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Verb
▲
Start doing something with vigour or determination
attack
embark on
go about
set to
undertake
address oneself to
commence
get going on
begin
buckle down to
get cracking
get to work on
get weaving
make a start on
start
tackle
get down to business
get the ball rolling
get things moving
launch into
set the ball rolling
get down to
make a start
put the wheels in motion
set the wheels in motion
put one's hand to the plough
put one's shoulder to the wheel
roll up one's sleeves
get one's finger out
approach
get stuck into
get to grips with
have a crack at
have a go at
more ❯
“In the millennium year the club set about an ambitious task of upgrading their facilities.”
Verb
▲
To take the first step, or to commence an action or event
begin
start
commence
open
launch
embark on
enter into
kick off
lead off
embark upon
strike into
enter upon
fall to
get off
undertake
initiate
launch into
take up
enter on
embark
make a start on
tackle
engage in
plunge into
go into
jump into
tear into
get down to
attempt
set out
ring up the curtain on
more ❯
Verb
▲
To attack
assail
assault
attack
beat
hit
pound
strike
thrash
hammer
pummelledUK
pummelUS
wallop
fall on
lace into
lay into
paste
set upon
tear into
turn on
do over
give someone a beating
knock about
let fly at
pitch into
rough up
sail into
work over
duff up
get stuck into
knock around
light into
beat up on
let someone have it
have a go at
beat the living daylights out of
strike out
flail around
make a raid on
attempt to capture
take by storm
savage
bash
slam
lambast
go for
capture
launch an attack
make an onslaught on
thrash about
overrun
blindside
smash
open fire on
potshot
excoriate
tackle
castigate
scathe
vituperate
lay about
lie in wait for
hold up
waylay
dive into
overcome
charge at
run at
wade in
infiltrate
penetrate
lay into someone
afflict
set upon someone
fall upon someone
pounce
descend
make an assault
make an attack
fall on someone
assault someone
deal a blow to
deal a blow
devastate
set in on
make a foray on
make a sortie on
go in
take
conduct an offensive on
take down
surge into
take on
surge over
lose one's temper with
bite someone's head off
jump down someone's throat
harry
bomb
march on
foray into
swoop down upon
torpedo
sally forth
fire on
sally
make inroads on
bang
crack
slug
welt
bludgeon
baste
rap
nail
zap
clap
slap
do
slosh
lick
lace
forge
lather
bonk
whap
maul
whup
slate
birch
curry
whomp
draw
hide
tromp
lam
tag
tan
swat
pommel
bob
swipe
box
paddle
switch
thresh
fib
quilt
dong
swinge
malleate
punch out
mess up
bung up
give someone a hiding
stick one on
more ❯
“As he tried to recover it, the other side's players thought she was being assaulted and set about him.”
Verb
▲
To address or apply oneself to a problem or issue
confront
address
face
tackle
approach
go about
handle
manage
pursue
address oneself to
apply oneself to
attend to
grapple with
see to
take on
busy oneself with
deal with
get to grips with
throw oneself into
try to solve
get to work at
take care of
take measures about
get stuck into
learn to live with
try to cope with
try to deal with
try to sort out
have a crack at
have a go at
have a shot at
get busy with
be employed
occupy oneself with
face up to
sustain
sort out
endure
withstand
brave
come to terms with
swallow
stomach
take charge of
weather
bite the bullet
defy
treat
manipulate
put up with
play
suffer
dare
attend
risk
tolerate
carry
support
resist
cross
court
get by with
beard
stand
venture
outbrave
outface
face off
make out with
stand up to
go up against
manage with
brazen
make do with
fly in face of
be confronted by
breast
maneuverUS
swing
hack
turn
dig
manoeuvreUK
concentrate
focus
resolve
cope
hammer away
peg away
have at
absorb
uphold
reckon with
orchestrate
organizeUS
make arrangements for
organiseUK
give one's attention to
undergo
stick out
sit through
resign oneself to
go through
brazen out
live out
prevail against
brace oneself for
stand up against
grin and bear
square off against
ride out
be patient with
subject oneself to
brave out
meet head on
bear the brunt of
live through
stand fast
outdare
fly in the face of
sit and take it
grasp
gain control of
take control of
assume responsibility of
come to power over
take responsibility of
take the reins of
take up the baton for
fix
administer to
control
cover
discuss
bespeak
work
overcome
tussle with
struggle with
wrestle with
get through
surmount
