strain abnormally | make publicity for; try to sell (a product) |
take away | press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action |
take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for | make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby |
cause to move by pulling | move with force |
tear or be torn violently | approach a certain age or speed |
direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes | press against forcefully without moving |
hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing | move strenuously and with effort |
apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion | sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs) |
strip of feathers | strive and make an effort to reach a goal |
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense | exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for |
steer into a certain direction | |
move into a certain direction | |
operate when rowing a boat | |
bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover | |
rein in to keep from winning a race | |
cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense | |
perform an act, usually with a negative connotation | |