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travel - the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel" |
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traveling,
travelling |
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motion,
move,
movement the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"
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walk the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise"
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circumnavigation traveling around something (by ship or plane); "Magellan's circumnavigation of the earth proved that it is a globe"
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peregrination traveling or wandering around
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traversal,
traverse travel across
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roving,
vagabondage,
wandering travelling about without any clear destination; "she followed him in his wanderings and looked after him"
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wayfaring traveling (especially on foot)
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crossing traveling across
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driving the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
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horseback riding,
riding travel by being carried on horseback
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air,
air travel,
aviation a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters"; "the place had an aura of romance"
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journey,
journeying the act of traveling from one place to another
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leg,
stage (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack
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staging getting rid of a stage of a multistage rocket
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on the road,
on tour travelling about; "they took the show on the road"; "they lost all their games on the road"
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junketing taking an excursion for pleasure
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seafaring,
water travel the work of a sailor
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commutation,
commuting the travel of a commuter
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travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
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move,
locomote |
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stay in place be stationary
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displace,
move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
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advance,
go on,
march on,
move on,
pass on,
progress rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today"
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move out move out of one's old house or office
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draw back,
move back,
pull away,
pull back,
recede,
retire,
retreat,
withdraw stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow); "The archers were drawing their bows"
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advance,
go on,
march on,
move on,
pass on,
progress rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today"
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climb,
climb up,
go up,
mount improve one's social status; "This young man knows how to climb the social ladder"
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elapse,
glide by,
go along,
go by,
lapse,
pass,
slide by,
slip away,
slip by pass by; "three years elapsed"
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abscond,
absquatulate,
bolt,
decamp,
go off,
make off,
run off run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"
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go out become extinguished; "The lights suddenly went out and we were in the dark"
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go by,
go past,
pass,
pass by,
surpass,
travel by be or act in accordance with; "Go by this rule and you'll be safe"
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arise,
come up,
go up,
lift,
move up,
rise,
uprise result or issue; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion"
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go down,
go under,
settle,
sink be defeated; "If America goes down, the free world will go down, too"
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go down,
go under,
set be defeated; "If America goes down, the free world will go down, too"
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come down,
descend,
fall,
go down criticize or reprimand harshly; "The critics came down hard on the new play"
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go down,
go under,
settle,
sink be defeated; "If America goes down, the free world will go down, too"
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carry on,
continue,
go on,
proceed exist over a prolonged period of time; "The bad weather continued for two more weeks"
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circulate,
go around,
spread cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
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circulate,
go around,
spread cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
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carry continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"
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ease move gently or carefully; "He eased himself into the chair"
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whish move with a whishing sound; "The car whished past her"
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float convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation; "float data"
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swap move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science
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seek inquire for; "seek directions from a local"
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whine complain whiningly
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fly change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly into a rage"
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ride copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow"
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come come to pass; arrive, as in due course; "The first success came three days later"; "It came as a shock"; "Dawn comes early in June"
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ghost write for someone else; "How many books have you ghostwritten so far?"
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betake oneself displace oneself; go from one location to another
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overfly,
pass over fly over; "The plane passed over Damascus"
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travel change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
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wend direct one's course or way; "wend your way through the crowds"
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do create or design, often in a certain way; "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest"
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raft make into a raft; "raft these logs"
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get about,
get around move around; move from place to place; "How does she get around without a car?"
