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Objects & Location > Alignment
Objects & Location > Alignment > How People Align Things
position, reposition, level, align, right, straighten, center, layer, add (items to an online cart), line up, match up, realign
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Objects & Location > Alignment > How Things Line Up With One AnotherStub
hug, parallel, mirror, match, stratify, line up, match up, run parallel/straight
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Objects & Location > Bouncing & Bouncing Back
knock back, ricochet, carom, bounce, recoil, shoot, bob, hop, leap, jump, skip, bound, spring, reflect, backfire, return, spring back, bounce back, come back, circle back, jounce, rebound, boomerang, skip off, fly back
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Objects & Location > Congealing & Hardening
Objects & Location > Congealing & Hardening > Congealing
jam, choke, freeze, stiffen, seal, glue, cure, fuse, set, stick, paste, gel, bond, jell, jellify, wax, cake, coalesce, clog, toughen, firm up, harden, thicken, coagulate, solidify, glom onto, fill in, clot, close up, encrust
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Objects & Location > Congealing & Hardening > Hardening
freeze, stiffen, seal, cure, fuse, set, gel, dry, bond, wax, cake, coalesce, toughen, firm up, harden, thicken, petrify, coagulate, solidify, ossify, calcify, crystallize, clot, encrust, inspissate
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Objects & Location > Curving, Twisting & Coming Loose
Objects & Location > Curving, Twisting & Coming Loose > Lurching
bounce, jar, jolt, jerk, roll, pitch, rock, lurch, deviate, skew, reel, list, zigzag, bounce back, swerve, veer, sheer, wrench loose, wrest loose (from its moorings), jounce, rebound
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Objects & Location > Curving, Twisting & Coming Loose > Releasing & Coming Loose
break off, bounce, separate, dislodge, loosen, unhook, crack open, pop, break free, untie, lurch, disengage, detach, let go, release, uncouple, unyoke, set free, rebound, set adrift, work its way loose, come loose, work its way out
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Objects & Location > Curving, Twisting & Coming Loose > Rotation & Curving
twist, crimp, screw, roll, arc, bend, curl, arch, encircle, twirl, wind, swivel, rotate, torque, cycle, snake, gyrate, whirl, curve, spiral, weave, vine, angle, swirl, circle, spin, crook, revolve, loop, orbit, reel, wheel, bow, pirouette, eddy, swerve, serpentine, pivot, curve around, turn (in one's hand)
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Objects & Location > Curving, Twisting & Coming Loose > Twisting
wring, squeeze, cramp, strangle, twist, crimp, pinch, screw, tighten, roll, bend, wind, coil, torque, vine, buckle, tangle, wrinkle, crease, warp, snag, twine, knot, contort, enmesh, bunch, kink, skein (yarn), ruck up
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Objects & Location > Expanding Into
Objects & Location > Expanding Into > Encroaching
litter, fill, migrate, invade, overtake, breach, riddle, leak, flood, overlap, contaminate, insinuate, intrude, overwhelm, disturb, swamp, consume, yawn, crowd, infest, encroach, overflow, colonize, impinge on, teem, bleed into/through, trespass on/upon, flow into, run into, spread into, stretch into, extend into, sprawl into, populate, people
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Objects & Location > Expanding Into > Fanning Out
scatter, sprawl, roll out, invade, overrun, widen, disperse, increase, take over, extend, broaden, encroach, impinge, branch out, fan out, open out, stretch into
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Objects & Location > Falling & Collapse
Objects & Location > Falling & Collapse > Gradual Collapse
sag, slump, fold, shake off, flop, slope, buckle, crumple, weaken, collapse, implode, sink, fall apart, tumble, fail, cave in, plop, fall down, ease down
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Objects & Location > Falling & Collapse > Overturning & Inverting
turn over, knock over, upend, flip, roll over, invert, tip over, go belly up, capsize, overturn, turn upside down, reverse, turn inside out, topple over, turn turtle
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Objects & Location > Falling & Collapse > Sudden Falling
bang, thunk, crash, fly, drop, splutter, topple, tear down, thwak, tip over, plummet, fall apart, tumble, fall, take down, plunge, nosedive, hurtle, fall down, flutter (to the ground), keel over, fall over
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Objects & Location > Hanging, Spilling Over & Sticking Out
Objects & Location > Hanging, Spilling Over & Sticking Out > Hanging & Spilling Over
sling, hang, droop, loll, drop, swing, lower, float, dangle, string, leak, drip, flood, spill, drain, cascade, suspend, wilt, hook, overflow, brim, overhang
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Objects & Location > Hanging, Spilling Over & Sticking Out > Sticking Out
disgorge, perch, surface, emerge, project, define, reach into, expose, intrude, penetrate, bulge, stick out, reveal, overhang, protrude, jut out, poke out, emboss (with a raised design), extend (beyond a limit)
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Objects & Location > How Objects Accumulate
Objects & Location > How Objects Accumulate > Accumulation & Hoarding
jam, cram, stuff, fit, pad, fill, pile up, indulge, hoard, fixate, weigh down, hog, heap, accrue, obsess, amass, glom onto, brim, mound, stockpile, mass, collect (items), keep (belongings), store (belongings), save (keepsakes)
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Objects & Location > How Objects Accumulate > Describing a Pile
stand, mount, nest, bear, pile up, bear down, grow, tilt, burden, overload, heap, bulge, buttress, stack up, top, loom, lean, mound, pile, arch over, rest atop, stack, amass (bulk), accumulate (mass), make (a mountain)
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Objects & Location > How Things Interact With One Another in Limited Space
Objects & Location > How Things Interact With One Another in Limited Space > Crowding
squeeze, jam, strangle, sandwich, choke, suffocate, press, compress, wedge, cram, stuff, envelop, fit, plug, fill, nest, overrun, hide, trap, converge, tangle, drift, flood, engulf, clog, jumble, swamp, crowd out, congest, encroach, infringe, impinge, jam together, clutter, knot, trespass, bunch
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Objects & Location > How Things Interact With One Another in Limited Space > Grouping Things Together
bundle, nestle, huddle, position, reposition, order, connect, assemble, organize, gather, collect, cluster, aggregate, cobble together, consolidate, relegate, pool, sort, line up, combine, bring together, link, arrange, group, amass, bunch, clump, array, reorder, mass, squeeze together, squash together, lay, lump together
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Objects & Location > How Things Interact With One Another in Limited Space > How Objects Lean & Tilt
pitch, bend, tip, incline, cock, grade, slope, angle, tilt, bank, list, orient, lean, slant, cant (at weird angles)
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Objects & Location > How Things Overpower
stuff, sweep, cover, blanket, blot out, enlarge, eclipse, flood, spill, take in, spiral out of control, outgrow, consume, crowd out, mushroom, crest, brim, loom over, exceed (a limit), outsize
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Objects & Location > Instability of Objects
Objects & Location > Instability of Objects > Balancing Objects
level, steady, stabilize, perch, balance, equalize, offset, counterbalance, counterpoise, poise, lean up against
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Objects & Location > Instability of Objects > Fluttering
rustle, fly, wave, twitch, ripple, quiver, stir, dance, float, ruffle, flap, flutter, blow, tremble, undulate, drift, flicker, waver, swirl, glimmer, sway, billow, vibrate, waft
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Objects & Location > Instability of Objects > Shaking
tug, bounce, jingle, jar, jolt, jerk, rustle, toss, shake, jiggle, bob, rock, shimmy, churn, flap, rattle, agitate, rumble, tremble, sputter, oscillate, wobble, diddle, jumble, excite, jostle, electrify, vibrate, shiver, shudder, quake, throb, writhe, pulsate, reverberate, jangle, jounce, rock (back and forth), knock together, twang
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Objects & Location > Instability of Objects > Swinging
fly, arc, curl, arch, wave, swivel, swing, flap, flutter, blow, wag, curve, weave, oscillate, rise and fall, bounce back, rebound, rock (from side to side), seesaw
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Objects & Location > Instability of Objects > Teetering & Wavering
shake, twitch, shimmy, flounder, falter, hesitate, quiver, float, totter, flutter, stumble, tremble, drift, flicker, fluctuate, waver, oscillate, pulse, wobble, vacillate, teeter, shiver, quake, pivot, rock (from side to side), yaw (around an axis), wonkle
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Objects & Location > Instability of Objects > Tilting & Leaning
pitch, bend, tip, shift, incline, cock, grade, slope, angle, tilt, tip over, reel, bank, list, orient, lean, roll (aircraft), pitch (aircraft), yaw (aircraft), slant, cant (at weird angles)
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Objects & Location > Instability of Objects > Vibrating
jingle, rattle, flutter, tremble, oscillate, wobble, electrify, vibrate, shiver, shudder, throb, pulsate, reverberate, twang
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Objects & Location > Locating Something in its Physical Surroundings
Objects & Location > Locating Something in its Physical Surroundings > Crossing, Intersecting or Bisecting
cut, cut across, crisscross, section, span, divide, cross, merge, subdivide, bridge, pass over, halve, bisect, meet, traverse, feed into, intersect, pass under
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Objects & Location > Locating Something in its Physical Surroundings > Describing the Distance Between Things
separate, part, split, clear, space, lengthen, section, narrow, widen, span, divide, cut off, withdraw, extend, subdivide, isolate, partition, stand apart, gape apart, screen off, widen (a gap), distance (a thing), put at a distance
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Objects & Location > Locating Something in its Physical Surroundings > How Things Flank or Demarcate One Another
separate, straddle, split, measure, flank, edge, bound, section off, juxtapose, delineate, front, demarcate, divide, subdivide, border on, bracket, cordon off, partition, circumscribe, patrol, stand sentry, bookend, border, establish (a boundary), mark out/off, mark (the edge)
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Objects & Location > Locating Something in its Physical Surroundings > How Things Occupy a Spot
lie, sprawl, stand, slouch, slump, sit, straddle, turn toward, drop, fit, fill, land, roost, rest on, mark, face, occupy, claim, thrive, stay, sleep, anchor, encamp, reside, lean, loom over, patrol, doze, lounge (in the corner), orient (toward mecca), stand sentry, slope toward, niche, live, exist, take up
