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flip - To turn over or rotate something quickly, especially with a sudden movement.

She flipped the pancake onto the other side with a quick motion.

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avalanche - A mass of snow, ice, and/or rocks that fall rapidly down a mountainside.

The sudden and unexpected avalanche meant that the hikers would have to find an alternate path to the top of the mountain.

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dangle - To hang or swing loosely

The shoes tied together dangled from the power line.

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swoon - Faint from extreme emotion

The young woman swooned from hearing the bad news, so the man had to catch her before she fell.

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plunk - To hand something over or place it down with determination

Milton really didn't have the $400 to pay for the flight to the trade show, but he plunked down the money anyway, because he had to show his product to see if there would be any interest.

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uproot - To remove or tear away from a native place or environment

The new leader tried to uproot and erase what had been a spirit of bribery and corruption in the government.

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tumble - A sudden or headlong fall

The sign posted nearby indicated that it was easy to accidentally take a tumble down the rickety stairs.

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bounce - To spring back after hitting a surface.

The basketball bounced three times before going into the hoop.

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cascade - (of water) pour downward rapidly and in large quantities

Tracy felt a sense of calm at the water cascading over the rocks.

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stagger - To walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall

After drinking all night at the bar, Omar staggered all the way home.

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descend - To move from a higher to a lower place or position; to go down.

We watched the sun slowly descend behind the hills.

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rouse - To wake someone up or make someone more active or excited

When the alarm rang, Dan couldn't rouse himself up from sleep because he had been out drinking the night before.