blast, bundle, fan, sweat, perspire, strip, heat, flush, bead up, regulate, habituate, acclimatize, shiver, cool down/off, acclimate, air condition, breathe on/into, crank up (the heat), set (thermostat)

dip, freeze, rise, smell, heat, bite, prick, warm up, heat up, damp, prickle, surge, shudder, tingle, toast, chill, roast, bake, warm, reek, peak, steam (one's glasses), sizzle, swelter, give off (odor in the heat), run (hot/cold)

stock, measure, weigh, log, remove, walk, explore, curtail, increase, mete out, decline, substitute, space out, diet, count (calories), monitor (size of portions), reduce (food intake), track (calories), refrain from (eating processed foods), deprive oneself, keep on hand, resist (urge), join (weight loss club)

cram, demolish, gobble, gulp, deny, purge, devour, binge, vomit, overindulge, wolf down, gorge, overeat, glut, pig out, go on a binge, hide (food), stuff one's face with, gulf down, scarf (down/up), stash (food), distort (one's body image), squirrel away (food), refuse (to eat)

shrink, thin, reduce, shed (pounds), slim down, burn off (fat/calories), maintain ( a healthy weight), lose weight, tuck in, drop (dress size/pounds), slenderize, boost self-confidence, raise (self-esteem), lower (one's cholesterol), fit (into clothes), become healthy

flush, rally, jump, glow, blush, radiate, emit, flourish, thrive, exude, tan, age (well), heal, give off (glow), rise (color in cheeks), pulsate, convey (strength), digest, regain (strength), emanate (good health)

flex, boost, strengthen, condition, exercise, stretch, lengthen, ward off, invigorate, meditate, cleanse, buff up, fortify, bolster, toughen, energize, build up (resistance), moderate (one's intake of alcohol), slim down, web-diagnose, rest, rub (acupressure points), practice (meditation/yoga), rest one's eyes, nip something in the bud, give up (smoking/drugs), stop (self-destructive behavior)

sit up, take in, glaze over, endure, tolerate, put up with, improve, wheel, recover, complain, worsen, code, cringe, flinch, wince, wake up, recuperate, pull through, convalesce, roll (on a gurney), lie back, press (nurse's button), submit to (tests), succumb to, fade in and out (of consciousness), go under (anesthesia), bare (parts of one's body for examination), spike (a fever), lose consciousness, burn up, fight (a tube), stroke out, push (in a wheelchair), hobble (on crutches), lose blood, take one's pulse

zap, probe, wipe, poke, sterilize, operate, stitch, test, stick, screen, prick, examine, admit, rule out, administer, chart, numb, heal, swab, treat, suture, drug, x-ray (also x-ray), round, take one's pulse, scrub in, anaesthetize

repair, grow, mend, restore, improve, progress, heal, regrow (nerves), knit together (tissue), recuperate, regain (function/feeling), endure (limitation/discomfort), regain function

elevate, wrap, stitch, strengthen, nurse, exercise, stretch, bandage, prop up, ice, rest, ease, stay off, keep clean, swab, clean (a wound of debris), dab, disinfect, dry off, baby, cover (a wound with gauze), rehabilitate, stabilize (a bone), take it easy, make (an appointment)

sever, mangle, slash, graze, crack, crush, wrench, chafe, snap, sear, shatter, turn color, strain, rend, pierce, scar, blind, burn, pop out, impair, cripple, disable, damage, mend, harm, disfigure, hurt, rupture, fracture, blister, bruise, injure, infect, tear (a muscle), sprain, pinch (a nerve), slit open, slice open, twist (an ankle), skin (a knee), split open, wound, knit together, flare up, inflict (pain), break (a bone), herniate, dislocate, concuss

cramp, sling, sweat, totter, bleed, tremble, ooze, burn, reel, withstand, favor, sting, hurt, rupture, cringe, flinch, wince, twinge, throb, smart, ache, contort, blister, slough off (skin), run a fever, sweat it out

chew, churn, secrete, taste, salivate, digest, latch on, absorb (nutrients), break down (nutrients), distribute (nutrients throughout the body), rumble (during digestion)

fart, pass gas, pass, eliminate, shit, pee, piss, poop, urinate, defecate, have a bowel movement, go number two, take a crap, take a dump, crap, flush (a toilet), go to the bathroom

seize, recoil, cramp, contract, scratch, tense, shake, twitch, sweat, perspire, stiffen, quiver, stink, smell, birth, snort, startle, pant, secrete, drool, tremble, dilate, exfoliate, ooze, absorb, blink, bead up, breathe, expire, yawn, extend, inspire, prickle, inhale, gasp, flinch, shiver, shudder, wince, quake, convulse, palpitate, cough, itch, ache, snore, exhale, exude, pulsate, sneeze, jerk (away from), wheeze, gnash (teeth), break out, flare one's nostrils, beat (heart), pass out, faint, hiccup, engorge, scab, release (hormones), tremor, spasm, flutter (heart)

heave, hurl, spew, regurgitate, gag, purge, cough up, vomit, barf, throw up, retch, upchuck, toss one's cookies, spit up, yak, ralph, lose one's lunch

carry, bleed, thin, increase, replenish, thicken, transport (oxygen), coagulate, menstruate, congeal, clot, course through

