1. v. (intransitive) To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.
A ship moves rapidly.
I was sitting on the sofa for a long time, feeling too lazy to move.
2. v. (intransitive) To act; to take action; to begin to act
to move in a matter
Come on guys, let's move: there's work to do!
3. v. (intransitive) To change residence, for example from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and live at another place. See also move out and move in.
I decided to move to the country for a more peaceful life.
They moved closer to work to cut down commuting time.
4. v. (intransitive, chess, and other games) To change the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of the game.
The rook moved from a8 to a6.
My opponent's counter was moving much quicker round the board than mine.
5. v. (transitive, ergative) To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another
The waves moved the boat up and down.
The horse moves a carriage.
6. v. (transitive, chess) To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another, according to the rules of the game
She moved the queen closer to the centre of the board.
7. v. To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence.
This song moves me to dance.
8. v. To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion, to excite (for example, an emotion).
That book really moved me.
9. v. (transitive, intransitive) To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit
I move to repeal the rule regarding obligatory school uniform.
10. v. (transitive, obsolete) To mention; to raise (a question); to suggest (a course of action); to lodge (a complaint).
11. v. (transitive, obsolete) To incite, urge (someone to do something); to solicit (someone for or of an issue); to make a proposal to.
12. v. (transitive, obsolete) To apply to, as for aid.
13. v. (lbl, en, law, transitive, intransitive) To request an action from the court.
An attorney moved the court to issue a restraining order.
The district attorney moved for a non-suit.
14. subst. The act of moving; a movement.
A slight move of the tiller, and the boat will go off course.
15. subst. An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.
He made another move towards becoming a naturalized citizen.
16. subst. A formalized or practiced action used in athletics, dance, physical exercise, self-defense, hand-to-hand combat, etc.
She always gets spontaneous applause for that one move.
He can win a match with that one move.
17. subst. The event of changing one's residence.
The move into my fiancé's house took two long days.
They were pleased about their move to the country.
18. subst. A change in strategy.
I am worried about our boss's move.
It was a smart move to bring on a tall striker to play against the smaller defenders.
19. subst. A transfer, a change from one employer to another.
20. subst. (board games) The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules of the game.
The best move of the game was when he sacrificed his rook in order to gain better possession.
1. subst. (military) A unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company.
2. subst. A group of self-driving vehicles travelling in a close convoy and communicating electronically with each other.
3. v. (baseball) To alternate starts with a teammate of opposite handedness, depending on the handedness of the opposing pitcher
Taylor has been hitting poorly against left-handers, and Morgan has been hitting poorly against right-handers, so they will platoon.
4. v. Of self-driving vehicles: to travel in a close convoy, each vehicle communicating electronically with the others.
turn
1. Substantiv:
2. [1] eine rotierende Bewegung; eine Drehung
3. [2] Stück einer Straße, das eine Biegung vollzieht; eine Kurve
turn
1. v.to make a non-linear physical movement.:
2. v. (intransitive) Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself.
the Earth turns; turn on the spot
3. v. To change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation.
Turn the knob clockwise.
4. v. (intransitive) to change one's direction of travel.
She turned right at the corner.
5. v. (intransitive, figuratively) to change the course of.
6. v. To shape (something) symmetrically by rotating it against a stationary cutting tool, as on a lathe.
She turned the table legs with care and precision.
7. v. (by extension) To give form to; to shape or mould; to adapt.
8. v. To position (something) by folding it, or using its folds.
turn the bed covers; turn the pages
9. v. (transitive, figuratively) To navigate through a book or other printed material.
turn to page twenty; turn through the book
10. v. (transitive, cricket) Of a bowler, to make (the ball) move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
11. v. (intransitive, cricket) Of a ball, to move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
12. v. (heading, intransitive) To change condition or attitude.
13. v. (copulative) To become (begin to be).
The leaves turn brown in autumn. When I asked him for the money, he turned nasty.
14. v. To change the color of the leaves in the autumn.
The hillside behind our house isn't generally much to look at, but once all the trees turn it's gorgeous.
15. v. To change fundamentally; to metamorphose.
Midas made everything turn to gold. He turned into a monster every full moon.
16. v. # (intransitive) To sour or spoil; to go bad.
