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n. gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"

trick, caper, prank, antic, joke

n. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

joke, jest, jocularity

n. activity characterized by good humor

account, report

n. the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple"

snap, child's play, walkover, cinch, pushover, duck soup, piece of cake

n. activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules; "Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child"

catapult, shoot forth

v. shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult; "the enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort"

catapult, sling

v. hurl as if with a sling

propel, impel, move forward

v. cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"

blow, float, drift, be adrift

v. be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"

bear

v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"

buffet, batter, knock against, knock about

v. strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent"

beat, flap

v. move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"

flit, flutter, dart, fleet

v. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"

wave, flourish, brandish

v. move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"

wave, curl, form into curls

v. twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"

shoot, dash, scud, dart, flash, scoot

v. run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

expend, spend

v. pay out; "spend money"

gratify, indulge, pander to, yield to

v. yield (to); give satisfaction to

waste, ware, consume, squander

v. spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"

pitch, toss, flip, sky

v. throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"

throw, cast, drop, shed, cast off, throw away, shake off, throw off

v. get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"

put, cast, couch, frame, redact

v. formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"

hurl, cast, hurtle

v. throw forcefully

throw, cast, project, contrive, put forth, send forth

v. put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"

chuck, ditch

v. throw away; "Chuck these old notes"

discount, disregard, ignore, brush off, dismiss, brush aside, push aside

v. bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances"

renounce, repudiate

v. cast off or disown; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son"

drop

v. give birth; used for animals; "The cow dropped her calf this morning"

release, discharge, expel, eject

v. eliminate (substances) from the body

refuse to acknowledge, disavow

v. refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children"

disclaim, renounce title to

v. renounce a legal claim or title to

disinherit, disown

v. prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting

condemn, judge unfit, declare unfit

v. declare or judge unfit; "The building was condemned by the inspector"

contradict, controvert, oppose

v. be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion"

protest, dissent, resist

v. express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country"

disregard, neglect, slight, ignore, cold-shoulder

v. have no respect for

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save, lay aside, save up

v. feather one's nest; have a nest egg; "He saves half his salary"

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