| blow | | |
| n. (act) | 1. blow | a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon.; "a blow on the head" |
| ~ backhander | a backhanded blow. |
| ~ clip | a sharp slanting blow.; "he gave me a clip on the ear" |
| ~ whang, whack, knock, rap, belt | the act of hitting vigorously.; "he gave the table a whack" |
| ~ thwack | a hard blow with a flat object. |
| ~ smacking, slap, smack | the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand. |
| ~ smacker | a very powerful blow with the fist. |
| ~ knockdown | a blow that knocks the opponent off his feet. |
| ~ kayo, ko, knockout | a blow that renders the opponent unconscious. |
| ~ swat | a sharp blow. |
| ~ whiplash, lash, whip | a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object.; "the whip raised a red welt" |
| ~ biff, punch, lick, clout, poke, slug | (boxing) a blow with the fist.; "I gave him a clout on his nose" |
| ~ box | a blow with the hand (usually on the ear).; "I gave him a good box on the ear" |
| ~ kick, kicking, boot | the act of delivering a blow with the foot.; "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent" |
| ~ stroke | a single complete movement. |
| ~ fighting, combat, fight, scrap | the act of fighting; any contest or struggle.; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap" |
| ~ counterblow | a return blow; a retaliatory blow. |
| ~ swing | a sweeping blow or stroke.; "he took a wild swing at my head" |
| ~ knife thrust, stab, thrust | a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument.; "one strong stab to the heart killed him" |
| ~ stinger | a sharp stinging blow. |
| ~ thump | a heavy blow with the hand. |
| ~ uppercut | a swinging blow directed upward (especially at an opponent's chin). |
| ~ hammering, pounding, hammer, pound | the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows).; "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway" |
| ~ shot | a blow hard enough to cause injury.; "he is still recovering from a shot to his leg"; "I caught him with a solid shot to the chin" |
| ~ wallop | a severe blow. |
| n. (event) | 2. blow, bump | an impact (as from a collision).; "the bump threw him off the bicycle" |
| ~ impact | the striking of one body against another. |
| ~ jolt, jounce, jar, shock | a sudden jarring impact.; "the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers" |
| ~ concussion | any violent blow. |
| ~ rap, tap, strike | a gentle blow. |
| ~ bang, bash, smash, knock, belt | a vigorous blow.; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head" |
| ~ buffeting, pounding | repeated heavy blows. |
| ~ sideswipe | a glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles). |
| ~ slap, smack | a blow from a flat object (as an open hand). |
| n. (event) | 3. black eye, blow, reversal, reverse, setback | an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating. |
| ~ happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | an event that happens. |
| ~ whammy | a serious or devastating setback. |
| n. (event) | 4. blow, shock | an unpleasant or disappointing surprise.; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured" |
| ~ surprise | a sudden unexpected event. |
| ~ blip | a sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption.; "the market had one bad blip today"; "you can't react to the day-to-day blips"; "renewed jitters in the wake of a blip in retail sales" |
| n. (phenomenon) | 5. blast, blow, gust | a strong current of air.; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust" |
| ~ bluster | a violent gusty wind. |
| ~ sandblast | a blast of wind laden with sand. |
| ~ puff, puff of air, whiff | a short light gust of air. |
| ~ air current, current of air, wind | air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere" |
| n. (artifact) | 6. blow, c, coke, nose candy, snow | street names for cocaine. |
| ~ cocain, cocaine | a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive. |
| n. (act) | 7. blow, puff | forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth.; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff" |
| ~ breathing out, exhalation, expiration | the act of expelling air from the lungs. |
| ~ insufflation | an act of blowing or breathing on or into something. |
| v. (body) | 8. blow | exhale hard.; "blow on the soup to cool it down" |
| ~ breathe out, exhale, expire | expel air.; "Exhale when you lift the weight" |
| ~ gasp, pant, puff, heave | breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted.; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily" |
| ~ chuff, huff, puff | blow hard and loudly.; "he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain" |
| ~ insufflate | blow or breathe hard on or into. |
| v. (weather) | 9. blow | be blowing or storming.; "The wind blew from the West" |
