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frighten collapse: cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"; drive out by frightening

petrify collapse: cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned; "The horror petrified his feelings"; "Fear petrified her thinking"

saunter collapse: a careless leisurely gait; "he walked with a kind of saunter as if he hadn't a care in the world"

capsize collapse: overturn accidentally; "Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!"

stomp collapse: a dance involving a rhythmical stamping step; walk heavily; "The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots"

oscillate collapse: move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating"

electrify collapse: equip for use with electricity; "electrify an appliance"; charge (a conductor) with electricity; excite suddenly and intensely; "The news electrified us"

barge collapse: a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals); transport by barge on a body of water; push one's way; "she barged into the meeting room"

totter collapse: move without being stable, as if threatening to fall; "The drunk man tottered over to our table"

limp collapse: not firm; "wilted lettuce"; walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"; proceed slowly or with difficulty; "the boat limped into the harbor"

welter collapse: be immersed in; "welter in work"; toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way; "The shipwrecked survivors weltered in the sea for hours"

get off collapse: escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"; cause to be acquitted; get off the hook; in a legal case; "The lawyer got him off, even though there was no doubt in everybody's mind that he killed his wife"; deliver verbally; "He got off the best line I've heard in a long time"; leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.; enjoy in a sexual way; "He gets off on shoes"; be relieved of one's duties temporarily

linger collapse: take one's time; proceed slowly; remain present although waning or gradually dying; "Her perfume lingered on"

startle collapse: a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start"; to stimulate to action ; "..startled him awake"; "galvanized into action"; move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"

paralyze collapse: cause to be paralyzed and immobile; "The poison paralyzed him"; "Fear paralyzed her"; make powerless and unable to function; "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation"

strut collapse: a proud stiff pompous gait; brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression

lunge collapse: (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward; make a thrusting forward movement

get by collapse: pass or move in front of; "Bride's Biscuit got by the other dogs to win the race"

shamble collapse: walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet; "from his shambling I assumed he was very old"

bide collapse: dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"

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