Words in english starting with C

• crush out — Verb – English ～ extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigar"
• cut out — Verb – English ～ cease operating; "The pump suddenly cut out"
• cull out — Verb – English ～ select desirable parts from a group or list; "cull out the interesting letters from the poet's correspondence"; "winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants"
• cut out — Verb – English ～ intercept (a player)
• cut out — Verb – English ～ delete or remove; "Cut out the extra text"; "cut out the newspaper article"
• cry out — Verb – English ～ utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"
• count out — Verb – English ～ declare the loser
• cook out — Verb – English ～ cook outdoors on a barbecue grill; "let's barbecue that meat"; "We cooked out in the forest"
• crop out — Verb – English ～ appear at the surface; "A seam of coal bassets"
• cough out — Verb – English ～ discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
• copy out — Verb – English ～ copy very carefully and as accurately as possible
• core out — Verb – English ～ remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk"
• cross out — Verb – English ～ remove from a list; "Cross the name of the dead person off the list"
• crowd out — Verb – English ～ press, force, or thrust out of a small space; "The weeds crowded out the flowers"
• cop out — Verb – English ～ choose not to do something, as out of fear of failing; "She copped out when she was supposed to get into the hang glider"
• crank out — Verb – English ～ produce in a routine or monotonous manner; "We have to crank out publications in order to receive funding"
• crawfish out — Verb – English ～ make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"
• check out — Verb – English ～ try to learn someone's opinions and intentions; "I have to sound out the new professor"
• check out — Verb – English ～ record, add up, and receive payment for items purchased; "She was checking out the apples that the customer had put on the conveyer belt"
• churn out — Verb – English ～ produce something at a fast rate; "He churns out papers, but they are all about the same topic"

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