pack, probe, grope, fly, outfit, scale, brave, wade, clamber, weave, seek, explore, risk, dare, hike, map, take on, hitchhike, try out, trek, backpack, climb (a mountain/a rock face), gallivant, journey into, venture into/out, embark, step up/into, gauge (risks), cross (a desert/a sea), turn back/around, spelunk (in caves), cross into (a dangerous zone), reach (a distant shore)
gesticulate, motion, signal, figure out, mimic, imitate, show, simulate, pretend, belie, guess, disguise, represent, exaggerate, make up, invent, shout, piggyback, indicate, ape, deduce, dramatize, whisper, express, enact, goad, role-play, pantomime, sound out, venture (a guess), hazard ( a guess), play (house), perform (skits), act (out), gesture, mime, move (to act out), stand up (to take a turn), give (a clue/sign), hint
slide, team up, hop, skip, play, attack, advance, check, piece together, bluff, gamble, bet, sacrifice, play off, partner, roll (dice), shake (dice), rack up (points), tie (in a game), pass (on one's turn), sit out, take out (a board/a timer), set up (the board), jump (checks), keep (track/score), checkmate, win (points), lose (a game)
hit, pick up, raise, turn over, fold, hold, bid, turn up, double-deal, mark (a card), past post, bluff, risk, bet, buck the odds, blow it, stake, ante up, trump, stay, go for broke, take a flyer, bet the farm, let it ride, sit out, cut (the deck of cards), shuffle (the deck of cards), fan (cards), lay down (chips/cards), riffle (the deck), call (a bluff/the hand), double down, reveal (one's cards), conceal (one's cards), count (cards), distract (a player at the card table)
slam, discard, duck, fold, fan, team up, rotate, play, hide, strategize, tie, pass, bluff, gamble, play out, play off, partner, reshuffle, roll (dice), shake (dice), rack up (points), sit out, keep (track/score), deal (cards), count (cards), take out (a deck of cards), shuffle (cards), take (a turn), flip (card), reveal (one's hand), win (a card game), lose (a card game)
smell, benefit from, laugh, lap up, play, prick up, listen, watch, absorb, gaze, distract, smile, pay a visit, entertain, appreciate, partake, socialize, love, like, relish, indulge in, savor, delight in, enjoy, soak up/in, revel in, feel, relax, unwind, drink, knock around, take pleasure in, engage in, bandy, mess around, stare at, gallivant, kick back, amuse (oneself), look out/at/upon, get a kick out of, get a thrill out of, promenade, have fun, do nothing
boost, smooth, loosen, cushion, nourish, nurture, reward, soothe, open, calm, restore, release, eliminate, energize, wash away, slake, amuse, thaw, relax, sate, ease, alleviate, lighten (the load), slow one down, put into perspective, diminish (tension), expand (one's perspective), increase (capacity), broaden (one's viewpoint), change (perspective)
lounge, recline, idle, slack off, laugh, whistle, amble, sigh, indulge, snooze, nap, stretch, take in, decompress, breathe, smile, release, yawn, dally, dawdle, schmooze, relent, meditate, bare, trust, enjoy, delight, dream, unwind, chill, sit down, rest, stroll, lean, kick back, let go/up, laze (about), ease (up), mosey, put (one's feet up), close (one's eyes), do nothing, repose in
position, show, ride, race, risk, buck the odds, wager, blow it, parlay, jockey, place, win, round, place a bet, lay a bet, lay odds (on a race), play the ponies, put money on, bet on, head (for home), outpace, chance it, go for broke, take a flyer, bet the farm, cash in (a winning ticket), box (a bet), back (a horse)
skim, forage, ruminate, scan, highlight, view, read, browse, peruse, decipher, pore over, leaf through, glance at, speed-read, open (a book), dog-ear (a page), follow (a narrative), mark (one's place with a bookmark), look through, flip through (a magazine), riffle through, thumb through, absorb (a story/a setting), focus (attention/eyes)
