Verbs Starting With P
Here's the list of all the 4637 Verbs Starting With P in the English Language.
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page | 1. contact, as with a pager or by calling somebody's name over a P.A. system 2. work as a page More Definitions → |
price | 1. determine the price of 2. ascertain or learn the price of More Definitions → |
people | 1. fill with people 2. furnish with people More Definitions → |
post | 1. affix in a public place or for public notice 2. publicize with, or as if with, a poster More Definitions → |
please | 1. give pleasure to or be pleasing to 2. be the will of or have the will (to) More Definitions → |
program | 1. arrange a program of or for 2. write a computer program More Definitions → |
part | 1. go one's own way; move apart 2. discontinue an association or relation; go different ways More Definitions → |
posted | More Definitions → |
phone | 1. get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone More Definitions → |
project | 1. communicate vividly 2. extend out or project in space More Definitions → |
photo | More Definitions → |
power | 1. supply the force or power for the functioning of More Definitions → |
place | 1. put into a certain place or abstract location 2. place somebody in a particular situation or location More Definitions → |
profile | 1. write about 2. represent in profile, by drawing or painting More Definitions → |
provide | 1. give something useful or necessary to 2. give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance More Definitions → |
press | 1. exert pressure or force to or upon 2. force or impel in an indicated direction More Definitions → |
1. put into print 2. write as if with print; not cursive More Definitions → | |
process | 1. march in a procession 2. subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition More Definitions → |
point | 1. indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively 2. be oriented More Definitions → |
plan | 1. have the will and intention to carry out some action 2. make plans for something More Definitions → |
play | 1. participate in games or sport 2. act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome More Definitions → |
party | 1. have or participate in a party More Definitions → |
park | 1. place temporarily 2. maneuver a vehicle into a parking space More Definitions → |
paper | 1. cover with paper 2. cover with wallpaper More Definitions → |
pay | 1. give money, usually in exchange for goods or services 2. convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow More Definitions → |
picture | 1. imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind 2. show in, or as in, a picture More Definitions → |
put | 1. put into a certain place or abstract location 2. cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation More Definitions → |
powered | More Definitions → |
period | More Definitions → |
planning | 1. have the will and intention to carry out some action 2. make plans for something More Definitions → |
parts | More Definitions → |
present | 1. give an exhibition of to an interested audience 2. bring forward and present to the mind More Definitions → |
plus | More Definitions → |
position | 1. cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation 2. put into a certain place or abstract location More Definitions → |
published | More Definitions → |
purchase | 1. obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction More Definitions → |
practice | 1. carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions 2. learn by repetition More Definitions → |
package | 1. put into a box More Definitions → |
port | 1. put or turn on the left side, of a ship 2. bring to port More Definitions → |
purpose | 1. propose or intend 2. reach a decision More Definitions → |
police | 1. maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol More Definitions → |
paid | 1. give money, usually in exchange for goods or services 2. convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow More Definitions → |
perfect | 1. make perfect or complete More Definitions → |
programme | 1. write a computer program 2. arrange a program of or for More Definitions → |
processing | More Definitions → |
pass | 1. go across or through 2. move past More Definitions → |
pop | 1. bulge outward 2. hit a pop-fly More Definitions → |
panel | 1. decorate with panels 2. select from a list More Definitions → |
plant | 1. put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground 2. fix or set securely or deeply More Definitions → |
pool | 1. combine into a common fund 2. join or form a pool of people More Definitions → |
partner | 1. provide with a partner 2. act as a partner More Definitions → |
pack | 1. arrange in a container 2. fill to capacity More Definitions → |
pretty | More Definitions → |
pressure | 1. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means 2. exert pressure on someone through threats More Definitions → |
papers | More Definitions → |
playing | More Definitions → |
programming | 1. arrange a program of or for 2. write a computer program More Definitions → |
peace | More Definitions → |
progress | 1. develop in a positive way 2. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense More Definitions → |
parent | 1. look after a child until it is an adult More Definitions → |
path | More Definitions → |
pet | 1. stroke or caress gently 2. stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking More Definitions → |
piece | 1. to join or unite the pieces of 2. create by putting components or members together More Definitions → |
pricing | More Definitions → |
publishing | More Definitions → |
palm | 1. touch, lift, or hold with the hands More Definitions → |
patient | More Definitions → |
pain | 1. cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed 2. cause emotional anguish or make miserable More Definitions → |
poster | More Definitions → |
pink | 1. make light, repeated taps on a surface 2. sound like a car engine that is firing too early More Definitions → |
phase | 1. arrange in phases or stages 2. adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition More Definitions → |
patch | 1. to join or unite the pieces of 2. provide with a patch; also used metaphorically More Definitions → |
paperback | More Definitions → |
1. put in one's pocket 2. take unlawfully More Definitions → | |
pick | 1. select carefully from a group 2. look for and gather More Definitions → |
prime | 1. insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing 2. cover with a primer; apply a primer to More Definitions → |
protect | 1. shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage 2. use tariffs to favor domestic industry More Definitions → |
