Verbs pertaining to food and consumption
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achieve a certain score or rating on a test - test , score She tested high on the LSAT and was admitted to all the good law schools acknowledge defeat - concede , surrender The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose act as a backstop - backstop, play act as a caddie and carry clubs for a player - caddie , caddy , serve act as a critic - criticize , criticise , act Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either act as an organized group - gang , gang-up , group aim and shoot with great precision - sharpshoot, snipe , shoot aim at - level , direct level criticism or charges at somebody aim with a gun - draw-a-bead-on , aim The hunter drew a bead on the rabbit aim, point, or direct - hold , aim Hold the fire extinguisher directly on the flames angle with a hook and line drawn through the water - troll , angle appear at county fairs and carnivals as a stunt flier and parachute jumper - barnstorm , barnstorm arm anew - rearm , re-arm, arm After the war, the defeated country was not allowed to rearm arm in advance of a confrontation - forearm , arm assail again - reassail, assail Her old fears reassailed her assail or attack on all sides - beset , set-upon , assault The zebra was beset by leopards assign to a station - station , place , post , send attach to, as a journalist to a military unit when reporting on a war - embed , group The young reporter was embedded with the Third Division attack and bombard with or as if with missiles - pelt , pepper , attack pelt the speaker with questions attack brutally and fiercely - savage , assail attack by storm; attack suddenly - storm , surprise , attack attack by submarine - submarine , attack The Germans submarined the Allies attack or hit on or from the side where the attacked person's view is obstructed - blindside, attack attack or hit with torpedoes - torpedo , attack attack someone physically or emotionally - assail , assault , attack , set-on The mugger assaulted the woman, Nightmares assailed him regularly attack suddenly and without warning - blitz , attack Hitler blitzed Poland attack suddenly - rush , attack attack viciously and ferociously - bulldog , attack attack with a hydrogen bomb - hydrogen-bomb, bomb attack with cannons or artillery - cannonade , attack attack with delayed release bombs - skip-bomb, bomb attack with dogs or set dogs upon - bait , attack attack with fusillade - fusillade , fire attack with gas - gas , attack The despot gassed the rebellious tribes attack with incendiary bombs - firebomb, bomb The rioters fire-bombed the stores attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane - strafe , attack civilians were strafed in an effort to force the country's surrender attack with teargas - teargas , gas The students were teargassed during the riot attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant - handicap , bias attract more attention and praise than others - outshine , surpass This film outshone all the others in quality avert, turn away, or repel - ward-off , defend Ward off danger battle or contend against in or as if in a battle - battle , combat , fight The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq, We must combat the prejudices against other races, they battled over the budget be a referee or umpire in a sports competition - referee , umpire be braver than - outbrave , surpass be changed for a superior chess or checker piece - promote , promote be counted out; remain down while the referee counts to ten - take the count, remain down, ;c lose be defeated - go-down , lose If America goes down, the free world will go down, too be engaged in a fight - fight , struggle , contend , compete the tribesmen fought each other, Siblings are always fighting, Militant groups are contending for control of the country be heavier than - outweigh , surpass be more of a rival than - outrival , outvie , rival be on the defensive; act against an attack - defend , fight Next