Residual matter

• stub

  1. The part of a ticket, bank check, etc. kept as a record after the rest has been torn off
  2. A short piece or length remaining after the main part has been removed or used up
  3. The usually short end remaining after something bigger has been used up:

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  1. The part of a ticket, bank check, etc. kept as a record after the rest has been torn off
  2. A short piece or length remaining after the main part has been removed or used up
  3. The usually short end remaining after something bigger has been used up:

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• shard

  1. The plant chard.
  2. (Zool.) A hard covering, as a shell, plate, scale, or elytron
  3. A fragment or broken piece, esp. of pottery; potsherd

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  1. The plant chard.
  2. (Zool.) A hard covering, as a shell, plate, scale, or elytron
  3. A fragment or broken piece, esp. of pottery; potsherd

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• scrap

  1. Discarded metal in the form of machinery, auto parts, etc. suitable only for reprocessing
  2. A small piece; bit; fragment; shred
  3. Discarded waste material, especially metal suitable for reprocessing.

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  1. Discarded metal in the form of machinery, auto parts, etc. suitable only for reprocessing
  2. A small piece; bit; fragment; shred
  3. Discarded waste material, especially metal suitable for reprocessing.

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• ort

  1. A scrap; a bit.
  2. (Now Chiefly Dial.) A scrap or fragment of food left from a meal
  3. A small scrap or leaving of food after a meal is completed.

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  1. A scrap; a bit.
  2. (Now Chiefly Dial.) A scrap or fragment of food left from a meal
  3. A small scrap or leaving of food after a meal is completed.

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• fragment

  1. (Grammar) A sentence fragment.
  2. An incomplete or isolated portion; a bit:
  3. A part broken away from a whole; broken piece

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  1. (Grammar) A sentence fragment.
  2. An incomplete or isolated portion; a bit:
  3. A part broken away from a whole; broken piece

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• end

  1. The outside or extreme edge or physical limit; a boundary:
  2. A particular area of responsibility:
  3. A warp end.

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  1. The outside or extreme edge or physical limit; a boundary:
  2. A particular area of responsibility:
  3. A warp end.

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One that is fired at, attacked, or abused

• target

  1. A round, flat board, straw coil, etc., often one marked with concentric circles, set up to be aimed at, as in archery or rifle practice
  2. Something resembling a target in shape or use
  3. A desired goal:

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  1. A round, flat board, straw coil, etc., often one marked with concentric circles, set up to be aimed at, as in archery or rifle practice
  2. Something resembling a target in shape or use
  3. A desired goal:

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• mark

  1. An object aimed at; target
  2. A target:
  3. A Plimsoll mark.

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  1. An object aimed at; target
  2. A target:
  3. A Plimsoll mark.

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An object of amusement or laughter

• mockery

  1. A person or thing receiving or deserving ridicule
  2. Something ludicrously futile or unsuitable:
  3. Something so lacking in necessary qualities as to inspire ridicule; a laughing-stock.

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  1. A person or thing receiving or deserving ridicule
  2. Something ludicrously futile or unsuitable:
  3. Something so lacking in necessary qualities as to inspire ridicule; a laughing-stock.

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• laughingstock

  1. Alternative spelling of laughing stock.
  2. An object of jokes or ridicule; a butt.

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  1. Alternative spelling of laughing stock.
  2. An object of jokes or ridicule; a butt.

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• joke

  1. A funny anecdote with a punchline
  2. (Informal) Something not to be taken seriously; a triviality:
  3. Something said or done to evoke laughter or amusement, especially an amusing story with a punch line.

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  1. A funny anecdote with a punchline
  2. (Informal) Something not to be taken seriously; a triviality:
  3. Something said or done to evoke laughter or amusement, especially an amusing story with a punch line.

