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verb
- To sicken; to nauseate.
- (transitive, roleplaying games) To magically or divinely repel undead.
- (intransitive) To change the color of the leaves in the autumn.
- To change fundamentally; to metamorphose.
- (transitive, fantasy) To change (a person) into a vampire, werewolf, zombie, etc.
- (by extension) To give form to; to shape or mould; to adapt.
- (intransitive, fantasy) To transform into a vampire, werewolf, zombie, etc.
- (professional wrestling) To change personalities, such as from being a face (good guy) to heel (bad guy) or vice versa.
- To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.
- To be nauseated; said of the stomach.
- (transitive) To shape (something) symmetrically by rotating it against a stationary cutting tool, as on a lathe.
- (ambitransitive) To make or become giddy; said of the head or brain.
- (transitive, usually with over) To complete.
- (transitive, soccer) Of a player, to go past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
- (intransitive) To change one's direction of travel.
- (transitive) To direct or impel (something) into a place.
- (transitive) To twist or sprain.
- (obstetrics) To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.
- (transitive, cricket) Of a bowler, to make (the ball) move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
- (intransitive) To sour or spoil; to go bad.
- (intransitive, of a body, person, etc) To move about an axis through itself.
- (transitive, figuratively) To navigate through a book or other printed material.
- (transitive) To position (something) by folding it, or using its folds.
- To hinge; to depend.
- (transitive) To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle.
- (reflexive) To change one's course of action; to take a new approach.
- To rebel; to go against something formerly tolerated.
- (intransitive, cricket) Of a ball, to move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
- (copulative) To become (often used with colors, clear sudden changes, weather and ages).
- (transitive, slang, sometimes offensive) To change the sexual orientation or gender of another person, or otherwise awaken a sexual preference.
- (transitive) To make (money); turn a profit.
- (transitive) To change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation.
- accomplish by rotating
- to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
- to send or let go
- pass to the other side of
- twist suddenly so as to sprain
- to change orientation or direction
- move around an axis or a center
- get by buying and selling
- channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something
- let (something) fall or spill from a container
- alter the functioning or setting of
- undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
- cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics
- shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel
- cause to move around or rotate
- pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
- become officially one year older
- go sour or spoil
- change to the contrary
- cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
- have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to
- change color
- undergo a change or development
- cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
- cause to move along an axis or into a new direction
- direct at someone
noun
- A fit or a period of giddiness.
- A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to its initial orientation.
- (geometry) A unit of plane angle measurement based on this movement.
- A change in temperament or circumstance.
- A change of direction or orientation.
- A deed done to another; an act of kindness or malice.
- The transition from one period or era to another.
- One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.
- A walk to and fro.
- (soccer) An instance of going past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
- (UK, finance, historical) The profit made by a stockjobber, being the difference between the buying and selling prices.
- A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.
- A figure in music, often denoted ~, consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the note below the one indicated, and the note itself again.
- (rope) A pass behind or through an object.
- A single loop of a coil.
- (poker) The fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em.
- Character; personality; nature.
- A spell of work, especially the time allotted to a person in a rota or schedule.
- (cricket) A sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight).
- The time required to complete a project.
- (circus, theater, especially physical comedy) A short skit, act, or routine.
- a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
- (sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive
- a movement in a new direction
- a short performance that is part of a longer program
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- a circular segment of a curve
- the act of turning away or in the opposite direction
- the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
- a favor for someone
- taking a short walk out and back
- an unforeseen development
- turning or twisting around (in place)
verb
- (intransitive) To pass out and fall to the floor or ground, as from exhaustion or other illness; to faint.
- collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
- (intransitive) To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely.
- (transitive) To cause something to collapse.
- (transitive, computing) In a hierarchical list (such as a directory tree or table of contents), to hide the subentries of (an entry).
- (intransitive, cricket) To suffer a batting collapse.
- (intransitive) To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in.
- (intransitive) To fold compactly.
- fold or close up
- cause to burst
- fall apart
- lose significance, effectiveness, or value
- break down, literally or metaphorically
- suffer a nervous breakdown
noun
- (cricket) Ellipsis of batting collapse.
- Constant function, one-valued function (in automata theory) (in particular application causing a reset).
- The act of collapsing.
- an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
- the act of throwing yourself down; collapse; sink
- a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
- a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
verb
- collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
- make ineffective
- make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
- separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
- stop operating or functioning
- lose control of one's emotions
- cause to fall or collapse
- fall apart
- (ergative, figuratively) To render or to become weak and ineffective.
- (ergative) To digest.
- (transitive) To intentionally demolish; to pull down.
- (informal) Bust down or bust a move; the act of performing energetic, often freestyle or hip-hop moves, frequently during a song’s instrumental break where only drums or bass are playing.
- To separate into a number of parts.
- (ergative, figuratively) To render or to become unstable due to stress, to collapse physically or mentally.