| ~ breeze | blow gently and lightly.; "It breezes most evenings at the shore" |
| ~ set in | blow toward the shore.; "That gale could set in on us with the next high tide" |
| ~ waft | blow gently.; "A breeze wafted through the door" |
| ~ storm | blow hard.; "It was storming all night" |
| ~ squall | blow in a squall.; "When it squalls, a prudent sailor reefs his sails" |
| ~ bluster | blow hard; be gusty, as of wind.; "A southeaster blustered onshore"; "The flames blustered" |
| v. (body) | 10. blow | free of obstruction by blowing air through.; "blow one's nose" |
| ~ eject, expel, exhaust, release, discharge | eliminate (a substance).; "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas" |
| v. (motion) | 11. be adrift, blow, drift, float | be in motion due to some air or water current.; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ float | move lightly, as if suspended.; "The dancer floated across the stage" |
| ~ waft | be driven or carried along, as by the air.; "Sounds wafted into the room" |
| ~ tide | be carried with the tide. |
| ~ drift | cause to be carried by a current.; "drift the boats downstream" |
| ~ stream | to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind.; "their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind" |
| v. (perception) | 12. blow | make a sound as if blown.; "The whistle blew" |
| ~ blow | play or sound a wind instrument.; "She blew the horn" |
| ~ sound, go | make a certain noise or sound.; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" |
| v. (change) | 13. blow | shape by blowing.; "Blow a glass vase" |
| ~ shape, form | give shape or form to.; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character" |
| v. (social) | 14. ball up, blow, bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle, flub, fluff, foul up, fuck up, fumble, louse up, mess up, mishandle, muck up, muff, screw up, spoil | make a mess of, destroy or ruin.; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" |
| ~ go wrong, miscarry, fail | be unsuccessful.; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably" |
| v. (possession) | 15. blow, squander, waste | spend thoughtlessly; throw away.; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree" |
| ~ expend, use | use up, consume fully.; "The legislature expended its time on school questions" |
| ~ blow | spend lavishly or wastefully on.; "He blew a lot of money on his new home theater" |
| ~ burn | spend (significant amounts of money).; "He has money to burn" |
| v. (possession) | 16. blow | spend lavishly or wastefully on.; "He blew a lot of money on his new home theater" |
| ~ expend, spend, drop | pay out.; "spend money" |
| ~ squander, waste, blow | spend thoughtlessly; throw away.; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree" |
| v. (perception) | 17. blow | sound by having air expelled through a tube.; "The trumpets blew" |
| ~ blow | play or sound a wind instrument.; "She blew the horn" |
| ~ sound, go | make a certain noise or sound.; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" |
| v. (perception) | 18. blow | play or sound a wind instrument.; "She blew the horn" |
| ~ blow | make a sound as if blown.; "The whistle blew" |
| ~ blow | sound by having air expelled through a tube.; "The trumpets blew" |
| ~ sound | cause to sound.; "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note" |
| v. (perception) | 19. blow, fellate, go down on, suck | provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation. |
| ~ excite, stir, stimulate | stir feelings in.; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions" |
| v. (motion) | 20. blow | cause air to go in, on, or through.; "Blow my hair dry" |
| ~ send, direct | cause to go somewhere.; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation" |
| ~ blast | apply a draft or strong wind to to.; "the air conditioning was blasting cold air at us" |
| v. (motion) | 21. blow | cause to move by means of an air current.; "The wind blew the leaves around in the yard" |
| ~ move, displace | cause 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" |
| ~ whiff | drive or carry as if by a puff of air.; "The gust of air whiffed away the clouds" |
| v. (motion) | 22. blow | spout moist air from the blowhole.; "The whales blew" |
| ~ gush, spirt, spout, spurt | gush forth in a sudden stream or jet.; "water gushed forth" |
| v. (motion) | 23. blow, shove along, shove off | leave; informal or rude.; "shove off!"; "The children shoved along"; "Blow now!" |
| ~ depart, go away, go | move away from a place into another direction.; "Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon" |
| v. (contact) | 24. blow | lay eggs.; "certain insects are said to blow" |
| ~ lay, put down, repose | put in a horizontal position.; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed" |