smoke, medicate, consume, share, ingest, self-medicate, imbibe, web-diagnose, pop (pills), take (a friend's medication), combine (over-the-counter meds with prescription drugs), drink (caffeine/tea/alcohol), stash (pain medications), self-diagnose

kick in, medicate, sicken, curb, stimulate, temper, inhibit, regulate, expire, enhance, ameliorate, decrease, blunt, diminish, allay, interact, activate, nauseate, constipate, induce, ease, potentiate, dull (senses), deaden (pain), suppress (symptoms), palliate, alleviate, relieve, loosen (bowel movements), thin (blood), constrict (blood vessels), boost (serotonin), stimulate (production of white blood cells), mask (symptoms)

inject, rub, distill, count, organize, medicate, swallow, gulp, daub, water down, regulate, consume, dispense, sort, ingest, inhale, space out, self-medicate, prescribe, pop (pills), mash up, supplement (chemotherapy with vitamins), prick (finger to check insulin level), line up (bottles), choke down (a pill), time (intervals between medication doses)

break down, roam, delude, confuse, deteriorate, relapse, scare, fear, hallucinate, suffer (a psychotic episode), take (medication), lose touch (with reality), 5150, wander, endanger (self or others)

test, balance, medicate, observe, detect, release, diagnose, psychoanalyze, treat, prescribe (medication), follow (a patient), recommend (psychotherapy), institutionalize, admit (to a facility)

deteriorate, lapse, relapse, decline, set someone back, revert, degenerate, worsen, regress, slide back, fall (into decline), take a turn for the worse, suffer a relapse, get ill again, slip back, backslide, get worse, act up, test (positive)

cramp, chafe, scratch, curl up, twitch, sweat, perspire, flush, bleed, pant, black out, burn, narrow, drain, put up with, sting, flag, huff, prickle, linger, gasp, twinge, vomit, barf, cough, itch, ache, curdle, dry out, get the runs, pulsate, sneeze, wheeze, faint, turn over (stomach), come down with, catch (a cold), run (nose), break out in, buckle (at the knees), swoon

seize, hack, choke, contract, shake, quiver, stink, smell, bleed, flail, tremble, shrink, dilate, riddle, leak, flare, pale, discolor, impair, inflame, hurt, putrefy, convulse, vomit, swell, fester, dehydrate, give off (an odor), bloat, malinger, wheeze, pass out, faint, break out in, erupt in (hives), slough off (skin), sink into (a coma), grow (a tumor), metastasize, distend, pus, rattle (lungs), struggle for air, hemorrhage

spread, destroy, compromise, trigger, transmit, cover, riddle, weaken, jeopardize, impair, obstruct, devastate, destabilize, eat away at, debilitate, infest, reduce to, putrefy, aggravate, exacerbate, tax (an organ), wither (a limb), attack (the immune system), infect, afflict

jab, slap, lash, hit, cramp, choke, wrench, chafe, kick, bite, sear, burn, pulse, sting, hurt, prickle, throb, itch, tingle, smart, knot, ache, blister

grab, clutch, choke, contract, scratch, hurl, bend, curl up, knuckle, wriggle, totter, cry, hiss, snort, grunt, water, pant, whimper, tremble, moisten, crumple, bead up, blanch, reel, toss and turn, gag, purge, bulge, huff, puff, gasp, cringe, flinch, shiver, shudder, wince, twinge, grimace, vomit, barf, throw up, swell, sob, wail, moan, bawl, sniffle, snivel, weep, blubber, writhe, blister, bloat, groan, pass out, break out in, rub one's eyes, stroke (a sore spot), grit (teeth), peel, struggle (for breath), hold (one's head), drain (color), scrunch (one's face in pain), suck in/on

grab, clench, clutch, thrash, screech, twist, heave, grind (one's teeth), kick, cry, howl, scream, beg, bear, squeal, flail, lurch, whimper, strain, whine, sink into, tremble, collapse, curse, gag, swear, dread, cry out, cringe, flinch, wince, twinge, sob, moan, bawl, sniffle, snivel, weep, blubber, furrow (one's brow), suck in (one's breath), contort, pass out, faint, buckle (at the knees), pitch forward (from one's hips), pinch (one's facial muscles), reel (from a blow), squeeze (someone's hand), double over, screw up (one's face)

pull, grip, gnaw, overpower, strain, absorb, distract, drain, burden, tax, sap, deplete, demand, consume, exhaust, eat away at, torture, shoot up, preoccupy, take hold of, torment, contort (one's face), plague

cast, sharpen, establish, slice through, define, highlight, illumine, illuminate, identify, redefine, take stock of, correct, specify, distinguish, discriminate, pinpoint, reiterate, clear up, tweak (an earlier theory), fine-tune (one's reasoning), hone (one's analysis), spell out (fine points), fill in (details), reorganize (one's priorities), demystify, couch, reach (a conclusion), expand on (particulars), elucidate, shed light on, explicate, make clear

establish, settle on, define, cinch, close, verify, solve, summarize, realize, sum up, resolve, decide, back up, determine, prove, confirm, corroborate, agree on, conclude, validate, ascertain, encapsulate, disprove, find, clear up, draw (a conclusion), arrive at (a conclusion/solution), come to a decision, finalize, recap, recapitulate