master
pontificate on
speak on
give a sermon on
deliver a sermon on
drone on about
take aim at
preach to
give a dissertation on
speechify to
give a speech on
give a lecture on
give a discourse on
give an oration on
speak to
sermonize on
make a speech on
talk to
talk about
give an address on
preachify to
encounter
beat
get the better of
get over
battle
experience
oppose
countenance
eyeball
affront
be drawn against
meet head-on
make a stand
allow
take the bull by the horns
brace for
submit to
abide
come up against
brook
accost
bit the bullet
play against
contract
answer for
initiate
have a hand in
go into
commit yourself
commit oneself
try out
address oneself
have a try at
hazard
take the plunge
volunteer oneself to
move into
more ❯
Verb
▲
Begin with enthusiasm
dig in
bite
burrow
chew
chow down
commence
consume
delve
eat
fall to
go for it
rise
spring
start eating
Verb
▲
Move directly towards someone or something in a purposeful or intimidating manner
bear down on
advance on
approach
converge on
assail
attack
close in on
come close to
fall upon
move in on
set upon
come closer to
draw nearer to
draw near to
move closer to
move close to
press on towards
tear into
accost
charge
draw near
let fly at
march on
reach
border
move toward
verge on
come within reach of
verge upon
go up to
more ❯
Verb
▲
To do one's part
pitch in
contribute
chip in
help
participate
assist
cooperate
join in
aid
attack
begin
collaborate
commence
do
help out
kick in
launch
lend a hand
muck in
subscribe
tackle
volunteer
buckle down
come through
contribute work
fall to
get busy
get cracking
get going
jump in
play a part
plunge into
set to
tee off
wade in
do one's bit
get stuck in
go to it
hop to it
more ❯
Verb
▲
To begin to move in a given direction
start
depart
embark
proceed
set off
leave
set out
go
head off
sail
start off
take off
go forth
push off
sally forth
set forth
set sail
start out
begin one's journey
be off
get going
get on the road
get under way
hit the road
hit the trail
make a start
set forward
part
begin
be on your way
hit the bricks
pack up
pike out
slip away
absent oneself
make an exit
get out
take a powder
resign
give up
take flight
do a runner
run
beat a hasty retreat
hightail
make a run for it
get lost
make yourself scarce
make a break for it
scat
fly the coop
skip
run for it
blow
voetsak
hamba
renounce
pack in
back out
duck out
head for the hills
hop it
steal away
break
drop out
show a clean pair of heels
shoo
walk out on
do a moonlight flit
leg it
resign from
clear
sod off
walk off
chuck
skip off
bow out
peel out
avaunt
jack in
get along
move away
nick off
recede
go jump in the lake
go and jump in the lake
walk away
step down from
lam
be off with you
naff off
haul off
surrender
make a quick exit
relocate
opt out
break out
call it a day
travel
go out
scamper
take it on the lam
sneak away
reject
avoid
drop
back away
fall back
stop
drop back
on your bike
pop off
give notice
move along
turn tail
cede
refuse
go on the lam
make a getaway
get out of
take wing
break out of
make a move
make your getaway
hotfoot it
take to one's heels
wriggle out
separate
disengage
yield
shun
pull stakes
renege
forgo
evade
step aside from
skidoo
haul away
pull away
abandon ship
make a sharp exit
break free
back off
take one's leave
draw away
abnegate
step on it
cut loose
empty
make your escape
demit
sneak off
adjourn
take yourself off
hand over
step out
retreat from
turn your back
log off
tear away
drag away
recoil
transfer
fade away
end
fade
bow out of
secede
pass
abjure
pull back
stand down
take to your heels
repudiate
waive
stand down from
elude
break loose
get free
be gone
sign off
give ground
finish
down tools
knock off
spurn
levant
run out on
get moving
decline
shoot through
go through
draw back
push along
get stuffed
do a Skase
hop the stick
hop the twig
run out
sell out
take a long walk on a short pier
throw in the towel
burst out
do a vanishing act
make one's getaway
resettle
void
fall
free
displace
bag
scurry
zip
dash
detach
retract
apostatize
ditch
revolt
shift
back out of
stop participating in
stop work
rebel
move house
journey
hasten
race
hurry
speed
dart
rush
cop out
hie
conk out
trek
duck
dodge
discontinue
shrink
change residence
revoke
ease out
terminate
eliminate
jump
break up
give something a miss
tergiversate
die
shirk
cease
hustle
part with
halt
range
alight
kite
walk out of
seclude oneself
give way
spur
whiz
expedite
turn
head out from
