Use this domain for general words for physical actions--moving yourself, moving things, and changing things.
Use this domain for general words for physical actions--moving yourself, moving things, and changing things.
Use this domain for general words indicating the posture or stance of a person's body. Use the domains in this section for specific words for postures and for moving parts of the body. Many of these words have two meanings. One meaning is stative, indicating that the body is in a particular posture, but not moving. The other meaning is active, indicating that the person is moving his body into a particular posture. Some of these words can be used of animals or even things, if the things are perceived as being similar in posture to that of a human body.
Use this domain for words related to standing. The words in this domain may include whether the person is standing on one foot or two, whether the person's feet are together or placed apart, whether something is between the person's feet, how fast the person stands up.
Use this domain for words referring to sitting and squatting.
Use this domain for words referring to lying down.
Use this domain for words referring to kneeling.
Use this domain for words referring to bowing to someone--to face someone and lower your head or bend at the waist so that your upper body is lowered. The words in this domain should all be symbolic acts, that is, the culture assigns a meaning and significance to the physical action. Some cultures define it as a greeting, as an act of respect, or as an act of submission. For instance in ancient middle eastern culture bowing was an act of submission done in the presence of the king. Failure to bow was an act of rebellion punishable by death. In far eastern culture it is a greeting. In African culture it is an act of respect or done to welcome a visitor. Cultures define how a person is to bow, for instance how they are to hold their hands. A person may bow while standing, or may kneel, or even prostrate himself flat on his face. Whether both people bow is also significant. The depth of the bow can have significance. In Japan the person of lower social rank must bow deeper. In European culture a performer bows to acknowledge applause.
Use this domain for words describing a person who is leaning.
Use this domain for words referring to straight posture--holding your body straight, stiff, or erect, rather than relaxed.
Use this domain for words describing a relaxed posture.
Use this domain for words referring to bending down--to bend your body so that it is closer to the ground (in order to see something, pick up something, or hide).
Use this domain for words referring to moving various parts of the body.
Use this domain for intransitive verbs of movement referring to moving your whole body to a different location. There are many components of meaning involved in verbs of movement. They can include a source location (from), a goal location (to), a path (along), manner (walk, run), speed (race, crawl), direction
(forward, back, side, up, down, toward, away from), shape of the path (straight, curve, circle, angle), relationship to some object or objects (on, hang, against, between, across, through, into, out of, onto, off of, around), proximity (near, far), multiple movements (back and forth, return, bounce), inclusion with other objects or parts of objects (join, leave, collect, disperse, unite, separate), volition (go versus drift), intransitive versus transitive (move versus move something). Some verbs of movement do not involve moving from one place to another, but express bodily movement.
Use this domain for general words referring to the way in which a person moves.
Use this domain for words related to walking--moving slowly using your legs.
Use this domain for words referring to running--moving fast on your legs.
Use this domain for words referring to crawling--moving on your hands and knees or on your stomach.
Use this domain for words referring to jumping--moving your body off the ground by pushing hard with your legs.
Use this domain for words referring to moving quickly or slowly.
Use this domain for words referring to moving slowly.
Use this domain for words referring to wandering--to move slowly without any purpose or goal.
Use this domain for words referring to moving in a graceful manner.
Use this domain for words referring to moving in a clumsy manner.
Use this domain for words referring to walking with some difficulty such as stumbling--to miss your step because of hitting an object such as a stone, hole, or mud; staggering--to walk unsteadily because of weakness, illness, or drunkenness; or limping--to walk unevenly or with difficulty because of injury to a foot.
Use this domain for moving across a smooth or lubricated surface.
Use this domain for words that refer to balancing yourself or something--when someone or something is able stand or move without falling.
Use this domain for words that refer to balancing yourself or something--when someone or something is able stand or move without falling.
Use this domain for words referring to making a noise while moving.
Use the domains in this section for words referring to moving in a direction related to the orientation of the person's body (not in relation to the position of the destination).
Use this domain for words referring to moving in a forward direction--in the same direction the person is facing.
Use this domain for words referring to moving in a backward direction--the person is facing one direction, but moving toward their back--to move in the opposite direction from the direction the person is facing.
Use this domain for words referring to moving in a sideways direction--the person is facing one direction, but moving toward their side.
Use this domain for words referring to moving in an upward direction or to moving to a higher place.
Use this domain for words referring to moving in a downward direction or to moving to a lower place.
Use this domain for words referring to something falling--for something to move down under the influence of gravity.
Use this domain for words referring to turning and changing the direction in which one is moving.
Use this domain for words referring to continually changing the direction you are facing in until you are once again facing in the same direction, e.g. moving in a circle, moving around something, or rotating.
Use this domain for words related to moving back and forth.
Use this domain for words referring to moving straight without changing direction.