prevent | 1. keep from happening or arising; make impossible 2. stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state More Definitions → |
produce | 1. bring forth or yield 2. create or manufacture a man-made product More Definitions → |
placed | More Definitions → |
played | More Definitions → |
profit | 1. derive a benefit from 2. make a profit; gain money or materially More Definitions → |
pattern | 1. plan or create according to a model or models 2. form a pattern More Definitions → |
promote | 1. contribute to the progress or growth of 2. give a promotion to or assign to a higher position More Definitions → |
prepared | More Definitions → |
protocol | More Definitions → |
provisions | More Definitions → |
perform | 1. carry out or perform an action 2. perform a function More Definitions → |
protected | More Definitions → |
physics | More Definitions → |
preview | 1. watch (a movie or play) before it is released to the general public More Definitions → |
provision | 1. supply with provisions More Definitions → |
permit | 1. consent to, give permission; permit 2. make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen More Definitions → |
proof | 1. make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset 2. knead to reach proper lightness More Definitions → |
pair | 1. form a pair or pairs 2. bring two objects, ideas, or people together More Definitions → |
peak | 1. to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity More Definitions → |
pin | 1. to hold fast or prevent from moving 2. attach or fasten with pins More Definitions → |
paragraph | 1. divide into paragraphs, as of text 2. write about in a paragraph More Definitions → |
participate | 1. share in something 2. become a participant; be involved in More Definitions → |
plug | 1. fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug 2. persist in working hard More Definitions → |
plate | 1. coat with a layer of metal More Definitions → |
prince | More Definitions → |
plain | 1. express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness More Definitions → |
poll | 1. get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions 2. vote in an election at a polling station More Definitions → |
pub | More Definitions → |
portion | 1. give out More Definitions → |
pure | More Definitions → |
paint | 1. make a painting 2. apply paint to; coat with paint More Definitions → |
pilot | 1. operate an airplane 2. act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance More Definitions → |
pan | 1. make a sweeping movement 2. wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals More Definitions → |
potter | 1. do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly 2. work lightly More Definitions → |
patent | 1. obtain a patent for 2. grant rights to; grant a patent for More Definitions → |
planned | 1. have the will and intention to carry out some action 2. make plans for something More Definitions → |
prepare | 1. make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc 2. prepare for eating by applying heat More Definitions → |
premier | 1. be performed for the first time 2. perform a work for the first time More Definitions → |
performing | More Definitions → |
push | 1. move with force 2. press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action More Definitions → |
polls | More Definitions → |
packaging | More Definitions → |
physician | More Definitions → |
preferred | 1. like better; value more highly 2. select as an alternative over another More Definitions → |
paying | More Definitions → |
pull | 1. cause to move by pulling 2. direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes More Definitions → |
pulse | 1. expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically 2. produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses More Definitions → |
pearl | 1. gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean More Definitions → |
plot | 1. plan secretly, usually something illegal 2. make a schematic or technical drawing that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed More Definitions → |
pump | 1. operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal 2. deliver forth More Definitions → |
putting | 1. put into a certain place or abstract location 2. cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation More Definitions → |
parallel | 1. be parallel to 2. make or place parallel to something More Definitions → |
plane | 1. cut or remove with or as if with a plane 2. travel on the surface of water More Definitions → |
programmes | 1. arrange a program of or for 2. write a computer program More Definitions → |
peer | 1. look searchingly More Definitions → |
purchasing | More Definitions → |
pleasure | More Definitions → |
pants | More Definitions → |
par | 1. make a score (on a hole) equal to par More Definitions → |
pen | 1. produce a literary work More Definitions → |
parliament | More Definitions → |
prize | 1. hold dear 2. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open More Definitions → |
prohibited | More Definitions → |
pipe | 1. utter a shrill cry 2. transport by pipeline More Definitions → |
prove | 1. be shown or be found to be 2. establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment More Definitions → |
participating | More Definitions → |
promise | 1. make a promise or commitment 2. promise to undertake or give More Definitions → |
prefer | 1. like better; value more highly 2. select as an alternative over another More Definitions → |
purple | 1. become purple 2. color purple More Definitions → |
pipeline | More Definitions → |
prison | More Definitions → |
permitted | 1. consent to, give permission; permit 2. make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen More Definitions → |
packet | More Definitions → |
pat | 1. pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin 2. hit lightly More Definitions → |
pour | 1. cause to run 2. move in large numbers More Definitions → |
partial | More Definitions → |
pride | 1. be proud of More Definitions → |
publish | 1. put into print 2. prepare and issue for public distribution or sale More Definitions → |
pioneer | 1. open up an area or prepare a way 2. take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of More Definitions → |
puzzle | 1. be a mystery or bewildering to 2. be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide More Definitions → |
polish | 1. make (a surface) shine 2. improve or perfect by pruning or polishing More Definitions → |
pine | 1. have a desire for something or someone who is not present More Definitions → |
pound | 1. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument 2. strike or drive against with a heavy impact More Definitions → |
