7.2.1 Manner of movement

Use this domain for general words referring to the way in which a person moves.

What general words refer to the way in which a person moves?

gait

7.2.1.1 Walk

Use this domain for words related to walking--moving slowly using your legs.

Louw Nida Codes:

15C' Walk, Step x

What general words refer to walking?

walk

What words refer to traveling someplace on foot?

travel by foot, foot it, hoof it, leg it, tramp, strike off on foot

What words refer to walking quickly?

speed walk, step out, stride, pace, rush

What words refer to walking slowly?

walk slowly, stroll, amble, ramble, take a Sunday stroll, meander along, saunter, inch, lumber, plod, poke, slog, toddle, traipse, trudge

What words refer to walking carefully?

walk carefully, watch your step, tread, pick your way, edge

What words refer to walking quietly or secretly?

steal along, walk stealthily, sneak, pad, stalk, creep

What words refer to walking on your toes?

tiptoe, walk on tiptoes

What words refer to walking loudly?

stomp, clump

What words refer to walking like a soldier?

march, parade, goose-step, in step

What words refer to walking in various manners?

walk with a spring in your step, walk jauntily, swagger, flounce, mince, prance, saunter, strut

What words refer to stepping on something?

step on, put foot on/in, tread on, stamp on, underfoot,

What words refer to a single step?

step, footstep, pace,

What words refer to the length of your step?

stride

What words refer to the way in which a person walks?

gait, funny gait

What words refer to measuring the length of something by counting your steps?

pace off

What words refer to someone who walks?

walker, hiker, tramp, pedestrian, passer-by

What words refer to a place where a person walks?

sidewalk, walkway, promenade, path, footpath, stepping-stone

What words refer to a mark on the ground left by a person's foot?

footprint

What words refer to the effect of walking on something?

trample, wear a path

What words refer to the sound of someone walking?

footsteps

What words refer to walking through water?

wade, paddle, slosh

What words refer to a time when people walk for fun?

go for a walk, take a walk, go for a stroll, parade, procession, stretch your legs, hike, go hiking, trek, walk around

What words refer to causing someone to walk?

take someone for a walk, walk the dog

What words refer to a walking stick?

walking stick, cane, crutch

7.2.1.1.1 Run

Use this domain for words referring to running--moving fast on your legs.

Louw Nida Codes:

15D' Run x

What general words refer to running?

run

What words refer to running slowly?

trot, canter, jog, lope

What words refer to running quickly?

race, gallop, dash, make a dash, tear (along), streak, double time, sprint, charge, dart, scurry, scuttle, scamper, scoot, stampede, bound, bolt

What words refer to how fast you are running?

pace

What words refer to beginning to run?

break into a run, set off on a run

What words refer to running faster?

speed up, put on a spurt, kick

What words refer to a race?

race, dash, marathon, long/short distance race, racecourse

What words refer to being in pain because of running?

be out of breath, be winded, have a stitch (in your side)

7.2.1.1.2 Crawl

Use this domain for words referring to crawling--moving on your hands and knees or on your stomach.

What words refer to crawling?

crawl, walk on your hand and knees, on all fours, scoot, drag, creep

7.2.1.1.3 Jump

Use this domain for words referring to jumping--moving your body off the ground by pushing hard with your legs.

Louw Nida Codes:

15E' Jump, Leap x

What words refer to jumping up and down in one place?

jump, jump up and down, bounce, leap, buck, bob, jump for joy

What words refer to jumping from one place to another place?

jump up/down/off of/onto/out of the way, bound, spring, pounce, dive, jump overboard, somersault

What words refer to jumping over something?

jump over, leap over, vault over, hurdle, clear, leapfrog

What words refer to jumping on one leg?

hop, hop on one leg, hop around, skip,

What games involve jumping?

hopscotch, leap frog, gymnastics, high jump, broad jump, pole vault, bungee jumping, sky diving, parachuting

What things are used to help people jump?

skipping rope, trampoline, pogo stick, springboard, parachute

7.2.1.2 Move quickly

Use this domain for words referring to moving quickly or slowly.

