Relationships & Social

A highly informal or slang expression meaning to leave abruptly or to dismiss someone.

To feel a strong, often painful, desire or longing for someone or something.

To perform or dramatise a situation, or to express emotions through behaviour rather than words.

To place a child (or sometimes an animal) with adoptive parents; to arrange for someone to be adopted by another family.

To become too old to qualify for or participate in a particular programme, benefit, or system.

To share the same opinion as someone, or (of food/climate) to suit someone's health.

To adopt a more dominant, assertive, or confident manner, especially in social or competitive situations.

To try to get something you want indirectly, often through hints or clever maneuvering.

To reply rudely or cheekily to someone in authority, especially a parent or teacher.

To be accountable to someone, or to respond to a particular name or description.

To flatter or try to impress someone in authority, especially a teacher or boss, in order to gain favour.

To settle a disagreement or find a solution by discussing it thoroughly, even if it involves debate.

To ask about someone's health, wellbeing, or news, usually as a polite social gesture.

To invite someone to come back to your home or a place after they have left, or to invite someone in return after they have invited you.

To invite someone to come inside your home or a building.

To invite someone on a date or to a social outing, typically in a romantic context.

To invite someone to come to your home or current location.

To invite someone to come to your home; chiefly British English.

Vulgar slang meaning to abandon someone or withdraw from a commitment at the last moment.

To treat someone or something with excessive care, gentleness, or pampering.

To withdraw from a position, argument, or confrontation; to stop insisting on something.

To stop pressuring someone, to move away from something, or to reduce an aggressive or intense approach.

To withdraw from a commitment, agreement, or plan, especially after promising to take part.

British slang meaning to successfully attract a sexual or romantic partner, especially at a party or bar.

Australian slang meaning to criticize or speak negatively about someone.

To abandon a person, plan, or commitment, often suddenly and without adequate notice.

To abandon or desert someone, especially at a critical or difficult moment.

To reprimand or scold someone angrily and loudly.

To come together as a group in order to achieve a common goal or oppose something.

To rely confidently on something happening or someone doing something.

To prevent someone from entering a place; to exclude someone.

To prepare and cook food on a barbecue, often for a group.

To enter or interrupt suddenly and rudely, without being invited.

To compete or struggle intensely against an opponent until one side wins.

To scold or reprimand someone loudly and angrily. (Rare, chiefly dialectal variant of 'bawl out')

To scold or reprimand someone loudly and angrily; or to shout or cry very loudly.

To be present in a place or available; to exist or remain in use over a period of time.

To have a strong enthusiasm for or active interest in something.

To repeatedly pester or nag someone about something.

British slang: to be in a highly energised, excited, or intoxicated state, often at a party or after taking drugs.

To be in a relationship with someone, to understand someone, or to support someone's position.

To speak impudently, insolently, or cheekily; to talk back. (Rare, chiefly British dialectal)

To exert pressure or force against something; or to hold a grudge or animosity toward someone.

To be patient with someone or something; to tolerate a temporary inconvenience while waiting.

To pulse or throb in perfect unison, used especially of hearts to express shared emotion or unity.

To physically attack or harshly criticize someone, especially a weaker or easier target.

To drink a lot of beer, especially before an event; to supply someone with beer.

To ask to be excused from an obligation, meeting, or engagement; to politely withdraw from something you had agreed to do.

To be the property of someone, or to be a member of a group or organization

To drink alcohol or another liquid quickly and all at once.

To praise, promote, or show respect and admiration for someone or something.

British informal: to end a romantic relationship with someone, or to discard or cancel something.

To wrap and secure something tightly, especially a wound, or to be deeply involved or connected with something.

British slang: to make an obscene gesture at someone by raising the middle finger.

To reveal a secret or private information carelessly and without thinking.

To darken one's face or skin with makeup or paint, historically associated with racist minstrel performance; considered deeply offensive.

To feel great compassion or deep sorrow for someone; to suffer emotionally on someone else's behalf.

To become part of a surrounding environment without being noticed; or, in cooking, to mix an ingredient smoothly into a mixture.

To give or provide someone with a desirable quality, ability, or gift, often suggesting divine favour or good fortune.

To emerge and develop fully, like a flower opening up; to show one's full potential.

To develop and flourish, revealing one's full potential or beauty.

To ignore or cancel an obligation or person; for something to be removed by wind; or to release pressure.

To direct a stream of air onto something, or (figuratively) to tarnish or damage a reputation.

To say something suddenly and without thinking, often revealing something you did not mean to.

A rude British expression telling someone to go away.

To strengthen, support, or increase someone's confidence, morale, or the effectiveness of something.

To enter into a romantic relationship with someone; to become someone's partner.

A mild rude expression telling someone to go away; a euphemistic American variant of 'bugger off'.

To dance energetically and enthusiastically, especially to funk, soul, or hip-hop music.

To force someone to leave a place or position, often in a rough or unceremonious way.

To drink large amounts of alcohol, often at a party or social gathering; also a noun referring to such an occasion.

To dance energetically or have an enthusiastic, lively time, typically at a party or social event.

To tell people what to do in a domineering, overbearing way, especially without the right to do so.

To tell people what to do in a domineering, controlling way, especially without proper authority.

To enter a place with a lot of energy and enthusiasm.

To move energetically into something, or to pressure someone into doing something quickly.

Informal or slang phrase meaning to dance provocatively on someone, or in some dialects, to act quickly on something.

To bend the body forward as a sign of respect or worship, or to submit to someone's power.

To welcome or escort someone into a place with a bow as a gesture of deep respect.

To withdraw gracefully from a commitment, competition, or position, especially at the end of a career or role.

To show respect to someone by bowing, or to yield to someone's authority, wishes, or pressure.

Chiefly US Southern dialect: to become aggressive, defensive, or confrontational; to puff oneself up in anger.

To physically knock someone off their feet, or to greatly impress or astonish someone.

To arrive or appear somewhere in a casual or confident manner.

A rare dialectal expression meaning to dismiss or put someone off with excuses or evasion.

To talk proudly and enthusiastically about someone or something, often excessively.

to annoy someone very much

to get through criticism, embarrassment, or trouble by acting boldly and shamelessly

to separate yourself from a person, habit, tradition, or pattern

to tell someone bad or difficult news, usually gently

to stop suddenly, separate a piece, or end a relationship or discussion

to separate into pieces, end a relationship, or make people move apart

to end relations with someone or reject an established idea or habit

to leave quickly and casually, often as if nothing matters

to react with visible annoyance, pride, or offense

to bring someone or something with you, or to help someone improve

to cause something unpleasant to fall upon someone or something

to make yourself leave someone, somewhere, or something with difficulty

to bring someone or something to another place, often someone's home, or to persuade someone to your side

to make someone conscious again, persuade them, or take something to someone's home

To unite people, groups, or ideas that were previously separate or in conflict.

To raise a child, introduce a topic into conversation, or cause food to come back up from the stomach.

To cause something, usually something negative, to happen to oneself or another person through one's own actions.

To carry or have something or someone accompany you when you come to a place.

(Informal/slang) To spend time bonding and relaxing with male friends in a stereotypically masculine way.

(Slang) To socialise and have fun with male friends in a stereotypically masculine way, or to act in an exaggeratedly macho manner.

To cause or become involved in a heated quarrel, conflict, or disturbance.

To dismiss someone or something in a curt, dismissive way, or to remove something from a surface by brushing.

To move close to someone or something, lightly touching or almost touching them as you pass or stand near.

To contribute money or effort to a shared goal or group activity.

To become more cheerful, brave, or energetic; or to make someone else feel this way.

To form a pair with someone, either for safety, social, or practical reasons.

To move along a seat or bench to make room for another person.

To go away; used as a rude command to tell someone to leave (North American informal).

To waste time or treat someone in an inconsiderate, unhelpful way (British, vulgar).

To waste time or treat someone inconsiderately (British/Australian, vulgar).

To go away, or used as a rude command telling someone to leave (British vulgar).

Australian vulgar variant of 'bugger about': to waste time or act irresponsibly.

To encounter or discover something or someone by chance.

To collide with someone or something physically, or to meet someone unexpectedly.

To encounter or come across something by chance (rare variant of 'bump into' or 'come upon').

To gather or group things or people closely together in one place or category.

To send someone away quickly, often with some degree of urgency or force.

Australian slang: to exaggerate, fake a reaction, or make a scene to get sympathy or attention.

To share a room or sleeping space with someone, usually on a temporary or informal basis.

To meet someone unexpectedly or by chance.

To share a sleeping space or room with one or more other people.

British informal: to give someone a leg-up so they can climb over something, or to move up to make room for another person.

To keep someone cheerful or confident, or to keep something from declining.

