v
(military) To march or charge out of the designated order in a military unit.
n
(usually in combination) An adventure.
n
Alternative spelling of charge off [A write-off.]
v
(possibly dated, slang) To explore; to go around exploring, to go around as an explorer.
n
A brief visit, especially (politics) for the purpose of attracting voters or motivating one's staff.
n
One who casually drops in (visits unannounced or without appointment).
n
That which is gained by such unlawful intrusion.
n
(military) A manoeuvre of troops or ships.
v
To journey or pass through.
n
A wandering from the main subject: a digression.
n
(chiefly in the plural) One who goes on expeditions, especially one who is a member of an expeditionary military force.
n
A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid.
n
Obsolete form of foray. (predatory excursion) [A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid.]
v
(transitive, obsolete) To exhaust with labour; forwork; forswink.
n
(colloquial) The anxious excitement felt by a prisoner whose release is imminent.
n
A tactic used by armed police to stop a vehicle believed to contain dangerous criminals.
n
A journey taken to escape from danger; an exodus.
v
(idiomatic) To go out in search of something or for a specific purpose.
n
An uprising or rebellion; an insurrection.
v
(intransitive) To travel from place to place, especially to preach or lecture.
n
(politics, military, idiomatic) Gradual unplanned expansion of the objectives, scope, and/or cost of a project, especially a military mission.
adj
Or or relating to travelling on the open road.
n
(military) One who is positioned so as to outflank the enemy in combat.
n
An outgate; a cattle-gate.
n
(figuratively) A forerunner.
n
(obsolete) A foray into an enemy's territory, especially a hostile attack.
n
(regional) A person who is not a native or inhabitant of the Isle of Wight, especially such a day tripper
v
(transitive) To travel through a specific place.
n
(figuratively) A desperate attempt to forestall the inevitable.
n
A sortie of troops from a besieged place against an enemy.
n
(military) A factor that may eventually lead to a direct military threat.
n
(colloquial) An employee who has given notice of their intent to leave.
n
(figuratively) Work done in preparation for something else.
n
The tendency of employees to move and live in different places in line with their successive promotions.
n
(obsolete) A rambling; passage beyond certain limits; extraordinary deviation.
v
(transitive) To travel across, often under difficult conditions.
n
One who takes part in an uprising.
v
(transitive) To put or send on a venture or chance.
v
(transitive) To go to (a place) for pleasure, on an errand, etc.
v
(intransitive, archaic) To make a journey; to travel.
n
(informal) An escape clause; a clause in a legal contract permitting one of the parties to escape ("weasel out of") its obligations under some circumstances.
n
Someone or something that yields, or gives way.
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