Synonyms and antonyms of What liquids can do in British Thesaurus

break (verb)

if waves break, they reach their highest point and start to fall

burst (verb)

if a river bursts its banks, water rises above its sides and spreads over the surrounding area

cast up ()

if the sea casts something up, the sea carries it somewhere and leaves it there

catch (verb)

if the wind or a wave catches something, it gets behind or under it and suddenly blows or pushes it hard

channel (verb)

to send something such as water along a passage

come in ()

when the tide comes in, the sea moves higher up the beach

course (verb)

to flow somewhere in large amounts

crest (verb)

if a wave crests, it rises up to its highest point before falling

dash (verb)

if water dashes against something, it hits it violently

deepen (verb)

if water deepens, or if someone deepens it, it becomes deeper

disgorge (verb)

formal to force a large quantity of liquid, gas, or other substance out of something

drain (verb)

if liquid drains from something, it flows away

drain (verb)

if land or soil drains, water flows out of it so that it is not too wet

dribble (verb)

if a liquid dribbles, or if you dribble it, it flows slowly in small drops

drip (verb)

if a liquid drips, it falls in very small drops

drip (verb)

if you drip a liquid, you make it fall in very small drops

ebb (verb)

mainly literary if the tide ebbs, the sea’s level on a coast gradually becomes lower. A more usual word is go out.

eddy (verb)

if a current of water or air eddies, it moves against the main current in a circular pattern

empty (verb)

if a river empties into a lake or into the sea, it flows into it

flood (verb)

if water floods somewhere, it flows there quickly and in large amounts

flood out ()

if people are flooded out, their home becomes filled with water and they are forced to leave

flow (verb)

if a liquid flows, it moves smoothly and continuously in one direction

flow (verb)

if the tide flows, the sea comes in towards the land

glug (verb)

informal if you glug a liquid, or if it glugs somewhere, you pour it somewhere quickly

go out ()

when the tide goes out, the water in the sea flows away from the land

gush (verb)

if a liquid gushes, it flows quickly and in large quantities

lap (verb)

if water laps something or laps against something, it moves against it gently with a soft sound

meander (verb)

a river or road that meanders follows a path with a lot of turns and curves

overflow (verb)

if a river or lake overflows, it floods the land next to it

percolate (verb)

if a liquid or gas percolates through a substance, it gradually passes through it

pour (verb)

to make a liquid or substance flow out of a container that you are holding

pump (verb)

if a liquid pumps from somewhere, a lot of it comes out in quick regular movements

ripple (verb)

if a liquid ripples, or if something ripples it, it moves gently in small waves

rise (verb)

if a sea, lake, or other area of water rises, or if the tide rises, the amount of water in it increases and its level goes up

roll (verb)

if a drop of liquid rolls, it moves across a surface without stopping

run (verb)

if a liquid runs somewhere, it flows there

run (verb)

if a river runs somewhere, it flows there

run (verb)

if a tap runs, or if you run it, water comes out of it

run (verb)

if something is running with a liquid, the liquid is flowing down it

run dry ()

if a river runs dry, there is no water left in it

run off ()

if a liquid runs off, or if you run it off, it flows away from or out of something

rush (verb)

to flow somewhere very quickly

seethe (verb)

literary if a river, sea etc seethes, it moves as if the water is boiling

silt up ()

to become filled with silt

siphon (verb)

to move liquid from one container to another through a tube

slop (verb)

if a liquid slops, or if you slop it, it moves violently inside its container, or some of it comes out of the container

slosh (verb)

if a liquid sloshes, or if you slosh it, it moves violently inside its container, or some of it comes out of the container

sluice (verb)

if water sluices somewhere, it flows there quickly

soak in ()

if a liquid soaks in, it goes into the surface or substance that it touches, so that you can no longer see it

spatter (verb)

if you spatter a surface with a liquid, or if a liquid spatters onto a surface, small drops of the liquid are thrown onto the surface in a violent way

splash (verb)

if a liquid splashes something, it hits it noisily

splash (verb)

to put a liquid on something in a rough and noisy way

splatter (verb)

if a liquid splatters somewhere, drops of it hit a surface violently

splatter (verb)

to make something splatter

spout (verb)

if liquid spouts from somewhere, a lot of it comes out fast and continuously

spray (verb)

if you spray a liquid, or if it sprays, it is forced out of a container through a small hole into the air

squirt (verb)

to make a liquid move with a lot of force

squirt (verb)

if a line of liquid squirts somewhere, it moves somewhere with a lot of force

stagnate (verb)

if water stagnates, it does not flow and often smells bad

stand (verb)

if a liquid stands, it is still and does not flow

stir up ()

to make water or dust move around

stream (verb)

to flow continuously

strengthen (verb)

if the wind or a current strengthens, it becomes faster or more powerful

subside (verb)

if the level of flood water subsides, it becomes lower

swill (verb)

if a liquid swills inside a container or area, or you swill it there, it moves around

syphon ()

another spelling of siphon

trickle (verb)

if a liquid or a substance such as sand trickles somewhere, a small amount of it flows there slowly

tumble (verb)

if water tumbles somewhere, a lot of it flows there

turn (verb)

if the tide turns, it moves in the opposite direction

wash (verb)

if the sea washes an object somewhere, it carries it there

wash (verb)

literary if the sea washes an area of land, it touches it

wash away ()

if something such as rain or a river washes something away, it carries it away

wash up ()

if the sea washes something up somewhere, it carries it and leaves it there

well (verb)

if a liquid wells or wells up, it comes to the surface and is about to flow out