- (ergative) To (cause to) decay, to decompose.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To give in or give up: relent, concede, surrender.
- (intransitive, of a machine, computer, vehicle, etc.) To stop functioning.
- (intransitive) To fail, especially socially or for political reasons.
- (intransitive) To unexpectedly collapse, physically or in structure.
- (ergative, figuratively) To divide into parts to give more details, to provide a more indepth analysis of.
noun
adj
- In poor health; ill.
- [with with] Afflicted by (a specific condition, usually medical).
- (agriculture) Failing to sustain adequate harvests of crop, usually specified.
- (colloquial) Mentally unstable, disturbed.
- Having an urge to vomit.
- (slang) Very good, excellent, awesome, badass.
- [with of] Tired of or annoyed by (something that has lasted a long time or often recurs).
- In poor condition.
- (colloquial) In bad taste.
- having a strong distaste from surfeit
- feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
- shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
- deeply affected by a strong feeling
- (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
- affected with madness or insanity
- affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
noun
verb
verb
- (medicine) To become affected by an illness.
- (transitive) To get.
- (transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.
- (computing) To sample signals and convert them into digital values.
- (Canada, US, military) To begin tracking a mobile target with a particular detector or sight, generally with the implication that an attack on the target thereby becomes possible.
- take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
- gain knowledge or skills
- win something through one's efforts
- come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
- locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar
- gain through experience
- come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
noun
adj
- Unwell in terms of health or physical condition; sick.
- (slang) Extremely bad (bad enough to make one ill). Generally used indirectly with to be.
- (Appalachia) Bad-tempered.
- (slang, chiefly hip-hop) Sublime, with the connotation of being so in a singularly creative way.
- Nauseated; having an urge to vomit.
- Unpropitious, unkind, faulty, not up to reasonable standard.
- Indicative of unkind or malevolent intentions; harsh, cruel.
- resulting in suffering or adversity
- distressing
- presaging ill fortune
- affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
- indicating hostility or enmity
adv
adj
- (normally in the combination 'down with') Sick or ill.
- (baseball, cricket, colloquial, following the noun modified) Out.
- (not comparable, military, law enforcement, slang, of a person) Wounded and unable to move normally, or killed.
- (not comparable) Inoperable; out of order; out of service.
- Having a lower score than an opponent.
- (veterinary medicine, of a cow) Stranded in a recumbent position; unable to stand.
- (rail transport, of a train) Travelling in the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.
- Finished (of a task); defeated or dealt with (of an opponent or obstacle); elapsed (of time). Often coupled with to go (remaining).
- (informal) Sad, unhappy, depressed, feeling low.
- (slang) In prison.
- (of a tree, limb, etc) Fallen or felled.
- At a lower level than before.
- (colloquial, with "on") Negative about; hostile to.
- (Canada, US, slang) Comfortable [with]; accepting [of]; okay [with].
- Facing downwards.
- Thoroughly practiced, learned or memorised; mastered. (Compare down pat.)
- (not comparable, military, aviation, slang, of an aircraft) Mechanically failed, collided, shot down, or otherwise suddenly unable to fly.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) Accepted, respected, or loyally participating in the (thug) community.
- being put out in a game of baseball
- lower than previously
- extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
- filled with melancholy and despondency
- understood perfectly
- becoming progressively lower
- shut
- not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
- being or moving lower in position or less in some value
adv
- At or towards any place that is visualised as 'down' by virtue of local features or local convention, or arbitrarily, irrespective of direction or elevation change.
- Away from the city (regardless of direction).
- (crosswords, in relation to a numbered clued word) In a downwards direction; vertically.
- To the south (as south is at the bottom of typical maps).
- (sentence substitute, imperative) Get down.
- Forward, straight ahead.
- On paper (or in a durable record).
- To a subordinate or less prestigious position or rank.
- So as to be cowed into silence.
- Into a state of non-operation.
- (comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
- From less to greater detail.
- Used with verbs to indicate that the action of the verb was carried to some state of completion, permanence, or success rather than being of indefinite duration.
- (comparable) At a lower or further place or position along a set path.
- To or towards what is considered the bottom of something, irrespective of whether this is presently physically lower.
- So as to lessen quantity, level or intensity.
- (sports) Towards the opponent's side (in ball-sports).
- From a remoter or higher antiquity.
- (rail transport) In the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.
- As a down payment.
- So as to reduce size, weight or volume.
- So as to secure or compress something to the floor, ground, or other (usually horizontal) surface.
- away from a more central or a more northerly place
- from an earlier time
- in an inactive or inoperative state
- to a lower intensity
- spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
- paid in cash at time of purchase
noun
- Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets.
- The lightest quark with a charge number of −¹⁄₃.
- (usually in the plural) A field, especially one used for horse racing.
- (UK, chiefly in the plural) A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep.
- (gambling) The shift or period of time during which a dealer manages a given table before rotating to the next table at a casino or cardroom, which is often 30 minutes.
