with what other people […]
butter up
[butter up] {v.}, {informal} To try to get the favor or […]
button down
[button down] {v.}, {slang} (stress on "down") To state precisely, to […]
buttonhole
[buttonhole] {v.} To approach a person in order to speak with […]
buy off
[buy off] {v.} To turn from duty or purpose by a […]
buy out
[buy out] {v.} 1. To buy the ownership or a share […]
call down
[call down] also [dress down] {v.}, {informal} To scold. * /Jim […]
call for
[call for] {v.} 1. To come or go to get (someone […]
call off
[call off] {v.} To stop (something planned); quit; cancel. * /When […]
call on
[call on] or [call upon] {v.} 1. To make a call […]
call up
[call up] {v.} 1. To make someone think of; bring to […]
camp out
[camp out] {v.} To live, cook, and sleep out of doors […]
cancel out
[cancel out] {v.} To destroy the effect of; balance or make […]
carry away
[carry away] {v.} To cause very strong feeling; excite or delight […]
carry off
[carry off] {v.} 1. To cause death of; kill. * /Years […]
carry on
[carry on] {v.} 1. To work at; be busy with; manage. […]
carry out
[carry out] {v.} To put into action; follow; execute. * /The […]
carry over
[carry over] {v.} 1. To save for another time. * /The […]
carry through
[carry through] {v.} 1a. To put into action. * /Mr. Green […]
cart off
[cart off] or [cart away] {v.}, {informal} To take away, often […]
cash in
[cash in] {v.} 1. To exchange (as poker chips or bonds) […]
cash in on
[cash in on] {v.}, {informal} To see (a chance) and profit […]
cast about
[cast about] also [cast around] {v.}, {literary} 1. To look everywhere; […]
cast off
[cast off] {v.} 1a. or [cast loose] To unfasten; untie; let […]
cast out
[cast out] {v.}, {formal} To force (someone) to go out or […]
cast up
[cast up] {v.}, {literary} 1. To turn or direct upward; raise. […]
catch at
[catch at] {v.} 1. To try to catch suddenly; grab for. […]
catch on
[catch on] {v.}, {informal} 1. To understand; learn about. - Often […]
catch up
[catch up] {v.} 1. To take or pick up suddenly; grab […]
cave in
[cave in] {v.} 1. To fall or collapse inward. * /The […]
cease fire
[cease fire] {v.} To give a military command ordering soldiers to […]
chain-smoke
[chain-smoke] {v.} To smoke cigarettes or cigars one after another without […]
chalk up
[chalk up] {v.}, {informal} 1. To write down as part of […]
chance on
[chance on] also [chance upon] {v.} To happen to find or […]
change off
[change off] {v.}, {informal} To take turns doing something; alternate. * […]
charge off
[charge off] {v.} 1. To consider or record as a loss, […]
charge something to something
[charge something to something] {v.} 1. To place the blame on; […]
check in
[check in] {v.} 1a. To sign your name (as at a […]
check off
[check off] {v.} To put a mark beside (the name of […]
check out
[check out] {v.} 1a. To pay your hotel bill and leave. […]
check up
[check up] {v.} To find out or try to find out […]
cheer up
[cheer up] {v.} 1. To feel happy; stop being sad or […]
chew out
[chew out] {v.}, {slang} To scold roughly. * /The boy's father […]
chime in
[chime in] {v.} 1. {informal} To join in. * /The whole […]
chip in
[chip in] or [kick in] {v.}, {informal} To give together with […]
choke off
[choke off] {v.} To put a sudden end to; stop abruptly […]
choke up
[choke up] {v.} 1a. To come near losing calmness or self-control […]
clam up
[clam up] {v.}, {slang} To refuse to say anything more; stop […]
clamp down
[clamp down] {v.}, {informal} To put on strict controls; enforce rules […]
clean out
[clean out] {v.} 1. {slang} To take everything from; empty; strip. […]
clear out
[clear out] {v.} 1. To take everything out of; empty. * […]
clear up
[clear up] {v.} 1. To make plain or clear; explain; solve. […]
close down
[close down] or [shut down] {v.} To stop all working, as […]
close in
[close in] {v.} To come in nearer from all sides. * […]
close out
[close out] {v.} To sell the whole of; end (a business […]
cold-shoulder
[cold-shoulder] {v.}, {informal} To act towards a person with dislike or […]
come about
[come about] {v.} To take place; happen, occur. * /Sometimes it […]
come across
[come across] {v.} 1. or [run across] To find or meet […]
come again
[come again] {v.}, {informal} Please repeat; please say that again. - […]
come alive
[come alive] or [come to life] {v.} 1. {informal} To become […]
come along
[come along] {v.} To make progress; improve; succeed. * /He was […]
come at
[come at] {v.} 1. To approach; come to or against; advance […]
come back
[come back] {v.}, {informal} 1. To reply; answer. * /The lawyer […]
come between
[come between] {v.} To part; divide; separate. * /John's mother-in-law came […]
come by
[come by] {v.} To get; obtain; acquire. * /A good job […]
come down
[come down] {v.} 1. To reduce itself; amount to no more […]
come down hard on
[come down hard on] {v.}, {informal} 1. To scold or punish […]
come down with
[come down with] {v.}, {informal} To become sick with; catch. * […]
come in
[come in] {v.} 1. To finish in a sports contest or […]
come in for
[come in for] {v.} To receive. * /He came in for […]
come into
[come into] {v.} To receive, especially after another's death; get possession […]
come of
[come of] {v.} 1. To result from. * /After all the […]
come off
[come off] {v.} 1. To take place; happen. * /The picnic […]
come on
[come on] {v.} 1. To begin; appear. * /Rain came on […]
come out
[come out] {v.} 1. Of a girl: To be formally introduced […]
come over
[come over] {v.} To take control of; cause sudden strong feeling […]
come round
[come round] or [come around] {v.} 1. To happen or appear […]
come through
[come through] {v.}, {informal} To be equal to a demand; meet […]
come to
[come to] {v.} (stress on "to") 1. To wake up after […]
come true
[come true] {v.} To really happen; change from a dream or […]
come up
[come up] {v.} 1. To become a subject for discussion or […]
cook up
[cook up] {v.}, {informal} To plan and put together; make up; […]
cool down
[cool down] or [cool off] {v.} To lose or cause to […]
cough up
[cough up] {v.}, {slang} 1. To give (money) unwillingly; pay with […]
count off
[count off] {v.} 1. To count aloud from one end of […]
count on
[count on] {v.} 1. To depend on; rely on; trust. * […]
count out
[count out] {v.} 1. To leave (someone) out of a plan; […]
cover up
[cover up] {v.}, {informal} 1. To hide something wrong or bad […]
cozy up
[cozy up] {v.}, {slang} To try to be close or friendly; […]
crack up
[crack up] {v.} 1. To wreck or be wrecked; smash up. […]
crash-dive
[crash-dive] {v.} 1. To dive deep underwater in a submarine as […]
creep up on
[creep up on] {v.} 1. To crawl towards; move along near […]
crop out
[crop out] {v.} To appear at the surface; come through or […]
crop up
[crop up] {v.} To come without warning; appear or happen unexpectedly. […]
cross up
[cross up] {v.}, {informal} 1. To block or upset; throw into […]
cross-check
[cross-check] (1) {v.} To test the truth of by examining in […]
cry for
[cry for] or [cry out for] {v.}, {informal} To need badly; […]
cry out
[cry out] {v.} 1. To call out loudly; shout; scream. * […]
curl up
[curl up] {v.} 1a. To become curly or wavy. * /Bacon […]
curry favor
[curry favor] {v.} To flatter or serve someone to get his […]
cut across