# This milk has turned; it smells awful.
17. v. # To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle.
# to turn cider or wine
18. v. To reach a certain age.
Charlie turns six on September 29.
19. v. To hinge; to depend.
The decision turns on a single fact.
20. v. To rebel; to go against something formerly tolerated.
The prisoners turned on the warden.
21. v. To change personal condition.
22. v. # (professional wrestling) To change personalities, such as from being a face (good guy) to heel (bad guy) or vice versa.
23. v. # To become giddy; said of the head or brain.
24. v. # To sicken; to nauseate.
# The sight turned my stomach.
25. v. # To be nauseated; said of the stomach.
26. v. #:
27. v. (obsolete, reflexive) To change one's course of action; to take a new approach.
28. v. (transitive, usually with over) To complete.
They say they can turn the parts in two days.
29. v. (transitive, soccer) Of a player, to go past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
30. v. To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.
Ivory turns well.
31. v. (obstetrics) To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.
32. v. (printing, dated) To invert a type of the same thickness, as a temporary substitute for any sort which is exhausted.
33. v. (archaic) To translate.
to turn the Iliad
34. v. (transitive, role-playing games) To magically or divinely attack undead.
35. subst. A change of direction or orientation.
Give the handle a turn, then pull it.
36. subst. A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to its initial orientation.
37. subst. (geometry) A unit of plane angle measurement based on this movement.
38. subst. A single loop of a coil.
39. subst. A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.
They took turns playing with the new toy.
40. subst. The time allotted to a person in a rota or schedule.
I cooked tonight, so it's your turn to do the dishes.
41. subst. One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.
42. subst. A figure in music, often denoted ~, consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the note below the one indicated, and the note itself again.
43. subst. (also turnaround) The time required to complete a project.
They quote a three-day turn on parts like those.
44. subst. A fit or a period of giddiness.
I've had a funny turn.
45. subst. A change in temperament or circumstance.
She took a turn for the worse.
46. subst. (cricket) A sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight).
47. subst. (poker) The fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em.
48. subst. (poker, obsolete) The flop (the first three community cards) in Texas hold 'em.
49. subst. A deed done to another.
One good turn deserves another.
I felt that the man was of a vindictive nature, and would do me an evil turn if he found the opportunitynb....
50. subst. (rope) A pass behind or through an object.
51. subst. Character; personality; nature.
52. subst. (soccer) An instance of going past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
53. subst. (circus, theatre, especially, physical comedy) A short skit, act, or routine.
1. subst. (possibly, archaic) The action or an act (especially of a beast of burden or vehicle) of pulling something along or back.
using oxen for draft shot forth an arrow with a mighty draft
2. subst. (possibly, archaic) The act of drawing in a net for fish.
3. subst. (possibly, archaic) That which is drawn in; a catch, a haul.
4. subst. An early version of a written work (such as a book or e-mail) or drawing; a preliminary sketch or outline.
I have to revise the first draft of my term paper.
His first drafts were better than most authors' final products.
5. subst. (nautical) Depth of water needed to float a ship; depth below the water line to the bottom of a vessel's hull; depth of water drawn by a vessel.
6. subst. A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.
7. subst. Draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.
8. subst. An amount of liquid (such as water, alcohol, or medicine) that is drunk in one swallow.
She took a deep draft from the bottle of water.
9. subst. Beer drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.
10. subst. A cheque, an order for money to be paid.
11. subst. Conscription, the system of forcing people to serve in the military.
He left the country to avoid the draft.
12. subst. (politics) A system of forcing or convincing people to take an elected position.
13. subst. (sports) A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams.
14. subst. (rail transport) The pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack stretched condition.
15. subst. The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, so that it can be drawn from the sand without damaging the mould.
16. v. To write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.
17. v. To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.
18. v. To write a law.
19. v. To conscript a person, force a person to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.
He was drafted during the Vietnam War. There was a campaign to draft Smith to run for President.
They drafted me to be the chairperson of the new committee.
20. v. To select and separate an animal or animals from a group.
The calves were drafted from the cows.
21. v. (transitive, sports) To select a rookie player onto a professional sports team.
After his last year of college football, he was drafted by the Miami Dolphins.
