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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lie on the surface |
| Synonyms: | be buoyant, bob, drift, glide, hang, hover, move gently, poise, rest on water, ride, sail, skim, slide, slip along, smooth along, stay afloat, swim, waft, wash |
| Antonyms: | drown, sink |
| Main Entry: | coast |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | glide along without much effort |
| Synonyms: | cruise, drift, float, freewheel, get by, ride on current, sail, skate, slide, smooth along, taxi |
| Notes: | the difference between a coast and the shore is the coast is the seaward limit of the land and the shore is the landward limit of the sea shore is the general word for an edge of land directly bordering a body of water; coast is limited to land along a sea or ocean |
| Main Entry: | dart |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | race away; propel |
| Synonyms: | bound, career, cast, course, dash, flash, fling, flit, float, fly, gallop, hasten, heave, hurry, hurtle, launch, move quickly, pitch, plunge, run, rush, sail, scamper, scoot, scud, scurry, shoot, skim, speed, spring, sprint, spurt, start, tear, throw, thrust, whiz |
| Main Entry: | drift |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move aimlessly |
| Synonyms: | accumulate, aim, amass, amble, be carried along, coast, dance, draw near, flicker, flit, flitter, float, flow, flutter, gad, gallivant*, gather, go with the tide, go-that-a-way, gravitate, hover, kick around, linger, malinger, meander, mosey, muck, ride, sail, saunter, scud, skim, slide, stray, stroll, tend, waft, wander, wash* |
| Antonyms: | decide, direct, guide, set |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | finance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | offer loan money; set up in business |
| Synonyms: | back, bank, bankroll, capitalize, endow, float*, fund, go for, grubstake, guarantee, juice*, lay on one, loan shark, patronize, pay for, pick up the check, pick up the tab, prime the pump, promote, provide funds, provide security, put up money, raise dough, sponsor, stake, subsidize, support, underwrite |
| Antonyms: | call in, take |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | flit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | flutter, move rapidly |
| Synonyms: | dance, dart, flash, fleet, flicker, float, fly, hover, hurry, pass, run, rush, sail, scud, skim, speed, sweep, whisk, whiz, wing, zip |
| Main Entry: | fly |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take to the air, usually employing wings |
| Synonyms: | aviate, barnstorm, bend the throttle, buzz*, circle, circumnavigate, climb, control, cross, dart, dash, dive, drift, flat-hat, fleet, flit, float, flutter, glide, hop, hover, hurry, jet, jet out, jet over, maneuver, mount, operate, pilot, reach, remain aloft, rush, sail, scud, seagull, shoot, skim, skirt, sky out, soar, speed, swoop, take a hop, take flight, take off, take wing, travel, whisk, whiz*, whoosh, wing in, wing*, zip, zoom* |
| Antonyms: | land, stay on ground, walk |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fund |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | provide money for |
| Synonyms: | back, bankroll, capitalize, endow, finance, float, grubstake, juice*, patronize, pay for, pick up the check, pick up the tab, promote, stake, subsidize, support |
| Antonyms: | take |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | glide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move smoothly and quickly on a surface |
| Synonyms: | coast, decline, descend, drift, flit, float, flow, fly, glissade, roll, run, sail, scud, shoot, skate, skim, skip, skirr, slide, slink, slip, slither, smooth along, soar, spiral, stream, trip, waft, wing |
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