NA2 7/11/17

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veer /vɪə $ vɪr/ verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]  1 to change directionveer off A tanker driver died when his lorry veered off the motorway. The plane veered off course. Follow the path and veer left after 400m. The wind was veering north.

wres‧tle /ˈresəl/ ●○○ verb  1 [intransitive, transitive] to fight someone by holding them and pulling or pushing themwrestle with The two men wrestled with each other. Police officers wrestled him to the ground.2 [intransitive, transitive] to move something or try to move it when it is large, heavy, or difficult to movewrestle with Ray continued to wrestle with the wheel.

gouge1 /ɡaʊdʒ/ verb [transitive]  to make a deep hole or cut in the surface of something He took a knife and gouged a hole in the bottom of the boat.

skid1 /skɪd/ verb (skidded, skidding) [intransitive]  if a vehicle or a wheel on a vehicle skids, it suddenly slidessideways and you cannot control it The car skidded as she turned onto the highway.skid on/into/across etc The bus skidded off the road and into a ditch.



leap1 /liːp/ ●●○ verb (past tense and past participle leapt/lept/ especially British English, leaped especially American English)  1 JUMPa) [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to jumphigh into the air or to jump in order to land in a different place She leapt over the fence. The smaller animals can easily leap from tree to tree.b) [transitive] literary to jump over something Brenda leaped the gate and ran across the field.► see thesaurus at jump2 MOVE FAST [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move very quickly and with a lot ofenergy I leapt up the stairs three at a time. He leapt out of bed. She leapt to her feet (=stood up quickly) and started shouting.
stretch1 /stretʃ/ ●●● S3 W3 verb  1 MAKE SOMETHING BIGGER/LOOSERa) [intransitive, transitive] to make something bigger orlooser by pulling it, or to become bigger or looser as a result of being pulled A spider’s web can stretch considerably without weakening. Where can I buy those things that stretch your shoes?b) [intransitive not in progressive] if a materialstretches, it can become bigger or longer when you pull it and then return to its original shape when you stop2 BODY [intransitive, transitive] to straighten your arms, legs, or body to full length Carl sat up in bed, yawned, and stretched. Always stretch before exercising.3 REACH [intransitive always +adv/preposition] to reach a long way for somethingstretch across/over Ann stretched across the couch and grabbed the phone.sprint1 /sprɪnt/ verb [intransitive]  1 to run very fast for a short distance → jogsprint along/across/up etc Bill sprinted up the steps.► see thesaurus at run2 to ride, swim etc very fast for a short distance