[cut across] {v.} 1. To cross or go through instead of […]
cut and run
[cut and run] {v.}, {informal} To abandon an unfavorable situation. * […]
cut back
[cut back] {v.} 1. To change direction suddenly while going at […]
cut down
[cut down] {v.} To lessen; reduce; limit. * /Tom had to […]
cut in
[cut in] {v.} 1. To force your way into a place […]
cut into
[cut into] {v.} 1. To make less; reduce. * /The union […]
cut loose
[cut loose] {v.} 1. To free from ties or connections, cut […]
cut off
[cut off] {v.} 1. To separate or block. * /The flood […]
cut out
[cut out] (1) {v.}, {slang} 1. To stop; quit. * /All […]
cut short
[cut short] {v.} To stop or interrupt suddenly; end suddenly or […]
cut up
[cut up] {v.} 1. {informal} To hurt the feelings of; wound. […]
dash off
[dash off] {v.} To make, do, or finish quickly; especially, to […]
dawn on
[dawn on] {v.} To become clear to. * /It dawned on […]
daydream
[daydream] {v.} To spend time in reverie; be absentminded during the […]
dead-end
[dead-end] {v.} To not continue normally but end in a closure […]
deep-six
[deep-six] {v.}, {slang} To throw away; dispose of. * /As the […]
die away
[die away] or [die down] {v.} To come slowly to an […]
die off
[die off] {v.} To die one at a time. * /The […]
die out
[die out] {v.} To die or disappear slowly until all gone. […]
dig down
[dig down] {v.}, {slang} To spend your own money. * /The […]
dig in
[dig in] {v.}, {informal} 1. To dig ditches for protection against […]
dig out
[dig out] {v.} 1. To find by searching; bring out (something) […]
dig up
[dig up] {v.}, {informal} To find or get (something) with some […]
dish out
[dish out] {v.} 1. To serve (food) from a large bowl […]
dispose of
[dispose of] {v.} 1. To throw away; give away, or sell; […]
do away with
[do away with] {v.} 1. To put an end to; stop. […]
do by someone or something
[do by someone or something] {v.} To deal with; treat. - […]
do for
[do for] {v.}, {informal} To cause the death or ruin of; […]
do in
[do in] {v.}, {slang} 1. To ruin; destroy. * /Mr. Smith's […]
do someone out of something
[do someone out of something] {v.}, {informal} To cause to lose […]
do up
[do up] {v.} 1a. To clean and prepare for use or […]
do with
[do with] {v.} 1. To find enough for one's needs; manage. […]
do without
[do without] or [go without] {v.} 1. To live or work […]
doll up
[doll up] {v.}, {slang} 1. To dress in fine or fancy […]
dope out
[dope out] {v.}, {slang} To think of something that explains. * […]
double back
[double back] {v.} 1. To turn back on one's way or […]
double up
[double up] {v.} 1. To bend far over forward. * /Jim […]
double-check
[double-check] {v.} 1. To do a double check on; look at […]
double-cross
[double-cross] {v.} To promise one thing and deliver another; to deceive. […]
double-date
[double-date] {v.}, {informal} To go on a double date; date with […]
double-park
[double-park] {v.} To park a car beside another car which is […]
drag in
[drag in] {v.} To insist on bringing (another subject) into a […]
drag on
[drag on] or [drag out] {v.} 1. To pass very slowly. […]
draw back
[draw back] {v.} To move back; back away; step backward; withdraw; […]
draw up
[draw up] {v.} 1. To write (something) in its correct form; […]
dream of
[dream of] {v.} To think about seriously; think about with the […]
dress up
[dress up] {v.} 1a. To put on best or special clothes. […]
drive at
[drive at] {v.} To try or want to say; mean. - […]
drop back
[drop back] {v.} To move or step backwards; retreat. * /The […]
drop by
[drop by] or [stop by] {v.} 1. or [drop around] To […]
drop dead
[drop dead] {v.}, {slang} To go away or be quiet; stop […]
drop in
[drop in] {v.} To make a short or unplanned visit; pay […]
drop off
[drop off] {v.} 1. To take (someone or something) part of […]
drop out
[drop out] {v.} To stop attending; quit; stop; leave. * /In […]
drown out
[drown out] {v.} To make so much noise that it is […]
drum up
[drum up] {v.} 1. To get by trying or asking again […]
dry up
[dry up] {v.} 1. To become dry. * /The reservoir dried […]
dust off
[dust off] {v.}, {informal} 1. To get ready to use again. […]
dwell on
[dwell on] or [dwell upon] {v.} To stay on a subject; […]
ease off
[ease off] or [ease up] {v.} To make or become less […]
eat away
[eat away] {v.} 1. To rot, rust, or destroy. * /Rust […]
eat out
[eat out] {v.} 1. To eat in a restaurant; eat away […]
eat up
[eat up] {v.} 1. To eat all of. * /After hiking […]
edge in
[edge in] {v.} To move slowly; get in quietly, especially with […]
edge out
[edge out] {v.} To defeat in competition or rivalry; take the […]
egg on
[egg on] {v.} To urge on; excite; lead to action. * […]
eke out
[eke out] {v.} 1. To fill out or add a little […]
end up
[end up] {v.} 1. To come to an end; be ended […]
enlarge on
[enlarge on] or [enlarge upon] or [expand on] or [expand upon] […]
explain away
[explain away] {v.} To explain (something) so that it does not […]
fade back
[fade back] {v.} To back away from the line before passing […]
fall back
[fall back] {v.} To move back; go back. - Usually used […]
fall behind
[fall behind] {v.} To go slower than others and be far […]
fall flat
[fall flat] {v.}, {informal} To be a failure; fail. * /The […]
fall for
[fall for] {v.}, {slang} 1. To begin to like very much. […]
fall in
[fall in] {v.} 1. To go and stand properly in a […]
fall in for
[fall in for] {v.} To receive; get. * /The boy fell […]
fall in with
[fall in with] {v.}, {informal} 1. To meet by accident. * […]
fall on
[fall on] or [fall upon] {v.} 1. To go and fight […]
fall out
[fall out] {v.} 1. To happen. * /As it fell out, […]
fall short
[fall short] {v.} To fail to reach (some aim); not succeed. […]
fall through
[fall through] {v.}, {informal} To fail; be ruined; not happen or […]
fall to
[fall to] {v.} 1. To begin to work. * /The boys […]
farm out
[farm out] {v.} 1. To have another person do (something) for […]
feel like
[feel like] {v.}, {informal} To want to do or have. * […]
feel out
[feel out] {v.} To talk or act carefully with someone and […]
fence in
[fence in] or [hedge in] or [hem in] {v.} To keep […]
fence with
[fence with] or [spar with] {v.} To talk with (someone) as […]
ferret out
[ferret out] {literary} or [smell out] or [sniff out] {v.} To […]
figure in
[figure in] {v.} 1. {informal} To add to a total; remember […]
figure on
[figure on] {v.} 1. To expect and think about while making […]
figure out
[figure out] {v.} 1. To find an answer by thinking about […]
fill in
[fill in] {v.} 1. To write words needed in blanks; put […]
fill out
[fill out] {v.} 1. To put in what is missing; complete; […]
find out
[find out] {v.} 1. To learn or discover (something you did […]
fish for
[fish for] {v.}, {informal} To try to get or to find […]
fit out
[fit out] or [fit up] {v.} To give things needed; furnish. […]
fizzle out
[fizzle out] {v.}, {informal} 1. To stop burning; die out. * […]
flag down
[flag down] {v.}, {informal} To stop by waving a signal flag […]
flare up
[flare up] {v.} 1. To burn brightly for a short time […]
flesh out
[flesh out] {v.}, {informal} 1. To add to; make fuller, bigger, […]
flip-flop
[flip-flop] (1) {v.}, {informal} To alternate the positions of; exchange the […]
fob off
[fob off] {v.}, {informal} 1. To get something false accepted as […]
