AbstractPhil/geometric-vocab-256d huggingface dataset:
cover: provide with a covering or cause to be covered cover her face with a handkerchief cover the child with a blanket cover the grave with flowers
cloak: cover with or as if with a cloak cloaked monks
hold: cover as for protection against noise or smell She held her ears when the jackhammer started to operate hold one's nose
jacket: provide with a thermally non-conducting cover The tubing needs to be jacketed
foil: cover or back with foil foil mirrors
enrobe: provide with a coating enrobe the nuts with chocolate
whiteout: cover up with a liquid correction fluid white-out the typo
flash: protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal flash the roof
bind: provide with a binding bind the books in leather
rebind: provide with a new binding The tattered old book is valuable and we need to rebind it
plank: cover with planks The streets were planked
parcel: cover with strips of canvas parcel rope
recover: cover anew recover a chair
overlay: put something on top of something else cover the meat with a lot of gravy
splash: mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered The mountain was splashed with snow
hood: cover with a hood The bandits were hooded
cowl: cover with or as with a cowl cowl the boys and veil the girls
bread: cover with bread crumbs bread the pork chops before frying them
blindfold: cover the eyes of (someone) to prevent him from seeing the hostage was blindfolded and driven away
aluminize: cover with aluminum
crown: put an enamel cover on crown my teeth
slate: cover with slate slate the roof
sheet: cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping sheet the body
tile: cover with tiles tile the wall and the floor of the bathroom
tessellate: tile with tesserae tessellate the kitchen floor
lag: cover with lagging to prevent heat loss lag pipes
barb: provide with barbs barbed wire
submerge: cover completely or make imperceptible I was drowned in work The noise drowned out her speech
uncover: remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body uncover your belly The man exposed himself in the subway
unclothe: take the covers off She unclothed her innermost feelings
bare: lay bare bare your breasts bare your feelings
pin down: attach with or as if with a pin pin up a picture
peg: fasten or secure with a wooden pin peg a tent
fasten: cause to be firmly attached fasten the lock onto the door she fixed her gaze on the man
unzip: open the zipper of unzip the bag
bar: secure with, or as if with, bars He barred the door
mount: attach to a support They mounted the aerator on a floating
clamp: fasten or fix with a clamp clamp the chair together until the glue has hardened
velcro: fasten with Velcro velcro the belt
fasten: become fixed or fastened This dress fastens in the back
unfasten: become undone or untied The shoelaces unfastened
unfasten: cause to become undone unfasten your belt
clinch: flatten the ends (of nails and rivets) the nails were clinched
clinch: secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts The girder was clinched into the wall
close: move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut Close the door shut the window
roll up: close (a car window) by causing it to move up, as with a handle she rolled up the window when it started to rain
pen up: confine in a fold, like sheep
open: cause to open or to become open Mary opened the car door
break open: open with force He broke open the picnic basket
click open: open with a clicking sound These keys have clicked open many doors
reopen: open again or anew They reopened the theater
open: become open The door opened
close: become closed The windows closed with a loud bang
fly open: come open suddenly the doors flew open in the strong gust
coop up: confine in or as if in a coop she coops herself up in the library all day
lock in: place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend She locked her jewels in the safe
lock in: close with or as if with a tight seal This vacuum pack locks in the flavor!
lock: fasten with a lock lock the bike to the fence
lock up: secure by locking lock up the house before you go on vacation
unlock: open the lock of unlock the door
bolt: secure or lock with a bolt bolt the door
unbolt: undo the bolt of unbolt the door
wring: twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish Wring one's hand
wring out: extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing wring out the washcloth
wrench: twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates wrench a window off its hinges wrench oneself free from somebody's grip a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest
gather: draw and bring closer she gathered her shawl around her shoulders
attract: exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away the gravitational pull of a planet attracts other bodies
grab: take or grasp suddenly She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room
force: do forcibly; exert force Don't force it!
contort: twist and press out of shape
wring: twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid wring the towels
extract: remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense pull weeds extract a bad tooth take out a splinter extract information from the telegram
press out: obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action Italians express coffee rather than filter it
ream: squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer ream oranges
winkle: remove or displace from a position
unscrew: loosen something by unscrewing it unscrew the outlet plate
unscrew: loosen by turning unscrew the bottle cap
screw: tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions Screw the bottle cap on
screw: cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion drive in screws or bolts
seal: close with or as if with a seal She sealed the letter with hot wax
zip up: close with a zipper Zip up your jacket--it's cold
unseal: break the seal of He unsealed the letter
seal: make tight; secure against leakage seal the windows
reseal: seal again reseal the bottle after using the medicine
waterproof: make watertight Waterproof the coat
caulk: seal with caulking caulk the window
connect: connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces Can you connect the two loudspeakers? Tie the ropes together Link arms
communicate: join or connect The rooms communicated
interconnect: cause to be interconnected or interwoven
tee: connect with a tee tee two pipes
put through: connect by telephone the operator put a call through to Rio
tease: separate the fibers of tease wool
affix: attach to affix the seal here
seal: affix a seal to seal the letter
adhere: stick to firmly Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?
