v
To pass by (someone or something or an issue or problem) without consideration, notice, difficulty or concern.
v
To tilt or lean while in motion.
v
(intransitive) To climb; ascend.
n
A rapid descent by a person or thing, ending in a violent collision.
n
Alternative form of deep dive. [Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see deep, dive.]
v
To jump headfirst toward the ground or into another substance.
adj
(colloquial) Having the character of a dive, a disreputable bar or nightclub.
n
A downward stroke, especially one that is part of a sequence of alternating upward and downward strokes.
n
(by analogy with above) Any force acting in opposition to the motion of an object.
v
(transitive, UK dialectal) To drive; drive out; drive away; expel.
v
(transitive) To drive away.
n
The skidding of the back of a vehicle from side to side.
v
(intransitive) To climb using this device.
v
(intransitive) To be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity.
v
(obsolete, intransitive) To jump, leap.
n
Alternative form of magslip [(UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada) Any of a variety of devices that rely on magnetic slip rings to drive a transmitter and receiver that rotate in unison.]
v
(transitive) To rake over, or sweep across, from end to end, as waves break over a vessel anchored with its head to the sea.
v
(transitive) To sweep over; to cover by sweeping.
n
(military) A slope or sloping toward the front.
n
(dated, slang) A reckless gambler.
n
(UK, dialect) The sliding down of a bank.
v
(transitive, intransitive, also figuratively) To (cause something to) move sideways.
v
(transitive) To disregard, miss or omit part of a continuation (some item or stage).
n
The act, or process of slewing.
n
The act of sliding; smooth, even passage or progress.
n
(engineering) The motion of the centre of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through the water horizontally, or the difference between a vessel's actual speed and the speed it would have if the propelling instrument acted upon a solid; also, the velocity, relatively to still water, of the backward current of water produced by the propeller.
v
(military) To hold a rifle at a slope with forearm perpendicular to the body in front holding the butt, the rifle resting on the shoulder.
v
(transitive, nautical) To rotate something on an axis.
n
An accelerated descent in flight, as that for an attack.
v
(figuratively) to plummet, drop rapidly
v
To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
v
To drive in the trajectory of another vehicle to stop it, to cut off.
v
(caving, climbing (sport)) To push, press, or squeeze into a place; move sideways or vertically in an upright position by wriggling the body against opposing rock surfaces. Compare chimney.
v
(intransitive, by extension) To go on a wild-goose chase; to persistently engage in a futile activity.
v
(transitive, obsolete) To drag violently.
v
(intransitive) To turn and swim upside down.
v
(idiomatic) To wait for an uncomfortably long period of time.
v
The action of a car when it does not follow the desired curve while cornering. Tyre slip of the front wheels.
n
A turn or swerve; an instance of veering.
v
(rare, transitive) To carry.
v
(transitive, dialectal or obsolete) To turn; cast; hurl; fling; overturn
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