pension | 1. grant a pension to More Definitions → |
passion | More Definitions → |
pleased | More Definitions → |
processed | More Definitions → |
phrase | 1. put into words or an expression 2. divide, combine, or mark into phrases More Definitions → |
pad | 1. add details to 2. walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud More Definitions → |
pot | 1. plant in a pot More Definitions → |
proven | 1. be shown or be found to be 2. establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment More Definitions → |
profits | More Definitions → |
pee | 1. eliminate urine More Definitions → |
pill | More Definitions → |
powder | 1. make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust 2. apply powder to More Definitions → |
pending | More Definitions → |
personalized | More Definitions → |
pi | More Definitions → |
pace | 1. walk with slow or fast paces 2. go at a pace More Definitions → |
petition | 1. write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing More Definitions → |
podcast | 1. distribute (multimedia files) over the internet for playback on a mobile device or a personal computer More Definitions → |
proceed | 1. continue talking 2. move ahead; travel onward in time or space More Definitions → |
perfume | 1. fill or impregnate with an odor 2. apply perfume to More Definitions → |
passage | More Definitions → |
photograph | 1. record on photographic film 2. undergo being photographed in a certain way More Definitions → |
photoshop | 1. To digitally alter a photo More Definitions → |
pointed | More Definitions → |
painted | More Definitions → |
pal | 1. become friends; act friendly towards More Definitions → |
proportion | 1. give pleasant proportions to 2. adjust in size relative to other things More Definitions → |
protecting | More Definitions → |
piss | 1. eliminate urine More Definitions → |
pitch | 1. throw or toss with a light motion 2. move abruptly More Definitions → |
premises | More Definitions → |
proved | More Definitions → |
pepper | 1. add pepper to 2. attack and bombard with or as if with missiles More Definitions → |
pie | More Definitions → |
probe | 1. question or examine thoroughly and closely 2. examine physically with or as if with a probe More Definitions → |
packed | More Definitions → |
prescribed | More Definitions → |
peeing | More Definitions → |
prompt | 1. give an incentive for action 2. serve as the inciting cause of More Definitions → |
peoples | More Definitions → |
pole | 1. propel with a pole 2. support on poles More Definitions → |
pond | More Definitions → |
possession | More Definitions → |
paste | 1. join or attach with or as if with glue 2. hit with the fists More Definitions → |
preserve | 1. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last 2. keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction More Definitions → |
praise | 1. express approval of More Definitions → |
parade | 1. walk ostentatiously 2. march in a procession in a public place More Definitions → |
pray | 1. address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer 2. call upon in supplication; entreat More Definitions → |
pit | 1. set into opposition or rivalry 2. mark with a scar More Definitions → |
prep | More Definitions → |
protest | 1. utter words of protest 2. express opposition through action or words More Definitions → |
playlist | More Definitions → |
projected | More Definitions → |
proceeds | More Definitions → |
pursue | 1. carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in 2. follow in or as if in pursuit More Definitions → |
priest | More Definitions → |
proceeding | More Definitions → |
porter | 1. carry luggage or supplies More Definitions → |
prospect | 1. search for something desirable 2. explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals More Definitions → |
pig | 1. live like a pig, in squalor 2. eat greedily More Definitions → |
premiere | 1. be performed for the first time 2. perform a work for the first time More Definitions → |
punch | 1. deliver a quick blow to 2. drive forcibly as if by a punch More Definitions → |
partition | 1. divide into parts, pieces, or sections 2. separate or apportion into sections More Definitions → |
posing | More Definitions → |
puppy | More Definitions → |
patrol | 1. maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol More Definitions → |
promo | More Definitions → |
prefix | 1. attach a prefix to More Definitions → |
perceived | More Definitions → |
preceding | More Definitions → |
panic | 1. be overcome by a sudden fear 2. cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic More Definitions → |
ping | 1. hit with a pinging noise 2. sound like a car engine that is firing too early More Definitions → |
propose | 1. make a proposal, declare a plan for something 2. present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc. More Definitions → |
pavilion | More Definitions → |
pillow | 1. rest on or as if on a pillow More Definitions → |
parcel | 1. divide into parts 2. cover with strips of canvas More Definitions → |
predict | 1. make a prediction about; tell in advance 2. indicate, as with a sign or an omen More Definitions → |
proposition | 1. suggest sex to More Definitions → |
prepaid | 1. pay for something before receiving it More Definitions → |
pledge | 1. promise solemnly and formally 2. pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals More Definitions → |
pork | More Definitions → |
privilege | 1. bestow a privilege upon More Definitions → |
pushing | More Definitions → |
pierce | 1. cut or make a way through 2. move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply More Definitions → |
pastor | More Definitions → |
prototype | More Definitions → |
pulling | More Definitions → |
pale | 1. turn pale, as if in fear More Definitions → |
pencil | 1. write, draw, or trace with a pencil More Definitions → |
purse | 1. contract one's lips into a rounded shape 2. gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker More Definitions → |
polished | More Definitions → |
possess | 1. have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill 2. have ownership or possession of More Definitions → |
picnic | 1. eat alfresco, in the open air More Definitions → |
positioning | More Definitions → |
pressed | More Definitions → |
playback | More Definitions → |
pose | 1. offer for others to consider 2. assume a posture as for artistic purposes More Definitions → |
promising | More Definitions → |
pod | 1. take something out of its shell or pod 2. produce pods, of plants More Definitions → |
pike | More Definitions → |
poison | 1. spoil as if by poison 2. kill with poison More Definitions → |
packaged | More Definitions → |