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repair,
resort restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"
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cruise sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing; "We were cruising in the Caribbean"
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journey,
travel change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
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come,
come up come to pass; arrive, as in due course; "The first success came three days later"; "It came as a shock"; "Dawn comes early in June"
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round become round, plump, or shapely; "The young woman is fleshing out"
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trundle move heavily; "the streetcar trundled down the avenue"
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push press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate"
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travel purposefully travel volitionally and in a certain direction with a certain goal
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swing alternate dramatically between high and low values; "his mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down"
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cast,
drift,
ramble,
range,
roam,
roll,
rove,
stray,
swan,
tramp,
vagabond,
wander form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold; "cast a bronze sculpture"
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take the air,
walk obtain a base on balls
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meander,
thread,
wander,
weave,
wind pass through or into; "thread tape"; "thread film"
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forge,
spirt,
spurt make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card"
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crawl,
creep move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"
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scramble make unintelligible; "scramble the message so that nobody can understand it"
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slide,
slither move smoothly along a surface; "He slid the money over to the other gambler"
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roll,
wheel execute a roll, in tumbling; "The gymnasts rolled and jumped"
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glide move smoothly and effortlessly
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bounce,
jounce hit something so that it bounces; "bounce a ball"
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breeze to proceed quickly and easily
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be adrift,
blow,
drift,
float exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down"
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play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"
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float,
swim convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation; "float data"
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swim move as if gliding through water; "this snake swims through the soil where it lives"
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walk obtain a base on balls
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move around,
turn pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry"
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circle travel around something; "circle the globe"
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slice into,
slice through move through a body or an object with a slicing motion; "His hand sliced through the air"
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drift,
err,
stray be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current; "snow drifting several feet high"; "sand drifting like snow"
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run become undone; "the sweater unraveled"
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step move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation; "She stepped into a life of luxury"; "he won't step into his father's footsteps"
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drive,
motor move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"
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automobile travel in an automobile
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ski move along on skis; "We love to ski the Rockies"; "My children don't ski"
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fly,
wing change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly into a rage"
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steam,
steamer cook something by letting steam pass over it; "just steam the vegetables"
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tram travel by tram
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taxi travel slowly; "The plane taxied down the runway"
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ferry travel by ferry
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caravan travel in a caravan
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ride,
sit copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow"
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prance ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward
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swim move as if gliding through water; "this snake swims through the soil where it lives"
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arise,
come up,
go up,
lift,
move up,
rise,
uprise result or issue; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion"
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ascend,
go up travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope"
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come down,
descend,
fall,
go down criticize or reprimand harshly; "The critics came down hard on the new play"
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fall pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind; "fall into a trap"; "She fell ill"; "They fell out of favor"; "Fall in love"; "fall asleep"; "fall prey to an imposter"; "fall into a strange way of thinking"; "she fell to pieces after she lost her work"
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crank,
zigzag bend into the shape of a crank
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follow,
travel along behave in accordance or in agreement with; "Follow a pattern"; "Follow my example"
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advance,
go on,
march on,
move on,
pass on,
progress rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today"
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draw back,
move back,
pull away,
pull back,
recede,
retire,
retreat,
withdraw stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow); "The archers were drawing their bows"
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retrograde go back over; "retrograde arguments"
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continue,
go forward,
proceed exist over a prolonged period of time; "The bad weather continued for two more weeks"
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back strengthen by providing with a back or backing
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pan express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned the performance"
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follow behave in accordance or in agreement with; "Follow a pattern"; "Follow my example"
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lead,
precede cause to undertake a certain action; "Her greed led her to forge the checks"
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follow,
pursue behave in accordance or in agreement with; "Follow a pattern"; "Follow my example"
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return submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority; "submit a bill to a legislative body"
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derail,
jump run off or leave the rails; "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks"
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flock move as a crowd or in a group; "Tourists flocked to the shrine where the statue was said to have shed tears"
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accompany go or travel along with; "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere"
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billow rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward"
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circulate cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
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circle,
circulate travel around something; "circle the globe"
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angle fish with a hook
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go across,
go through,
pass travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks"
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go by,
go past,
pass,
pass by,
surpass,
travel by be or act in accordance with; "Go by this rule and you'll be safe"
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hurry,
speed,
travel rapidly,
