| baa
|
cry plaintively |
blat,
blate,
bleat |
| babbitt
|
line with a Babbitt metal |
- |
| babble
|
utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way |
- |
| babble
|
to talk foolishly |
smatter,
blather,
blether,
blither |
| babble
|
flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise |
ripple,
bubble,
guggle,
gurgle,
burble |
| babble
|
divulge confidential information or secrets |
peach,
sing,
spill the beans,
babble out,
blab,
blab out,
talk,
tattle,
let the cat out of the bag |
| baby
|
treat with excessive indulgence |
indulge,
mollycoddle,
pamper,
spoil,
cocker,
coddle,
cosset,
featherbed |
| babysit
|
take watchful responsibility for |
baby-sit |
| babysit
|
work or act as a baby-sitter |
sit,
baby-sit |
| bach
|
lead a bachelor's existence |
bachelor |
| bachelor
|
lead a bachelor's existence |
bach |
| back
|
be behind; approve of |
support,
indorse,
plump for,
plunk for,
endorse |
| back
|
travel backward |
- |
| back
|
give support or one's approval to |
indorse,
endorse,
second |
| back
|
cause to travel backward |
- |
| back
|
support financial backing for |
- |
| back
|
be in back of |
- |
| back
|
place a bet on |
punt,
gage,
game,
stake,
bet on |
| back
|
shift to a counterclockwise direction |
- |
| back
|
establish as valid or genuine |
back up |
| back
|
strengthen by providing with a back or backing |
- |
| backbite
|
say mean things |
bitch |
| backcross
|
mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents |
- |
| backdate
|
make effective from an earlier date |
- |
| backfire
|
come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect |
recoil,
backlash |
| backfire
|
emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire |
- |
| backfire
|
set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire |
- |
| background
|
understate the importance or quality of |
downplay,
play down |
| backhand
|
hit a tennis ball backhand |
- |
| backlash
|
come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect |
recoil,
backfire |
| backlog
|
accumulate and create a backlog |
- |
| backpack
|
hike with a backpack |
pack |
| backpedal
|
pedal backwards on a bicycle |
- |
| backpedal
|
step backwards, in boxing |
- |
| backpedal
|
modify one's opinion, make it less strong |
- |
| backscatter
|
scatter (radiation) by the atoms of the medium through which it passes |
- |
| backslap
|
display excessive cordiality (towards) |
- |
| backslide
|
drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards |
lapse |
| backspace
|
hit the backspace key on a computer or typewriter keyboard |
- |
| backstitch
|
do backstitches |
- |
| backstop
|
act as a backstop |
- |
| backstroke
|
swim on one's back |
- |
| backtrack
|
retrace one's course |
double back,
turn back |
| bacterise
|
subject to the action of bacteria |
bacterize |
| bacterize
|
subject to the action of bacteria |
bacterise |
| badge
|
put a badge on |
- |
| badger
|
annoy persistently |
beleaguer,
pester,
bug,
tease |
| badger
|
persuade through constant efforts |
- |
| badmouth
|
speak unfavorably about |
malign,
drag through the mud,
traduce |
| baffle
|
be a mystery or bewildering to |
nonplus,
mystify,
dumbfound,
perplex,
pose,
puzzle,
get,
gravel,
stick,
stupefy,
vex,
amaze,
beat,
bewilder,
flummox |
| baffle
|
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of |
cross,
bilk,
queer,
scotch,
spoil,
foil,
frustrate,
thwart |
| baffle
|
restrain the emission of (sound, fluid, etc.) |
regulate |
| bag
|
capture or kill, as in hunting |
- |
| bag
|
hang loosely, like an empty bag |
- |
| bag
|
bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge |
bulge |
| bag
|
take unlawfully |
pocket |
| bag
|
put into a bag |
- |
| bail
|
release after a security has been paid |
- |
| bail
|
deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period |
- |
| bail
|
secure the release of (someone) by providing security |
- |
| bail
|
empty (a vessel) by bailing |
- |
| bail
|
remove (water) from a vessel with a container |
- |
| bait
|
harass with persistent criticism or carping |
ride,
rally,
rag,
tease,
razz,
cod,
tantalise,
tantalize,
taunt,
twit |
| bait
|
