cannonballed

verb

Definition of cannonballednext
past tense of cannonball
as in hurried
to proceed or move quickly a dune buggy came recklessly cannonballing down the crowded beach

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  1. drove
  2. zipped
  3. jumped
  4. run
Verb
  • After he was shot, the victim called 911 and drove to the Texaco station to wait on first responders to arrive, police said in a statement.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The Chiefs lost the coin toss to start overtime and New England drove for the winning touchdown.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of drove
Verb
  • Tippett aggressively zipped over to Sillinger and laid him out, upending the young center before making his way to the bench for a line change.
    Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
  • And the quarter-zip top can be zipped all the way up to protect your neck from the elements.
    Nicol Natale, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of zipped
Verb
  • All my heart goes out to my beautiful, brave nephew and the angels (my neighbors) who jumped to my aid and endured the chaos for 45 long minutes on the icy asphalt New Years morning.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The episode title is a reference to a Happy Days episode in which Fonzie jumped over a shark while water-skiing.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of jumped
Verb
  • Receiver Jordan Whittington set up the field goal with a 50-yard catch and run after Nehemiah Pritchett fell down.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
  • And never run the extension cord underneath a rug or plug it into a power strip.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of run
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