Motion & Departure: English Vocabulary List

while moving or in the middle of doing something

"He fixed it on the fly."

"The chef had to improvise and create a new dish on the fly when a key ingredient was missing."

to approach or sneak up on someone, often with the intention of confronting or harming them

"They rolled up on the party late."

"The police cruiser rolled up on the group of teenagers who were hanging out late at night in the park."

to move or travel in a large group

"They rolled deep into the party with ten friends."

"The famous rapper always rolls deep with his security team and many friends wherever he goes."

to package, secure, or gather items, often into a bag

"Bag up the groceries please."

"The cashier helped the customer bag up all of her groceries and carry them to the car."

to come over or visit someone, often casually

"Can you slide through?"

"Hey, I'm in the neighborhood, can I slide through for a quick chat later this afternoon?"

to visit a place or someone without a prior arrangement, often casually and briefly

"Drop in for coffee sometime."

"Please feel free to drop in for a cup of coffee whenever you are in the neighborhood."

to leave or go away, often used as a dismissive command

"The bouncer told the troublemaker to kick rocks."

"The angry coach told the lazy player to kick rocks because he was tired of his bad attitude."

to move hurriedly, especially to escape or to leave a place abruptly

"Scram before the teacher catches you."

"The angry shopkeeper yelled at the teenagers to scram and never come back to his store ever again."

to make a quick, casual visit

"Swing by my office later."

"I will swing by your office later this afternoon to pick up the documents that you have prepared for me."

to leave or exit a situation, typically quickly or unexpectedly

"We must bail."

"When the police arrived, they decided to bail from the premises immediately."

to deliberately avoid someone or something, often in a social context

"He will swerve him."

"She learned to swerve the persistent salesperson by taking a different route home."

to leave, quit, or abandon a place or situation

"He will dip."

"When the pressure became too much, he decided to dip from the demanding project."

to leave or exit quickly, often suddenly

"He will bounce."

"After causing a scene, the unruly patron was asked to bounce immediately."

to go or travel somewhere, often to meet someone

"I will pull up."

"Let's pull up to the cafe later this afternoon to catch up."