v
(transitive, obsolete) To outrun.
v
Alternative form of bang down the door [(idiomatic, colloquial) To present oneself as a strong candidate for a role or achievement, explicitly or implicitly.]
v
(slang) To take off quickly; to leave in a hurry.
v
(idiomatic, fiction) To apparently communicate with reality directly, such as when characters of literature comment on the existence of a reader.
v
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bring, up: To bring from a lower to a higher position.
v
(idiomatic, transitive, colloquial) To pass on to higher authority for resolution. See also pass the buck.
v
(transitive) To move (a booked passenger) to a later flight because of earlier delays or cancellations.
v
(obsolete) To go; to direct one's course.
v
(slang, obsolete, transitive) To increase (stakes) at every throw of dice, or every game.
v
To match the pace (of another person or a beat).
v
2010, Robert Mnookin, Bargaining with the Devil: When the Negotiate, When to Fight, Simon & Schuster, page 32-33:
v
(idiomatic) To learn the basics before doing something at a more advanced level.
v
To take a shortcut through.
v
(intransitive) To approach or move toward a target little by little, or furtively.
v
(idiomatic, automobiles) To depress the accelerator to the maximum extent.
v
(idiomatic) to start quickly.
v
(intransitive, Northern England, Scotland) To go; walk; proceed.
v
(slang, historical) Of a white inhabitant of Rhodesia: to emigrate from the country during its transition to independence.
v
(idiomatic, colloquial) To hurry up.
v
(colloquial) To hurry up.
v
(informal) To be mobile, physically active.
v
(idiomatic) To hurry up; to get a move on.
v
(colloquial) To dance with abandon
v
(informal, idiomatic) To start doing something quickly; to stop procrastinating; to hurry up.
v
(idiomatic, dated) To go faster; to hurry up
n
(US, military) A launch code to commence a nuclear attack.
v
(idiomatic) Of a horse, to break suddenly into a gallop.
v
(transitive, figuratively) To attach or cause to stick (a charge or accusation, etc.).
v
(idiomatic) Hesitate; hang back.
v
(intransitive) To form a head.
adv
(idiomatic) To a considerable degree.
v
To follow at somebody's heels; to chase closely.
v
(transitive, colloquial) To switch on.
v
(slang) To leave, to hit the road.
v
(slang, transitive) To be exceedingly successful at (a particular enterprise).
v
(idiomatic) To travel or begin to move in an automobile or other road vehicle.
v
(idiomatic) To begin traveling in an automobile or other road vehicle.
n
Alternative form of holddown [(engineering) A clamping device that holds another structural element in place.]
v
(slang) To leave; to go away.
v
(informal) To hurry up; to get moving.
adj
(idiomatic) Close behind; pursuing or following closely.
adj
Alternative spelling of hot to trot [(idiomatic) Eager to begin; anxious to get going.]
v
(transitive, colloquial) To find with difficulty.
v
To overcome an obstacle.
v
(US, dated, colloquial, chiefly imperative) Hurry up; get a move on.
v
(obsolete, transitive and intransitive, dialect, West Country and Australia) Synonym of jack up.
v
To join in on an activity quickly.
v
(informal) To commit oneself wholeheartedly.
v
(idiomatic) To take immediate action regarding; to avail oneself of without delay.
v
(idiomatic) To emerge suddenly.
v
(idiomatic) To act or begin too soon or without due caution.
v
(idiomatic) To run at the same speed as a pacesetter
v
(intransitive, idiomatic) To start, connect, or take effect, especially in a sudden way.
v
(intransitive, UK, idiomatic, colloquial) To be overcome with anger, to start an argument or a fight.
v
(idiomatic, colloquial) To shop for a vehicle or other item to purchase or invest in.
v
(idiomatic, colloquial) To inspect something to ensure it meets expected standards or has favored characteristics, typically before committing to purchasing or otherwise selecting it.
v
Alternative form of kick the tires [(idiomatic, colloquial) To inspect something to ensure it meets expected standards or has favored characteristics, typically before committing to purchasing or otherwise selecting it.]
v
(informal, figuratively, by extension, transitive, US) To raise, to increase (a price).