22. v. (intransitive) To follow very closely behind another vehicle, thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower, thereby conserving energy or increasing speed.
23. v. To draw out; to call forth.
24. v. To draw fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of yarn.
25. adj. (not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.
I'd rather have a fresh, cheap draft beer.
swill
swill
1. subst. (collective) A mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs etc; especially kitchen waste for this purpose.
2. subst. (by extension) Any disgusting or distasteful liquid.
I cannot believe anyone could drink this swill.
3. subst. (by extension, figurative) Anything disgusting or worthless.
This new TV show is a worthless load of swill.
4. subst. (informal) A large quantity of liquid drunk at one swallow.
He took a swill of his drink and tried to think of words.
5. subst. (informal) Inexpensive beer or alcohol.
6. subst. (Ultimate Frisbee) A badly-thrown pass.
7. v. To drink (or, rarely, eat) greedily or to excess.
8. v. To wash (something) by flooding with water.
9. v. To move (a liquid or liquid-filled vessel) in a circular motion.
10. v. (intransitive, of a liquid) To move around or over a surface.
11. v. (transitive, obsolete) To inebriate; to fill with drink.
1. v. (intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
They played long and hard.
2. v. To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
He plays on three teams. Who's playing now? play football; play sports; play games
3. v. To compete against, in a game.
4. v. (in the scoring of games and sports) To be the opposing score to.
Look at the score now ... 23 plays 8!
5. v. (intransitive) To take part in amorous activity; to make love, fornicate; to have sex.
6. v. To act as the indicated role, especially in a performance.
He plays the King, and she's the Queen. No part of the brain plays the role of permanent memory.
7. v. (heading, transitive, intransitive) To produce music or theatre.
8. v. (intransitive, of a musical instrument) To produce music.
9. v. (intransitive, especially, of a person) To produce music using a musical instrument.
I've practiced the piano off and on, but I still can't play very well.
10. v. (transitive, especially, of a person) To produce music (or a specified song or musical style) using (a specified musical instrument).
I'll play the piano and you sing. Can you play an instrument? We especially like to play jazz together. Play a song for me.&ems
11. v. (transitive, ergative) To use a device to watch or listen to the indicated recording.
You can play the DVD now.
12. v. (intransitive, of a theatrical performance) To be performed; (or of a, film) to be shown.
His latest film is playing in the local theatre tomorrow.
13. v. (transitive, of a theatrical company, or band, etc.) To perform in or at; to give performances in or at.
14. v. To act or perform (a play).
to play a comedy
15. v.To behave in a particular way.:
16. v. (copulative) Contrary to fact, to give an appearance of being.
17. v. (intransitive) To act with levity or thoughtlessness; to trifle; to be careless.
18. v. (intransitive) To act; to behave; to practice deception.
19. v. To bring into sportive or wanton action; to exhibit in action; to execute.
to play tricks
20. v. (intransitive) To move in any manner; especially, to move regularly with alternate or reciprocating motion; to operate.
The fountain plays.
21. v. (intransitive) To move gaily; to disport.
22. v. To put in action or motion.
to play cannon upon a fortification; to play a trump in a card game
23. v. To keep in play, as a hooked fish, in order to land it.
24. v. (transitive, colloquial) To manipulate, deceive, or swindle someone.
You played me!
25. subst. (formerly ) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
26. subst. Similar activity, in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
27. subst. (ethology) "Repeated, incompletely functional behavior differing from more serious versions ..., and initiated voluntarily when ... in a low-stress setting.".
28. subst. The conduct, or course of a game.
29. subst. An individual's performance in a sport or game.
30. subst. (turn-based games) An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
31. subst. A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
32. subst. A theatrical performance featuring actors.
We saw a two-act play in the theatre.
33. subst. A major move by a business.
34. subst. A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other resources.
35. subst. The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely.
No wonder the fanbelt is slipping: there’s too much play in it.
Too much play in a steering wheel may be dangerous.
36. subst. (informal) Sexual activity or sexual role-playing.
37. subst. (archaic, now usually in compounds) Activity relating to martial combat or fighting.
1. subst. A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth.
