MOVEMENT AND LOCATION- Definitions Flashcards

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(with object) Make a rut, groove, or trail in (the ground or the surface of something).

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Furrow /ˈfʌrəʊ/ verb [T]

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Going or ready to go towards a specified place.

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-Bound /baʊnd/ suffix

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= Make way!: Something you shout when you want people to move so that you can get someone or something through a crowd quickly.

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Gangway! /ˈɡæŋweɪ/ Exclamation

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To go back along a path you have just followed.
SYNONYMS:
retract, take back, go back on.

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Backtrack /ˈbæktræk/ verb [I]

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Describes part of something that has not been used or eaten when the other parts have been
SYNONYMS:
remaining, left, surplus.

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Leftover /ˈleftəʊvəʳ/ adjective [before noun]

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A long and exhausting walk or march.

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Footslogging /ˈfʊtslɒɡ/ /ˈfʊtˌslɒɡ.ɪŋ/ noun [U] UK informal

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Come or go in a casual or light-hearted manner.

Synonyms:
saunter, stroll, sail, cruise, walk casually.

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Breeze /briːz/ verb [I usually + adverb or preposition]

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To walk in a slow and relaxed way.
SYNONYMS
stroll, saunter, wander, meander, ramble, dawdle, promenade, walk.

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Amble /ˈæmbl/ verb [I usually + adverb or preposition]

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To move in an awkward way

SYNONYMS:
Bumble, stumble, lurch, stagger, falter.

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Blunder /ˈblʌndəʳ/ verb [I usually + adverb or preposition]

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A formal procession of people walking, on horseback, or riding in vehicles.

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Cavalcade /ˌkævəlˈkeɪd/ noun [C]

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