(Irregular preterit, past participle: flung).
1. To move in an abrupt or headlong manner.
2. To throw with force or recklessness.

1. To place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy chess pieces.
2. To shape like a fork.

1. To cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile; SYN. bombard.
2. Hurl, throw
3. To beat or dash repeatedly against
4. To deliver a succession of blows or missiles
5. To beat incessantly
6. To move rapidly and vigorously; hurry

1. To distribute loosely; SYN. sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse.
2. To sow by scattering.

(Irregular preterit, past participle: sent).
1. To cause to go somewhere; SYN. direct.
2. To cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place; SYN. send out.
3. To transfer; SYN. get off, send off.

(Irregular preterit, past participle: shed).
1. To cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; of animals; SYN. molt, exuviate, moult, slough.
2. To get rid of; SYN. cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop.

(Homonym: chute).
(Irregular preterit, past participle: shot).
1. To fire a shot from a gun.
2. To emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully.
> 3. To hit with a missile from a weapon; SYN. hit, pip.
4. To send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly.
5. To kill by firing a bullet; SYN. pip.
6. To produce buds, branches, or germinate; of plants; SYN. spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout.
7. To cause a shooting pain.

1. To cause to skip over a surface:; SYN. skip, skitter.
2. To coat with a layer; of liquids.
3. To read superficially; SYN. skim over.
4. To remove from the surface; SYN. skim off, cream off, cream.

To emit spawn, of fish

To emit or produce sparks.

To assume a risk by taking action

To play a game of craps.

1. To cover with a floor; to furnish with a floor
2. To strike down or lay level with the floor; to knock down; hence, to silence by a conclusive answer or retort