separate, adapt, modify, alter, jettison, adjust, cancel, abandon, redirect, decipher, defer, rethink, correct, improve, rework, revise, postpone, amend, arrange, reshuffle, rearrange, let go (of a plan), solve (a dilemma), cast aside (a plan), invent (a back-up), tweak (one's plan), switch (tactics), step back (to get an overview), regroup, split up, temper (one's enthusiasm), reorganize
sweat, perspire, unhook, oil, screw on, steer, cycle, pump, unlock, mount, ride, dismount, sink into, navigate, inflate, wheel, deflate, backpedal, lock up, bike, glisten with sweat, swerve, brake, veer, breeze through, pump up (tires), switch (gears), change (gears), pass through, pedal, bicycle, peloton
jar, sideswipe, jolt, jerk, skid, drag, rock, smoke, deliver, snake, rumble, lurch, climb, turn, wheel, careen, drop off, barrel, cough, wheeze, career, spin out, veer, yaw, kick up (dust), leave (a bus station), back down/out, back in/up, recede (over the horizon), struggle (up a mountain), emit (fumes)
collide, press, depress, drive, skid, signal, oil, steer, rev, climb, speed, dodge, merge, step up, wheel, back up, reverse, drop off, board, tailgate, cruise, back down/out, back in/up, park, pull over/out, collect (fares/tokens), slide (coins), follow (passengers down the aisle), gun (the engine), load (one's luggage), cram in, stow (bags in a compartment), hop on (a bus), buffet, shift (gears), grip (the wheel), rear end, breeze, hydroplane, grind (the gears), switch (lanes)
screech, flick, maneuver, beep, honk, crawl, flip, thread through, rubberneck, pass, curse, cut off, slow, merge, swear, zigzag, linger, pull over, creep, tailgate, swerve, grind to a halt, squeeze in, cut in, flip off, read (a map/gps), slide in, give the finger to, slam on the brakes, grip the wheel, fly past, pull off/onto/into, switch lanes, let someone in
oil, fine-tune, repair, replace, fuel, inspect, overhaul, hose down, wax, maintain, service, inflate (tires), deflate (tires), rotate (tires), change (the oil), top off (fluids), check (tire pressure), take the car in, wash (one's car), flush out (coolant), fill up (the tank), seal (a clear coat), condition (leather seats), swap out, cannibalize, blip
screech, jar, collide, sideswipe, jolt, jerk, skid, drag, rock, idle, ply, smoke, break down, deliver, snake, rumble, lurch, overtake, weave, slew, pass, turn, backfire, speed, dodge, wheel, rust, careen, barrel, career, guzzle (gas), spin out, caravan, speak, kick up (dust), back down/out, back in/up, scud, slide (on wet asphalt), blow (a tire), power (up a mountain), snortle
drive, skid, load, slide, signal, steer, lock, soup up, press (a start button), change (the radio station), program, pass, navigate, speed, merge, back up, reverse, turbocharge, key, tailgate, cruise, honk (a horn), blow (a horn), rev (an engine), gun (an engine), jumpstart, yaw, taxi, back in/up, park, shift (gears), rear end, breeze, hydroplane, switch (lanes), turn over (the engine), pay (tolls), drop off (passengers), slam (a door), twist/turn (a key), grind (gears), do donuts, chauffeur, double-park, parallel park, validate parking
stretch out, spread out, plug in, charge, ride, make out, navigate, play (games), hitchhike, sleep, recharge, make up (games), give directions, cram in, slide in, bounce along, check (directions), buckle up, buckle (one's seatbelt), get in/out, read (a map/the gps), distract (the driver), nag (the driver), look out (a window), sit back, slouch (in one's seat), hop in, stow (belongings), search (gps), hitch a ride, map (a route), neck, look at (scenery)
flag down, wait, drive (a truck), deliver (a load of goods), queue up, lease, unhitch, park, pay (tolls), grind (gears), hitch (a trailer to a truck), cram in (a load), hop in/up, load (a truck), unload (a truck), lock (a truck), unlock (a truck cabin), rent (a u-haul), puzzle-piece, pack (a truck), sleep (in a sleeper cabin), switch gears, downshift
bend, sprawl, curl, wind, crisscross, fork, span, cross, branch, loom, tower, lie before, wrap around, veer
negotiate, take directions from, direct, pilot, navigate, locate, guide, search, note, reroute, helm, conn, read (a map/gps), punch in (an address), find one's way, give directions, plan (a route), map-read, google-map, captain, skipper, select (a route), decipher (a map), identify (a landmark), watch for, look for (landmarks), keep an eye out for, follow (street signs)
twist, steer, snake, follow, curve, fork, direct, turn, wheel around, redirect, deviate, dodge, wheel, guide, zigzag, swerve, veer, serpentine, hang (a left), swing around, round (a corner), yaw, shunt (part of a train onto to another track), whip around (a corner), jerk (the wheel), take (a left), crank (the wheel)