fold up
[fold up] {v.}, {informal} To collapse; fail. * /The team folded […]
fool around
[fool around] or [mess around] or [play around] or [monkey around] […]
fool away
[fool away] or [fritter away] {v.}, {informal} To waste foolishly. * […]
forgive and forget
[forgive and forget] {v.} To have no bad feelings about what […]
fork over
[fork over] or [fork out] also [fork up] {v.} To pay; […]
foul out
[foul out] {v.} 1. To make an out in baseball by […]
foul up
[foul up] {v.}, {informal} 1. To make dirty. * /The birds […]
freeload
[freeload] {v.} To have oneself supported in terms of food and […]
freeze out
[freeze out] {v.}, {informal} To force out or keep from a […]
freeze over
[freeze over] {v.} To become covered with ice. * /The children […]
gas up
[gas up] {v.}, {informal} 1. To fill the gasoline tank of. […]
gather in
[gather in] {v.}, {informal} To catch. * /The end gathered in […]
get across
[get across] {v.} 1. To explain clearly, make (something) clear; to […]
get after
[get after] {v.}, {informal} 1. To try or try again to […]
get ahead
[get ahead] {v.} 1. {informal} To become successful. * /Mr. Brown […]
get along
[get along] also [get on] {v.} 1. To go or move […]
get around
[get around] {v.} 1a. To go to different places; move about. […]
get around to
[get around to] {v.} To do (something) after putting it off; […]
get at
[get at] {v.} 1. To reach an understanding of; find out […]
get away
[get away] {v.} 1. To get loose or get free; become […]
get away with
[get away with] {v.}, {informal} To do (something bad or wrong) […]
get back at
[get back at] {v.}, {informal} To do something bad to (someone […]
get behind
[get behind] {v.} 1. To go too slowly: be late; do […]
get by
[get by] {v.}, {informal} 1. To be able to go past; […]
get down to
[get down to] {v.}, {informal} To get started on, being on. […]
get even
[get even] {v.}, {informal} 1. To owe nothing. * /Mr. Johnson […]
get going
[get going] {v.}, {informal} 1. To excite; stir up and make […]
get hold of
[get hold of] {v.} 1. To get possession of. * /Little […]
get it
[get it] {v.} 1. See: [CATCH IT]. 2. To understand; comprehend; […]
get off
[get off] {v.} 1. To come down from or out of. […]
get on
[get on] or [get onto] {v.}, {informal} 1. To speak to […]
get over
[get over] {v.} 1. To finish. * /Tom worked fast to […]
get through to
[get through to] {v.} To be understood by; make (someone) understand. […]
get together
[get together] {v.} To come to an agreement; agree. * /Mother […]
get up
[get up] {v.} 1. To get out of bed. * /John's […]
give away
[give away] {v.} 1. To give as a present. * /Mrs. […]
give in
[give in] {v.} To stop fighting or arguing and do as […]
give off
[give off] {v.} To send out; let out; put forth. * […]
give oneself up
[give oneself up] {v.} To stop hiding or running away; surrender. […]
give out
[give out] {v.} 1. To make known; let it be known; […]
give the slip
[give the slip] {v.} To escape from (someone); run away from […]
give up
[give up] {v.} 1a. To stop trying to keep; surrender; yield. […]
give way
[give way] {v.} 1. To go back; retreat. * /The enemy […]
gloss over
[gloss over] {v.} To try to make what is wrong or […]
go about
[go about] {v.} 1. To be busy with; keep busy at […]
go after
[go after] {v.} To try to get. * /"First find out […]
go ahead
[go ahead] {v.} To begin to do something; not wait. * […]
go along
[go along] {v.} 1. To move along; continue. * /Uncle Bill […]
go around
[go around] {v.} 1a. To go from one place or person […]
go at
[go at] {v.} 1. To start to fight with; attack. * […]
go by
[go by] {v.} 1. To go or move past; pass. * […]
go into
[go into] {v.} 1a. To go or fit inside of; able […]
go off
[go off] {v.} 1. To leave; to depart. * /Helen's mother […]
go on
[go on] {v.} 1a. To continue; not stop. * /After he […]
go over
[go over] {v.} 1. To examine; think about or look at […]
go sit on a tack
[go sit on a tack] {v.}, {slang} Shut up and go […]
go through
[go through] {v.} 1. To examine or think about carefully; search. […]
go to
[go to] {v.} To be ready to do; start doing something. […]
go together
[go together] {v.} 1. To go with the same boy or […]
go under
[go under] {v.} 1. To be sunk. * /The ship hit […]
go up
[go up] {v.} 1. To go or move higher; rise. * […]
go with
[go with] {v.} 1. To match; to look good with. * […]
goof off
[goof off] {v.}, {slang} To loaf or be lazy; not want […]
grab off
[grab off] {v.}, {informal} To take quickly; take or grab before […]
grandstand
[grandstand] {v.}, {slang}, {informal} To show off, to perform histrionics needlessly. […]
gross out
[gross out] {v.}, {slang} To commit a vulgar act; to repel […]
grow on
[grow on] or [grow upon] {v.} 1. To become stronger in; […]
grow up
[grow up] {v.} 1. To increase in size or height; become […]
gum up
[gum up] {v.}, {slang} To cause not to work or ruin; […]
gun for
[gun for] {v.}, {informal} 1. To hunt for with a gun; […]
had rather
[had rather] or [had sooner] {v.} To choose to (do one […]
hail from
[hail from] {v.}, {informal} To have your home in; come from; […]
hammer at
[hammer at] or [hammer away at] {v.} 1. To work steadily […]
hammer out
[hammer out] {v.} 1. To write or produce by hard work. […]
hand down
[hand down] {v.} To arrange to give or leave after, death. […]
hand off
[hand off] {v.} To hand the football to another back. * […]
hand on
[hand on] {v.} To pass along to the next person who […]
hand out
[hand out] {v.}, {informal} To give (things of the same kind) […]
hand over
[hand over] {v.} To give control or possession of; give (something) […]
hand-pick
[hand-pick] {v.}, {informal} To choose very carefully. * /This debating team […]
hang around
[hang around] {v.}, {informal} 1. To pass time or stay near […]
hang on
[hang on] {v.} 1. To hold on to something, usually tightly. […]
hang on to
[hang on to] {v.} To hold tightly; keep firmly. * /The […]
hang out
[hang out] {v.} 1. {slang} To spend your time idly or […]
hang over
[hang over] {v.} 1. To be going to happen to; threaten. […]
hang ten
[hang ten] {v.}, {slang} 1. To be an outstanding performer on […]
hang together
[hang together] {v.} 1. To stay united; help and defend one […]
hang up
[hang up] {v.} 1. To place on a hook, peg, or […]
happen on
[happen on] or [happen upon] {v.}, {literary} To meet or find […]
hark back
[hark back] {v.}, {literary} 1. To recall or turn back to […]
harp away at
[harp away at] or [harp away on] {v.} To mention again […]
hash out
[hash out] {v.}, {informal} To talk all about and try to […]
hash up
[hash up] {v.}, {slang} 1. To make a mess of; do […]
haul down
[haul down] {v.}, {informal} 1. To catch (as a ball) usually […]
haul in
[haul in] or [haul up] or [pull in] {v.}, {slang} To […]
haul off
[haul off] {v.} To move suddenly. - Used with "and" usually […]
have done
[have done] {v.}, {formal} To stop; finish. * /When the teacher […]
have done with
[have done with] {v.} To stop doing or using something. * […]
have on
[have on] {v.} 1. To be dressed in; wear. * /Mary […]
have to
[have to] or [have got to] {v.}, {informal} To be obliged […]
head off
[head off] {v.} 1. To get in front of and stop, […]
head out
[head out] {v.} 1. To go or point away. * /The […]
head up
[head up] {v.}, {informal} 1. To be at the head or […]
