fold
/foʊld/To bend cloth or paper by laying one part over another.
Example: Can you fold the towels and put them away?
B114 words · Intermediate
Common Actions vocabulary — B1
Common Actions vocabulary for handling things, including fold, pour, grab and squeeze — small physical verbs a description falls apart without.
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14pour
/pɔr/To make a liquid flow out of a container into something else.
Example:
Could you pour me a glass of water, please?
knock
/nɑk/To hit a door with your hand so that the people inside hear you.
Example:
Please knock before you come into my room.
grab
/ɡræb/To take hold of something suddenly and quickly with your hand.
Example:
Just grab your coat and we can go now.
squeeze
/skwiz/To press something firmly from opposite sides.
Example:
Squeeze the sponge to get the water out.
wipe
/waɪp/To rub a surface lightly to clean or dry it.
Example:
She wiped the table after dinner.
scratch
/skrætʃ/To drag your nails or a rough object across a surface.
Example:
The cat scratched the sofa.
stretch
/strɛtʃ/To make your body or something else longer by pulling it.
Example:
He stretched his arms above his head.
lean
/lin/To bend your body or rest it against something.
Example:
She leaned against the wall to wait.
wrap
/ræp/To put paper or material completely around something.
Example:
He wrapped the present in blue paper.
swap
/swɑp/To give something and get something else in return.
Example:
The boys would swap cards all through break.
stack
/stæk/To put things on top of one another in a neat pile.
Example:
He would stack the chairs against the wall every evening.
zip
/zɪp/To close something using a fastener with two rows of teeth.
Example:
You have to zip the case before you lift it.
untie
/ənˈtaɪ/To undo a knot.
Example:
It took a fork to untie the knot in the string.
