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ford

[fawrd, fohrd] / fɔrd, foʊrd /
VERB
cross
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cruise cut across navigate pass over ply sail span traverse
STRONG
bridge criss-cross meet voyage zigzag
WEAK
extend over go across move across
Antonyms
WEAK
remain stay
VERB
span
Synonyms
STRONGEST
connect cover cross extend traverse
STRONG
arch bridge link range reach vault
WEAK
go across pass over
Antonyms
STRONG
disconnect unlink
WEAK
compress concentrate condense shorten
VERB
wade
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bathe paddle splash stumble trek
STRONG
attack attempt drudge initiate labor launch start tackle toil walk
WEAK
fall to get feet wet get stuck in go for jump in light into pitch in set about set to tear into work through
Antonyms
STRONG
avoid be lazy conclude dodge end finish idle ignore laze neglect stop

Example Sentences

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A water level indicator at the ford showed the river was still around one foot deep, but it would have been much higher at the weekend when Storm Darragh lashed the UK.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2024

Search teams gathered from first light and are scouring the banks of the river from the ford between Bolton and Abberwick, all the way to the sea at Alnmouth.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2024

But apart from the loss of an unlikely tourist attraction, are there downsides to closing the ford permanently?

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2024

But YouTubers and TikTokers have made it famous far beyond the East Midlands after millions of people started watching videos of vehicles splashing through the ford, and sometimes failing to get through.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2024

Many carry small Bibles, wrapped in plastic bags to keep them dry when they ford rivers or when it rains.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.