(US informal/slang) To tease, mock, or make fun of someone.

To damage or destroy something; to end a romantic relationship or friendship, often after a serious argument; to break up a fight or gatheri

To act or appear more stereotypically masculine; to make something look tougher or more rugged.

To rudely interrupt a conversation or interfere in a situation that does not concern you.

To stop interfering or getting involved in something that is not your concern; usually used as an imperative.

To flatter or praise someone excessively in order to get something from them.

To persuade someone to switch allegiance or support by offering money or gifts.

To ask or invite someone to do something, or to pay a visit to someone.

To attract someone's attention and ask them to come to where you are.

British English: to visit someone at their home, usually briefly; or to phone a number of people in turn.

To shout or speak loudly toward someone in order to attract their attention or appeal to them.

To summon or assemble a group of people for a meeting or joint purpose.

To formally ask or request someone to do something, or to appeal to something for support.

To become less upset, angry, or excited, or to help someone else do so.

To behave or perform in an exaggeratedly theatrical, flamboyant, and deliberately artificial way.

To feel that something or someone is important and matters to you

To tend to someone's physical or emotional needs, or to feel affection for someone, or (in negative/question form) to like something.

To continue doing something despite difficulties; to behave in an excited or disruptive way; or to have a romantic or sexual affair.

To reject or abandon something or someone, treating them as no longer useful or important.

To release a boat from its mooring; to discard or reject something; to finish knitting by securing the last stitches.

To banish or expel someone from a group or place, often with a sense of moral or spiritual condemnation.

(North American, dated slang) To be sexually promiscuous; to seek casual sexual encounters.

(prison slang) To be placed in a cell with another prisoner; to share a prison cell.

To join things (or people) together in a lasting and solid way, either literally with cement or figuratively.

To record or attribute something as a fault or disadvantage against someone.

To find or meet something or someone by accident.

To find or encounter something or someone entirely by accident.

To win someone over or impress them through the use of personal charm.

To talk in a relaxed, continuous, and friendly way for a period of time.

To talk to someone in a friendly, flattering way, usually because you are romantically or sexually attracted to them.

To be unfaithful to a romantic partner, or to use dishonest methods during a test or exam.

To look at or visit someone or something briefly to see if everything is okay.

To officially leave a hotel; to look at or investigate something; or (informally) to be very attracted to someone.

To investigate or monitor someone or something to ensure they are behaving correctly or everything is in order.

To get through a difficult or awkward situation by being bold, impudent, or cheeky.

To behave in a bold, impudent, or impertinent manner.

To behave impudently or impertinently toward a specific person, especially someone in authority.

To encourage and support someone actively, especially during a competition or challenge.

To become happier, or to make someone else feel happier after they have been sad or worried.

To annoy or irritate someone; to feel annoyed or fed up.

To stop or reduce doing something annoying or excessive.

To join a conversation by adding a comment or opinion, sometimes unexpectedly.

To suddenly speak up or interject a comment, often unexpectedly.

An expression used to encourage someone to stay positive and brave when facing difficulty.

To become or make someone more cheerful and lively.

To become more cheerful and lively, or to make someone else feel that way.

To select members for opposing teams, especially for informal games.

To have a lively, relaxed conversation; to chat and hang out casually.

To remove something or someone from a surface or vehicle, or (Australian/NZ) to tease or mock someone

To share costs or contribute money jointly (rare, chiefly dialectal British English)

To become friendly with someone; to start spending time with someone as a friend

To form or gather into a circle

To respond to criticism or an insult with a sharp, confident, and often witty comeback

To welcome someone by applauding as they arrive or enter.

To applaud someone as they leave or depart, especially as a farewell gesture; also used informally to describe something worn out or exhaust

To clean the mess left behind by another person or animal.

To hold onto something or someone tightly, especially because of fear, difficulty, or desperation; to maintain a position with difficulty.

To hold tightly to something or someone; or to refuse to let go of a belief, hope, or feeling.

To behave in a silly, playful, or deliberately comedic way, often to amuse others.

To behave in a silly, playful, or comedic way for the amusement of others or simply for fun.

To publicly mock, ridicule, or humiliate a specific person, especially on social media (internet slang).

To exclude someone from a group, club, or set of activities.

For a group of people to each contribute a share of money to pay for something jointly.

Australian slang for becoming close friends or pairing up with someone.

To act in a superior or arrogant manner toward others; to swagger over someone.

To find or encounter something or someone by chance; or to make a particular impression on others.

To accompany someone somewhere; to arrive or appear; or to make progress.

To visit someone; to regain consciousness; to change one's opinion over time; or for a scheduled event to arrive.

to cause separation, conflict, or obstruction between people or things

to visit briefly, or to obtain something, especially with some difficulty

to receive something, especially criticism, praise, or treatment from others

used to invite someone to enter

used to invite someone to visit, especially your home

to make sexual or romantic advances toward someone

to visit someone, move from one place to another, or suddenly feel something

to visit, regain consciousness, or eventually agree after thinking

To unite, meet, or begin to work as a whole.

To be included as part of something, or to accompany someone.

In informal or slang use, to be naturally stylish, skilled, or impressive; also used as an imperative meaning to produce or deliver what is

To behave in a patronising or superior manner toward someone, treating them as inferior.

To trust someone enough to share personal or secret information with them.

To relax, calm down, or to calm someone else down; chiefly informal American English.

Chiefly British informal: to avoid work or leave early without permission; also used to mean having a sexual or romantic encounter (see 'cop

British slang meaning to have a sexual or romantic encounter with someone, typically someone new.

To gently reassure or encourage someone along, keeping them comfortable and cooperative, often over a period of time.

To make oneself warm and comfortable, typically by curling up or moving close to something or someone.

To deliberately try to become friendly or close to someone, especially a powerful or influential person, usually for personal advantage.

To like or feel comfortable with someone or something.

To include someone in a plan, activity, or group.

To trust that someone or something will help or behave in an expected way.

To exclude someone from a plan, or to count items one by one while distributing them.

Formal variant of 'count on' — to trust or depend on someone or something.

To form a romantic partnership, or to join two things together.

To try to get close to someone, often in a flattering or self-serving way, or to become politically or socially aligned with someone.

Australian slang: to make romantic or sexual advances toward someone.

To talk at length in a way that is boring, annoying, or perceived as worthless; also to speak disparagingly about someone or something.

To sleep at someone's home informally and without prior arrangement; or to enter a place suddenly and forcefully.

To move from one side, group, genre, or domain to another, either physically or figuratively.

To confuse, deceive, or betray someone; to act in a way contrary to what was expected or agreed.

To boast or express great triumph over someone else's defeat or one's own success in a way that others find annoying.

To press or gather into a space in large numbers; or for thoughts and feelings to enter the mind all at once.

To press in around someone from all sides, creating a feeling of being overwhelmed or suffocated, either physically or emotionally.

To move or press close together into a small space, either by choice or necessity.

To have a strong, romantic infatuation with someone, usually without the feeling being mutual.

To belittle, depreciate, or speak disparagingly of someone or something in order to reduce their value or reputation.

To cry until the emotion is fully released and you feel better; also used for a baby sleep training method where a baby is left to cry until

To cancel or withdraw from a previously agreed plan, commitment, or arrangement, especially at the last moment.

To seek emotional comfort or support from someone by sharing one's problems or grief with them.

To sit or lie very close to someone, wrapping your arms around them for warmth, comfort, or affection.

To hit or strike someone with an open hand, often lightly or dismissively.

To direct a stream of angry, abusive, or profane language at someone.

To verbally attack someone using a lot of swear words and angry insults.

To interrupt a conversation or activity; to move in front of someone else in a queue or in traffic; to ask someone to dance.

An informal command telling someone to stop doing something annoying or unacceptable.

Australian informal: to dress or behave in an unstylish, dorky, or charmingly uncool way.

To dress oneself or something else up in a showy, elaborate, or flamboyant style.

To follow or pursue someone in a fawning, persistent, or romantically hopeful way.

To greet someone with a special handshake, fist bump, or combination of physical greeting gestures.

Informal/internet slang: to be eliminated from a situation, gene pool, or competition due to one's own stupidity, recklessness, or poor deci

Genealogy/heraldry: (of a family name or male line) to become extinct because a family produces only daughters who, on marrying, take their

To distribute something among several people, or to inflict something such as punishment.

To decorate a place or dress a person in an elaborate or impressive way.

To decorate or dress someone or something up in an impressive or festive way; a variant of 'deck out'.

An archaic or rare form meaning to deprive someone of something or to withhold something from them.

To need someone or something in order to function or succeed, or to vary according to conditions

(British, vulgar informal) To waste time doing nothing useful, or to treat someone inconsiderately.