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Objects & Location > Locating Something in its Physical Surroundings > How Things Touch
cling, bump up against, touch, enfold, nestle, contact, coil, connect, hook up, nuzzle, snarl, edge, bound, converge, interlace, imbricate, tangle, rim, join, front, overlap, jumble, reach, buttress, shore up, bridge, border on, intertwine, knot, enmesh, meet, conjoin, push up against, rub against, abut, butt up against, fringe, snug up against, nest into, interfold
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Objects & Location > Locating Something in its Physical Surroundings > Situating Or Orienting Something in a Space
stand, settle, position, install, fix, establish, stake out, locate, put, place, pinpoint, find, station, situate, site, orient (to the east)
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Objects & Location > Locating Something in its Physical Surroundings > When Things Stand Near One Another
stand, nestle, huddle, hover, turn toward, stand together, nest, overlook, juxtapose, face, front, bridge, approach, verge on, come close, adjoin, back on to/up to, close in on, give onto
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Objects & Location > Pressing
squeeze, smash, mash, squash, crunch, flatten, press, compress, crush, push down, squinch, scrunch, depress, weigh down, overload, overwhelm, hold down, condense, overburden, weight
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Objects & Location > Random Placement
toss, strew, scatter, litter, spread, speckle, alternate, intersperse, dot, sprinkle, disperse, interrupt, break up, interchange, randomize, pepper, stagger (items), punctuate, disaggregate
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Objects & Location > Securing Something in Place
Objects & Location > Securing Something in Place > Immobilizing
lash, bind, settle, snap, brace, freeze, hold in place, stabilize, plug in, tack, stitch, secure, fuse, fix, interlock, attach, mount, confine, paralyze, bear down, stick, buckle, pin, meld, rivet, tie up/down, restrict, immobilize, toggle, strap, hold together, fasten, cement, embed, lodge, peg, screw down/on, nail down, strengthen (with rebar), snap down, inactivate, deactivate, bring to a standstill, undergird
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Objects & Location > Securing Something in Place > Locking & Securing
chain, bar, bolt, cage, close off, blockade, keep out, padlock, lock out, barricade (an entrance), secure (a door), turn (a key), fasten (a chain), slide (the latch), deadbolt, double lock, latch, seal up, lock in/up, seal off/in
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Objects & Location > Securing Something in Place > Propping Up
elevate, shimmy, brace, reinforce, prop up, hold up, shoulder, support, bolster, buttress, shore up, bracket, underpin, lean, lay (a foundation)
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Objects & Location > Sucking
hollow out, extract, siphon, suck, bleed, swallow, gulp, suck in, absorb, drain, extrude, gravitate, magnetize, suck out, draw in, consume, leach, devour, swig, guzzle, tease out, draw off/out
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Objects & Location > Surrounding & Enclosing
Objects & Location > Surrounding & Enclosing > Containment
jam, stuff, cup, fit, plug, seal, bottle, contain, tie up, enclose, confine, house, trap, sheathe, block, pin down, shut up/in, hold down, hold in, cork, keep, safeguard, keep under wraps, seal off, wall off, entomb, seal up, stop up, lock up/in, wall in, encase, seal in, keep safe
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Objects & Location > Surrounding & Enclosing > Covering Things
smother, envelop, enclose, hide, conceal, veil, cover, blanket, cloak, overlay, superimpose, consume, cap, clothe, shelter, carpet, encrust, swathe
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Objects & Location > Surrounding & Enclosing > How Something Surrounds Something Else
envelop, encircle, enclose, corral, bound, edge with, bracelet, circle, ring, engulf, fence, consume, encompass, encapsulate, circumscribe, surround, edge in, fringe, band
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Objects & Location > Surrounding & Enclosing > How Things are Confined
sandwich, wedge, rope off, contain, enclose, hem in, confine, house, section off, cut off, hold down, impound, isolate, cordon off, hold in, rack, safeguard, tie down, wrap up, seal off, box, wall off, cram in, nail down, wall in, fence in, pack in, close (windows and doors), immure, partition off, screen in/off
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Objects & Location > Wear & Tear
Objects & Location > Wear & Tear > Crumbling
break apart, chip, shed, slough off, fleck, scuff, fragment, flake, disintegrate, come apart, fall apart, crumble, corrode, molder, erode, splinter, decompose, rot, peel, fall down, break into (pieces), come off, sliver
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Objects & Location > Wear & Tear > Denting & Scratching
shave, scrape, chip, score, nick, graze, notch, jab, swipe, ding, sideswipe, abrade, grate, scratch, cut, catch, pock, pockmark, dent, pit, strip away, mark, scuff, key (a car)
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Objects & Location > Wear & Tear > How Fabric & Clothing Wear Out
pull, tear, rip, stretch out, shred, stain, break, catch, run, shrink, bleach, thin, fade, wash out, disintegrate, snag, dissolve, tatter, wear out, lose (elasticity/buttons), come apart (at the seams), fray, loosen (threads), stretch (fabric), pill
