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) wobble, coggle (move unsteadily) "His knees wobbled"; "The old cart wobbled down the street"
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) throw, flip, switch (cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation) "switch on the light"; "throw the lever"
S: (v) project, cast, contrive, throw (put or send forth) "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"
S: (v) throw (to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly) "Jane threw dinner together"; "throw the car into reverse"
S: (v) hurl, throw (utter with force; utter vehemently) "hurl insults"; "throw accusations at someone"
S: (v) hold, throw, have, make, give (organize or be responsible for) "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"
S: (v) throw (make on a potter's wheel) "she threw a beautiful teapot"
S: (v) throw (cause to fall off) "The horse threw its inexperienced rider"
S: (v) throw (throw (a die) out onto a flat surface) "Throw a six"
S: (v) confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate (be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly) "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"