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1. alexander, v.1 View full entry 1666
...trans. Used allusively with reference to the harsh sentences customarily imposed by Judge Alexander: to hang (a person)....
2. devil, v. View full entry 1593
...to devil it: to play the devil, to act like the devil. Obs....
3. imp, v. View full entry c1000
...trans. To graft, engraft. Obs....
4. knell, v. View full entry c950
...trans. To strike with a resounding blow, to knock; also absol.Obs....
5. lick, v. View full entry a1000
...trans....
6. lime, v.1 View full entry a1225
...trans. To cement. Chiefly fig....
7. open, v. View full entry OE
...trans. To move or turn (a door, gate, window, tap, etc.) away from its closed position so as to allow passage or access. Also in figurative context....
8. praise, v. View full entry ?c1225
...trans. To express warm approbation of; to proclaim or commend the excellence or merits of; to speak highly of; to laud....
9. pull, v. View full entry OE
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10. pulse, v. View full entry ?a1425
...intr....
11. put, v. View full entry OE
...intr. To push, poke, knock, or strike (at, on, etc.); to deliver a thrust or blow; to nudge at. Now rare (Sc....
12. run, v. View full entry eOE
...intr. To go with quick steps on alternate feet, never having both or (in the case of many animals) all feet on the ground at the same time; to make one's...
13. scale, v.3 View full entry c1380
...trans. To attack with scaling ladders; to take by escalade....
14. shake, v. View full entry c950
...intr. A poetical word for: To go, pass, move, journey; to flee, depart. Said of persons and things, and both in physical and non-physical senses. Also with away, ...
15. shrink, v. View full entry c1000
...To wither or shrivel through withdrawal of vital fluid or failure of strength. Obs....
16. shuffle, v. View full entry 1532
...intr. To move the feet along the ground without lifting them, so as to make a scraping noise; to walk with such a motion of the feet; to go with clumsy...
17. spice, v. View full entry 1377
...trans....
18. spurn, v.1 View full entry c1000
...To strike against something with the foot; to trip or stumble. Also fig.Obs....
19. supple, v. View full entry a1393
...trans. To cause to yield or be submissive; to make compliant or complaisant; to soften, mollify (the heart or mind) or the heart of mind of. Freq. with to....
20. swarm, v.1 View full entry c1386
...intr. Of bees: To gather in a compact cluster and leave the hive in a body to found a new colony: see swarm1. Also with off....
