4-Letter Verbs Starting With S
Here's the list of all the 274 4-Letter Verbs Starting With S in the English Language.
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| Common Verbs (with Definitions and Examples) | |
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| site | 1. assign a location to More Definitions → |
| said | 1. express in words 2. report or maintain More Definitions → |
| send | 1. cause to go somewhere 2. to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place More Definitions → |
| show | 1. give an exhibition of to an interested audience 2. establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment More Definitions → |
| sign | 1. mark with one's signature; write one's name (on) 2. approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation More Definitions → |
| size | 1. cover or stiffen or glaze a porous material with size or sizing (a glutinous substance) 2. sort according to size More Definitions → |
| shop | 1. do one's shopping 2. do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of More Definitions → |
| save | 1. save from ruin, destruction, or harm 2. to keep up and reserve for personal or special use More Definitions → |
| side | 1. take sides for or against More Definitions → |
| sell | 1. exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent 2. be sold at a certain price or in a certain way More Definitions → |
| star | 1. feature as the star 2. be the star in a performance More Definitions → |
| self | More Definitions → |
| sure | More Definitions → |
| sort | 1. examine in order to test suitability 2. arrange or order by classes or categories More Definitions → |
| step | 1. shift or move by taking a step 2. put down or press the foot, place the foot More Definitions → |
| stay | 1. stay the same; remain in a certain state 2. stay put (in a certain place) More Definitions → |
| seen | 1. perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight 2. perceive (an idea or situation) mentally More Definitions → |
| stop | 1. come to a halt, stop moving 2. put an end to a state or an activity More Definitions → |
| sent | 1. cause to go somewhere 2. to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place More Definitions → |
| safe | More Definitions → |
| ship | 1. transport commercially 2. hire for work on a ship More Definitions → |
| skin | 1. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling 2. bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of More Definitions → |
| skip | 1. bypass 2. intentionally fail to attend More Definitions → |
| sold | 1. exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent 2. be sold at a certain price or in a certain way More Definitions → |
| shot | 1. hit with a missile from a weapon 2. kill by firing a missile More Definitions → |
| soft | More Definitions → |
| seem | 1. give a certain impression of being something or having a certain aspect 2. (of a proposition) seem to be true, probable, or apparent More Definitions → |
| snow | 1. fall as snow 2. conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end More Definitions → |
| spam | 1. send unwanted or junk e-mail More Definitions → |
| seat | 1. show to a seat; assign a seat for 2. be able to seat More Definitions → |
| slow | 1. lose velocity; move more slowly 2. become slow or slower More Definitions → |
| spot | 1. catch sight of 2. detect with the senses More Definitions → |
| salt | 1. add salt to 2. sprinkle as if with salt More Definitions → |
| seek | 1. try to get or reach 2. try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of More Definitions → |
| soil | 1. make soiled, filthy, or dirty More Definitions → |
| slot | 1. assign a time slot More Definitions → |
| suit | 1. be agreeable or acceptable to 2. be agreeable or acceptable More Definitions → |
| scan | 1. examine minutely or intensely 2. examine hastily More Definitions → |
| seed | 1. go to seed; shed seeds 2. help (an enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money More Definitions → |
| shoe | 1. furnish with shoes More Definitions → |
| sand | 1. rub with sandpaper More Definitions → |
| seal | 1. make tight; secure against leakage 2. close with or as if with a seal More Definitions → |
| sick | 1. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth More Definitions → |
| solo | 1. fly alone, without a co-pilot or passengers 2. perform a piece written for a single instrument More Definitions → |
| sole | 1. put a new sole on More Definitions → |
| silk | More Definitions → |
| slip | 1. move stealthily 2. insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly More Definitions → |
| spin | 1. revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis 2. stream in jets, of liquids More Definitions → |
| soap | 1. rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning More Definitions → |
| shut | 1. move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut 2. become closed More Definitions → |
