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  • 41bandy — I. verb (bandied; bandying) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1577 transitive verb 1. to bat (as a tennis ball) to and fro 2. a. to toss from side to side or pass about from one to another often in a careless or inappropriate manner b. exchange; …

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  • 42agitate — agitable /aj i teuh beuhl/, adj. agitative, adj. /aj i tayt /, v., agitated, agitating. v.t. 1. to move or force into violent, irregular action: The hurricane winds agitated the sea. 2. to shake or move briskly: The machine agitated the mixture.… …

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  • 43flirt — 1. noun /flɜː(ɹ)t,flɝt/ a) A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion; hence, a jeer. b) One who flirts; esp., a woman who acts with giddiness, or plays at courtship; a coquette; a pert girl. 2. verb /flɜː(ɹ)t,flɝ …

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  • 44rock — I verb 1) the ship rocked on the water Syn: move to and fro, move back and forth, sway, seesaw; roll, pitch, plunge, toss, lurch, reel, list; wobble, oscillate 2) the building began to rock Syn …

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  • 45flutter — v 1. wave to and fro, sway, undulate, flap, flop; toss about, oscillate, fluctuate, vacillate; swish, swing loosely, flourish; wag, dangle, pendulate; waver, ripple, quiver, shiver, quaver, shake, vibrate, tremble, twitter, shudder; jerk, twitch …

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  • 46tumble — v. & n. v. 1 intr. & tr. fall or cause to fall suddenly, clumsily, or headlong. 2 intr. fall rapidly in amount etc. (prices tumbled). 3 intr. (often foll. by about, around) roll or toss erratically or helplessly to and fro. 4 intr. move or rush… …

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  • 47Flirt — Flirt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flirted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flirting}.] [Cf. AS. fleard trifle, folly, fleardian to trifle.] 1. To throw with a jerk or quick effort; to fling suddenly; as, they flirt water in each other s faces; he flirted a glove, or …

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  • 48Flirted — Flirt Flirt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flirted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flirting}.] [Cf. AS. fleard trifle, folly, fleardian to trifle.] 1. To throw with a jerk or quick effort; to fling suddenly; as, they flirt water in each other s faces; he flirted a… …

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  • 49Flirting — Flirt Flirt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flirted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flirting}.] [Cf. AS. fleard trifle, folly, fleardian to trifle.] 1. To throw with a jerk or quick effort; to fling suddenly; as, they flirt water in each other s faces; he flirted a… …

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  • 50flap — n 1. tab, tail, lap, lug; leaf, skirt, apron, overhang, loop. 2. flapping, swinging, flutter; wave, undulation. 3. slap, whack, swat, smack, thwack, thump, bump; hit, swipe, flail, rap, pat, clap, tap. v 4. slap, swat, bat, whip, lash, lambaste,… …

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