#actuation__propulsion the act of propelling supertype: #deed__feat__effort__exploit a notable achievement: "he performed a great deed"; "the book was her finest effort" subtype: #launching.actuation__launch the act of propelling with force subtype: #rocket_firing__rocket_launching the launching of a rocket or missile under its own power subtype: #blastoff__shot the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination subtype: #moon_shot the launching of a spacecraft to the moon subtype: #launching the act of moving a newly-built vessel into the water for the first time subtype: #driving_force__drivingforce__drive__thrust the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off" subtype: #firewall (informal) the application of maximum thrust; "he slammed the throttle to the firewall" subtype: #impulse__impulsion__impetus__impetu the act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over" subtype: #roll the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling) subtype: #throw the act of throwing (propelling something through the air with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist); "the catcher made a good throw to second base" subtype: #bowling.throw (cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman subtype: #Chinaman a ball bowled by a left-handed bowler to a right-handed batsman that spins from off to leg subtype: #googly__wrong_'un__wrong'un__bosie__bosie_ball__bosieball a cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way subtype: #no_ball unlawfully delivered ball in cricket; "the umpire called it a no ball" subtype: #fling the act of flinging subtype: #heave.throw__heaving throwing something heavy (with great effort); "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes" subtype: #hurl__cast a violent throw subtype: #leaner (horseshoes) the throw of a horseshoe so as to lean against (but not encircle) the stake subtype: #toss__pass__flip (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled" subtype: #centering__snap (football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back subtype: #pitch the action or manner of throwing something; "his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor" subtype: #pitch.throw__delivery (baseball) the throwing of a baseball by a pitcher to a batter subtype: #balk an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base subtype: #ball.pitch a pitch that is not in the strike zone; "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him" subtype: #beanball__beaner a baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head subtype: #change-up__change-of-pace__change-of-pace_ball__off-speed_pitch__offspeedpitch a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball subtype: #curve_ball__curveball__curve__breaking_ball__bender a baseball thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter subtype: #duster a pitch thrown deliberately close to the batter subtype: #fastball__heater__smoke__hummer__bullet (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke" subtype: #slider a fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown subtype: #knuckleball__knuckler a baseball pitch thrown with little speed or spin subtype: #screwball a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown subtype: #sinker a pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate subtype: #spitter__spitball an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it subtype: #strike.pitch a pitch that is in the strike zone and that the batter does not hit; "this pitcher throws more strikes than balls" subtype: #submarine_ball__submarineball__submarine_pitch__submarinepitch a pitch thrown sidearm instead of overhead subtype: #wild_pitch a pitch that the catcher cannot stop subtype: #ringer (horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg subtype: #shy a quick throw; "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman" subtype: #slinging throwing with a wide motion (as if with a sling) subtype: #throw-in__throwin (rugby football) an act or instance of throwing a ball in to put it into play subtype: #pushing__push the act of applying force in order to move something away; "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise" subtype: #depression pushing down; "depression of the space bar on the typewriter" subtype: #mouse_click__mouseclick__click depression of a button on a computer mouse: "a click on the right button for example" subtype: #nudge__jog a slight push or shake subtype: #press__pres__pressing the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button" subtype: #impression.press the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another; "he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax" subtype: #compressing__compression applying pressure subtype: #squeezing__squeeze the act of gripping and pressing firmly; "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze" subtype: #tweak__pinch a squeeze with the fingers subtype: #expression.squeezing the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing; "the expression of milk from her breast" subtype: #extrusion__expulsion squeezing out by applying pressure subtype: #constriction the action or process of constricting or squeezing subtype: #spasm (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel) subtype: #bronchospasm a spasm of the bronchi that makes exhalation difficult and noisy; associated with asthma and bronchitis subtype: #cardiospasm a spasm of the cardiac sphincter (between the esophagus and the stomach); if the cardiac sphincter does not relax during swallowing the passage of food into the stomach is obstructed subtype: #retch__heave an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; "a bad case of the heaves" subtype: #laryngismus__laryngismu laryngeal spasm caused by the sudden contraction of laryngeal muscles subtype: #strangulation (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid: "strangulation of the intestine" subtype: #vasoconstriction decrease in the diameter of blood vessels subtype: #condensing__condensation the act of increasing the density of something subtype: #thickening__inspissation the act of thickening subtype: #compaction__crush__crunch the act of crushing subtype: #grind__mill__pulverization__pulverisation the act of grinding subtype: #decompressing__decompression relieving pressure subtype: #shove the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something); "he gave the door a shove" subtype: #bundling the act of shoving hastily; "she complained about bundling the children off to school" subtype: #jostle__jostling the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing) subtype: #elbowing jostling with the elbows; "elbowing is a foul in basketball" subtype: #boost the act of giving an upward push; "he gave her a boost over the fence" subtype: #pulling__pull the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back" subtype: #drag the act of dragging (pulling with force); "the drag up the hill exhausted him" subtype: #haulage__draw__haul the act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the hill went very slowly" subtype: #tow__towage the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope; "the truck gave him a tow to the garage" subtype: #tug__jerk a sudden abrupt pull subtype: #draft__draught__drawing the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling subtype: #extirpation__deracination the act of pulling up or out; uprooting subtype: #pluck the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord subtype: #traction (orthopedics) the act of pulling on a bone or limb (as in a fracture) to relieve pressure or align parts in a special way during healing; "his leg was in traction for several days" subtype: #lift.actuation__raise__heave__elevation the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up" subtype: #forcing_out__forcingout__expulsion__projection__ejection the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting subtype: #defenestration the act of throwing someone or something out of a window subtype: #belch__burp__burping a reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth subtype: #belching the forceful expulsion of something from inside; "the belching of smoke from factory chimneys" subtype: #coughing_up the act of expelling (food or phlegm) by coughing subtype: #spitting__spit__expectoration the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) subtype: #vomiting__vomit__emesis__regurgitation__disgorgement__puking the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth subtype: #rumination regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding subtype: #hematemesis__hematemesi__haematemesis vomiting blood subtype: #hyperemesis__hyperemesi severe and excessive vomiting subtype: #hyperemesis_gravidarum__hyperemesisgravidarum hyperemesis during pregnancy; if severe it can result in damage to the brain and liver and kidney subtype: #jump__jumping the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected" subtype: #header a headlong jump (or fall); "he took a header into the shrubbery" subtype: #hop the act of hopping (jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)) subtype: #leaping__leap__spring__saltation__bound__bounce a light springing movement upwards or forwards subtype: #pounce the act of pouncing subtype: #vault.jump__hurdle the act of vaulting subtype: #lob the act of propelling something (as a ball or shell etc.) in a high arc subtype: #wheeling__rolling propelling something on wheels subtype: #shooting.actuation__shot the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but accurate" subtype: #shoot the act of shooting at targets; "they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer" subtype: #skeet_shooting__skeetshooting__skeet the sport of shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled upward in such a way as to simulate the flight of a bird subtype: #countershot a return shot; a retaliatory shot subtype: #firing_off__discharge__firing the act of discharging a gun subtype: #gun.firing_off the discharge of a gun as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies; "a twenty gun salute" subtype: #gunfire__gunshot the act of shooting a gun; "the gunfire endangered innocent bystanders"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire" subtype: #enfilade_fire__enfilade gunfire directed along the length rather than the breadth of a formation subtype: #headshot a shot aimed at a person's head subtype: #shellfire shooting artillery shells subtype: #potshot a shot taken at an easy or casual target (as by a pothunter) subtype: #dribble the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks
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