| surf | 1. ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard 2. look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular More Definitions → |
| sing | 1. deliver by singing 2. produce tones with the voice More Definitions → |
| stem | 1. grow out of, have roots in, originate in 2. cause to point inward More Definitions → |
| soup | 1. dope (a racehorse) More Definitions → |
| slim | 1. take off weight More Definitions → |
| spec | More Definitions → |
| stud | 1. scatter or intersperse like dots or studs 2. provide with or construct with studs More Definitions → |
| span | 1. to cover or extend over an area or time period More Definitions → |
| swim | 1. travel through water 2. be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom More Definitions → |
| sink | 1. fall or descend to a lower place or level 2. cause to sink More Definitions → |
| snap | 1. utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone 2. separate or cause to separate abruptly More Definitions → |
| swap | 1. exchange or give (something) in exchange for 2. move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science More Definitions → |
| sync | 1. make synchronous and adjust in time or manner More Definitions → |
| shed | 1. to remove 2. pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities More Definitions → |
| sail | 1. traverse or travel on (a body of water) 2. move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions More Definitions → |
| stir | 1. move an implement through 2. move very slightly More Definitions → |
| swan | 1. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true 2. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment More Definitions → |
| scam | 1. deprive of by deceit More Definitions → |
| slam | 1. close violently 2. strike violently More Definitions → |
| sour | 1. go sour or spoil 2. make sour or more sour More Definitions → |
| sock | 1. hit hard More Definitions → |
| sang | 1. deliver by singing 2. produce tones with the voice More Definitions → |
| sore | More Definitions → |
| sung | 1. deliver by singing 2. produce tones with the voice More Definitions → |
| sigh | 1. heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily 2. utter with a sigh More Definitions → |
| sack | 1. plunder (a town) after capture 2. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position More Definitions → |
| stag | 1. attend a dance or a party without a female companion 2. give away information about somebody More Definitions → |
| shin | 1. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling More Definitions → |
| stub | 1. pull up (weeds) by their roots 2. extinguish by crushing More Definitions → |
| spur | 1. incite or stimulate 2. give heart or courage to More Definitions → |
| slab | More Definitions → |
| spit | 1. expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth 2. utter with anger or contempt More Definitions → |
| scar | 1. mark with a scar More Definitions → |
| slap | 1. hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand 2. to play music at loud volume More Definitions → |
| sane | More Definitions → |
| spun | 1. revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis 2. stream in jets, of liquids More Definitions → |
| soar | 1. rise rapidly 2. fly by means of a hang glider More Definitions → |
| stew | 1. be in a huff; be silent or sullen 2. bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings More Definitions → |
| soak | 1. submerge in a liquid 2. rip off; ask an unreasonable price More Definitions → |
| slug | 1. strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat 2. be idle; exist in a changeless situation More Definitions → |
| stab | 1. use a knife on 2. stab or pierce More Definitions → |
| seam | 1. put together with a seam More Definitions → |
| sire | 1. make (offspring) by reproduction More Definitions → |
| sham | 1. make a pretence of 2. make believe with the intent to deceive More Definitions → |
| skid | 1. slide without control 2. elevate onto skids More Definitions → |
| sway | 1. move back and forth or sideways 2. move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner More Definitions → |
| swat | 1. hit swiftly with a violent blow 2. to make an illegitimate call to the police so as to have a SWAT team dispatched to a location More Definitions → |
| sine | More Definitions → |
| slit | 1. make a clean cut through 2. cut a slit into More Definitions → |
| slid | 1. move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner 2. to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly More Definitions → |
| slew | 1. turn sharply; change direction abruptly 2. move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner More Definitions → |
| sunk | 1. fall or descend to a lower place or level 2. cause to sink More Definitions → |
| snip | 1. sever or remove by pinching or snipping 2. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of More Definitions → |
| sled | 1. ride (on) a sled More Definitions → |