heave to
[heave to] {v.} To bring a ship to a stop; bring […]
help out
[help out] {v.} 1. To be helpful or useful; help sometimes […]
hem in
[hem in] or [hem around] or [hem about] {v.} 1. To […]
high-hat
[high-hat] (2) {v.}, {slang} To treat others as inferior; look down […]
hinge on
[hinge on] or [hinge upon] {v.} To depend on as decisive: […]
hire out
[hire out] {v.}, {informal} 1. To accept a job; take employment. […]
hit on
[hit on] or [hit upon] {v.} To happen to meet, find, […]
hog-tie
[hog-tie] {v.}, {informal} 1. To tie (an animal) so it is […]
hold back
[hold back] {v.} 1. To stay back or away; show unwillingness. […]
hold down
[hold down] {v.} 1. To keep in obedience; keep control of; […]
hold forth
[hold forth] {v.} 1. To offer; propose. * /As a candidate, […]
hold good
[hold good] {v.} 1. To continue to be good; last. * […]
hold off
[hold off] {v.} 1a. To refuse to let (someone) become friendly. […]
hold on
[hold on] {v.} 1. To keep holding tightly; continue to hold […]
hold over
[hold over] {v.} 1. To remain or keep in office past […]
hold up
[hold up] {v.} 1. To raise; lift. * /John held up […]
hole out
[hole out] {v.} To finish play in golf by hitting the […]
hole up
[hole up] also [hole in] {v.}, {slang} To take refuge or […]
hollow out
[hollow out] {v.} To cut or dig out or to cut […]
home on
[home on] or [home in on] {v.} To move toward a […]
horn in
[horn in] {v.}, {slang} To come in without invitation or welcome; […]
horse around
[horse around] {v.}, {slang} To join in rough teasing; play around. […]
hunt down
[hunt down] {v.} 1. To pursue and capture; look hard for […]
hunt up
[hunt up] {v.} To find or locate by search. * /When […]
hush up
[hush up] {v.} 1. To keep news of (something) from getting […]
impose on
[impose on] {v.} To try to get more from (a person […]
improve on
[improve on] or [improve upon] {v.} To make or get one […]
iron out
[iron out] {v.}, {informal} To discuss and reach an agreement about […]
jack up
[jack up] {v.} 1. To lift with a jack. * /The […]
jazz up
[jazz up] {v.}, {slang} To brighten up; add more noise, movement, […]
jump at
[jump at] {v.} To take or accept quickly and gladly. * […]
keel over
[keel over] {v.} 1. To turn upside down; tip over; overturn. […]
keep after
[keep after] {v.}, {informal} To speak to (someone) about something again […]
keep at
[keep at] {v.} To continue to do; go on with. * […]
keep down
[keep down] {v.} Keep from progressing or growing; keep within limits; […]
keep from
[keep from] {v.}, {informal} To hold yourself back from; stop or […]
keep on
[keep on] {v.} 1. To go ahead; not stop; continue. * […]
keep up
[keep up] {v.} 1a. To go on; not stop; continue. * […]
kick around
[kick around] {v.}, {informal} 1. To act roughly or badly to; […]
kick back
[kick back] {v.}, {slang}, {informal} To pay money illegally for favorable […]
kick out
[kick out] or [boot out] {v.}, {informal} To make (someone) go […]
kick over
[kick over] {v.} 1. Of a motor: To begin to work. […]
kick up
[kick up] {v.}, {informal} To show signs of not working right. […]
kill off
[kill off] {v.} To kill or end completely; destroy. * /The […]
knock about
[knock about] or [knock around] {v.} To travel without a plan; […]
lace into
[lace into] or [tie into] {v.}, {informal} To attack physically or […]
lap up
[lap up] {v.} 1. To eat or drink with the tip […]
lash out
[lash out] {v.} 1. To kick. * /The horse lashed out […]
last out
[last out] {v.} 1. To be enough until the end of. […]
latch on
[latch on] or [hitch onto] {v.}, {informal} 1. To get hold […]
laugh off
[laugh off] {v.} To dismiss with a laugh as not important […]
lay away
[lay away] {v.} 1. To save. * /She laid a little […]
lay by
[lay by] {v.} To save, especially a little at a time. […]
lay down
[lay down] {v.} 1. To let (something) be taken; give up […]
lay for
[lay for] {v.}, {informal} To hide and wait for in order […]
lay in
[lay in] {v.} To store up a supply of; to get […]
lay into
[lay into] or [light into] {v.}, {informal} 1. To attack physically; […]
lay low
[lay low] {v.} 1. To knock down; to force into a […]
lay on
[lay on] {v.} 1. To spread on or over a surface; […]
lay over
[lay over] {v.} 1. To put off until later; delay; postpone. […]
lay to
[lay to] {v.} 1. To give the blame or credit to; […]
lay up
[lay up] {v.} 1. To collect a supply of; save for […]
lead off
[lead off] {v.} To begin; start; open. * /Richardson led off […]
leave off
[leave off] {v.} To come or put to an end; stop. […]
let alone
[let alone] {conj. phr.} 1. Even less; certainly not. - Used […]
let be
[let be] {v.} To pay no attention to; disregard; forget. * […]
let go
[let go] {v.} 1a. To stop holding something; loosen your hold; […]
let loose
[let loose] {v.} 1a. or [set loose] or [turn loose] To […]
let off
[let off] {v.} 1. To discharge (a gun); explode; fire. * […]
let on
[let on] {v.}, {informal} 1. To tell or admit what you […]
let out
[let out] {v.} 1a. To allow to go out or escape. […]
let up
[let up] {v.}, {informal} 1. To become less, weaker, or quiet; […]
level off
[level off] or [level out] {v.} 1. To make flat or […]
lie low
[lie low] or {nonstandard} [lay low] {v.}, {informal} 1. To stay […]
lie to
[lie to] {v.} Of a ship: To stay in one place […]
light on
[light on] also [light upon] {v.} To pick out by sight […]
light out
[light out] {v.}, {slang} 1. To run as fast as you […]
light up
[light up] {v.} Suddenly to look pleased and happy. * /Martha's […]
listen in
[listen in] {v.} 1. To listen to a radio broadcast. * […]
live down
[live down] {v.} To remove (blame, distrust or unfriendly laughter) by […]
live in
[live in] or [room in] {v.}, {informal} To live in the […]
live out
[live out] {v.} 1. To finish (a period of time); spend. […]
live up to
[live up to] {v.} To act according to; come up to; […]
look after
[look after] also [see after] {v.} To watch over; attend to. […]
look alive
[look alive] {v.} Act lively; be quick; wake up and work; […]
look at
[look at] {v.} To have a way of thinking or feeling […]
look back
[look back] {v.} To review the past; think of what has […]
look bleak
[look bleak] {v.} To indicate misfortune; appear threatening or ruinous. * […]
look down on
[look down on] also [look down upon] {v.} To think of […]
look for
[look for] {v.} 1. To think likely; expect. * /We look […]
look forward to
[look forward to] {v.} 1. To expect. * /At breakfast, John […]
look in on
[look in on] {v.} To go to see; make a short […]
look into
[look into] {v.} To find out the facts about; examine; study; […]
look on
[look on] or [look upon] {v.} 1. To regard; consider; think […]
look out
[look out] or [watch out] {v.} 1. To take care; be […]
look over
[look over] {v.} To look at and try to learn something […]
look sharp
[look sharp] {v.} To be alert; be very attentive; keep a […]
look to
[look to] {v.} 1. To attend to; get ready for; take […]
look up
[look up] {v.} 1. {informal} To improve in future chances; promise […]
look up to
[look up to] {v.} To think of (someone) as a good […]
lose face
[lose face] {v.} To be embarrassed or shamed by an error […]
lose out
[lose out] {v.} To fail to win; miss first place in […]
louse up
[louse up] {v.}, {slang} To throw into confusion; make a mess […]
M.C.