zip travel at an excessive or illegal velocity; "I got a ticket for speeding"
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speed travel at an excessive or illegal velocity; "I got a ticket for speeding"
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zoom move along very quickly
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drive move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"
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belt along,
bucket along,
cannonball along,
hasten,
hie,
hotfoot,
pelt along,
race,
rush,
rush along,
speed,
step on it compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first"
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shack,
trail drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground; "The toddler was trailing his pants"; "She trained her long scarf behind her"
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shuttle travel back and forth between two points
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hiss,
whoosh make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
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whisk whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs"
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career move headlong at high speed; "The cars careered down the road"; "The mob careered through the streets"
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circuit make a circuit; "They were circuiting about the state"
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lance open by piercing with a lancet; "lance a boil"
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go around,
outflank become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office"
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propagate multiply sexually or asexually
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draw cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus"
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change,
transfer undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
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swash make violent, noisy movements
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pace measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards"
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step,
tread move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation; "She stepped into a life of luxury"; "he won't step into his father's footsteps"
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step move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation; "She stepped into a life of luxury"; "he won't step into his father's footsteps"
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hurtle move with or as if with a rushing sound; "The cars hurtled by"
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retreat make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"
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whistle utter or express by whistling; "She whistled a melody"
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island hop travel from one island to the next; "on the cruise, we did some island-hopping"
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plough,
plow to break and turn over earth especially with a plow; "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring"
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lurch defeat by a lurch
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sift separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour"
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fall pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind; "fall into a trap"; "She fell ill"; "They fell out of favor"; "Fall in love"; "fall asleep"; "fall prey to an imposter"; "fall into a strange way of thinking"; "she fell to pieces after she lost her work"
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drag proceed for an extended period of time; "The speech dragged on for two hours"
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run become undone; "the sweater unraveled"
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bang move noisily; "The window banged shut"; "The old man banged around the house"
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precess move in a gyrating fashion; "the poles of the Earth precess at a right angle to the force that is applied"
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move around,
travel change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
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ride copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow"
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snowshoe travel on snowshoes; "After a heavy snowfall, we have to snowshoe to the grocery store"
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beetle beat with a beetle
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travel - undertake a journey or trip |
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journey |
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journey,
travel change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
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jaunt,
travel,
trip change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
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tour make a tour of a certain place; "We toured the Provence this summer"
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globe-trot travel all over the world for pleasure and sightseeing
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sledge ride in or travel with a sledge; "the antarctic expedition sledged along the coastline"; "The children sledged all day by the lake"
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navigate,
sail,
voyage direct carefully and safely; "He navigated his way to the altar"
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trek make a long and difficult journey; "They trekked towards the North Pole with sleds and skis"
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trek make a long and difficult journey; "They trekked towards the North Pole with sleds and skis"
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travel - make a trip for pleasure |
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trip,
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go,
locomote,
move,
travel be abolished or discarded; "These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge"
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junket,
junketeer go on a pleasure trip
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travel to,
visit go to certain places as for sightseeing; "Did you ever visit Paris?"
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journey,
travel change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
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ply,
run use diligently; "ply your wits!"
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commute exchange a penalty for a less severe one
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peregrinate travel around, through, or over, especially on foot; "peregrinate the bridge"
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travel - travel upon or across; "travel the oceans" |
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go,
locomote,
move,
travel be abolished or discarded; "These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge"
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sail traverse or travel on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"
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ship place on board a ship; "ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel"
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ride copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow"
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fly change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly into a rage"
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cruise sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing; "We were cruising in the Caribbean"
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travel - undergo transportation as in a vehicle; "We travelled North on Rte. 508" |
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go,
locomote,
move,
travel be abolished or discarded; "These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge"
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fly change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly into a rage"
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hop travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.; "She hopped a train to Chicago"; "He hopped rides all over the country"
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ride copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow"
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travel - travel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding work, preaching, or acting as a judge |
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go,
locomote,
move,
travel be abolished or discarded; "These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge"
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itinerate travel from place to place, as for work; "an itinerating merchant"
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