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• jest

  1. Something to be laughed at or joked about
  2. A playful remark; a witticism or joke.
  3. A joke; witticism

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  1. Something to be laughed at or joked about
  2. A playful remark; a witticism or joke.
  3. A joke; witticism

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A person who is easily deceived or victimized

• mug

  1. (Chiefly British Slang) A victim or dupe.
  2. A rough, ugly person; ruffian, thug, etc.
  3. A heavy cylindrical drinking cup usually having a handle.

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  1. (Chiefly British Slang) A victim or dupe.
  2. A rough, ugly person; ruffian, thug, etc.
  3. A heavy cylindrical drinking cup usually having a handle.

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• sap

  1. A covered trench or tunnel dug to a point near or within an enemy position.
  2. (Slang) A stupid person; fool
  3. A leather-covered bludgeon with a short, flexible shaft or strap, used as a hand weapon.

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  1. A covered trench or tunnel dug to a point near or within an enemy position.
  2. (Slang) A stupid person; fool
  3. A leather-covered bludgeon with a short, flexible shaft or strap, used as a hand weapon.

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• pigeon

  1. (Slang) A person easily deceived or gulled; dupe
  2. An object of special concern; an affair or matter.
  3. Any of a family (Columbidae, order Columbiformes) of birds with a small head, plump body, long, pointed wings, and short legs

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  1. (Slang) A person easily deceived or gulled; dupe
  2. An object of special concern; an affair or matter.
  3. Any of a family (Columbidae, order Columbiformes) of birds with a small head, plump body, long, pointed wings, and short legs

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• patsy

  1. A person easily taken advantage of, cheated, blamed, or ridiculed.
  2. A diminutive of the male given name Patrick.
  3. (Slang) A person easily imposed upon or victimized

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  1. A person easily taken advantage of, cheated, blamed, or ridiculed.
  2. A diminutive of the male given name Patrick.
  3. (Slang) A person easily imposed upon or victimized

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• monkey

  1. Any of several families of Old and New World primates usually having a flat, hairless face and a long tail
  2. One who behaves in a way suggestive of a monkey, as a mischievous child or a mimic.
  3. A nonhuman ape. Not in scientific use.

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  1. Any of several families of Old and New World primates usually having a flat, hairless face and a long tail
  2. One who behaves in a way suggestive of a monkey, as a mischievous child or a mimic.
  3. A nonhuman ape. Not in scientific use.

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• mark

  1. A number, letter, or symbol used to indicate various grades of academic achievement:
  2. A point reached or gained:
  3. A Plimsoll mark.

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  1. A number, letter, or symbol used to indicate various grades of academic achievement:
  2. A point reached or gained:
  3. A Plimsoll mark.

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• gudgeon

  1. A metal pivot or journal at the end of a shaft or an axle, around which a wheel or other device turns.
  2. (Slang) One who is easily duped.
  3. A small freshwater cyprinid fish (Gobio gobio), often used for bait.

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  1. A metal pivot or journal at the end of a shaft or an axle, around which a wheel or other device turns.
  2. (Slang) One who is easily duped.
  3. A small freshwater cyprinid fish (Gobio gobio), often used for bait.

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• fall guy

  1. A gullible victim; a dupe.
  2. One who is gullible and easily duped
  3. (Slang) A person made to or left to face the consequences, as of a scheme that has miscarried

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  1. A gullible victim; a dupe.
  2. One who is gullible and easily duped
  3. (Slang) A person made to or left to face the consequences, as of a scheme that has miscarried

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• sucker

  1. A person highly susceptible to the attractions of something specified
  2. One that is indiscriminately attracted to something specified:
  3. A person. Used as a generalized term of reference, often as an intensive:

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  1. A person highly susceptible to the attractions of something specified
  2. One that is indiscriminately attracted to something specified:
  3. A person. Used as a generalized term of reference, often as an intensive:

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• victim

  1. A person who is tricked, swindled, or taken advantage of:
  2. One who is harmed or killed by another, especially by someone committing a criminal or unlawful act:
  3. A person or animal killed as a sacrifice to a god in a religious rite

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  1. A person who is tricked, swindled, or taken advantage of:
  2. One who is harmed or killed by another, especially by someone committing a criminal or unlawful act:
  3. A person or animal killed as a sacrifice to a god in a religious rite

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• pushover

  1. One that is easily defeated or taken advantage of.
  2. Someone who lets himself be picked or bullied on without defending or stand up for him/herself.
  3. A person, group, etc. easily persuaded, defeated, etc.

