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v. change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"

pivot, swivel

v. turn on a pivot

roll, turn over, revolve

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

tumble, whirl, skirl, whirl around

v. fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"

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"

pitch, fall forwards

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

pitch, tilt, cant, slant, cant over

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

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"

shift, careen, sway, tilt, wobble

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

nod, sway

v. sway gently back and forth, as is in a nodding motion; "the flowers were nodding in the breeze"

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!"

roll, wind, wrap, encircle, enlace

v. wrap or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"

twiddle, twirl, whirl, swirl

v. turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"

lift, rise, go up, come up, ascend, move up

v. move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"

mount, get on, bestride, mount up, climb on, hop on, jump on

v. get on the back of; "mount a horse"

whirl, purl, eddy, whirlpool, swirl, gurge

v. flow in a circular current, of liquids

twine, grow upward

v. grow upward

spiral, corkscrew

v. move in a spiral or zigzag course

pass, communicate, pass on, put across, make known, convey, impart

v. transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news"

convey, impart

v. make known; pass on, of information

report, turn in, inform on

v. make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal"

practice, practise, rehearse

v. engage in a rehearsal (of)

give, render

v. bestow; "give homage"; "render thanks"

quote, cite

v. repeat a passage from; "He quoted the Bible to her"

paraphrase, rephrase, reword

v. express the same message in different words

recap, recapitulate, summarize briefly

v. summarize briefly; "Let's recapitulate the main ideas"

orate

v. talk pompously

state, say, tell

v. express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"

swan, affirm, avow, swear, assert, aver

v. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"

claim, lay claim to, make a claim to

v. lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"

claim, postulate, contend, affirm strongly, assert strongly

v. assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar"

draw, describe, depict

v. represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"

clear up, clarify, elucidate

v. make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"

elaborate, expatiate, expound, expatiate on, expatiate upon, elaborate on, elaborate upon, flesh out, dilate on, enlarge on, expand on, dilate upon

v. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

hold, buy, believe

v. accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits"

profess

v. confess one's faith in, or allegiance to; "The terrorists professed allegiance to the Muslim faith"; "he professes to be a Communist"

label, judge, pronounce

v. pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"

relate

v. have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers"

twiddle, twirl, whirl, swirl

v. turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"

spin, twirl, whirl, birl

v. cause to spin; "spin a coin"

roll, turn over, revolve

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

turn

v. move around an axis or a center; "The wheels are turning"

pirouette

v. do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance

pivot, swivel

v. turn on a pivot

swim, travel through water

v. travel through water; "We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"; "a big fish was swimming in the tank"

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