to dip
/ˈdɪp/
verb
to momentarily put something into a liquid
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1All right, dip your duck. -
2Chocolate dipped strawberries.
3Tsukemen is actually dipping ramen.
4The tachometer dips down.
5Dip that ball, dip that ball. -
to hook
/ˈhʊk/
verb
to fasten something using a hook
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1Can you imagine if I put a big loudspeaker hooked up to your brain, and I could hear all your thoughts right now?
2The climber hooks his longer mandibles under the flyer and triumphs.
3Then you hook the air supply up powers the tool.
4Number 19: tiger hooks swords.
5Duck, right hand, left hook.
to crush
/ˈkɹəʃ/
verb
to forcibly push something against a surface until it breaks or is damaged or disfigured
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1Crush those rebels!
2So tomato water, spices, crushed tomato.
3Crushing those colors.
4Then kinda crush some thyme leaves.
5And those three things together completely crush the market.
to stab
/ˈstæb/
verb
to push a knife or other sharp object into someone to injure or kill them
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1I stab your taint!
2- I stabbed a man in the heart.
3Stabbed a guy.
4- Stab their eye out!
5She stabbed this guy in the leg.
to slash
/ˈsɫæʃ/
verb
to violently cut with a quick move using a knife, etc.
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1Then slash my left wrist.
2Slash truck, birthday party.
3Country slash rap?
4Slash laugh face.
5slash crotch.
to torture
/ˈtɔɹtʃɝ/
verb
to violently hurt a person as a punishment or as a way of obtaining information from them
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1The hangman then applied torture at the direction of a council of examiners.
2No one said torture.
3His jailers tortured prisoners to death.
4Any police in any country of the world is torturing innocent people.
5Torturing the whammy bar.
to whip
/ˈhwɪp/, /ˈwɪp/
verb
to violently hit a person or animal with a whip
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1The Hemisphere blade really kinda whipped the product inside the blender.
2Whip some cream.
3Whip the egg whites.
4Whip, hear the sound.
5First, whip your LinkedIn profile into shape.
to leak
/ˈɫik/
verb
to let gas or liquid flow through a crack or small hole
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1Leaks are bad.
2It leaks too much privacy data.
3Basically their intestines are leaking fluids.
4Basically, their intestines are leaking fluids.
5Only men leak!
to manipulate
/məˈnɪpjəˌɫeɪt/
verb
to skillfully control or work with information, a system, tool, etc.
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1People are manipulating, misusing, some of the verses.
2Surfers manipulate the forces of gravity and buoyancy through torque.
3These days people across the world manipulate the weather.
4- Manipulated.
5Bad actors can now manipulate large swaths of people.
to seize
/ˈsiz/
verb
to suddenly and forcibly take hold of something
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1In 2018, Thai authorities seized 516 million Yaba pills.
2And the political right wing seized an opportunity.
3Seizing the sword.
4one of our Siamese twins basically seizes control of the body.
5Police seized several weapons from the home.
to plug
/ˈpɫəɡ/
verb
to tightly fill or block a hole with something
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1My whole tooth plugged up the gap.
2- Plugged.
3Just plug the goo hole.
4- Plug your ears.
5Plug your ears?
to pop
/ˈpɑp/
verb
to make a sudden light sound like a small explosion
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1Her second try popped her cherry.
2Pop the back back on.
3This thing pops.
4Popping the question.
5All right, pop the cork.
to rip
/ˈɹɪp/
verb
to violently be torn
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1Will just the inertial forces rip the glove apart?
2Ripping buildings apart.
3Your dog ripped up the pillow.
4- Rip that toilet up.
5RIP my sink.
to reside
/ɹiˈzaɪd/, /ɹɪˈzaɪd/
verb
to live in a specific place
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1The bulk of our audiovisual records for the National Park Service reside in these series.
2That person resides somewhere in the middle.
3Stress resides here.
4Over 200,000 works reside here.
5Usually, three symptoms of blood clots reside together.
to rock
/ˈɹɑk/
verb
to gently move from one side to another
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1A door in the rock opens, and the men go into a cave.
2Are their bodies rocking the right way?
3This guy is rocking a 120,000 mAh battery.
4Really rocking that brand.
5Rocking those overalls and those gold hoops.
to rotate
/ˈɹoʊˌteɪt/
verb
to turn or move around a center
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1One rotates clockwise, the other counter-clockwise.
2Rotate the position of all four wheels every few months as well.
3Rotate your futon mattress frequently.
4Internally rotating the thighs.
5Rotate the arms.
to pump
/ˈpəmp/
verb
to make gas or liquid move in a certain direction using a pump
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1The machine drops the pints into position and perfectly pumps in ice cream.
2Pump the hold down bolts.
3Another machine pumps water for irrigation.
4Half-inch fangs pump a deadly cocktail into the prey.
5Pump the brakes.
to probe
/ˈpɹoʊb/
verb
to examine or look for something, particularly using a small long instrument
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1Probes are down.
2Some other things were also probed.
3Tencent’s all-seeing eye probes their assets.
4Okay, so the probe takes our temperature and oxygen levels inside the row.
5The probes reached interstellar space in 2012.
to screw
/ˈskɹu/
verb
to tighten or fasten something with a screw
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1Those people are screwed.
2You guys are screwed.
3This thing screws forever.
4Drive screws through the bracket.
5The red areas are screwed.
to shatter
/ˈʃætɝ/
verb
to break suddenly into several pieces
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1The hilt on the cross guard on the handle just shattered into two, at least two pieces.
2Shatter your illusions of love?
3Shatter your illusions of love?
4Shatter your illusions of love?
