List of action and motion words

You hit something when you connect with it, hard. Some examples are hitting a nail with a hammer, hitting a ball with a bat or hitting a target with an arrow.

This horse is jumping over the barrier. When you jump, your legs leave the ground and you either go up in the air or over something.

Kissing is when you press your puckered lips against something else. People normally kiss each other on the cheek or lips.

Something lands when it comes down from flying in the air and alights on the ground, or on water or similar. When you land, it is called a landing, for example "Look at the pilot landing her plane".

You limp when you walk unevenly, so you keep your weight off a sore leg or foot. When people or animals limp they tend to move very slowly and unevenly. Another word for limp might be hobble. Limp can also mean something that is soft and floppy.