To make (something) happen at an earlier time or date; to bring forward, to hasten.
To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote.
To make progress; to do well, to succeed.
To move or push (something) forwards, especially forcefully.
To move forwards; to approach.
To help the progress of (something); to further.
To move forward in time; to progress towards completion.
To raise or increase (a price, rate).
To provide (money or other value) before it is due, or in expectation of some work; to lend.
To increase (a number or amount).
To make a higher bid at an auction.
To put forward (an idea, argument etc.); to propose.
Completed before necessary or a milestone event.
Preceding.
Forward.
A forward move; improvement or progression.
An opening approach or overture, now especially of an unwelcome or sexual nature.
An amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due; an advancement.
An addition to the price; rise in price or value.
To happen; to come to pass; to chance or light (upon).
To collapse; to be overthrown or defeated.
To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; said of the face.
To come as if by dropping down.
To begin with haste, ardour, or vehemence; to rush or hurry.
To occur (on a certain day of the week, date, or similar); to happen.
To become.
To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
To be dropped or uttered carelessly.
To be brought to the ground.
To die, especially in battle or by disease.
To become lower (in quantity, pitch, etc.).
To hang down (under the influence of gravity).
To come to the ground deliberately, to prostrate oneself.
To become ensnared or entrapped; to be worse off than before.
To be allotted to; to arrive through chance, fate, or inheritance.
To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin.
To come down, to drop or descend.
A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc.
The action of a batsman being out.
The part of the rope of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting (usu. plural).
An old Scots unit of measure equal to six ells.
The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
An instance of a wrestler being pinned to the mat.
A short, flexible piece of leather forming part of a bullwhip, placed between the thong and the cracker.
The lid, on a piano, that covers the keyboard
A defect in the ice which causes stones thrown into an area to drift in a given direction.
A hairpiece for women consisting of long strands of hair on a woven backing, intended primarily to cover hair loss.
Blame or punishment for a failure or misdeed.
The chasing of a hunted whale.
A loss of greatness or status.
That which falls or cascades.
The cry given when a whale is sighted, or harpooned.