Verbs Starting With H
Here's the list of all the 1857 Verbs Starting With H in the English Language.
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| have | 1. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense 2. have as a feature More Definitions → |
| home | 1. provide with, or send to, a home 2. return home accurately from a long distance More Definitions → |
| has | 1. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense 2. have as a feature More Definitions → |
| help | 1. give help or assistance; be of service 2. improve the condition of More Definitions → |
| had | 1. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense 2. have as a feature More Definitions → |
| high | More Definitions → |
| house | 1. contain or cover 2. provide someone with accomodation More Definitions → |
| history | More Definitions → |
| hot | More Definitions → |
| hand | 1. place into the hands or custody of 2. guide or conduct or usher somewhere More Definitions → |
| head | 1. to go or travel towards 2. be in charge of More Definitions → |
| heart | More Definitions → |
| holiday | 1. spend or take a vacation More Definitions → |
| higher | More Definitions → |
| held | 1. cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity 2. have or hold in one's hands or grip More Definitions → |
| hope | 1. expect and wish 2. be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes More Definitions → |
| hill | 1. form into a hill More Definitions → |
| hold | 1. cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity 2. have or hold in one's hands or grip More Definitions → |
| happy | More Definitions → |
| hair | More Definitions → |
| horse | 1. provide with a horse or horses More Definitions → |
| hit | 1. cause to move by striking 2. hit against; come into sudden contact with More Definitions → |
| host | 1. be the host of or for More Definitions → |
| hands | More Definitions → |
| hear | 1. perceive (sound) via the auditory sense 2. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally More Definitions → |
| heard | 1. perceive (sound) via the auditory sense 2. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally More Definitions → |
| heat | 1. make hot or hotter 2. provide with heat More Definitions → |
| hire | 1. engage or hire for work 2. hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services More Definitions → |
| harry | 1. annoy continually or chronically 2. make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes More Definitions → |
| hello | More Definitions → |
| handle | 1. be in charge of, act on, or dispose of 2. interact in a certain way More Definitions → |
| happen | 1. come to pass 2. happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance More Definitions → |
| hide | 1. prevent from being seen or discovered 2. be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety More Definitions → |
| hip | More Definitions → |
| hidden | 1. prevent from being seen or discovered 2. be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety More Definitions → |
| hole | 1. hit the ball into the hole 2. make holes in More Definitions → |
| hat | 1. put on or wear a hat 2. furnish with a hat More Definitions → |
| husband | 1. use cautiously and frugally More Definitions → |
| hop | 1. jump lightly 2. move quickly from one place to another More Definitions → |
| hell | More Definitions → |
| hate | 1. dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards 2. to have and express negative sentiments about a person More Definitions → |
| humor | 1. put into a good mood More Definitions → |
| heating | More Definitions → |
| honor | 1. bestow honor or rewards upon 2. show respect towards More Definitions → |
| healing | More Definitions → |
| harbor | 1. maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings) 2. secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals) More Definitions → |
| hunt | 1. pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) 2. pursue or chase relentlessly More Definitions → |
| hearts | More Definitions → |
| hurt | 1. be the source of pain 2. give trouble or pain to More Definitions → |
| ho | More Definitions → |
| herald | 1. foreshadow or presage 2. praise vociferously More Definitions → |
| happening | More Definitions → |
| headquarters | More Definitions → |
| hook | 1. fasten with a hook 2. rip off; ask an unreasonable price More Definitions → |
| hang | 1. be suspended or hanging 2. cause to be hanging or suspended More Definitions → |