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Objects & Location > Wear & Tear > How Machines Malfunction
jam, clog, rust, act up, come loose, stop working, conk out, lose (a screw), bend out of shape
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Objects & Location > Wear & Tear > How Solid Objects Deteriorate
tear, rip, chip, crack, contract, scratch, bend, curl, snap, split, break down, break, scar, buckle, fade, crumple, yellow, blacken, dull, tarnish, weaken, discolor, oxidize, warp, fall apart, deteriorate, crumble, depreciate, rust, corrode, burn out, wear down, splinter, bow, contort, dry out, kink, wear out, fissure, fray, come apart/loose, degrade (in sunlight)
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Objects & Location > Widening, Elongating & Opening
Objects & Location > Widening, Elongating & Opening > ElongatingStub
sprawl, stretch out, pull out, stretch, lengthen, reach, extend, elongate, get longer, elasticize
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Objects & Location > Widening, Elongating & Opening > Emitting & Beaming
thrust, fling, fly, fly off, arc, discharge, broadcast, expel, scatter, flash, rocket, soar, transmit, project, streak, radiate, gleam, emit, emanate, beam, erupt, relay, liberate, free, shower, exude, let fly, shoot out, send forth/out
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Objects & Location > Widening, Elongating & Opening > Gaping Open
separate, part, crack open, pop, gape, yawn, split open, open out, unfurl, roll out (carpet/awning), unroll, unfold, uncurl, unbend, broach (a cask of liquor), swing open, fly open, creak open, burst open
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Objects & Location > Widening, Elongating & Opening > Puffing Out
fatten, dilate, take in, expand, decompress, outgrow, inflate, bulge, mushroom, billow, thicken, swell, engorge, distend, outsize, puff out/up, balloon, fluff up/out, bloat with, plump up, supersize, belly out
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Objects & Location > Widening, Elongating & Opening > Widening
stuff, sprawl, stretch out, spread out, pad, bulk up, fatten, dilate, enlarge, widen, double, expand, decompress, bulge, extend, broaden, branch out, round out, thicken, fan out, swell, bloat, engorge, distend, fill out, splay, plump up, belly out
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Objects & Location > Wrinkling
scrunch, twist, crimp, pucker, rumple, fold, groove, ruffle, gather, furrow, crinkle, wrinkle, crease, ridge, corrugate, contort, purse, bunch, scrunch up, screw up (material/face)
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Physical Actions & Labor > Blue-Collar Job Environment
Physical Actions & Labor > Blue-Collar Job Environment > Blue-Collar Work Under a Boss
sweat, follow (orders), fill (a quota), pride oneself (in a working well), keep up, take (instructions/a break), withstand (rigorous conditions), muscle, solve (work problems), break for, team up, step up (production), shut up, slog through, carry out/on, figure out, repeat, suffer, endure (working conditions), cooperate, zone out, go through the motions, hang together, stagnate, toil, trudge, heckle, slack off, slacken
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Physical Actions & Labor > Blue-Collar Job Environment > Physical Protection in a Blue-Collar Environment
sterilize, pull on (gloves/a helmet), wear (leather chaps/leather pants), stuff (ears), roll (ear plugs), put on (safety goggles), decontaminate, ventilate, abide (by osha rules), contain (a pathogen), comply (with safety laws), spray (cleaner), wipe up (blood/chemicals), bag, rope off, secure (an area)
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Physical Actions & Labor > Blue-Collar Job Environment > Starting & Ending the Day in a Factory Job
break off, sign in/out, punch in/out, set off (to work), clock in, count (hours until quitting time), idle, collect (wages), cash (a paycheck), fulfill (a quota), sterilize, enter (wind tunnel), file out, file in, head out to
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Physical Actions & Labor > Collision & Explosion
Physical Actions & Labor > Collision & Explosion > Bursting Open
bust, snap, pop, shatter, break, breach, burst, explode, erupt, blow up, rupture, splinter, split open, fly open, burst apart, go bang
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Physical Actions & Labor > Collision & Explosion > Colliding
smash, bang, ram, bash, slap, hit, knock, wham, slam, plunk, blast, thunk, thud, thump, smack, pound, whomp, strike, thwack, wallop, rear-end, chink, clink, knock back, bump, butt, crack, bong, ricochet, carom, bounce, recoil, propel, crunch, ding, dong, jingle, screech, slam into, crash, jar, clash, find its mark, collide, impact, sideswipe, blindside, plow into, boom
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Physical Actions & Labor > Collision & Explosion > Exploding
clap, blast, crash, discharge, pop, thunder, roar, burst, explode, ignite, erupt, boom, blow up, rupture, go off, detonate, break open, set off (a bomb), fly open, burst apart, go bang, bust open, fly apart
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Physical Actions & Labor > Collision & Explosion > Shattering
break apart, shatter, break, fragment, rupture, splinter, split open, fly open, burst apart, go bang, bust open, fly apart, snap apart, burst (into pieces)
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Physical Actions & Labor > Compressing & Grinding
Physical Actions & Labor > Compressing & Grinding > Compressing & Tightening