[M.C.] or [emcee] {v.} To act as master of ceremonies at […]
make away with
[make away with] {v.}, {informal} Take; carry away; cause to disappear. […]
make believe
[make believe] {v.} To act as if something is true while […]
make for
[make for] {v.} To go toward; start in the direction of. […]
make free with
[make free with] {v.} 1. To take or use (things) without […]
make off
[make off] {v.} To go away; run away; leave. * /When […]
make out
[make out] {v.} 1. To write the facts asked for (as […]
make over
[make over] {v.} 1. To change by law something from one […]
make up
[make up] {v.} (stress on "up") 1. To make by putting […]
mastermind
[mastermind] {v.} To create; direct; invent the central plan for several […]
measure up
[measure up] {v.} To be equal; be of fully high quality; […]
meet with
[meet with] {v.} 1. To meet (someone), usually by accident. * […]
misfire
[misfire] {v.} To fail to appeal; fall flat. * /The standup […]
miss out
[miss out] {v.}, {informal} To fail; lose or not take a […]
mix up
[mix up] {v.} To confuse; make a mistake about. * /Jimmy […]
nose down
[nose down] {v.}, {of an aircraft} To head down; bring down […]
nose in
[nose in] (2) or [nose into] (2) {v.} To move in […]
nose out
[nose out] {v.}, {informal} 1. To learn by effort (something private […]
nose over
[nose over] {v.} To turn over on the nose so as […]
nose up
[nose up] {v.} To head up; incline the forward end upwards; […]
nuke
[nuke] {v.} To fix any meal in a microwave oven. * […]
one-upmanship
[one-upmanship] {v.}, {informal} Always keeping ahead of others; trying to keep […]
open up
[open up] {v.} 1. To show for the first time; make […]
own up
[own up] {v.}, {informal} To take the blame; admit your guilt; […]
pack off
[pack off] {v.}, {informal} To send away; dismiss abruptly. * /When […]
pair off
[pair off] {v.} 1. To make a pair of; put two […]
pair up
[pair up] {v.} 1. To make a pair of; match. * […]
palm off
[palm off] {v.}, {informal} 1. To sell or give (something) by […]
pan out
[pan out] {v.}, {informal} To have a result, especially a good […]
parcel out
[parcel out] {v.} To give out in parts or shares; divide. […]
part with
[part with] {v.} 1. To separate from; leave. * /He parted […]
partake of
[partake of] {v.}, {formal} 1. To take some of; receive a […]
pass away
[pass away] {v.} 1. To slip by; go by; pass. * […]
pass off
[pass off] {v.} 1. To sell or give (something) by false […]
pass on
[pass on] {v.} 1. To give an opinion about; judge; settle. […]
pass out
[pass out] {v.}, {informal} 1. To lose consciousness; faint. * /She […]
pass over
[pass over] or [pass by] {v.} To give no attention to; […]
pass up
[pass up] {v.} To let (something) go by; refuse. * /Mary […]
patch up
[patch up] {v.} 1. To mend a hole or break; repair; […]
pay for
[pay for] {v.} To have trouble because of (something you did […]
pay up
[pay up] {v.} To pay in full; pay the amount of; […]
peel off
[peel off] {v.} To dive away from a group of airplanes […]
peg away
[peg away] {v.} To work methodically, industriously, or steadily * /Thomson […]
perk up
[perk up] {v.} To get or give back pep, vigor, health, […]
peter out
[peter out] {v.}, {informal} To fail or die down gradually; grow […]
pick and choose
[pick and choose] {v.} To select with much care; choose in […]
pick at
[pick at] {v.} 1. To reach or grasp for repeatedly. * […]
pick off
[pick off] {v.} 1. To pull off; remove with the fingers. […]
pick on
[pick on] {v.} 1. {informal} To make a habit of annoying […]
pick out
[pick out] {v.} 1. To choose. * /It took Mary a […]
pick over
[pick over] {v.} To select the best of; look at and […]
pick up
[pick up] {v.} 1. To take up; lift. * /During the […]
piece out
[piece out] {v.} 1. To put together from many different pieces; […]
pigeonhole
[pigeonhole] {v.} 1. To set aside; defer consideration of. * /The […]
pin down
[pin down] {v.} 1a. To keep (someone) from moving; make stay […]
pinch-hit
[pinch-hit] {v.} 1. To substitute for another player at bat in […]
pipe down
[pipe down] {v.} 1. To call (sailors) away from work with […]
pipe up
[pipe up] {v.}, {informal} To speak up; to be heard. * […]
piss off
[piss off] {v.}, {slang}, {vulgar}, {avoidable} To bother; annoy; irritate. * […]
pit against
[pit against] {v.} To match against; oppose to; put in opposition […]
pitch in
[pitch in] {v.}, {informal} 1. To begin something with much energy; […]
pitch into
[pitch into] {v.}, {informal} 1. To attack with blows or words. […]
pitch out
[pitch out] {v.} 1. To deliberately throw a pitch outside of […]
plan on
[plan on] {v.} 1. To have the plan of; have in […]
play along (with)
[play along (with)] {v.} Cooperate; make no trouble. * /The honest […]
play down
[play down] {v.} To give less emphasis to; make (something) seem […]
play off
[play off] {v.} 1. To match opposing persons, forces, or interests […]
play on
[play on] or [play upon] {v.} 1. To cause an effect […]
play one for
[play one for] {v.}, {informal} To treat (someone) as; act toward […]
play up
[play up] {v.} To call attention to; talk more about; emphasize. […]
plow into
[plow into] {v.} 1. To attack vigorously. * /He plowed into […]
pluck up
[pluck up] {v.} 1. To have (courage) by your own effort; […]
plug into
[plug into] {v.} To connect (an electrical appliance) to a power […]
plunk down
[plunk down] {v.}, {informal} 1. To drop down; fall. * /After […]
point out
[point out] {v.} 1. To show by pointing with the finger; […]
point up
[point up] {v.} To show clearly; emphasize. * /The increase in […]
poke around
[poke around] or [poke about] {v.} 1. To search about; look […]
polish off
[polish off] {v.}, {informal} 1. To defeat easily. * /The Dodgers […]
poor-mouth
[poor-mouth] {v.} To be constantly complaining about one's poverty; keep saying […]
popup
[popup] {v.} 1. or [bob up] To appear suddenly or unexpectedly; […]
pour out
[pour out] {v.} 1. To tell everything about; talk all about. […]
press the flesh
[press the flesh] {v.}, {slang} To shake hands with total strangers […]
prevail upon
[prevail upon] or [prevail on] {v.} To bring to an act […]
prey on
[prey on] or [prey upon] {v.} 1. To habitually kill and […]
pull down
[pull down] {v.}, {informal} 1. To catch (a ball) after a […]
pull off
[pull off] {v.}, {informal} To succeed in (something thought difficult or […]
pull over
[pull over] {v.} To drive to the side of the road […]
pull through
[pull through] {v.} 1. To help through; bring safely through a […]
pull together
[pull together] {v.} To join your efforts with those of others; […]
pull up
[pull up] {v.} 1. To check the forward motion of; halt; […]
push around
[push around] {v.}, {informal} To be bossy with; bully. * /Don't […]
push off