| sewn | 1. fasten by sewing; do needlework 2. create (clothes) with cloth More Definitions → |
| silt | 1. become chocked with silt More Definitions → |
| stun | 1. make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow 2. hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag More Definitions → |
| sank | 1. fall or descend to a lower place or level 2. cause to sink More Definitions → |
| skim | 1. travel on the surface of water 2. move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of More Definitions → |
| scum | 1. remove the scum from More Definitions → |
| sash | More Definitions → |
| spar | 1. furnish with spars 2. fight with spurs More Definitions → |
| skew | 1. turn or place at an angle More Definitions → |
| snug | More Definitions → |
| sped | 1. move hurridly 2. move faster More Definitions → |
| stow | 1. fill by packing tightly More Definitions → |
| shun | 1. avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of 2. expel from a community or group More Definitions → |
| slay | 1. kill intentionally and with premeditation 2. to succeed greatly More Definitions → |
| silo | More Definitions → |
| swag | 1. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness 2. walk as if unable to control one's movements More Definitions → |
| sift | 1. move as if through a sieve 2. separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements More Definitions → |
| snag | 1. catch on a snag 2. get by acting quickly and smartly More Definitions → |
| shag | 1. dance the shag More Definitions → |
| spat | 1. come down like raindrops 2. become permanently attached More Definitions → |
| slag | 1. convert into slag More Definitions → |
| slum | 1. spend time at a lower socio-economic level than one's own, motivated by curiosity or desire for adventure; usage considered condescending and insensitive More Definitions → |
| swam | 1. travel through water 2. be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom More Definitions → |
| soot | 1. coat with soot More Definitions → |
| sown | 1. place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth 2. introduce into an environment More Definitions → |
| smit | 1. inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon 2. affect suddenly with deep feeling More Definitions → |
| sass | 1. answer back in an impudent or insolent manner More Definitions → |
| shim | More Definitions → |
| smug | More Definitions → |
| sear | 1. make very hot and dry 2. become superficially burned More Definitions → |
| swab | 1. wash with a swab or a mop 2. apply (usually a liquid) to a surface More Definitions → |
| spud | 1. initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum 2. produce buds, branches, or germinate More Definitions → |
| shew | 1. establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment More Definitions → |
| swot | 1. study intensively, as before an exam More Definitions → |
| swig | 1. strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat 2. to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught More Definitions → |
| slat | 1. equip or bar with slats 2. close the slats of (windows) More Definitions → |
| spay | 1. remove the ovaries of More Definitions → |
| spew | 1. expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth 2. eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical More Definitions → |
| snot | More Definitions → |
| scab | 1. form a scab 2. take the place of work of someone on strike More Definitions → |
| shiv | More Definitions → |
| seep | 1. pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings More Definitions → |
| sawn | 1. cut with a saw More Definitions → |
| suds | 1. wash in suds 2. make froth or foam and become bubbly More Definitions → |
| snub | 1. refuse to acknowledge 2. reject outright and bluntly More Definitions → |
| scud | 1. run or move very quickly or hastily 2. run before a gale More Definitions → |
| sops | More Definitions → |
| slur | 1. play smoothly or legato 2. speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur More Definitions → |
| shoo | 1. drive away by crying `shoo!' More Definitions → |
| sate | 1. fill to satisfaction More Definitions → |
| slop | 1. cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container 2. walk through mud or mire More Definitions → |
| slog | 1. work doggedly or persistently 2. walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud More Definitions → |
| shod | 1. furnish with shoes More Definitions → |
| shat | 1. give away information about somebody 2. have a bowel movement More Definitions → |
| spaz | 1. to act insanely More Definitions → |
| swop | 1. exchange or give (something) in exchange for More Definitions → |
| souk | More Definitions → |
| stet | 1. cancel, as of a correction or deletion 2. direct that a matter marked for omission or correction is to be retained More Definitions → |
| snog | 1. touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc. More Definitions → |