v
Alternative form of learn to walk before one can run. [(idiomatic) Before one can perform a complicated task, one has to learn how to perform more simple tasks.]
v
To submit; knuckle under.
v
(intransitive, colloquial) To suddenly enter or go through somewhere unexpectedly and suddenly.
v
(intransitive, baseball, slang) To bunt (sense 4)
v
(idiomatic, transitive) To accomplish a specified task easily and quickly.
adj
(simile, slang, Canada, US) Making a start, or departing, very rapidly.
v
(transitive) To run further or faster than another, or to finish a race with a large margin.
v
(transitive) To outperform in a drag race.
v
(transitive, rare) To call, awaken, or summon, as with a musical instrument.
v
(idiomatic) To start anything tumultuous.
v
To continue with a task despite it being menial, difficult, or boring
v
(intransitive) To eagerly seize an opportunity.
n
(dated) A contest; a struggle.
v
(humorous, chiefly imperative) Sit down on a floor.
v
Synonym of push in (“to jump the queue”)
v
(obsolete) To hurry up; to move swiftly forward.
v
Alternative form of put the pedal to the metal [(idiomatic) To press the gas pedal to the maximum extent.]
v
To prod into greater activity, speed, or diligence.
v
(idiomatic) To start something very quickly.
v
Alternative form of raise red flags [(figuratively) to serve as a sign that something is not right and deserves closer attention]
v
(idiomatic) To float an idea, (or otherwise do some action) to see what response or controversy (if any) it generates, usually as a preliminary step.
v
(intransitive, figuratively, by extension) To cope with adversity by being flexible in attitude.
v
Alternative form of go round in circles [(idiomatic) To repeatedly do the same thing without making any progress.]
v
(intransitive but with prepositional object, by extension) To unexpectedly encounter or meet someone or something (literally or figuratively).
v
(transitive, idiomatic) to encounter an insurmountable barrier or obstacle to progress
v
(ditransitive, idiomatic) To bring an idea or proposal to the attention of (someone) in order to obtain their opinion.
v
(idiomatic) To encompass the full range or variety possible.
v
(transitive) To begin to encounter problems with (someone or something).
n
Alternative form of runaround [An evasive explanation in the form of multiple excuses.]
n
A form of physical punishment by which a person is compelled to run through a double line of soldiers who attempt to strike him as they pass
v
(transitive, colloquial) To slide (something) across or aside.
v
(idiomatic, transitive) To put into an angry mood; to start (a person) ranting or sulking, etc.
v
(transitive) To cause (a competitor) to win a fixed race.
v
(transitive) To cause to move (suddenly), as by pushing or shoving; to give a (sudden) start to.
v
Alternative form of sport one's oak [(dated, UK, university slang) To close one's door as an indication that visitors are not welcome.]
v
(transitive) To force a competitor out of one of a limited number of winning positions by taking over that position or a higher one
v
(transitive, figuratively) To bring about a stalemate, in which no advance in an argument is achieved.
v
(idiomatic) To build on the previous works and gains of.
v
(idiomatic, intransitive) To build on the discoveries of others before one.
v
To conduct oneself; to take or pursue a course of action.
v
(idiomatic) To act quickly.
v
Alternative form of hit the bricks (“participate in a strike”) [(idiomatic) To travel about, especially on foot.]
n
(idiomatic) Everything currently in the possession of a person.
v
Alternative form of lash oneself to the mast [To continue in a course of action even when facing great difficulties and likely disaster.]
v
To offer for suggestion.
n
Alternative spelling of toss-up [(idiomatic) A decision in which neither choice is clearly favorable or unfavorable, or for which the outcome does not matter.]
v
(computing, intransitive) To capture (e.g. an error) in order to handle or process it.
v
Alternative form of tread in someone's steps [To follow someone's example; to behave as someone did.]
v
To search or progress through with difficulty, as when performing a boring, repetitive research task.
v
(colloquial, archaic) To attack; to assault physically.
v
(idiomatic) To gain an easy victory.
v
(idiomatic, transitive) To rehearse (something) casually.
n
(by extension) An uncontested or very easy victory.
n
An easy victory; a walkaway.
v
Alternative form of play both sides against the middle [(idiomatic) To manipulate opponents or competitors in a manner which benefits the manipulator.]
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