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to dip
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to hook
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to crush
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to stab
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to slash
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to torture
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to whip
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to leak
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to manipulate
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to seize
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to plug
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to pop
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to rip
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to reside
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to rock
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to rotate
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to pump
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to probe
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to screw
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to shatter
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to shed
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to shrink
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to tighten
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to shrug
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to sigh
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to smash
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to snap
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to soar
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to span
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to spark
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to spin
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to stumble
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to steer
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to suck
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to swing
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to trail
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to twist
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to unveil
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to yell
to dip
to dip
Verb
d
d
i
ɪ
p
p
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to momentarily put something into a liquid

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My Asian roommate likes to dip her sushi rolls into soy sauce.
My mother likes to dip her French fries into the tangy ketchup.

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to hook
to hook
Verb
h
h
oo
ʊ
k
k

to attach or secure something by means of a curved or angled object

unhook

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to crush
to crush
Verb
c
k
r
r
u
ə
sh
ʃ

to forcibly push something against a surface until it breaks or is damaged or disfigured

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to stab
to stab
Verb
s
s
t
t
a
æ
b
b

to push a knife or other sharp object into someone to injure or kill them

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to slash
to slash
Verb
s
s
l
l
a
æ
sh
ʃ

to violently cut with a quick move using a knife, etc.

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to torture
Verb
t
t
o
ɔ
r
r
t
ʧ
u
ɜ
r
r
e

to violently hurt a person as a punishment or as a way of obtaining information from them

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to whip
to whip
Verb
wh
hw
i
ɪ
p
p

to violently hit a person or animal with a whip

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to leak
to leak
Verb
l
l
ea
i
k
k

to let gas or liquid flow through a crack or small hole

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to manipulate
Verb
m
m
a
ə
n
n
i
ɪ
p
p
u
j
ə
l
l
a
t
t
e

to skillfully control or work with information, a system, tool, etc.

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to seize
to seize
Verb
s
s
ei
i
z
z
e

to suddenly and forcibly take hold of something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to plug
to plug
Verb
p
p
l
l
u
ə
g
g

to tightly fill or block a hole with something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to pop
to pop
Verb
p
p
o
ɑ
p
p

to make a sudden light sound like a small explosion

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to rip
to rip
Verb
r
r
i
ɪ
p
p

to tear, cut, or open something forcefully and quickly

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to reside
Verb
r
r
e
i
s
z
i
d
d
e

to live in a specific place

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to rock
to rock
Verb
r
r
o
ɑ
ck
k

to gently move from one side to another

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to rotate
to rotate
Verb
r
r
o
t
t
a
t
t
e

to turn or move around a center

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to pump
to pump
Verb
p
p
u
ə
m
m
p
p

to make gas or liquid move in a certain direction using a mechanical action

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to probe
to probe
Verb
p
p
r
r
o
b
b
e

to investigate or explore in depth in order to find out more information

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to screw
to screw
Verb
s
s
c
k
r
r
e
w
u

to firmly attach or tighten something using a turning metal fastener

unscrew

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to shatter
to shatter
Verb
sh
ʃ
a
æ
tt
t
e
ɜ
r
r

to break suddenly into several pieces

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to shed
Verb
sh
ʃ
e
e
d
d

to get rid of something that is not wanted or needed anymore

to shrink
to shrink
Verb
sh
ʃ
r
r
i
ɪ
n
n
k
k

(of clothes or fabric) to become smaller when washed with hot water

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to tighten
to tighten
Verb
t
t
i
gh
t
t
e
ə
n
n

to hold, fasten, or turn something firmly

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to shrug
to shrug
Verb
sh
ʃ
r
r
u
ə
g
g

to momentarily raise one's shoulders to express indifference

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to sigh
to sigh
Verb
s
s
i
gh

to release a long deep audible breath, to express one's sadness, tiredness, etc.

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to smash
to smash
Verb
s
s
m
m
a
æ
sh
ʃ

to forcibly break something into several pieces

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to snap
to snap
Verb
s
s
n
n
a
æ
p
p

to suddenly break with a sharp noise

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to soar
to soar
Verb
s
s
oa
ɔ
r
r

to go higher while flying

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to span
Verb
s
s
p
p
a
æ
n
n

to cover or last the whole of a period of time

to spark
to spark
Verb
s
s
p
p
a
ɑ
r
r
k
k

to emit small flashes of electricity or fire

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to spin
to spin
Verb
s
s
p
p
i
ɪ
n
n

to turn around over and over very fast

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to stumble
to stumble
Verb
s
s
t
t
u
ə
m
m
b
b
ə
l
l
e

to accidentally hit something with one's foot and almost fall

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to steer
to steer
Verb
s
s
t
t
ee
ɪ
r
r

to control the direction of a moving object, such as a car, ship, etc.

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to suck
to suck
Verb
s
s
u
ə
ck
k

to pull air, liquid, etc. into the mouth by using the muscles of the mouth and the lips

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to swing
to swing
Verb
s
s
w
w
i
ɪ
n
n
g
g

to move or make something move from one side to another while suspended

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to trail
to trail
Verb
t
t
r
r
ai
l
l

to be pulled along by a leading force

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to twist
to twist
Verb
t
t
w
w
i
ɪ
s
s
t
t

to bend an object into a particular shape, such as wire, cloth, etc.

unbend

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to unveil
to unveil
Verb
u
ə
n
n
v
v
ei
l
l

to remove a cover from a statue, painting, etc. for the people to see, particularly as part of a public ceremony

veil

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to yell
to yell
Verb
y
j
e
ɛ
ll
l

to shout very loudly

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

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