- (American football) A single play, from the time the ball is snapped (the start) to the time the whistle is blown (the end) when the ball is down, or is downed.
- A downstairs room of a two-story house.
- The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear.
- A negative aspect; a downer, a downside.
- That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down.
- (especially Southern England, also Australia, often plural, often in place names) A hill; in England, especially a chalk hill.
- (crosswording) A clue whose solution runs vertically in the grid.
- (botany) The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, such as the thistle.
- Down payment.
- A downer, depressant.
- An act of swallowing an entire drink at once.
- fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
- soft fine feathers
- (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
- (American football) a complete play to advance the football
prep
- From one end to another of (in any direction); along.
- Towards the mouth of (a river); in the direction of flow of.
- (UK, Ireland) To (a given place that is seen as removed from one's present location or other point of reference).
- From north to south of.
- (UK, Ireland) At (a given place that is seen as removed from one's present location or other point of reference).
- From the higher end to the lower of.
verb
- (transitive, golf, pocket billiards) To sink (a ball) into a hole or pocket.
- (transitive) To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down; to fell.
- (transitive, colloquial) To drink or swallow, especially without stopping before the vessel containing the liquid is empty.
- (transitive) Specifically, to cause (something in the air) to fall to the ground; to bring down (with a missile etc.).
- (transitive, colloquial) To disparage; to put down.
- (transitive, American football, Canadian football) To render (the ball) dead, typically by touching the ground while in possession.
- (transitive, figurative) To defeat; to overpower.
- (transitive) To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down.
- (transitive) To lower; to put (something) down.
- eat up completely, as with great appetite
- shoot at and force to come down
- improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
- bring down or defeat (an opponent)
- drink down entirely
- cause to come or go down
verb
adj
- Sick; unwell.
- (dialectal) Hard; difficult.
- (informal) Strange; weird; odd.
- Full of spirit; brisk; lively; sprightly; overconfident; opinionated.
- (nautical, of a ship) Liable to capsize because of poorly stowed cargo or insufficient ballast.
- (dialectal) Bent; twisted; crooked; distorted; out of repair.
- (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
noun
- (informal) An amateur in science or other technical subjects who persistently advocates flawed theories.
- A fit of temper or passion.
- (now chiefly dialectal) An ailment, ache.
- (rare) A twist or turn in speech; word play consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word.
- Clipping of crankshaft.
- A twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim;
- (US, slang) Synonym of methamphetamine.
- (slang) The penis.
- The act of converting power into motion, by turning a crankshaft.
- (informal) An ill-tempered or nasty person.
- A bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an attached arm perpendicular, or nearly so, to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation to a wheel or other mechanical device; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion.
- a whimsically eccentric person
- a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
- a bad-tempered person
- an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
verb
- (intransitive) To be running at a high level of output or effort.
- (transitive) To turn by means of a crank.
- (intransitive, of a crank or similar) To turn.
- (transitive) To cause to spin via other means, as though turned by a crank.
- (intransitive) To act in a cranky manner; to behave unreasonably and irritably, especially through complaining.
- (intransitive) To turn a crank.
- fasten with a crank
- rotate with a crank
- travel along a zigzag path
- bend into the shape of a crank
- start by cranking
prep
intj
adj
- (medicine) Appearing grossly unwell; characterised by serious, potentially life-threatening compromise in the respiratory, circulatory or other body systems.
- (figurative) Severely negative or harmful.
- (figurative) Of a person, hateful or strongly antipathetic.
- (toxicology, pharmacology) Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.
- of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison
verb
- (intransitive, medicine) To suffer a fit.
- (intransitive) To be of the right size and shape
- (transitive) To make ready.
- To be proper or becoming.
- (transitive) To conform to in size and shape.
- (transitive) To tailor; to change to the appropriate size.
- (intransitive) To have sufficient space available at some location to be able to be there.
- (transitive) To adjust.
- (transitive, with to) To make conform in size and shape.
- (transitive) To equip or supply.
- (intransitive) To be in harmony.
- (transitive) To attach, especially when requiring exact positioning or sizing.
- (transitive) To be suitable for.
- (transitive) To be in agreement with.
- be agreeable or acceptable to
- be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
- provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- make fit
- insert or adjust several objects or people
- make correspond or harmonize
- conform to some shape or size
- fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction
adj
- Suitable; proper
- Adapted to a purpose or environment.
- In good shape; physically well.
- (British, informal, chiefly slang) Sexually attractive; good-looking; fanciable.
- physically and mentally sound or healthy
- meeting adequate standards for a purpose
- (usually followed by ‘to’ or ‘for’) on the point of or strongly disposed
noun
- (bridge) The quality of a partnership's combined holding of cards in a suit, particularly of trump.
- (medicine) A sudden and vigorous appearance of a symptom over a short period of time.
- Conformity of elements one to another.
- (statistics) Goodness of fit.
