5-Letter Verbs Starting With P

Here's the list of all the 289 5-Letter Verbs Starting With P in the English Language.

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price
1. determine the price of
2. ascertain or learn the price of
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phone
1. get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
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power
1. supply the force or power for the functioning of
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place
1. put into a certain place or abstract location
2. place somebody in a particular situation or location
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press
1. exert pressure or force to or upon
2. force or impel in an indicated direction
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print
1. put into print
2. write as if with print; not cursive
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point
1. indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
2. be oriented
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party
1. have or participate in a party
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paper
1. cover with paper
2. cover with wallpaper
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panel
1. decorate with panels
2. select from a list
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plant
1. put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
2. fix or set securely or deeply
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piece
1. to join or unite the pieces of
2. create by putting components or members together
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phase
1. arrange in phases or stages
2. adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition
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patch
1. to join or unite the pieces of
2. provide with a patch; also used metaphorically
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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
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proof
1. make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset
2. knead to reach proper lightness
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plate
1. coat with a layer of metal
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plain
1. express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
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paint
1. make a painting
2. apply paint to; coat with paint
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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
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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
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pearl
1. gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean
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plane
1. cut or remove with or as if with a plane
2. travel on the surface of water
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prize
1. hold dear
2. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
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prove
1. be shown or be found to be
2. establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
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pride
1. be proud of
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pound
1. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
2. strike or drive against with a heavy impact
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pitch
1. throw or toss with a light motion
2. move abruptly
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probe
1. question or examine thoroughly and closely
2. examine physically with or as if with a probe
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paste
1. join or attach with or as if with glue
2. hit with the fists
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punch
1. deliver a quick blow to
2. drive forcibly as if by a punch
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panic
1. be overcome by a sudden fear
2. cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic
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purse
1. contract one's lips into a rounded shape
2. gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker
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pause
1. interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
2. cease an action temporarily
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pouch
1. put into a small bag
2. send by special mail that goes through diplomatic channels
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peach
1. divulge confidential information or secrets
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pedal
1. ride a bicycle
2. operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument
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parse
1. analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence)
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plump
1. drop sharply
2. set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise
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psalm
1. sing or celebrate in psalms
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pinch
1. squeeze tightly between the fingers
2. make ridges into by pinching together
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pivot
1. turn on a pivot
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palsy
1. affect with palsy
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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)
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purge
1. oust politically
2. clear of a charge
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plume
1. rip off; ask an unreasonable price
2. be proud of
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plank
1. cover with planks
2. set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise
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peril
1. pose a threat to; present a danger to
2. put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
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polka
1. dance a polka
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perch
1. sit, as on a branch
2. to come to rest, settle
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plead
1. appeal or request earnestly
2. offer as an excuse or plea
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putty
1. apply putty in order to fix or fill
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pluck
1. pull or pull out sharply
2. sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
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prick
1. make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
2. cause a stinging pain
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prank
1. dress or decorate showily or gaudily
2. dress up showily
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prune
1. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
2. weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
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pique
1. cause to feel resentment or indignation
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plumb
1. measure the depth of something
2. weight with lead
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prawn
1. fish for prawns
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puree
1. rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender
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pooch
1. round one's lips as if intending to kiss
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prowl
1. move about in or as if in a predatory manner
2. loiter about, with no apparent aim
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poise
1. be motionless, in suspension
2. prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult
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prise
1. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
2. make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry
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posit
1. put (something somewhere) firmly
2. put before
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pleat
1. pleat or gather into a ruffle
2. fold into pleats
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plied
1. give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
2. apply oneself diligently
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peeve
1. cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful
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plonk
1. set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise
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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
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plait
1. make by braiding or interlacing
2. weave into plaits
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5-Letter Verbs Starting With P