(dial.) to apply light touches or strokes to (a person or part of a person's body) so as to excite the nerves and usu. produce laughter; to tickle.

(said of animals as ox, cow, etc.) to swing the horns (as to strike or stab with).

to attack with great force, energy or violence.

to bend (oneself) down or shrink; to reduce one's size.

to shake, agitate (as a liquid in a container with a spoon, ladle, etc.).

to stir well as to mix evenly.

to prove (a person, statement, etc.) to be in error or false; to overcome by argument or proof; to confute.