(Vulgar informal) To waste time doing useless things, or to treat someone in a disrespectful or evasive way.

(Vulgar slang) To have sexual intercourse with someone.

To like or be attracted to someone or something (dated American slang).

To dress smartly or tidy oneself up (British regional dialect, chiefly Northern English).

To inform on or betray someone to the authorities (American slang).

To eat a meal at a restaurant or another place outside the home.

To repeatedly use an amusing story or past experience to entertain people and gain social attention or status.

To have a different opinion from someone; or for food or medicine to cause discomfort to the body.

To leave or abandon a place, person, or commitment suddenly and without fulfilling obligations.

To separate something into parts and distribute those parts among people or groups.

To divide and share something among a group of people, usually informally.

Non-standard spelling of 'divvy up'; to divide and share something informally among a group.

To treat or act toward someone in a particular way.

To speak negatively about someone, or to cheat or treat someone unfairly. (British English)

To report someone to an authority for doing something wrong; to inform on someone. (Australian/NZ English)

To report someone to an authority figure for misbehaviour; to inform on someone. (Australian/NZ English)

To follow someone persistently and annoyingly, or to move around as if tracking someone.

To insult, criticise harshly, or disrespect someone. (American slang)

To make oneself or someone else look attractive by dressing up smartly and applying make-up.

To behave in an enthusiastically nerdy or socially awkward way about something.

To show great, sometimes excessive love and attention toward someone.

A rare or non-standard variant, possibly meaning to share a space or to leave paired with another.

To share a space with someone, to bend in pain or laughter, or to increase something twofold.

To make someone or something look old-fashioned, dull, or unfashionable.

To involve someone or something unnecessarily or by force in a situation.

To force or draw someone into a situation, place, or activity they do not want to be part of.

To mention something unpleasant from the past that would be better forgotten, or to raise a child poorly.

To gradually involve or attract someone into a situation, activity, or discussion.

To bring people or things together, creating a sense of unity, or to come together as a group.

For people to gradually lose closeness in a relationship, without any argument or specific event causing it.

To drink at a bar, pub, or other venue outside of one's home.

To raise your glass and have a drink in honour of someone or something.

To drink more alcohol than another person until they are drunk or unable to continue, always used in the fixed expression 'drink someone und

To make a short, informal, and usually unplanned visit to someone at their home or workplace.

To make a short, casual, and usually unplanned visit to a person or place.

To make a brief, informal visit to someone at their home, or to deliver something to someone's house. (British English)

To accidentally or carelessly say or do something that causes another person to get into trouble.

To dress oneself or another person up in smart, fancy, or flashy clothes.

An extremely rare and non-standard phrase, occasionally used informally to mean involving someone in a fight or confrontation.

To fight or compete intensely with someone in order to settle a dispute or determine a winner.

To treat someone badly by criticizing them harshly or by unloading your problems and emotional burdens on them unfairly.

To publicly humiliate, defeat decisively, or make fun of someone, especially in a clever or dramatic way; derived from basketball dunking.

A minor fight, quarrel, or confrontation between people.

To relax one's effort or become less harsh, demanding, or intense.

To have a meal at a restaurant or café rather than at home.

To move gradually and carefully into a position, space, or conversation.

To encourage someone to do something risky, foolish, or unwise, often through taunting or peer pressure.

To ask politely about someone's health, wellbeing, or situation, often on behalf of oneself or another person.

To begin or formally commit to an agreement, discussion, relationship, or activity.

To make two sides, amounts, or scores equal, especially after one has been at a disadvantage.

To give reasons or excuses for something problematic in a way that minimizes it or tries to make it seem unimportant.

To look at someone or something in an appraising, desiring, or flirtatious way.

To confront someone or something boldly and force them to back down through courage or determination.

A euphemistic or written softening of the vulgar phrase 'fuck off,' used to tell someone to go away or to express strong disbelief or irrita

To laugh so hard that you lose control of your body.

To laugh so helplessly that one's body moves around uncontrollably.

To become romantically attracted to someone, or to be deceived by a trick or lie.

To start associating with a group of people, or to agree to a plan or suggestion.

To drop or detach from a container, or to have a disagreement that damages a relationship.

To be extremely eager or enthusiastic to do something, to the point of being almost clumsy about it.

Vulgar internet slang meaning to masturbate.

A rude dismissal meaning 'go away,' or to leave in a casual or dismissive manner. (Vulgar British slang)

To give someone excessive and often insincere praise and attention in order to gain their favour.

To use something as a source of food, energy, or motivation, often in a way that suggests dependence or exploitation.

To have sympathy or empathy for someone in a difficult situation, or to search for something by touch.

To cautiously and indirectly explore someone's opinions, intentions, or the nature of a situation before committing.

To touch someone's body in a sexual way without their consent. (Vulgar; describes sexual harassment or assault.)

To defend yourself against an attack, a threat, or unwanted attention by pushing it away or deflecting it.

To admit or confess to something, especially something you have done wrong or have been trying to hide.

To settle a disagreement, competition, or conflict by fighting or competing until one side wins.

To discover or perceive a quality, emotion, or resource within someone or something.

To discover within oneself the will, courage, generosity, or emotional capacity to do something difficult or unexpected.

To no longer need or use something, to have completed a relationship or association, or to have nothing more to say or do regarding somethin

To fail to honour a commitment or promise, especially by backing out at the last moment; or to inform on someone to an authority.

To feel accepted as part of a group, or to find time or space for something.

To go inside a space or category, or to match and belong within a group or system.

To repair or renovate something; to arrange or organize something for someone; or to arrange for two people to meet romantically.

To end or fail gradually and in a disappointing, unexciting way.

To fall asleep or become suddenly exhausted; or (especially American) to cancel plans unreliably.

To display something — especially money, wealth, or an item — ostentatiously and publicly to impress others.

To boast or show off, often in a competitive or dismissive way (slang).

To show off or boast at someone's expense, especially to demonstrate superiority over them.

To display or show off one's muscles or physical strength; or more rarely, to leave a situation.

For people or animals with shared qualities to gather or assemble together naturally.

To dismiss or send someone away rudely; also used as a softened expletive equivalent to 'go away'.

To get rid of someone by giving them something inferior, or to dismiss someone with poor excuses.

To force or trick someone into accepting something unwanted or inferior.

To behave in a silly or irresponsible way, waste time, or engage in casual sexual activity.

To handle, tamper with, or become involved with something or someone in a careless or risky way.

To raise or care for a child (or animal) through the foster system until they are grown.

To disgust or repel someone; or (rare slang) to behave in a wildly uninhibited or unusual way.

To deliberately exclude or ignore someone in order to make them feel unwanted or to force them out.

A rude and vulgar way of telling someone to go away or leave you alone.

To confront someone aggressively or challenge them face-to-face, often in a threatening way.

To present oneself in a bold, confident, or confrontational way, often projecting a tougher image than one truly has.

To make a frowning facial expression directed at a person or thing, showing disapproval, confusion, or displeasure.

To regard a behaviour, action, or practice with disapproval; to consider something socially or morally unacceptable.

To regard something with disapproval, often implying a social or moral judgment against it.

American vulgar slang for wasting time, behaving recklessly, or having casual sexual encounters.

Vulgar slang meaning to treat someone very unfairly, deceive them, or cause them serious harm, especially through betrayal.

Vulgar slang meaning to interfere with something, provoke or challenge someone, or deliberately confuse or deceive someone.

Niche internet/fandom slang meaning to enthusiastically engage with or react to Boys' Love (BL) manga, anime, or content in the manner of a

Niche internet/fandom slang meaning to react with intense enthusiasm to Boys' Love (BL) manga, anime, or media, as a self-identified fujoshi

To pay excessive and often unnecessary attention to someone or something, especially by trying to help or care for them in an over-the-top w

British slang meaning to inadvertently or deliberately reveal someone's secret, expose their deception, or 'blow someone's cover'.

To persuade someone to support your side or adopt your views.

To join together as a group, usually in opposition to someone.

For multiple people to join together to attack, criticise, or oppose a single person or group.

Northern English and Scottish dialect for pushing oneself into a conversation, group, or queue without being invited.

To have an unrealistically high opinion of oneself and behave as though one is more important than one really is.

To persistently nag or scold someone, or to begin pursuing someone or something.

To have a friendly relationship with someone, or to manage and make progress.

To take revenge on someone who has harmed or wronged you.

To support someone or something enthusiastically, or to fall behind schedule.

To position yourself between two people or things, or to interfere with a relationship.

To become involved in something that others are already doing, especially when you want to share in its benefits.

To gain the favour of or become part of a group, often with the suggestion of doing so for personal advantage.

