All bandied synonyms
banΒ·dy
B b verb bandied
- argue β If one person argues with another, they speak angrily to each other about something that they disagree about. You can also say that two people argue.
- lob β Tennis. to hit (a ball) in a high arc to the back of the opponent's court.
- thrust β to push forcibly; shove; put or drive with force: He thrust his way through the crowd. She thrust a dagger into his back.
- force β physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window.
- shove β to move along by force from behind; push.
- fling β to throw, cast, or hurl with force or violence: to fling a stone.
- fire β combustion
- hurl β to throw or fling with great force or vigor.
- deliver β If you deliver something somewhere, you take it there.
- drive β to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
- send β to cause, permit, or enable to go: to send a messenger; They sent their son to college.
- flip β to toss or put in motion with a sudden impulse, as with a snap of a finger and thumb, especially so as to cause to turn over in the air: to flip a coin.
- start β to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity.
- lift β to move or bring (something) upward from the ground or other support to a higher position; hoist.
- push β to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
- pitch β to smear or cover with pitch.
- put β to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- heave β to raise or lift with effort or force; hoist: to heave a heavy ax.
- bunt β In baseball, if you bunt or if you bunt the ball, you deliberately hit the ball softly, in order to gain an advantage.
- contend β If you have to contend with a problem or difficulty, you have to deal with it or overcome it.
- squabble β to engage in a petty quarrel.
- disagree β to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.
- quibble β an instance of the use of ambiguous, prevaricating, or irrelevant language or arguments to evade a point at issue.
- dispute β to engage in argument or debate.
- quarrel β a square-headed bolt or arrow, formerly used with a crossbow.
- play β a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- wrestle β to engage in wrestling.
- clash β When people clash, they fight, argue, or disagree with each other.
- contest β A contest is a competition or game in which people try to win.
- challenge β A challenge is something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination.
- vie β to strive in competition or rivalry with another; contend for superiority: Swimmers from many nations were vying for the title.
- face β the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- try β to attempt to do or accomplish: Try it before you say it's simple.
- spar β (during World War II) a woman enlisted in the women's reserve of the U.S. Coast Guard (disbanded in 1946).
- fight β a battle or combat.
- consider β If you consider a person or thing to be something, you have the opinion that this is what they are.
- deliberate β If you do something that is deliberate, you planned or decided to do it beforehand, and so it happens on purpose rather than by chance.
- question β a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- answer β When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them.
- swap β to exchange, barter, or trade, as one thing for another: He swapped his wrist watch for the radio.
- contact β Contact involves meeting or communicating with someone, especially regularly.
- connect β If something or someone connects one thing to another, or if one thing connects to another, the two things are joined together.
- interface β a surface regarded as the common boundary of two bodies, spaces, or phases.
- relieve β to ease or alleviate (pain, distress, anxiety, need, etc.).
- spell β a continuous course or period of work or other activity: to take a spell at the wheel.
- succeed β to happen or terminate according to desire; turn out successfully; have the desired result: Our efforts succeeded.
- follow β to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
- flick β a motion picture.
- tumble β to fall helplessly down, end over end, as by losing one's footing, support, or equilibrium; plunge headlong: to tumble down the stairs.
- overwhelm β to overcome completely in mind or feeling: overwhelmed by remorse.