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| alternate |
to move back and forth between two or more places, actions, or conditions (usually followed by "between"). [1/7 definitions] |
| back |
to cause to move backward. [1/10 definitions] |
| crisscross |
to move back and forth over. [1/4 definitions] |
| kick |
to move back suddenly and with force. [1/6 definitions] |
| pivot |
to rotate, swing, or move back and forth on or as if on a pivot. [2/3 definitions] |
| recede1 |
to move back to the same low level or point as before. [1/2 definitions] |
| retreat |
to move back or away from danger or a challenge. [2/5 definitions] |
| rock2 |
to move back and forth sitting in a rocking chair or on some other thing designed for backward and forward movement. [2/6 definitions] |
| shake |
to move back and forth or up and down with quick motions. [1/10 definitions] |
| shuttle |
to move or cause to move back and forth. [1/3 definitions] |
| swing |
to cause to move back and forth around a point or on an axis. [3/10 definitions] |
| tide pool |
a body of water from the sea that remains as a rocky pool on the beach when the waves move back from the shore. Many types of aquatic animals and plants can live in a tide pool. |
| vibrate |
to move back and forth very rapidly and steadily. [2 definitions] |
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