B - An English Dictionary of the Tamil Verb

B 394 verbs

babble back (s.o.) up backfire bad, be badmouth bail (out)balance (out)bandage banish bankrupt barter base bathe ritually baulk/balk be be a lie be busy be evidence of be hooked on be in need of be in order be known as be left over be necessary be of two minds be set on/in o's mind (about s.t.)bear bear (the) sight (of)bear (up)bear fruit bear witness beat beat (around the bush)beat up (on s.o.)beat, be (cf. tired, be)beat/crush/pound beaten, be beautiful, be beautify becalmed, be beckon become become dark bed s.o. down bed, make (up)bed, put to bedaubed, be bedazzle bedazzled, be bedeck bedraggled, be beef befall befog before, fall befoul befuddle befuddle, be(come)beg beg off beggar begin behave behave (make s.o.)behave (o.s.)behead behind, be behoove belabor belch believe belittle bell bellow bellyache belong belong to below par, be below, be belt belt down bemoan bench bend bend (down)benefit bent out of shape, be(come)bent, be bent, become bequeath beseech beset besiege besotted, be best bestir o.s.bestow bet betray betroth better better, become bewail bewilder bewitch beyond, go/be bias biased, be bicycle bid bid (welcome)bid s.o. off bid up bide (o's time)bifurcate bigger, get/become bilk bill billet billow bind bitch (at, about)bite bite and suck bitter (make)bitter, be bitter, taste/be blab black out blackball blacken blacken o.s.blacklist blame blanch blank (be, go)blank out blanket blare blaspheme blast blat out blaze (away)bleach bleat bleed blend bless blessed, be blind blind, be(come)blind, be/go blinded, be(come)blink blister bloated, be block (out)blockade bloom blossom blot blot (out)blow blow (air)blow (away)blow (off/up)blow (over)blow (the nose)blow away blow in blow up blubber bludgeon blue blue, make bluff blunder blunt blur blurry, be(come)blurt bluster board board up, over boast boat bob bob (up)bob for bode bog (down)bogged down, be boggle boil boil away boil over boiled, be boiling, be boisterous, be bold, be bolster bolt bomb bombard bond bone bone (up)bonk book boom boost boot booze booze (it up)border (on)bore boring, be born, be borrow boss (around)botch bother bottle bottle up bottom out bounce bounce back bounce back (as sound, echo)bound bound to (vb), be bound, be bow bow (down)bowed, be bowl bowl (over)box box (in)boycott brace brace o.s.bracket brag braid brain brainwash brake branch branch (out)brand branded, be brandish brave brawl bray breach break break (in)break (off)break (up)break (voice)break (wind)break into, up, etc.break up breathe breathe (in)breed breeze brew bribe bribe(s), take bribe, ask for brick (up)bridge bridle brief bright, be brighten brilliant, be brim (over)bring bring (s.o.) up bring down bring (a)round, through bring about bring around bring back bring back to life bring forth bring in bring in (as a judgement)bring off bring out bring to (a stop)bring to (an end)bring to a boil bring to nothing bring to(gether)bring up bring up/forward brisk, be bristle broach broadcast broaden broader, be(come)brocade broken-hearted, be broken, be bronze brood brood (about)brook browbeat brown brown, be(come)browse bruise bruised, be brush (by, up, against)brush (off)brush (off, aside)brush (teeth)brush off brutalize bubble (up/over)bubble up buck buck (the tide)buck (up)buckle buckle under budge budget bug bugle (sound)build build up bulge bulk (up)bully bumble bump bump (into, against)bunch bunch up bundle (off)bundle (up)bungle bunt buoy burble burden burglarize buried, be burn burn (down)burn (internally)burn (up/down)burn down, into, up burn inwardly (fig.)burn s.o. up (fig.)burned out, be burned, be burnish burnt, be burp burrow burst burst (in)burst into flames burst out bury bushwhack bushy, be bushy, become bust bustle bustle about busy (be)busy o.s.busy, be butcher butt butt (in)butter butter (s.o.) up button buttress buy buy (up)buy (back)buzz buzz (give or make)