S: (n) carving, cutting (removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape)
S: (n) cut, cutting (the division of a deck of cards before dealing) "he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal"; "the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual"
S: (n) cut, cutting (the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge) "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"
S: (n) cutting, thinning (the act of diluting something) "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine"
S: (n) cut, cutting, cutting off (the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends) "the barber gave him a good cut"
S: (v) swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut (turn sharply; change direction abruptly) "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
S: (v) cut (make an incision or separation) "cut along the dotted line"
S: (v) cut (discharge from a group) "The coach cut two players from the team"
S: (v) cut (form by probing, penetrating, or digging) "cut a hole"; "cut trenches"; "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face"
S: (v) cut, tailor (style and tailor in a certain fashion) "cut a dress"
S: (v) cut (hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction) "cut a Ping-Pong ball"
S: (v) write out, issue, make out, cut (make out and issue) "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me"
S: (v) edit, cut, edit out (cut and assemble the components of) "edit film"; "cut recording tape"
S: (v) cut, skip (intentionally fail to attend) "cut class"
S: (v) hack, cut (be able to manage or manage successfully) "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office"
S: (v) drop back (take position in the rear, as in a military formation or in the line of scrimmage in football) "The defender dropped back behind his teammate"
S: (v) hit the dirt, hit the deck (fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger) "The soldiers hit the dirt when they heard gunfire"
S: (v) gravitate (move due to the pull of gravitation) "The stars gravitate towards each other"
S: (v) fly (move quickly or suddenly) "He flew about the place"
S: (v) move over, give way, give, ease up, yield (move in order to make room for someone for something) "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"
S: (v) cut to (move to another scene when filming) "The camera cut to the sky"
S: (v) writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist (to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)) "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"
S: (v) sidle (move unobtrusively or furtively) "The young man began to sidle near the pretty girl sitting on the log"
S: (v) sweep, sail (move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions) "The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky"
S: (v) brush, sweep (sweep across or over) "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience"
S: (v) roll, undulate, flap, wave (move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion) "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"
S: (v) turn (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense) "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"
S: (v) startle, jump, start (move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm) "She startled when I walked into the room"
S: (v) strike out (make a motion as with one's fist or foot towards an object or away from one's body)
S: (v) jump, leap, bound, spring (move forward by leaps and bounds) "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"
S: (v) bolt (move or jump suddenly) "She bolted from her seat"
S: (v) get down (lower (one's body) as by kneeling) "Get down on your knees!"
S: (v) assume, take, strike, take up (occupy or take on) "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose"
S: (v) close, come together (come together, as if in an embrace) "Her arms closed around her long lost relative"
S: (v) bustle, bustle about, hustle (move or cause to move energetically or busily) "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance"
S: (v) fidget (move restlessly) "The child is always fidgeting in his seat"
S: (v) close (change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact)
S: (v) jump, leap, jump off (jump down from an elevated point) "the parachutist didn't want to jump"; "every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge"; "the widow leapt into the funeral pyre"
S: (v) slip (move easily) "slip into something comfortable"
S: (v) cut (divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult) "Wayne cut"; "She cut the deck for a long time"
S: (v) switch off, cut, turn off, turn out (cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch) "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights"