be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness | wear out completely |
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) | be a mystery or bewildering to |
make (offspring) by reproduction | come out better in a competition, race, or conflict |
undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) | beat through cleverness and wit |
enter or assume a certain state or condition | hit repeatedly |
give certain properties to something | give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression |
cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition | stir vigorously |
receive a specified treatment (abstract) | strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music |
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action | strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting |
reach by calculation | shape by beating |
grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of | make by pounding or trampling |
be a mystery or bewildering to | produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly |
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner | move rhythmically |
communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone | sail with much tacking or with difficulty |
move into a desired direction of discourse | move with a flapping motion |
take vengeance on or get even | indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks |
attract and fix | move with a thrashing motion |
go or come after and bring or take back | move with or as if with a regular alternating motion |
succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase | make a rhythmic sound |
reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot | make a sound like a clock or a timer |
overcome or destroy | glare or strike with great intensity |
earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher | avoid paying |
apprehend and reproduce accurately | be superior |
evoke an emotional response | |
irritate | |
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress | |
reach and board | |
leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form | |
go through (mental or physical states or experiences) | |
suffer from the receipt of | |
perceive by hearing | |
receive as a retribution or punishment | |
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract | |
achieve a point or goal | |
purchase | |
acquire as a result of some effort or action | |