score, insert, figure out, strategize, define, alternate, identify, work out, lose, write down, tally, take turns, build on/up, recognize, search, win, unscramble, fill in (a space with a letter), play (word games), put down (a tile on the board), shake (tiles/dice), assemble (letters into a word), spell, hide (one's hand), think through, keep score, add up (points), lay down (a word), wait for (one's turn), think through/ahead, look up (in a dictionary), sound out, pick out (words), scramble (letters), sneak (words in), add (on)
hit, inject, shake, pour, chase, garnish, black out, light up, burn, stare, glaze over, mix, weaken, spin, cloud, funnel, stagger, pressure, reel, abstain, spike, tempt, inhale, binge, get stoned/high, trip, sniff, space out, vomit, throw up, sip, drink, chug, pass out, smoke (weed), snort (cocaine), uncork (a bottle), totter (from drunkenness), order (a round), share (a joint), pass (a joint), pass off, do shots, take (a shot/a hit), do a line (of cocaine), put (drinks on a tab), get high
bump, grind, belch, cavort, dance, snuggle, gyrate, sing, whirl, laugh, caper, frolic, unleash, cuddle, glitter, make out, celebrate, pulse, carry on, spike, tempt, hit on, flirt, chat, greet, joke, mingle, thrill, throw up, cheer, drink, burp, carve out, blare (music), blab, blabber, revel, hit it off, parody, consort, rub elbows with, tear into (food), slice (cake), venture out, let go/down, throw one's hands in the air, slip off to
club, bump, grind, shove, belch, cavort, dance, gyrate, sing, whirl, laugh, caper, frolic, unleash, glitter, make out, pulse, carry on, tempt, hit on, flirt, socialize, introduce, chat, network, joke, play (games), mingle, thrill, throw up, cheer, rave, romp, nosh, drink, burp, blare (music), blab, blabber, revel, hit it off, consort, rub elbows with, venture out, let go/down, barhop, spike (the punch), meet (people), get (number), step out (to smoke), open (a tab), close out (a tab), put on (a tab), sneak (alcohol), hand back, rub off, tamper with (id)
tinker, rig, mold, sew, paint, carve, whittle, display, ornament, decorate, embroider, weave, quilt, henna, tattoo, sketch, manicure, pedicure, draw, crochet, knit, design, rebuild, mend, dumpster dive, exhibit, reupholster, repurpose, create (memorabilia), refinish (furniture), restore (cars), fix (cars), craft, scrapbook, play (string games), hang (pictures/mobiles), invent (new uses for objects), make (useful things)
toy with, twiddle, tinker, generate, post, submit, follow, outline, audition, invent, concoct, fiddle, entertain, dip into, sample, work up, muck around/about, mess around, fool around, get one's feet wet, test the waters, try (out), play around/with, dabble, trifle with, dally with, write out (an outline/a sketch), write up (an opinion piece), pull back, try one's hand
figure out, test, climb, yelp, sense, pose, observe, peruse, review, explore, experiment, photograph, check out, immerse, interact, google, taste, wander, bike, try out, visit (points of interest), sample (culinary treats), walk around (their city), people-watch, search for (points of interest), take (a tour), sightsee, stop in, pop in, swing by (a shop), map out, pore over (map), glance at (a transit map), hop on/off (a tour bus/a cablecar), hail (a taxi), work one's way, appreciate (local architecture), soak in/up, ask (directions/questions), query, step out/into, duck in
trim, launch, rock, coil, tack, rig, steer, overhaul, plumb, feather, scuttle, cast off, pilot, navigate, warp, sway, steward, draw in, fish, tuck in, ferry, board, sail, portage, row, skull, kayak, paddle, pole, hitch (to a dock), berth (ship at dock), bail (water from a boat), port, batten down, fasten (a rope), reef, helm, conn, disembark, captain, skipper, tie (knots)
ax, scrap, drop, skip, scrub, ditch, desert, hold up, break (plans/treaties), cancel, break off (an engagement), nix, retract, revoke, rescind, welsh, welch, cut short, abort, abandon, call off, abdicate, quit, resign, nullify, void, invalidate, annul, flake, stand someone up, chicken out, back out/down, bail, bail on, disappoint, fuck up
extract, tap, chisel, milk, filter, cheat, trick, dupe, double-deal, fleece (tourists by overcharging), pad (an account), make off with, rake in, con, use false pretenses, defraud someone of, swindle, profit by, funnel, launder, siphon off, exploit, commandeer, falsify, embezzle, appropriate, misappropriate, violate, manipulate (numbers), cook the books, skim off the top, rip off, help oneself to, pocket, screw (over), line one's pockets, diddle, bribe, commit (fraud), gull, shaft, bilk, rook, receive kickbacks
frame, stun, muddy, cloud, deceive, trick, dupe, scam, double-cross, hoodwink, con, shaft, delude, seduce, beguile, baffle, polarize, divide, backstab, fool, mess with, vex, confuse, cozen, confound, stupefy, befuddle, bamboozle, hornswoggle, sucker, gyp, bewilder, stagger, mystify, nonplus, sabotage, disorient, lose (trust), exact (revenge)
lie, fabricate, pretend, belie, embellish, blur, spin, con, falsify, fib, fudge, bluff, twist the truth, hyperbolize, exaggerate, manufacture (an alibi), feign, fake, pad (figures), bend the truth, claim, make up, invent, concoct (a story), libel, slander, peddle (lies/half-truths), defame, misrepresent, tell a white lie, withhold (information), pull the wool over one's eyes
divert, manipulate, play with, maneuver, fabricate, devise, suppress, hide, secrete, evade, conceal, camouflage, simulate, pretend, belie, impersonate, veil, mask, cover up, shroud, disguise, pose, blind, shade, distract, front, spin, trick, double-deal, fudge, bluff, twist the truth, feign, fake, concoct (a story), misrepresent, gloss over, mislead, sham, hustle, jive, bull, warp, pique, obfuscate, twist (information), finesse, muddle, delude, obscure (information), cover over/up, outwit, convince, persuade, whitewash, outfox, masquerade as, flatter, seduce, beguile, distort (facts), insinuate, disseminate (misinformation), propagandize, oversimplify, vilify, equivocate, prevaricate, palter, counterfeit, dissimulate, hoax, machinate, neglect to (inform), exclude (information), omit (information), keep quiet, withhold, fail to (disclose), zip one's lips, keep something to oneself, refuse to disclose, keep secret, dissemble, refrain from, swear to secrecy, gatecrash
complicate, rattle, stun, scramble, imply, obscure, riddle, blur, blind, muddy, distract, cloud, hoodwink, fake, mislead, obfuscate, muddle, baffle, fool, vex, confuse, confound, stupefy, befuddle, bamboozle, bewilder, mystify, nonplus, disorient, blunt (someone's judgment/perception), addle, stump, hide (evidence), fog, miscue, perplex, puzzle, boggle, jumble, misconstrue, discombobulate, contradict oneself, fluster, throw off-kilter
blindside, flatten, crush, strip, topple, demolish, wreck, destroy, paralyze, overpower, trap, beat down, drain, ravage, overwhelm, derail, ruin, hurt someone's image, sap, doom, suck out, spoil, tear someone apart, wreak havoc, break someone's will, finish someone off, defeat, cripple, disable, deplete, devastate, overcome, disrespect, go into shock, throw for a loop
jolt, stun, startle, surprise, trick, baffle, stupefy, befuddle, bamboozle, bewilder, stagger, mystify, nonplus, disorient, overwhelm, stump, perplex, discombobulate, shock, take by surprise, astonish, dumbfound, flummox, astound, unnerve, flabbergast, daze, faze, floor, amaze, alarm, upset, catch off guard, ambush, test (one's assumption), undermine, throw for a loop, throw off-kilter