| v. (communication) | 25. blow | cause to be revealed and jeopardized.; "The story blew their cover"; "The double agent was blown by the other side" |
| ~ disclose, divulge, let on, expose, give away, let out, reveal, unwrap, discover, bring out, break | make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret.; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case" |
| v. (communication) | 26. blow, bluster, boast, brag, gas, gasconade, shoot a line, swash, tout, vaunt | show off. |
| ~ puff | speak in a blustering or scornful manner.; "A puffing kind of man" |
| ~ exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overstate, amplify, magnify, overdraw | to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth.; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" |
| ~ crow, gloat, triumph | dwell on with satisfaction. |
| v. (communication) | 27. blow | allow to regain its breath.; "blow a horse" |
| ~ rest | give a rest to.; "He rested his bad leg"; "Rest the dogs for a moment" |
| v. (change) | 28. blow, blow out, burn out | melt, break, or become otherwise unusable.; "The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew" |
| ~ conk out, go bad, break down, die, fail, give out, give way, break, go | stop operating or functioning.; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" |
| v. (change) | 29. blow | burst suddenly.; "The tire blew"; "We blew a tire" |
| ~ burst, break open, split | come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure.; "The bubble burst" |
| draft | | |
| n. (possession) | 1. bill of exchange, draft, order of payment | a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another. |
| ~ negotiable instrument | an unconditional order or promise to pay an amount of money. |
| ~ overdraft | a draft in excess of the credit balance. |
| ~ foreign bill, foreign draft | a bill of exchange that is drawn in one country and made payable in another. |
| ~ inland bill | a bill of exchange that is both drawn and made payable in the same country. |
| ~ redraft | a draft for the amount of a dishonored draft plus the costs and charges of drafting again. |
| ~ trade acceptance | a bill of exchange for a specific purchase; drawn on the buyer by the seller and bearing the buyer's acceptance. |
| ~ bank draft, banker's draft | a draft drawn by a bank against funds deposited in another bank. |
| ~ dividend warrant | an order of payment (such as a check payable to a shareholder) in which a dividend is paid. |
| ~ money order, postal order | a written order for the payment of a sum to a named individual; obtainable and payable at a post office. |
| ~ banker's acceptance, acceptance | banking: a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank. |
| ~ bank check, check, cheque | a written order directing a bank to pay money.; "he paid all his bills by check" |
| ~ sight bill, sight draft | a draft payable on presentation. |
| ~ time bill, time draft | a draft payable at a specified future date. |
| n. (phenomenon) | 2. draft, draught | a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle). |
| ~ updraft | a strong upward air current. |
| ~ downdraft | a strong downward air current. |
| ~ air current, current of air, wind | air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere" |
| n. (artifact) | 3. draft, rough drawing | a preliminary sketch of a design or picture. |
| ~ sketch, study | preliminary drawing for later elaboration.; "he made several studies before starting to paint" |
| n. (food) | 4. draft, draught, potation, tipple | a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg.; "they served beer on draft" |
| ~ quaff | a hearty draft. |
| ~ drink | a single serving of a beverage.; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner" |
| n. (communication) | 5. draft, draft copy | any of the various versions in the development of a written work.; "a preliminary draft"; "the final draft of the constitution" |
| ~ text, textual matter | the words of something written.; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text" |
| n. (attribute) | 6. draft, draught | the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded). |
| ~ depth, deepness | the extent downward or backward or inward.; "the depth of the water"; "depth of a shelf"; "depth of a closet" |
| n. (artifact) | 7. draft | a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace. |
| ~ regulator | any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.. |
| n. (artifact) | 8. draft, draught | a dose of liquid medicine.; "he took a sleeping draft" |
| ~ dose, dosage | a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time. |
| n. (act) | 9. conscription, draft, muster, selective service | compulsory military service. |
| ~ militarisation, militarization, mobilization, mobilisation | act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency:.; "mobilization of the troops" |