To enter a place or vehicle, to be accepted somewhere, to begin to enjoy something, or to involve oneself in a situation.

To have sex, or (less commonly) to start a fight or competitive activity.

To escape serious punishment, or (British informal) to have a casual romantic or sexual encounter with someone.

To board a vehicle, have a good relationship with someone, or make progress with an activity.

To repeatedly criticise, pressure, or nag someone about something.

To have a friendly relationship with someone, or to continue or make progress with a task.

To succeed in deceiving, tricking, or gaining an advantage over someone.

To deceive, trick, or successfully manipulate someone.

To stop behaving in an arrogant, self-important, or overly dramatic way.

To find a way to avoid or deal with a problem or restriction, or to persuade someone.

To meet socially as a group, or to start a romantic relationship.

(Slang) To intrude into someone's personal space or private business in an aggressive or unwelcome way.

To move up into a higher or enclosed space, or (slang) to aggressively enter someone's personal domain.

To be involved in an activity, especially one that is secret, mischievous, or surprising.

To become romantically or sexually involved with someone, or to understand and accept something.

To give something to someone for free, to reveal a secret unintentionally, or to escort a bride at a wedding.

To return something to the person it belongs to, or to contribute to a community as a way of expressing gratitude.

To scold, punish, or criticize someone harshly, or to defeat someone convincingly.

To give generously of one's own time, energy, emotions, or efforts for the benefit of others.

To make oneself or something look more glamorous and attractive through clothing, makeup, or decoration.

To quickly move one's eyes away from something, usually to avoid eye contact or because of discomfort.

To attach oneself to someone or something in a clingy or opportunistic way.

To attach oneself persistently to a person, idea, or object, often without invitation.

A dialectal or regional variant of 'glom on,' meaning to grab onto something or someone, or to attach oneself persistently.

A dialectal or regional variant of 'glom onto,' meaning to seize, grab, or attach oneself firmly to someone, something, or an idea.

To enthusiastically and suddenly hug or tackle someone in an overwhelming, affectionate way.

To suddenly lunge at and cling to someone in an exuberant, affectionate tackle-hug.

To undergo a striking improvement in appearance, confidence, or overall life quality, usually over time.

To oppose, contradict, or be in conflict with someone or something.

To accept or agree with someone's plan, idea, or decision, sometimes without full conviction.

To regularly spend time with a particular person or group of people socially.

To fight, argue, or engage in an activity with great energy and intensity.

To fail to honour a promise, agreement, or decision that was previously made.

To act as a messenger or intermediary between two parties who are not communicating directly.

To perform oral sex on someone.

To choose, attempt, attack, or be attracted to something or someone.

To share the cost of something with one or more other people.

To join someone else as a partner in a shared plan, cost, or business.

To leave a place, to be extinguished, to be in a romantic relationship, or to be eliminated from a competition.

To move in a circular path, to visit someone casually, or to be sufficient for everyone.

To regularly spend time socialising with a particular person or group of people.

To be compatible, complementary, or well-suited to each other; also, for two people to be in a romantic relationship.

To accompany someone, to choose a particular option, or for one thing to suit or complement another.

To speak loudly, rudely, or boastfully, often without being asked for an opinion.

To tease or make fun of someone in a playful way.

To act in a stupid, aggressive, or oafish way; to behave like a goon.

To inform on someone to an authority, especially the police, in a way considered disloyal or treacherous.

To inform on someone to the police or another authority; a British slang synonym of 'grass on'.

To apply a greasy or oily substance smoothly onto a surface; informally, to use excessive charm or flattery in a slick way.

To gradually become less close to someone over time as your lives, interests, or values diverge.

To gradually become emotionally or ideologically distant from someone or something as you develop and change.

To develop from a child into an adult; also used to tell someone to behave more maturely.

To aggressively pursue, target, or seek to defeat or harm someone or something.

A variant form of 'gussy up': to dress or decorate something elaborately and showily.

To make someone, something, or oneself look more attractive, fancy, or impressive.

To become defensive, angry, or agitated, like an animal raising the hackles on the back of its neck.

To originally come from or belong to a particular place.

To perform or behave in an exaggerated, overdramatic way for comic or theatrical effect.

A shorter variant of 'ham it up': to perform or behave in an exaggerated or overdramatic way.

To distribute or offer something to each person in a group by passing it from one to another.

To give something to someone else, often permanently or freely.

To return something to the person it belongs to or came from.

To pass something from an older or higher source to a younger or lower one, or to officially deliver a judgement.

To distribute something to multiple people, used when the object is already understood from context.

To acknowledge and give credit to someone for something impressive they have done.

To give someone the recognition they deserve for doing something impressively well.

To give something to the next person in a series, or to pass knowledge, tradition, or objects to others.

To offer or pass something to each person in a group in turn.

To stay in a place doing nothing, or to wait for someone; also used as an exclamation meaning 'wait a moment'.

To spend time idly in a place or with people, or to wait for someone.

To hesitate or be reluctant to move forward or participate, often due to shyness or uncertainty.

To get very drunk on a particular occasion.

To spend relaxed, informal time with friends or in a place; also to display something by hanging it in the open air.

To spend time in a place or with people without doing anything in particular. (British English variant of 'hang around'.)

To be logically consistent and coherent, or to remain united as a group.

To spend casual time with someone, or to keep up with someone's pace or ideas.

To talk repeatedly and tediously about the same thing, especially a complaint or criticism.

To direct strong dislike, criticism, or negativity toward a person or thing, often publicly.

To have a reason for disliking, opposing, or objecting to someone or something.

To consider or mentally classify someone as being a particular type of person.

To invite or arrange for someone to come to your home or workplace, or to keep a supply of something.

British slang meaning either to have sex with someone, or to steal something and escape.

To have a persistent hostile attitude toward someone and want to cause them trouble.

British slang for having sex with someone.

To have a direct and frank confrontation with someone in order to settle a dispute or misunderstanding.

Chiefly American variant of 'have it in for': to be persistently hostile or resentful toward someone.

To be wearing something; to have plans or commitments; or to trick or tease someone.

To invite someone to visit you at your home.

To receive a letter, call, message, or other communication from someone.

To listen to someone fully and completely, allowing them to finish what they are saying without interruption.

To behave in a wild, reckless, or disreputable manner; to live or act without restraint.

To assist the progress of something or someone; to encourage or facilitate development.

To give assistance to someone who needs it, especially in a difficult situation.

To respond to an attack or criticism with an equally strong counter-attack or response.

To immediately like each other and get along well from the very first meeting.

Informal/slang: to go to a place energetically; to contact or approach someone, often to ask for something.

To imitate or mimic someone cleverly, or (in the fixed phrase 'hit it off') to immediately get along well with someone.

To flirt with or make romantic advances toward someone, or to discover or think of something by chance.

An archaic or dialectal variant meaning to place someone (typically a child) in the care of another household for lodging.

To take or use too much of something selfishly, leaving little for others.

To continue to feel resentment or blame toward someone because of something they did in the past.

To remain firm in a belief, promise, or standard, or to require someone else to do so

To remain united, intact, or coherent, or to cause something to stay that way

To present someone or something as a model, ideal, or example for others to admire or follow

To approve of or support a particular idea, practice, or belief, usually used in negative constructions

To contact someone or get their attention, often with romantic intent or to start a conversation

To respond to someone who has contacted or called out to you

To call out to someone loudly or to contact them informally

To respond or reply to someone who called out to you or contacted you

To flatter or behave in an overly sweet, ingratiating way around someone, usually to gain favor

To flatter someone excessively in order to win their favor or get something from them

To annoy or irritate someone

To forcibly remove or eject someone from a place

To connect a device or system, or informally to provide someone with something they need or want

To connect devices or systems; to meet and begin a relationship or casual encounter; or to provide someone with what they need

To silence or embarrass a speaker by making mocking noises, hooting, or jeering

To have a loud, boisterous, and fun time; to celebrate noisily

To go casually and without fuss to a nearby place, often used as a cheerful invitation.

To intrude on a situation, conversation, or activity without being invited, often to gain an advantage.

To play in a boisterous, rough, or silly manner, often when one should be doing something more serious.

To play in a rough, boisterous, or silly way, typically when one should be doing something else.

To silence a speaker by loudly booing, jeering, or shouting as a group.

To leave a place in a bad-tempered or sulky manner because one is offended or annoyed.

To resolve a disagreement or emotional tension by hugging each other.

To walk away heavily and with evident anger or sullenness, like a large, powerful figure.

To make someone or something quieter; to calm noise or commotion down.

To dress or present oneself in a bold, provocative, or sexually suggestive manner.

To squeeze or crowd into a small or confined space; to huddle together.