strike, divert, expel, rock, topple, dismantle, unseat, black out, foil, disperse, resort to, sabotage, tamper, cancel, revoke, abort, call off, hamper, restrict, filibuster, waylay, halt, stop, tip over, trip up, thwart, undo, disturb, impose, hinder, impede, derail, interrupt, intercept, delay, deter, throw off course, redirect, deflect, inundate
squash, cramp, constrain, strangle, press, crush, load, worry, complicate, restrain, saddle, strain, curb, put at risk, burden, bog down, tie up/down, hamper, flood with (duties), mire, clog, pressure, encumber, entangle, restrict, suspend, inconvenience, hold back/down, weigh down, overload, tax, overwhelm, stress, trouble, throttle
yank, choke, dislodge, bar, suppress, interfere, hitch, overpower, curb, rend, foil, eclipse, check, block, resort to, sabotage, hijack, intrude, pressure, thwart, hinder, impede, derail, intercept, inundate, cross, cut off, squelch, impair, prohibit, prevent, forestall, alert (authorities), impinge on/upon, dissuade, throttle, censor, stifle, control (someone's actions), obstruct, deprive, intervene, inhibit, countermand, meddle, butt in, barge in, interject
maneuver, rig, devise, fix, strategize, bait, set (a trap), set someone up, plot, scam, con, bribe, draw up (a plan), hatch (an idea), scheme, conspire, connive, orchestrate, contrive, target, arrange (a scheme), concoct, engineer (a scheme), cook up (a scheme), plan, entrap, pay off, buy off, suborn
duck, pry, hide, slink, crawl, hunt, skulk, lurk, prowl, stake out, stalk, scout, investigate, spy, shadow, sneak, snoop, lie (low/in wait), creep around, tap (a telephone), search out, nose around, poke around, tiptoe, rummage around, sidle, eavesdrop, overhear, dig around, gatecrash, sneak in
jar, cramp, crush, crimp, bar, challenge, unleash, bear down, threaten, explode, ignite, polarize, subvert, undermine, spin out of control, erupt, refuse to, fly off the handle, twist (someone's meaning), pin (blame), demoralize, violate (standards of conduct), ban, forbid, oppose, combat, lose perspective, lose (the confidence of others), blow something out of proportion
blindside, manipulate, rig, devise, fix, compromise, threaten, speculate, expose, finagle, resort to, bribe, bluff, hustle, counterfeit, concoct, endanger, risk, put at risk, gamble, imperil, hazard, chance, bet, jeopardize, tamper, forge (papers), deal, fence, dare, play off/with, buck the odds, venture, wager, attempt, subvert, flout, ambuscade
blindside, wreck, destroy, paralyze, scuttle, resort to, endanger, ruin, doom, spoil, wreak havoc, frustrate, dash (plans/hopes), mess up, stymie, incapacitate, cast a pall, screw up, damage, swamp, snarl up, make difficult, destabilize, put the kibosh on, break up, curtail, bust something up, overreact, fuck up
nick, swipe, pinch, roll, rake, lift, skim, trash, siphon, snap up, steal, carjack, make off with, funnel, commandeer, appropriate, violate, rip off, thieve, case, filch, nab, poach, fence (stolen goods), rob, loot, mug, slip away/off, run off with (stolen goods), hold up, raid, rout, strip (of possessions), pillage, ravage, pocket (stolen merchandise), pirate, abscond, shoplift, usurp, rifle, spirit away, hijack, skyjack, plunder, ransack, pilfer, pickpocket, purloin, despoil, demand (money), commit larceny, gank, hold up (at gunpoint), run contraband
analyze, weigh, appraise, sense, listen, examine, observe, check, discern, focus, review, sort out, think through/about, sift through, piece together (a coherent story), rule out, mull over, turn something over in one's mind, assess, locate, fact-check, verify, redefine, intuit, decipher, deliberate, separate (fact from fiction), step back, consider, contemplate, evaluate, explore (accounts), ponder, play out, chew on/over, reflect on, take stock of