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  1. One that is easily defeated or taken advantage of.
  2. Someone who lets himself be picked or bullied on without defending or stand up for him/herself.
  3. A person, group, etc. easily persuaded, defeated, etc.

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• lamb

  1. The flesh of a young sheep, used as food
  2. A young sheep, especially one that is not yet weaned.
  3. A gentle or innocent person, particularly a child

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  1. The flesh of a young sheep, used as food
  2. A young sheep, especially one that is not yet weaned.
  3. A gentle or innocent person, particularly a child

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• gull

  1. (Soccer) A player, supporter or other person connected with Torquay United Football Club.
  2. A person who is easily tricked or cheated; a dupe.
  3. Any of various chiefly coastal seabirds of the family Laridae, having long wings, webbed feet, a thick, slightly hooked beak, and usually gray and white plumage.

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  1. (Soccer) A player, supporter or other person connected with Torquay United Football Club.
  2. A person who is easily tricked or cheated; a dupe.
  3. Any of various chiefly coastal seabirds of the family Laridae, having long wings, webbed feet, a thick, slightly hooked beak, and usually gray and white plumage.

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• fool

  1. A man formerly kept in the household of a nobleman or king to entertain by joking and clowning; professional jester
  2. A person with little or no judgment, common sense, wisdom, etc.; silly or stupid person; simpleton
  3. A victim of a joke or trick; dupe

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  1. A man formerly kept in the household of a nobleman or king to entertain by joking and clowning; professional jester
  2. A person with little or no judgment, common sense, wisdom, etc.; silly or stupid person; simpleton
  3. A victim of a joke or trick; dupe

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• dupe

  1. A person who has been deceived.
  2. (Restaurant industry) A duplicate of an order receipt printed for kitchen staff.
  3. A person who is easily deceived or is used to carry out the designs of another.

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  1. A person who has been deceived.
  2. (Restaurant industry) A duplicate of an order receipt printed for kitchen staff.
  3. A person who is easily deceived or is used to carry out the designs of another.

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An act or instance of using force so as to propel ahead

• thrust

  1. (Geol.) An almost horizontal fault in which the hanging wall seems to have been pushed upward in relation to the footwall
  2. A forceful shove or push:
  3. A sudden, forceful push or shove

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  1. (Geol.) An almost horizontal fault in which the hanging wall seems to have been pushed upward in relation to the footwall
  2. A forceful shove or push:
  3. A sudden, forceful push or shove

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• shove

  1. The act of shoving; a push.

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  1. The act of shoving; a push.

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• push

  1. The act of pushing; a thrust:
  2. The act of pressing:
  3. A provocation to action; a stimulus:

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  1. The act of pushing; a thrust:
  2. The act of pressing:
  3. A provocation to action; a stimulus:

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To be contiguous or next to

• verge

  1. To be in the process of change or transition into something else; pass gradually (into)
  2. To tend to move in a particular direction:
  3. To approach the nature or condition of something specified; come close. Used with on :

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  1. To be in the process of change or transition into something else; pass gradually (into)
  2. To tend to move in a particular direction:
  3. To approach the nature or condition of something specified; come close. Used with on :

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• touch

  1. To cause or permit a part of the body, especially the hand or fingers, to come in contact with so as to feel:
  2. To bring (one thing) into light contact with something else:
  3. To meet without going beyond; adjoin:

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  1. To cause or permit a part of the body, especially the hand or fingers, to come in contact with so as to feel:
  2. To bring (one thing) into light contact with something else:
  3. To meet without going beyond; adjoin:

