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v. cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer"

fell, drop, strike down, cut down

v. cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"

fall in

v. to take one's place in a military formation or line; "Troops fall in!"

lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down

v. move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"

pour

v. cause to run; "pour water over the floor"

rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it

v. move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

soar, soar up, soar upwards, surge, zoom

v. rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yen"

crumble, crumple, tumble, break down, collapse

v. fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down"

down, knock down, cut down, push down, pull down

v. cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet"

pivot, swivel

v. turn on a pivot

roll

v. move, rock, or sway from side to side; "The ship rolled on the heavy seas"

rotate, circumvolve

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

whirl, birl, spin, twirl

v. cause to spin; "spin a coin"

gyrate, spiral, coil

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

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

rock, sway

v. cause to move back and forth; "rock the cradle"; "rock the baby"; "the wind swayed the trees gently"

flip, toss

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

resurrect, rise, uprise

v. return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise"

twirl, swirl, twiddle, whirl

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

eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl

v. flow in a circular current, of liquids

twine

v. make by twisting together or intertwining; "twine a rope"

corkscrew, spiral

v. move in a spiral or zigzag course

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resurrect, rise, uprise

v. return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise"

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