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(v)
(transitive) To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement.
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(transitive) To stimulate or induce (feelings); pique.
(dated, transitive) To move violently; to agitate, excite or rouse
(transitive) To disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a person).
(reflexive) To make active; to rouse oneself.
(intransitive) To stop sleeping; awake.
(intransitive) To awaken; to cease to sleep; to be awakened; to stir.
(intransitive) To stop sleeping; to awake.
(idiomatic) To push or to pull, i.e. to force, (someone or something) out of somewhere.
To cause something to be ejected
(n)
The amount of money levied for a service.
(transitive) To recharge, to give electrical power to something.
force or drive out
(transitive) To impart vigor, strength, or vitality to.
(transitive) To bring to life; to enliven.
(transitive) To call into action.
(adj)
That lives.
(transitive) To disturb the relative position of the particles (of a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it.
(physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
A surname.
(intransitive) (often followed by up) To stop sleeping.
(figurative) Anything that inspires or motivates, as a spur does a horse.
(figurative) To shock or stimulate into sudden activity, as if by electric shock.
To encourage into action.
(transitive) To cause someone to become annoyed or angry.
(transitive) To make more lively, cheerful or interesting.
(transitive) To invigorate; to make energetic.
Senses relating to life or states of activity.
(transitive) To start (a fire) or light (a torch, a match, coals, etc.).
Attentive; awake; on guard.
A sudden forward motion.
A roustabout.
invigorating or inspiring
(intransitive) To shake, quiver, or vibrate.
An upwards rush.
(countable, uncountable) An excited activity; a stir.
(obsolete) The act of stirring
(countable) An act of springing: a leap, a jump.
One who piques.
(usually figuratively) Something that inflames.
The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound.
An upward trend, or an upturn.
(countable) An effort to raise something, such as a weight or one's own body, or to move something heavy.
An act of flirting.
The action of rubbing, for example polishing or massaging.
An act of climbing.
(by extension) An upward trend or an increase in activity.
A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the human body.
A long walk, usually for pleasure or exercise.
An increase or rise; usually said of prices, fees, or rates.
A small increase or upward change in something that has been steady or declining.
(archaic) A dream.
A wish or urge, particularly a sudden one prompting action.
Extreme pleasure, happiness or excitement.
Seductive or alluring.
A wriggling movement.
(pathology) An involuntary upward movement of the eye
An infatuation.
One who quivers.
An underlying pulse, flow, or impulse.
A forceful rush or flow forward.
A dish (meal) involving scrambled eggs and a hodgepodge of complementary ingredients, usually closer to a casserole than to an omelette.
Obsolete form of burgeon. [(obsolete) A bud, sprout, or shoot.]
(intransitive) to approach or come near to while riding.
(transitive) To touch or stroke lovingly.
A sally; flight; escape.
A steep road, hill, or incline.
(intransitive) To fly high with little effort, like a bird.
One who, or that which, trembles.
A spring or leap into the air.
(obsolete) A bud, sprout, or shoot.
(ambitransitive, vulgar) To masturbate by manually stimulating one's own penis.
(historical) An event in which previously restricted land of the United States was opened for homesteading on a first-come-first-served basis.
(transitive) To polish or scrub; to cover (something with a substance) by rubbing.
(archaic) A sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk.
(uncountable) Synonym of get-up-and-go.
Injury or wear caused by friction.
(idiomatic, euphemistic) Sexual intercourse.
The act of stretching or extending; extension.
A change of direction of motion after hitting the ground or an obstacle.
An instance of riding.
(dialectal, chiefly Scotland) An outward appearance, especially pertaining to the future; a promising aspect or outlook.
Someone or something that inveigles.
A slight adjustment or modification.
An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.
(uncountable, slang) A charge taken on bets, as by a bookie or gambling establishment.
Archaic form of flirt. [A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion]
Synonym of push-start.
(now dialect and US) A state of worry or alarm.
The action of ruffling or setting in disorder.
Alternative form of tousle. [The action of ruffling or setting in disorder.]
A general confusion or muddle, especially of a large number of items.
A thorough search, usually resulting in disorder.
Newly produced or obtained; recent.
A fluttering movement
To touch (another person) closely and (especially) sexually.
(archaic) A wandering about, excursion, trip or a roving.