preserved | More Definitions → |
preschool | More Definitions → |
pile | 1. arrange in stacks 2. press tightly together or cram More Definitions → |
pony | More Definitions → |
prejudice | 1. disadvantage by prejudice 2. influence (somebody's) opinion in advance More Definitions → |
postcode | More Definitions → |
pause | 1. interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing 2. cease an action temporarily More Definitions → |
piercing | More Definitions → |
pinnacle | 1. surmount with a pinnacle 2. raise on or as if on a pinnacle More Definitions → |
pirate | 1. copy illegally; of published material 2. take arbitrarily or by force More Definitions → |
prop | 1. support by placing against something solid or rigid More Definitions → |
pursuing | More Definitions → |
pouch | 1. put into a small bag 2. send by special mail that goes through diplomatic channels More Definitions → |
pyramid | 1. enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts 2. use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal More Definitions → |
planted | More Definitions → |
peach | 1. divulge confidential information or secrets More Definitions → |
privileged | More Definitions → |
pulp | 1. remove the pulp from, as from a fruit 2. reduce to pulp More Definitions → |
peel | 1. remove the skin from 2. come off in flakes or thin small pieces More Definitions → |
peg | 1. succeed in obtaining a position 2. pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into More Definitions → |
pedal | 1. ride a bicycle 2. operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument More Definitions → |
parse | 1. analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence) More Definitions → |
petrol | More Definitions → |
posed | More Definitions → |
patented | More Definitions → |
parked | More Definitions → |
pronounced | More Definitions → |
prod | 1. to push against gently 2. urge on; cause to act More Definitions → |
padded | 1. add details to 2. walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud More Definitions → |
plea | More Definitions → |
prey | 1. profit from in an exploitatory manner 2. prey on or hunt for More Definitions → |
plump | 1. drop sharply 2. set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise More Definitions → |
programmed | 1. arrange a program of or for 2. write a computer program More Definitions → |
prohibit | 1. command against More Definitions → |
pretend | 1. make believe with the intent to deceive 2. behave unnaturally or affectedly More Definitions → |
permitting | 1. consent to, give permission; permit 2. make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen More Definitions → |
pant | 1. breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted 2. utter while panting, as if out of breath More Definitions → |
premise | 1. set forth beforehand, often as an explanation 2. furnish with a preface or introduction More Definitions → |
probing | More Definitions → |
prose | More Definitions → |
probate | 1. put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence 2. establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents) More Definitions → |
props | More Definitions → |
pep | More Definitions → |
poisoning | More Definitions → |
pictured | More Definitions → |
pursued | More Definitions → |
prolonged | More Definitions → |
pistol | More Definitions → |
padding | 1. add details to 2. walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud More Definitions → |
personalised | More Definitions → |
prevailing | More Definitions → |
populated | More Definitions → |
pains | More Definitions → |
pigeon | More Definitions → |
parrot | 1. repeat mindlessly More Definitions → |
prentice | More Definitions → |
pity | 1. share the suffering of More Definitions → |
profiling | More Definitions → |
parole | 1. release a criminal from detention and place him on parole More Definitions → |
pitching | More Definitions → |
possessed | More Definitions → |
peek | 1. throw a glance at; take a brief look at More Definitions → |
practiced | More Definitions → |
perceive | 1. to become aware of through the senses 2. become conscious of More Definitions → |
pillar | More Definitions → |
personalize | 1. make personal or more personal More Definitions → |
preface | 1. furnish with a preface or introduction More Definitions → |
plateau | More Definitions → |
plague | 1. cause to suffer a blight 2. annoy continually or chronically More Definitions → |
prelude | 1. serve as a prelude or opening to 2. play as a prelude More Definitions → |
paddle | 1. propel with a paddle 2. play in or as if in water, as of small children More Definitions → |
purified | 1. remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation 2. make pure or free from sin or guilt More Definitions → |
pane | More Definitions → |
pissed | More Definitions → |
psalm | 1. sing or celebrate in psalms More Definitions → |
preaching | More Definitions → |
pimp | 1. arrange for sexual partners for others More Definitions → |
punished | More Definitions → |
pleasing | More Definitions → |
portage | More Definitions → |
postfix | More Definitions → |
pinch | 1. squeeze tightly between the fingers 2. make ridges into by pinching together More Definitions → |
pinball | More Definitions → |
pollen | More Definitions → |
posture | 1. behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others 2. assume a posture as for artistic purposes More Definitions → |
pierced | More Definitions → |
punish | 1. impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on More Definitions → |
pedestal | More Definitions → |
paw | 1. scrape with the paws 2. touch clumsily More Definitions → |
prescribe | 1. issue commands or orders for 2. recommend as beneficial More Definitions → |
peacock | More Definitions → |
plat | 1. make a plot of More Definitions → |
pardon | 1. accept an excuse for 2. grant a pardon to More Definitions → |
peck | 1. hit lightly with a picking motion 2. eat by pecking at, like a bird More Definitions → |
preserves | More Definitions → |
prevail | 1. be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance 2. be valid, applicable, or true More Definitions → |
pap | More Definitions → |
persuade | 1. win approval or support for 2. cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm More Definitions → |
punt | 1. kick the ball 2. propel with a pole More Definitions → |
paved | More Definitions → |
pasture | 1. let feed in a field or pasture or meadow 2. feed as in a meadow or pasture More Definitions → |
plugged | 1. fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug 2. persist in working hard More Definitions → |
puff | 1. smoke and exhale strongly 2. suck in or take (air) More Definitions → |
