stand, concede, bear, mature, adapt, absorb, adjust, accept, do without, conform, level out, merge, evolve, make do, come around, relent, get used to, calm down, move through, coast, blend in, ease into, assuage, grow up, habituate, acclimatize, settle in, accustom oneself to

laugh, adapt, breathe, reframe, resign oneself to, accept, work with, practice, manage, maintain, adjust (one's attitude/expectation), hold to, meditate, pray, rise above, challenge (oneself/others), refuse to (whine/lose hope), muster, summon up, humor (oneself/others)

reach out, repair, negotiate, compromise, modify, tone down, temper, improvise, yield, comply, tread lightly, accommodate, buck up, win over, compensate, revise, back off/away, cut (off), immerse, curb (excesses), soften (the tone), roll with, bring to, draw upon, befriend, oblige, appease, modulate, acculturate, mitigate, familiarize oneself, conciliate, pacify, placate, amend, man up

roll, turn over, buck, tip, knock over, shake, topple, upend, flip, tip over, upset, knock off balance, capsize, overturn, turn upside down, turn on its head, push over, kick over

smash, wallop, flatten, level, demolish, bulldoze, shatter, destroy, gut, obliterate, cripple, wipe out, decimate, eradicate, annihilate, lay waste, reduce (to rubble), stamp out (opposition)

bust, loose, interfere, agitate, threaten, foil, taint, weaken, contaminate, divide, jeopardize, subvert, cut short, abort, shock, upset, undermine, spoil, cripple, mess up, destabilize, dash, undercut, turn on its head, blast apart, cut off (contact/supplies), break up/apart, discombobulate (humorous), sour, tip (the scales/the balance), shake up, chip away (at one's confidence), harm, flood with, drown out

mangle, wallop, blindside, dislodge, degrade, compromise, paralyze, threaten, blot out, weaken, contaminate, subvert, derail, impair, doom, cripple, disable, damage, shut down, corrupt, upset (the apple cart), reduce (to rubble), stamp out, uncork, fray

break down, degrade, die, thin, oxidize, disintegrate, deteriorate, fail, rust, dissolve, corrode, blunt (a tool), eat away at, molder, erode

contract, slide, slump, break down, dismantle, slip, wane, weaken, sink, plummet, deteriorate, fizzle, tank, bottom out, compound, decline, plunge, flag, turn into/out, erode, degenerate, worsen, lapse into, strip of, take down/apart, devolve into, expunge, go downhill, go to pot, fade away/out

perish, die, dissipate, peter out, subside, vanish, disappear, disintegrate, expire, cease, fall away, wither (away), wash away, swallow up, gobble up, hemorrhage (money/staff), absent, go away, fizzle out, evaporate

defenestrate, get rid of, remove, destroy, sheathe, blot out, black out, obliterate, bury, obviate, preclude, render unnecessary, douse, extinguish, blacken, erase, purge, eradicate, annihilate, eliminate, abolish, expunge (from a record), stamp out, beat back, snuff out, put out (of one's mind), stub out, wipe out/from, white out, strike (out), put out (a fire/a life), cover one's tracks, exterminate

get rid of, bleed, milk, blow, dissipate, drain, void, waste, liquidate, phase out, expend, consume, dip into, vacate, gobble up, deplete (a supply), squander, exhaust, use up (supplies), run out of (water), empty, pour out/down the drain, dump (out), remove (contents), tip out, evacuate, clear (out), leach, go through, finish off, scrape bottom, burn through, fritter away, polish off

tweak, boost, refine, overhaul, convert, renovate, mature, turn into, transfigure, complement, modify, alter, enlarge, widen, amplify, expand, exchange, restore, refurbish, improve, diversify, customize, transform, mitigate, purify, cleanse, augment, extend, broaden, introduce, perfect, revamp, make better, add (value/detail), enhance, modernize, build on/up, enrich, ameliorate, deepen

mature, age, advance, flourish, play out, improve, exceed, surpass, progress, skyrocket, prosper, boom, burgeon, evolve, transform, get used to, grow (into/out of), turn into/out, stand the test of time, hold up well, mushroom

attach, stretch, enlarge, lengthen, widen, increase, customize, augment, append, add to, tack on, tag on, build on, extend, broaden, broaden (the reach), annex, supplement

fiddle with, fool around with, blend, take in, mix, contaminate, incorporate, integrate, bring in, add, include, toss in, throw in, introduce, comprise, combine, fold in, encompass, titrate, dilute