leech onto: admire boundlessly and follow around the groupies leeched onto the rock star
gum up: stick together as if with gum the inside of the pipe has gummed up
tack: fasten with tacks tack the notice on the board
thumbtack: fasten with thumbtacks The teacher thumbtacked the notice on the bulletin board
nail: attach something somewhere by means of nails nail the board onto the wall
stud: provide with or construct with studs stud the wall
calk: provide with calks calk horse shoes
mask: put a mask on or cover with a mask Mask the children for Halloween
unmask: take the mask off unmask the imposter
mask: shield from light
mask: cover with a sauce mask the meat
blanket: cover as if with a blanket snow blanketed the fields
string: provide with strings string my guitar
unstring: remove the strings from unstring my guitar
string: thread on or as if on a string string pearls on a string the child drew glass beads on a string thread dried cranberries
thread: pass through or into thread tape thread film
thread: remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string She had her eyebrows threaded
marshal: arrange in logical order marshal facts or arguments
string: remove the stringy parts of string beans
string: string together; tie or fasten with a string string the package
string out: set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series the houses were strung out in a long row
plaster: coat with plaster daub the wall
render: coat with plastic or cement render the brick walls in the den
render-set: cover with two coats of plaster render-set the walls so they'll look nice and smooth
roughcast: apply roughcast to roughcast a wall
float: make the surface of level or smooth float the plaster
skimcoat: coat with a mixture of gypsum and spackle he skimcoated the drywall
mortar: plaster with mortar mortar the wall
plaster: apply a heavy coat to
plaster: apply a plaster cast to plaster the broken arm
paint: apply paint to; coat with paint We painted the rooms yellow
repaint: paint again He repainted the wall after the child smeared it with tomato sauce
airbrush: paint with an airbrush The old car looks like new now that we airbrushed it
put on: apply to a surface She applied paint to the back of the house Put on make-up!
gum: cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum if you gum the tape it is stronger
dress: put a dressing on dress the salads
cream: put on cream, as on one's face or body She creams her face every night
putty: apply putty in order to fix or fill putty the window sash
sponge on: apply with a sponge The painter sponged on his washes
slap on: apply carelessly slap some paint onto the wall
laminate: cover with a thin sheet of non-fabric material laminate the table
prime: cover with a primer; apply a primer to
hook: catch with a hook hook a fish
seize: hook by a pull on the line strike a fish
net: catch with a net net a fish
belt: fasten with a belt belt your trousers
unbelt: undo the belt of unbelt your trousers
hook up: connect or link hook up the houses to the gas supply line Hook up the components of the new sound system
grout: bind with grout grout the bathtub
staple: secure or fasten with a staple or staples staple the papers together
unstaple: take the staples off unstaple the piece of paper from the receipt
clip: attach with a clip clip the papers together
button: fasten with buttons button the dress
unbutton: undo the buttons of unbutton the shirt
button: provide with buttons button a shirt
pin: attach or fasten with pins or as if with pins; . pin the needle to the shirt pin the blame on the innocent man
straighten: make straight
extend: open or straighten out; unbend Can we extend the legs of this dining table?
channelize: cause to form a channel channelize a stream
fray: wear away by rubbing The friction frayed the sleeve
break: go to pieces The lawn mower finally broke The gears wore out The old chair finally fell apart completely
break: ruin completely He busted my radio!