[push off] or [shove off] {v.} 1. To push a boat […]
put across
[put across] {v.} 1. To explain clearly; make yourself understood; communicate. […]
put away
[put away] {v.} 1. To put in the right place or […]
put by
[put by] {v.} To save for the future; lay aside. * […]
put in
[put in] {v.} 1. To add to what has been said; […]
put off
[put off] {v.} 1. {informal} To cause confusion in; embarrass; displease. […]
put out
[put out] {v.} 1. To make a flame or light stop […]
put over
[put over] {v.} 1. To wait to a later time; postpone. […]
put someone on
[put someone on] {v.} To play a joke on someone by […]
put up
[put up] {v.} 1a. To make and pack (especially a lunch […]
put up with
[put up with] {v.} To accept patiently; bear. * /We had […]
put upon
[put upon] {v.} To use (someone) unfairly; expect too much from. […]
put wise
[put wise] {v.}, {slang} To tell (someone) facts that will give […]
railroad
[railroad] {v.} To force through; push through by force. * /The […]
rattle off
[rattle off] or [reel off] {v.} To say quickly without having […]
reckon with
[reckon with] {v.} To consider as one of the things which […]
reckon without
[reckon without] {v.} To fail to consider as one of the […]
refine on
[refine on] or [refine upon] {v.} 1. To make better; improve. […]
ride out
[ride out] {v.} To survive safely; endure. * /The captain ordered […]
ride up
[ride up] or [crawl up] {v.} To slip gradually upward on […]
ring out
[ring out] {v.} To ring a special clock that records the […]
ring up
[ring up] {v.} 1. To add and record on a cash […]
rip into
[rip into] or [tear into] {v.}, {informal} 1. To start a […]
rip off
[rip off] {v.}, {slang} (Stress on "off") Steal. * /The hippies […]
rise to
[rise to] {v.} To succeed in doing what is expected by […]
roll around
[roll around] {v.}, {informal} To return at a regular or usual […]
rope in
[rope in] {v.}, {informal} 1. To use a trick to make […]
rope into
[rope into] {v.}, {informal} 1. To trick into; persuade dishonestly. * […]
rough up
[rough up] {v.} To attack or hurt physically; treat roughly; beat. […]
roughhouse
[roughhouse] {v.} To play very wildly; be running around as young […]
round off
[round off] {v.} 1. To make round or curved. * /John […]
round up
[round up] {v.} 1. To bring together (cattle or horses). * […]
rub off
[rub off] {v.} 1. To remove or be removed by rubbing; […]
rub out
[rub out] {v.}, {slang} To destroy completely; kill; eliminate. * /The […]
rule out
[rule out] {v.} 1. To say that (something) must not be […]
run after
[run after] or [chase after] {v.} 1. To try to find; […]
run along
[run along] {v.} To go away; leave. * /Joan said she […]
run around
[run around] or [chase around] {v.}, {informal} To go to different […]
run away
[run away] or [run off] {v.} To leave and not plan […]
run away with
[run away with] {v.} 1a. To take quickly and secretly, especially […]
run down
[run down] {v.} (stress on "down") 1. To crash against and […]
run into
[run into] {v.} 1. To mix with; join with. * /If […]
run out
[run out] {v.} 1a. To come to an end; be used […]
run over
[run over] {v.} 1. To be too full and flow over […]
run through
[run through] {v.} 1. To make a hole through, especially with […]
sack in/out
[sack in/out] {v.}, {slang} To go to sleep for a prolonged […]
sail into
[sail into] {v.}, {informal} 1. To attack with great strength; begin […]
salt away
[salt away] {v.}, {informal} To save (money) for the future. * […]
scale down
[scale down] {v.} To make smaller or less; decrease. * /John […]
scare up
[scare up] or [scrape up] {v.}, {informal} To find, collect, or […]
search out
[search out] {v.} To search for and discover; find or learn […]
see about
[see about] {v.} 1. To find out about; attend to. * […]
see into
[see into] {v.} To know or understand the real nature or […]
see off
[see off] {v.} To go to say or wave goodbye to. […]
see out
[see out] {v.} 1. To go with to an outer door. […]
see through
[see through] {v.} 1. To understand the real meaning of or […]
see to
[see to] also [look to] {v.} To attend to; take care […]
seize on
[seize on] {v.} To make use of (a happening or idea.) […]
sell out
[sell out] {v.} 1a. To sell all of a certain thing […]
sell short
[sell short] {v.} To think (a person or thing) less good […]
serve up
[serve up] {v.} To prepare and serve (as a food). * […]
set about
[set about] {v.} To begin; start. * /Benjamin Franklin set about […]
set aside
[set aside] {v.} 1. To separate from the others in a […]
set back
[set back] {v.} 1. To cause to put off or get […]
set down
[set down] {v.} 1. To write; record. * /He set down […]
set forth
[set forth] {v.}, {formal} 1. To explain exactly or clearly. * […]
set in
[set in] {v.} To begin; start; develop. * /Before the boat […]
set off
[set off] {v.} 1. To decorate through contrast; balance by difference. […]
set on
[set on] also [set upon] {v.} 1. To begin suddenly to […]
set out
[set out] {v.} 1. To leave on a journey or voyage. […]
set to
[set to] {v.} 1. To make a serious beginning. * /Charlie […]
settle down
[settle down] {v.} 1. To live more quietly and sensibly; have […]
settle for
[settle for] {v.} To be satisfied with (less) agree to; accept. […]
setup
[setup] {v.} 1. To provide the money for the necessities for. […]
shake off
[shake off] {v.}, {informal} To get away from when followed; get […]
shake up
[shake up] {v.}, {informal} To bother; worry; disturb. * /The notice […]
shell out
[shell out] {v.}, {informal} To pay or spend. * /Dick had […]
shine up to
[shine up to] {v.}, {slang} To try to please; try to […]
ship out
[ship out] {v.} To begin a journey; leave. * /The army […]
shoot out
[shoot out] {v.} 1. To fight with guns until one person […]
shoot straight
[shoot straight] or [shoot square] {v.}, {informal} To act fairly; deal […]
shoot up
[shoot up] {v.} 1. To grow quickly. * /Billy had always […]
shore up
[shore up] {v.} To add support to (something) where weakness is […]
shout down
[shout down] {v.} To object loudly to; defeat by shouting. * […]
show up
[show up] {v.} 1. To make known the real truth about […]
shrug off
[shrug off] or [shrug away] {v.} To act as if you […]
shut off
[shut off] {v.} 1. To make (something like water or electricity) […]
shut out
[shut out] {v.} 1. To prevent from coming in; block. * […]
shut up
[shut up] {v.} 1. {informal} To stop talking. * /Little Ruthie […]
shy away
[shy away] or [shy off] {v.} To avoid; seem frightened or […]
side against
[side against] {v.} To join or be on the side that […]
side with
[side with] {v.} To agree with; help. * /Alan always sides […]
sight-read
[sight-read] {v.} To be able to play music without memorization by […]
sign in
[sign in] {v.} To write your name on a special list […]
sign off
[sign off] {v.} 1. To end a program on radio or […]
sign out
[sign out] {v.} To write your name on a special list […]
sign over
[sign over] {v.} To give legally by signing your name. * […]
sign up
[sign up] {v.} 1. To promise to do something by signing […]
simmer down
[simmer down] {v.}, {informal} To become less angry or excited; become […]
sink in
[sink in] or [soak in] {v.}, {informal} To be completely understood; […]
sit back
[sit back] {v.} 1. To be built a distance away; stand […]
sit by
[sit by] {v.} 1. To stay near; watch and care for. […]
sit down
[sit down] {v.} To sit on a seat or resting place. […]
sit in
[sit in] {v.} 1. To be a member; participate. * /We're […]
sit on
[sit on] {v.} 1. To be a member of (a jury, […]
sit on a volcano
[sit on a volcano] {v.}, {informal} 1. To be in a […]
sit out
[sit out] {v.} To not take part in. * /The next […]
sit through
[sit through] {v.} To watch or listen until (something) is finished. […]
sit up
[sit up] {v.} 1. To move into a sitting position. * […]
sit well (with)
[sit well (with)] {v.} Find favor with; please. * /The reduced […]
sit with
[sit with] {v.}, {informal} To be accepted by; affect. - Used […]
size up
[size up] {v.}, {informal} To decide what one thinks about (something); […]
skip out
[skip out] {v.}, {informal} To leave in a hurry; especially after […]
slap down
[slap down] {v.}, {slang} 1. To stop (someone, usually in a […]
sleep on
[sleep on] {v.} To postpone a decision about. * /We asked […]
sleep out
[sleep out] {v.} 1. To sleep outdoors. * /The Scouts plan […]
sling hash
[sling hash] {v.}, {slang} To serve food, especially in a cheap, […]
slow up
[slow up] {v.} 1. To go more slowly. * /The truck […]
smell up
[smell up] {v.}, {informal} To make a bad smell. * /A […]
smooth away
[smooth away] {v.} To remove; (unpleasant feelings) take away. * /Mr. […]
smooth down
[smooth down] {v.} To make calm; calm down. * /Mrs. Smith's […]
smooth over
[smooth over] {v.} To make something seem better or more pleasant; […]
snap out of
[snap out of] {v.}, {informal} To change quickly from a bad […]
snap up
[snap up] {v.}, {informal} To take or accept eagerly. * /Eggs […]
sneeze at
[sneeze at] {v.}, {informal} To think of as not important; not […]
snow in
[snow in] {v.} To block up or trap by much snow; […]
snow under
[snow under] {v.} 1. To cover over with snow. * /The […]
soak up
[soak up] {v.} 1. To take up water or other liquid […]
sound off
[sound off] {v.} 1. To say your name or count "One! […]
sound out
[sound out] {v.} To try to find out how a person […]
speak for
[speak for] {v.} 1. To speak in favor of or in […]
speak out
[speak out] or [speak up] {v.} 1. To speak in a […]
speed up
[speed up] {v.} To go faster than before; also, to make […]
spell out
[spell out] {v.} 1. To say or read aloud the letters […]
spit up
[spit up] {v.} To vomit a little. * /The baby always […]
spoon-feed
[spoon-feed] {v.} 1. To feed with a spoon. * /Mothers spoon-feed […]
spruce up
[spruce up] {v.}, {informal} To make clean or neat. * /Mary […]
squeak through
[squeak through] {v.}, {informal} To be successful but almost fail; win […]
stamp out
[stamp out] {v.} To destroy completely and make disappear. * /In […]
stand by
[stand by] {v.} 1. To be close beside or near. * […]
stand for
[stand for] {v.} 1. To be a sign of; make you […]
stand off
[stand off] {v.} 1. To stay at a distance; stay apart. […]
stand out
[stand out] {v.} 1. To go farther out than a nearby […]
stand over
[stand over] {v.} 1. To watch closely; keep checking all the […]
stand pat
[stand pat] {v.}, {informal} To be satisfied with things and be […]
stand up
[stand up] {v.} 1. To rise to a standing position; get […]
stand up for
[stand up for] or {informal} [stick up for] {v.} To defend […]
stand up to
[stand up to] {v.} To meet with courage. * /Mary stood […]
stand up with
[stand up with] {v.}, {informal} To be best man or maid […]
start in
[start in] {v.}, {informal} 1. To begin to do something; start. […]
start out
[start out] {v.} 1. To begin to go somewhere. * /Bill […]
start up
[start up] {v.} 1. To begin operating, * /The driver started […]
stave off
[stave off] {v.}, {literary} To keep from touching or hurting you. […]
steer clear of
[steer clear of] {v.} 1. To steer a safe distance from; […]
step down
[step down] {v.} 1. To come down in one move from […]
step in
[step in] {v.} 1. To go inside for a quick visit. […]
step inside
[step inside] {v.} To come or go inside. * /Mother invited […]
step into
[step into] {v.} 1. To come or go into. * /The […]
step off
[step off] {v.} 1. To walk or march quickly. * /The […]
step up
[step up] {v.} 1. To go from a lower to a […]
stick around
[stick around] {v.}, {informal} To stay or wait nearby. * /John's […]
stick out
[stick out] {v.} 1a. To stand out from a wall or […]
stick together
[stick together] {v.} To remain close together in a situation. * […]
stick up
[stick up] {v.}, {informal} To rob with a gun. * /When […]
stick with
[stick with] {v.}, {informal} 1. or [stay with] To continue doing; […]
stir up
[stir up] {v.} 1. To bring (something) into being, often by […]
stop off
[stop off] {v.} To stop at a place for a short […]
stop over
[stop over] {v.} To stay at a place overnight or for […]
stow away
[stow away] {v.} 1. {informal} To pack or store away. * […]
straighten out
[straighten out] {v.} To correct a mistake; make you realize you […]
straighten up
[straighten up] {v.} To put in order; make neat. * /Vic […]
strike out
[strike out] {v.} 1. To destroy something that has been written […]
strike up
[strike up] {v.} 1a. To start to sing or play. * […]
string along
[string along] {v.}, {informal} 1. To deceive; fool; lead on dishonestly. […]
string out
[string out] {v.} To make (something) extend over a great distance […]
string up
[string up] {v.}, {slang} To put a rope around the neck […]
suck in
[suck in] {v.} 1. {informal} To pull in by taking a […]
sum up
[sum up] {v.} To put something into a few words; shorten […]
swear by
[swear by] {v.} 1. To use as the support or authority […]
swear in
[swear in] or [swear into] {v.} To have a person swear […]
swear off
[swear off] {v.}, {informal} To give up something you like or […]
swear out
[swear out] {v.} To get (a written order to do something) […]
sweat out
[sweat out] {v.}, {informal} To wait anxiously; worry while waiting. * […]
sweet talk
[sweet talk] 1. {n.}, {informal} Too much praise; flattery. * /Sometimes […]
take after
[take after] {v.} To be like because of family relationship; to […]
take back
[take back] {v.} To change or deny something offered, promised, or […]
take down
[take down] {v.} 1. To write or record (what is said). […]
