n
(colloquial) An act of jumping into water while keeping one's arms and legs tucked into the body, as in a squatting position, to maximize splashing.
n
Alternative spelling of bow shock [(fluid dynamics) A shock wave formed by the bow of an object travelling at supersonic speed.]
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(intransitive, nautical) To swell out.
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(climbing) To traverse by crawling, as a ledge.
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To walk or climb using crampons.
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(intransitive, transitive) To swim using the crawl stroke.
v
(of a bird) To fly or swim with darting movements.
n
Alternative form of dip slide
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(shipbuilding, archaic) One of several pieces fayed across the apron and lapped in the knightheads.
n
A downward sweep or curve.
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(transitive) To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
v
(intransitive) To quickly lower the head or body, often in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
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(UK, colloquial) To operate in a skilfully shifty or evasive manner.
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(colloquial, simile) To move effortlessly and in an agile fashion.
n
(slang, by extension) Someone who attaches themselves to a group of people, much to the dismay of that group, and repeatedly shows up to participate in group activities despite attempts to get rid of, or “flush,” said individual.
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(intransitive) To fly up.
v
(transitive) To disable or lame (a horse) by causing internal inflammation and soreness in the feet or limbs.
v
(of fish) To leap rapidly across the surface of the water.
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(transitive, whitewater kayaking) To paddle off a waterfall or to boof a big drop.
adv
(poetic) With a jetting motion.
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(military) A military-specific crawl in which an arm is advanced with the diagonal knee; designed for the smallest silhouette possible with most limbs touching the ground.
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(intransitive) To go under the mud, as an eel does.
n
Alternative form of mud bogging [An off-road motorsport in which competitors attempt to drive a vehicle as far as possible through a pit of mud.]
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(transitive) To drive (animals) over a cliff edge.
n
(slang) runner's diarrhea
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Alternative form of skidoo [(informal, Canada, US, intransitive) to depart, especially to depart quickly]
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(informal, Canada, US, intransitive) to depart, especially to depart quickly
n
An inclined plane on which heavy bodies slide by the force of gravity, especially one constructed on a mountainside for conveying logs by sliding them down.
v
(intransitive) To travel or move about in an aimless, idle, or pretentiously casual way.
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(intransitive) To move as a swarm.
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(intransitive) To glide along with a waving motion.
adv
With a gliding motion suggesting swimming.
v
(transitive) To scan or register by sliding (a swipecard etc.) through a reader.
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Alternative form of trudgen [(swimming) A swimming stroke in which the left and right hands are alternately raised out of the water, brought forward and drawn back through the water. A scissor kick is performed on every second stroke.]
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(transitive) to walk through (water or similar impediment); to pass through by wading
v
To adhere to and crawl upon a solid surface, as a spider does.
adv
(poetic) swiftly; fleetly, as if on wings
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