Verbs that start with T

Tis forTow

You tow something when you pull it behind you. When people talk about towing, they usually mean something attached behind a vehicle like a car. When people go camping, they often tow a caravan or trailer.

Verbs

Ian Munroe / CC BY-SA

Tis forTravel

You travel when you move from one place to another. You can travel in any way, by walking, riding a bike or by driving a car like you see in the picture.

Verbs, Journeys

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Tis forTread

You tread when you put your foot down onto something, usually while you are walking. Tread might refer to other things like the pattern on a tyre or the bottom of your shoe.

Verbs

Photo of a man trekking through the mountains

McKay Savage / CC BY-SA

Tis forTrek

To trek is to travel somewhere, but slowly and with difficulty. The man in the picture is trekking through some mountains.

Verbs, Journeys

Jenny Pansing / CC BY-SA

Tis forTrickle

A trickle is a thin stream of water. A trickle is slightly more than a drip but much less than a full stream of water. The waterfall in the picture is only trickling because there hasn't been much rain. A trickle is often used to describe a small amount of something passing by, as in "he was earning a trickle of money from his second job".

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Tis forTrot

A trot is a gait of a horse where its legs move in opposite pairs. A trot is faster than a walk but slower than a canter or gallop. Other animals and people that run in a similar way to the way a horse trots are also said to be trotting.

Motion, Verbs

Photo of a man tucking his wife into bed

Mr.Thomas / CC BY-SA

Tis forTuck

You tuck something in when you either put it into a small place, for example "I tucked the ticket into my pocket" or by putting the loose ends of something away, for example "he tucked his shirt in". The man in the picture is tucking his wife into bed because she is sick.

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