take for
[take for] {v.} To suppose to be; mistake for. * /Do […]
take ill
[take ill] or [take sick] {v.} To become sick. * /Father […]
take in
[take in] {v.} 1. To include. * /The country's boundaries were […]
take kindly to
[take kindly to] {v.} To be pleased by; like. - Usually […]
take on
[take on] {v.} 1. To receive for carrying; be loaded with. […]
take over
[take over] {v.} 1a. To take control or possession of. * […]
take to
[take to] {v.} 1. To go to or into; get yourself […]
take up
[take up] {v.} 1. To remove by taking in. * /Use […]
take up with
[take up with] {v.} To begin to go around with (someone); […]
talk back
[talk back] also [answer back] {v.} {informal} To answer rudely; reply […]
talk big
[talk big] {v.}, {informal} To talk boastfully; brag. * /He talks […]
talk down
[talk down] {v.} 1. To make (someone) silent by talking louder […]
talk into
[talk into] {v.} 1. To get (someone) to agree to; make […]
talk out
[talk out] {v.} To talk all about and leave nothing out; […]
talk out of
[talk out of] {v.} 1. To persuade not to; make agree […]
talk over
[talk over] {v.} 1. To talk together about; try to agree […]
talk up
[talk up] {v.} 1. To speak in favor or support of. […]
tamper with
[tamper with] {v.} 1. To meddle with (something); handle ignorantly or […]
taper off
[taper off] {v.} 1. To come to an end little by […]
tar and feather
[tar and feather] {v.} To pour heated tar on and cover […]
tear down
[tear down] {v.} 1. To take all down in pieces; destroy. […]
tear up
[tear up] {v.} 1. To dig a hole in; remove the […]
tee off
[tee off] {v.} 1. To hit the golf ball from a […]
tee up
[tee up] {v.} To set the golf ball on the tee […]
tell off
[tell off] {v.} 1. To name or count one by one […]
tell on
[tell on] {v.} 1. To tire; wear out; make weak. * […]
think aloud
[think aloud] or [think out loud] {v.} To say what you […]
think better of
[think better of] {v.} To change your mind about; to consider […]
think out
[think out] {v.} 1. To find out or discover by thinking; […]
think over
[think over] {v.} To think carefully about; consider; study. * /When […]
think twice
[think twice] {v.} To think again carefully; reconsider; hesitate. * /The […]
think up
[think up] {v.} To invent or discover by thinking; have a […]
throw away
[throw away] {v.} 1. To get rid of as unwanted or […]
throw in
[throw in] {v.} 1. To give or put in as an […]
throw off
[throw off] {v.} 1. To get free from. * /He was […]
throw out
[throw out] or [toss out] {v.} 1. To put somewhere to […]
throw over
[throw over] {v.} To give up for another; break your loyalty […]
throw together
[throw together] {v.} 1. also [slap together] To make in a […]
throw up
[throw up] {v.} 1. {informal} or {slang} [heave up]. To vomit. […]
tick off
[tick off] {v.} 1. To mention one after the other; list. […]
tide over
[tide over] {v.} To carry past a difficulty or danger; help […]
tie down
[tie down] {v.} To keep (someone) from going somewhere or doing […]
tie in
[tie in] {v.} To connect with something else; make a connection […]
tip off
[tip off] {v.}, {informal} To tell something not generally known; tell […]
tone down
[tone down] {v.} To make softer or quieter; make less harsh […]
top off
[top off] {v.} To come or bring to a special or […]
touch off
[touch off] {v.} 1. To cause to fire or explode by […]
touch on
[touch on] or [touch upon] {v.} To speak of or write […]
touch up
[touch up] {v.} 1. To paint over (small imperfections.) * /I […]
track down
[track down] {v.} To find by or as if by following […]
trade in
[trade in] {v.} To give something to a seller as part […]
trade on
[trade on] {v.} To use as a way of helping yourself. […]
trip up
[trip up] {v.} 1. To make (someone) unsteady on the feet; […]
trump up
[trump up] {v.} To make up (something untrue); invent in the […]
try on
[try on] {v.} To put (clothing) on to see if it […]
tune up
[tune up] {v.} 1a. To adjust (a musical instrument) to make […]
turn down
[turn down] {v.} 1. To reduce the loudness, brightness, or force […]
turn in
[turn in] {v.} 1. or [hand in] To give to someone; […]
turn off
[turn off] {v.} 1. To stop by turning a knob or […]
turn on
[turn on] {v.} 1. To start by turning a knob or […]
turn out
[turn out] {v.} 1. To make leave or go away. * […]
turn over
[turn over] {v.} 1. To roll, tip, or turn from one […]
turn to
[turn to] {v.} To begin working with much energy. * /All […]
turn up
[turn up] {v.} 1. To find; discover. * /The police searched […]
two-time
[two-time] {v.}, {slang} To go out with a second boy or […]
wade in
[wade in] or [wade into] {v.}, {informal} 1. To go busily […]
wait on
[wait on] or [wait upon] {v.} 1. To serve. * /Sue […]
walk away with
[walk away with] or [walk off with] {v.} 1. To take […]
walk out
[walk out] {v.} 1. To go on strike. * /When the […]
warm up
[warm up] {v.} 1. To reheat cooked food. * /Mr. Jones […]
waste away
[waste away] {v.} To become more thin and weak every day. […]
water down
[water down] {v.} To change and make weaker; weaken. * /The […]
wear down
[wear down], [wear off] or [wear away] {v.} 1. To remove […]
wear on
[wear on] {v.} 1. To anger or annoy; tire. * /Having […]
wear out
[wear out] {v.} 1a. To use or wear until useless. * […]
wear thin
[wear thin] {v.} 1. To become thin from use, wearing, or […]
wear well
[wear well] {v.} 1. To continue to be satisfactory, useful, or […]
weed out
[weed out] {v.} 1. To remove what is unwanted, harmful, or […]
weigh in
[weigh in] {v.} 1a. To take the weight of; weigh. * […]
weigh on
[weigh on] or [weigh upon] {v.} 1. To be a weight […]
whale away
[whale away] {v.}, {informal} 1. To beat or hit hard; strike […]
while away
[while away] {v.} To make time go by pleasantly or without […]
whip up
[whip up] {v.}, {informal} 1. To make or do quickly or […]
whistle for
[whistle for] {v.}, {informal} To try to get (something) but fail; […]
whitewash something
[whitewash something] {v.}, {informal} To explain a major, national scandal in […]
wind up
[wind up] {v.} 1. To tighten the spring of a machine; […]
wink at
[wink at] {v.} To allow and pretend not to know about […]
wipe out
[wipe out] {v.} 1. To remove or erase by wiping or […]
wish on
[wish on] {v.} 1. To use as a lucky charm while […]
work in
[work in] {v.} 1. To rub in. * /The nurse told […]
work into
[work into] {v.} 1. Force into little by little. * /John […]
work off
[work off] {v.} To make (something) go away, especially by working. […]
work on
[work on] also [work upon] {v.} 1. Have an effect on; […]
work up
[work up] {v.} 1. To stir up; arouse; excite. * /I […]
write up
[write up] {v.} 1. To write the story of; describe in […]
zero in on
[zero in on] {v.} 1. To adjust a gun so that […]