to make sth move

  • 91interesting — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, look, seem, sound ▪ become, get ▪ prove ▪ …

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  • 92crank — 1 noun (C) 1 informal someone who has unusual ideas and behaves strangely: I was treated like a troublemaker and a crank. | crank caller/letters: We get quite a few crank phone calls. 2 AmE informal someone who easily gets angry or annoyed with… …

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  • 93jerk — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to pull something suddenly and roughly (+ at/on): Don t keep jerking at the drawer, it won t open. 2 (I, T) to move or make something move in short, sudden movements: jerk to a stop/halt: Suddenly the train jerked to a halt. jerk… …

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  • 94smooth — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ carefully, gently ▪ She smoothed his hair gently. ▪ away, out ▪ Use an iron to smooth out any creases …

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  • 95stable — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Stable is used after these nouns: ↑racing, ↑riding {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb Stable is used with these nouns as the object: ↑horse {{Roman}}III.{{/Roman}} adj. 1 not likely to move VERBS ▪ be …

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  • 96dash — 1 verb 1 to go or run somewhere very quickly (+ into/across/behind etc): Olive dashed into the room, grabbed her bag and ran out again. 2 (transitive always + adv/prep) to make something move violently against a surface, usually so that it breaks …

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  • 97revolve — re|volve [rıˈvɔlv US rıˈva:lv] v [I and T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: revolvere to roll back, cause to return , from volvere to roll ] to move around like a wheel, or to make something move around like a wheel →↑revolution, turn ↑turn ▪… …

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  • 98tilt — tilt1 [tılt] v [I and T] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from a Scandinavian language] 1.) to move a part of your body, especially your head or chin, upwards or to the side = ↑tip ▪ My mother tilted her head and smiled. ▪ Ned s mouth tilted… …

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  • 99flick — [flɪk] verb I 1) [I/T] to move quickly and suddenly, or to make something move quickly and suddenly She flicked back her long dark hair.[/ex] 2) [T] to move a switch in order to turn something on or off He flicked on the light.[/ex] • flick… …

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  • 100complete — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb 1 finish sth ADVERB ▪ on schedule, on time ▪ successfully ▪ The project has now been successfully completed. ▪ just, recently …

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