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Post by Lynnrose on Dec 21, 2012 18:40:11 GMT
jackknifing
Dive into the water bending the body at the waist at a right angle, like a jackknife
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Post by marcus on Dec 21, 2012 18:44:05 GMT
Killing
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Post by vikingken on Dec 21, 2012 23:50:37 GMT
Lubing.
tr.v.
To lubricate (a car's joints, for example).
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Post by marcus on Dec 22, 2012 17:13:16 GMT
Mooning
The act of baring one's rear-end to a party as a sign of defiance.
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Post by vikingken on Dec 22, 2012 22:33:54 GMT
Niding
A coward; a dastard; - a term of utmost opprobrium.
He is worthy to be called a niding.
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Post by Lynnrose on Dec 23, 2012 6:19:48 GMT
overmixing
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Post by vikingken on Dec 23, 2012 12:09:48 GMT
Palletising
vb
(Business / Commerce) (tr) to stack or transport on a pallet or pallets
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Post by marcus on Dec 23, 2012 17:32:24 GMT
Quantifying
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Post by vikingken on Dec 23, 2012 18:53:49 GMT
Rectifying
1. To set right; correct.
2. To correct by calculation or adjustment.
3. Chemistry To refine or purify, especially by distillation.
4. Electronics To convert (alternating current) into direct current.
5. To adjust (the proof of alcoholic beverages) by adding water or other liquids.
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Post by marcus on Dec 23, 2012 20:18:01 GMT
Sashaying
a. To walk or proceed, especially in an easy or casual manner.
b. To strut or flounce in a showy manner: sashaying around the dinner party in his fancy new clothes.
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Post by vikingken on Dec 24, 2012 3:00:19 GMT
Tobogganing
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Post by Lynnrose on Dec 24, 2012 9:01:06 GMT
uttering
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Post by marcus on Dec 24, 2012 11:51:37 GMT
Verifying
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Post by vikingken on Dec 25, 2012 19:56:00 GMT
Walking
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Post by marcus on Dec 26, 2012 17:21:33 GMT
Xylophoning
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Post by vikingken on Dec 26, 2012 17:48:39 GMT
Yodeling
v.intr.
To sing so that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and a falsetto.
v.tr.
To sing (a song) by yodeling.
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Post by marcus on Dec 27, 2012 16:56:59 GMT
Zig-zagging
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Post by vikingken on Dec 27, 2012 18:00:49 GMT
Ambulating
vb
(intr) to wander about or move from one place to another
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Post by buzzy on Dec 27, 2012 18:17:03 GMT
Mooching
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Post by marcus on Dec 27, 2012 21:04:55 GMT
(Following 'Ambulating')
Burlesquing
Artistic composition, especially literary or dramatic, that, for the sake of laughter, vulgarizes lofty material or treats ordinary material with mock dignity.
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Post by vikingken on Dec 28, 2012 3:49:52 GMT
Cantilevering
1. A projecting structure, such as a beam, that is supported at one end and carries a load at the other end or along its length.
2. A member, such as a beam, that projects beyond a fulcrum and is supported by a balancing member or a downward force behind the fulcrum.
3. A bracket or block supporting a balcony or cornice.
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Post by marcus on Dec 29, 2012 16:45:29 GMT
Delivering
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Post by vikingken on Dec 29, 2012 23:08:18 GMT
Electrophoresing
1. The migration of charged colloidal particles or molecules through a solution under the influence of an applied electric field usually provided by immersed electrodes. Also called ionophoresis, phoresis.
2. A method of separating substances, especially proteins, and analyzing molecular structure based on the rate of movement of each component in a colloidal suspension while under the influence of an electric field.
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Post by marcus on Dec 30, 2012 9:28:08 GMT
Fellmongering
Preparation of the skins or hides of animals, especially sheepskins, prior to leather making.
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Post by vikingken on Dec 30, 2012 18:43:50 GMT
Gangrening
n.
Death and decay of body tissue, often occurring in a limb, caused by insufficient blood supply and usually following injury or disease.
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Post by marcus on Dec 31, 2012 11:32:47 GMT
Hydroplaning
Relating to the movement of a light, high-powered boat, especially one with hydrofoils or a stepped bottom, designed to plane along the surface of the water at very high speeds.
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Post by vikingken on Dec 31, 2012 19:15:04 GMT
Inverting
vb
1. to turn or cause to turn upside down or inside out
2. (tr) to reverse in effect, sequence, direction, etc.
3. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology)
a. to turn (the tip of the tongue) up and back
b. to pronounce (a speech sound) by retroflexion
4. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic to form the inverse of a categorial proposition
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Post by marcus on Jan 1, 2013 16:41:13 GMT
Jostling
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Post by vikingken on Jan 1, 2013 23:25:02 GMT
Keelhauling
Keelhauling is a form of punishment meted out to sailors at sea. The sailor was tied to a line that looped beneath the vessel, thrown overboard on one side of the ship, and dragged under the ship's keel, either from one side of the ship to the other, or the length of the ship (from bow to stern). As the hull was usually covered in barnacles and other marine growth, if the offender was pulled quickly, keelhauling would typically result in serious cuts, loss of limbs and even decapitation. If the victim was dragged slowly, his weight might lower him sufficiently to miss the barnacles, but this method would frequently result in his drowning.
Keelhauling was legally permitted as a punishment in the Dutch Navy. The earliest official mention of keelhauling is a Dutch ordinance of 1560, and the practice was not formally abolished until 1853. Keelhauling has become strongly associated with pirate lore.
Today, keelhauling can refer to the spinnaker sheets getting stuck under the hull after dousing the sail. This occurs especially in dinghy sailboats such as Laser 2 because nothing prevents the sheet from being pulled under the bow.
To save confusion I will add; the sheet is the line attached to the sail and not the sail itself, even if a sail resembles a sheet more than a rope.
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Post by marcus on Jan 2, 2013 11:32:53 GMT
Lolloping
To move with a bobbing motion.
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