clear out from
slip
regress
leave flat
break off
double
motor
disown
make a escape
pull up stakes
get out of my sight
skip out
leave high and dry
run off from
take off from
move out from
transmigrate
step aside
part company
go over
shift ground
change sides
leave in the lurch
forswear
make quick exit
make vacant
break away from
leave for
leave holding the bag
quitclaim
go your way
shake a leg
bag it
dispense with
go like lightning
play hooky
get away with
make getaway
make time
be lost
go over the fence
get a move on
work out of
move fast
take a walk
disclaim
hurry up
do a fade
put off
go back on
make haste
turn coat
take on the lam
fall away from
leave port
cast off
turn down
rat on
go scot-free
move back
uproot
eschew
back down from
take to flight
close
slink off
slink
sneak
skulk
creep
throw something up
leave in a hurry
segregate
have it away
make away
maroon
cruise
absquatulate
on your way
renege on
pull
egress
strand
beat off
hurry away
wend
mosey
skiddoo
say adieu
tear off
go forward
skidaddle
go out of
shift from
budge from
creep off
bust
give
lose
depart suddenly
say farewell
make one's way
go to hell
make for
hide
bail out from
clear from
pull out from
dedomicile
extricate oneself
free oneself
fold
go back
make like a tree and get out of here
make like a tree and leave
pluck out
stop participating
go and chase yourself
get on your bike
make a move from
sign out
make good one's escape
slip through your fingers
get out of someone's clutches
distance oneself
eject
reverse
discharge
divest
chuck in
spring
hasten away
run from
take one's farewells
forego
pay one's bill
make empty
eject from
dump
move from
close down
shut down
log out
ship out
demise
flatline
perish
croak
succumb
decease
expire
pull back from
disinherit
disgorge
circumvent
abstract
run for the hills
pay up
settle up
rat
descend
dismount
get down
light
come down
disembark
climb off
defect from
hotfoot
storm off
go off in a huff
get up and go
storm out
leave suddenly
make a sudden departure
flounce out
split up
quit the scene
go their separate ways
go separate ways
give in one's notice
relinquish possession of
move abroad
leave hastily
leave abruptly
flit from
kick in
pass away
exeunt
pass on
peg out
dissociate
disassociate
go on strike
take the count
run off together
go secretly
run away together
cast aside
turn one's back on
deliver up
kiss goodbye
pay the bill
make one's farewells
go one's ways
go offstage
leave empty
ascend
lift off
become airborne
soar
be launched
take to the air
leave the ground
fly off
make a dash for it
delink
make one's escape
turn traitor
break faith
be apostate
change allegiances
revolt against
secede from
go over to the enemy
change loyalties
split off
flake off
run away to marry
relinquish one's position
give someone the slip
rescind
rusticate
repeal
ebb
step on the gas
render
step outside
pop out
nip out
cancel
do vanishing act
bid farewell
change house
change address
change jobs
passage
betake yourself
run like scared rabbit
gain autonomy
divide off
become independent
disaffiliate
make one's exit
walk away from
hand in one's notice
kick rocks
go to Gretna Green
make one's departure
lay off of
can
go to one's room
deny oneself
sever connections
be superannuated
leave service
be put out to pasture
be pensioned off
shut oneself away in
run off with a lover
run away with a lover
move overseas
hare
hurtle
scuttle
cry off
throw in the sponge
have done with
march
finish with
progress
throw up
leave your country
start a new life
cut off
desist from
lay off
leave off
shut off
give over
pull the plug
weasel out
draw
run along from
scram from
vamoose from
shoot
zoom
fare
pace
do
forge
come
achieve
surcease
desist
complete
succeed
conclude
reposition
dislocate
transpose
disturb
budge
take leave from
head off from
remove oneself from
cut and run from
set off from
clear off from
take leave of
check out from
sprint
career
pelt
tear
trot
belt
exfiltrate
take oneself
take out
switch
quail
drift
wander
come along
get on
go along
take a hike from
say goodbye to
make oneself scarce from
give the slip to
slip out from
whizz
charge
skirr
skitter
burst out of
come out
sunder out
break loose from
bust out
make one's escape from
detach yourself
rearrange
shove
impel
carry
change
shuffle
position
push
rove
voyage
roam
ram
careen
rip
highball
beetle
nip
chase
bomb
jet
whisk
buzz
hump
barrel
bowl
hurl
drive
blast
whirl
bundle
rustle
breeze
rocket
step
blaze