scuff: mar by scuffing scuffed shoes
scuff: get or become scuffed These patent leather shoes scuffed
kick: strike with the foot The boy kicked the dog Kick the door down
drop-kick: drop and kick (a ball) as it touches the ground, as for a field goal
plant: place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive Plant a spy in Moscow plant bugs in the dissident's apartment
kick back: spring back, as from a forceful thrust The gun kicked back into my shoulder
kick up: cause to rise by kicking kick up dust
dropkick: make the point after a touchdown with a dropkick
punt: propel with a pole pole barges on the river We went punting in Cambridge
spray: scatter in a mass or jet of droplets spray water on someone spray paint on the wall
shower: spray or sprinkle with The guests showered rice on the couple
atomize: spray very finely atomize perfume
spray: cover by spraying with a liquid spray the wall with paint
brush: cover by brushing brush the bread with melted butter
spray: be discharged in sprays of liquid Water sprayed all over the floor
spatter: dash a liquid upon or against The mother splashed the baby's face with water
slosh: spill or splash copiously or clumsily slosh paint all over the walls
sprinkle: cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force She splashed the water around her
salt: sprinkle as if with salt the rebels had salted the fields with mines and traps
splash: strike and dash about in a liquid The boys splashed around in the pool
swatter: splash and flutter about in or as if in water She swattered about in the pool
squirt: cause to come out in a squirt the boy squirted water at his little sister
drizzle: moisten with fine drops drizzle the meat with melted butter
scatter: distribute loosely He scattered gun powder under the wagon
intersperse: place at intervals in or among intersperse exclamation marks in the text
discharge: pour forth or release discharge liquids
play: discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream play water from a hose The fountains played all day
volley: discharge in, or as if in, a volley the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians
aerosolize: disperse as an aerosol The bacteria suspension was aerosolized
aerosolize: become dispersed as an aerosol the bacteria quickly aerosolised
strew: spread by scattering ( is archaic) straw strew toys all over the carpet
spread: distribute or disperse widely The invaders spread their language all over the country
export: cause to spread in another part of the world The Russians exported Marxism to Africa
propagate: transmit or cause to broaden or spread This great civilization was propagated throughout the land
slather: spread thickly I can't eat bagels without slathering them with cream cheese
deploy: to distribute systematically or strategically The U.S. deploys its weapons in the Middle East
redeploy: deploy anew The U.S. must redeploy their troops in the Middle East
redistribute: distribute anew redistribute the troops more strategically
spread: become distributed or widespread the infection spread Optimism spread among the population
catch: spread or be communicated The fashion did not catch
benight: envelop with social, intellectual, or moral darkness The benighted peoples of this area
gather: assemble or get together gather some stones pull your thoughts together
hive: gather into a hive The beekeeper hived the swarm
salvage: collect discarded or refused material She scavenged the garbage cans for food
muster: gather or bring together muster the courage to do something she rallied her intellect Summon all your courage
corral: collect or gather corralling votes for an election
round up: seek out and bring together round up some loyal followers
pick: look for and gather pick mushrooms pick flowers
mushroom: pick or gather mushrooms We went mushrooming in the Fall
snail: gather snails We went snailing in the summer
blackberry: pick or gather blackberries The children went blackberrying
birdnest: gather birdnests They went birdnesting in the early morning
berry: pick or gather berries We went berrying in the summer
pluck: strip of feathers pull a chicken pluck the capon
collect: get or bring together accumulate evidence
archive: put into an archive
scrape: gather (money or other resources) together over time She had scraped together enough money for college they scratched a meager living
nickel-and-dime: accumulate gradually she nickeled-and-dimed together a small house for her family
aggregate: gather in a mass, sum, or whole
unitize: make into a unit unitize a car body
beat up: gather drum up support
collate: to assemble in proper sequence collate the papers
lump: put together indiscriminately lump together all the applicants
bale: make into a bale bale hay
shock: collect or gather into shocks shock grain
sandpaper: rub with sandpaper sandpaper the wooden surface
rough-sand: sand roughly rough-sand the door before painting it
sandblast: grind with a sandblast sandblast the facade of the building
file: smooth with a file file one's fingernails
corrugate: fold into ridges corrugate iron
ruffle: pleat or gather into a ruffle ruffle the curtain fabric
ruffle: disturb the smoothness of ruffle the surface of the water
plait: weave into plaits plait hair
compress: squeeze or press together she compressed her lips the spasm contracted the muscle
astringe: constrict or bind or draw together Lemon juice astringes the tissue in the mouth
convulse: contract involuntarily, as in a spasm The muscles in her face convulsed
convulse: cause to contract The spasm convulses her facial muscles
bear down: contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery
compress: make more compact by or as if by pressing compress the data
decompress: restore to its uncompressed form decompress data
tuck: fit snugly into insert your ticket into the slot tuck your shirttail in
wall in: enclose with a wall
brick in: wall up with brick
embower: enclose in a bower
tuck: make a tuck or several folds in tuck the fabric tuck in the sheet
mangle: press with a mangle mangle the sheets
press: place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure pressed flowers
iron: press and smooth with a heated iron press your shirts she stood there ironing
calender: press between rollers or plates so as to smooth, glaze, or thin into sheets calender paper
roll out: flatten or spread with a roller roll out the paper
ruffle: erect or fluff up the bird ruffled its feathers
fluff up: make fuller by shaking fluff up the pillows
preen: clean with one's bill The birds preened
wipe: rub with a circular motion wipe the blackboard He passed his hands over the soft cloth
squeegee: wipe with a squeegee squeegee the windows
wipe off: remove by wiping
deterge: wipe away; to wash off or out, cleanse; chiefly in medical use: to clear away foul matter from the body This drug is powerful enough to deterge
