World model verbs (lines 126-364)
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126 ! And now the game verbs.
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129 [ ADirection; if (noun in compass) rtrue; rfalse; ];
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131 Verb 'answer' 'say' 'shout' 'speak'
132 * topic 'to' creature -> Answer;
133 Verb 'ask'
134 * creature 'about' topic -> Ask
135 * creature 'for' noun -> AskFor
136 * creature 'to' topic -> AskTo
137 * 'that' creature topic -> AskTo;
138 Verb 'attack' 'break' 'crack' 'destroy'
139 'fight' 'hit' 'kill' 'murder' 'punch'
140 'smash' 'thump' 'torture' 'wreck'
141 * noun -> Attack;
142 Verb 'blow'
143 * held -> Blow;
144 Verb 'bother' 'curses' 'darn' 'drat'
145 * -> Mild
146 * topic -> Mild;
147 Verb 'burn' 'light'
148 * noun -> Burn
149 * noun 'with' held -> Burn;
150 Verb 'buy' 'purchase'
151 * noun -> Buy;
152 Verb 'climb' 'scale'
153 * noun -> Climb
154 * 'up'/'over' noun -> Climb;
155 Verb 'close' 'cover' 'shut'
156 * noun -> Close
157 * 'up' noun -> Close
158 * 'off' noun -> SwitchOff;
159 Verb 'consult'
160 * noun 'about' topic -> Consult
161 * noun 'on' topic -> Consult;
162 Verb 'cut' 'chop' 'prune' 'slice'
163 * noun -> Cut;
164 Verb 'dig'
165 * noun -> Dig
166 * noun 'with' held -> Dig;
167 Verb 'drink' 'sip' 'swallow'
168 * noun -> Drink;
169 Verb 'drop' 'discard' 'throw'
170 * multiheld -> Drop
171 * multiexcept 'in'/'into'/'down' noun -> Insert
172 * multiexcept 'on'/'onto' noun -> PutOn
173 * held 'at'/'against'/'on'/'onto' noun -> ThrowAt;
174 Verb 'eat'
175 * held -> Eat;
176 Verb 'empty'
177 * noun -> Empty
178 * 'out' noun -> Empty
179 * noun 'out' -> Empty
180 * noun 'to'/'into'/'on'/'onto' noun -> EmptyT;
181 Verb 'enter' 'cross'
182 * -> GoIn
183 * noun -> Enter;
184 Verb 'examine' 'x//' 'check' 'describe' 'watch'
185 * noun -> Examine;
186 Verb 'exit' 'out' 'outside'
187 * -> Exit
188 * noun -> Exit;
189 Verb 'fill'
190 * noun -> Fill;
191 Verb 'get'
192 * 'out'/'off'/'up' -> Exit
193 * multi -> Take
194 * 'in'/'into'/'on'/'onto' noun -> Enter
195 * 'off' noun -> GetOff
196 * multiinside 'from' noun -> Remove;
197 Verb 'give' 'feed' 'offer' 'pay'
198 * held 'to' creature -> Give
199 * creature held -> Give reverse
200 * 'over' held 'to' creature -> Give;
201 Verb 'go' 'run' 'walk'
202 * -> VagueGo
203 * noun=ADirection -> Go
204 * noun -> Enter
205 * 'into'/'in'/'inside'/'through' noun -> Enter;
206 Verb 'in' 'inside'
207 * -> GoIn;
208 Verb 'insert'
209 * multiexcept 'in'/'into' noun -> Insert;
210 Verb 'inventory' 'inv' 'i//'
211 * -> Inv
212 * 'tall' -> InvTall
213 * 'wide' -> InvWide;
214 Verb 'jump' 'hop' 'skip'
215 * -> Jump
216 * 'over' noun -> JumpOver;
217 Verb 'kiss' 'embrace' 'hug'
218 * creature -> Kiss;
219 Verb 'leave'
220 * -> VagueGo
221 * noun=ADirection -> Go
222 * noun -> Exit
223 * 'into'/'in'/'inside'/'through' noun -> Enter;
224 Verb 'listen' 'hear'
225 * -> Listen
226 * noun -> Listen
227 * 'to' noun -> Listen;
228 Verb 'lock'
229 * noun 'with' held -> Lock;
230 Verb 'look' 'l//'
231 * -> Look
232 * 'at' noun -> Examine
233 * 'inside'/'in'/'into'/'through'/'on' noun -> Search
234 * 'under' noun -> LookUnder
235 * 'up' topic 'in' noun -> Consult
236 * noun=ADirection -> Examine
237 * 'to' noun=ADirection -> Examine;
238 Verb 'no'