To deliberately ignore or exclude someone from a social group or conversation as a form of rejection or punishment.

To leave a lasting mark, impression, or influence on something or someone; also used in biology to describe instinctive bonding.

To ask about someone's health, wellbeing, or current situation as a social courtesy.

To communicate with, act upon, or have an effect on someone or something else.

To stir up someone's temper or fighting spirit; to make someone angry or combative.

To remove problems, disagreements, or rough parts so something works smoothly.

A regional slang insult for an annoying, stupid, or unpleasant person.

To keep talking continuously, often for a long time.

To speak to someone in a superior, scolding, or condescending way.

To treat someone badly by wasting their time, confusing them, or not being sincere.

A very rare or nonstandard expression, sometimes used to mean mistreat or cheat someone.

To talk nonsense, be deceptive, or waste time with idle chatter.

An extremely rare and non-standard vulgar variant meaning to masturbate or to dismiss/annoy someone.

Chiefly British slang for telling someone to go away, or literally to continue jogging.

To start participating in an activity that is already happening.

A non-standard or highly regional expression occasionally used to mean to stop participating or to connect outward.

To enlist in the armed forces, or to connect separate things or people together.

To behave in a playful, humorous way; to make jokes and not be serious.

To joke or be funny in an exaggerated or enthusiastic way, often to entertain others.

To keep someone cheerful and motivated through encouragement, flattery, or gentle persuasion.

To enter a conversation, activity, or situation suddenly and without much hesitation.

South African slang meaning to speak badly of someone or to treat someone with contempt.

To retain something or keep someone nearby, often out of habit or convenience.

To not go near, not associate with, or not get involved with someone or something.

To prevent someone from leaving, to retain something, or to maintain contact with someone.

To maintain a good or friendly relationship with someone, often for personal advantage.

To repeatedly talk about the same subject, often in a way that others find annoying.

To avoid socialising with others and to not share personal information; to live or behave in a private and self-contained way.

To avoid getting involved in a situation, or to prevent someone from entering or becoming involved in something.

To not share information, opinions, or feelings with others; or to behave in a private, unsociable way.

To remain as a group without separating, or to maintain the unity of a group.

To resist, protest, or struggle against something, especially rules, authority, or circumstances one cannot control.

To discuss ideas casually; to wander without purpose; to treat someone badly; or to be lying around unused.

To forcefully remove someone from a place, group, or position.

To cause trouble, raise a protest, or create a noisy disturbance; also to raise dust or debris by kicking.

In Australian and New Zealand informal English, to be associated with a group, or to be in a romantic relationship with someone.

To joke, tease, or behave in a playful and light-hearted way.

In Scottish and Northern Irish English, to pretend, or to try to make someone believe something that is not true.

(Informal/slang) To have an unusual or specific attraction, fetish, or obsessive interest in something or someone.

To behave in an exaggerated, overly dramatic, or irrational way.

To dismiss someone rudely or to tell someone to go away in an insulting way.

To try to gain favor by being overly flattering or obedient.

To flatter or behave obsequiously toward a specific person in order to gain their approval or favour.

To lower oneself onto one's knees in front of someone, as an act of respect, worship, or submission.

To unite or join things or people closely and firmly, or for bones and wounds to heal and fuse.

To spend time in a place without a specific purpose, or to treat someone roughly.

To spend time in a place informally, to socialise casually, or to consider an idea roughly.

To drink something quickly, to reject or discourage someone, or to cost a surprising amount of money.

To spend time in a place or with someone informally, or to exist somewhere in a vague, unplanned way.

A versatile phrasal verb with distinct British and North American meanings, including waking someone, making something quickly, or (informal

(Australian slang) To behave in a boastful, flashy, or showing-off manner; to act like a 'lair' (a vulgar show-off).

(Australian slang) To dress in an ostentatiously flashy, garish, or vulgar manner.

To party, celebrate, or show off in a very extravagant and showy way.

To behave in a playful, silly, or carefree way, often when you should be doing something more serious.

To behave in a silly, playful, and carefree manner, typically when one ought to be more serious.

To attach yourself to a person or idea, or to suddenly understand something.

To attach oneself firmly to a person, idea, or opportunity, often with determination or persistence.

To express amusement at someone or something, or to ridicule and mock someone.

To dismiss or dispel something (worry, tension, a problem) by laughing; or to spend time laughing cheerfully.

To silence, dismiss, or humiliate someone or something by meeting them with laughter or ridicule.

To share laughter together with another person as part of a warm, mutual, or friendly exchange.

To exaggerate praise, flattery, or emotion beyond what is genuine or necessary.

To deceive someone by giving them false hope or encouragement, especially in a romantic context.

To guide or escort someone or something out of a place, or to lead a group forward out of a starting position.

To depend on someone for support or help, especially emotionally, or to put pressure on someone to do something.

To eagerly and enthusiastically accept an opportunity or offer.

To omit something, or (British slang) an exclamation telling someone to stop or expressing disbelief.

To not include someone or something, either deliberately or accidentally.

(British slang, vulgar) To have many casual sexual relationships.

(British slang, vulgar) Usually in 'get a leg over': to have sex with someone.

An act of helping someone climb up physically, or an advantage or helpful start given to someone.

To disappoint someone by failing to do what was expected, or to lower something gradually.

To share a secret, plan, or private information with someone.

To reveal or admit something that you have been keeping secret, often unintentionally.

To speak honestly and directly with someone, especially about something difficult or previously avoided.

Vulgar slang for acting in a stereotypically lesbian manner or engaging in same-sex activity between women.

Vulgar slang meaning to adopt lesbian behaviour or identity, or for women to engage in same-sex activity.

Informal slang meaning to express strong feminist or liberal political views, often used dismissively.

To lick the inside of a container clean; also a vulgar slang term for performing oral sex on a woman.

For a decision or responsibility to belong to a particular person; also an archaic or literary term for having sexual intercourse.

To become less serious, tense, or strict; to relax and have a more positive attitude.

To give one's support to a person, plan, or cause, especially in a group or organised way.

To connect or join together, whether physically, technologically, or in partnership.

To speak rudely, impudently, or disrespectfully to someone, especially to a person in authority.

To escape the embarrassment or shame of a past mistake, usually after a long time.

To confirm someone's low expectations by behaving as badly as they expected.

To regard something as the most important source of meaning or joy in your life.

To share the same home, especially as a romantic couple without being married.

To succeed in matching the standard, expectations, or reputation that is expected of you or something

To share your home with someone, or to accept and continue to endure a difficult situation.

To become or to make someone or something more lively, exciting, or energetic.

To feel a deep, emotional desire or yearning for something or someone, especially something absent or difficult to have.

To take care of someone or something, making sure they are safe and have everything they need.

To regard someone or something as inferior, unimportant, or beneath you socially, morally, or intellectually.

To regard someone or something as inferior or beneath one's own standards — the formal or literary variant of 'look down on'.

To make a short, informal visit to a place or person, often to check on them.

To make a brief visit to a person to check on their wellbeing or to see how they are doing.

To consider or regard someone or something in a particular way or role.

To watch over and protect someone, or to be alert so you can help them.

To consciously ignore or move beyond something, especially a flaw or obstacle.

To turn to someone or something for help, guidance, or as a source; or to direct one's attention to future plans.

To admire and respect someone, often wanting to be like them.

A more formal or literary way of saying 'regard' or 'consider' — to think of someone or something in a particular way.

To become more relaxed, less tense, or less inhibited, physically or socially.

To behave in an arrogantly superior way toward someone, making them feel inferior.

To dominate or act in a superior, arrogant manner over others.

To remove or heal something (usually pain, sadness, or fear) through love and affection.

To shower someone with affection, hugs, and physical expressions of love.

To show intense physical affection toward someone; to smother someone with love.

To give someone an unwanted or difficult responsibility, task, or burden, often without their consent.

To treat or categorize different people or things as a single group, usually ignoring their individual differences.

To eat lunch at a restaurant, café, or public eating establishment rather than at home or at one's desk.

To have a very strong, often physical or passionate desire for someone or something.

To act or present oneself in an exaggeratedly tough, masculine way; to perform or adopt stereotypically macho behavior.

Slang: to flirt aggressively or attempt to seduce someone; to successfully use charm or smooth talk on a target of attraction.

Slang: to flirt with someone confidently and skillfully, using charm and smooth talk to attract them romantically or sexually.

Slang: to kiss passionately or engage in physical intimacy; related to 'make out' but rooted in AAVE slang.

To do something good for someone in order to compensate for a previous wrong, disappointment, or favour owed.

To see, hear, or understand something with difficulty; to claim something is true; to kiss and caress romantically; or to write a cheque/for

To kiss and physically caress someone in a romantic or sexual way.