2. subst. The ability to breathe easily while exerting oneself.
out of puff
3. subst. A small quantity of gas or smoke in the air.
puff of smoke
4. subst. (informal) An act of inhaling smoke from a cigarette, cigar or pipe.
5. subst. A flamboyant or alluring statement about an object's quality.
6. subst. (dated, slang) A puffer, one who is employed by the owner or seller of goods sold at auction to bid up the price; an act or scam of that type.
7. subst. A puffball.
8. subst. A powder puff.
9. subst. (slang) The drug cannabis.
10. subst. A light cake filled with cream, cream cheese, etc.
cream puff
11. subst. (derogatory, slang) A homosexual; a poof.
12. subst. (slang) Life.
13. v. (intransitive) To emit smoke, gas, etc., in puffs.
14. v. (intransitive) To pant.
15. v. (transitive, archaic) To advertise.
16. v. To blow as an expression of scorn.
17. v. To swell with air; to be dilated or inflated.
18. v. To breathe in a swelling, inflated, or pompous manner; hence, to assume importance.
19. v. To drive with a puff, or with puffs.
20. v. To repel with words; to blow at contemptuously.
21. v. To cause to swell or dilate; to inflate.
a bladder puffed with air
22. v. To inflate with pride, flattery, self-esteem, etc.; often with up.
23. v. To praise with exaggeration; to flatter; to call public attention to by praises; to praise unduly.
1. subst. Frame around the neck, and related senses.
2. subst. A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen or other draught animals are joined at the heads or necks enabling them to pull a plough, cart etc.
3. subst. (now US) A frame or convex crosspiece from which a bell is hung.
4. subst. Any of various linking or supporting objects that resemble a yoke; a crosspiece, a curved bar etc.
5. subst. A frame worn on the neck of an animal, such as a cow, pig, or goose, to prevent passage through a fence.
6. subst. A pole carried on the neck and shoulders of a person, used for carrying a pair of buckets, etc., one at each end of the pole.
7. subst. (nautical) A fitting placed across the head of the rudder with a line attached at each end by which a boat may be steered. In modern use it is primaril
8. subst. (electronics) The electromagnetic coil that deflects the electron beam in a cathode ray tube.
9. subst. The part of an item of clothing which fits around the shoulders, or the hips, from which the rest of the garment hangs, and which is often distinguishe
10. subst. (aviation) Any of various devices with crosspieces used to control an aircraft; now specifically, the control column.
11. subst. (video games) A similar device used as a game controller.
12. subst. (glassblowing) A Y-shaped stand used to support a blowpipe or punty while reheating in the glory hole.
13. subst. (bodybuilding) Well-developed muscles of the neck and shoulders.
14. subst. Pair of harnessed draught animals, and related senses.
15. subst. (now chiefly historical) A pair of animals, especially oxen, yoked together to pull something.
16. subst. (Scotland, Ireland) A horse and cart, a carriage; now generally, a car or other vehicle.
17. subst. (informal, Ireland) A miscellaneous object; a gadget.
18. subst. (slang) Pill of a psychoactive drug.
19. subst. Extended uses and quantities.
20. subst. An area of arable land, especially specifically consisting of a quarter of a suling, or around 50-60 acres.
21. subst. (figuratively) A burden; something which oppresses or restrains a person.
22. subst. A bond of love, especially marriage, otherwise, any kind of friendship.
23. subst. (chiefly Scotland, English regional) An amount of work done with draught animals, lasting about half a day; a shift of work.
to work two yokes, i.e. to work both morning and afternoon
24. v. To link or to join.
25. v. To unite, to connect.
26. v. To enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to confine.
1. v. To drink (usually by gulping or in a greedy or unrefined manner); to quaff.
That sailor can swig whisky with the best of 'em.
2. v. (obsolete) To suck.
3. v. (nautical) To take up the last bit of slack in rigging by taking a single turn around a cleat, then hauling on the line above and below the cleat while keeping tension on the line.
4. subst. (obsolete) Drink, liquor.
5. subst. (by extension) A long draught from a drink.
6. subst. (obsolete) A person who drinks deeply.
7. subst. (nautical) A tackle with ropes which are not parallel.
8. subst. Warm beer flavoured with spices, lemon, etc.