5That impact shatters bones, some of which then puncture vital organs.
to shed
/ˈʃɛd/
verb
to get rid of something that is not wanted or needed anymore
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1Boss Disney A 2006 biography of Walt Disney by Neal Gabler sheds some light on Walt’s relationship with his employees, trade unions, and communism.
2The planet is shedding metal!
3The rainbow eucalyptus regularly sheds long strips of bark.
4All snakes shed their skin as a response to growth.
5That guy just sheds everywhere.
to shrink
/ˈʃɹɪŋk/
verb
(of clothes or fabric) to become smaller when washed with hot water
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1So the universe shrinks?
2The internet has just shrunk the world.
3Now, our heart does shrink about 25%, the stroke volume.
4- Shrink some stuff.
5Explorers and trade routes shrank the world.
to tighten
/ˈtaɪtən/
verb
to hold, fasten, or turn something firmly
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1Two guys tightened the belt simultaneously.
2The rope tightens.
3Tighten your core.
4Tighten the strap.
5The sides tighten.
to shrug
/ˈʃɹəɡ/
verb
to momentarily raise one's shoulders to express indifference
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1The rest of the Arab world simply shrugged.
2He shrugged his shoulders.
3The count shrugged his shoulders.
4Madame de Treymes shrugged her shoulders.
5Shrugging our shoulders in the dark?
to sigh
/ˈsaɪ/
verb
to release a long deep breath that can be heard, to express sadness, tiredness, etc.
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1She sighs.
2"The whale just sighed."
3- And sighed.
4- And sighed.
5The old man sighed.
to smash
/ˈsmæʃ/
verb
to forcibly break something into several pieces
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1- Smashed.
2- Smash that snack.
3My momma smashed cake in my face.
4Smashing success.
5Smash this thing?
to snap
/ˈsnæp/
verb
to suddenly break with a sharp noise
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1My head snapped.
2Now snap the camera back up.
3Finally, the torque snapped his radius and ulna bones.
4A 90-pound orangutan could easily snap the branch.
5The sword snapped.
to soar
/ˈsɔɹ/
verb
to go higher while flying
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1Carbon in the atmosphere soared.
2But rice and wheat production soared.
3Stocks are soaring.
4Hospital admissions soared.
5Prices soared as inflation rocket up to about 40 per cent.
to span
/ˈspæn/
verb
to cover or last the whole of a period of time
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1The powertrain lineup really spanned a pretty wide range of budgets and tastes and needs.
2Your thumbnail spans the size of your fovea on your retina.
3Her work spans the fields of evolution, behavior, morphology, genetics, genomics, development, and neurobiology.
4His career has spanned multiple genres and mediums.
5Like, games span all generations.
to spark
/ˈspɑɹk/
verb
to emit small flashes of electricity or fire
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1This incident sparked nationwide protests, and religious violence between Hindus and Muslims.
2But for some, the message sparks controversy.
3Spark, come on.
4Spark, come here.
5Sparking a flavor revolution of unique ingredients and lower calorie options.
to spin
/ˈspɪn/
verb
to turn or make someone or something turn around over and over very fast
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1Helicase literally spins as fast as a jet engine!
2MILES O'BRIEN: Here on Earth, helicopter blades typically spin about three or 400 revolutions per minute.
3Numerous cotton cords now spin off bobbins simultaneously.
4Still spinning a little bit.
5These heavy guys can also spin up to 43,000 times per minute.
to stumble
/ˈstəmbəɫ/
verb
to accidentally hit something with one's foot and almost fall
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1This chimpanzee stumbles across a windfall of overripe plums.
2Parents, even the most loving ones, frequently stumble in this domain.
3He stumbled.
4Stumble to the bathroom.
5- You stumbled.
to steer
/ˈstɪɹ/
verb
to control the direction of a moving object, such as a car, ship, etc.
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1She steers the largest economy in the world.
2- We steered the rocket.
3The guy on the point of the wedge is steering the whole cavalry charge.
4, THE HERO OFFICE HERE STEERED THE SENATORS AWAY FROM DANGER ON JANUARY 6th.
5- Steer your cow in the right direction.
to suck
/ˈsək/
verb
to pull air, liquid, etc. into the mouth by using the muscles of the mouth and the lips
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1You can suck on a button or pebble to help with dry mouth and thirst temptation.
2This shape sucks!
3GEICO sucks!
4Basically, life sucked.
5Now suck their tongue.
to swing
/ˈswɪŋ/
verb
to move or make something move from one side to another while suspended
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1The pendulum has always swung, the use of a tourniquet in a survival situation.
2These two kids swing synchronously.
3Next two kids swing asynchronously.
4The wall swung apart slowly.
5Swing the arms.
to trail
/ˈtɹeɪɫ/
verb
to pull or be pulled along behind someone or something
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1America's voter turnout trails most other peer democracies.
2Trail that was a typo.
3In the distance trailed some smoke.
4Today's word is trail.
5Today's word is trail.
to twist
/ˈtwɪst/
verb
to bend an object into a particular shape, such as wire, cloth, etc.
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1Twist the paper?
2Twist your arm.
3Torque is just twisting force.
4Twist my arm.
5- Twist my arm.
to unveil
/ənˈveɪɫ/
verb
to remove a cover from a statue, painting, etc. for the people to see, particularly as part of a public ceremony
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1The most recognizable version was unveiled in 2003.
2For example, in December of 2016, Milton unveiled Nikola's first prototype semi-truck, the Nikola One.
3Then, Madame Tussauds wax museum unveiled their new statue of Nicki Minaj.
4He unveiled a new peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians.
5What mysteries will the galaxy unveil?
to yell
/ˈjɛɫ/
verb
to shout very loudly
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1Just yell the number.
2Yell the answer.
3Yell the answer.
4The Y sound: yes, youth, yell.
5This man is yelling obscenities at me.

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