To completely transform the appearance or style of a person or place; or (formal/legal) to transfer ownership of property.

To invent a story or excuse; to reconcile after a quarrel; to constitute or form a whole; or to apply cosmetics.

To compensate for something lost, missed, or done wrong by doing something positive

To flatter or behave in an ingratiating way toward someone, usually to gain favour; or to reach a certain amount or level.

To demonstrate courage, emotional strength, or responsibility, especially when facing difficulty; often used as an imperative.

To systematically exclude or push people or groups to the periphery of society, an organisation, or a process until they are effectively rem

To marry someone from within one's own community, religion, or social group.

To become part of a family, social class, or wealthy situation by marrying someone from it.

To arrange or manage the marriage of someone, often a child, usually with the implication of eagerness or self-interest.

To marry someone from outside one's own community, religion, or social group.

To marry someone of higher social standing, or to join two things together so they correspond.

To correspond, agree, or be equal to something else; or to pair people or things together based on compatible qualities.

To arrange to come together with someone in the same place, usually in an informal social context.

To repeatedly mock, tease, or target someone by creating or sharing memes about them on the internet.

To waste time, behave in a silly way, or treat someone carelessly.

To waste time, behave in a playful or unfocused way, or treat someone without respect.

To treat someone very badly, exploit them, or cause them serious harm through dishonesty.

To interfere with something or someone, or to provoke and challenge a person.

To mock, tease, or make fun of someone in a dismissive way.

To grab, seize, or attach oneself tenaciously to something or someone.

To gather together in a large group, often with aggressive or intimidating intent.

To publicly ridicule or humiliate someone in a pointed and deliberate way.

To behave in a silly, playful, or irresponsible way.

To behave in a silly, playful, or irresponsible way; to waste time playing or fooling around.

To take advantage of someone's generosity by getting food, money, or accommodation from them without paying or contributing.

To take on a nurturing, protective, or caretaking role, especially in a difficult or demanding situation.

To speak rudely, loudly, or disrespectfully; to say offensive or boastful things without appropriate restraint.

To begin to take control of or encroach on something that belongs to or is associated with someone else; to approach someone or something in

To continue to the next stage, topic, or phase; or to leave behind a situation, relationship, or period of life and begin something new.

To shift to one side to make room, or to give up a position to someone else.

To adapt to or keep pace with changing times, trends, or a group.

To behave in a silly, aimless, or time-wasting way, or to treat someone carelessly.

To behave playfully or aimlessly, wasting time, or to treat someone without proper care.

To join others and willingly share in work or unpleasant tasks without complaining.

To disrespect, embarrass, or make a fool of someone, or to take advantage of someone's trust.

To force your way into a situation or activity to get a share of the benefits, especially by using power or threats.

A British exclamation telling someone rudely to go away.

To give someone or something the same name as a person or thing, in their honour or memory.

To give someone or something the name of another person or place, especially as a tribute; predominantly American English.

Informal, chiefly British expression meaning to make something or someone more pleasant, attractive, or agreeable.

To gesture with a nod for someone to enter a room or pass through.

To fight, argue, or compete with full intensity, with the implication of mutually destructive force.

To present, suggest, or give something, often willingly or as a sacrifice or contribution.

To gain an advantage over someone by doing something slightly better or more impressive than them.

To open something (a door, shop, conversation) or to begin sharing one's thoughts and feelings more freely.

To give someone a series of commands in a domineering or disrespectful way.

To give someone repeated commands in a domineering and disrespectful way.

To admit honestly that you have done something wrong, even though it is difficult.

To send someone somewhere, often quickly and with a sense of dismissal or urgency.

To fill a venue completely with people; to be attended by a capacity crowd.

To form pairs, especially for romantic purposes or as part of a group activity.

To form a group of two with another person for a shared purpose.

To spend time with someone as a close friend, especially in a casual, sociable way.

To become close friends with someone, especially quickly or unexpectedly.

To extend the hand with the palm facing outward, as a gesture.

To hide or conceal a problem, disagreement, or mistake with a superficial solution.

To join with one other person to form a pair or team, especially for a task or activity.

To celebrate enthusiastically, dance freely, and have a great time at a party or social event.

To continue partying or celebrating, or to encourage others to keep the festive spirit going.

In online gaming, to join or form a group of players who will play together as a team.

To forward or transmit something, such as a message, object, or information, to another person.

To distribute something among a group of people by giving it from one person to the next.

To be accepted or mistaken for something or someone different from what one actually is.

A gentle, respectful way of saying that someone has died.

To transfer knowledge, traditions, possessions, or characteristics from an older generation to a younger one.

To be convincingly accepted or mistaken for something or someone that one is not.

To deliberately present something or someone as something it is not, in order to deceive others.

To transmit something to another person, to decline an offer, or (as a euphemism) to die.

To deliberately pretend to be a different type of person or to have a different identity in order to deceive others.

To distribute something among a group by giving it from one person to the next in turn.

To attempt to repair or conceal a problem, conflict, or flaw with a temporary or superficial solution rather than addressing the root cause.

to repair something damaged or to restore peace after a disagreement

to push something away from oneself or make someone else take it

to get rid of something by making someone else accept it, often unfairly

to say goodbye in a relaxed, slangy way, or to leave

To repeatedly treat someone in an unkind or unfair way; to bully or persistently target someone.

To notice or become aware of something subtle, such as a clue, a feeling, or a social signal.

to reject, dismiss, or brush someone off rudely

to go away; used as a rude dismissal in very rare dialectal or informal use

to add a lot more of something, or to join in attacking or criticizing

to become sad and weak because you miss someone or strongly desire something

to become quieter or to tell someone to stop making noise

to stop talking or go away; a very rare informal expression

to begin speaking, especially suddenly or after being silent

To treat someone or something with total contempt or disregard.

A heavy drinking session; or (less commonly) to ruin or spoil something.

To join in and help with a task or contribute to a shared effort.

To cooperate with someone's plan or pretence, often while not fully believing it; to pretend to agree in order to avoid conflict or to decei

To spend time doing things in a playful or experimental way; also to be sexually unfaithful to a partner.

To play a sports match at the opponent's ground; or to be sexually unfaithful to a partner.

To pit two sides against each other, exploit a contrast between things, or compete in a deciding match.

To continue playing, or to exploit someone's emotions, fears, or weaknesses.

To flatter or behave in an ingratiating way toward someone, especially to gain their approval or favor.

(Non-standard, very rare) To become stiff, rigid, or prim in posture or manner

A rare, dialectal phrasal verb meaning to equip oneself or to dress up smartly.

To pay for something, especially as a treat for others.

To make a brief, often unplanned visit to a person or place.

To pour a small amount of a drink onto the ground as a gesture of respect or remembrance for someone who has died.

Slang, primarily within certain LGBTQ+ online communities, meaning to become HIV-positive.

British informal: to behave in a silly or time-wasting way, often making a fool of oneself.

British informal: to act in a foolish, silly, or unproductive way.

To successfully persuade or convince someone to do something, especially something they were reluctant to do.

to target and exploit someone or something vulnerable

to make yourself look more attractive by grooming carefully

to make yourself look neat or attractive, especially in an old-fashioned way

to behave in a fussy, affected, or overly delicate way

to press your lips together in a shape for kissing

to move someone to one side, often to speak privately

to move away from something or become more distant

To support or hope for someone's success, especially when the outcome is uncertain.

To successfully deceive or trick someone.

To work cooperatively as a group, especially under pressure, or to assemble various elements into a whole.

To challenge, correct, or reprimand someone specifically about a particular error or behaviour.

To direct criticism, mockery, or attacks toward people or groups who have less power or status than oneself.

To treat someone in a bossy or bullying way, telling them what to do or intimidating them.

To bully or treat someone in a domineering way, telling them what to do and giving them no respect.

To physically move someone or something away, or to emotionally reject or distance oneself from someone.

To force your way into a queue, space, or situation ahead of others, often rudely.

To tell someone rudely to go away, or to move away from a place; also used in boating to leave a dock.

To move past someone or something using physical force, often rudely.

Chiefly African American Vernacular English (AAVE): to flirt with or make romantic or sexual advances toward someone.

To regard or categorise someone or something in a particular way, often based on a first impression.

To contribute to a group effort or join with others in a shared arrangement.

To spread information, gossip, or rumors widely; or (of a person) to be sexually promiscuous.

Used in negative constructions to say that you believe someone is capable of a particular (usually negative) action.

To make oneself known in social or professional circles; or to be sexually promiscuous.

To make a special effort or accept personal inconvenience in order to help someone.

