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Verbs for Change in Speed of Movement

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to speed up
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to accelerate
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to rev up
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to brake
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to decelerate
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to slacken
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to slow down
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to stop
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to halt
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to park
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to pull up
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to pull in
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to pull over
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to draw up
to speed up
to speed up
Verb
uk flag
/spˈiːd ˈʌp/
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to become faster

decelerate

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
speed
phrase's particle
up
to accelerate
to accelerate
Verb
a
æ
cc
ks
e
ɛ
l
l
e
ɜ
r
r
a
t
t
e

to make a vehicle, machine or object move more quickly

decelerate

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to rev up
to rev up
Verb
uk flag
/ɹˈɛv ˈʌp/

to increase the speed of an engine

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
rev
phrase's particle
up
to brake
to brake
Verb
b
b
r
r
a
k
k
e

to slow down or stop a moving car, etc. by using the brakes

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to decelerate
to decelerate
Verb
d
d
e
ɪ
c
s
e
ɛ
l
l
e
ɜ
r
r
a
t
t
e

to slow down or reduce the speed of something

accelerate

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to slacken
to slacken
Verb
s
s
l
l
a
æ
ck
k
e
ə
n
n
Disapproving

to reduce in speed

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to slow down
to slow down
Verb
uk flag
/sloʊ ˈdaʊn/

to make something go at a slower speed or pace

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
slow
phrase's particle
down
to stop
to stop
Verb
s
s
t
t
o
ɑ
p
p

to not move anymore

start

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to halt
to halt
Verb
h
h
a
ɔ
l
l
t
t

to make someone or something stop

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to park
to park
Verb
p
p
a
ɑ:
r
r
k
k

to move a car, bus, etc. into an empty place and leave it there for a short time

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to pull up
to pull up
Verb
uk flag
/pˈʊl ˈʌp/

(of a vehicle) to come to a stop

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
pull
phrase's particle
up
to pull in
to pull in
Verb
uk flag
/pˈʊl ˈɪn/

to direct a vehicle to move to the side of the road or to another location where it can stop

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
pull
phrase's particle
in
to pull over
to pull over
Verb
uk flag
/pˈʊl ˈoʊvɚ/

to signal or direct a driver to move their vehicle to the side of the road

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
pull
phrase's particle
over
to draw up
to draw up
Verb
uk flag
/dɹˈɔː ˈʌp/

to stop a vehicle, often in a particular location

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
draw
phrase's particle
up

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