proclaimed | More Definitions → |
paging | More Definitions → |
paired | More Definitions → |
parody | 1. make a spoof of or make fun of 2. make a parody of More Definitions → |
ply | 1. give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance 2. apply oneself diligently More Definitions → |
paragon | More Definitions → |
persist | 1. continue to exist 2. be persistent, refuse to stop More Definitions → |
pledged | More Definitions → |
plaster | 1. apply a heavy coat to 2. cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on More Definitions → |
predicate | 1. make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition 2. affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of More Definitions → |
polishing | More Definitions → |
pumped | More Definitions → |
pong | More Definitions → |
pivot | 1. turn on a pivot More Definitions → |
practise | 1. engage in a rehearsal (of) 2. carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions More Definitions → |
popped | 1. bulge outward 2. hit a pop-fly More Definitions → |
pounding | More Definitions → |
pouring | More Definitions → |
piles | More Definitions → |
portrayed | More Definitions → |
pallet | More Definitions → |
plunge | 1. thrust or throw into 2. drop steeply More Definitions → |
preset | More Definitions → |
poised | More Definitions → |
partitioning | More Definitions → |
pitched | More Definitions → |
pigment | 1. acquire pigment; become colored or imbued 2. color or dye with a pigment More Definitions → |
plotting | 1. plan secretly, usually something illegal 2. make a schematic or technical drawing that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed More Definitions → |
popping | 1. bulge outward 2. hit a pop-fly More Definitions → |
poop | More Definitions → |
pug | More Definitions → |
pip | 1. kill by firing a missile 2. hit with a missile from a weapon More Definitions → |
pup | 1. give birth to (a puppy) More Definitions → |
plotted | 1. plan secretly, usually something illegal 2. make a schematic or technical drawing that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed More Definitions → |
puck | More Definitions → |
penetrate | 1. pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance 2. come to understand More Definitions → |
preach | 1. deliver a sermon 2. speak, plead, or argue in favor of More Definitions → |
pilgrimage | More Definitions → |
proctor | 1. watch over (students taking an exam, to prevent cheating) More Definitions → |
poke | 1. poke or thrust abruptly 2. search or inquire in a meddlesome way More Definitions → |
preclude | 1. keep from happening or arising; make impossible 2. make impossible, especially beforehand More Definitions → |
palate | More Definitions → |
preamble | 1. make a preliminary introduction, usually to a formal document More Definitions → |
provoking | More Definitions → |
promulgated | More Definitions → |
palsy | 1. affect with palsy More Definitions → |
pinpoint | 1. locate exactly More Definitions → |
pickle | 1. preserve in a pickling liquid More Definitions → |
parry | 1. impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball) 2. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) More Definitions → |
purge | 1. oust politically 2. clear of a charge More Definitions → |
photocopy | 1. reproduce by xerography More Definitions → |
pebble | More Definitions → |
patched | More Definitions → |
plight | 1. give to in marriage 2. promise solemnly and formally More Definitions → |
penetrating | More Definitions → |
pollard | 1. convert into a pollard More Definitions → |
parachute | 1. jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute More Definitions → |
pun | 1. make a play on words More Definitions → |
ponder | 1. reflect deeply on a subject More Definitions → |
pore | 1. direct one's attention on something More Definitions → |
patchwork | More Definitions → |
pinned | 1. to hold fast or prevent from moving 2. attach or fasten with pins More Definitions → |
presume | 1. take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof 2. take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission More Definitions → |
plume | 1. rip off; ask an unreasonable price 2. be proud of More Definitions → |
pretending | More Definitions → |
plank | 1. cover with planks 2. set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise More Definitions → |
pruning | More Definitions → |
peril | 1. pose a threat to; present a danger to 2. put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position More Definitions → |
pave | 1. cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic More Definitions → |
polka | 1. dance a polka More Definitions → |
predetermined | More Definitions → |
perch | 1. sit, as on a branch 2. to come to rest, settle More Definitions → |
perm | 1. give a permanent wave to More Definitions → |
pawn | 1. leave as a guarantee in return for money More Definitions → |
prosper | 1. make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance More Definitions → |
procession | More Definitions → |
propelled | 1. cause to move forward with force 2. give an incentive for action More Definitions → |
platoon | More Definitions → |
plow | 1. to break and turn over earth especially with a plow 2. act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression More Definitions → |
plead | 1. appeal or request earnestly 2. offer as an excuse or plea More Definitions → |
patterned | More Definitions → |
peep | 1. look furtively 2. cause to come into view More Definitions → |
promenade | 1. march in a procession in a public place 2. take a leisurely walk More Definitions → |
portray | 1. portray in words 2. make a portrait of More Definitions → |
prosecute | 1. conduct a prosecution in a court of law 2. bring a criminal action against (in a trial) More Definitions → |
procure | 1. get by special effort 2. arrange for sexual partners for others More Definitions → |
powdered | More Definitions → |
putty | 1. apply putty in order to fix or fill More Definitions → |
puzzled | More Definitions → |
prong | More Definitions → |
projecting | More Definitions → |
pacing | More Definitions → |
peroxide | 1. bleach with peroxide More Definitions → |
playwright | More Definitions → |
proclaim | 1. declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles 2. state or announce More Definitions → |
prompting | More Definitions → |
putter | 1. work lightly 2. do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly More Definitions → |
posh | More Definitions → |
patronage | 1. support by being a patron of 2. be a regular customer or client of More Definitions → |
peeled | More Definitions → |
polluted | More Definitions → |
primrose | More Definitions → |
