Verbs That Can Be Transitive and Intransitive
list prepared by Rick Walton
alter
arrange
attack
balance
bank
bat
beam
beat
believe
bet
bid
blaze
bleed
blink
blow
boil
bolt
bomb
bounce
box
break
broil
browse
build
burn
burp
bust
buzz
call
cancel
carry
carve
cast
catch
cease
change
charge
check
choke
chuck
churn
clack
clap
clash
clean
clear
clinch
clip
clog
clump
collect
color
conceive
conclude
conduct
confer
confine
congest
conjure
conk
connect
consider
constrict
continue
contract
convert
cool
cough
crack
crackle
cram
crash
crinkle
cross
crunch
cure
dabble
darken
darn
dart
dash
date
deal
decline
deflate
deliver
develop
dig
dip
direct
discard
disperse
dissolve
divert
divide
do
dock
doctor
double
down
drag
drain
draw
dress
dribble
drift
drill
drink
drop
drum
duck
dunk
dust
ease
eat
eject
empty
engage
enter
escape
evolve
exercise
expand
explain
fail
fall
fan
feather
feed
fence
fetch
figure
fill
finish
fire
fish
fit
fix
flag
flame
flare
flash
flip
float
flood
fly
fold
follow
fork
form
freeze
fumble
gag
gain
gather
give
go
grind
grow
hang
help
hide
hit
hold
hop
hug
hurt
jog
join
jump
keep
kick
knit
knot
land
lash
launch
lay
lead
leak
lift
lock
look
lose
match
meet
melt
mind
miss
mix
mold
move
ooze
open
pack
paddle
paint
pass
pay
peel
pick
pinch
pitch
place
play
plow
point
pop
pour
press
pull
push
quit
race
reach
recover
relax
rest
return
ride
rip
roar
roll
run
rush
scrape
see
sell
separate
set
shake
shoot
shut
sink
sit
skip
slam
slide
slip
smash
smell
snap
spark
spill
spin
split
spoil
spot
spread
spring
spy
stamp
stand
start
stick
stir
stop
stretch
strike
swallow
swim
swing
take
talk
tease
tell
throw
tip
track
trail
train
trap
travel
trip
turn
twist
unwind
wait
watch
wear
wind
work
worry
wrinkle
zip
Picture Credits
Original bunny climbing rope picture by Paige Miglio (copyright 2000 ©) from One More Bunny authored by Rick Walton.
Original purple monster picture by Renee Williams-Andriani (copyright 1998 ©) from Really, Really Bad School Jokes authored by Rick Walton.
Original bullfrog seated picture by Chris McAllister (copyright 1999 ©) from Bullfrog Pops! authored by Rick Walton.
Electronic modifications by Ann Walton.
(from Rick Walton's Stuff for Teachers and Librarians)
Last updated: October 25, 2002