settle on, name, define, put into words, pick out, make out, identify, authenticate, dub, locate, designate, recognize, distinguish, isolate, confirm, stack up, narrow (down), diagnose, pinpoint, single out, appoint, commit, make sense of, establish the identity of, fix (an identity), put a name to, verify (a derivation), make clear

invalidate, negate, contradict, minimize, repudiate, discredit, poke holes in, disprove, refute, explode (a myth), debunk, discount (as nonsense), prove false, shoot down, rebut

grasp, follow, see, take in, identify, appreciate, realize, understand, decode, apprehend, digest, conceptualize, make sense of, catch on, crack the code, comprehend, unravel, wrap one's mind around, know, capture (a concept), recognize (the application of), get one's head around

hit, strike, pop, click, get through, set off a chain reaction, seep in, bowl someone over, enter, come across/through, become clear, register (an idea), clear up (confusion), take one's breath away, fall into place, dawn, sink in, make sense

probe, hunker down, plumb, dig in, marinate, soak up, read, explore, pique, hole up, dive into, plunge, immerse, preoccupy, wonder, pore over, buckle down, delve into, steep oneself in, engross oneself, occupy oneself, absorb oneself in, bury oneself in, fixate on/upon, lose oneself in, love (to learn), awaken (curiosity), receive (an assignment)

galvanize, trigger, kindle, arouse, stimulate, ignite, excite, activate, whet (someone's appetite for knowledge), spark (one's interest in learning), rouse (someone's curiosity), quicken (someone's understanding), stir (curiosity), inspire (someone to learn), fuel (someone's interest in a field of study)

swing, question, adapt, fluctuate, waver, doubt, vacillate, change one's mind, revise, vary, flip-flop, shift (one's perspective), alter (one's view), adjust to (new information), modify (one's views), shilly-shally, lose one's convictions, distrust (one's perspective), warm to the idea

appraise, heed, examine, regard, mull over, assess, deliberate, consider, contemplate, evaluate, ponder, reflect on, take into account, respect, take into consideration, think (over/about), bear in mind, mind, note, check out/into, ruminate on, meditate on, chew over, look into/at

lap up, swallow, view, dub, credit, buy, bank on, declare, believe, trust, take a position, posit, subscribe to, buy into, consider (credible), rest assured, have faith in, cling to, hold to (an opinion), take as gospel, place confidence in

plumb, ruminate, question (one's assumptions/beliefs), allow time (for an opinion to form), absorb, reflect, mull over, turn something over in one's mind, deliberate, consider, contemplate, ponder, come around, muse, pore over, revisit, digest, meditate on, cogitate, look over/at, roll over in one's mind, shape (a perspective)

assume, presume, stereotype, figure, suppose, suspect, infer, speculate, consider, judge, deem, expect, surmise, take for granted, jump to a conclusion

figure, suppose, suspect, guess, conjecture, infer, theorize, concoct, bet, wager, estimate, predict, put forward, feel, hypothesize, narrow down, reckon, hazard a guess, surmise

sense, imagine, anticipate, see, intuit, predict, forecast, prognosticate, daydream, envision, visualize, fantasize, believe, trust, hallucinate, dream, picture, feel, expect, foresee, feel into, presage, foretell, have a hunch, have a suspicion, portend, augur, read into

break apart, analyze, gauge, refine, weigh, define, reflect, scrutinize, examine, size up, detect, identify, discern, piece together, assess, redefine, decipher, puzzle out, rethink, calculate, formulate, develop, predict, translate, contextualize, specify, sum up, cite, parse, dissect, conclude, pinpoint, wrestle with, revisit, decode, clarify, crack the code, figure in/out, compare and contrast, sharpen (one's analysis), approach, process (data), interpret (data), evaluate (data)

drill, hammer, mirror, repeat, replicate, regurgitate, mimic, echo, imitate, reproduce, train, recall, duplicate, write out, steep, rehearse, review, copy, master, chart, quote, parrot, memorize, quiz, brush up, recite (multiplication tables), test (oneself), commit to memory

grasp, inspect, pull out, scan, listen to (a book on tape), absorb, soak up, study, scrutinize, take in, scroll, read, browse, check, peruse, review, comb through, dip into, sift, search, devour, pore over, digest, memorize, skim (the book), leaf through, crack open (a book), dog-ear, speed-read, mark (pages with notes), underline

concentrate, flash, ruminate, conjure up, evoke, recall, place, remember, reach back to, invoke, recollect, summon up, call up/forth, search (one's notes)

unearth, probe, dig, appraise, theorize, do a web search, study, scrutinize, examine, investigate, vet, review, research, fact-check, verify, evaluate, calculate, comb through, solve, inquire, troll, map, confer, wade through, base, prove, corroborate, validate, google, pore over, hypothesize, delve into, submit (results for scrutiny), back up (one's premise), confirm (a premise), replicate (an earlier study), resolve (discrepancies), consult (archives), brainstorm (with experts), collect (data), devise (a method to investigate a topic), formulate (a hypothesis), design (a methodology), log (findings), chronicle (results of one's research), note (discrepancies), sort through/out, search for (data), cotton on

