1CONV0016

1CONV0016 Verb

376. turn up, loosen, or remove earth; ""Dig we must""; ""turn over the soil for aeration""
A. wind
B. dig
C. hop
D. as

377. provide (usually but not necessarily food); ""We serve meals for the homeless""; ""She dished out the soup at 8 P.M.""; ""The entertainers served up a lively show""
A. four
B. dish
C. flag
D. here

378. engage in; ""make love, not war""; ""make an effort""; ""do research""; ""do nothing""; ""make revolution""
A. up
B. out
C. will
D. do

379. go after with the intent to catch; ""The policeman chased the mugger down the alley""; ""the dog chased the rabbit""
A. want
B. still
C. dog
D. keep

380. drink down entirely; ""He downed three martinis before dinner""; ""She killed a bottle of brandy that night""; ""They popped a few beer after work""
A. small
B. much
C. jump
D. down

381. take in liquids; ""The patient must drink several liters each day""; ""The children like to drink soda""
A. make
B. gray
C. drink
D. quick

382. let fall to the ground; ""Don't drop the dishes""
A. ant
B. near
C. orange
D. drop

383. take in solid food; ""She was eating a banana""; ""What did you eat for dinner last night?""
A. bus
B. white
C. eat
D. best

384. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; ""the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed""; ""Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other""; ""My property ends by the
A. once
B. end
C. down
D. toy

385. descend in free fall under the influence of gravity; ""The branch fell from the tree""; ""The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse""
A. white
B. first
C. fall
D. before

386. abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons; ""Catholics sometimes fast during Lent""
A. end
B. dog
C. I
D. fast

387. make fat or plump; ""We will plump out that poor starving child""
A. fat
B. know
C. let
D. bag

388. make children; ""Abraham begot Isaac""; ""Men often father children but don't recognize them""
A. father
B. us
C. ride
D. less

389. undergo an emotional sensation; ""She felt resentful""; ""He felt regret""
A. band
B. feel
C. most
D. jump

390. seek indirectly; ""fish for compliments""
A. mom
B. long
C. blue
D. fish

391. be agreeable or acceptable to; ""This suits my needs""
A. think
B. fit
C. dish
D. first

392. restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; ""She repaired her TV set""; ""Repair my shoes please""
A. job
B. fix
C. try
D. boy

393. communicate or signal with a flag
A. flag
B. child
C. see
D. drink

394. pay for something; ""pick up the tab""; ""pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages""; ""foot the bill""
A. bath
B. kid
C. play
D. foot

395. deceive somebody; ""We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week""
A. lip
B. where
C. fox
D. round

396. place a bet on; ""Which horse are you backing?""; ""I'm betting on the new horse""
A. game
B. child
C. are
D. go

397. come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; ""She got a lot of paintings from her uncle""; ""They acquired a new pet""; ""Get your results the next day""; ""Get permission to take a few days off from work""
A. much
B. call
C. fall
D. get

398. cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; ""She gave him a black eye""; ""The draft gave me a cold""
A. down
B. bath
C. give
D. color

399. change location; move, travel, or proceed; ""How fast does your new car go?""; ""We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus""; ""The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect""; ""The soldiers moved towards the city in an
A. ten
B. go
C. use
D. cut

400. take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; ""Catch the ball!""; ""Grab the elevator door!""
A. are
B. sister
C. fit
D. grab

ANSWERS

1. (B) dig
2. (B) dish
3. (D) do
4. (C) dog
5. (D) down
6. (C) drink
7. (D) drop
8. (C) eat
9. (B) end
10. (C) fall
11. (D) fast
12. (A) fat
13. (A) father
14. (B) feel
15. (D) fish
16. (B) fit
17. (B) fix
18. (A) flag
19. (D) foot
20. (C) fox
21. (A) game
22. (D) get
23. (C) give
24. (B) go
25. (D) grab
26. dig-->Verb-->turn up, loosen, or remove earth; ""Dig we must""; ""turn over the soil for aeration""
27. dish-->Verb-->provide (usually but not necessarily food); ""We serve meals for the homeless""; ""She dished out the soup at 8 P.M.""; ""The entertainers served up a lively show""
28. do-->Verb-->engage in; ""make love, not war""; ""make an effort""; ""do research""; ""do nothing""; ""make revolution""
29. dog-->Verb-->go after with the intent to catch; ""The policeman chased the mugger down the alley""; ""the dog chased the rabbit""
30. down-->Verb-->drink down entirely; ""He downed three martinis before dinner""; ""She killed a bottle of brandy that night""; ""They popped a few beer after work""
31. drink-->Verb-->take in liquids; ""The patient must drink several liters each day""; ""The children like to drink soda""
32. drop-->Verb-->let fall to the ground; ""Don't drop the dishes""
33. eat-->Verb-->take in solid food; ""She was eating a banana""; ""What did you eat for dinner last night?""
34. end-->Verb-->have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; ""the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed""; ""Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other""; ""My property ends by the
35. fall-->Verb-->descend in free fall under the influence of gravity; ""The branch fell from the tree""; ""The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse""
36. fast-->Verb-->abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons; ""Catholics sometimes fast during Lent""
37. fat-->Verb-->make fat or plump; ""We will plump out that poor starving child""
38. father-->Verb-->make children; ""Abraham begot Isaac""; ""Men often father children but don't recognize them""
39. feel-->Verb-->undergo an emotional sensation; ""She felt resentful""; ""He felt regret""
40. fish-->Verb-->seek indirectly; ""fish for compliments""
41. fit-->Verb-->be agreeable or acceptable to; ""This suits my needs""
42. fix-->Verb-->restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; ""She repaired her TV set""; ""Repair my shoes please""
43. flag-->Verb-->communicate or signal with a flag
44. foot-->Verb-->pay for something; ""pick up the tab""; ""pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages""; ""foot the bill""
45. fox-->Verb-->deceive somebody; ""We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week""
46. game-->Verb-->place a bet on; ""Which horse are you backing?""; ""I'm betting on the new horse""
47. get-->Verb-->come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; ""She got a lot of paintings from her uncle""; ""They acquired a new pet""; ""Get your results the next day""; ""Get permission to take a few days off from work""
48. give-->Verb-->cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; ""She gave him a black eye""; ""The draft gave me a cold""
49. go-->Verb-->change location; move, travel, or proceed; ""How fast does your new car go?""; ""We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus""; ""The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect""; ""The soldiers moved towards the city in an
50. grab-->Verb-->take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; ""Catch the ball!""; ""Grab the elevator door!""