Glossary · Verbs · C
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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
croakverbto pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain lifeUnclassified
crochetverbto make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needleApplyUnclassified
cross examineverbMWEto question closely, or question a witness that has already been questioned by the opposing sideAnalyzeUnclassified
cross questionverbMWEto question closely, or question a witness that has already been questioned by the opposing sideAnalyzeUnclassified
cross-linkverbto join by creating covalent bonds of adjacent chains of a polymer or proteinApplyUnclassified
cross-referverbto refer from one entry to another, as in catalogues, books, and listsUnderstandUnclassified
crossbreedverbto breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varietiesApplyUnclassified
crusadeverbto exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a figh for a certain cause or personApplyUnclassified
cry outverbMWEto utter loudly with a sense of urgency, often because one is in extreme distress Unclassified
cuddleverbto move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position with another person or objectUnclassified
cueverbto assist somebody acting or reciting by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learnedApplyUnclassified
culminateverbto reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial bodyUnderstandUnclassified
curtailverbto terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extentApplyUnclassified
cutverbto divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficultApplyUnclassified
cut inverbMWEto drive in front of another vehicle leaving too little space for that vehicle to maneuver comfortablyApplyUnclassified