dig into, grind, concentrate, cram, highlight, disentangle (fact from assumption), absorb, scrutinize, investigate, notice, focus, review, synthesize, mull over, untangle, solve, incorporate, inquire, cross out, wade through, distinguish, isolate, dissect, glean, pore over, digest, familiarize, quiz, make sense of, unravel, clear up, keep track of, brush up, test (oneself), dog-ear, hone (one's understanding), take in (information), delve, ground (one's understanding), skim (one's notes), type up (notes), underline, scribble (notes), track (details), tear through, progress through (levels of understanding), cotton on

expel, supervise, test, organize, administer ( a school), administrate (a school), schedule, suspend, hire, finance, assign (classrooms), hold (an assembly), staff (a school), standardize (testing), maintain (standards/schools), train (teachers), certify (teachers), introduce (plans/protocols), bring in (consultants), comply with (regulations), tenure (professors), adopt (standards), credential (teachers), ring (bell), counsel (students), evaluate (teachers/students), graduate (students), reprimand (teacher), suspend (a coach), call (meetings), assemble (faculty), detain (misbehaving students)

retrofit, protect, expand, guard, adopt (standards), condemn (a school), build (a school/pool of qualified teachers), add on (a wing), winterize, block off, set up (wifi), run (cable/wire), install (a security system), inspect (schools), finance (schools)

play with, connect, leap, switch, infer, blend, transition, mix, join, associate, jumble, merge, combine, link, point to, relate, correlate, toggle, tie together, segue, move (an idea), conflate

fabricate, lionize, adorn, embellish, embroider, amplify, take off, fake, invent, concoct, inflate, glorify, enhance, pump up, grace, idealize, overstate, puff

fabricate, generate, hatch, mimic, imitate, materialize, simulate, pretend, impersonate, imagine, take off, invent, brainstorm, concoct, create, daydream, envision, fantasize, narrate, picture, brew, wonder, muse, dream up, make up (tunes/tales), spring forth/up, take shape/form, cook up

press, settle, repeat, install, register, fix, establish, name, root, label, implant, impress, record, write down, plant, embed, note, ingrain, entrench, wrap one's mind around, solidify, lodge

figure out, register, process, sense, see, face, make out, notice, perceive, piece together, admit, consider, reflect on, integrate, realize, recognize, interpret, wake up, revisit, know, tie together, learn from

bear, ruminate, reproduce, conjure up, snap back, obsess, daydream, muse, revisit, reminisce, tie together, call forth, delve (into the past), bring up, reach back to, call up, keep track of, invoke, flash back to, dredge up, memorize (a face), recollect, summon up

hit, stand, reinforce, leap, jump, alight, echo, surface, startle, unleash, evoke, stick, fade, vanish, disappear, lose, sting, evaporate, stick out, send, linger, smart, percolate, come to mind, jog one's memory, bubble up

jolt, bother, stir, galvanize, strengthen, awaken, pop (into one's mind), destabilize (the status quo), niggle, illuminate, disturb, shock, upset, rankle, sober, provoke, humble, humiliate, linger, rouse, gall, irritate, buoy, rile, irk, jangle, wake someone up, spur

model, assist, mimic, train, track, study, observe, shadow, copy, report, intern, compete, apprentice, prove, ape, apply (oneself)

conjecture, theorize, size up, open, synthesize, consider, systematize, contextualize, integrate, broaden, philosophize, conceptualize, form (a concept), hypothesize, postulate, posit, hold (multiple viewpoints), widen (one's lens), expand (one's frame of reference), zoom out, take into consideration, draw on/from, elaborate on

distill, select, pull out, gather, filter, steep, pick out, collect, sift through, puzzle out, cull, exhaust, weed out, choose, pluck, draw from, base on, narrow down

dig, analyze, scrutinize, examine, detect, discern, vet, puzzle out, critique, distinguish, discriminate, differentiate, pinpoint, clarify, perceive (small differences), weigh (opposing views), make out (differences), sieve through (content)

unlock, absorb, take in, realize, ascertain, come away with, pinpoint, conceptualize, grasp (an idea), make sense of, catch on, crack the code, set something apart, comprehend, get the picture

fit, frame, conceive, attribute, emphasize, size up, dub, synthesize, decipher, reframe, translate, interpret, reinterpret, conceptualize, construe, process (information), form a perspective, chalk up, treat (a challenge as trivial)

separate, tease apart, probe, analyze, inspect, untangle, parse, dissect, break something down, take something apart, break something apart, unravel, unscramble, sieve through

shape, infer, size up, piece together, synthesize, deliberate, consider, puzzle out, contextualize, look into, reorient, postulate, process (information), sort out (impressions), orient (one's approach), figure in/out, think over, put together, put forth (a theory), run through/over, reinterpret (facts/events)

analyze, weigh, figure, infer, rule out, assess, deliberate, consider, reason, judge, eliminate, exhaust, interpret, deduce, reinterpret, narrow down, figure in/out, calculate (risk/benefits), think, reckon, allow for (a margin of error)

misread, misinterpret, muddy, jumble, misconstrue, mix up, interchange, conflate, confuse (two things), muddle something up, mistake (something for something else), take for, get something wrong, confound with, misspell, misname

