to fire a gun, or to make something such as a bomb or fireworks explode:

to start a machine or computer program:

to make a driver stop their vehicle by waving your arms up and down:

to deliberately make someone look guilty of doing something that they did not do:

If material rucks up, it forms a lump (= mass) or folds, and if something rucks it up, it pushes the material into a lump or folds:

to attack someone physically:

to make someone or something more energetic or interesting:

to pay someone the money that you owe them:

When bad experiences or people screw you up, they make you worried and unhappy or damage your personality:

to join the two sides of something with stitches, for example torn clothing or a deep cut, or to treat someone who has a deep cut by doing this:

to make someone feel more confident or excited:

to finish som ething quickly and easily, especially a lot of food or work:

to release a piece of rope or cable in a controlled way

If an animal such as a dog fawns on/upon you, it is very friendly towards you and rubs itself against you.

to try not to show that you are upset, usually by swallowing hard:

to tell a lot of people something that is not true:

to work very hard using or doing something:

to force someone or something out of a position or job:

to keep someone or something in a particular place or position and to stop him, her, or it from moving:

If something grosses you out, you think it is very unpleasant or disgusting :