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All foraying synonyms

forΒ·ay
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verb foraying

  • drub β€” to beat with a stick or the like; cudgel; flog; thrash.
  • clobber β€” You can refer to someone's possessions, especially their clothes, as their clobber.
  • lambaste β€” to beat or whip severely.
  • thrash β€” to beat soundly in punishment; flog.
  • whip β€” to beat with a strap, lash, rod, or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash: Criminals used to be whipped for minor offenses.
  • fleece β€” the coat of wool that covers a sheep or a similar animal.
  • spoil β€” to damage severely or harm (something), especially with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: The water stain spoiled the painting. Drought spoiled the corn crop.
  • prowl β€” to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc.
  • rifle β€” a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
  • snatch β€” to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usually followed by at).
  • relieve β€” to ease or alleviate (pain, distress, anxiety, need, etc.).
  • appropriate β€” Something that is appropriate is suitable or acceptable for a particular situation.
  • lift β€” to move or bring (something) upward from the ground or other support to a higher position; hoist.
  • prey β€” an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
  • strip β€” to cut, tear, or form into strips.
  • grab β€” to seize suddenly or quickly; snatch; clutch: He grabbed me by the collar.
  • gut β€” the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it. Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
  • loft β€” a room, storage area, or the like within a sloping roof; attic; garret.
  • kip β€” Also called kip-up [kip-uhp] /ˈkΙͺpˌʌp/ (Show IPA), kick-up. an acrobatic movement in which a person moves from a position lying on the back to a standing position with a vigorous swing of both legs coordinated with a launching push of the arms.
  • sweep β€” to move or remove (dust, dirt, etc.) with or as if with a broom, brush, or the like.
  • charge β€” If you charge someone an amount of money, you ask them to pay that amount for something that you have sold to them or done for them.
  • slough β€” the outer layer of the skin of a snake, which is cast off periodically.
  • strike β€” to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
  • waste β€” to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
  • pirate β€” software pirate
  • shell β€” a hard outer covering of an animal, as the hard case of a mollusk, or either half of the case of a bivalve mollusk.
  • rake β€” inclination or slope away from the perpendicular or the horizontal.
  • heat β€” the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
  • sally β€” a sortie of troops from a besieged place upon an enemy.
  • torpedo β€” a self-propelled, cigar-shaped missile containing explosives and often equipped with a homing device, launched from a submarine or other warship, for destroying surface vessels or other submarines.
  • desolate β€” A desolate place is empty of people and lacking in comfort.
  • wrest β€” to twist or turn; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist.
  • total β€” constituting or comprising the whole; entire; whole: the total expenditure.
  • rape β€” the residue of grapes, after the juice has been extracted, used as a filter in making vinegar.
  • cream β€” Cream is a thick yellowish-white liquid taken from milk. You can use it in cooking or put it on fruit or desserts.
  • capture β€” If you capture someone or something, you catch them, especially in a war.
  • crush β€” To crush something means to press it very hard so that its shape is destroyed or so that it breaks into pieces.
  • trample β€” to tread or step heavily and noisily; stamp.
  • desecrate β€” If someone desecrates something which is considered to be holy or very special, they deliberately damage or insult it.
  • overthrow β€” to depose, as from a position of power; overcome, defeat, or vanquish: to overthrow a tyrant.
  • disorganize β€” to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
  • dismantle β€” to deprive or strip of apparatus, furniture, equipment, defenses, etc.: to dismantle a ship; to dismantle a fortress.
  • sink β€” to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into): The battleship sank within two hours. His foot sank in the mud. Her head sinks into the pillows.
  • smash β€” to break to pieces with violence and often with a crashing sound, as by striking, letting fall, or dashing against something; shatter: He smashed the vase against the wall.
  • trash β€” anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
  • annihilate β€” To annihilate something means to destroy it completely.
  • seize β€” to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
  • prostrate β€” to cast (oneself) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration.
  • get to β€” to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
  • give a hard time β€” a period of difficulties or hardship.
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