Move+suddenly

  • 81bolt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. lock, latch, bar; thunderbolt, stroke, flash. See closure, light. v. dash, run [away]; winnow, sift; gobble, gulp. See escape, gluttony, velocity, food. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A rod used for… …

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  • 82bounce — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. rebound, recoil; leap; slang, eject (See ejection). II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To rebound] Syn. ricochet, recoil, carom, glance off, spring back, leap, hop, skip, bob, buck, jump, bound, jerk up and down …

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  • 83lurch — lurch1 [lə:tʃ US lə:rtʃ] v 1.) to walk or move suddenly in an uncontrolled or unsteady way lurch forward/to/towards/into etc ▪ Sam hit the gas and the car lurched forward. ▪ He lurched to his feet. 2.) your heart/stomach lurches used to say that… …

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  • 84shake — shake1 W2S3 [ʃeık] v past tense shook [ʃuk] past participle shaken [ˈʃeıkən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move)¦ 2¦(body)¦ 3 shake your head 4 shake somebody s hand/shake hands with somebody 5¦(shock)¦ 6 shake somebody s confidence/beliefs etc 7 somebody s voice… …

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  • 85send — [ send ] (past tense and past participle sent [ sent ] ) verb transitive *** 1. ) to mail a letter or package to someone: I sent the letters yesterday, so they should arrive today. send someone something: I ll send you a copy of the report. send… …

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  • 86startling — star·tling || stÉ‘rtlɪŋ / stɑːt adj. causing to move suddenly; surprising, alarming, frightening star·tle || stÉ‘rtl / stɑː v. cause to move suddenly; surprise, frighten, alarm; be surprised or frightened …

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  • 87precipitate — verb prɪ sɪpɪteɪt 1》 cause (an undesirable event) to happen unexpectedly or prematurely. 2》 cause to move suddenly and with force.     ↘(precipitate someone/thing into) send someone or something without warning into a particular state or… …

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  • 88lurch — 1 verb (I) 1 to move suddenly forwards or sideways, usually because you cannot control your movements (+ across/into/along etc): Frank lurched back to his seat. | The car lurched forward across the grass. 2 your heart/stomach lurches used to say… …

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  • 89send */*/*/ — UK [send] / US verb [transitive] Word forms send : present tense I/you/we/they send he/she/it sends present participle sending past tense sent UK [sent] / US past participle sent 1) to post a letter or parcel to someone I sent the letters… …

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  • 90jerk — [dʒɜːk] verb [I/T] I to move suddenly, or to make something move suddenly The train jerked forwards.[/ex] II noun [C] jerk [dʒɜːk] 1) a quick sudden movement 2) impolite someone who does stupid or annoying things …

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