wipe up: to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop Mop the hallway now He mopped her forehead with a towel
sweep: sweep with a broom or as if with a broom Sweep the crumbs off the table Sweep under the bed
sweep: clean by sweeping Please sweep the floor
towel: wipe with a towel towel your hair dry
grate: make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together grate one's teeth in anger
grit: clench together grit one's teeth
clench: squeeze together tightly clench one's jaw
grit: cover with a grit grit roads
plate: coat with a layer of metal plate spoons with silver
silver: coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam silver the necklace
nickel: plate with nickel nickel the plate
electroplate: coat with metal by electrolysis electroplate the watch
chrome: plate with chromium chrome bathroom fixtures
goldplate: plate with gold goldplate a watch
silverplate: plate with silver silverplate a watch
hug: fit closely or tightly The dress hugged her hips
hook: hit with a hook His opponent hooked him badly
swat: hit swiftly with a violent blow Swat flies
sock: hit hard
beat: give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night The teacher used to beat the students
strong-arm: use physical force against They strong-armed me when I left the restaurant
whip: strike as if by whipping The curtain whipped her face
belabour: beat soundly
rough up: treat violently The police strong-armed the suspect
flagellate: whip The religious fanatics flagellated themselves
beat: hit repeatedly beat on the door beat the table with his shoe
full: beat for the purpose of cleaning and thickening full the cloth
beat: strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music beat one's breast beat one's foot rhythmically
hit: deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument He hit her hard in the face
pop: hit or strike He popped me on the head
get: reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot the rock caught her in the back of the head The blow got him in the back The punch caught him in the stomach
conk: hit, especially on the head The stranger conked him and he fainted
smash: hit hard He smashed a 3-run homer
crack: hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise The teacher cracked him across the face with a ruler
snap: put in play with a snap snap a football
whang: propel or hit with force whang the ball
putt: strike (a golf ball) lightly, with a putter he putted the ball several feet past the hole
putt: hit a putt he lost because he putted so poorly
heel: strike with the heel of the club heel a golf ball
bounce: hit something so that it bounces bounce a ball
pop: hit a pop-fly He popped out to shortstop
hit: cause to move by striking hit a ball
shell: hit the pitches of hard and regularly He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning
ground: hit a groundball he grounded to the second baseman
pull: hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing pull the ball
kill: hit with great force He killed the ball
kill: hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games She killed the ball
connect: hit or play a ball successfully The batter connected for a home run
drive: hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally drive a ball
drive: strike with a driver, as in teeing off drive a golf ball
hole: hit the ball into the hole
bunt: hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance
dribble: propel, Carry the ball dribble the ball
single: hit a single the batter singled to left field
sandbag: hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag
strike: deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon The teacher struck the child the opponent refused to strike The boxer struck the attacker dead
flog: beat severely with a whip or rod The teacher often flogged the students The children were severely trounced
manhandle: handle roughly I was manhandled by the police
cane: beat with a cane
deck: knock down with force He decked his opponent
paste: hit with the fists He pasted his opponent
clout: strike hard, especially with the fist He clouted his attacker
cream: beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight We licked the other team on Sunday!
bat: strike with, or as if with a baseball bat bat the ball
bat: use a bat Who's batting?
bat: have a turn at bat Jones bats first, followed by Martinez
cut: hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction cut a Ping-Pong ball
knock cold: knock unconscious or senseless the boxing champion knocked out his opponent in a few seconds
rap: strike sharply rap him on the knuckles
knock: rap with the knuckles knock on the door
thump: hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument the salesman pounded the door knocker a bible-thumping Southern Baptist
smack: deliver a hard blow to The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved
belt: deliver a blow to He belted his opponent
punch: deliver a quick blow to he punched me in the stomach
slug: strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat He slugged me so hard that I passed out
whack: hit hard The teacher whacked the boy
pummel: strike, usually with the fist The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators
thrash: give a thrashing to; beat hard
thrash: beat the seeds out of a grain
hammer: beat with or as if with a hammer hammer the metal flat
sledgehammer: beat with a sledgehammer
slap: hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand The impatient teacher slapped the student a gunshot slapped him on the forehead
cuff: hit with the hand
clobber: strike violently and repeatedly She clobbered the man who tried to attack her
buffet: strike, beat repeatedly The wind buffeted him
buffet: strike against forcefully Winds buffeted the tent
whisk: whip with or as if with a wire whisk whisk the eggs
cream: make creamy by beating Cream the butter
beat: stir vigorously beat the egg whites beat the cream
toss: agitate toss the salad
shuffle: mix so as to make a random order or arrangement shuffle the cards
reshuffle: shuffle again So as to prevent cheating, he was asked to reshuffle the cards
agitate: change the arrangement or position of
roil: make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
muddle: make into a puddle puddled mire
spar: fight with spurs the gamecocks were sparring
box: hit with the fist I'll box your ears!
spank: give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
plug in: plug into an outlet Please plug in the toaster! Connect the TV so we can watch the football game tonight
unplug: pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable unplug the hair dryer after using it
insert: put or introduce into something insert a picture into the text