bend, cycle, appear, mistake, spiral, fixate, distort, spin, claim, delude, reel, misunderstand, lapse into, minimize, dismiss, believe, run riot, trip, hallucinate, catastrophize, turn against, ignore (facts), slip into (delusional thinking), hide (the truth from oneself), stew (in delusional thoughts), jump (from thought to thought), glom onto, confuse (hallucinations with reality), deceive oneself, be unable to shake (a thought)

buzz, find something troubling, turn something over in one's mind, obsess, replay, catastrophize, fixate on, keep (vigil), glue (oneself to the screen), run (something through one's mind), overanalyze

blindside, twist, scatter, shatter, break, stun, panic, elude, muddy (a situation), flood, blind, distract, muddle, confound, stupefy, befuddle, bewilder, disorient, derail, fog, fluster, muddy the waters, cloud (one's thinking), block (perspective), lose one's train of thought

falter, hesitate, mistake, misread, misinterpret, muddle about, misconstrue, lose sight of, misunderstand, muddle something up, take for, get something wrong, confound with, lose (one's perspective), get the wrong idea, confuse (similar things), misconceive, miss the boat, mix up (with something else), miscalculate, delude oneself

fabricate, pin, attack (someone unjustly), assign (blame), expect (from others), cast (blame), contrive, assign, counter, fault (someone else), find fault with, place blame on (someone else), project onto (someone else), attribute (one's aggression to others)

grab, challenge, connote, marinate, stimulate, engross, produce, signify, demand, necessitate, require, cause, hint at, point to, involve, entail, engage with, call for, give rise to, lead (to fresh thinking), hold (one's attention)

build, die, earn, demand, fall short, negate, pass muster, matter, refute, deserve, call for, merit (consideration), gain (traction), warrant (attention), plant (seeds/an idea), test (one's assumptions), receive (attention), broaden (one's scope/one's thinking), meet (expectations), conflict (with one's beliefs), challenge (one's assumptions), fail (to), supersede

signal, imply, suggest, connote, insinuate, sway, signify, depend on, include, influence, hint at, point to, mean, denote, convey, give rise to, plant (an idea), intimate, presuppose

turn away/aside, skedaddle, draw back, yield, step back, excuse oneself, sidestep, withdraw, jump back, walk away, hold in/back, avert (a fight), avoid (someone's rage), back away/off/down, open and shut (one's mouth), lay down (one's arms), rein in (one's urge to fight), keep away, extricate (oneself), run away/off, pretend to agree, disavow

negotiate, bargain, object, subdue, forestall, reason, win over, soften one's tone, assuage, de-escalate, stand up for, counter, charm, lower one's voice, sympathize, agree, appeal to, defuse, talk (one's way out of), threaten (to press charges), quiet one's voice, talk someone down, mirror (someone's desires/concerns), modulate (the voice), avert (an argument), join someone in their reality, disavow

flip the bird, flip off, give the middle finger, chin flick, raise (fist), slap (the bicep), give (the finger), make (fist), purse (fingers), encircle (middle finger), give (a thumb down)

jab, hammer, snap, protest, agitate, unleash, rend, attack, glare, explode, erupt, refuse to, harass, blow up, spit, revile, uncork, stir up, seethe, penalize, rupture, lash out, act out/up, exacerbate, storm, scowl, sneer, glower, accuse, flare up, antagonize, punish, foment, snort at, slam (the door), rampage (through the office), fly (into a rage), go wild/berserk, vituperate, rail against

jab, heckle, stir, agitate, badger, pester, menace, trigger, ignite, pressure, escalate, confront, foist, harass, rankle, spit, provoke, inflame, pick on, tick off, rouse, roil, aggravate, irritate, torment, plague, goad, needle, hassle, antagonize, instigate, rile, anger, incite, enrage, infuriate, pit (someone against someone else), drive (to distraction), harry, pick (a fight)

blast, pelt, hammer, unload, snap, fume, order, vent, sear, tear down, howl, mock, scream, fight, bellow, snarl, growl, bait, roar, exaggerate, insinuate, vilify, curse, shout, yell, demand, argue, rehash, berate, bicker, rankle, disparage, ridicule, swear, drown out, spit, insult, counter, incense, overstate, demonize, put down, blame, grill, deride, rave, bawl, lambaste, scorn, bruise, accuse, goad, chide, rebuke, ream out, dredge up, hash out, affront, cuss, foment, rail, zing, raise one's voice, edge in, snipe, damn, rant, stab (with snark), sling (insults), raise (one's voice), savage

gnaw, smolder, complicate, distort, weaken, cloud, spoil, compound, rankle, exhaust, corrode, eat away at, molder, erode, nauseate, embolden, fester, brew, tire out, tie someone in knots, get one's blood up, muddy (one's judgment), suppurate

tackle, leap, dominate, submit, fend off, corner, attack, cover, distract, deceive, trick, bluff, fake, parry, dodge, intimidate, defend, debilitate, wear out/down, ball up (one's fist), hold off, bear down on, center (oneself), back away/off/down, dash (at one's opponent), make for, clench (one's fist), roll up (one's sleeves), brandish, body-block, chase down, spring at, feint, unbalance (one's opponent)