embrace, compose oneself, swallow, adapt, surrender, deal, abandon, redirect, breathe, take a deep breath, manage (one's emotions), center oneself, quiet oneself, reframe, resign oneself to, accept, work with, relinquish (control), reconcile oneself to, come to terms with, identify (one's feelings), practice, make the best of, give up, exchange, step aside/outside, clear one's head, calm (oneself/others), recover one's composure, pull oneself together, get a grip
struggle, grapple, handle, hunker down, bear, face, hold up, come to terms with, cope, deal with, wing it, hold out/on, do without, pull together/through, plug away, play to a strength, muddle through, contend with, juggle, carry on, endure, settle for/down, persevere, persist, manage, live through, tolerate, shake oneself out of, retrieve, seek (answers/help), come to grips with, ration out (resources), rein in (spending), encounter (opposition), lean on, pay out/off, extricate (oneself from a drama)
brush aside, turn away/aside, contain, hide, slink, curb, evade, block, disappear, bluff, finesse, keep quiet, step back, avert (one's eyes), lower (one's eyes), skirt (a topic), excuse oneself, divert (attention), deflect (attention), blunt (one's affect), avoid (attracting anger), ward off, parry, field, hold back, hold in (one's urge to retort), accede, comply, stand down/back, tread lightly, sit still, conform, sidestep, table, defer, dodge, modulate (one's voice), sublimate, self-censor, accommodate, restrain oneself, protect oneself (in a shroud of silence), submit to, stave off
retreat, disappear, decompress, quiet oneself, excuse oneself, bow out, slink back, back up/off, untangle, disentangle, unknot, extricate oneself, remove oneself, disengage, unsnarl, control (one's level of engagement), simmer down, cool down, chill (out), take a chill pill, hang loose, stay loose, untwist, sequester, remain silent, withdraw, detach
clench, clip, strangle, suffocate, bind, suppress, tether, trap, swaddle, buckle, cinch, tie up/down, restrict, weigh down, censor, stifle, inhibit, sublimate, gag, pin down, shut up/in, hold down, hold in/back/down, silence, limit, abstain, trammel (as though trapped in a net), repress, swallow (an expletive), swallow one's tongue, bite (the bullet), smother (an impulse to fight back), open and close one's mouth
figure out, mold, fix, rescue, strategize, guess, modify, alter, anticipate, redo, piece together, invent, finesse, persuade, concoct, juggle, puzzle out, work out, get to the bottom of, come up with, put (heads together), hit upon (a solution), turn (something around), turn to, think something through, rethink, figure in, debate, reason, salvage, correct, extemporize, justify, hatch (a plan), substantiate, predict (outcomes), foresee (potential consequences), calculate, shape (a plan), straighten out, comb through
handle, stand, suffer, strain, shoulder, accept, carry on, endure, live through, tolerate, restrain oneself, abide, hold one's tongue, hold out/up/on, smile, grin and bear, buck up, refuse to (give up), exercise (restraint), soldier, take, grin and bear it, suck it up, swallow one's pride, let go, resign oneself, rise (to the occasion), put up with, prove (one's mettle), withstand, survive, manage to, carry on/out, fortify oneself (for the long haul), stomach, reconcile, swallow (a bitter pill), wait (for something to pass), man up, exercise restraint
smash, mutilate, shove, trash, paint, spray, wreck, shatter, tag, spatter, splatter, emblazon, mark, key (a car), graffiti, sabotage, ruin, vandalize, disfigure, deface, rampage, scrawl (graffiti), throw (a rock through the window), tip over (cows), set fire to, egg, tp, toilet paper, destroy (public property), desecrate (a religious building), upend (furniture), damage (private property), overturn (furniture)