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(n)
A group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees, etc.
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(countable, figurative) A sudden increase or rush of something; a flood, an outburst, an outpouring.
(adj)
Moving with haste or zeal.
A sudden transient rush, flood or increase.
A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective.
A sudden percussive noise.
(v)
(transitive) To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
A sudden strong rise or flow.
(ergative) To suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure; to (figuratively) electrify; to experience such a sensation.
To encourage into action.
The state of moving quickly or the capacity for rapid motion.
Speed; swiftness; dispatch.
(intransitive, poetic) To hasten; to go quickly, to hurry.
(intransitive) To move or act in a quick fashion.
(intransitive) To do things quickly.
(transitive) To cause, bring about, lead to.
(chiefly imperative) Pay attention; be alert.
The amount of money levied for a service.
(of persons or their behavior) Without reserve: unrestrained, unconstrained.
step on it
Done in a hurry; rushed.
(US) A cockroach.
(biochemistry) Epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter.
A number of birds together in a group, such as those gathered together for the purpose of migration.
Alternative spelling of adrenaline. [(biochemistry) Epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter.]
The state of being intoxicated or drunk.
A state of being drunk.
(uncountable) A disease of ruminants, caused by Bluetongue virus of the genus Orbivirus, carried by mosquitos, midges etc.
A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
(UK, regional) One of various types of rock or geological strata.
A violent ejection, such as the spurting out of lava from a volcano.
(often treated as uncountable) The means and institutions for publishing and broadcasting information.
(medicine) A higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by disease.
A public spectacle, in Spain and some other Latin countries, in which a person baits and often kills a bull.
A measured portion of medicine taken at any one time.
A device that produces and radiates heat, typically to raise the temperature of a room or building.
A negative side effect; an undesirable or unexpected consequence.
The occurrence of liquid precipitation, the fall of rain.
A type of sea fish or the meat from said fish.
A divulgation, or disclosure, of information previously held secret.
Having two or more colors, especially black and white.
An act of leaking, or something that leaks.
A device that generates heat, light or other radiation. Especially an electric light bulb.
The extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil.
(intransitive) To dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself.
Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude.
The act or process of flowing in or into.
A flow inward or into something; a coming in.
(intransitive) To tie; to confine by any ligature.
(intransitive) To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.
(uncountable) The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as opposed to retardation or deceleration.
(transitive) To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.
(transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.
An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.
An advantage.
A push, stab, or lunge forward (the act thereof.)
An instance of applying pressure; an instance of pressing.
The act of flying.
(transitive) To satisfy, especially a literal or figurative thirst.
Sexual arousal.
The state or quality of being crowded.
(transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
The sport of competing in races.
(transitive, of food ingredients, usually including egg) To thoroughly combine and cook as a loose mass.
(transitive) To push, especially roughly or with force.
(intransitive) To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
(transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
(uncountable) Overwhelming fear or fright, often affecting groups of people or animals; (countable) an instance of this; a fright, a scare.
A physical feeling or perception from something that comes into contact with the body; something sensed.
(in many religions, uncountable) A place of torment where some or all sinners are believed to go after death and evil spirits are believed to be.
A journey; an excursion or jaunt.
(uncountable) The state of being excited (emotionally aroused).
The act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced.
A fierce attack.
Eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm.
Crowded with business or activities; having a great deal going on.
The state or quality of being eager; ardent desire.
The state of being enlivened, cheerful or exhilarated.
A journey undertaken to accomplish some task.
(transitive) To make something happen suddenly and quickly.
A temporary passion or infatuation, as for some new amusement, pursuit, or fashion; a fad.
A disturbance of personal tranquillity; disturbance of someone's peace of mind.
(transitive) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.
To move swiftly.
The characteristic of being hasty.
Very swift or quick.