provoke | 1. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) 2. evoke or provoke to appear or occur More Definitions → |
pellet | More Definitions → |
pertain | 1. be relevant to 2. be a part or attribute of More Definitions → |
patching | More Definitions → |
prioritize | 1. assign a priority to More Definitions → |
parted | More Definitions → |
pancake | More Definitions → |
putt | 1. strike (a golf ball) lightly, with a putter 2. hit a putt More Definitions → |
perforated | More Definitions → |
perish | 1. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life More Definitions → |
perfected | More Definitions → |
prostitute | 1. sell one's body; exchange sex for money More Definitions → |
propagate | 1. transmit from one generation to the next 2. travel through the air More Definitions → |
pluck | 1. pull or pull out sharply 2. sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity More Definitions → |
prick | 1. make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn 2. cause a stinging pain More Definitions → |
perverted | More Definitions → |
postpone | 1. hold back to a later time More Definitions → |
provoked | More Definitions → |
pronounce | 1. speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way 2. pronounce judgment on More Definitions → |
prologue | More Definitions → |
peaked | More Definitions → |
parable | More Definitions → |
plugging | 1. fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug 2. persist in working hard More Definitions → |
prepay | 1. pay for something before receiving it More Definitions → |
prank | 1. dress or decorate showily or gaudily 2. dress up showily More Definitions → |
plotter | More Definitions → |
picket | 1. serve as pickets or post pickets 2. fasten with a picket More Definitions → |
populate | 1. be an inhabitant of or reside in 2. fill with inhabitants More Definitions → |
panhandle | 1. beg by accosting people in the street and asking for money More Definitions → |
pasted | More Definitions → |
puddle | 1. wade or dabble in a puddle 2. subject to puddling or form by puddling More Definitions → |
plough | 1. move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil 2. to break and turn over earth especially with a plow More Definitions → |
paddock | More Definitions → |
ponce | More Definitions → |
phony | More Definitions → |
proportionate | More Definitions → |
proverb | More Definitions → |
publicized | More Definitions → |
puncture | 1. pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into 2. make by piercing More Definitions → |
pamper | 1. treat with excessive indulgence More Definitions → |
practised | More Definitions → |
poking | More Definitions → |
precaution | More Definitions → |
preheat | 1. heat beforehand More Definitions → |
paraffin | More Definitions → |
puzzling | More Definitions → |
punishing | More Definitions → |
profane | 1. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality 2. violate the sacred character of a place or language More Definitions → |
prune | 1. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of 2. weed out unwanted or unnecessary things More Definitions → |
prolong | 1. lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer 2. lengthen or extend in duration or space More Definitions → |
precede | 1. be earlier in time; go back further 2. come before More Definitions → |
prim | 1. assume a prim appearance 2. contract one's lips More Definitions → |
pang | More Definitions → |
praising | More Definitions → |
pique | 1. cause to feel resentment or indignation More Definitions → |
pied | More Definitions → |
pretended | More Definitions → |
propel | 1. cause to move forward with force 2. give an incentive for action More Definitions → |
pondering | More Definitions → |
primed | More Definitions → |
plumb | 1. measure the depth of something 2. weight with lead More Definitions → |
paralyzed | More Definitions → |
pervert | 1. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality 2. practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive More Definitions → |
penned | 1. produce a literary work More Definitions → |
publicize | 1. make public 2. call attention to More Definitions → |
pox | More Definitions → |
patten | More Definitions → |
parenthesis | More Definitions → |
pall | 1. become less interesting or attractive 2. cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away More Definitions → |
pretext | More Definitions → |
pedicure | 1. care for one's feet by cutting and shaping the nails, etc. More Definitions → |
paraphrase | 1. express the same message in different words More Definitions → |
preferring | 1. like better; value more highly 2. select as an alternative over another More Definitions → |
potted | 1. plant in a pot More Definitions → |
purify | 1. remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation 2. make pure or free from sin or guilt More Definitions → |
protracted | More Definitions → |
pinion | 1. bind the arms of 2. cut the wings off (of birds) More Definitions → |
possum | More Definitions → |
purifying | More Definitions → |
plunder | 1. take illegally; of intellectual property 2. plunder (a town) after capture More Definitions → |
pease | More Definitions → |
peruse | 1. examine or consider with attention and in detail More Definitions → |
pickled | More Definitions → |
padlock | 1. fasten with a padlock More Definitions → |
perpetuate | 1. cause to continue or prevail More Definitions → |
partake | 1. have some of the qualities or attributes of something 2. have, give, or receive a share of More Definitions → |
portraying | More Definitions → |
pitted | 1. set into opposition or rivalry 2. mark with a scar More Definitions → |
ploy | More Definitions → |
puke | 1. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth More Definitions → |
precondition | 1. put into the required condition beforehand More Definitions → |
profess | 1. practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about 2. confess one's faith in, or allegiance to More Definitions → |
prawn | 1. fish for prawns More Definitions → |
pontoon | More Definitions → |
paragliding | More Definitions → |
precast | More Definitions → |
personalise | 1. make personal or more personal More Definitions → |
preside | 1. act as president More Definitions → |
preoccupied | 1. engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively 2. occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance More Definitions → |
pampering | More Definitions → |
prejudiced | More Definitions → |
phantasy | More Definitions → |
precipitate | 1. bring about abruptly 2. separate as a fine suspension of solid particles More Definitions → |
perplexed | More Definitions → |