| ~ levy en masse, levy | the act of drafting into military service. |
| ~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | the military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| n. (act) | 10. draft, draught, gulp, swig | a large and hurried swallow.; "he finished it at a single gulp" |
| ~ deglutition, swallow, drink | the act of swallowing.; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips" |
| n. (act) | 11. draft, draught, drawing | the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling. |
| ~ pull, pulling | the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you.; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back" |
| v. (creation) | 12. draft, outline | draw up an outline or sketch for something.; "draft a speech" |
| ~ authorship, penning, writing, composition | the act of creating written works.; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship" |
| ~ indite, pen, write, compose | produce a literary work.; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels" |
| v. (competition) | 13. draft, enlist, muster in | engage somebody to enter the army. |
| ~ levy, recruit, raise | cause to assemble or enlist in the military.; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers" |
| ~ enrol, enroll, recruit, inscribe, enter | register formally as a participant or member.; "The party recruited many new members" |
| v. (creation) | 14. blueprint, draft, draught | make a blueprint of. |
| ~ design, plan | make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form.; "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum" |
| wind | | |
| n. (phenomenon) | 1. air current, current of air, wind | air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere" |
| ~ airstream | a relatively well-defined prevailing wind. |
| ~ calm air, calm | wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale. |
| ~ breeze, gentle wind, zephyr, air | a slight wind (usually refreshing).; "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck" |
| ~ chinook, chinook wind, snow eater | a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies. |
| ~ harmattan | a dusty wind from the Sahara that blows toward the western coast of Africa during the winter. |
| ~ crosswind | wind blowing across the path of a ship or aircraft. |
| ~ foehn, fohn | a warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps. |
| ~ khamsin | an oppressively hot southerly wind from the Sahara that blows across Egypt in the spring. |
| ~ santa ana | a strong hot dry wind that blows in winter from the deserts of southern California toward the Pacific Coast. |
| ~ high wind | a very strong wind.; "rain and high winds covered the region" |
| ~ headwind | wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship or aircraft. |
| ~ catabatic wind, katabatic wind | a wind caused by the downward motion of cold air. |
| ~ tailwind | wind blowing in the same direction as the path of a ship or aircraft. |
| ~ doldrums | a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific. |
| ~ east wind, easterly, easter | a wind from the east. |
| ~ northwest wind, northwester | a wind from the northwest. |
| ~ sou'wester, southwester | a strong wind from the southwest. |
| ~ sou'easter, southeaster | a strong wind from the southeast. |
| ~ gale | a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale. |
| ~ gust, blast, blow | a strong current of air.; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust" |
| ~ monsoon | a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter. |
| ~ monsoon | any wind that changes direction with the seasons. |
| ~ boreas, north wind, norther, northerly | a wind that blows from the north. |
| ~ prevailing wind | the predominant wind direction.; "the prevailing wind is from the southwest" |
| ~ samiel, simoom, simoon | a violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa. |
| ~ south wind, souther, southerly | a wind from the south. |
| ~ squall | sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation. |
| ~ thermal | rising current of warm air. |
| ~ draft, draught | a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle). |
| ~ atmospheric condition, weather, weather condition, conditions | the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation.; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception"; "the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow" |
| ~ west wind, wester | wind that blows from west to east. |
| ~ air | a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of.; "air pollution"; "a smell of chemicals in the air"; "open a window and let in some air"; "I need some fresh air" |
| n. (phenomenon) | 2. wind | a tendency or force that influences events.; "the winds of change" |
| ~ influence | the effect of one thing (or person) on another.; "the influence of mechanical action" |
