start in on
To make a start on; to begin to tackle.
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start on
To criticize.
start up
To rise suddenly.
stay in
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stay, in.
stay out
To spend time out of one's house.
stay over
To stay overnight in a place other than one's home; to sleep over.
stay up
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stay, up.
steal away
To leave secretively.
steal up
To steal (something).
steam ahead
To move forward very quickly; to proceed despite obstacles.
steam up
To become steamy.
step aside
To move out of the way of somebody or something.
step in
To act as a replacement or substitute.
step in it
To do something that gets oneself in trouble; to make a foreseeable blunder; to foolishly cause oneself a problem.
step into
To take or assume a role.
step it
To run away; scram.
step off
To measure by steps or paces; hence, to divide (a space), or to form a series of marks, by successive measurements, as with dividers.
step to
To challenge, confront or fight (with someone).
stick around
To stay; to linger; to remain.
stick it out
To persist or continue to the end.
stick out like dog's balls
Be very noticeably different, especially in a negative way; to be particularly obtrusive, conspicuous, blatant, or prominent; to attract undue attention or notice.
stiffen up
To become rigid, tense or stiff.
stink out
To cause to stink; to fill with stench.
stir one's stumps
To get going; to move one's legs in walking or running.
stomp off
To depart in an angry mood.
stop in
To make a brief visit to a place while passing.
stop into
To briefly visit.
stop off
To make a short visit somewhere, on the way to another place, either same-day or overnight.
stop up
To fill a hole or cavity, or block (an opening or passage), as with a plug.
stow away
to stow or secure aloof in a safe place
straight as an arrow
Very straight; travelling in a very straight trajectory.
strap on
To don a strap-on.
streak it
To run very fast.
street drug
A drug used illegally and recreationally for its euphoric and other mind-altering effects, such as opiates, cannabinoids, benzodiazepines, amphetamines and others.
stretch forth
To extend/expand outward/forward.
stretch out
To lie fully extended.
strike back
To respond to an attack by attacking one's opponent or opponents.
string together
To connect or attach (some things) using string or a string-like material.
struggle bus
A difficult situation.
stumble across
To discover or find (something) by accident.
stumble on
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stumble, on.
stumble upon
To discover or find something by accident.
sub out
To replace with a substitute: to substitute (something or someone).
sue out
To petition for and take out, or to apply for and obtain.
suit up
To don a suit, such as a spacesuit, a formal suit, a hazmat suit, or (archetypally or figuratively) a suit of armour.
sum up
To produce a total by adding.
swag out
To swagger; to demonstrate impressiveness.
swamp out
To clean or tidy, especially a place that is very messy.
swap out
To transfer (memory contents) into a swap file.
swap over
To exchange, change over (positions etc.)
sweep along
to make someone feel very enthusiastic about an activity and very involved in it
sweep in
To arrive suddenly or unexpectedly; to take power or move into a position of control suddenly or unexpectedly.
sweep up
To clean by sweeping.
switch out
To exchange or swap one (person, thing, etc.) for another.
sync up
To synchronize.
tab out
To pay one's tab and leave a bar.
tach up
To rev (up) a car's engine; to accelerate.
tack about
To tack; to go about
tack together
To assemble or put together (something).
tag off
To hover an RFID device such as a smartcard over a receiver, often with a graphical user interface, in order to confirm the end of use or one's exit from the vehicle.