to make sth move
101surprising — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ make sth ▪ find sth ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, ve …
102unstable — adj. 1 likely to change suddenly; likely to move or fall VERBS ▪ appear, be, seem ▪ become ▪ remain ▪ make sth, render sth …
103tip over — verb 1. turn from an upright or normal position The big vase overturned The canoe tumped over • Syn: ↑overturn, ↑turn over, ↑tump over • Derivationally related forms: ↑turnover ( …
104touch something off — 1 he touched off two of the bombs: DETONATE, set off, trigger, explode. 2 the plan touched off a major political storm: CAUSE, spark off, trigger (off), start …
105thrash — thrash1 [θræʃ] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: thresh] 1.) [I always + adverb/preposition, T] to move or make something move from side to side in a violent or uncontrolled way thrash about/around ▪ The girl was thrashing about in the water. ▪ Salmon… …
106buffet — 1 noun (C) 1 a place in a railway station, bus station etc where you can buy and eat food or drink 2 a meal of cold food at a party or other occasion, in which people serve themselves at a table and then move away to eat: buffet lunch/supper: We… …
107speed — 1 W1, S2 /spi:d/ noun 1 OF MOVEMENT (C, U) how fast something moves or travels: What speed are we doing? | Police are advising motorists to reduce speed. | pick up/gather speed (=gradually start to travel faster): Once outside the station, the… …
108thrash — 1 noun 1 (singular) a violent movement from side to side 2 (C) old fashioned a loud noisy party 3 (U) informal a type of rock 1 (2) music with very loud fast electric guitar playing 2 verb 1 (T) to beat someone violently in order to punish them:… …
109whirl — [wɜːl] verb I 1) [I/T] to move quickly in circles, or to make something move in this way 2) [I] if your mind, thoughts, or feelings whirl, you feel very confused or upset II noun [C] whirl [wɜːl] 1) a lot of confused activity and movement 2) a… …
110wriggle — [ˈrɪg(ə)l] verb [I/T] to move by twisting or turning quickly, or to make something move in this way • wriggle out of sth …
