buttonhole | (verb) detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors | Synonyms: lobby |
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cajole | (verb) influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering | Synonyms: blarney, coax, inveigle, palaver, sweet-talk, wheedle |
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capriole | (verb) perform a capriole, in ballet | - |
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(verb) perform a capriole, of horses in dressage | - |
caracole | (verb) make a half turn on a horse, in dressage | - |
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condole | (verb) express one's sympathetic grief, on the occasion of someone's death | - |
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console | (verb) give moral or emotional strength to | Synonyms: comfort, solace, soothe |
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hole | (verb) make holes in | - |
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(verb) hit the ball into the hole | Synonyms: hole out |
parole | (verb) release a criminal from detention and place him on parole | - |
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pigeonhole | (verb) treat or classify according to a mental stereotype | Synonyms: stamp, stereotype |
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(verb) place into a small compartment | - |
pole | (verb) deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole | - |
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(verb) propel with a pole | Synonyms: punt |
(verb) support on poles | - |
resole | (verb) put a new sole on | Synonyms: sole |
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sole | (verb) put a new sole on | Synonyms: resole |
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