Verbs

• chairman — Verb – English ～ act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university; "She chaired the department for many years"
• chalk — Verb – English ～ write, draw, or trace with chalk
• challenge — Verb – English ～ issue a challenge to; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match"
• challenge — Verb – English ～ raise a formal objection in a court of law
• challenge — Verb – English ～ take exception to; "She challenged his claims"
• challenge — Verb – English ～ ask for identification; "The illegal immigrant was challenged by the border guard"
• chamber — Verb – English ～ place in a chamber
• chamfer — Verb – English ～ cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel; "bevel the surface"
• chamfer — Verb – English ～ cut a furrow into a columns
• champ — Verb – English ～ chew noisily; "The boy chomped his sandwich"
• champ — Verb – English ～ chafe at the bit, like horses
• champion — Verb – English ～ protect or fight for as a champion
• chance — Verb – English ～ come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"
• chance — Verb – English ～ be the case by chance; "I chanced to meet my old friend in the street"
• chance — Verb – English ～ take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"
• chandelle — Verb – English ～ climb suddenly and steeply; "The airplane chandelled"
• change — Verb – English ～ lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes"
• change — Verb – English ～ become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"
• change — Verb – English ～ remove or replace the coverings of; "Father had to learn how to change the baby"; "After each guest we changed the bed linens"
• change — Verb – English ～ cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

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