lure, entice, or entrap with bait |
- |
| bait
|
attack with dogs or set dogs upon |
- |
| bake
|
cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven |
- |
| bake
|
prepare with dry heat in an oven |
- |
| bake
|
heat by a natural force |
broil |
| bake
|
be very hot, due to hot weather or exposure to the sun |
broil |
| balance
|
bring into balance or equilibrium |
equilibrate,
equilibrise,
equilibrize |
| balance
|
compute credits and debits of an account |
- |
| balance
|
hold or carry in equilibrium |
poise |
| balance
|
be in equilibrium |
- |
| bald
|
grow bald; lose hair on one's head |
- |
| bale
|
make into a bale |
- |
| balk
|
refuse to comply |
jib,
resist,
baulk |
| ball
|
form into a ball by winding or rolling |
- |
| ball
|
to live very well |
- |
| ballast
|
make steady with a ballast |
- |
| balloon
|
ride in a hot-air balloon |
- |
| balloon
|
become inflated |
billow,
inflate |
| ballot
|
vote by ballot |
- |
| ballyhoo
|
advertize noisily or blatantly |
- |
| ballyrag
|
be bossy towards |
strong-arm,
hector,
push around,
boss around,
browbeat,
bully,
bullyrag |
| bamboozle
|
conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end |
hoodwink,
play false,
pull the wool over someone's eyes,
snow,
lead by the nose |
| ban
|
forbid the public distribution of (a movie or a newspaper) |
censor |
| ban
|
prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure |
- |
| ban
|
ban from a place of residence, as for punishment |
banish |
| ban
|
expel from a community or group |
banish,
cast out,
ostracise,
ostracize,
shun,
blackball |
| band
|
bind or tie together, as with a band |
- |
| band
|
attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify |
ring |
| bandage
|
wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose |
bind |
| bandage
|
dress by covering or binding |
- |
| bandy
|
toss or strike a ball back and forth |
- |
| bandy
|
exchange blows |
- |
| bandy
|
discuss lightly |
kick around |
| bang
|
strike violently |
slam |
| bang
|
to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound |
- |
| bang
|
close violently |
slam |
| bang
|
move noisily |
- |
| bang
|
have sexual intercourse with |
make out,
know,
hump,
screw,
bed,
love,
roll in the hay,
jazz,
have a go at it,
have intercourse,
have it away,
have it off,
have sex,
make love,
do it,
get it on,
get laid,
eff,
sleep together,
sleep with,
be intimate,
bonk,
fuck,
lie with |
| bang
|
leap, jerk, bang |
spang |
| banish
|
expel from a community or group |
cast out,
ostracise,
ostracize,
shun,
ban,
blackball |
| banish
|
ban from a place of residence, as for punishment |
ban |
| banish
|
expel, as if by official decree |
relegate,
bar |
| banish
|
drive away |
- |
| bank
|
tip laterally |
- |
| bank
|
enclose with a bank |
- |
| bank
|
do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank |
- |
| bank
|
act as the banker in a game or in gambling |
- |
| bank
|
be in the banking business |
- |
| bank
|
put into a bank account |
deposit |
| bank
|
cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning |
- |
| bank
|
have faith or confidence in |
reckon,
rely,
depend,
swear,
calculate,
count,
bet,
look |
| bankroll
|
provide with sufficient funds; finance |
- |
| bankrupt
|
reduce to bankruptcy |
break,
smash,
ruin |
| banquet
|
provide a feast or banquet for |
junket,
feast |
| banquet
|
partake in a feast or banquet |
junket,
feast |
| banter
|
be silly or tease one another |
jolly,
josh,
kid,
chaff |
| baptise
|
administer baptism to |
christen,
baptize |
| baptize
|
administer baptism to |
christen,
baptise |
| bar
|
prevent from entering; keep out |
exclude,
debar |
| bar
|
render unsuitable for passage |
block,
stop,
barricade,
block off,
blockade,
block up |
| bar
|
expel, as if by official decree |
relegate,
banish |
| bar
|
secure with, or as if with, bars |
- |
| barb
|
provide with barbs |
- |
| barbarise
|
become crude or savage or barbaric in behavior or language |
barbarize |
| barbarise
|
make crude or savage in behavior or speech |
barbarize |
| barbarize
|
become crude or savage or barbaric in behavior or language |
barbarise |
| barbarize
|
make crude or savage in behavior or speech |