| n. (act) | 3. wind | breath.; "the collision knocked the wind out of him" |
| ~ breathing out, exhalation, expiration | the act of expelling air from the lungs. |
| n. (communication) | 4. idle words, jazz, malarkey, malarky, nothingness, wind | empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk.; "that's a lot of wind"; "don't give me any of that jazz" |
| ~ talk, talking | an exchange of ideas via conversation.; "let's have more work and less talk around here" |
| n. (communication) | 5. confidential information, hint, lead, steer, tip, wind | an indication of potential opportunity.; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" |
| ~ counseling, counselling, guidance, counsel, direction | something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. wind, wind instrument | a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath. |
| ~ bell | the flared opening of a tubular device. |
| ~ brass instrument, brass | a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece. |
| ~ free-reed instrument | a wind instrument with a free reed. |
| ~ kazoo | a toy wind instrument that has a membrane that makes a sound when you hum into the mouthpiece. |
| ~ embouchure, mouthpiece | the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly. |
| ~ musical instrument, instrument | any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds. |
| ~ ocarina, sweet potato | egg-shaped terra cotta wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger holes. |
| ~ pipe organ, organ | wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard. |
| ~ organ pipe, pipework, pipe | the flues and stops on a pipe organ. |
| ~ pipe | a tubular wind instrument. |
| ~ post horn | wind instrument used by postilions of the 18th and 19th centuries. |
| ~ whistle | a small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by blowing into it. |
| ~ woodwind, woodwind instrument, wood | any wind instrument other than the brass instruments. |
| n. (act) | 7. breaking wind, fart, farting, flatus, wind | a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus. |
| ~ inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex | an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus. |
| n. (act) | 8. twist, wind, winding | the act of winding or twisting.; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind" |
| ~ rotary motion, rotation | the act of rotating as if on an axis.; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music" |
| v. (motion) | 9. meander, thread, wander, weave, wind | to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course.; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ snake | move along a winding path.; "The army snaked through the jungle" |
| ~ wander | go via an indirect route or at no set pace.; "After dinner, we wandered into town" |
| v. (stative) | 10. curve, twist, wind | extend in curves and turns.; "The road winds around the lake"; "the path twisted through the forest" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| ~ circumvolute | wind or turn in volutions, especially in an inward spiral, as of snail. |
| ~ spiral | form a spiral.; "The path spirals up the mountain" |
| ~ snake | form a snake-like pattern.; "The river snakes through the valley" |
| v. (contact) | 11. roll, twine, wind, wrap | arrange or or coil around.; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child" |
| ~ spool | wind onto a spool or a reel. |
| ~ reel | wind onto or off a reel. |
| ~ ball | form into a ball by winding or rolling.; "ball wool" |
| ~ clew, clue | roll into a ball. |
| ~ coil, curl, loop | wind around something in coils or loops. |
| ~ move, displace | cause 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. (perception) | 12. nose, scent, wind | catch the scent of; get wind of.; "The dog nosed out the drugs" |
| ~ smell | inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense. |
| v. (contact) | 13. wind, wind up | coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem.; "wind your watch" |
| ~ tighten, fasten | make tight or tighter.; "Tighten the wire" |
| ~ turn | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense.; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs" |
| v. (contact) | 14. wind, wreathe | form into a wreath. |
| ~ enlace, interlace, intertwine, lace, twine, entwine | spin,wind, or twist together.; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts" |
| v. (contact) | 15. hoist, lift, wind | raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help.; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car" |
| ~ trice, trice up | hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope. |
| ~ lift, elevate, raise, get up, bring up | raise from a lower to a higher position.; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load" |
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