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Movements

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to run
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to walk
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to march
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to jump
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to crawl
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to bounce
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to race
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to skip
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to spring
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to glide
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to slide
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to rotate
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to spin
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to drag
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to fly
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to drive
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to ride
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to push
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to shake
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to roll
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to turn
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to dance
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to throw
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to catch
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to sway
to run
to run
Verb
r
r
u
ʌ
n
n
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to move using our legs, faster than we usually walk, in a way that both feet are never on the ground at the same time

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When he heard the news, he ran home in a hurry.
I had to run to make sure I didn't miss the train.

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to walk
to walk
Verb
w
w
a
ɑ:
l
k
k

to move forward at a regular speed by placing our feet in front of each other one by one

ride

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to march
to march
Verb
m
m
a
ɑ
r
r
ch
ʧ

to walk with a large group of people as a sign of protest

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to jump
to jump
Verb
j
ʤ
u
ʌ
m
m
p
p

to push yourself off the ground or away from something and up into the air by using your legs and feet

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to crawl
to crawl
Verb
c
k
r
r
a
ɔ
w
l
l

to move slowly with the body near the ground or on the hands and knees

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to bounce
to bounce
Verb
b
b
o
a
u
ʊ
n
n
c
s
e

to jump up and down over and over again, especially on a stretchy surface

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to race
to race
Verb
r
r
a
eɪ
c
s
e

to compete against someone to see who is the fastest

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to skip
to skip
Verb
s
s
k
k
i
ɪ
p
p

to jump quickly and slightly while walking

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to spring
to spring
Verb
s
s
p
p
r
r
i
ɪ
n
n
g
g

to make a sudden and quick move forward

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to glide
to glide
Verb
g
g
l
l
i
aɪ
d
d
e

to move smoothly and effortlessly through the air or on a surface with little or no propulsion

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to slide
to slide
Verb
s
s
l
l
i
aɪ
d
d
e

to move smoothly over a surface

Grammatical Information:

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

to turn or move around a center

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 drag
Verb
d
d
r
r
a
æ
g
g

to move in a slow and difficult manner

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to fly
Verb
f
f
l
l
y
aɪ

to make a sudden and quick movement

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to drive
to drive
Verb
d
d
r
r
i
aɪ
v
v
e

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

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to ride
to ride
Verb
r
r
i
aɪ
d
d
e

to sit on open-spaced vehicles like motorcycles or bicycles and be in control of their movements

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to push
to push
Verb
p
p
u
ʊ
sh
ʃ

to use your hands, arms, body, etc. in order to make something or someone move forward or away from you

pull

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to shake
to shake
Verb
sh
ʃ
a
eɪ
k
k
e

to cause someone or something to move up and down or from one side to the other with short rapid movements

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to roll
to roll
Verb
r
r
o
oʊ
ll
l

to move in a direction by turning over and over or from one side to another repeatedly

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to turn
to turn
Verb
t
t
u
ɜ
r
r
n
n

to move in a circular direction around a fixed line or point

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to dance
to dance
Verb
d
d
a
æ
n
n
c
s
e

to move the body to music in a special way

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to throw
to throw
Verb
th
θ
r
r
o
oʊ
w

to make something move through the air by quickly moving your arm and hand

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to catch
to catch
Verb
c
k
a
æ
t
ch
ʧ

to stop and hold an object that is moving through the air

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to sway
to sway
Verb
s
s
w
w
a
e
y
ɪ

to slowly move back and forth or from side to side

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

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