Use this domain for words referring to moving toward, in the direction of, or near something or some place. The words in this domain should refer to moving in the direction of a place, but should not require that the person actually arrived. Some languages (such as German and Polish) distinguish 'go on foot' from 'go in a vehicle'.
Use this domain for words referring to moving away from a place.
Use this domain for words referring to moving away from the speaker. In Australian languages many movement words are marked for direction toward or away from the speaker.
Use this domain for words referring to moving toward the speaker.
Use this domain for words referring to moving away from a place.
Use this domain for words referring to arriving at a place.
Use this domain for words related to moving into something, such as a house or an area.
Use this domain for words related to moving out of something, such as a house or area.
Use this domain for words referring to moving past, over, or through something.
Use this domain for words referring to returning to a place--to go back to a place you earlier left.
Use this domain for words referring to traveling--to move a long distance. The words in this domain may imply that the person has to sleep somewhere other than his home.
Use this domain for words related to traveling by land.
Use this domain for things used to move.
Use this domain for words related to railroads.
Use this domain for words related to traveling by water.
Use this domain for words related to a boat.
Use this domain for words related to swimming.
Use this domain for words referring to moving under the water.
Use this domain for words related to traveling by air.
Use this domain for words related to traveling in space.
Use this domain for words related to permanently leaving your home or country, and for words related to migrating--moving every year to the same places because of the weather and food supplies.
Use this domain for words related to the way or route that you take to go somewhere.
Use this domain for words related to losing your way.
Use this domain for words related to a map--a drawing of the world or part of the world.
Use this domain for words referring to moving with someone.
Use this domain for words related to going first or going ahead of someone.
Use this domain for words related to following someone.
Use this domain for words related to guiding someone--to show someone where to go by going ahead of them.
Use this domain for words referring to more than one thing moving together.
Use this domain for words related to pursuing someone--to follow someone in order to catch them.
Use this domain for words related to catching someone who is trying to escape.
Use this domain for words referring to preventing someone or something from moving.
Use this domain for words related to escaping from danger.
Use this domain for words related to setting someone free.
Use this domain for words referring to not moving.
Use this domain for words referring to stopping moving.
Use this domain for words referring to not moving.
Use this domain for words referring to waiting in a place, waiting to do something, or waiting for something to happen. The basic idea of waiting is for someone to not do anything for a period of time, because he expects something to happen that will cause him to do something.
Use this domain for words related to causing someone to go somewhere.
Use this domain for general words referring to moving something or someone.
Use this domain for words referring to carrying something--to pick something up and hold it while moving oneself.
Use this domain for words referring to throwing something.
Use this domain for verbs for catching something that is thrown or dropped
Use this domain for words referring to moving something back and forth.
Use this domain for words referring to knocking something over so that it falls, and for knocking a container over so that it spills its contents.
Use this domain for words related to setting something upright.
Use this domain for general words related to moving something in a direction.
Use this domain for words referring to putting something in front of you or in front of something else.
Use this domain for words referring to putting something in back of you or in back of something else.
Use this domain for words referring to putting something to the side of you.
Use this domain for words referring to putting something above you or above something else, putting something on top of something else, or moving something higher than it was.
Use this domain for words referring to hanging something, and for words describing something that has been hung.
Use this domain for words referring to putting something lower than you or lower than something else, putting something under something else, or moving something lower than it was.
Use this domain for words referring to putting something inside something else.
Use this domain for words referring to taking something out of something else.
Use this domain for words related to pulling--causing something to move toward you.
Use this domain for when someone or something causes something to move away from him.
Use this domain for words referring to taking something or someone somewhere.
Use this domain for words referring to taking something or someone from its place.
Use this domain for words referring to moving something back to an original place or person. (Something is in a place, someone (or something) moves it, then someone moves it back to the first place.)
Use this domain for words related to sending something--to cause someone to take something somewhere.
Use this domain for words related to chasing or driving people and animals--to cause someone (or an animal) to move.
Use this domain for words related to driving people and animals--to cause someone (or an animal) to move with you.
Use this domain for general words for using the hands to move something.
Use this domain for words referring to touching something with your hand without moving the thing.
Use this domain for words related to picking something up.
Use this domain for words related to putting something down.
Use this domain for holding something in the hand.
Use this domain for the functions and actions of the hand.
Use this domain for words related to keeping something from falling.
Use this domain for words related to extending something--to move something so that it covers a greater distance or area.
Use this domain for turning something--to cause something to change direction, or to cause something to revolve or move in a circle.
Use this domain for words related to opening something.
Use this domain for words related to shutting something.
Use this domain for words referring to preventing someone or something from moving
Use this domain for words referring to a limit beyond which something may or should not go, and for words referring to imposing a limit.
Use this domain for words related to covering something.
Use this domain for words related to uncovering something.
