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Adjective

Perplexed, at a loss

Verb

On the ocean or sea, typically of a ship or person aboard a ship

Past tense for to walk, especially clumsily or noisily

Past tense for to defy or challenge (someone to do something)

Past tense for to go on a voyage or journey

Past tense for to deliver a (usually formal and extended) speech on a subject

Past tense for to travel on foot (from place to place)

Past tense for to cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck

Past tense for to campaign, typically as part of an election

Past tense for to state a fact or belief forcefully or confidently

Past tense for to enter or participate in a contest, usually as a political candidate

Past tense for to deceive or fool someone

Past tense for declare officially or publicly to be

Past tense for to help or give aid to

Past tense for speak or shout at length in an angry, impassioned way

Past tense for to annoy or irritate

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Adjective

Perplexed, at a loss

brought to a standstill

uncertain which way to turn

bedeviled^US

bedevilled^UK

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

had their heads messed with

caused to be at a stand

made to scratch their head

woolly^UK

up against a brick wall

wooly^US

not knowing if you are coming or going

filled with astonishment

filled with amazement

unable to believe your eyes

filled with awe

caught on the wrong foot

unable to believe one's ears

marveling^US

marvelling^UK

in a state of confusion

with Alzheimer's disease

paralyzed^US

paralysed^UK

going round in circles

all over the place

not knowing whether one is coming or going

not knowing if one is coming or going

immobilized^US

immobilised^UK

driven to distraction

with a mind like a sieve

with your head in the clouds

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Verb

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On the ocean or sea, typically of a ship or person aboard a ship

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

made someone scratch their head

caused to be at a stand

threw

thrown

setted someone thinking

messed with one's head

stopped someone in their tracks

bedevilled^UK

bedeviled^US

knocked the stuffing out of

baulked^UK

raveled^US

ravelled^UK

balked^US

took your breath away

taken your breath away

hit like a ton of bricks

caused to lose your bearings

filled with amazement

taken the wind out of your sails

stricken with awe

took the wind out of your sails

thrown a curve

threw a curve

besotten

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“We were sure the last question would stump them and leave us with great video footage.”

Verb

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Past tense for to walk, especially clumsily or noisily

plowed^US

ploughed^UK

walked with difficulty

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“He started to stump into the jungle, and I took a few hesitant steps after him.”

Verb

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Past tense for to defy or challenge (someone to do something)

thrown down the gauntlet

threw down the gauntlet

issued a challenge to

“The boys were wont to stump each other to mount the front stairs to the garret.”

Verb

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Past tense for to go on a voyage or journey

Verb

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Past tense for to deliver a (usually formal and extended) speech on a subject

sermonised^UK

sermonized^US

addressed an audience

delivered a sermon to

given a dissertation to

gave a dissertation to

initiated a discussion with

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Past tense for to travel on foot (from place to place)

travelled^UK

traveled^US

gone hither and thither

went hither and thither

gone off at a tangent

gotten off the point

went off at a tangent

went for a constitutional

taken a turn

gone for a constitutional

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Verb

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Past tense for to cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck

baulked^UK

balked^US

blocked

confounded

mystified

spoiled^US

spoilt^UK

threw a monkey wrench into

thrown a monkey wrench into

threw a spanner in the works

thrown a spanner in the works

threw a monkey wrench in the works of

thrown a monkey wrench in the works of

neutralized^US

neutralised^UK

canceled^US

cancelled^UK

rendered null and void

put a spoke in someone's wheel

put up a fight against

beat someone to the punch

beat someone to the draw

put someone in their place

duelled^UK

dueled^US

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

monopolized^US

dragged through the mud

monopolised^UK

cooked someone's goose

threw monkey wrench in

thrown monkey wrench in

gaoled^UK

jailed^US

pulverized^US

equalized^US

brought to a standstill

prevented from making progress

pulverised^UK

beaten someone to the draw

beaten someone to the punch

brought to screeching halt

brought someone to their knees

rained on someone's parade

equalised^UK

setted your face against

thrown a monkey wrench in the works

threw a monkey wrench in the works

took the wind out of your sails

taken the wind out of your sails

thrown a spoke in the wheel of

threw a spoke in the wheel of

taken out of play

took out of play

acted like a wet blanket

beaten down

took wind out of sails

taken wind out of sails

taken up arms against

spoken out against

taken a stand against

given someone a drubbing

gave someone a hiding

taken to the cleaners

did down

took to the cleaners

given someone a hiding

rose above

ran rings around

blew out of the water

blown out of the water

gave someone a drubbing

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Past tense for to campaign, typically as part of an election

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Past tense for to state a fact or belief forcefully or confidently

Verb

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Past tense for to enter or participate in a contest, usually as a political candidate

Verb

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Past tense for to deceive or fool someone

Verb

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Past tense for declare officially or publicly to be

Verb

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Past tense for to help or give aid to

succored^US

succoured^UK

done someone a favour

did someone a service

done someone a service

assisted the progress of

got someone out of a tight spot

went down the line for

gone down the line for

lent a helping hand to

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Past tense for speak or shout at length in an angry, impassioned way

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Past tense for to annoy or irritate

put someone off their stroke

put into a flap

threw into a tizz

thrown into a tizz

caused someone to lose their composure

rattled one's cage

threw into tizzy

thrown into tizzy

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