cut, pollute, degrade, lace, water down, distort, taint, weaken, contaminate, doctor, tamper with, mess around with, spike, bastardize, debase, adulterate, monkey around with, interfere with

decontaminate, convert, turn into, blend, modify, alter, bond, filter, mix, develop, transform, revolutionize, reform, recast, transmute, purify, refashion, distil, cleanse, tinker with, adjust (a formula)

crash, shed, sag, slack off, slacken, pop, lower, dive, slip, spiral, crumple, subside, collapse, sink, plummet, deteriorate, crumble, tumble, fall, fail, tank, bottom out, decline, depreciate, plunge, flag, drop (off), submerge, ease off, let fall, yield (to stronger forces), lack (vitality), give way, cave (in), free-fall, careen, nose-dive, decrease, dwindle, cut down, take a cut

dislodge, divert, expel, rock, bar, topple, unseat, curb, foil, disperse, sabotage, tamper, revoke, abort, call off, bog down, hamper, clog, encumber, restrict, halt, stop, tip over, trip up, thwart, disturb, hinder, impede, derail, interrupt, intercept, delay, deter, throw off course, redirect, forestall, impinge on/upon, intervene, incapacitate, reach an impasse, detach, close (valve/business)

yank, sever, slash, hollow out, scoop out, extract, zap, extricate, dislodge, chuck, unload, toss, dump, fire, discard, dispose of, disgorge, strip, remove, knock down, hack off, erase, siphon off, hand over, spirit away, withdraw, sack, purge, skim off, eradicate, delete, expunge, tear down/apart, root out, shear off, split off, beat back (weeds), break apart/up, cut off/away, cast aside/off, rip out, bare, take away/out, slice off, shed (pounds), mow down, denude, throw (away/out), winnow out, wipe clean/out, buff out (scratches), scrape off/out, pull out/away, haul out/away

slash, scratch, scrap, toss (out), kill, black out, nix, retract, revoke, rescind, nullify, void, invalidate, undo, countermand, scuttle (a plan), overturn, negate, wipe out/clean, delete, cross out, veto, cancel (out), eliminate, reverse (a decision), abolish, contradict, override, do away with, obliterate (all traces of something)

shift, swing, compromise, switch, flip, adapt, alternate, alter, waver, oscillate, welsh, welch, deviate, vacillate, exchange, rethink, renege, amend, reverse, flip-flop, make a u-turn, flip (one's allegiance), reverse field, retract (an offer), switch around, toss aside, swap (positions), change (one's mind), vary (one's opinion), waffle, take turns, diverge, depart, stray, turn (away from), modify (one's stance), move between, break one's word/promise, make a one eighty

turn over, flip, invert, obviate, revoke, welsh, welch, nullify, invalidate, annul, tip over, upset, reject, turn around, capsize, overturn, turn upside down, turn on its head, flip-flop, veto, contradict, upend (order), revolutionize, repeal, disallow, overrule, make a u-turn, reverse (position/sequence/course), switch (positions), interchange, back out of (agreement), vacate

mash, quash, strangle, smother, suffocate, envelop, suppress, kill, cover, bury, mute, subdue, extinguish, muffle, engulf, hinder, throttle, stifle, inhibit, disable, stymie, hold down, cramp someone's style, damp, dampen, immobilize

suppress, restrain, tame, bridle, curb, modify, subdue, tone down, check, calm, temper, muffle, adjust, control, inhibit, suck out, cool down, repress, regulate, rein in, deflate, mitigate, ratchet down, moderate, cramp one's style, sober, de-escalate, soften the tone, allay, ease up/off

boost, brace, strengthen, protect, bulk up, enlarge, amplify, expand, ramp up, improve, inflate, support, step up, add, defend, reform, augment, enhance, juice up, jazz up, turbocharge, bump up, ratchet up, jack up, blow up, buff up, lift (weights), fortify, bolster, heighten, pump up, buttress, shore up, fatten (purse/cattle), toughen, firm up, build up

jolt, boost, charge, stimulate, amplify, accelerate, escalate, invigorate, turbocharge, bump up, fortify, bolster, pump up, energize, jump-start, speed up, quicken, supercharge, rev (up), floor it, crank up

shift, swing, surprise, alternate, fluctuate, waver, oscillate, deviate, change, reverse, vary, rise and fall, go up and down, see-saw, flip-flop, deviate from, diverge from, yo-yo, differ, go back and forth

slide, shift, swing, tend, alter, subside, fluctuate, turn, vacillate, lose, change, move, reverse, become, vary