| hiking | More Definitions → |
| hood | 1. cover with a hood More Definitions → |
| haven | More Definitions → |
| highlight | 1. move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent 2. apply a highlighter to one's cheeks or eyebrows in order to make them more prominent More Definitions → |
| headed | More Definitions → |
| harm | 1. cause or do harm to More Definitions → |
| honey | 1. sweeten with honey More Definitions → |
| harvest | 1. gather, as of natural products 2. remove from a culture or a living or dead body, as for the purposes of transplantation More Definitions → |
| hung | 1. be suspended or hanging 2. cause to be hanging or suspended More Definitions → |
| hottest | More Definitions → |
| handed | More Definitions → |
| horn | 1. stab or pierce with a horn or tusk More Definitions → |
| hazard | 1. put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation 2. put at risk More Definitions → |
| handled | More Definitions → |
| harbour | 1. secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals) 2. keep in one's possession; of animals More Definitions → |
| hammer | 1. beat with or as if with a hammer 2. create by hammering More Definitions → |
| hose | 1. water with a hose More Definitions → |
| headline | 1. publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline 2. provide (a newspaper page or a story) with a headline More Definitions → |
| hull | 1. remove the hulls from More Definitions → |
| ham | 1. exaggerate one's acting More Definitions → |
| hack | 1. cut with a hacking tool 2. be able to manage or manage successfully More Definitions → |
| hawk | 1. sell or offer for sale from place to place 2. hunt with hawks More Definitions → |
| hired | More Definitions → |
| hypothesis | More Definitions → |
| halo | More Definitions → |
| helmet | More Definitions → |
| hitting | 1. cause to move by striking 2. hit against; come into sudden contact with More Definitions → |
| hint | 1. drop a hint; intimate by a hint More Definitions → |
| hostel | More Definitions → |
| hash | 1. chop up More Definitions → |
| heated | More Definitions → |
| hay | 1. convert (plant material) into hay More Definitions → |
| helicopter | More Definitions → |
| heel | 1. tilt to one side 2. follow at the heels of a person More Definitions → |
| hollow | 1. remove the inner part or the core of 2. remove the interior of More Definitions → |
| hunger | 1. feel the need to eat 2. have a craving, appetite, or great desire for More Definitions → |
| habit | 1. put a habit on More Definitions → |
| honour | 1. bestow honor or rewards upon 2. show respect towards More Definitions → |
| humour | 1. put into a good mood More Definitions → |
| het | More Definitions → |
| harness | 1. put a harness 2. exploit the power of More Definitions → |
| honored | More Definitions → |
| honeymoon | 1. spend a holiday after one's marriage More Definitions → |
| homer | 1. hit a home run More Definitions → |
| hex | 1. cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something More Definitions → |
| hoover | 1. clean with a vacuum cleaner More Definitions → |
| harsh | More Definitions → |
| hedge | 1. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) 2. hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge More Definitions → |
| hooks | More Definitions → |
| hatch | 1. emerge from the eggs 2. devise or invent More Definitions → |
| hike | 1. increase 2. walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise More Definitions → |
| heal | 1. heal or recover 2. get healthy again More Definitions → |
| hen | More Definitions → |
| humble | 1. cause to be unpretentious 2. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of More Definitions → |
| hassle | 1. annoy continually or chronically More Definitions → |
| hurry | 1. move very fast 2. act at high speed More Definitions → |
| honours | More Definitions → |
| hut | More Definitions → |
| hesitate | 1. pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness 2. interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing More Definitions → |
| haunted | More Definitions → |
| hank | More Definitions → |
| handicap | 1. injure permanently 2. attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant More Definitions → |
| hooked | More Definitions → |
| hyperlink | More Definitions → |
| hated | More Definitions → |
| homestead | 1. settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead More Definitions → |