pound, squash, crunch, flatten, press, crush, grind, pulverize, dig, jump, stomp, stamp, clomp, stampede, trample, tread, boot, trip, tramp, punt, tromp, dig in (with his heel)

jam, bind, wedge, lock, restrain, trap, ensnare, cinch, engulf, tie up/down, throttle, gag, pin down, shut up/in, hold down, silence, lash together, strap, hold in/back, handcuff, cuff, snap (handcuffs), tether (with a leash), entomb

squeeze, strangle, smother, choke, suffocate, envelop, asphyxiate, cover, subdue, muffle, engulf, throttle, hold down, strangulate, garrote, wring (one's neck)

seize, grasp, grab, clamp, force, yank, wrestle, punch, rip, scrape, beat, bang, jab, ram, zap, bash, maul, slug, thrash, hit, knock, slam, smack, pound, whomp, strike, whack, thwack, swipe, clobber, pummel, wallop, hammer, sideswipe, jam, strangle, choke, suffocate, press, gnash, chomp, thrust, shove, drive, sling, heave, lift, wrap, throw, hurl, buck, catapult, defenestrate, straddle, knuckle, shake, swing, topple, nail, bite, leap, claw, bat, catch, pounce, lunge, pin, gag, hold down, elbow, hook, lambaste, spar, scuffle, spring at, knee, deal (someone a blow)

blast, load, shoot, fire, bombard, discharge, cock, aim, backfire, shell, kick back, snipe, misfire, brandish, take aim, open fire, pump full of lead, off, gun down

tear, chop, hack, sever, lop off, slash, butcher, eviscerate, disembowel, crosscut, rip, shave off, shear, scrape, skin, dice, score, nick, graze, jab, slice, dig, shred, whet, stab, slit, cut, incise, carve, sharpen, stick, pierce, puncture, scar, jag, scuff, spike, wield, plunge, hone, knife, sheathe (a knife), impale, lacerate, filet, riddle bash

hack, beat, club, lash, hit, slam, strike, clobber, batter, swing, bat, stick, wield, cudgel, truncheon, bludgeon, clout

tense up, stiffen, bristle, glare, spurn, revile, prickle, despise, loathe, hate, dislike, scorn, turn against, get one's blood up, tighten (lips/stomach), abhor, detest, rage

rise, churn, poison, boil, spike, heat up, sour, pump up, embitter, fester, simmer, flare up, tighten (lips/stomach), blacken (one's mood)

mangle, maim, mutilate, maul, crack open, carve, rend, run over, slit open, force open, slit (throat), dismember, behead, decapitate

drop, pour, stain, bleed, spatter, splatter, spot, ink, dry, splash, ooze, drip, trickle, dribble, spurt, gush, flow, stream, spill, blind, cascade, pulse, pool, harden, bruise, coagulate, geyser, hemorrhage, clot, lose (consciousness/blood)

tear, cleave, mangle, slash, maim, mutilate, rip, maul, crack, twist, snap, shred, crack open, pry, slit, split, cut, shatter, break, claw, rend, jag, burst, blind, open, bloody, cripple, hurt, rupture, splinter, hook, contort, injure, slit open, wound, punish, inflict, collar, gash, force open, bust informal), pitch (to the ground), low bridge (basketball specific), necktie, duel (chiefly historical)

struggle, manipulate, maneuver, steer, play, fight, challenge, edge, scramble, size up, finagle, outwit, undermine, outdo, rival, compete, vie for, jockey, jostle, parley, ease, contend, stake one's claim

slash, blindside, buck, stiffen, tackle, test, overpower, fight, foil, size up, block, polarize, target, subvert, thwart, prohibit, obstruct, reject, combat, outdo, compete, demand, vie for, confront, battle, dispute, refuse, contradict, override, contest, defy, stand one's ground, counter, rebuff, repel, counterpose, keep at bay, warn, soldier on, instigate, pit against, spar, drive back, hold out/up, turn on/against/down, choke off, play off/against

beat, strike, poke, prod, kick, test, agitate, tie up, fatten, confine, fight, cage, mistreat, leave, drop off, starve, drown, overcrowd, bet on, underfeed, maltreat, lock out/in, hit (against), conduct (research), overfeed, whip (horse), overwork

force, beat, slap, lash, thrash, hit, belt, smack, strike, swat, whack, wallop, drag, shake, lock, confine, menace, beat down, abuse, mistreat, shame, disparage, starve, insult, hurt, torture, isolate, humiliate, cuff, infantilize, subject to, spank, backhand

pull, force, snatch, drag, chain, restrain, overpower, bait, ensnare, threaten, muffle, lure, gag, smuggle, kidnap, drug, tie down, keep track of, coax, lock (up), abduct, dope, roofie, cover (someone's mouth), lead away, hold gun (to head), entice (someone into a van), chloroform, knock (unconscious), jump tail

grab, force, mangle, beat, mash, club, bash, slap, lash, hit, smack, smite, whack, thwack, clobber, pummel, wallop, hammer, assault, strangle, muscle, chain, kick, strip, restrain, dominate, overpower, tear into, bear down, subdue, violate, pin down, abuse, subjugate, foist, scare, flay, strong-arm, flagellate, persecute, torture, penalize, pounce on, misuse, lock up, perpetrate, tyrannize, afflict, torment, punish, subject to, loom over, victimize, scathe