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• neighbor

  1. (Rare) To bring near or into close association with
  2. To lie close to or border directly on.
  3. To live or be situated near (someone or something)

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  1. (Rare) To bring near or into close association with
  2. To lie close to or border directly on.
  3. To live or be situated near (someone or something)

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• meet

  1. To come into conjunction with; join or touch:
  2. To be sufficient for (a need, for example); fulfill:
  3. To deal or contend with effectively:

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  1. To come into conjunction with; join or touch:
  2. To be sufficient for (a need, for example); fulfill:
  3. To deal or contend with effectively:

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• join

  1. To make into one; unite
  2. To come into the company of:
  3. To come together; meet

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  1. To make into one; unite
  2. To come into the company of:
  3. To come together; meet

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• bound

  1. To spring back from a surface after striking it, as a ball does; bounce; rebound
  2. To border on another place, state, or country.
  3. Simple past tense and past participle of bind

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  1. To spring back from a surface after striking it, as a ball does; bounce; rebound
  2. To border on another place, state, or country.
  3. Simple past tense and past participle of bind

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• border

  1. To provide with a border
  2. To put a border on.
  3. To be almost like another in character:

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  1. To provide with a border
  2. To put a border on.
  3. To be almost like another in character:

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• adjoin

  1. To attach:
  2. To be next to; be contiguous to:
  3. To unite or annex (to a person or thing)

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  1. To attach:
  2. To be next to; be contiguous to:
  3. To unite or annex (to a person or thing)

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• abut

  1. To border upon or end at; be next to.
  2. To support as an abutment.
  3. To touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent.

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  1. To border upon or end at; be next to.
  2. To support as an abutment.
  3. To touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent.

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To strike with the head

• collide

  1. To meet in opposition; conflict:
  2. To come together with violent, direct impact.

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  1. To meet in opposition; conflict:
  2. To come together with violent, direct impact.

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• crash into

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• toss

  1. To toss a coin with (someone) for deciding something according to which side will land uppermost
  2. To flip coins with:
  3. To put in a given position, condition, or situation:

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  1. To toss a coin with (someone) for deciding something according to which side will land uppermost
  2. To flip coins with:
  3. To put in a given position, condition, or situation:

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• bunt

  1. (Baseball) To bat (a pitched ball) by tapping it lightly so that the ball rolls slowly in front of the infielders.
  2. (Baseball) To bat (a pitched ball) lightly without swinging, so that the ball rolls slowly into the infield, usually in attempting to advance a base runner
  3. (Brit., Dial.) To strike or butt with or as with horns

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  1. (Baseball) To bat (a pitched ball) by tapping it lightly so that the ball rolls slowly in front of the infielders.
  2. (Baseball) To bat (a pitched ball) lightly without swinging, so that the ball rolls slowly into the infield, usually in attempting to advance a base runner
  3. (Brit., Dial.) To strike or butt with or as with horns

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• buck

  1. To rear upward quickly and descend with the back arched and forelegs stiff, as in an attempt to throw off a rider
  2. (Football) To charge into (an opponent's line) carrying the ball.
  3. To pass (a task or duty) to another, especially so as to avoid responsibility:

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  1. To rear upward quickly and descend with the back arched and forelegs stiff, as in an attempt to throw off a rider
  2. (Football) To charge into (an opponent's line) carrying the ball.
  3. To pass (a task or duty) to another, especially so as to avoid responsibility:

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• horn

  1. To furnish with horns
  2. To join without being invited; intrude. Used with in.
  3. To strike, butt, or gore with the horns

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  1. To furnish with horns
  2. To join without being invited; intrude. Used with in.
  3. To strike, butt, or gore with the horns

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• gore

  1. To cut into a gore.
  2. To pierce or stab with a horn or tusk.
  3. To cut in a triangular form.

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  1. To cut into a gore.
  2. To pierce or stab with a horn or tusk.
  3. To cut in a triangular form.