Use this domain for words related to wrapping something--to cover something on all sides with something like leaves, cloth, or paper.
Use this domain for words related to spreading something--to cover something on all sides with something liquid or sticky like paint or mud.
Use this domain for words referring to moving something in a vehicle.
Use this domain for words related to having something.
Use this domain for words referring to giving something to someone, in which there is no transaction of ownership, merely the movement of the thing from one person to another.
Use this domain for words related to receiving something from someone.
Use this domain for words referring to getting something.
Use this domain for words related to distributing things to several people.
Use this domain for words related to keeping something.
Use this domain for words referring to leaving something or someone in a place and going away.
Use this domain for throwing away something that you no longer want.
Use this domain for words related to having something.
Use this domain for words referring to arranging things--to physically move a group of things or people and put them in a pattern.
Use this domain for words referring to gathering things into a group. The basic idea of this domain involves a situation in which two or more things are not together, and someone moves them so that they are together.
Use this domain for words referring to separating things into groups, and scattering things. The basic idea of this domain involves a situation in which two or more things are together, and someone moves them so that they are no longer together.
Use this domain for words related to including something in a group.
Use this domain for words that describe a member of a group that is different or special.
Use this domain for words related to joining two or more things together.
Use this domain for words related to a linking or connecting things together--to put something like a road, pipe, or wire between things so that people or things can move between them.
Use this domain for words referring to two or more things cohering or sticking together.
Use this domain for words related to adding something to another thing.
Use this domain for words related to removing part of something, taking something apart, and things coming apart.
Use this domain for words related to mixing things together--to put two or more different kinds of substances, like liquids or cooking ingredients, together.
Use this domain for words related to being pure--words describing something (like water, food, or air) that does not have anything bad in it; or unmixed--words describing something that is only one thing and has not been mixed with something else.
Use this domain for words related to tying things together.
Use this domain for words referring to rope, string, and other things used to tie things together.
Use this domain for words related to becoming tangled--when something long and thin, such as rope, string, thread, hair, grass, or vines, becomes disorganized, twisted, or knotted, so that it is hard to separate it.
Use this domain for words referring to organizing things, people, events, and ideas--to think about and decide on the pattern a group of things should be arranged in, and then doing whatever is necessary to arrange them so that they can be used for some purpose. This domain is like the domain 'Arrange' except that 'Arrange' emphasizes physically moving the things, and the domain 'Organize' emphasizes the logical system. 'Organize' does not require that the things be moved, only that the logical pattern is specified.
Use this domain for words related to things becoming disorganized.
Use this domain for words referring to substituting something for something else--to move something and put something else in its place.
Use this domain for words referring to multiple things moving.
Use this domain for words related to being simple or complicated--words describing the organization of a group of things.
Use this domain for words related to putting something somewhere.
Use this domain for words related to putting lots of things on something.
Use this domain for words related to filling a container or covering an area with something.
Use this domain for words related to hiding things so that they cannot be seen or found, and for hiding oneself.
Use this domain for words related to searching for something that has been hidden or lost.
Use this domain for words related to finding something that has been hidden or lost.
Use this domain for words referring to putting something in a place and not being able to find it again, or for when someone else moves something without your knowledge so that you cannot find it.
Use this domain for general words referring to making a physical impact on something, including the words for the action itself and the result of the action.
Use this domain for words related to hitting something.
Use this domain for words referring to aiming at a target, and for hitting or missing the target.
Use this domain for words referring to kicking--to hit something with your foot. The words in this domain may be distinguished by the way in which the foot moves, either in a swinging motion, or by first bending the leg and then quickly straightening it. They may also be distinguished by whether the foot moves horizontally or vertically, whether the effect is to move something or damage it, or how hard the person kicks.
Use this domain for words referring to pressing something.
Use this domain for words referring to rubbing--to move something smooth against something else, in order to make it smooth or clean.
Use this domain for words referring to grinding--to rub something rough against something else, while applying force, in order to break it or remove its surface.
Use this domain for words related to making a mark on something.
Use this domain for words referring to dividing something into parts or pieces, perhaps with the added idea of using care, or into a certain number of parts.
Use this domain for words referring breaking something into pieces, perhaps with the added idea of doing it accidentally or without being careful.
Use this domain for words referring to a crack--a partial break in something that does not entirely divide it in pieces.
Use this domain for words related to cutting something.
Use this domain for words related to tearing or ripping something.
Use this domain for words related to making a hole or opening in something.
Use this domain for words related to digging in the ground.
Use this domain for words related to something breaking or wearing out, especially for things that people make and use.
Use this domain for words referring to damaging something--to do something bad to something, but not completely ruin it so that it can't be used any more.
Use this domain for words referring to tearing down buildings and other structures.
Use this domain for words referring to destroying something--to damage something so that it is beyond repair and cannot be used.
Use this domain for words related to repairing something.