- A sudden burst (of an activity).
- (slang) An outfit, a set of clothing.
- The part of an object upon which anything fits tightly.
- A seizure or convulsion.
- (advertising) Measure of how well a particular commercial execution captures the character or values of a brand.
- A sudden outburst of emotion.
- The degree to which something fits.
- a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason)
- a display of bad temper
- the manner in which something fits
- a sudden uncontrollable attack
adv
adj
- Not in good health; (somewhat) sick.
- Frequently ill or in poor health; weakly.
- somewhat ill or prone to illness
- Associated with poor moral or mental well-being.
- Characterized by poor or unhealthy growth. (of a plant)
- Lacking intensity or vigour.
- Shedding a relatively small amount of light; (of light) not very bright.
- Overly sweet.
- Appearing ill, infirm or unhealthy; giving the appearance of illness.
- Tending to produce nausea.
- unhealthy looking
verb
noun
- (medicine) An episode of severe health conditions.
- A prearranged social activity (function, etc.)
- One of several contests that combine to make up a competition.
- An occurrence; something that happens.
- (probability theory) A set of some of the possible outcomes; a subset of the sample space.
- (physics) A point in spacetime having three spatial coordinates and one temporal coordinate.
- An end result; an outcome (now chiefly in phrases).
- (computing) A possible action that the user can perform that is monitored by an application or the operating system (event listener). When an event occurs an event handler is called which performs a specific task.
- a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
- a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory
- something that happens at a given place and time
- a special set of circumstances
verb
- (intransitive) To become sick or wan.
- (transitive, nautical) To raise the point of (a gaff) closer to perpendicular.
- (intransitive) To pry; to peep slyly.
- Misspelling of pique.
- (transitive, signal processing) To exceed the maximum signal amplitude of (a piece of equipment), resulting in clipping of the signal.
- To reach a highest degree or maximum.
- (gender-critical slang) Ellipsis of peak trans.
- (intransitive) To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sickly.
- To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak.
- to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity
adj
noun
- (clothing, UK) visor (horizontal part of a cap sticking out in front and shading the wearer's eyes)
- (geography) The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point.
- (nautical) The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill.
- (geography) The whole hill or mountain, especially when isolated.
- (nautical) The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it.
- A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.
- (mathematics) A local maximum of a function, e.g. for sine waves, each point at which the value of y is at its maximum.
- (nautical) The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail.
- Alternative form of peag (“wampum”).
- The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.
- (uncountable, Internet slang) Something of exceptional quality.
- the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
- the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
- the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
- the most extreme possible amount or value
- the highest point (of something)
- a V shape
- a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
verb
- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
- compress or concentrate
- cause to be smaller
- squeeze or press together
- engage by written agreement
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- enter into a contractual arrangement
- become smaller or draw together
- make or become more narrow or restricted
- (transitive) To enter into a contract with (someone or something).
- To draw together so as to wrinkle; to knit.
- (intransitive) To make an agreement or contract; to covenant.
- (transitive) To bring on; to incur; to acquire.
- (grammar) To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one.
- (transitive) To gain or acquire (an illness).
- (ambitransitive) To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.
- To betroth; to affiance.
noun
- a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
- (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
- a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks they bid
- (informal) An order, usually given to a hired assassin, to kill someone.
- (bridge) The declarer's undertaking to win the number of tricks bid with a stated suit as trump.
- (law) The document containing such an agreement.
- (law) An agreement which the law will enforce in some way. A legally binding contract must contain at least one promise, i.e., a commitment or offer, by an offeror to and accepted by an offeree to do something in the future. A contract is thus executory rather than executed.
- (law) A part of legal studies dealing with laws and jurisdiction related to contracts.
- An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement.
verb
- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
- grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
- receive as a retribution or punishment
- receive a specified treatment (abstract)
- achieve a point or goal
- suffer from the receipt of
- evoke an emotional response
- irritate
- cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
- take vengeance on or get even
- acquire as a result of some effort or action
- perceive by hearing
- give certain properties to something
- overcome or destroy
- take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
- make (offspring) by reproduction
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- apprehend and reproduce accurately
- move into a desired direction of discourse
- attract and fix
- come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
- undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
- be a mystery or bewildering to
- leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form
- go or come after and bring or take back
- enter or assume a certain state or condition
- purchase
- succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
- communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone
- reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
- reach and board
- reach by calculation
- go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
- reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
- come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
- earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
- (transitive, informal) To understand. (compare get it)
- (impersonal, informal) Used with a pronoun subject, usually you but sometimes one, to indicate that the object of the verb exists, can occur or is otherwise typical.
- (transitive) To cover (a certain distance) while travelling.
- (imperative, informal) Used with a personal pronoun to indicate that someone is being pretentious or grandiose.
- (intransitive, with various prepositions, such as into, over, or behind; for specific idiomatic senses see individual entries get into, get over, etc.) To adopt, assume, arrive at, or progress towards (a certain position, location, state).