wring, clamp, clench, squeeze, smash, mash, ram, squash, crunch, jam, cramp, constrict, constrain, strangle, sandwich, smother, choke, suffocate, bind, flatten, press, compress, crush, push down, squinch, scrunch, depress, twist, crimp, pinch, screw, contract, pucker, tighten, put the screws to, wrench, ratchet
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Physical Actions & Labor > Compressing & Grinding > Grinding
smash, scrape, mash, crunch, press, compress, crush, gnash, file, sand, chew, mince, grind, chomp, gnaw, juice, liquefy, mill, process (into a pulp), powder, pulverize, atomize, granulate, concentrate, abrade
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Physical Actions & Labor > Cutting
Physical Actions & Labor > Cutting > Chopping & Hacking
force, chop, hack, hew, lop, sever, cleave, smash, ax, axe, chip away, gouge, lop off, mangle, slash, maim, mutilate, butcher, eviscerate, disembowel, disarticulate
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Physical Actions & Labor > Cutting > Scooping & Hollowing Out
gouge, eviscerate, hollow out, scoop, dig out, excavate, unearth, exhume, bore, scoop out, tunnel, disinter, cut into/out, burrow, mine, punch, drill, quarry, extract, strip-mine, scrape out, spoon out, dip
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Physical Actions & Labor > Cutting > Severing, Slicing Off & Cutting Into
sever, cleave, chip away, crosscut, saw, rip, trisect, saw off, saw through/into, shave, shave off, shear, nip, cube, hash, scrape, cut away/down, skin, chip, snip, dice, clip, score, trim, nick, cut into, dig into, graze, notch, break off, sunder, disunite, amputate, slice off
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Physical Actions & Labor > Demolishing
smash, ram, slam into, flatten, level, disassemble, topple, dismantle, tear down, demolish, wreck, knock down/over, upend, clear away, raze, bulldoze, shatter, destroy, take apart/down, break, salvage
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Physical Actions & Labor > Forcing
Physical Actions & Labor > Forcing > Forcing One's Way Into
force, wrestle, smash, ram, knock, bust, jar, press, dislodge, jolt, jerk, jimmy, crowbar, smash in, kick in, thrust, shove, inject, break in
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Physical Actions & Labor > Forcing > Forcing Things Apart
wrest, force, wrestle, cleave, bang, twist, wrench, drive a wedge between, drive apart, pull apart, extricate, separate, dislodge, pry apart, tease apart, part, rive, yank (apart), prize, lever, knock loose, wedge, tweak
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Physical Actions & Labor > Forcing > Jamming Something Into Place
force, wrestle, squeeze, bang, mash, pound, squash, hammer, jam, press, wedge, thrust, shove, ram (together), push, pack, squish, insert, drive, cram, stuff, wad, fit
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Physical Actions & Labor > General Building & Construction Verbs
wrest, flex, wrestle, bore, tunnel, punch, drill, saw, shave off, nick, notch, pound, hammer, wrench, file, sand, push, lug, shovel, scratch, hang, tense, dig, swivel, level, pry, ply, fit, whet, tack, grease, rig, steer, prime, tackle, cut, fabricate, retrofit, plumb, chisel, sheetrock, staple, lower, galvanize, assemble, harness, scaffold, bid, nail, pave, shim, ramp (up), bite, work, draw up, vent, hit (an object), loose, clack, sear, cure (wood/concrete), rev, clear, scoop up, tear down, scale, grade, stash, frame, erect, refit, sharpen, upgrade, convert, strengthen, renovate, remodel, demolish
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Physical Actions & Labor > Grasping & Gripping
pull, glom, cling, wrest, seize, wring, tear, grasp, grip, grab, clamp, force, flex, clench, hold tight/on, clasp, tug, yank, latch onto, wrestle, tighten (one's grip), tussle, wrangle, struggle, clutch, grapple, squeeze, work one's fingers, hug, snatch, take hold, hold (tight), get one's hands on, frogmarch
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Physical Actions & Labor > Hitting & Pounding
smash, punch, beat, bang, jab, mash, club, ram, conk (on the head), zap, rap, bash, slap, maul, lash, slug, thrash, hit, clang, knock, belt, clap, drum, wham, slam, plunk, blast, thunk, thud, thump, smack, pound, squash, quash, bust, whomp, smite, strike, swat, whack, thwack, swipe, clobber, pelt, pummel, wallop, hammer, assault, batter, mishandle, nail
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Physical Actions & Labor > Lifting Objects
Physical Actions & Labor > Lifting Objects > Lifting Something Up
lever, jerk, sling, heft, heave, hike up, pick up, raise, hoist, push up, boost, lift, crank, rope, ratchet something up, winch, upraise, elevate, levitate
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Physical Actions & Labor > Lifting Objects > Loading Objects
scoop, pack, heft, heave, manhandle, hoist, lift, crank, rope, winch, load, cable, shovel, bundle, deposit, slide, forklift, stow, crane, stack
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Physical Actions & Labor > Manufacturing a Product in a Plant
Physical Actions & Labor > Manufacturing a Product in a Plant > Manufacturing
operate, rig, fabricate, tool, retool, engineer, stock, build, supply, turn out, coke, smelt, plate (a metal surface), chrome, order, parcel out, model, debut, degrade, tailor, register, license, appraise, resource, devise, warehouse, research and develop, certify, standardize, calibrate, overhaul, synchronize, commercialize
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Physical Actions & Labor > Manufacturing a Product in a Plant > What Factories Do