parlay | 1. stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager More Definitions → |
promulgate | 1. state or announce 2. put a law into effect by formal declaration More Definitions → |
plucked | More Definitions → |
patrolling | 1. maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol More Definitions → |
professed | More Definitions → |
puree | 1. rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender More Definitions → |
patrolled | 1. maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol More Definitions → |
pry | 1. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open 2. be nosey More Definitions → |
pare | 1. decrease gradually or bit by bit 2. cut small bits or pare shavings from More Definitions → |
petting | 1. stroke or caress gently 2. stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking More Definitions → |
protruding | More Definitions → |
petrified | 1. cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright 2. change into stone More Definitions → |
programing | More Definitions → |
potting | 1. plant in a pot More Definitions → |
polygraph | More Definitions → |
preexisting | More Definitions → |
purging | More Definitions → |
pinning | 1. to hold fast or prevent from moving 2. attach or fasten with pins More Definitions → |
panning | 1. make a sweeping movement 2. wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals More Definitions → |
pinched | More Definitions → |
purport | 1. have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming 2. propose or intend More Definitions → |
perturbed | More Definitions → |
perk | 1. gain or regain energy More Definitions → |
pent | 1. produce a literary work More Definitions → |
plastering | More Definitions → |
perfumed | More Definitions → |
pauper | More Definitions → |
proofread | 1. read for errors More Definitions → |
portcullis | More Definitions → |
penance | More Definitions → |
plowing | More Definitions → |
postmark | 1. stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing More Definitions → |
puffed | More Definitions → |
pegged | 1. succeed in obtaining a position 2. pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into More Definitions → |
pitchfork | 1. lift with a pitchfork More Definitions → |
pelt | 1. cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile 2. attack and bombard with or as if with missiles More Definitions → |
postulate | 1. maintain or assert 2. take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom More Definitions → |
pipette | More Definitions → |
pooch | 1. round one's lips as if intending to kiss More Definitions → |
potash | More Definitions → |
poaching | More Definitions → |
pulsing | More Definitions → |
prowl | 1. move about in or as if in a predatory manner 2. loiter about, with no apparent aim More Definitions → |
panting | More Definitions → |
poise | 1. be motionless, in suspension 2. prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult More Definitions → |
pollute | 1. make impure More Definitions → |
pronged | More Definitions → |
plastered | More Definitions → |
panicked | 1. be overcome by a sudden fear 2. cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic More Definitions → |
preempt | 1. acquire for oneself before others can do so 2. take the place of or have precedence over More Definitions → |
punting | More Definitions → |
predisposed | More Definitions → |
prise | 1. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open 2. make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry More Definitions → |
prioritise | 1. assign a priority to More Definitions → |
prostrate | 1. get into a prostrate position, as in submission 2. render helpless or defenseless More Definitions → |
parquet | More Definitions → |
purr | 1. make a soft swishing sound 2. indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats More Definitions → |
pitting | 1. set into opposition or rivalry 2. mark with a scar More Definitions → |
persevere | 1. be persistent, refuse to stop More Definitions → |
piecemeal | More Definitions → |
poached | More Definitions → |
pled | 1. appeal or request earnestly 2. offer as an excuse or plea More Definitions → |
powerboat | More Definitions → |
pout | 1. be in a huff and display one's displeasure 2. make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip More Definitions → |
perplexing | More Definitions → |
posit | 1. put (something somewhere) firmly 2. put before More Definitions → |
pantomime | 1. act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only More Definitions → |
palisade | 1. surround with a wall in order to fortify More Definitions → |
prolapse | 1. slip or fall out of place, as of body parts More Definitions → |
photocopied | 1. reproduce by xerography More Definitions → |
plowed | More Definitions → |
prophesy | 1. predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration 2. deliver a sermon More Definitions → |
privateer | More Definitions → |
prying | More Definitions → |
preschooler | More Definitions → |
propped | 1. support by placing against something solid or rigid More Definitions → |
privatize | 1. change from governmental to private control or ownership More Definitions → |
posturing | More Definitions → |
prepackaged | More Definitions → |
pumice | 1. rub with pumice, in order to clean or to smoothen More Definitions → |
predominate | 1. be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance 2. appear very large or occupy a commanding position More Definitions → |
prefab | More Definitions → |
pleat | 1. pleat or gather into a ruffle 2. fold into pleats More Definitions → |
petticoat | More Definitions → |
permeate | 1. spread or diffuse through 2. pass through More Definitions → |
purl | 1. flow in a circular current, of liquids 2. make a murmuring sound More Definitions → |
placard | 1. post in a public place 2. publicize or announce by placards More Definitions → |
persisting | More Definitions → |
proliferate | 1. grow rapidly 2. cause to grow or increase rapidly More Definitions → |
pounce | 1. move down on as if in an attack More Definitions → |
penalize | 1. impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on More Definitions → |
peddling | More Definitions → |
patted | 1. pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin 2. hit lightly More Definitions → |
piggyback | 1. ride on someone's shoulders or back 2. haul truck trailers loaded with commodities on railroad cars More Definitions → |
publicised | More Definitions → |
preconceived | More Definitions → |
plied | 1. give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance 2. apply oneself diligently More Definitions → |
picturing | More Definitions → |