- (transitive) To getter.
- (transitive) To cause to do.
- (transitive) To find as an answer.
- (transitive or ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.
- (transitive, informal) To catch out, trick successfully.
- (transitive, informal) To perplex, stump.
- (transitive, informal) To bring to reckoning; to catch (usually as a criminal); to effect retribution.
- (intransitive, catenative) (with full infinitive) To be able, be permitted, or have the opportunity (to do something desirable or ironically implied to be desirable).
- (transitive) To cause to come or go or move.
- (copulative, rather informal, followed by an adjective) To become, or cause oneself to become (often with temporary states, past participle adjectives and comparatives).
- (transitive) To hear completely; catch.
- (transitive) To receive.
- (transitive) To cause someone to laugh.
- (transitive) To measure.
- (transitive, in a perfect construction, with present-tense meaning) To have. See usage notes.
- (intransitive, catenative) (with full infinitive or gerund-participle) To begin (doing something or to do something).
- (transitive, informal) To be told; be the recipient of (a question, comparison, opinion, etc.).
- (transitive) To fetch, bring, take.
- (intransitive, informal, chiefly imperative) To go, to leave; to scram.
- (transitive) To respond to (a telephone call, a doorbell, etc).
- (auxiliary, informal) Used with the past participle to form the dynamic passive voice of a dynamic verb. Compared with static passive with to be, this emphasizes the commencement of an action or entry into a state.
- (transitive) To cause to become; to bring about.
- (transitive) To become ill with or catch (a disease).
- (euphemistic) To kill.
- (transitive) To take or catch (a scheduled transportation service).
noun
- a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
- (informal) Something gotten, something gained or won; an acquisition.
- (sports, tennis) A difficult return or block of a shot.
- (Judaism) A Jewish writ of divorce.
- (UK, Ireland, regional) Synonym of git (“contemptible person”).
- Lineage.
- (Internet slang) A message or post on an online platform, particularly imageboards, with a unique identifier deemed special or rare, usually due to patterns in the ID.
verb
- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
- admit into a group or community
- take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
- assume, as of positions or roles
- take somebody somewhere
- experience or feel or submit to
- develop a habit; apply oneself to a practice or occupation
- receive or obtain regularly
- serve oneself to, or consume regularly
- take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
- proceed along in a vehicle
- be a student of a certain subject
- be seized or affected in a specified way
- point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
- take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
- accept or undergo, often unwillingly
- ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial
- make use of or accept for some purpose
- remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
- get into one's hands, take physically
- travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route
- be designed to hold or take
- take into one's possession
- have with oneself; have on one's person
- require (time or space)
- interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
- obtain by winning
- lay claim to; as of an idea
- occupy or take on
- require as useful, just, or proper
- buy, select
- head into a specified direction
- make a film or photograph of something
- to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort
- receive willingly something given or offered
- carry out
- pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
- take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
- engage for service under a term of contract
- conquer by force
- have sex with; archaic use
- be capable of holding or containing
- (transitive, cricket) To catch the ball; especially as a wicket-keeper and after the batsman has missed or edged it.
- (transitive) To carry or lead (something or someone).
- (of a plant, etc.) To begin to grow after being grafted or planted; to (literally or figuratively) take root, take hold.
- (transitive) To bind oneself by.
- (transitive) To ascertain or determine by measurement, examination or inquiry.
- (transitive) To avail oneself of; to exploit.
- (transitive) To cause to change to a specified state or condition.
- (transitive) To experience or feel.
- (transitive) To receive or accept (something) as payment or compensation.
- (reflexive) To go.
- (transitive) To obtain money from, especially by swindling.
- (transitive) To come upon or catch (in a particular state or situation).
- (intransitive, dialectal, proscribed) An intensifier.
- (transitive) To receive or accept (something, especially something which was given).
- (transitive) To assume and undertake the duties of (a job, an office, etc.).
- (transitive) To assume (a form).
- (transitive) To conclude or form (a decision or an opinion) in the mind.
- (transitive) To fill or require: to last or expend (an amount of time).
- (transitive) To exact.
- (transitive) To proceed to fill.
- (transitive) To accept and follow (advice, etc.).
- (transitive) To write down; to get in, or as if in, writing.
- (transitive, mathematics, computing) To accept (zero or more arguments).
- (transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
- (of ink, dye, etc.) To adhere or be absorbed properly.
- (transitive) To adopt (select) as one's own.
- (transitive) To go into, through, or along.
- (transitive) To believe, to accept the statements of.
- (transitive) To seize or capture.
- (transitive) To participate in.
- (transitive) To suffer; to endure (a hardship or damage).
- (transitive, of a ship) To let in (water).
- (transitive, baseball) To decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass.
- (transitive) To perform (a role).
- (transitive) To receive into some relationship.
- (transitive) To catch or contract (an illness, etc.).
