Synonyms and antonyms of What roads, paths and areas of land do in British Thesaurus

ascend (verb)

formal if a road, path, or set of stairs ascends, it goes up

bend (verb)

if a road, river etc bends, it changes direction in the shape of a curve

bifurcate (verb)

formal to divide into two separate parts, especially parts that go in different directions

branch off ()

to leave the main part of something

carry (verb)

if a road, pipe, or wire carries something along it, that thing moves or flows along it

connect (verb)

to join two places, making it possible for people and things to move between them

diverge (verb)

to start to go in separate directions

divide (verb)

if a road divides, it separates into two roads

end (verb)

used for talking about a road or path

extend (verb)

to continue for a particular distance or in a particular direction

fall (verb)

to slope downwards

fork (verb)

if a road, path, or river forks, it divides into two separate parts

lead (verb)

if something such as a road, river, or door leads in a particular direction or to a particular place, or if it leads you there, it goes in that direction or to that place

link (verb)

to connect two or more places

meet (verb)

if things such as roads, lines, or areas meet, they join each other

meet up ()

if roads, streets etc meet up, they join or cross each other

pass (verb)

if a road, river, or stream passes through, across etc a place, its path follows that direction

plunge (verb)

to slope downwards suddenly

turn (verb)

if a road or river turns, it bends and goes in a different direction

twist (verb)

if a road or a river twists, it has a lot of bends in it