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• hook

  1. To pierce or gore with a hook.
  2. To catch, suspend, or connect with a hook.
  3. (Basketball) To shoot (a ball) in a hook shot.

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  1. To pierce or gore with a hook.
  2. To catch, suspend, or connect with a hook.
  3. (Basketball) To shoot (a ball) in a hook shot.

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• strike

  1. To hit sharply, as with a hand, fist, weapon, or implement:
  2. To refuse to continue to work until certain demands are met; go on strike
  3. To begin to move:

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  1. To hit sharply, as with a hand, fist, weapon, or implement:
  2. To refuse to continue to work until certain demands are met; go on strike
  3. To begin to move:

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• buffet

  1. To hit or beat, especially repeatedly.
  2. To cause repeated difficulty or harm to (a person or group):
  3. To force one's way with difficulty:

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  1. To hit or beat, especially repeatedly.
  2. To cause repeated difficulty or harm to (a person or group):
  3. To force one's way with difficulty:

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• smack

  1. To give an indication; be suggestive. Often used with of:
  2. To press together and open (the lips) quickly and noisily, as in eating or tasting.
  3. To strike sharply and with a loud noise.

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  1. To give an indication; be suggestive. Often used with of:
  2. To press together and open (the lips) quickly and noisily, as in eating or tasting.
  3. To strike sharply and with a loud noise.

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• run into

  1. (Intransitive but with prepositional object) To blend into; to be followed by or adjacent to without there being a clear boundary.
  2. (With prepositional object) To cause to blend into.
  3. (Intransitive but with prepositional object, by extension) To encounter or meet unexpectedly (literally or figuratively).

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  1. (Intransitive but with prepositional object) To blend into; to be followed by or adjacent to without there being a clear boundary.
  2. (With prepositional object) To cause to blend into.
  3. (Intransitive but with prepositional object, by extension) To encounter or meet unexpectedly (literally or figuratively).

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• collide with

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• knock

  1. To cause to be displaced or unengaged; force:
  2. To produce by hitting or striking:
  3. To hit; strike

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  1. To cause to be displaced or unengaged; force:
  2. To produce by hitting or striking:
  3. To hit; strike

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• batter

  1. To subject (a smaller or weaker person) to frequent beatings
  2. To beat or strike with blow after blow; pound
  3. To injure or damage by pounding, by hard wear or use, etc.

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  1. To subject (a smaller or weaker person) to frequent beatings
  2. To beat or strike with blow after blow; pound
  3. To injure or damage by pounding, by hard wear or use, etc.

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• bump

  1. To move with jerks or jolts
  2. To hit or knock against with a jolt; collide lightly with
  3. To hit or knock against something:

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  1. To move with jerks or jolts
  2. To hit or knock against with a jolt; collide lightly with
  3. To hit or knock against something:

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• push headfirst

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• ram

  1. To force into place; press or drive down
  2. To move rapidly
  3. To strike or drive against with a heavy impact; butt:

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  1. To force into place; press or drive down
  2. To move rapidly
  3. To strike or drive against with a heavy impact; butt:

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To abut

• bound

  1. To have a boundary (on another country, etc.)
  2. To spring back from a surface after striking it, as a ball does; bounce; rebound
  3. Simple past tense and past participle of bind

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  1. To have a boundary (on another country, etc.)
  2. To spring back from a surface after striking it, as a ball does; bounce; rebound
  3. Simple past tense and past participle of bind

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• touch

  1. To match in quality; equal:
  2. To touch a person or thing
  3. To be pertinent to; concern:

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  1. To match in quality; equal:
  2. To touch a person or thing
  3. To be pertinent to; concern:

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• adjoin

  1. To attach:
  2. To be next to; be contiguous to:
  3. To unite or annex (to a person or thing)

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  1. To attach:
  2. To be next to; be contiguous to:
  3. To unite or annex (to a person or thing)

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