Glossary · Verbs · D
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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
dress upverbMWEput on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractiveApplyUnclassified
driftverbmove about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employmentUnclassified
driveverbto compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate stronglyApplyUnclassified
drive homeverbMWEmake clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of somethingApplyUnclassified
dropverbto let something fall uncontrolled to the ground, typically impacting the groundApplyUnclassified
drop backverbMWEtake position in the rear, as in a military formation or in the line of scrimmage in footballApplyUnclassified
drop deadverbMWEpass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain lifeUnclassified
drop outverbMWEwithdraw from established society, especially because of disillusion with conventional valuesUnclassified
drownverbdie from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiatingUnclassified
duckverbavoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)Unclassified