- (transitive) To receive (medicine or drugs) into one's body, e.g. by inhalation or swallowing; to ingest.
- (transitive) To assume or suppose; to reckon; to regard or consider.
- (transitive) To pass (or attempt to pass) through or around.
- (intransitive, copulative) To become; to be affected in a specified way.
- (transitive, of a material) To absorb or be impregnated by (dye, ink, etc.); to be susceptible to being treated by (polish, etc.).
- (transitive) To accept, be given (rightly or wrongly), or assume (especially as if by right).
- (transitive) To obtain or receive regularly by (paid) subscription.
- (transitive, especially of a vehicle) To transport or carry; to convey to another place.
- (transitive) To use as a means of transportation.
- (transitive) To submit to; to endure (without ill humor, resentment, or physical failure).
- (transitive) To obtain for use by payment or lease.
- (of a mechanical device) To catch; to engage.
- (transitive) To appropriate or transfer into one's own possession, sometimes by physically carrying off.
- (transitive, of a path, road, etc.) To lead (to a place); to serve as a means of reaching.
- (transitive, grammar) To have to be used with (a certain grammatical form, etc.).
- (transitive) To undergo; to put oneself into, to be subjected to.
- (transitive) To practice; perform; execute; carry out; do.
- (transitive) To have sex with.
- (transitive) To derive (as a title); to obtain from a source.
- (transitive) To remove or end by death; to kill.
- (transitive) To subtract.
- Used in phrasal verbs: take in, take off, take on, take out, take to, take something to, take up.
- (transitive) To go or move into.
- (transitive) To fill, occupy, require, or use up (space).
- (transitive) To understand (especially in a specified way).
- (transitive) To select or choose; to pick.
- (transitive) To remove.
- (transitive) To require (a person, resource or thing in order to achieve an outcome).
- (transitive) To grasp or grip.
- (transitive) To make (a photograph, film, or other reproduction of something).
- (transitive) To capture or win (a piece or trick) in a game.
- (transitive) To deal with.
- (transitive) To defeat (someone or something) in a fight.
- (transitive) To consider in a particular way, or to consider as an example.
- (transitive) To draw, derive, or deduce (a meaning from something).
- (transitive, Greece, Cyprus, informal) To buy.
- (intransitive) To engage, take hold or have effect.
- (transitive, intransitive, law) To receive or acquire (property) by law (e.g. as an heir).
- (transitive) To regard in a specified way.
- (intransitive) To get or accept (something) into one's possession.
- (transitive) To escort or conduct (a person).
- (transitive, now chiefly by enrolling in a class or course) To apply oneself to the study of.
- (transitive) To captivate or charm; to gain or secure the interest or affection of.
- (transitive) To have and use one's recourse to.
- (transitive) To catch or get possession of (fish or game).
noun
- the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
- the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
- Money that is taken in, (legal or illegal) proceeds, income; (in particular) profits; takings.
- (medicine) An instance of successful inoculation/vaccination.
- (film) A scene recorded (filmed) at one time, without an interruption or break; a recording of such a scene.
- (music) A recording of a musical performance made during an uninterrupted single recording period.
- (rugby, cricket) A catch of the ball (in cricket, especially one by the wicket-keeper).
- A visible (facial) response to something, especially something unexpected; a facial gesture in response to an event.
- (printing) The quantity of copy given to a compositor at one time.
- The or an act of taking.
- An approach, a (distinct) treatment.
- An interpretation or view, opinion or assessment; perspective; a statement expressing such a position.
- The or a quantity of fish, game animals or pelts, etc which have been taken at one time; catch.
adj
- Sickly; feeble; infirm.
- (of numbers, particularly prices) Absurdly large.
- Stupefied, senseless; stunned or dazed.
- (now literary) Innocent; suffering undeservedly, especially as an epithet of lambs and sheep.
- (cricket, of a fielding position) Very close to the batsman, facing the bowler; closer than short.
- Rustic, homely.
- (now chiefly Scotland and Northern England, rare) Pitiful, inspiring compassion, particularly:
- (Scotland) mentally delayed or feeble.
- Insignificant, worthless, (chiefly Scotland) especially with regard to land quality.
- Thoughtless, lacking judgment.
- Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
- Weak, frail; flimsy (use concerning people and animals is now obsolete).
- (now literary) Helpless, defenseless.
- dazed from or as if from repeated blows
- inspiring scornful pity
- ludicrous, foolish
- lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
adv
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To fall heavily due to lack of energy.
- (poker, transitive) To have (a hand) using the community cards dealt on the flop.
- (intransitive, slang) To stay, sleep or live in a place.
- (transitive) To flip; to reverse (an image).
- (intransitive, informal) To fail completely; not to be successful at all (of a movie, play, book, song etc.).
- (sports, intransitive) To pretend to be fouled in sports, such as basketball, hockey (the same as to dive in soccer)
- (transitive, prison slang) To deny someone parole.