Louw Nida Codes:

15A' Movement with Speed x

15B' Goal-Oriented Movement

What words refer to moving quickly?

move quickly, hurry, haste, hasten, rush, forge ahead, charge, barrel along, move like a bat out of hell, make a beeline for, boil, bolt, bustle, move along at a good clip, dart, double-time, fast, fire, flash, flat-out, fling, flit, fly, gallop, move like greased lightning, be really hopping, kick, lickety-split, plunge in, quick, race, rapid, rapidly, rapidity, run, rush, sail, scour, scud, shoot, move like sixty, skim, snappily, speed, stampede, streak, sweep, swift, swiftly, swing, tear, apace, tilt, vroom, whiz, wildfire, zip, zoom, at full speed, at top speed, express, make tracks, burn up the track

What words refer to moving more quickly?

hurry up, speed up, pick up speed, increase your speed, accelerate, acceleration, (its) speed rose, step on it, step it up, snap it up, pick up the pace, give it some gas, look lively, quicken

What words refer to continuing to move without trying to speed up or slow down?

coast, glide, float

What words refer to how fast something is moving?

speed, pace, rate

What words refer to moving quickly for a short time?

jerk, twitch, start, spasm, jump, snap, nip in, shoot, spurt, dash

What idiophones are used of moving quickly?

zip, zoom, whiz, vroom, chop chop

7.2.1.2.1 Move slowly

Use this domain for words referring to moving slowly.

What words refer to moving slowly?

crawl, move at a snail's pace, creep along, inch forward, poke along, slowpoke, drag, mosey along, slow motion, plod, dawdle

What words refer to moving more slowly?

slow down, slow up, decelerate, coast to a stop, (its) speed fell, ease off, reduce your speed, decrease your speed, come to a stop

What do you say to someone when you want him to slow down?

Slow down! Whoa! (horse) Wait, wait! Wait for me! Wait a minute! Can we slow down?

What idiophones are used of moving slowly?

chug

7.2.1.3 Wander

Use this domain for words referring to wandering--to move slowly without any purpose or goal.

What words refer to wandering?

wander, meander, ramble, roam, prowl, walk around

What words refer to a person who wanders?

wanderer, vagabond, tramp, hobo

7.2.1.4 Graceful

Use this domain for words referring to moving in a graceful manner.

What words describe someone who moves in a graceful way?

graceful, coordinated, elegant, light-footed, light on your feet, lithe,

What words describe graceful movements?

graceful, elegant, smooth, flowing, effortless, easy, with ease,

What words refer graceful movement?

grace, gracefulness, poise, elegance, coordination,

7.2.1.4.1 Clumsy

Use this domain for words referring to moving in a clumsy manner.

What words describe someone who moves in a clumsy way?

uncoordinated, awkward, ungainly, clumsy, gawky, inelegant, klutz, ungraceful, lumbering, have two left feet, gangling,

What words describe someone who is clumsy and often has accidents?

clumsy, klutz, be all thumbs, accident-prone, ham-fisted, bungling, bumbling, bull in a china shop, butterfingers,

7.2.1.5 Walk with difficulty

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.

What words refer to stumbling?

stumble, trip, trip and fall, slip

What words refer to causing someone to stumble?

trip someone

What words refer to staggering?

stagger, weave back and forth, reel, lurch

What words refer to limping?

limp, hobble, shamble, shuffle, walk haltingly, walk with a cane, use crutches, get around

What words describe someone who cannot walk well?

lame, disabled

What things do people use to help them walk?

walker, cane, crutch, walking stick, wheelchair

7.2.1.5.1 Slip, slide

Use this domain for moving across a smooth or lubricated surface.

What words refer to moving across a smooth or lubricated surface?

slip, slide, glide, coast, skim, skate

What words describe a surface that something can easily slip on?

slippery,

7.2.1.6 Steady, unsteady

Use this domain for words that refer to balancing yourself or something--when someone or something is able stand or move without falling.

What words describe something that can move?

movable, mobile, mobility, portable, loose, fluid, free,

What words describe something that cannot move?

fixed, immovable, stuck, jammed, stiff, won't budge, can't budge something, can't move, immobile, paralyzed, stranded, entangled, caught, bound, permanent, rooted, entrenched, established, settled, set,

What words describe something that is easy to move?

unsteady, shaky, easily moved, unstable, unsettled, rickety, tottering, wobbly

What words describe something that is difficult to move?

steady, firm, stable,

7.2.1.6.1 Balance

Use this domain for words that refer to balancing yourself or something--when someone or something is able stand or move without falling.

What words refer to balancing yourself?

balance, keep your balance,

What words refer to balancing something?

balance something, steady something,

What words refer to the ability to balance yourself?

balance (n),

What words refer to losing your balance?

lose your balance, totter,

What words describe something that is balanced?

steady, poised,

What words describe something that is not balanced?

unsteady, unstable, precarious,

What words refer to feeling like you are going to fall?

dizzy, giddy, vertigo, dizziness, someone's head is swimming,

7.2.1.7 Move noisily

Use this domain for words referring to making a noise while moving.

What words refer to making a noise while moving?

bang, buzz, chug, clack, clang, clank, clatter, click, clink, clump, clunk, crackle, crash, creak, crunch, fizz, gurgle, hiss, howl, patter, ping, purr, putter, roar, rumble, rustle, screech, splash, splutter, squelch, swish, thud, thump, thunder, wheeze, whine, whir, zing