3. [2] eine ruckartige Bewegung, zum Beispiel durch einen Aufprall, der eine Erschütterung auslöst oder Energie überträgt
4. [3] ein Federzug, Federstrich, eine Linie, die durch einen Stift oder Ähnliches gezeichnet wurde
5. [4] ein Pinselzug, ein Pinselstrich, ein Streifen, der durch einen Pinsel gemalt wurde
6. [5] die Uhrzeit zum Zeitpunkt eines regelmäßigen Schlagens von Kirchenglocken oder Signalgebern anderer Uhren
7. [6] Technik: der Hub eines Kolbens
8. [7] ein spezieller Schwimmstil
9. [8] Medizin: der Ausfall der Gehirnfunktion, die durch eine plötzliche Unterbrechung der Blutversorgung entsteht
10. [9] eine einzelne Bewegung eines Gerätes
11. [10] ein einzelner Schlag mit einer Hiebwaffe, Stichwaffe, insbesondere Schwert, ein Schwertstreich
12. [11] Golf, Kricket: einzelner Schlag eines Balls mit dem Schläger
13. [12] Tennis: ein einzelner Schlag eines Balls mit dem Schläger beziehungsweise die Bewegung des Schlägers und Arms, die zum Schlag führt
14. [13] Rudern: die Bewegung eines Riemens oder Paddels durch das Wasser, insbesondere die Bewegungsphase zum Vorantreiben des Bootes bzw. ein gesamter einzelner Bewegungsablauf
15. [14] Rudern: derjenige Ruderer, der am nächsten zum Heck des Bootes sitzt, der Schlagmann
1. subst. An act of stroking (moving one's hand over a surface).
She gave the cat a stroke.
2. subst. A blow or hit.
a stroke on the chin
3. subst. A single movement with a tool.
4. subst. (golf) A single act of striking at the ball with a club.
5. subst. (tennis) The hitting of a ball with a racket, or the movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact.
6. subst. (rowing) The movement of an oar or paddle through water, either the pull which actually propels the vessel or a single entire cycle of movement includi
7. subst. (cricket) The action of hitting the ball with the bat; a shot.
8. subst. A thrust of a piston.
9. subst. An act of striking with a weapon
10. subst. One of a series of beats or movements against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is accomplished.
the stroke of a bird's wing in flying, or of an oar in rowing
the stroke of a skater, swimmer, etc.
11. subst. A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done, produced, or accomplished; also, something done or accomplished by such an effort.
a stroke of genius; a stroke of business; a master stroke of policy
12. subst. A line drawn with a pen or other writing implement, particularly:
13. subst. (UK) label, en, UK, typography The slash, /.
14. subst. (Unicode) The formal name of the individual horizontal strikethroughs (as in A̶ and A̵).
15. subst. (linguistics) A line of a Chinese, Japanese or Korean character.
16. subst. A streak made with a brush.
17. subst. The time when a clock strikes.
on the stroke of midnight
18. subst. (swimming) A style, a single movement within a style.
butterfly stroke
19. subst. (medicine) The loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted.
20. subst. (obsolete) A sudden attack of any disease, especially when fatal; any sudden, severe affliction or calamity.
a stroke of apoplexy; the stroke of death
21. subst. (rowing) The oar nearest the stern of a boat, by which the other oars are guided.
22. subst. (rowing) The rower who is nearest the stern of the boat.
24. subst. (squash) A point awarded to a player in case of interference or obstruction by the opponent.
25. subst. (sciences) An individual discharge of lightning.
A flash of lightning may be made up of several strokes. If they are separated by enough time for the eye to distinguish them, the lightning will appear to flicker.
26. subst. (obsolete) The result or effect of a striking; injury or affliction; soreness.
27. subst. An addition or amendment to a written composition; a touch.
to give some finishing strokes to an essay
28. subst. A throb or beat, as of the heart.
29. subst. Power; influence.
30. subst. (obsolete) appetite
31. v. To move one's hand or an object (such as a broom) along (a surface) in one direction.
32. v. (transitive, cricket) To hit the ball with the bat in a flowing motion.
33. v. (masonry) To give a finely fluted surface to.
34. v. (transitive, rowing) To row the stroke oar of.