| hype | 1. publicize in an exaggerated and often misleading manner More Definitions → |
| hale | 1. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means 2. draw slowly or heavily More Definitions → |
| hum | 1. sing with closed lips 2. be noisy with activity More Definitions → |
| haired | More Definitions → |
| horde | More Definitions → |
| halt | 1. cause to come to an abrupt stop 2. come to a halt, stop moving More Definitions → |
| hug | 1. hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness 2. fit closely or tightly More Definitions → |
| haul | 1. draw slowly or heavily 2. transport in a vehicle More Definitions → |
| highlighting | More Definitions → |
| heap | 1. bestow in large quantities 2. arrange in stacks More Definitions → |
| hail | 1. praise vociferously 2. be a native of More Definitions → |
| herd | 1. cause to herd, drive, or crowd together 2. move together, like a herd More Definitions → |
| handicapped | 1. injure permanently 2. attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant More Definitions → |
| hallmark | More Definitions → |
| hitch | 1. to hook or entangle 2. walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury More Definitions → |
| harvesting | More Definitions → |
| harp | 1. come back to 2. play the harp More Definitions → |
| hoops | More Definitions → |
| hoop | 1. bind or fasten with a hoop More Definitions → |
| hog | 1. take greedily; take more than one's share More Definitions → |
| hound | 1. pursue or chase relentlessly More Definitions → |
| hid | 1. prevent from being seen or discovered 2. be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety More Definitions → |
| hulk | 1. appear very large or occupy a commanding position More Definitions → |
| haze | 1. become hazy, dull, or cloudy 2. harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions More Definitions → |
| hem | 1. fold over and sew together to provide with a hem 2. utter `hem' or `ahem' More Definitions → |
| hare | 1. run quickly, like a hare More Definitions → |
| helm | 1. be at or take the helm of More Definitions → |
| hector | 1. be bossy towards More Definitions → |
| holster | More Definitions → |
| hinge | 1. attach with a hinge More Definitions → |
| hustle | 1. cause to move furtively and hurriedly 2. move or cause to move energetically or busily More Definitions → |
| hurting | More Definitions → |
| hush | 1. become quiet or still; fall silent 2. cause to be quiet or not talk More Definitions → |
| havoc | More Definitions → |
| hymn | 1. sing a hymn 2. praise by singing a hymn More Definitions → |
| hob | 1. cut with a hob More Definitions → |
| honoring | More Definitions → |
| hover | 1. be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action 2. to hang about in a place beyond the proper or usual time More Definitions → |
| hardened | More Definitions → |
| horseshoe | 1. equip (a horse) with a horseshoe or horseshoes More Definitions → |
| hoe | 1. dig with a hoe More Definitions → |
| hue | 1. take on color or become colored 2. suffuse with color More Definitions → |
| halter | 1. hang with a halter 2. prevent the progress or free movement of More Definitions → |
| haunting | More Definitions → |
| harrow | 1. draw a harrow over (land) More Definitions → |
| hutch | More Definitions → |
| heir | More Definitions → |
| hoax | 1. subject to a playful hoax or joke More Definitions → |
| hurdles | More Definitions → |
| hinder | 1. be a hindrance or obstacle to 2. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of More Definitions → |
| hobo | More Definitions → |
| homage | More Definitions → |
| hops | More Definitions → |
| hamper | 1. prevent the progress or free movement of 2. put at a disadvantage More Definitions → |
| heed | 1. pay close attention to; give heed to More Definitions → |
| healed | More Definitions → |
| hotter | More Definitions → |
| hopping | 1. jump lightly 2. move quickly from one place to another More Definitions → |
| hove | 1. utter a sound, as with obvious effort 2. throw with great effort More Definitions → |
| hauling | More Definitions → |
| hoy | More Definitions → |
| hap | 1. come to pass More Definitions → |
| haste | More Definitions → |
| hackney | More Definitions → |
| hunted | More Definitions → |
| hurdle | 1. jump a hurdle More Definitions → |
| harlequin | 1. variegate with spots or marks More Definitions → |
| hostess | More Definitions → |