Used in negative constructions to indicate that you believe someone is capable of doing something unexpected or bad.

To spread a piece of information, a rumor, or a message among a group of people; also to circulate something physical among a group.

To deceive, cheat, or take advantage of someone (chiefly regional American English).

To encourage, persuade, or pressure someone into doing something, usually something naughty or wrong.

To tolerate or accept something unpleasant, annoying, or difficult without complaining strongly.

To settle a dispute or disagreement by arguing it through to a conclusion.

To have an angry argument or serious disagreement with someone, or to find fault with something.

In LGBTQ+ and drag slang, to express oneself in an exaggeratedly dramatic, flamboyant, or 'queenly' way.

To become quieter, or to cause someone or something to make less noise.

To become less noisy or active, or to cause someone or something to be quieter. The British English equivalent of 'quiet down.'

To talk at length in a tedious, rambling, or trivial way, often without getting to the point.

Australian slang: a rude command telling someone to go away or to stop bothering you.

To clean or wipe something by using a rag; or, rarely, a variant of 'rag on' meaning to tease or berate someone.

To tease, mock, or criticize someone repeatedly in a playful or nagging way.

To dress someone up in elaborate or fine clothing; or informally, to scold or reprimand someone sharply.

To lift something or someone physically, or to elevate someone's position, spirit, or status.

To gather things (especially money or people) with difficulty from various sources.

To come together to support someone who is in difficulty or facing a challenge.

To unite as a group in support of a leader, cause, or idea.

To come together to help or support someone who is in trouble or facing difficulty.

To annoy, provoke, or reprimand someone; a New Zealand and Australian English colloquialism.

To secretly inform on someone to an authority, especially betraying a friend or associate.

To inform on or betray someone to an authority, typically breaking loyalty.

To talk continuously for a long time, often in an irritating or tiresome way.

To become sexually explicit, crude, or to introduce raunchy content into something.

To extend your arm to touch something, or to make contact with someone, especially for help or connection.

To find or assume a hidden or deeper meaning in something, sometimes beyond what was actually intended.

To scold or criticise someone severely and angrily, often in a humiliating way.

To try to persuade someone to think or behave rationally by presenting calm, logical arguments.

to expect or depend on someone or something

to need or trust someone or something for help, support, or success

to depend on or trust someone or something

To have something as the central focus or main concern.

To show strong loyalty or support for someone or something; also to head toward a destination on horseback.

To travel in the same vehicle as someone; to be associated or aligned with a person or group; or to accept and go along with something.

To phone several different people one after another, usually to find information or spread news.

To mock, tease, or criticise someone in an ongoing or repeated way, often in a joking but sometimes hurtful manner.

To attract someone romantically using natural charm and charisma; to charm or seduce someone effortlessly.

To encourage someone loudly and enthusiastically, especially a crowd cheering for a team or performer.

To arrive somewhere, especially casually or without prior warning.

To arrive in large quantities or with ease, or to arrive casually and often late.

To wrap or curl something into a cylindrical shape; to arrive somewhere (informally); or to gather at a place.

To approach or arrive at a person or place, typically in a vehicle or with a bold, confident manner.

To adapt to a situation, accept changes, and continue without being thrown off course.

To accommodate someone by sharing a room or living space with them, or to keep a newborn baby in the same room as its mother.

To support and want someone or something to succeed, especially in a competition or difficult situation.

To persuade or pressure someone to join in or help with something, often when they are reluctant.

To persuade or trick someone into doing something they did not originally intend to do.

To turn suddenly and attack or criticise someone sharply, often unexpectedly.

An archaic or literary variant of 'round on': to suddenly turn and attack or criticise someone sharply.

To manage to have a reasonably harmonious relationship or cope adequately, without great enthusiasm.

To keep reminding someone of an unpleasant mistake, failure, or embarrassment, causing further distress.

Of a quality, habit, or attitude: to be gradually and unconsciously transferred from one person to another through close contact.

to come into close contact with someone, something, or a difficult reality, often causing friction

to spend a lot of time going from place to place with someone

to find or meet something or someone by chance

to chase someone or something, or to spend a lot of effort trying to please or get them

to spend a lot of time hurrying about to take care of someone

to spend a lot of time socially with someone, often in a way others may judge

to leave a place quickly, often because of fear or to escape; also to leave home secretly

to leave secretly with another person, especially for love or adventure

To have a conflict, argument, or confrontation with someone, especially a person in authority

To meet someone by chance, to collide with something, or to encounter a problem

(Dialectal/informal) For a quality, habit, or attitude to transfer or spread from one person to another

To leave secretly with a person (often a romantic partner) or to steal something and escape with it

(Slang) To trick or deceive someone; to pull a scam or con on someone

To suddenly abandon someone who is depending on you, especially in a cowardly or irresponsible way

To reach a particular amount or size, to go to someone for help or comfort, or to be able to afford something

(Slang, AAVE) To rush aggressively or boldly into a situation, place, or confrontation

(Slang, AAVE) To approach someone suddenly and aggressively, often to confront or attack them

To impose an unwanted burden, responsibility, or problem on someone.

To cause a person or animal to leave by frightening them.

To use fear or threats to make someone do something against their will.

To deter or cause someone or something to leave by frightening them.

To move a short distance to one side, usually while seated, to make room for someone else.

To move a short distance to one side, especially when seated, to make space.

To waste time, behave irresponsibly, or treat someone in an inconsiderate manner. (British English variant of 'screw around'.)

To waste time behaving irresponsibly, to be sexually unfaithful, or to tamper with something carelessly.

To treat someone very unfairly or dishonestly, causing them significant harm or disadvantage.

To interfere with, tamper with, or deliberately confuse or harm someone or something.

To form or gather into a tight group, often urgently, borrowed from rugby's 'scrum' formation

To cause someone to take a seat, or to lower oneself into a seated position

To not participate in an activity or event, remaining on the sidelines; a rare variant of 'sit out'

To take care of or attend to someone or something (chiefly British and Irish dialectal variant of 'look after')

To perceive or recognise a particular quality or value in a person or thing.

To look inside a space, or to understand someone's hidden thoughts, feelings, or motives.

To go to a station, airport, or other departure point to say goodbye to someone who is leaving; also, to defeat or get rid of a threat.

To look beyond or ignore a negative quality or obstacle in order to perceive something more important.

To sell all available stock or tickets; to betray one's principles or allies for personal gain.

To tell someone to leave or to dispatch someone or something to a distant place.

To become calm, or to begin living a stable domestic life.

To pay what you owe, especially to divide a shared bill or clear a debt with someone.

To start living with a romantic or sexual partner without being married, or to stay temporarily in a makeshift place.

To confirm or seal an agreement by shaking hands with the other party.

To participate in or experience something together with other people, including both positive things (success, joy) and negative ones (respo

To divide something into portions and give each person their fair share.

Not a widely established standard phrasal verb; occasionally used informally to mean dividing or distributing something.

To continue shining or to direct light onto something; figuratively, to continue to excel or be positive; in slang, to ignore or dismiss som

To polish or clean something until it is bright and shiny; or (informal) to curry favour with someone by flattery.

(Vulgar) To go away, or to strongly annoy or irritate someone.

(Vulgar) To treat someone with extreme disrespect, contempt, or cruelty; to behave very badly toward someone.

(Vulgar) The more formal-sounding variant of 'shit on'; to treat someone with extreme contempt, cruelty, or disrespect.

A vulgar expression meaning to deceive, disrespect, or treat someone poorly

To make a person, animal, or annoyance go away by gesturing or making sounds

To make a person or animal go away with gestures or sounds

To impose unrealistic obligations or rules on yourself or others using 'should' thinking, creating unnecessary guilt or pressure

To call out loudly to someone, or to give a public mention or acknowledgement of appreciation

To push or handle someone or something roughly and without care; to treat a person in a bullying or dismissive way

To treat someone in a bullying or disrespectful way, or to push them roughly

To move to one side to make room, or to push something across to someone

To move along or closer together to make space for another person

To guide someone through a place, pointing out features of interest.

To escort a visitor inside a building or room, especially in a formal or professional setting.

To display something or someone proudly, often in a way designed to impress others.

To escort a visitor or guest out of a building or room, guiding them to the exit.

To guide someone through a place, showing them points of interest — the British English equivalent of 'show around'.

To arrive or appear somewhere, often unexpectedly or after a delay; also to make something visible or to embarrass someone.

To give someone a great deal of something, especially as an expression of affection or praise.

To move away from someone or something out of fear or disgust, or to gradually disappear or diminish.

To move backward involuntarily out of fear, shock, or reluctance; to hesitate or avoid doing something.

To isolate a person or thing by keeping them in a closed or separate place, away from others.