- (intransitive) To strike about with something broad and flat, as a fish with its tail, or a bird with its wings; to rise and fall; to flap.
- (transitive) To cause to drop heavily.
- fail utterly; collapse
- fall suddenly and abruptly
- fall loosely
adv
intj
noun
- A heavy, passive fall; a plopping down.
- (poker) The first three cards turned face-up by the dealer in a community card poker game.
- (by confusion, computing) One floating-point operation per second, a unit of measure of processor speed.
- Dung, as in cow-flop.
- A complete failure, especially in the entertainment industry.
- (slang) A flophouse.
- (computing) Abbreviation of floating-point operation.
- someone who is unsuccessful
- an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers
- the act of throwing yourself down; collapse; sink
- a complete failure
noun
- Initialism of acute mountain sickness.
- Initialism of ablepharon macrostomia syndrome.
- (agriculture) Initialism of aggregate measurement of support.
- (computing) Initialism of application management software.
- (physics) Initialism of accelerator mass spectrometry.
- Initialism of aeronautical mobile service.
- (medicine) Initialism of altered mental status.
name
verb
- (intransitive) To become ill.
- (intransitive) To become disgusting or tedious.
- (transitive) To make ill.
- (intransitive) To be filled with disgust or abhorrence.
- (transitive) To fill with disgust or abhorrence.
- (sports) To lower the standing of.
- (intransitive) To become weak; to decay; to languish.
- cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
- get sick
- make sick or ill
- upset and make nauseated
adj
noun
verb
noun
- An instance of causing oneself to fall from an elevated location.
- (film) Clipping of jump cut.
- (slang) Any abrupt increase; a sudden rise; a hike
- An instance of employing a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.
- An instance of reacting to a sudden stimulus by jerking the body.
- (mining) A dislocation in a stratum; a fault.
- (sports, equestrianism) An obstacle that forms part of a showjumping course, and that the horse has to jump over cleanly.
- (US, informal, automotive) Ellipsis of jump-start.
- (theater) Synonym of one-night stand (“single evening's performance”).
- A jumping move in a board game.
- A kind of loose jacket for men.
- The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound.
- An effort; an attempt; a venture.
- An object which causes one to jump; a ramp.
- (architecture) An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry.
- An instance of propelling oneself upwards.
- (science fiction) An instance of faster-than-light travel, not observable from ordinary space.
- (with on) An early start or an advantage.
- (mathematics) A discontinuity in the graph of a function, where the function is continuous in a punctured interval of the discontinuity.
- A button (of a joypad, joystick or similar device) used to make a video game character jump (propel itself upwards).
- (programming) A change of the path of execution to a different location.
- (physics, hydrodynamics) An abrupt increase in the height of the surface of a flowing liquid at the location where the flow transitions from supercritical to subcritical, involving an abrupt reduction in flow speed and increase in turbulence.
- a sudden involuntary movement
- descent with a parachute
- an abrupt transition
- a sudden and decisive increase
- the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground
- (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another
verb
- (transitive) To attack suddenly and violently.
- (intransitive, slang) To commit suicide.
- (intransitive, biology, of DNA) To switch locations on chromosomes.
- (transitive) To pass by means of a spring or leap; to overleap.
- (intransitive) To employ a move in certain board games where one game piece is moved from one legal position to another passing over the position of another piece.
- (transitive, smithwork) To join by a buttweld.
- (transitive) To move to a position (in a queue/line) that is further forward.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To increase sharply, to rise, to shoot up.
- (transitive, slang) To engage in sexual intercourse with (a person).
- (transitive) To cause to jump.
- (cycling, intransitive) To increase speed aggressively and without warning.
- (intransitive, programming) To start executing code from a different location, rather than following the program counter.
- (transitive) To move the distance between two opposing subjects.
- To thicken or enlarge by endwise blows; to upset.
- (transitive) To increase the height of a tower crane by inserting a section at the base of the tower and jacking up everything above it.
- To jump-start a car or other vehicle with a dead battery, as with jumper cables.
- (intransitive) To cause oneself to leave an elevated location and fall downward.
- (intransitive) To employ a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.
- (transitive) To pass (a traffic light) when it is indicating that one should stop.
- (intransitive) To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
- (quarrying) To bore with a jumper.
- (intransitive) To react to a sudden, often unexpected, stimulus (such as a sharp prick or a loud sound) by jerking the body violently.
- (intransitive, figurative) To shift one's position or attitude, especially suddenly and significantly.
- rise in rank or status
- move forward by leaps and bounds
- increase suddenly and significantly
- cause to jump or leap
- pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
- make a sudden physical attack on
- enter eagerly into
- jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
- jump down from an elevated point
- be highly noticeable
- go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
- start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery
- run off or leave the rails
- move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
- bypass
verb
- (transitive, of ailments, etc.) To physically afflict.
- (transitive) In weaker sense: to bother or inconvenience.
