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Lurch

To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up.

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Narrower term 4

Careen 76% connected

To cause (a vessel) to lean over so that she floats on one side, leaving the other side out of water and accessible for repairs below the water line;…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Rock 76% connected

See Roc.

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Sway 76% connected

To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter.

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Tilt 76% connected

A covering overhead; especially, a tent.

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Defeat 76% connected

To undo; to disfigure; to destroy.

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Gait 76% connected

A going; a walk; a march; a way.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Go 76% connected

Gone.

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Licking 76% connected

of Lick

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Linger 76% connected

To delay; to loiter; to remain or wait long; to be slow or reluctant in parting or moving; to be slow in deciding; to be in suspense; to hesitate.

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Loaf 76% connected

Any thick lump, mass, or cake; especially, a large regularly shaped or molded mass, as of bread, sugar, or cake.

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Loiter 76% connected

To be slow in moving; to delay; to linger; to be dilatory; to spend time idly; to saunter; to lag behind.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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lollygag 76% connected

To spend time aimlessly or lazily

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Lounge 76% connected

To spend time lazily, whether lolling or idly sauntering; to pass time indolently; to stand, sit, or recline, in an indolent manner.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Lurk 76% connected

To lie hid; to lie in wait.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Motility 76% connected

Capability of motion; contractility.

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Motion 76% connected

The act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, whether voluntary or…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Move 76% connected

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Movement 76% connected

The act of moving; change of place or posture; transference, by any means, from one situation to another; natural or appropriate motion; progress; ad…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Overcome 76% connected

of Overcome

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Tarry 76% connected

Consisting of, or covered with, tar; like tar.

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Travel 76% connected

To labor; to travail.

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Walk 76% connected

To move along on foot; to advance by steps; to go on at a moderate pace; specifically, of two-legged creatures, to proceed at a slower or faster rate…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Hurtle 74% connected

To meet with violence or shock; to clash; to jostle.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Hurtle 74% connected

To meet with violence or shock; to clash; to jostle.

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Keel 74% connected

To cool; to skim or stir.

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Keel 74% connected

To cool; to skim or stir.

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Lunge 74% connected

A sudden thrust or pass, as with a sword.

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Lunge 74% connected

A sudden thrust or pass, as with a sword.

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Prowl 74% connected

To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; esp., to search in, as for prey or booty.

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Prowl 74% connected

To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; esp., to search in, as for prey or booty.

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Synonym 12

Careen 92% connected

To cause (a vessel) to lean over so that she floats on one side, leaving the other side out of water and accessible for repairs below the water line;…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Keel 92% connected

To cool; to skim or stir.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Lunge 92% connected

A sudden thrust or pass, as with a sword.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Pitch 92% connected

A thick, black, lustrous, and sticky substance obtained by boiling down tar. It is used in calking the seams of ships; also in coating rope, canvas,…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Pitching 92% connected

of Pitch

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Prowl 92% connected

To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; esp., to search in, as for prey or booty.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Reel 92% connected

A lively dance of the Highlanders of Scotland; also, the music to the dance; -- often called Scotch reel.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Shift 92% connected

To divide; to distribute; to apportion.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Skunk 92% connected

Any one of several species of American musteline carnivores of the genus Mephitis and allied genera. They have two glands near the anus, secreting an…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Stagger 92% connected

To move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking; not to stand or walk with steadiness; to sway; to reel or totter.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Stumble 92% connected

To trip in walking or in moving in any way with the legs; to strike the foot so as to fall, or to endanger a fall; to stagger because of a false step.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Swag 92% connected

To hang or move, as something loose and heavy; to sway; to swing.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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