cushion, suppress, kill, mute, dull, muffle, stifle, silence, blunt, dampen, deaden, numb, cool (down), stultify, quiet, desensitize, develop a thick skin, inure, accustom (someone to something unpleasant), suck the soul out of, insensitize, enfeeble, deafen

drag, sag, die, age, fade, wane, die down, peter out, ebb, subside, sputter, weaken, melt, lapse, decline, teeter, wither, flag, fizzle out, fade away/out, abate, wind down, tire, lose ground, waste away, wilt, burn out, grow old, lose steam, taper off, gutter

hollow out, squash, quash, thin, water down, beat down, weaken, endanger, jeopardize, encumber, impair, undermine, sap, suck out, incapacitate, exhaust, erode, blunt, drain (of vitality), enervate, starve, grind down, tax (one's reserves), hit someone hard, wind (one from exertion), tire someone out, debilitate, fatigue, wear out/down, devitalize, eat away, chip away at, weary, defang

support, fill out (forms), file (a form/tax return), supply (information), pay (taxes/child support), comply with law, obey (laws), respond (to a subpoena), obtain (building permit/parade permit), report (crime), serve (jury duty), respond to (census), register (vehicle), license (one's vehicle/gun)

register, protest, formalize, annul, patent, fill out (forms), petition, marry, divorce, vote, appoint, legalize, consent, file (forms), name (one's baby), wed, divide (an estate), adopt (a child), foster (a child), request (documents), apply for (veteran's benefits), contest (a parking ticket), provide (information), retain counsel, record a deed, report crime, address (city council), consult (an attorney)

discharge, sign, negotiate, litigate, dispute, sue, authenticate (a document)

inspect, register, license, test, grandfather, pass, tax, deny, regulate, authorize, approve, divest, notarize, sanction, permit, suspend (a license), revoke (a license), collect (fees), issue (license)

contract, formalize, guarantee, assign, cosign, make a deal, reach (a binding agreement), enter into (a binding agreement), negotiate (a deal), document (an agreement), sign (contract), execute (contract), breach (contract), enforce (contract), amend (agreement), cancel (agreement), rescind (a contract), void (agreement), perform (agreement), modify (contract), draft (non-disclosure agreement), covenant

sign, devise, distribute, plan, cancel, revoke, transfer, fund, grant, inherit, notarize, amend, disinherit, will, probate, execute (a legal document by signing it), contest (a will), admit (wills to probate), appoint (an executor), pretermit

libel, slander, defame, damage, harass, injure, inflict (emotional distress)

slam, violate, railroad, falsely accuse, throw the book at, send up (to state prison), deny (bail/probation), reject (appeal), withdraw (a plea)

bribe, suspend, release, turn state's evidence, plea-bargain, exonerate, absolve, acquit, pardon, shorten (sentence), plead guilty, grant habeas corpus, commute, release on parole, parole

file, settle, bargain, arbitrate, litigate, appear, represent, oppose, admit, justify, maintain, appeal, defend (oneself), contest, counter, prove, plead, mediate, request, swear (to tell the truth), build a case, discover (evidence), impeach, file a motion, move to, consult with (one's lawyer), perjure, comply with (court rules)

file, bargain, discover, represent, turn, oppose, admit, justify, maintain, appeal, defend, contest, counter, prove, swear (to tell the truth), raise (one's right hand), impeach, obey, file a motion, move to, consult with (one's lawyer), perjure, comply with (court rules), appear (at one's arraignment), seek (counsel), post bail, skip bail, serve time, ask to be released on one's own recognizance, jump bail, take the fifth, refuse to answer, plea-bargain, plead (guilty/no contest), confess, maintain (one's innocence), incriminate (oneself)

bash, lie, pull out, organize, strut, throng, parade, strategize, vet, advertise, back, fundraise, expose, market, libel, slander, polarize, stump, field, withdraw, debate, enlist, predict, leverage, cater to, pander, campaign, prognosticate, disparage, endorse, entrust, declare, smear, hold forth, nominate, barnstorm, canvass, go on the hustings, stand for office, electioneer, form (a committee), outmaneuver, poll, run for, flood the airwaves, pay for, phone-bank, leaflet, post (signs), poster, plaster (a wall with posters), defame (one's opponent), traduce, caucus, announce (candidacy), end (campaign), disband (committee/campaign), distribute (flyers/buttons)

beat, count, suppress, recall, tie, liveblog, monitor, celebrate, rout, impede, obstruct, defeat, stand down, declare, validate, recount, hold forth, throw in the towel, vote, canvass, poll, take (office), take (oath), split (the vote), step up/down, swear in, seat, count (ballots), edge out, win, concede (defeat), announce (winner), phonebank (to get out the vote), get out the vote, crown, write in (candidate's name), trounce