wedge, sit, idle, squeeze into (a parking space), back in (to a parking space), pull in (to a parking spot), pull up alongside, halt, detour, pause, come to a halt, avoid, pull over, grind to a halt, turn off (an engine), park, parallel park, obstruct (traffic), turn off (a highway), come to a stop, draw up (to the curb), wait (for traffic to move), double park, ease over (to the side of the road), flip (a turn signal), work one's way (to the shoulder), glide (to a stop), bump along/over, back in, snag (a parking space)
zap, pelt, whisk, scoot, skid, fly, buzz, chase, race, skedaddle, pursue, advance, gain momentum, zip, spin, zoom, accelerate, hustle, abscond, cut off, hurry, speed, rush, skyrocket, speed up, quicken, careen, whip, bomb, barrel, escape, hightail it, hurtle, hasten, career, skate, swerve, zing, whiz, veer, kick up (dust), tear through/around (town), pick up speed, gain on, gain speed, pass (a slow-moving car), gather speed, exceed (speed limit)
scatter, wave, land, alight, clamber, aim, show up, converge, unpack (one's bag), change (one's clothes), take in (one's surroundings), rendezvous, disorient, hail, receive, line up, greet, crowd, shower, orient, end up, meet, reorient, approach, welcome, journey, dock, head for, join (travel companions), run into/across, run up to, gather (one's belongings), adjust (one's backpack), adjust (to a climate), reorganize (one's luggage), enter (a destination), disembark, go ashore, touch down, adjust to (a language/climate)
pack, load, route, examine (a route), take off, navigate, venture, chart, map, undertake, lead the way, embark, begin, locate (on a map), read (a map), zip up (a suitcase), plan (a trip), follow (gps/signs), settle on (a route), calculate (distances), draw up (an itinerary), sketch out (a route), check (a train schedule), set off/forth, start out/off, step into/up, board (a bus/a train), inquire (about directions), head out/off, print (out), set foot in, go
scoot, scatter, flock, float, gather, roam, clamber, converge, drift, gape, gaze, stare, gawk, queue up, photograph, disorient, troll, line up, dawdle, acculturate, stray, arrange, relish, savor, visit, linger, marvel, wonder, orient, end up, tour, wander, approach, tarry, meander, stroll, promenade, mosey, drink in, bunch (in a group), slip into (a cathedral), saunter, adjust (to a language/a climate), goggle at (the sites), enter (the gates of the old city), go
squeeze, stuff, recline, stabilize, steer, balance, eat, grab (a strap), read, queue up, hustle, give up, transfer, step over, board, push back, people-watch, find one's way, load (one's luggage), cram in, look at (scenery), climb on, stow (one's luggage), hop on/up, form a line, buy (a ticket), add (fare), produce (a ticket), collect (tickets), get on/off (the subway), pay (a fare), hang onto (pole/overhead strap), grasp (a pole), sleep on/through, track (the progress of the train), listen to (announcements), check (a map)
screech, jar, jolt, jerk, drag, slide, curl, rock, belch, deliver, whistle, rumble, lurch, overtake, turn, derail, sway, speed, chug, career, veer, drop off (passengers), sound (a whistle), stop (at a station), leave (a station), depart (a station), arrive (at a station), service (a region), power up (a mountain), barrel through
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
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)
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
schlep, turn toward, slog through, chase, plod along, tread, cover, cut across, thread through, explore, progress, hike, end up, make one's way, make headway, inch, trek, backpack, tramp, blaze (a trail), traipse, cross (bridge/border), lumber, slosh through, roam over (the hills), follow (a trail), set foot in
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
divert, slide, wind, float, glide, roam, amble, slip, creep along, wind (along a narrow road), have a look (at a town), take a stroll, take a walk, take in (one's surroundings), drift, flow, lag, troll, dally, dawdle, stray, savor, linger, loiter, end up, wander, rove, creep, tarry, meander, stroll, promenade, mosey, sightsee, journey, get lost, saunter, travel, wind (down curvy streets), lose one's way, round (the corner), go
smash, mash, thump, pound, squash, flatten, crush, clack, scale, strut, click, troop, stomp, lope, prance, pace, stamp, clomp, trample, tread, clamber, scuttle, splash, swagger, dash, hike, step on, barge, barrel, ring out, stride, romp, press on, march, trek, tramp, clatter, clump, tromp, splosh, slop through, swing (one's arms), tear around/through, knock over/down, crunch (leaves underfoot), power-walk, go, rush around
trundle, slide, buck, trudge, pad, stir, clack, hop, flit, leap, strut, jump, skip, totter, skitter, glide, click, troop, roam, caper, frolic, slink, lope, prance, pace, gambol, tread, edge, clamber, scuttle, skulk, steal, swaddle, weave, undulate, file in, swagger, sneak, tiptoe, sidle, sway, dance around, step back, hike, shuffle, trip, stride, romp, sashay, toddle, march, inch, trek, stroll, clatter, traipse, mosey, saunter, toe, ease one's way, lollop, lumber, jaunt, limp, hobble, shamble, sail out into, go, rush around