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| aside |
When you move aside, you move onto or toward the side. [1/3 definitions] |
| checkers |
Checkers is a game played by two people. Each player has twelve flat, round pieces to move over a board. The board is covered with squares of two different colors. One player can move on one color and the other player on the other. In checkers, each player tries to take away the other player's pieces by jumping over them. |
| chess1 |
Chess is a game played by two people in which each player has sixteen pieces that include a king and a queen. Chess pieces can only move on the board in certain ways, so players have to learn how each type of piece can move. You win the game by taking the other player's king. |
| choke up |
to move one's hands up from the bottom end of a baseball bat. [1/2 definitions] |
| crawl |
When you crawl, you move along with your body very close to the ground or other surface. Humans crawl sometimes, but certain animals, like spiders, crawl all the time. When humans crawl, they move on their hands and knees, and they usually move slowly. [1/4 definitions] |
| parallel |
to be or move on a course similar to. [1/5 definitions] |
| proceed |
When you proceed, you go forward, or you move on toward the next place. [1/2 definitions] |
| separate |
When you separate things that are together, you move them apart or keep them apart. You move some of the things away from the other things, or you move one thing away from another thing. [1/8 definitions] |
| skate1 |
a shoe with either a blade or a set of small wheels attached to the bottom. Skates are used to move on ice or other hard surfaces. [1/2 definitions] |
| sneer |
to smile or move one's mouth to show scorn. [1/2 definitions] |
| stuck |
unable to remove oneself from an undesirable situation or place. [1/5 definitions] |
| tread |
to move on foot; step or walk. [1/7 definitions] |
| undress |
to remove one's clothing. [1/2 definitions] |
| withdraw |
to remove oneself from a place or activity. [1/3 definitions] |
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