| VERB | social | moil, labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig | work hard |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | moil, churn, boil, roil | be agitated | |
| change | moil | moisten or soil |
| Meaning | Work hard. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig | |
| Broader | work, do work | Be employed |
| Spanish | afanarse, fatigarse, trabajar duro | |
| Meaning | Be agitated. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Model | The water moils | |
| Synonyms | churn, boil, roil | |
| Narrower | seethe, roll | Boil vigorously |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Spanish | agitar, batir, remover | |
| Catalan | agitar, batre | |
| Meaning | moisten or soil. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Her tears moiled the letter" | |
| Broader | smear | stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance |
| Spanish | humedecer, remojarse | |
| Catalan | mullar | |
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