| hammered | More Definitions → |
| huff | 1. inhale recreational drugs 2. blow hard and loudly More Definitions → |
| haunt | 1. follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to 2. haunt like a ghost; pursue More Definitions → |
| hedging | More Definitions → |
| hemorrhage | 1. lose blood from one's body More Definitions → |
| hive | 1. store, like bees 2. move together in a hive or as if in a hive More Definitions → |
| handwritten | More Definitions → |
| hibernate | 1. sleep during winter 2. be in an inactive or dormant state More Definitions → |
| heaps | More Definitions → |
| hives | More Definitions → |
| harden | 1. become hard or harder 2. make hard or harder More Definitions → |
| hoist | 1. raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help 2. move from one place to another by lifting More Definitions → |
| hooking | More Definitions → |
| hone | 1. sharpen with a hone 2. make perfect or complete More Definitions → |
| hijack | 1. take arbitrarily or by force 2. seize control of More Definitions → |
| horned | More Definitions → |
| howl | 1. emit long loud cries 2. cry loudly, as of animals More Definitions → |
| hardening | More Definitions → |
| hump | 1. round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward 2. have sexual intercourse with More Definitions → |
| hangar | More Definitions → |
| hurried | 1. move very fast 2. act at high speed More Definitions → |
| howling | More Definitions → |
| hooray | More Definitions → |
| handicapping | 1. injure permanently 2. attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant More Definitions → |
| haw | 1. utter `haw' More Definitions → |
| howdy | More Definitions → |
| hugging | 1. hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness 2. fit closely or tightly More Definitions → |
| heartbreak | More Definitions → |
| handicraft | More Definitions → |
| humming | 1. sing with closed lips 2. be noisy with activity More Definitions → |
| henna | 1. apply henna to one's hair More Definitions → |
| harassed | More Definitions → |
| harass | 1. annoy continually or chronically 2. exhaust by attacking repeatedly More Definitions → |
| humiliating | More Definitions → |
| hugged | 1. hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness 2. fit closely or tightly More Definitions → |
| horrified | 1. fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised More Definitions → |
| handball | More Definitions → |
| hoof | 1. walk 2. dance in a professional capacity More Definitions → |
| hypnotize | 1. induce hypnosis in More Definitions → |
| hijacking | More Definitions → |
| holla | More Definitions → |
| harmonized | More Definitions → |
| hasten | 1. act at high speed 2. move hurridly More Definitions → |
| hatched | More Definitions → |
| honeycomb | 1. carve a honeycomb pattern into 2. penetrate thoroughly and into every part More Definitions → |
| hoot | 1. to utter a loud clamorous shout 2. utter the characteristic sound of owls More Definitions → |
| hammering | More Definitions → |
| huck | More Definitions → |
| huckleberry | More Definitions → |
| humiliated | More Definitions → |
| hiss | 1. make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval 2. move with a whooshing sound More Definitions → |
| horrifying | More Definitions → |
| halting | More Definitions → |
| hyphen | 1. divide or connect with a hyphen More Definitions → |
| hither | More Definitions → |
| hurrah | 1. shout `hurrah!' More Definitions → |
| housework | More Definitions → |
| hydrate | 1. supply water or liquid to in order to maintain a healthy balance 2. become hydrated and combine with water More Definitions → |
| hopped | 1. jump lightly 2. move quickly from one place to another More Definitions → |
| hoard | 1. save up as for future use 2. get or gather together More Definitions → |
| hypertrophy | 1. undergo hypertrophy More Definitions → |
| hypo | More Definitions → |
| harbinger | 1. foreshadow or presage More Definitions → |
| heist | 1. commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling More Definitions → |
| harrowing | More Definitions → |
| hag | More Definitions → |
| hallowed | More Definitions → |
| heralded | More Definitions → |
| humbled | More Definitions → |
| hark | 1. listen; used mostly in the imperative More Definitions → |
| harmonize | 1. go together 2. write a harmony for More Definitions → |
| hock | 1. leave as a guarantee in return for money 2. disable by cutting the hock More Definitions → |
