3
scramble(verb, move, action, act, movement)
3
sift(verb, move, action, act, movement)
3
slice into(verb, move, action, act, movement)
3
slither(verb, move, action, act, movement)
3
spurt(verb, move, action, act, movement)
3
stray(verb, move, action, act, movement)
3
thread(verb, move, action, act, movement)
3
trail(verb, move, action, act, movement)
3
tramp(verb, move, action, act, movement)
3
tread(verb, move, action, act, movement)
3
uprise(verb, move, action, act, movement)
3
weave(verb, move, action, act, movement)
3
whine(verb, move, action, act, movement)
3
worsening(adjective, reverting)
3
zip(verb, move, action, act, movement)
2
abate(verb, stop, drop, close, end)
2
astern
2
back down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
2
back off(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
2
back out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
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