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v. undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"

rock, cradle

v. move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"

toss, flip

v. lightly throw to see which side comes up; "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!"

disentangle, untangle, extricate, disencumber

v. release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task"

loosen, loose, make loose, make looser

v. make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope"

tease, loosen, tease apart

v. disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool"

loosen, make looser

v. make less dense; "loosen the soil"

remove, take out, move out

v. cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the classroom"

transfer, remove

v. shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes; "He removed his children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court"

settle, locate, relocate, take up residence

v. take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"

push, force

v. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

interchange, change, exchange

v. give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"

assent, accede, acquiesce, comply

v. to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"

whip

v. thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash; "The tall grass whipped in the wind"

deviate, divert

v. turn aside; turn away from

turn away, avert

v. turn away or aside; "They averted their eyes when the King entered"

bend, deflect, turn away

v. turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest

waver, fluctuate, vacillate

v. sway to and fro

oscillate, vibrate

v. move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating"

stray, sidetrack, digress, depart, straggle

v. wander from a direct or straight course

grant, yield, concede, cede

v. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

move, transfer

v. term used in word processing and graphics for relocating text and images

bear

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

transfer

v. cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children"

enervate, faze, unnerve, unsettle

v. disturb the composure of

settle, locate, relocate, take up residence

v. take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"

refer

v. send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision; "refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a committee"

charge, level, point

v. direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"

pitch, tilt, cant, slant, cant over

v. heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"

interchange, change, exchange

v. give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"

assent, accede, acquiesce, comply

v. to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"

lurch, stagger, careen, reel, keel, swag

v. walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room"

wind, weave, thread, meander

v. to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body"

tilt, lean, slant, tip, angle

v. to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister"

roll, turn over, revolve

v. move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side"

spiral, coil, gyrate

v. to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"

rotate

v. cause to turn on an axis or center; "Rotate the handle"

spin, twirl, whirl, birl

v. cause to spin; "spin a coin"

pitch, fall forwards

v. fall or plunge forward; "She pitched over the railing of the balcony"

rock, cradle

v. move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"

toss, flip

v. lightly throw to see which side comes up; "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!"

waddle, paddle, dodder, coggle, totter, toddle

v. walk unsteadily; "small children toddle"

swing, sway

v. move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "He swung back"

strike, impress, move, affect, make an impression on

v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"

shape, influence, regulate, determine

v. shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"

overwhelm, overcome, overpower, overtake, whelm, sweep over

v. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

Synonyms (2)

turn, change state

v. undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"

Antonyms (0)

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