prophesied | 1. predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration 2. deliver a sermon More Definitions → |
publicise | 1. call attention to 2. make public More Definitions → |
pillage | 1. steal goods; take as spoils More Definitions → |
proscribed | More Definitions → |
plummet | 1. drop sharply More Definitions → |
penning | 1. produce a literary work More Definitions → |
publicizing | More Definitions → |
patter | 1. rain gently 2. make light, rapid and repeated sounds More Definitions → |
puffing | More Definitions → |
pinwheel | More Definitions → |
personified | 1. invest with or as with a body; give body to 2. represent, as of a character on stage More Definitions → |
parasailing | More Definitions → |
punctured | More Definitions → |
peeve | 1. cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful More Definitions → |
perusing | More Definitions → |
persecute | 1. cause to suffer More Definitions → |
plop | 1. drop something with a plopping sound 2. drop with the sound of something falling into water More Definitions → |
picnicking | 1. eat alfresco, in the open air More Definitions → |
parachuting | More Definitions → |
plundered | More Definitions → |
professing | More Definitions → |
porpoise | More Definitions → |
paratrooper | More Definitions → |
presage | 1. indicate, as with a sign or an omen More Definitions → |
propelling | 1. cause to move forward with force 2. give an incentive for action More Definitions → |
parched | More Definitions → |
paneled | More Definitions → |
patronizing | More Definitions → |
precipitating | More Definitions → |
patting | 1. pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin 2. hit lightly More Definitions → |
pith | 1. remove the pith from (a plant) More Definitions → |
powwow | 1. hold a powwow, talk, conference or meeting More Definitions → |
ploughing | More Definitions → |
pained | More Definitions → |
peddle | 1. sell or offer for sale from place to place More Definitions → |
panned | 1. make a sweeping movement 2. wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals More Definitions → |
pucker | 1. to gather something into small wrinkles or folds 2. draw together into folds or puckers More Definitions → |
prerecorded | More Definitions → |
peal | 1. ring recurrently 2. sound loudly and sonorously More Definitions → |
precis | 1. make a summary (of) More Definitions → |
premeditated | More Definitions → |
pestle | 1. grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar More Definitions → |
prodding | 1. to push against gently 2. urge on; cause to act More Definitions → |
proofed | More Definitions → |
ploughed | More Definitions → |
pasteurized | More Definitions → |
plundering | More Definitions → |
pothole | More Definitions → |
physic | More Definitions → |
polder | More Definitions → |
procrastinate | 1. postpone doing what one should be doing 2. postpone or delay needlessly More Definitions → |
pontificate | 1. administer a pontifical office 2. talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner More Definitions → |
potlatch | More Definitions → |
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patronize | 1. assume sponsorship of 2. do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of More Definitions → |
piquet | More Definitions → |
pipet | More Definitions → |
phoney | More Definitions → |
panelled | 1. decorate with panels 2. select from a list More Definitions → |
prodded | 1. to push against gently 2. urge on; cause to act More Definitions → |
puking | More Definitions → |
pander | 1. yield (to); give satisfaction to 2. arrange for sexual partners for others More Definitions → |
plodding | 1. walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud More Definitions → |
panicking | 1. be overcome by a sudden fear 2. cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic More Definitions → |
predispose | 1. make susceptible More Definitions → |
placate | 1. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of More Definitions → |
panelling | 1. decorate with panels 2. select from a list More Definitions → |
pulverized | More Definitions → |
puppeteer | More Definitions → |
protrude | 1. extend out or project in space 2. bulge outward More Definitions → |
paralyze | 1. make powerless and unable to function 2. cause to be paralyzed and immobile More Definitions → |
propping | 1. support by placing against something solid or rigid More Definitions → |
peopled | More Definitions → |
pean | More Definitions → |
presuppose | 1. take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand 2. require as a necessary antecedent or precondition More Definitions → |
pretension | More Definitions → |
parley | 1. discuss, as between enemies More Definitions → |
preform | 1. form into a shape resembling the final, desired one 2. form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand More Definitions → |
platted | 1. make a plot of More Definitions → |
pining | More Definitions → |
perpetrate | 1. perform an act, usually with a negative connotation More Definitions → |
pacify | 1. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of 2. fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location) More Definitions → |
plagiarized | More Definitions → |
premix | More Definitions → |
pester | 1. annoy persistently More Definitions → |
putz | More Definitions → |
proffer | 1. present for acceptance or rejection More Definitions → |
polychrome | 1. color with many colors; make polychrome More Definitions → |
plonk | 1. set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise More Definitions → |
predestined | More Definitions → |
pitied | 1. share the suffering of More Definitions → |
punctuate | 1. insert punctuation marks into 2. to stress, single out as important More Definitions → |
persevering | More Definitions → |
predate | 1. prey on or hunt for 2. be earlier in time; go back further More Definitions → |
perplex | 1. be a mystery or bewildering to 2. make more complicated More Definitions → |
pommel | 1. strike, usually with the fist More Definitions → |
plunk | 1. make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground 2. set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise More Definitions → |
plagiarize | 1. take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property More Definitions → |
patronising | More Definitions → |
picot | More Definitions → |
pervade | 1. spread or diffuse through More Definitions → |
procreate | 1. have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant More Definitions → |
prospering | More Definitions → |
plait | 1. make by braiding or interlacing 2. weave into plaits More Definitions → |
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