discharge, produce (products), turn out (products), process (raw materials), refine, manufacture, employ, bring (employment), fabricate, generate, tool, retool, recycle, pollute, stink, smell, fuel, belch, smoke, fume, smolder, emit (pollution), distill, hydrate, replicate, cycle, decarbonize, break down, churn, pump, disgorge, retrofit
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Physical Actions & Labor > Manufacturing a Product in a Plant > What Factory Workers Do Other Than Operate Machinery
clip, unload, load, fulfill (a quota), maneuver, fit, install, cut, apply, gird, store, grade (a product), reformulate, inspect, quality-check, test (a product), engineer, feed, stock, supervise, tie down (a load), bungee, deliver, paint, measure, upholster, secure, count, swing, weigh, insulate, lock, unlock, package
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Physical Actions & Labor > Mild Movements Using Most of the Body
flex, hug, bump, butt, collide, embrace, toss, bend, kneel, duck, slink down, curl, curl up, straighten (one's spine), hover, position, reposition, shake, mirror, bob, wiggle, rise, lower, draw up, mimic, stretch, shy away, cower, simulate, embody, undulate, face, turn, stop, sway, draw in, salute, bow, enact, act out, pantomime, lean, plié, curtsy, gesture, mime, push up against, heave (a sigh), genuflect, spin around, stand (at attention), rock (side to side), turn away/aside/toward, limber, cross (one's legs), stand up/back, settle (oneself), kowtow, bestride
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Physical Actions & Labor > Moving Objects by Hand or Light Machinery
Physical Actions & Labor > Moving Objects by Hand or Light Machinery > Moving Objects a Short Distance
tug, yank, lever, push, lug, skid, roll, drag, tow, haul, schlep, trundle, cart, wheelbarrow, rake, heft, heave, manhandle, carry
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Physical Actions & Labor > Moving Objects by Hand or Light Machinery > Moving Things Aside
mishandle, set aside, shove aside, whisk, scoot, chuck, shunt, brush aside, sweep (papers off a table), sling, push aside, unload, divert, cast aside, push over
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Physical Actions & Labor > Physical Expression of Tension
Physical Actions & Labor > Physical Expression of Tension > Fidgeting
flex, squeeze, mangle, jerk, slide, thumb, toy with, tap, scratch, fiddle with, fumble, squirm, twist loose, play with, jiggle, wring one's hands, bob, bounce (one's leg), twitch, twiddle, wiggle, fool around with, fret (a hole in one's napkin), smooth (something with one's hand), rock, shift (one's weight), wriggle, twirl, fidget, fan, wind, brush off (one's clothing), pull at, tinker, twaddle, ripple, worry (something with one's hand), swivel, bother, shimmy, flounder, fuss
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Physical Actions & Labor > Physical Expression of Tension > Other Physical Signs of Tension
grip, clench, clasp, clutch, constrict, choke, scrunch, twist, pinch, contract, tighten, fumble, draw oneself up, sweat, perspire, brace, freeze, freeze up, tense up, coil, bite (one's nails), pick at, flare (one's nostrils), drop, stiffen, bristle, stammer, stutter, falter, hem and haw, fold and unfold (one's arms), shred, hesitate, splutter, quiver, trail off, wring (one's hands), grind (one's teeth), quicken (one's speech), rise, overuse (force), purse (one's brow)
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Physical Actions & Labor > Plunging
dip, plunk, drop, dive, descend, dunk, flop, bathe, stick, puncture, douse, cascade, sink, plummet, tumble, fall, submerge, go in/through, baptize, waterboard, plunge (a knife into), cannonball
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Physical Actions & Labor > Rending & Splitting Open
tear, break apart, sever, cleave, mangle, mutilate, butcher, disarticulate, rip, sunder, crack, snap, slit, split, cut, breach, rend, gape, fission, rupture, fracture, splinter, slice open, fissure, break open, gash, lacerate, burst apart, rip open, tear asunder, tear up/apart
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Physical Actions & Labor > Skills of Tradesmen
Physical Actions & Labor > Skills of Tradesmen > Finishing a Wall
trim, sand, prime, paint, insulate, stain, finish, sheetrock, drywall, tape, texture, mud, plaster, wallpaper, nail (wainscoting/trim), tile, stucco, caulk, grout
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Physical Actions & Labor > Skills of Tradesmen > What Carpenters & Woodworkers Do
bind, sand, level, mold, measure, model, stain, flute, taper, engrave, incise, plumb, carve, whittle, fashion (a trellis), sculpt, miter, plane, chisel, stencil, bevel, groove, cure, tiller, route, strip, finish, refinish
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Physical Actions & Labor > Skills of Tradesmen > What Electricians Do
crimp, rewire, test (charge), connect, install (circuit box), drag (wires), attach (wire to transformer), run (electrical wiring), troubleshoot, measure (charge), service (an electrical system), trip (a fuse), wire, test, staple, drill (holes), twist (wing nuts), strip (wires), screw (wire to outlet), tighten (nuts), pull (wire through hole), fuse, tap into, draw (power), ground, turn on/off (power), reverse (polarity), feed (wires)
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Physical Actions & Labor > Skills of Tradesmen > What Heavy Equipment Operators & Excavators Do
excavate, drive, operate, maneuver, finish, pour (concrete), dig (a basement), drill (a well), lay (septic lines), bury (septic tank), sweep, broom, raise up (a cherry picker), lower, pan