suffer, bear, bleed, swallow, submit, stumble, cower, stagger, endure, put up with, stomach, undergo, cry out, cover (one's head), curl (into a fetal position), ball up (one's fist), call for (help), shut down (one's feelings), wait (for the abuse to end), take it, fear (one's perpetrator), listen (for a chance to escape)

point, frame, scold, charge, tear into, attack, insinuate, harp, chastise, berate, carp, throw under the bus, blame, reproach, pin blame on, lash out, accuse, proscribe, lay blame on, incriminate, rebuke, reprimand, lecture, ream out, fault, harangue, condemn, castigate, moralize, rant, find (fault)

hammer, unload, scold, pan, correct, critique, criticize, judge, chastise, berate, grumble, decry, discredit, belittle, deride, inveigh against, rebuke, ream out, air (a grievance), find fault, attack (with vitriolic language), take to task, rail against, savage

knock, trash, tear down, challenge, attack, slander, defame, vilify, marginalize, deflate, decry, disparage, slur, debase, insult, revile, smear, repudiate, trivialize, demean, discredit, demonize, put down, malign, belittle, denigrate, badmouth, dis, deride, inveigh against, rip apart, mar, deprecate, scoff at, disdain, snipe

jab, bash, knock, sling, chafe, trash, stab, mock, imitate, wag, impersonate, tease, spout, caricature, exaggerate, decry, disparage, ridicule, insult, demean, dismiss, belittle, pooh-pooh, deride, ape, lambaste, scorn, snicker, snigger, make fun of, rebuke, scoff at, snort at, parody, snark, swipe at, roll (eyes), lampoon, spoof, satirize, deal (a blow)

bash, slam, hammer, abrade, unload, dump, trash, ventilate, vent, tear down, spout, backstab, chastise, berate, release, complain, grumble, gossip, put down, pick apart, inveigh against, tick off, air, rip apart, rebuke, ream out, take issue with, pour out, express (disdain), voice (complaints)

force, push down, grope, strip, overpower, slip, threaten, pretend, distort, convince, persuade, pressure, hold down, take advantage of, abuse, coerce, foist, tempt, scare, blame, enter, frighten, insist, drug, goad, rape, push into a corner, lock the door, rip (clothes), touch (inappropriately), spike (with drugs), warp (judgment), smooth-talk, get into someone's pants, exploit (someone's innocence), get someone drunk, roofie (slang), force oneself upon, foist oneself upon

lie, fabricate, bait, pretend, deceive, trick, dupe, scam, con, fake, misrepresent, mislead, delude, convince, persuade, fool, lure, sway, spoil, recruit, corrupt, rope in, foist, reel in, entice, influence, pervert, traffic, transport, victimize, promise, coax, pimp (slang), tempt (young girls with offers of education or jobs), falsify (documents), deprave, debauch, lead astray, take (across a border), confiscate (one's passport)

beat, slap, lash, hit, bind, grind, thrust, heave, grope, scratch, chain, strip, bite, grunt, dominate, overpower, arouse, tie, climax, violate, gag, penetrate, demand, plunge, spit, hurt, flagellate, surge, unzip, handcuff, impregnate, role-play, punish, copulate, defile, come, ejaculate, ravish, fornicate, blindfold, rape, molest, foist oneself upon, force oneself on, subject (someone to humiliation), screw (slang), fuck (obscene), bag (obscene), rail (obscene), nail (obscene), bang (obscene), ball (obscene), roll (slang), hump (obscene), knock up (slang), diddle (obscene)

lie, overpower, threaten, pretend, cover up, exploit, gag, silence, take advantage of, abuse, demand, scare, shame, terrify, humiliate, enter, frighten, insist, inflict, promise, rape, molest, foist (oneself upon), force (oneself upon), rub against

chop, hack, disembowel, amputate, beat, club, strangle, smother, choke, suffocate, drag, slice, stab, strip, asphyxiate, burn, hold down, cut (off), starve, disfigure, whip, flay, lynch, flagellate, humiliate, scald, waterboard, dismember, main, hang (on a hook/rack), stretch (on a rack), impale, scalp, deprive (of water or sleep), break (bones), remove (fingernails), tar and feather, ride the rail, pluck out, denail

maim, assault, batter, shoot, stab, kill, attack, poison, rob, mug, bomb, kidnap, perpetrate, pimp, murder, rape, commit (murder), abduct, molest, knife, set fire to (a structure), commit (arson), abuse (animal/child/spouse)

hack, maim, butcher, beat, club, bash, strangle, smother, choke, suffocate, hang, stab, destroy, slaughter, asphyxiate, commandeer, loot, pillage, ransack, finish someone off, execute, liquidate, annihilate, eliminate, exterminate, mow down, whip, flay, lynch, flagellate, torture, cut down, dispatch, drown, assassinate, string up, dismember, murder, slay, martyr, massacre, bump off, feed to the fishes, commit genocide

