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lawgaw [law.gaw.] : agitator (n.); instigator (n.); stir up (v.)
Synonyms: samokan

Derivatives of lawgaw


Glosses:
agitator
n. (person)1. agitator, fomenterone who agitates; a political troublemaker.
~ bad hat, mischief-maker, trouble maker, troublemaker, troublersomeone who deliberately stirs up trouble.
instigator
n. (person)1. firebrand, inciter, instigant, instigator, provokersomeone who deliberately foments trouble.; "she was the instigator of their quarrel"
~ ringleadera person who leads (especially in illicit activities).
~ bad hat, mischief-maker, trouble maker, troublemaker, troublersomeone who deliberately stirs up trouble.
n. (person)2. initiator, instigatora person who initiates a course of action.
~ leadera person who rules or guides or inspires others.
~ aggressora confident assertive person who acts as instigator.
stir up
v. (social)1. agitate, foment, stir uptry to stir up public opinion.
~ provoke, stimulateprovide the needed stimulus for.
~ rumpuscause a disturbance.
v. (emotion)2. fire up, heat, ignite, inflame, stir up, wakearouse or excite feelings and passions.; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred"
~ arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raisecall forth (emotions, feelings, and responses).; "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
~ fermentwork up into agitation or excitement.; "Islam is fermenting Africa"
v. (contact)3. agitate, commove, disturb, raise up, shake up, stir up, vexchange the arrangement or position of.
~ scramble, beatstir vigorously.; "beat the egg whites"; "beat the cream"
~ tossagitate.; "toss the salad"
~ rile, roilmake turbid by stirring up the sediments of.
~ pokestir by poking.; "poke the embers in the fireplace"
~ move, displacecause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
v. (communication)4. incite, instigate, set off, stir upprovoke or stir up.; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"
~ provoke, stimulateprovide the needed stimulus for.
~ raiseactivate or stir up.; "raise a mutiny"
~ act, moveperform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"