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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
charge upverbMWEto cause to be agitated, excited, or rousedApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chariotverbUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
charlestonverbto dance the CharlestonUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
charmverbApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chartverbrepresent data or processes visually using graphs, diagrams, or tablesApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
charterverbto engage for service under a term of contractCreateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chaseverbto pursue someone sexually or romanticallyApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chase afterverbMWEto pursue someone sexually or romanticallyApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chase awayverbMWEto force to go awayApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chasseverbto perform a chasse step, in balletApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chastenverbto correct by punishment or disciplineUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chastiseverbto censure severelyEvaluateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chatverbto talk socially without exchanging too much informationUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chat upverbMWEto talk or behave amorously, without serious intentionsUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chatterverbto speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantlyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chauffeurverbto drive someone in a vehicleApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chawverbto chew without swallowingUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cheapenverbto lower the grade of somethingAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cheatverbto be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriageApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cheat onverbMWEto be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriageApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
checkverbverify accuracy, quality, or correctness against a standardUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
check inverbMWEto announce one's arrival, e.g. at hotels or airportsApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
check intoverbMWEApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
check offverbMWERememberUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
check outverbMWEUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
check oververbMWEAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
check up onverbMWEUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
checkerverbApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
checkmateverbto place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the gameApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
checkrowverbto plant in checkrowsApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cheekverbto speak impudently toUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cheepverbto make high-pitched soundsUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cheerverbto spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shoutsUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cheer upverbMWEto cause somebody to feel happier or more cheerfulUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cheerleadverbto act as a cheerleader in a sports eventApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cheeseverbto get away, or stop itUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chelateverbto form a chelate, in chemistryApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chemisorbverbto take up a substance by chemisorptionApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chequeverbto withdraw money by writing a checkUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chequerverbApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
cherishverbto be fond ofUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chevvyverbto annoy continually or chronicallyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chevyverbto annoy continually or chronicallyApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chewverbto chew foodRememberUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chew outverbMWEto censure severely or angrilyEvaluateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chew oververbMWEto reflect deeply on a subjectAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chew the fatverbMWEto have pleasant conversation about trivial topics UnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chew upverbMWEto censure severely or angrilyApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chicaneverbto defeat someone through trickery or deceitUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chicken outverbMWEto remove oneself from an obligationUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chicken-fightverbto fight while sitting on somebody's shouldersApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chideverbto censure severely or angrilyUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
child-proofverbto make safe for children, either by removing the dangers of something to the child, or to ensure that a child can't damage or harm somethingApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chillverbto depress or discourageUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chill outverbMWEto become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitationUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chimeverbto emit a soundUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chime inverbMWEto break into a conversationRememberUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chinverbto raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support barUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chin upverbMWEto raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support barApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chineverbto cut through the backbone of an animalApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chinkverbto fill the chinks of, as with caulkingUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chipverbto break off a piece from a wholeApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chip atverbMWEto engrave or cut by chipping away at a surfaceApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chip awayverbMWEto remove or withdraw graduallyApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chip away atverbMWEto remove or withdraw graduallyAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chip inverbMWEto contribute to some causeApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chip offverbMWEto break off a piece from a wholeApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chirkverbto make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door, mouse, or birdUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chirk upverbMWEto become cheerfulUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chiromanceverbto divine by reading someone's palmsUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chirpverbto make high-pitched soundsUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chirrverbto make a vibrant noise, of grasshoppers or cicadasUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chirrupverbto make high-pitched soundsUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chiselverbto deprive somebody of something by deceitApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chisel inverbMWEto break into a conversationApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chitchatverbto talk socially without exchanging too much informationUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chitterverbto make high-pitched sounds, as of birdsUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chivvyverbto annoy continually or chronicallyApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chivyverbto annoy continually or chronicallyApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chlorinateverbto treat or combine with chlorineApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chloroformverbto anesthetize with chloroformApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chockverbto secure with chocksApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chock upverbMWEto crowd or pack to capacityRememberUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
choirverbto sing in a choirUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chokeverbto pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain lifeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
choke backverbMWEto suppressApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
choke downverbMWEto suppressApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
choke offverbMWEto become or cause to become obstructedApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
choke upverbMWEto obstructUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chompverbto chew noisilyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chondrifyverbto turn into cartilageUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chooseverbselect from alternatives based on evaluation of criteriaEvaluateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
choose upverbMWEto form sides, as for a gameAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chopverbto strike sharply, as in some sportsApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chop downverbMWEto cut downApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chop offverbMWEto remove by or as if by cuttingApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chop upverbMWEto cut into piecesApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chordverbto bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singingApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
choreographverbto compose a sequence of dance steps, often to musicCreateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026
chortleverbto laugh quietly or with restraintUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026