| heft | 1. lift or elevate 2. test the weight of something by lifting it More Definitions → |
| houseboat | More Definitions → |
| homing | More Definitions → |
| halal | More Definitions → |
| heighten | 1. become more extreme 2. make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity More Definitions → |
| holler | 1. shout out 2. utter a sudden loud cry More Definitions → |
| hydrated | More Definitions → |
| hie | 1. move hurridly More Definitions → |
| herringbone | More Definitions → |
| hamstring | 1. make ineffective or powerless 2. cripple by cutting the hamstring More Definitions → |
| hammerhead | More Definitions → |
| hilt | More Definitions → |
| hew | 1. make or shape as with an axe 2. strike with an axe; cut down, strike More Definitions → |
| huddle | 1. crowd or draw together 2. crouch or curl up More Definitions → |
| huddled | More Definitions → |
| harken | 1. listen; used mostly in the imperative More Definitions → |
| hurl | 1. throw forcefully 2. make a thrusting forward movement More Definitions → |
| hunch | 1. round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward More Definitions → |
| humbug | 1. trick or deceive More Definitions → |
| hod | More Definitions → |
| headquarter | 1. provide with headquarters More Definitions → |
| hindering | More Definitions → |
| harmonised | More Definitions → |
| hedged | More Definitions → |
| husk | 1. remove the husks from More Definitions → |
| honk | 1. make a strident noise 2. use the horn of a car More Definitions → |
| heave | 1. utter a sound, as with obvious effort 2. throw with great effort More Definitions → |
| hushed | More Definitions → |
| hatter | More Definitions → |
| heartbreaker | More Definitions → |
| harnessed | More Definitions → |
| highlighter | More Definitions → |
| humbling | More Definitions → |
| harpoon | 1. spear with a harpoon More Definitions → |
| hearse | More Definitions → |
| horseshoes | More Definitions → |
| haggle | 1. wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.) More Definitions → |
| heaving | More Definitions → |
| halve | 1. divide by two; divide into halves More Definitions → |
| hooves | More Definitions → |
| hotdog | More Definitions → |
| hypnotized | More Definitions → |
| hypothesize | 1. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds More Definitions → |
| humiliate | 1. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of More Definitions → |
| hurrying | More Definitions → |
| hemmed | 1. fold over and sew together to provide with a hem 2. utter `hem' or `ahem' More Definitions → |
| hiccup | 1. breathe spasmodically, and make a sound More Definitions → |
| hothouse | More Definitions → |
| hewn | 1. make or shape as with an axe 2. strike with an axe; cut down, strike More Definitions → |
| hemming | 1. fold over and sew together to provide with a hem 2. utter `hem' or `ahem' More Definitions → |
| hamming | 1. exaggerate one's acting More Definitions → |
| hacksaw | More Definitions → |
| hearken | 1. listen; used mostly in the imperative More Definitions → |
| hunched | More Definitions → |
| hankering | More Definitions → |
| heartening | More Definitions → |
| highball | More Definitions → |
| hesitating | More Definitions → |
| hoodoo | 1. bring bad luck; be a source of misfortune More Definitions → |
| homogenized | More Definitions → |
| harmonise | 1. go together 2. write a harmony for More Definitions → |
| haggling | More Definitions → |
| honcho | More Definitions → |
| hoar | More Definitions → |
| hopscotch | More Definitions → |
| hallow | 1. render holy by means of religious rites More Definitions → |
| handcuff | 1. confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs More Definitions → |
| hosanna | More Definitions → |
| harried | 1. annoy continually or chronically 2. make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes More Definitions → |
| hogging | 1. take greedily; take more than one's share More Definitions → |
| hasp | 1. secure or lock with a hasp More Definitions → |
| housecleaning | More Definitions → |
| handcraft | 1. make something by hand More Definitions → |
| haft | More Definitions → |
| hame | More Definitions → |
| heightening | More Definitions → |
| hobble | 1. walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury 2. hamper the action or progress of More Definitions → |
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