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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
catch a winkverbMWEto take a siesta or napUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
catch coldverbMWEto come down with a coldUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
catch fireverbMWEto start to burn or burst into flamesUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
catch itverbMWEto receive punishmentApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
catch onverbMWEto understand, usually after some initial difficultyUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
catch one's breathverbMWEto take a short break from one's activities in order to relaxUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
catch sightverbMWEto see something for a brief timeRememberUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
catch upverbMWEto reach the point where one should be after a delayUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
catch up withverbMWEto make up work that was missed due to absence at a later pointUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
catechiseverbto examine through questioning and answeringUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
catechizeverbto examine through questioning and answeringUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
categoriseverbUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
categorizeverbarrange or classify items into defined groups based on shared characteristicsAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
catenateverbto arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for sporesApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
catenulateverbto arrange in a series of rings or chains, usually referring to sporesUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
caterverbto give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenanceApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
caterwaulverbto utter shrieks, as of catsUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
catfishverbto defraud or deceive someone by establishing a fraudulent personal profile on a social networkApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cathectverbto inject with libidinal energyUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
catheteriseverbto insert a catheter into a body partApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
catheterizeverbto insert a catheter into a body partApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
catholiciseverbto cause to adopt CatholicismApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
catholicizeverbto cause to adopt CatholicismApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
catnapverbto take a short, light napUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
caucusverbto meet to select a candidate or promote a policyApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
caulkverbto seal with caulkingApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
causeverbto give rise toUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
causewayverbUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cauteriseverbto burn, sear, or freeze tissue using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agentApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cauterizeverbto burn, sear, or freeze tissue using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agentApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cautionverbto warn stronglyUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
caveverbto hollow out as if making a cave or openingApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cave inverbMWEto break down, literally or metaphoricallyUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cavernverbto hollow out as if making a cavernUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cavern outverbMWEto hollow out as if making a cavernApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cavilverbto raise trivial objectionsEvaluateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cavortverbto play boisterouslyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cawverbto utter a cry, characteristic of crows, rooks, or ravensUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
ceaseverbto have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative senseUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cedeverbto relinquish possession or control overUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
celebrateverbto behave as expected during holidays or ritesUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cell phoneverbMWEto call up by using a cellular phoneUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cementverbto bind or join with or as if with cementApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
censeverbto perfume especially with a censerApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
censorverbto forbid the public distribution of a movie or a newspaperEvaluateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
censureverbto rebuke formallyEvaluateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
censusverbto conduct a censusApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
centerverbto direct one's attention on somethingApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
center onverbMWEto have as a centerAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
center punchverbMWEApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
centraliseverbto concentrate control of something under a single authorityApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
centralizeverbto concentrate control of something under a single authorityApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
centreverbto direct one's attention on somethingApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
centrifugateverbto rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solidsApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
centrifugeverbApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cereverbto wrap up in a cereclothUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cerebrateverbto use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgmentsUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
certificateverbto present someone with a certificateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
certifyverbTo recognize as having met certain standards or possessing certain qualifications.EvaluateSecondaryJun 3, 2026
cha-chaverbto dance the cha-chaUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chafeverbto tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abradingUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chaffverbUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chafferverbto talk socially without exchanging too much informationUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chagrinverbto cause to feel shameUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chainverbApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chain upverbMWEto tie up with chainsApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chain-smokeverbto smoke one cigarette after anotherApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chairverbto act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a universityApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chairmanverbto act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a universityUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chalkverbApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chalk outverbMWEto make a sketch ofCreateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chalk upverbMWEto keep score, as in gamesRememberUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
challengeverbto raise a formal objection in a court of lawEvaluateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chamberverbto place in an enclose area or chamberUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chamferverbto cut a furrow into a columnsApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
champverbto chafe at the bit, like horsesUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
championverbto protect or fight for as a championEvaluateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chanceverbto take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcomeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chance onverbMWEto find unexpectedlyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chance uponverbMWEto find unexpectedlyRememberUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chandelleverbto climb suddenly and steeplyApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
changeverbalter or modify something to achieve a different outcomeApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
change courseverbMWEto shift from one side of the ship to the otherApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
change handsverbMWEto be transferred to another ownerUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
change intensityverbMWEto increase or decrease in intensityApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
change oververbMWEto change from one system to another or to a new plan or policyApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
change stateverbMWEto undergo a transformation or a change of position or actionApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
channelverbto transmit or serve as the medium for transmissionApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
channel-surfverbto switch channels, on televisionApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
channeliseverbto make a channel forApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
channelizeverbto make a channel forApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chantverbto utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmicallyRememberUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chapverbUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chaperonverbto accompany as a chaperoneApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chaperoneverbto accompany as a chaperoneApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
characterverbto engrave or inscribe characters onUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
characteriseverbto describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities ofUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
characterizeverbdescribe the distinctive qualities or features of somethingUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
charcoalverbto draw, trace, or represent with charcoalUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chargeverbassign responsibility or a specific task to someone or somethingApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026