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Physical Actions & Labor > Skills of Tradesmen > What Housepainters Do
scrape, trim, sand, prime, seal, paint, measure, stain, tape, mud, brush, remove, caulk, scaffold, power-wash, mix (paint), dilute (paint color), clean (brushes), apply (paint), fill, putty, spray, stir (paint), mask (with tape), prep
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Physical Actions & Labor > Skills of Tradesmen > What HVAC Specialists or Tinsmiths Do
knock, hammer, compress, crimp, wrap, bend, fold, analyze, screw (into place), cut, measure, shape, hang (duct work), construct, bolt
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Physical Actions & Labor > Skills of Tradesmen > What Loggers Do
saw, chip, skid, haul, load, log, fell (trees), chop (trees), clear (the land), harvest (trees), clear-cut, cross-cut, reforest, plant (seedlings), select, truck, float (trees downstream), extract (mature trees from the forest), process, chainsaw, topple, lop off (branches), deforest
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Physical Actions & Labor > Skills of Tradesmen > What Machinists Do
pull, drill, twist, grind, mill, push, thread, torque, disconnect, cut away, measure, secure, power up, compare, bore (a hole into), ream, fixture
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Physical Actions & Labor > Skills of Tradesmen > What Masons Do
hew, cut, carve, chisel, dress, mason
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Physical Actions & Labor > Skills of Tradesmen > What Metalworkers Do
grab, clamp, hammer, sand, bend, cut, fabricate, engrave, shape, cool, heat, forge, weld (materials together), arc weld, join (iron and steel), solder, braze, brush, clean, melt (workpieces together), wear (a face shield), operate (welding power supply), heliarc weld, etch, emboss
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Physical Actions & Labor > Skills of Tradesmen > What Millwrights Do
bang, hit, hammer, twist, hoist, bend, position, level, lubricate, overhaul, construct, fix, shir, feather, set, align (a turbine), install (a machine), couple, erect (machines), assemble (a machine from prefabricated parts), dismantle, replace (bearings), maintain (machinery)
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Physical Actions & Labor > Skills of Tradesmen > What Plumbers Do
flex, insert, level, plumb, fuse, solder, vent (a pipe), siphon, galvanize, reinforce, weld, unclog, flush, interlock, assemble, snake
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Physical Actions & Labor > Skills of Tradesmen > What Roofers Do
lift, position, repair, seal, replace, measure, secure, sweep, fix, climb onto (a roof), hammer (into place), put down (felt paper), lay (shingles), use (pneumatic gun), overlap (roof tiles), tear off, re-shingle, shingle over, roof, tar, nail (shingles), pound (nails), attach, harness, carry (rolls of tar paper), roll out, tear off (old roof), remove, caulk, lay down (shingles), shingle (a roof)
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Physical Actions & Labor > Small Movements & Body Positions
Physical Actions & Labor > Small Movements & Body Positions > Body Position
dip, sandwich, scrunch, twist, envelop, bend, lie, sprawl, kneel, seat (oneself), tip, crouch, stoop, duck, shift, hang, turn away/aside, face (an audience), hold still, slink down, stand, stand back, draw oneself up, curl, curl up, lounge, slouch, droop, sag, slump, hunch, sit, sit up, brush against, arch, stretch out, lean back/forward, lean into, fold, spread, spread out, recline, prop against, raise (an arm), squat, loll, settle, straddle, nestle, straighten (one's spine), huddle, hover, compose oneself, incline, cushion, hunker down, parallel, encircle, elevate (a leg), position, reposition, turn toward, sit down
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Physical Actions & Labor > Small Movements & Body Positions > Movements of the Head
jerk, nod, toss (one's hair), shake, snap, face (a direction), turn (one's head), cock (one's head), crane (one's neck), bend (at the neck), bounce (one's head), tuck (one's chin), jut (one's chin), turn toward, leer, shrivel, incline (one's head), bow (one's head), raise (one's head), signal, swivel (one's neck), mirror, tilt (one's neck)
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Physical Actions & Labor > Small Movements & Body Positions > Small Movements of Arms & Shoulders
grab, scoop, shrug, wave down, flag down, hold up/out, hold, reach out, gather (in one's arms), fold (one's arms), cross (one's arms), knock over, switch (arms), square (one's shoulders), round (one's shoulders), gesticulate, cue, slice, beckon, motion, tense, flex (one's biceps), stiff-arm, wave
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Physical Actions & Labor > Small Movements & Body Positions > Small Movements of Hands & Wrists
slap, knock, clap, drum, press, pinch, push aside, rub, pat, tap, stroke, touch, turn in one's hand, turn over, cue, beckon, motion, wave, rap (on the table), flash, point, sign, ball up, run one's hand along, smooth (a sheet), applaud, fan (one's face), twiddle (one's thumbs), crack (one's knuckles), knuckle, wag (one's finger), crook (one's finger), snap (fingers), contact, caress, flip the bird, give someone the finger, flip (paper), flick (one's wrist), dig, wring (one's hands), deaf, deafness, run one's finger over
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Physical Actions & Labor > Throwing
Physical Actions & Labor > Throwing > Throwing an Object
