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Verbs for Movement Using Vehicles

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to cycle
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to bike
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to pedal
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to fly
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to pilot
6-
to aviate
7-
to land
8-
to touch down
9-
to board
10-
to ride
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to drive
12-
to steer
13-
to helm
14-
to sail
15-
to anchor
16-
to dock
17-
to punt
18-
to row
19-
to canoe
20-
to paddle
21-
to yacht
22-
to ground
to cycle
to cycle
Verb
c
s
y
c
k
ə
l
l
e
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to ride or travel on a bicycle or motorbike

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She cycles to work every day, enjoying the fresh air and exercise.
During the summer vacation, we love to cycle along the scenic coastal road.

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to bike
to bike
Verb
b
b
i
k
k
e

to use a bicycle to reach one's destination

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to pedal
to pedal
Verb
p
p
e
ɛ
d
d
a
ə
l
l

to propel and operate a bicycle or other pedal-powered vehicle

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to fly
to fly
Verb
f
f
l
l
y

to transport people, goods, or cargo in an aircraft

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to pilot
to pilot
Verb
p
p
i
l
l
o
ə
t
t

to operate or fly an aircraft or spacecraft

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to aviate
to aviate
Verb
a
v
v
ia
ɪeɪ
t
t
e

to fly an aircraft

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to land
to land
Verb
l
l
a
æ
n
n
d
d

to safely bring an aircraft down to the ground or the surface of water

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to touch down
to touch down
Verb
uk flag
/tˈʌtʃ dˈaʊn/

(of an aircraft or spacecraft) to land on the ground

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
touch
phrase's particle
down
to board
to board
Verb
b
b
oa
ɔ:
r
r
d
d

to get on a means of transportation such as a train, bus, aircraft, ship, etc.

get off

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to ride
to ride
Verb
r
r
i
d
d
e

to travel in a vehicle such as a bus, car, etc.

walk

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to drive
to drive
Verb
d
d
r
r
i
v
v
e

to control the movement and the speed of a car, bus, truck, etc. when it is moving

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 helm
to helm
Verb
h
h
e
ɛ
l
l
m
m

to control and guide the course of a ship

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to sail
to sail
Verb
s
s
ai
l
l

to travel on water using the power of wind or an engine

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to anchor
to anchor
Verb
a
æ
n
n
ch
k
o
ɜ
r
r

to moor a ship or boat to the bottom of the sea to stop it from moving away

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to dock
to dock
Verb
d
d
o
ɑ
ck
k

to secure a boat or ship to a wharf or pier

undock

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to punt
to punt
Verb
p
p
u
ə
n
n
t
t

to propel or navigate a flat-bottomed boat, known as a punt

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to row
to row
Verb
r
r
o
w

to move a boat or other watercraft through water using oars or paddles

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to canoe
to canoe
Verb
c
k
a
ə
n
n
oe
u

to travel or move in a small, narrow boat typically using paddles for moving

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to paddle
to paddle
Verb
p
p
a
æ
dd
d
ə
l
l
e

to move a watercraft through the water using a handheld implement with a broad blade

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to yacht
to yacht
Verb
y
j
a
ɑ
ch
t
t

to engage in the activity of racing or cruising with a yacht

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to ground
to ground
Verb
g
g
r
r
o
a
u
ʊ
n
n
d
d

(of a vessel) to come into contact with the seabed, usually in shallow water

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

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