To touch or cover with the thumb.
To try to get a ride in a passing vehicle while standing at the side of a road. Generally by either sticking out one's finger or thumb or holding a sign with one's stated destination.
To go unsteadily, haltingly, etc.
To move or proceed unevenly, jerkily, or laboriously, as because of being impaired, defective, damaged, etc.
To twitch
To buck is to resist or to move forward in a jerking motion.
To grasp mentally; apprehend:
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To join in marriage
To labor; toil; struggle
(Music) To join (notes) by a tie.
(Intransitive) to apply a force such that an object comes toward the person or thing applying the force
To join as spouses; unite in wedlock
To join is defined as to bring or connect together or to become part of something that already exists.
To catch, suspend, or connect with a hook.
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To pull; tug
To come or bring to a halt; stop, esp. temporarily
To close or join in a particular manner:
(Intransitive, of an object) To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.
To share an opinion about (something):
(Informal) To get on (a train) surreptitiously in order to ride without paying a fare:
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A group of atoms, often of the same element, bound together in a line, branched line, or ring to form a molecule. &diamf3; In a straight chain , each of the constituent atoms is attached to other single atoms, not to groups of atoms. &diamf3; In a branched chain , side groups are attached to the chain. &diamf3; In a closed chain , the atoms are arranged in the shape of a ring.
To hold (a ship, etc.) in place by cables or chains attached as to a pier or special buoy (mooring buoy), or by two anchors
To secure or bind, as with a rope, cord, or chain.
To join chemically.
To join in marriage
To become joined in marriage or a romantic sexual relationship.
unchaining (antonym)
To release from or as if from chains or bonds; set free.
unlocking (antonym)
To open the lock of (a door, chest, etc.)
unfastening (antonym)
To open or make loose; untie, unlock, undo, etc.
disjoining (antonym)
To undo the joining of; separate; detach
wobbling (related)
To move or rotate with an uneven or rocking motion or unsteadily from side to side.
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tottering (related)
To rock or shake as if about to fall; be unsteady
moving (related)
To stir the emotions:
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