To stop the flow or supply of something by closing a valve or switch; to isolate oneself or something from outside contact.

To prevent someone from entering or being included; to block something from one's mind; in sport, to prevent the opposition from scoring.

To move or draw back nervously; to avoid something out of fear or reluctance.

To deliberately avoid something because of fear, reluctance, or lack of confidence.

To join or support the opposition against a particular person or group in a conflict or dispute.

To support or agree with a particular person or group in a disagreement or conflict.

To say something in an excessively sweet, coy, or silly manner.

To choose or identify one person or thing from a group for special attention, treatment, or criticism.

to remain passive and do nothing while something happens

to take part in a sit-in protest, remain at home, or join an activity informally

to join a group temporarily in an activity, especially music or broadcasting

to stay awake late at night with someone, especially to care for them

to sit together with someone, remain in the mind, or feel acceptable to someone

to quickly judge or assess someone or something

to make someone or something look cheap, trashy, or sexually provocative

to make someone feel disgusted or deeply uncomfortable

to disgust or repel someone; to make someone feel creeped out

To criticize or say rude, unkind things about someone or something, usually behind their back.

To leave a place angrily, slamming the door behind you.

To hit someone or something repeatedly with open-handed blows; to treat someone roughly or without respect.

To hit a person repeatedly with open-handed blows, or to treat someone roughly and abusively.

To have casual sexual relationships with many different people.

A rare or dialectal variant meaning to oversleep alongside someone, or to stay sleeping in the same place as another person.

To spend the night at someone else's home as a guest.

To have a sexual relationship or to have sex with each other.

To have sex with someone, or (literally) to share a bed with someone.

To make oneself or something look polished, neat, and well-groomed, often excessively so.

To remove something quickly and carelessly by flinging it, or (Australian English) to mock or make fun of someone.

To engage in a prolonged, hard-fought physical or figurative contest or argument

To dress or behave in a sexually provocative or overtly seductive manner.

To hit someone repeatedly, or to treat someone in a rough or domineering way.

To make a rude, sarcastic, or disrespectful remark, especially to someone in authority.

To improve one's appearance, behaviour, or performance to a smarter or higher standard.

To smoke cigarettes or other substances in the presence of others or in a shared space.

To remove or eliminate something unpleasant, such as difficulties, wrinkles, or worries, making it disappear.

To make a problem, disagreement, or awkward situation seem less serious, often through tactful behaviour.

To try to bite someone or something with a quick movement; or to speak to someone irritably and sharply.

To move or behave secretly, often to hide something from others.

To enter a place quietly and secretly, especially without permission.

To leave a place secretly, especially without permission or without being seen.

To approach someone quietly and without warning so as to surprise them.

To look through someone's private things or a private place in a secretive and intrusive way.

A rare, informal expression meaning to move around nosily or fussily, searching or prying in a restless way.

To settle into a warm, comfortable position close to someone or something.

A rude British English expression telling someone to go away or expressing dismissal.

To make someone more receptive, agreeable, or emotionally open; or to weaken resistance before a main attack or negotiation.

To discreetly investigate someone's opinions, intentions, or availability before making a decision or proposal.

To become disillusioned with, bitter about, or negative towards something or someone.

to light a cigarette or suddenly begin something lively such as a conversation

to speak to someone in a patronizing way as if they are less intelligent

to represent someone, express support for something, or suggest that something shows a particular quality

to express your own opinions rather than letting others do it for you

to speak more loudly or to express your opinion more clearly

an offensive slang term meaning to become intensely fixated, socially awkward, or overreactive

to make something more interesting, exciting, or flavorful

to make someone or something look smarter, cleaner, or more attractive

To expel saliva onto someone or something, literally or as an expression of deep contempt

To end a romantic relationship, or to divide a group into smaller parts

To speak at length about something in a loud, opinionated, and often tedious or ill-informed way

To agree to pay for something, especially as a treat or unexpected generous gesture

A vulgar British slang term used to tell someone to go away, or referring to a sexual act

To secretly watch or gather information about a person or group

To turn to face someone, especially in a confrontational or challenging way

To move closer together to make room for someone else, especially on a seat

To be clearly different or separate from others in a notable way.

To move to the side to allow passage, or to withdraw from a role or situation.

To support or endorse a person, decision, or action.

To act as a barrier or obstacle between a person and something they want or need.

To remain loyal to someone, to keep a promise, or to be ready to act when needed.

To keep at a distance from someone or something, or to result in a deadlock between opposing forces.

To be clearly noticeable or more impressive than others.

To be united in purpose, opinion, or action, especially during a challenge.

To rise to a vertical position, to withstand scrutiny, or to fail to meet someone as planned.

To oppose or resist something harmful, unjust, or wrong.

To defend or support a person, principle, or belief, especially when they are being criticized or attacked.

To confront someone who has power or authority over you without backing down, or to remain undamaged under difficult conditions.

To serve as a best man, maid of honor, or wedding attendant for a bride or groom.

To show solidarity with or support for a person, group, or cause.

To look at someone with a fixed, intense gaze until they look away or back down, or to face a threat with bravery.

To begin nagging, criticizing, or persistently complaining to someone

To begin criticizing, lecturing, or nagging someone about something

To not go near a place or person; to keep one's distance

To remain at home or inside, rather than going out

To remain outside or away from home; also to not become involved in something

To spend the night at someone else's home or at a different location than one's own home

To remain as a couple, family, group, or unit without separating

To leave a place quietly and secretly, without being noticed

To move to one side to make room, or to give up a role or position so someone else can take it.

To place oneself physically or figuratively between two people or groups, especially to prevent conflict.

To become involved in a situation, especially to help, intervene, or take someone's place.

To accidentally get into trouble, do something embarrassing, or make a social blunder.

To place your foot on something, or (figuratively) to treat someone with disrespect or cruelty.

To leave a place briefly, to go out socially, or (dated) to have a romantic relationship.

(Slang) To confront or challenge someone aggressively, or to approach someone with hostile intent.

To take on more responsibility, improve your efforts, or come forward to do something when needed.

To remain in a place or situation, especially to wait or to continue being present.

To remain loyal to a person or to continue supporting a decision, even when things are difficult.

To treat someone harshly, punish them, or get revenge on them; sometimes used positively for decisively defeating or defying someone.

(British informal) To hit someone, usually with the fist.

To remain united and support each other, or to be physically joined by adhesive.

To defend or support someone who is being criticized or treated unfairly.

To continue with something or remain loyal to someone or a choice.

Informal/slang term meaning to be stingy, to refuse to spend money or share generously.

To bring the foot down heavily and forcefully on something, or to suppress or dominate someone aggressively.

To make a brief, informal visit to a place or person.

To make a brief visit somewhere, or to stay at home instead of going out (British English).

To make a brief, casual visit to a specific place.

(British English) To stay out of the house, especially late at night; also used in printing to mean masking part of a surface.

To resolve a confused situation, correct a misunderstanding, or improve someone's behavior.

To begin playing music, or to suddenly start a conversation, friendship, or relationship.

To deceive someone by maintaining false hope, or to accompany someone informally.

To handle an embarrassing or awkward situation by acting as if it was intentional or completely fine.

To remove something from a surface using suction; also a vulgar slang term for oral sex.

To ingratiate oneself with someone in authority through flattery; or to absorb a liquid or substance.

To become sullen, sulky, or stubbornly uncooperative; to pout or withdraw in a bad-tempered way.

To handle or endure a challenging situation with cool, effortless confidence and style.

To significantly increase or maximize one's style, confidence, and swagger; to turn up the coolness of one's appearance or attitude.

To dress in a very stylish, fashionable, or impressive way; to display one's swagger fully through appearance and attitude.

To increase or enhance one's swagger, style, and cool factor; to make oneself or something more impressive and stylish.

To direct offensive, rude, or profane language at someone, usually out of anger or frustration.

British urban slang meaning to insist very emphatically that something is true; to swear that one is telling the truth.

To make a solemn oath by invoking something sacred or deeply valued as a guarantee of truth.

A more formal or literary variant of 'swear on,' used to invoke something sacred or precious as the foundation of a solemn promise.

To enter a place in a grand, confident, or dramatic way, or (of forces) to arrive rapidly and take over.

To make a person more willing, happy, or cooperative, often by being kind or offering something attractive; also to make an offer or deal mo

To accompany someone or a group informally, often without a specific invitation

To surprise or shock someone, leaving them momentarily unable to respond

To resemble a parent or older relative in appearance, personality, or behavior

To develop a dislike or negative feeling toward someone, often without strong reason

To be responsible for someone or something by protecting, managing, or attending to their needs.

To believe or assume someone or something is a particular type of person or thing, often mistakenly