course
bustle
scutter
cannonball
head for
keep aloof
phase out
shut oneself away
keep apart
cast
divert
retreat to
resort
process
post
beeline
accelerate
raise sail
put to sea
air
push ahead
make headway
hoist the blue peter
put out
leave harbour
put out to sea
hoist sail
weigh anchor
leave dock
tergiverse
retire to
go to
adjourn to
crack on
disregard
sacrifice
change place
withdraw to
remove to
depart for
set off for
cease work
stand aside
hike
globetrot
itinerate
put aside
remit
postpone
defer
evaporate
move quickly
be quick
hand in resignation
hang it up
put somewhere else
change your mind
evanesce
betake oneself to
wend one's way to
take off for
set aside
suspend
shelve
prorogue
neglect
delay
hold up
grant
table
do without
reserve
stay
allow
refrain from
sign away
turn over
hold off
nomadize
move around
immigrate
travel around
move about
dissolve
jump ship
disperse
dissipate
dematerialize
melt
sink
be invisible
become invisible
make scarce
make a quick getaway
depart secretly
go south
dog it
be lost to view
be wiped out
disappear from sight
recede from view
melt away
go missing
be lost to sight
vanish into thin air
be exterminated
more ❯
Verb
▲
To set up or establish
start
establish
found
launch
set up
form
incorporate
institute
open
organiseUK
organizeUS
pioneer
assemble
create
initiate
instalUK
installUS
begin
constitute
develop
inaugurate
introduce
kick off
originate
activate
build
construct
devise
enact
kick-start
put in place
start up
bring about
bring into being
bring into existence
float
get something going
hatch
induct
lay the cornerstone of
lay the first stone of
lay the foundations of
mastermind
open up
put together
sow the seeds of
start off
throw together
embark on
father
get something functioning
get something moving
get something off the ground
get something working
innovate
lay foundation
make a start on
plant
get going
get off the ground
generate
cause
get in operation
get functioning
get working
bow
break in
get the ball rolling
set the ball rolling
get underway
break the ice
fix
settle
invest
rev
jump
bring in
commission
put into operation
get things rolling
bring up the curtain on
debut
fall to
start on
start ball rolling
lead off
roll out
strike into
bring out
enter upon
get off
jump into
get going with
burst into
break into
get show on road
embark upon
get the show on the road
break the seal
foment
pick
brew
stir up
inspire
whip up
incite
provoke
raise
kindle
abet
ferment
spark off
more ❯
Verb
▲
(engage in) To participate or become involved in
engage
participate
join
partake
abet
collaborate
contribute
cooperate
play
undertake
share
enter
practiceUS
practiseUK
become involved
tackle
be associated with
embark on
launch into
occupy oneself
take part
throw oneself
be a participant
be a party to
go in for
have a hand
play a part
play a role
keep busy with
occupy oneself with
partake of
be a participant in
get in on
come to the party
take an interest in
have to do with
make a contribution to
play a role in
be included
be part of
be involved in
have a share in
do one's bit
come through
get cracking
jump in
get busy
muck in
get stuck in
play ball
be of assistance
go along with
have a go
work
fit into
jump on the bandwagon
appear
be incorporated
interfere
give a hand
be conducive
take up
become involved in
throw yourself into
associate oneself
be associated
share in something
go in for something
opt in
throw oneself into something
become part of
be of service
go along
be party to something
tag along
kick in
begin
attack
launch
do
volunteer
commence
subscribe
have something to do with something
be a party to something
give one's backing
give one's support
lend a helping hand
fall to
tee off
plunge into
contribute work
buckle down
get going
wade in
set to
hop to it
go to it
agree
play along
be willing
show willing
reciprocate
conspire
respond
work together
comply with
join forces
stick together
pull together
play the game
go along with the plan
be in cahoots
more ❯
Verb
▲
To fill or crowd around or into a place or area
mob
crowd
fill
pack
swarm
throng
flock
cram
jam
overrun
crowd into
cram into
descend into
press into
squeeze into
cram full
fill to overflowing
mill around
pack into
hem in
congest
overcrowd
troop
congregate
herd
bunch
jam into
press
converge
bunch inside
overfill
pervade
squeeze
overflow
wedge into
stuff into
pile up
pack like sardines
more ❯
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