239 * -> No;
240 Verb 'open' 'uncover' 'undo' 'unwrap'
241 * noun -> Open
242 * noun 'with' held -> Unlock;
243 Verb 'peel'
244 * noun -> Take
245 * 'off' noun -> Take;
246 Verb 'pick'
247 * 'up' multi -> Take
248 * multi 'up' -> Take;
249 Verb 'pray'
250 * -> Pray;
251 Verb 'pry' 'prise' 'prize' 'lever' 'jemmy' 'force'
252 * noun 'with' held -> Unlock
253 * 'apart'/'open' noun 'with' held -> Unlock
254 * noun 'apart'/'open' 'with' held -> Unlock;
255 Verb 'pull' 'drag'
256 * noun -> Pull;
257 Verb 'push' 'clear' 'move' 'press' 'shift'
258 * noun -> Push
259 * noun noun -> PushDir
260 * noun 'to' noun -> Transfer;
261 Verb 'put'
262 * multiexcept 'in'/'inside'/'into' noun -> Insert
263 * multiexcept 'on'/'onto' noun -> PutOn
264 * 'on' held -> Wear
265 * 'down' multiheld -> Drop
266 * multiheld 'down' -> Drop;
267 Verb 'read'
268 * noun -> Examine
269 * 'about' topic 'in' noun -> Consult
270 * topic 'in' noun -> Consult;
271 Verb 'remove'
272 * held -> Disrobe
273 * multi -> Take
274 * multiinside 'from' noun -> Remove;
275 Verb 'rub' 'clean' 'dust' 'polish' 'scrub'
276 'shine' 'sweep' 'wipe'
277 * noun -> Rub;
278 Verb 'search'
279 * noun -> Search;
280 Verb 'set' 'adjust'
281 * noun -> Set
282 * noun 'to' special -> SetTo;
283 Verb 'shed' 'disrobe' 'doff'
284 * held -> Disrobe;
285 Verb 'show' 'display' 'present'
286 * creature held -> Show reverse
287 * held 'to' creature -> Show;
288 Verb 'shit' 'damn' 'fuck' 'sod'
289 * -> Strong
290 * topic -> Strong;
291 Verb 'sing'
292 * -> Sing;
293 Verb 'sit' 'lie'
294 * 'on' 'top' 'of' noun -> Enter
295 * 'on'/'in'/'inside' noun -> Enter;
296 Verb 'sleep' 'nap'
297 * -> Sleep;
298 Verb 'smell' 'sniff'
299 * -> Smell
300 * noun -> Smell;
301 Verb 'sorry'
302 * -> Sorry;
303 Verb 'squeeze' 'squash'
304 * noun -> Squeeze;
305 Verb 'stand'
306 * -> Exit
307 * 'up' -> Exit
308 * 'on' noun -> Enter;
309 Verb 'swim' 'dive'
310 * -> Swim;
311 Verb 'swing'
312 * noun -> Swing
313 * 'on' noun -> Swing;
314 Verb 'switch'
315 * noun -> Switchon
316 * noun 'on' -> Switchon
317 * noun 'off' -> Switchoff
318 * 'on' noun -> Switchon
319 * 'off' noun -> Switchoff;
320 Verb 'take' 'carry' 'hold'
321 * multi -> Take
322 * 'off' worn -> Disrobe
323 * multiinside 'from' noun -> Remove
324 * multiinside 'off' noun -> Remove
325 * 'inventory' -> Inv;
326 Verb 'taste'
327 * noun -> Taste;
328 Verb 'tell'
329 * creature 'about' topic -> Tell
330 * creature 'to' topic -> AskTo;
331 Verb 'think'
332 * -> Think;
333 Verb 'tie' 'attach' 'fasten' 'fix'
334 * noun -> Tie
335 * noun 'to' noun -> Tie;
336 Verb 'touch' 'feel' 'fondle' 'grope'
337 * noun -> Touch;
338 Verb 'transfer'
339 * noun 'to' noun -> Transfer;
340 Verb 'turn' 'rotate' 'screw' 'twist' 'unscrew'
341 * noun -> Turn
342 * noun 'on' -> Switchon
343 * noun 'off' -> Switchoff
344 * 'on' noun -> Switchon
345 * 'off' noun -> Switchoff;
346 Verb 'wave'
347 * -> WaveHands
348 * noun -> Wave;
349 Verb 'wear' 'don'
350 * held -> Wear;
351 Verb 'yes' 'y//'
352 * -> Yes;
353 Verb 'unlock'
354 * noun 'with' held -> Unlock;
355 Verb 'wait' 'z//'
356 * -> Wait;
357 Verb 'wake' 'awake' 'awaken'
358 * -> Wake
359 * 'up' -> Wake
360 * creature -> WakeOther
361 * creature 'up' -> WakeOther
362 * 'up' creature -> WakeOther;
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