barbarise |
| barbecue
|
cook outdoors on a barbecue grill |
cook out,
barbeque |
| barbeque
|
cook outdoors on a barbecue grill |
cook out,
barbecue |
| barber
|
perform the services of a barber: cut the hair and/or beard of |
- |
| bard
|
put a caparison on |
dress up,
caparison,
barde |
| barde
|
put a caparison on |
dress up,
caparison,
bard |
| bare
|
expose to view |
- |
| bare
|
make public |
air,
publicise,
publicize |
| bare
|
lay bare |
strip,
denudate,
denude |
| barf
|
eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth |
regurgitate,
cast,
chuck,
purge,
honk,
regorge,
retch,
upchuck,
disgorge,
puke,
sick,
spew,
spue,
vomit,
vomit up,
cat,
be sick,
throw up |
| bargain
|
negotiate the terms of an exchange |
dicker |
| bargain
|
come to terms; arrive at an agreement |
- |
| barge
|
push one's way |
push forward,
thrust ahead |
| barge
|
transport by barge on a body of water |
- |
| bark
|
speak in an unfriendly tone |
- |
| bark
|
cover with bark |
- |
| bark
|
remove the bark of a tree |
skin |
| bark
|
make barking sounds |
- |
| bark
|
tan (a skin) with bark tannins |
- |
| barnstorm
|
appear at county fairs and carnivals as a stunt flier and parachute jumper |
- |
| barnstorm
|
tour the country making political speeches, giving lectures, or presenting plays |
- |
| baronetise
|
confer baronetcy upon |
baronetize |
| baronetize
|
confer baronetcy upon |
baronetise |
| barrack
|
lodge in barracks |
- |
| barrack
|
spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts |
inspire,
pep up,
cheer,
root on,
urge,
urge on,
exhort |
| barrack
|
laugh at with contempt and derision |
gibe,
jeer,
scoff,
flout |
| barrage
|
address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage |
bombard |
| barrel
|
put in barrels |
- |
| barricade
|
render unsuitable for passage |
block,
stop,
block off,
blockade,
bar,
block up |
| barricade
|
prevent access to by barricading |
- |
| barricade
|
block off with barricades |
barricado |
| barricado
|
block off with barricades |
barricade |
| barter
|
exchange goods without involving money |
- |
| base
|
use as a basis for; found on |
ground,
establish,
found |
| base
|
situate as a center of operations |
- |
| base
|
use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes |
free-base |
| bash
|
hit hard |
bop,
whap,
whop,
sock,
bonk |
| basify
|
turn basic and less acidic |
alkalify,
alkalise,
alkalize |
| bask
|
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in |
enjoy,
relish,
savor,
savour |
| bask
|
be exposed |
- |
| basset
|
appear at the surface |
crop out |
| bastardise
|
change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms |
bastardize |
| bastardise
|
declare a child to be illegitimate |
bastardize |
| bastardize
|
change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms |
bastardise |
| bastardize
|
declare a child to be illegitimate |
bastardise |
| baste
|
cover with liquid before cooking |
- |
| baste
|
strike violently and repeatedly |
batter,
clobber |
| baste
|
sew together loosely, with large stitches |
tack |
| bastinado
|
beat somebody on the soles of the feet |
- |
| bat
|
strike with, or as if with a baseball bat |
- |
| bat
|
wink briefly |
flutter |
| bat
|
have a turn at bat |
- |
| bat
|
use a bat |
- |
| bat
|
beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight |
lick,
thrash,
cream,
drub,
clobber |
| batch
|
batch together; assemble or process as a batch |
- |
| bate
|
moderate or restrain; lessen the force of |
- |
| bate
|
flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons |
- |
| bate
|
soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments |
- |
| batfowl
|
catch birds by temporarily blinding them |
- |
| bathe
|
cleanse the entire body |
- |
| bathe
|
suffuse or envelope with something |
- |
| bathe
|
swim for pleasure or recreation |
- |
| batik
|
dye with wax |
- |
| batten
|
furnish with battens |
secure,
batten down |
| batten
|
secure with battens |
- |
| batter
|
strike against forcefully |
knock about,
buffet |
| batter
|
strike violently and repeatedly |
baste,
clobber |
| batter
|
make a dent or impression in |
dinge |