swoop up
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ seize or catch with a swooping motion
swallow up
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"
set upon
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards"
supervene upon
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"
soar upwards
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yen"
street-walk
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ walk the streets in search of customers; "The prostitute is street-walking every night"
stone-wash
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ wash with stones to achieve a worn appearance; "stonewash blue jeans"
stand watch
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ watch over so as to protect; "We must stand sentinel to protect ourselves"; "The jewels over which they kept guard were stolen"
spot-weld
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ make circular welds; "These pipes are only spotwelded"
serve well
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to; "Art serves commerce"; "Their interests are served"; "The lake serves recreation"; "The President's wisdom has served the country well"
sow one's wild oats
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ live promiscuously and self-indulgently
seize with teeth
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her"
sleep with
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
stick with
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ keep to; "Stick to your principles"; "stick to the diet"
sympathize with
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ share the suffering of
saw wood
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ breathe noisily during one's sleep; "she complained that her husband snores"
send word
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ inform (somebody) of something; "I advised him that the rent was due"