leave liːv You Walk Out — and Something Stays Behind Your body slips out of a place while the place itself stays put. As you go, something is left standing there behind you. English 5 uses
send send You Stay Put — Only the Thing Travels A hand gives something a push toward over there. The hand stays where it is; only what was pushed goes. English 5 uses
pass pæs Why Walking Past Something Also Means Passing an Exam Something goes by the side of a point and continues on behind it. Nothing stops; a marker is simply left behind. English 5 uses
pick pɪk One Fingertip Explains All of PICK A hand reaches over things spread out below and lifts one of them with the fingertips. Out of many, one comes up with your hand. English 5 uses
cut kʌt One Blade Divides a Cake, a Budget, and the Power A blade presses down and splits one thing into two. A line appears where it was whole, and the thing comes apart along that line. English 5 uses