v
Synonym of reach for the sky
n
(obsolete) A raising or lifting muscle.
n
A rapid expansion or increase.
v
(idiomatic, intransitive) To become encouraged, reinvigorated, or cheerful; to summon one's courage or spirits; to pluck up courage.
v
(transitive, idiomatic) To increase something suddenly.
v
To move rapidly straight ahead, especially in an uncontrolled way.
v
(idiomatic) To contribute or produce one's fair share, as of work, money, etc.
n
(by extension) An unexpected event.
v
To describe in praiseworthy terms; to promote.
v
(idiomatic, intransitive) To bend over at the waist.
v
(transitive) To cause to stand up or out.
v
To progress something with unusual rapidity.
v
(idiomatic, sports) To suddenly achieve an extra burst of athletic performance, especially after a sustained period of competitive exertion.
v
to start to happen more quickly; accelerate
v
To move from a sitting or lying position to a standing position; to stand up.
v
(intransitive, Britain, dated) To attend university.
v
To take steps to make something appear more attractive or compelling.
v
(idiomatic) Of time or a time period: to seem to pass slowly; to crawl.
n
(chiefly in the plural) Baggage, especially that of an army; impedimenta.
n
(idiomatic) A final effort, a final attempt before stopping.
v
(copulative) To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; often with to, toward, etc.
adv
(idiomatic) Considerably; significantly.
v
(Australia, idiomatic) To improve one's performance through practice or additional effort.
v
(transitive) To reduce the amount or weight of.
adj
(simile, idiomatic) With the power to triumph difficulties.
v
(literary) Contraction of overleap [(transitive) To leap over, to jump over, to cross by jumping.]
v
(transitive, sports) To surpass in charging, or moving forcefully forward.
v
(transitive) To maneuver around and behind the flank of (an opposing force).
v
(transitive) To jump better than; particularly higher than, or further than.
v
To leap beyond or farther than.
v
(transitive) To lift more weight than.
v
(transitive) To mount above; to climb higher than.
v
To move more quickly than (someone or something) so as to outrun or leave it behind.
adv
(not comparable, from World War I) Over the parapet of a trench, especially at the start of a futile attack.
v
(transitive, archaic) To leap over.
v
(transitive) To form a bridge over; to overarch.
n
Anything that overhangs or protrudes over its base, such as a wave immediately before breaking, or a protruding cliff or rock wall.
v
(transitive) To jump over.
v
(transitive) To leap over, to jump over, to cross by jumping.
v
(transitive, intransitive, reflexive, equestrianism) Of a horse: to strike the heel of a forefoot with the toe of a hindfoot.
v
To ride across or beyond something.
v
To run past; to run beyond.
v
To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond.
n
A movement in which one oversteps.
n
Such situation or condition.
v
(transitive) to stride (or to stand) over something
v
To pass a slower moving object or entity (on the side closest to oncoming traffic).
adj
(obsolete) Crossing in kind or disposition.
v
To put too many traps in (an area) or among (an animal population), and thus to trap too many (animals, for their population to recover).
n
(Scotland) A motion placed before a legislative body, such as the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
v
(transitive) To leap over.
v
(obsolete) To travel over or through.
v
(intransitive, obsolete) To exalt oneself, take on a higher status or position.
v
(transitive) To summon positive emotion (especially courage); to muster.
n
(UK) Synonym of push-up (“exercise”)
v
(intransitive, idiomatic, originally aeronautics) To go beyond established limits; to pioneer.
adj
That is pushed through; especially designating something that is operated by being pushed through (something else).
v
(idiomatic) To press the gas pedal to the maximum extent.
v
(idiomatic) to increase in significance or risk.
v
To become agitated, opposed, or hostile; to go to war; to take up arms; to rebel.
v
To proceed beyond a limit.
v
To erect hastily, as a building.
adj
Accelerating out of control.
v
To establish the speed for a group to move at, for example in a race.
adj
That achieves rapid or impressive progress; runaway, roaring.
v
(intransitive) To occur fast, as if trying to finish as soon as possible.
v
(intransitive, figuratively) To come rapidly into existence.
v
(transitive) To bring something up and set it into a standing position.
v
To consider or favor two apparently opposite sides; to be noncommittal.
v
(nonstandard) Tide over.
v
(intransitive, climbing) To complete a route by climbing over its top.
v
(transitive) To suspend; hang.
adj
(informal, idiomatic) Perfectly suitable to someone; matching someone's interests and abilities.
v
(idiomatic) To make something more difficult.
adj
Alternative form of upjumped [(rare) Synonym of jumped-up]
v
To affect or upset drastically.
n
(idiomatic) A challenge with the odds of success stacked strongly against.
adj
(rare) Synonym of jumped-up
v
(intransitive, obsolete, rare) To lean (on something).
v
(obsolete) To get back on one's feet.
n
An exercise session; a period of physical exercise.
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