Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
1. to wave; to shake; to swing
この少女も知らなかったらしく、首を小さく振る。This girl apparently didn't know either, and shook her head slightly.
2. to sprinkle; to throw (dice)
肉に塩を振る。Sprinkle salt on the meat.
3. to cast (actor); to allocate (work)
4. to turn down (someone); to reject; to jilt; to dump
そんなこと言って、ほんとは振られるのが怖いんでしょう？Saying things like that, you're actually afraid of being dumped, aren't you?
5. to abandon; to give up; to ruin
6. to add kana indicating a reading of a word
7. to slightly change headings; to change directions
8. to extract by broiling; to prepare an infusion of; to decoct
9. to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine)
10. to bring up a topic; to lead to a topic
突然振られた話題についていけず、反応が遅れる。I can't keep up with the topic that was suddenly brought up, so my reaction is slow.
11. to replace; to substitute
12. to set up a joke for someone else