BOMB ALONG/DOWN:to move or drive very quickly. the car was bombing
down the narrow street.
JUMP OUT/DOWN: to drop oneself from height. She jumped out of the window.
HURRY ALONG/DOWN:to do something very quickly. i had to hurry down the stairs.
LEAD DOWN/UP:to take a person to a place etc. the terrorist was led
down to a vehicle.
LASH AGAINST/DOWN/ACROSS:to hit violently. the waves lashed against the rocks.
LODGE IN/DOWN:become firmly stuck. a fish bone lodged down his thigh.
LOOK DOWN ON/UPON:regard others as inferiors or insignificant. there
was time when the english looked down upon anything indian.
MINCE ACROSS/DOWN/ALONG:to walk in an unnatural fashion, taking short
steps and moving hips. the lady was found minicing across the street.
NAIL TO/DOWN/TOGETHER :fasten two things with a nail. he nailed his
nameplete to the door.
NIP IN/DOWN/OUT: to go quickly for a short time to some place. He
nippled down to the nearby market.
PASS ALONG/DOWN:move along. please pass along the passage.
PERCOLATE DOWN/THROUGH:pass through a material that has very tiny
holes in it. oil percolated down through the sheets of paper.
PLOP ON/DOWN:fall producing a sound like a plop. the big rain drops
plopped on the tinshed.
POWER THROUGH/UP/DOWN:move quickly and powerfully. the large polar
bear powered through the snow.
SCRAMBLE BACK/DOWN/UP:climb up with difficulty using hands for help.
they scrambled up a sharp and rocky slope.
SCRAPE AGAINST/DOWN: rub against a surface. she scrapped down my back
with her nails.
SCUTTLE ALONG/DOWN/PAST:move quickly. i saw nadini scuttling down the passage.
SEND DOWN:expel from a school,colleage etc. he was sent down becuase
of his indiscipline.
SHELVE DOWN/UP/TOWARDS:slope gently towards. the steps shelve down to
the lake,the garden shelves towards the sea.
SHELVE DOWN/UP/TOWARDS:slope gently towards. the steps shelve down to
the lake,the garden shelves towards the sea.
SHUFFLE ALONG/DOWN/TOWARDS:to walk slowly and noisily.the beggar
shuffled along the street.
SNAKE ALONG/DOWN:move in long winding curves. the river snaked down the valley.
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