pelt, propel, chuck, sling, heave, let fly (an object), toss, flick, pitch, fling, lob, strew, throw, dump, hurl, fly, fly off, arc, shoot, fire, launch, buck, rifle (a fast ball), catapult, bombard, discharge, broadcast, defenestrate
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Physical Actions & Labor > Throwing > Throwing Something or Someone Out
chuck, pitch, strew, dump, broadcast, defenestrate, discard, get rid of, dispose of, throw out/away, shed, spew, scrap, cast off/out, eject, evict, expel, deport, boot out, oust, scatter, kick out, toss (out), take out the trash, litter, trash
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Physical Actions & Labor > Unions
Physical Actions & Labor > Unions > Actions Taken Against Unions
squash, bust, break, negotiate, bargain, organize, compromise, benefit from, arbitrate, infiltrate, convene, concede, object, protect, litigate, establish, draw up (a contract), promote (communication with workers)
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Physical Actions & Labor > Unions > What Unions & Their Members Do
strike, negotiate, boycott, picket, protest, bargain, organize, unionize, walk off, brave, stand together, collect (union dues), rally, assist, compromise, benefit from, arbitrate, infiltrate, convene, concede, draw (up a contract), object, protect, litigate, dictate, complicate, interfere, solicit, raise (issues)
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Physical Actions & Labor > Ways of Standing
bump, embrace, bend, tip, stand, slouch, sag, lean into, incline, cock, slip, angle, waver, stagger, sway, reel, pause, lean on, bank, list, stand one's ground, orient, buckle (at the knees), lean, stoop (under a load), strain under, slant, stand (at attention), lock (one's knees), cant (one's head), favor (one leg)
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Physical Actions & Labor > What Firefighters Do
drill, smother, pick up, decontaminate, break down, feed, control (fires), lay in (a line), lose (oxygen), run (a pump panel), make a push, enter (a burning structure), hook up, knock down, pull out, secure (a site), rescue, suppress, extinguish (flames), wet, quench (with chemicals), spray (with fire retardant), construct (firelines), deprive (of oxygen), rake (ashes), save (people/animals), climb (ladders), carry (a hose/people), put out, contain, create (a firebreak), start (a controlled fire), mount (a ladder), saturate
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Physical Actions & Labor > What Machinery Does
Physical Actions & Labor > What Machinery Does > Actions Performed by Machines
clamp, hack, hew, bore, drill, shear, chip, snip, trim, notch, jab, jam, crimp, file, sand, separate, smooth, tip, idle, thread, seal, stab, gauge, slit, cut away, cast, cock, glue, split, cut, pound together, laminate, bottle, mold, pour, stir, apply, sew, stitch
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Physical Actions & Labor > What One Does With Tools or Machinery
Physical Actions & Labor > What One Does With Tools or Machinery > Cranking
lever, crank, rope, ratchet up/down, chain, operate, rotate, turn (a crankshaft), start up (an engine), put one's weight into, maneuver, control (a load), jack up, fire up
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Physical Actions & Labor > What One Does With Tools or Machinery > Leveling a Load or an Object
flatten, tip, level, level out/off, even, even out, steady, align, plane (wood), hold in place, right, press down, stabilize, add (weight), straighten, balance (scales)
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Physical Actions & Labor > What One Does With Tools or Machinery > Machine Repair
pull, twist, wrench, tweak, push, install, tighten (bolts), loosen (bolts), replace (a part), repair, analyze, determine (what's wrong), torque, up, disconnect, apply (putty), seal, remove (screws/residue), screw (into place), patch (a leak), replace, tackle, disassemble, take apart, reactivate, unjam, cannibalize
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Physical Actions & Labor > What One Does With Tools or Machinery > Operating or Tending a Machine
flex, wrestle, saw, hit, wallop, drive, lug, drag, tap, wipe, dig, muscle, operate, ply, fit, oil, stoop (to oil), screw on, pad, whet, plug, bar, thread, ping, plug in, switch on/off, install, charge (hand tools), wind up, kick, tack, fine-tune, power, trip (a switch), grease, lubricate, rig, turn on/off, steer, prime, outfit, activate, deactivate, reactivate
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Physical Actions & Labor > What One Does With Tools or Machinery > Prying Open
wrest, force, yank, wrestle, cleave, wrench, extricate, lever, jerk, snap, unfasten, unbolt, unscrew, unclasp, unhook, crack open, pull apart/up, pry open/apart, prize loose/off, pry, pop
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Sex & Romance > Physically Touching or Being Touched
Sex & Romance > Physically Touching or Being Touched > Gently Touching a Person
cling, grasp, grab, squeeze, hug, graze, pinch, slide, rub, bump up against, stroke, grope, rub up against, touch, scratch, finger, cradle, fiddle with, loosen, fondle, embrace, enfold, envelop, massage, caress, brush, ruffle, nudge, slip, pet, soothe, tickle, stimulate, irritate, creep, hold on to, press up against, wrap one's arm around, run one's finger over/along, turn in (one's hand)
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Sex & Romance > Physically Touching or Being Touched > The Sensation of Being Touched
sweat, perspire, crawl, tickle, sense, soften, absorb, burn, yield, sting, quiet, prickle, throb, tingle, feel, relax, warm, creep
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