organize, strategize, plan, subvert, obstruct, structure, run (a campaign), support, buy, endorse, redistrict, disclose, gerrymander, poll, rig (elections), fix (an election), write (speeches), prepare (for debate), draft (speech), form (campaign committee), hire (consultants/speechwriters), tour, lock out (voters), donate (large sum to a pac), contribute (funds/time), refuse to endorse, suppress (the vote), recruit (candidates/volunteers), war-game, research (the opposition)

position, signal, strengthen, negotiate, compromise, arbitrate, convene, reward, suggest, recall, size up, join, formalize, associate, finesse, orchestrate, risk, deflect, intervene, decipher, exchange, debate, regulate, facilitate, translate, exempt, broker, assign, obligate, de-escalate, host, confer, counter, ally, rectify, ratify, sanction, defer to, conference, post (ambassador at an embassy), appoint (consul), dispatch (envoy), staff (an embassy), formalize (an agreement), come to an agreement, come to an impasse, manage (a tense situation), sever (diplomatic relations), disarm, mediate, meet, parley, hammer out (an agreement), repatriate, discuss

strengthen, negotiate, protest, bargain, compromise, surrender, size up, associate, hand over, bluff, finesse, risk, subvert, resign, deflect, decipher, give up, tread lightly, manage to, translate, repay, sour, de-escalate, host, invite, resist, counter, ally, strong-arm, interpret, bluster, mollify, plead, decode, come to an agreement, come to an impasse, disarm, assuage (concerns), accept (terms), request, attempt to (oust), refuse (to cave)

force, encircle, boycott, subject, condition, dominate, bear down, threaten, demarcate, block, restrict, cut off, obstruct, ban, take over, leverage, demand, mandate, confront, intimidate, scare, levy, refuse, redress, counter, rectify, police, sanction, blockade, alert, dispatch, retaliate, insist, embargo, interdict, issue (demands/warning), impose (sanctions), escalate (tensions), remove (foreign aid), withhold (military assistance), outlaw, assert (one's leverage)

hack, slash, bust, analyze, lower, earmark, saddle, budget, control, appropriate, nix, burden, deadlock, consider, abstain, debate, regulate, fund, bankroll, rein in, bank, privatize, pay down (debt), rack up (debt), repeal, defund, pay back/out, pass (budget), balance (the budget), reduce (deficit/spending), enact, raise (debt ceiling), reform (taxes), amend (budget), provide (funds), vote

convene, question, recess, investigate, report, criticize, indict, issue (reports/subpoena), hear (testimony), grant (immunity), subpoena, adjourn, decline (to indict)

select, question, challenge, sequester, interview, admonish, pick, pay, dismiss, send out, thank, caution, poll, impanel, empanel, reassign, excuse (a prospective juror), voir dire, convene (grand jury), instruct, summon

convene, recess, scrutinize, deadlock, deliberate, declare, vote, exonerate, acquit, persuade (fellow jurors), consider (evidence), convict, find (guilty/not guilty), vindicate, question (the court)

lie, hide, distort, cheat, hoodwink, con, bribe, tip off, bluff, slander, mislead, whitewash, scheme, pay off, deal, obstruct, dance around, dodge, corrupt, blackmail, smear, politicize, accuse, hold hostage, twist (the truth), wipe (records), gerrymander, rig (an election), retaliate, steamroll

manipulate, suppress, contain, infiltrate, dictate, hide, dominate, attack, conceal, cover up, subdue, spy, command, control, exploit, whitewash, spirit away, censor, silence, repress, execute, subjugate, marginalize, confront, corrupt, intimidate, purge, compel, stamp out, torture, lock up, squelch (dissent), rig (election), bug, accuse, order (surveillance), obstruct (access to press), crush (dissent), quash (dissent), squelch (a movement for change), perpetrate, tyrannize, keep down, incarcerate, put out of sight, shroud (in secrecy), veil (in secrecy), put under house arrest, assassinate, blacklist

set aside, boycott, evade, bog down, hamper, mire, filibuster, hinder, impede, delay, obstruct, stall, parry, table, defer, dodge, avoid, postpone, procrastinate, stonewall, put off, shut down (the government), waste time, buy time, refuse (to answer), sandbag, blow off, enmesh, dither

broadcast, secure, run, monitor, admit, administer, discipline, release, issue, enforce, require, lock up, incarcerate, imprison, confiscate, jail, lock down, search (inmates' rooms), deny (privileges), strip-search, pat down

