Verbs that start with B

Bis forBounce

Something bounces when it hits a surface and then springs back in another direction.
The ball in the picture is bouncing along the pavement.

Dave Murphy / CC BY-SA

Bis forBow (Motion)

List of action and motion words, Verbs

Bowing is a way of greeting or acknowledging someone, or a mark of respect. You bow by lowering the top half of your body. In some countries, you can bow just by lowering your head.

Quinn Daedal / CC BY-SA

Bis forBreak

Verbs, Damage

You break something when you damage it or split it into many pieces violently or with a lot of force.

The woman in the picture is breaking an egg.

star5112 / CC BY-SA

Bis forBreed

Verbs

Breeding is the process of making offspring, or babies. The cat in the picture has bred, and has a litter of kittens.

Vladimer Shioshvili / CC BY-SA

Bis forBring

Verbs

You bring something when you carry or otherwise get it to move to another place. You might bring a plate of food to a party, or bring your shopping home.

Susannah Parsons / CC BY-SA

Bis forBuck (Horse)

Verbs

Bucking is an action where a horse or similar animal jumps into the air and kicks its back legs up. This action usually makes whoever is on its back fall off.

lostinfog / CC BY-SA

Photo of someone building something out of lego

Bis forBuild

Verbs

You build something when you make it by putting together lots of smaller parts. The woman in the picture is building something out of lego.

Collin Harvey / CC BY-SA

Bis forBump

Verbs, Shapes

Used as a verb, you bump into something when you hit it, but not especially hard. You might bump your knee on your coffee table if you are walking around your living room in the dark.
As a noun, a bump is a raised, slightly rounded area on something else. The stone pillar in the picture has a lot of bumps carved into it.

Michael / CC BY-SA

Bis forBurden

Verbs

A burden is a heavy load someone is carrying. A burden may be a physical one, such as the load the man in the picture is carrying, or it may be an emotional burden.
You can use burden as a verb too, for example, "he burdened her with his secrets".

Julian Stallabrass / CC BY-SA

Bis forBurst

Science, Verbs

A burst is when something suddenly pops open, usually because the pressure inside builds up too high for the container holding it. Bursting is used to describe new buds bursting into life, or fireworks bursting, or a bubble or balloon popping.

Photographic Dictionary / Generated Illustration

Photo of a man buried up to his neck in sand

Bis forBury

Verbs

You bury something when you cover it up with sand or dirt. The man in the picture is buried up to his neck in sand.

Seika / CC BY-SA

Bis forBusk

Verbs

You busk when you play music or put on some other kind of performance in a public place, and people give you money.

Johnny_boy_A / CC BY-SA

Bis forBuy

Verbs, Financial

You buy something when you give someone else some money in exchange for it. The man in the picture is in a shop buying some goods.
The opposite of buy is sell. The past tense of buy is bought.

Daquella manera / CC BY-SA