strain abnormally | extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body |
take away | extend one's body or limbs |
take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for | become longer by being stretched and pulled |
cause to move by pulling | make long or longer by pulling and stretching |
tear or be torn violently | extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly |
direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes | increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance |
hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing | corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones |
apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion | pull in opposite directions |
strip of feathers | extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length |
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense | lie down comfortably |
steer into a certain direction | occupy a large, elongated area |
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 | |