assemble, work, wait, line up, escape, serve time, file (petition for habeas corpus), do time, count (months until their release), submit to (search/strip-search)

settle, bargain, litigate, draft, authorize, incorporate, amend, counter, notify, consent, represent (a client), accept (a case), bill (clients), study (briefs), file (briefs/complaints/petitions), comply with (gag order issued by judge), consult (with)

discharge, litigate, appear, recall, retract, resign, withdraw, argue, dispute, brief, codify, appeal, sponsor, stonewall, repeal, foster, contest, counter, try, prove, testify, appoint, legalize, seat, cross-examine, impeach, adjourn, remand, represent (a fact to be true), represent (a client), present (evidence), pass (on a prospective juror), step down, author, forswear, answer (a charge), call (a witness to the stand), comply with (rules of ethics), support (an argument)

charge, claim, oppose, argue, defend, contest, contravene, petition, advocate, build a case, file a motion, move to, plea-bargain, subpoena, prosecute, try (the case), make arguments, propose (jury instructions), serve (a subpoena), take a position, authenticate (a document)

order, certify, arbitrate, scrutinize, award, implicate, invalidate, suspend, tax, prohibit, deny, deliberate, consider, designate, authorize, judge, release, compensate, overturn, expunge, redress, rule, appoint, swear in, extradite, notify, exonerate, acquit, vindicate, impanel, preside, grant (motion/request), sustain (objection), adjudicate, slam down (the gavel), stay (an execution), hear (testimony/a case), arraign, revoke (an order), instruct (jurors), issue (a search warrant), hold (a trial), seal (evidence from public view), consolidate (cases), consent, award (damages), reinterpret, abrogate, remand, intone, robe

order, mandate, judge, mete out, remit, fine, pronounce, rule, penalize, sanction, incarcerate, win, imprison, jail, commute, sentence (a defendant), set bail, require (restitution/community service), put on probation, revoke probation, deny probation, grant probation

order, overhaul, assemble, draw up, negotiate, compromise, lead, reward, advance, modify, alter, direct, orchestrate, nix, rescind, invalidate, filibuster, delay, prohibit, reject, deadlock, verify, deliberate, consider, table, defer, limit, abstain, debate, regulate, delegate, authorize, codify, pander, phase out, privatize, assign, revise, change, veto, abolish, override, reform, confer, pronounce, rule, rectify, author (a bill), legislate, ratify, vote, pass (laws), ram through, put a hold on (a bill), approve (a bill), amend (law/bill/statute), repeal (a law), enact (a law), protect (interests of one's constituents or donors), finesse (issue), safeguard, criminalize, decriminalize, kill (a bill), legalize, guide (legislation through congress), advocate, close (debate), raise a point of order, conference, mark up, shut down (the government)

yank, score, probe, supervise, appraise, scan, study, scrutinize, examine, investigate, size up, vet, hammer out, review, squelch, deny, assess, consider, evaluate, comply, rethink, staff, advise, oversee, approve, critique, criticize, judge, grant, rate, brief, allot, guide, confer, deem, confirm, ratify, sanction, re-evaluate, pass (a law/resolution), revoke (approval), grade (compliance), step up (frequency of inspections), back off, look into, find fault with, re-appraise, reconsider, re-examine, revisit, take another look at, subpoena (records), quash (shady activity)

seize, bust, choke, drag, pick up, hold, contain, question, chase, restrain, catch, frisk, stake out, watch, capture, profile, examine, investigate, book, pressure, stop, speed, impound, grill, search, warn, lock up, incarcerate, surveil, interrogate, imprison, arrest, keep watch on, detain, handcuff, holster, fingerprint, apprehend, confiscate, pull over, write (a ticket), breathalyze, tase, deputize, jail, take (into custody), keep (in custody), cuff, throw away the keys, advise (suspect of rights/charge), read (miranda warnings), frogmarch, overuse (force), maintain (safety)

frame, bait, trap, deceive, trick, dupe, hoodwink, entrap, lure, entice, decoy, lead on, set up (a sting), induce, inveigle

punch, club, pummel, skim, shoot, kick, frame, kill, profile, set up, abuse, escalate, sample, slur, detain, tase, tarnish one's badge, use excessive force, falsely arrest, beat up, violate (one's civil rights), use a racial slur, take a bribe, sic a dog (on someone), tamper with evidence, overuse (force)

choke, drag, frame, threaten, profile, set up, entrap, plant, use excessive force, falsely arrest, beat up, deny (rights), rough up, falsely imprison, overuse (force)

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