seize, grasp, force, snatch, evict, expel, power, order, degrade, demolish, strut, overrun, crow, slaughter, unseat, dominate, overtake, overpower, strain, capture, obliterate, swagger, beat down, occupy, engulf, control, violate, bribe, subvert, loot, raid, rout, ransack, deprive, defeat, overcome, deny, gain, regain, sack, conquer, displace, oppress, subjugate, coerce, intimidate, purge, compel, boast, line up, overturn, eradicate, annihilate, eliminate, debase, starve, bully, provoke, revile, demean, humiliate, salute, reduce to, exact, exile, brag, glory in, revel in, emasculate, triumph, surmount, overthrow, disarm, decree, drive out, throw out, banish, spare, impel, ravish, hoist (the flag), install (new government), vanquish, resettle (refugees)

discharge, hunker down, split, break, brave, protect, dig in, elude, trap, surrender, black out, flare, intensify, circle, reconnoiter, trick, target, endanger, waylay, derail, cut off, undermine, disable, combat, hold out/on, endure, field, withstand, escalate, fortify, counter, rebuff, alert, snipe, brace for, stand their ground, volley, regain (territory), recapture, sentinel, turn back (invaders)

negotiate, flank, witness, risk, gamble, imperil, hazard, chance, document, defend, fear, guard, escort, convoy, airdrop (food), distribute (medical supplies/food), accompany, undergo (inspection at checkpoints)

oust, topple, infiltrate, weaken, claim, vilify, sabotage, subvert, squelch, disrupt, undermine, wreak havoc, destabilize, plant, demonize, depose, denounce, quash (dissent), perpetrate, overthrow, militarize, put down (a rebellion), gather intelligence, underplay, balkanize

unload, load, maneuver, assemble, train, strategize, stake out, spy, draft, deceive, scheme, mastermind, plan, codify, levy, map, amass, ferry, encamp, transport, arm, suit up, near (the front line), weaponize (space), drill (troops), churn out (weaponry), declare war, devise (battle plan), coerce (allies to go to war), conscript, airdrop, discipline (the troops), cipher, decipher (enemy code), militarize

dislodge, subject, unseat, occupy, pillage, plunder, ransack, sack, subjugate, humiliate, depose, disarm, confiscate, drive out, rape, gain (territory), absorb (surrounding territory)

stoop, retreat, yield, serve, capitulate, deign, escape, bow, give up/in, run away, turn back, back away/down, parley, throw one's hands in the air, grovel, concede defeat, raise the white flag, lay down one's arms, put one's hands up

bump, jerk, drag, schlep, trundle, slide, bend, sag, falter, slog through, trudge, totter, grunt, crawl, lurch, pant, plod along, slip, worm one's way, stumble, weave, drift, waver, weaken, stagger, weigh down, tumble, reel, fall, pause, lean on, manage to, exhaust, tire, weary, shuffle, push through, trip, buckle (at the knees), lag behind, fall behind, straggle, trek, tramp, limp, hobble, slosh through, stoop (under a load), strain under, inch along, trail behind, shamble, favor (one leg)

cramp, strangle, contract, wind, stiffen, soak, beat down, engulf, encumber, exhaust, blister, dehydrate, spasm, slow one down, wear one down, clog one's lungs

straddle, thread, follow, cut across, crisscross, circle, creep around, turn around, zigzag, backtrack, turn back, pick one's way, make one's way, perambulate, wend one's way

stoop, duck, break free, worm one's way, scramble, cross, detour, deviate, manage to, avoid, slip through/around, backtrack, pick one's way, make one's way, circle back, circumvent, work one's way, barge through, jump over/around, hop over, step over/around, circle around, crawl under/around, slog through (mud/slush), hurry through (a dark alley), slip (on ice), slide over (ice), cross the street

part, skedaddle, file out, exit, vanish, desert, abandon, quit, excuse oneself, bow out, withdraw, check out, vacate, depart, evacuate, escape, bluster, storm, walk out/away, slip out/away, step out, back up/away, duck out, vamoose, follow (someone out the door), tuck tail, bid adieu, sail out, go

flit, chase, race, hunt, follow, track, trail, pursue, stalk, hound, tail, catch up, gain on, give chase to, run after, scare off, tear after, drive off/away

scoot, split, skip, bolt, skedaddle, retreat, vanish, disappear, take off, abscond, skip town, flee, dash, escape, duck out, vamoose, turn tail, run away/off, run for it, cut out, scram, break free/out, slip away, cut and run, beat it, make a getaway, take to one's heels, take flight, head for the hills, get away

tear, belt, pelt, drive, boost, fly, skitter, scurry, chase, dart, race, run, scramble, scamper, scuttle, pursue, streak, gain momentum, zip, zoom, dash, hurry, rush, speed up, quicken, surge, hightail it, press on, hasten, sprint, race-walk, gather speed, run after, hotfoot it, break into a run, make haste, move it, step it, get moving, shake a leg, push oneself, turn tail, rush around

pelt, scoot, fly, scatter, sweat, perspire, charge, dart, gallop, lope, pace, race, pant, run, stampede, scramble, scamper, skedaddle, bound, zip, burst, hustle, dash, hurry, speed, rush, huff, quicken, bustle, barge, whip, barrel, gasp, hightail it, hurtle, hasten, time, sprint, glisten with sweat, whiz, veer, jog, hoof-tail it, hotfoot it, rush around