Verbs that start with C

You call someone when you try and get them to hear you from a long way away. You might call out by making your voice louder, or you might use a device like a phone to call them.

You carry something when you lift it off the ground and move it to somewhere else. The woman in the picture is carrying a cat.

You catch something when it is flying through the air towards you and you grab it with your hands. Dogs can catch things like balls and frisbees in their mouths.

To chase is to run after someone or something to try to catch it.

The two dogs in the picture are chasing a frisbee.

Chewing is when you put food in your mouth and keep pressing or grinding it between your teeth until it is soft and mushy enough to swallow.
People and animals will chew a lot of things that aren't food though. Some people chew their fingernails, or the ends of pens and pencils. Dogs will chew your shoes and furniture so it is good to get them a chew toy like in the picture.

You chop something up by cutting it into pieces with something sharp like a knife or axe.

A cinch is a strap that holds on a saddle. It is also a word for pulling anything else in tightly. For example, a corset cinches in your waist.

You cleave something when you split it along a natural grain by hitting it with a forceful blow.
The man in the picture has cleaved some wood.

A clink is the light, high-pitched ringing noise that is made when you lightly hit glass or thin pieces of metal.
Clink can also be used as a verb; the people in the picture are clinking their glasses together.

Close means to shut something.

Close is the opposite of open.