- (intransitive) To worry; to be anxious.
- (reflexive or intransitive) To take pains (to do something); to bother.
- (transitive) To mentally distress; to cause (someone) to be anxious or perplexed.
- cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
- disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
- take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
- to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
- move deeply
noun
- Violent or turbulent occurrence or event; unrest, disturbance.
- Efforts taken or expended, typically beyond the normal required.
- Health problems, ailment, generally of some particular part of the body.
- A difficulty, problem, condition, or action contributing to such a situation.
- Difficulty in doing something.
- (mining) A fault or interruption in a stratum.
- (Cockney rhyming slang) Wife. Clipping of trouble and strife.
- Objectionable feature of something or someone; problem, drawback, weakness, failing, or shortcoming.
- A person liable to place others or themselves in such a situation.
- The state of being troubled, disturbed, or distressed mentally; unease, disquiet.
- Liability to punishment; conflict with authority.
- A malfunction.
- A distressing or dangerous situation.
- an unwanted pregnancy
- a source of difficulty
- an event causing distress or pain
- a strong feeling of anxiety
- an effort that is inconvenient
- an angry disturbance
noun
noun
- The state of lying face down (prone).
- The condition of being prostrated, as from heat; complete loss of strength.
- The act or condition of prostrating oneself (lying face-down), as a sign of humility.
- A reverential bow performed in Middle Eastern cultures.
- A part of the ordination of Catholic and Orthodox priests, in which the ordinand lies prostrate in a gesture of submission to the will of God.
- an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
- the act of assuming a prostrate position
- abject submission; the emotional equivalent of prostrating your body
verb
- fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death
- pay out
- utter with seeming casualness
- take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth
- change from one level to another
- remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
- lower the pitch of (musical notes)
- fall or descend to a lower place or level
- stop pursuing or acting
- to fall vertically
- let fall to the ground
- cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
- grow progressively worse
- stop associating with
- leave undone or leave out
- let or cause to fall in drops
- to remove
- go down in value
- lose (a game)
- omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing
- give birth; used for animals
- hang loosely
- terminate an association with
- (cooking) To cook (food, especially fast food), particularly by lowering into hot oil to deep-fry, or by grilling.
- (transitive, music) To tune (a guitar string, etc.) to a lower note.
- (intransitive) Of a liquid: to fall in drops or droplets.
- (transitive) To cease concerning oneself over (someone or something); to have nothing more to do with (a discussion, subject, etc.).
- (intransitive, computing) To enter a more basic interface.
- (transitive) To make (someone or something) fall to the ground from a blow, gunshot, etc.; to bring down, to shoot down; to kill.
- (intransitive, physiology, informal) Of the testicles: to hang further away from the body and begin producing sperm due to puberty.
- (transitive) To reduce; to make smaller.
- Especially in drop acid: to swallow (a drug, particularly LSD).
- (intransitive) Of a voice: to lower in timbre, often due to puberty.
- (transitive, computing, music, television, colloquial) To release (a programme, software, a music album or song, etc.) to the public.
- (intransitive) To decrease, diminish, or lessen in condition, degree, value, etc.
- (intransitive, computing, music, television, colloquial) Of a programme, software, a music album or song, etc.: to enter public distribution.
- (transitive) To drip (a liquid) in drops or small amounts.
- (originally US) To (unexpectedly) lose (a competition, game, etc.).
- To lose, spend, or otherwise part with (money).
- (intransitive, also figuratively) To fall (straight down) under the influence of gravity, like a drop of liquid.
- (intransitive) To come to an end (by not being kept up); to lapse, to stop.
- (intransitive) To fall into a particular condition or state.
- (intransitive, online gaming, video games) Of an item: To appear for the player to pick up, usually after an enemy has been defeated.
- To impart (something).
- (intransitive) Usually followed by by, in, or into: of a person: to visit someone or somewhere informally or without a prior appointment.
- (intransitive) To fall or sink quickly or suddenly to the ground.
- (rugby) To score (a goal) by means of a drop kick.
- (transitive) To cancel or cease to participate in (a scheduled course, event, or project).
- To perform (rap music).
- (transitive) To mention (something) casually or incidentally, usually in conversation.
- (transitive) To set down (someone or something) from a vehicle; to stop and deliver or deposit (someone or something); to drop off.
- (transitive) To lower (a sound, a voice, etc.) in pitch or volume.
- (transitive, computing) To present (the user) with a more basic interface.
- (transitive) To cease to include (something), as if on a list; to dismiss, to eject, to expel.
- To quickly lower or take down (one's trousers), especially in public.
- (cricket) Of a fielder: to fail to dismiss (a batsman) by accidentally dropping a batted ball that had initially been caught.
- (transitive, linguistics) To fail to write, or (especially) to pronounce (a syllable, letter, etc.).
- To pass or use (counterfeit cheques, money, etc.).
- (intransitive) To collapse in exhaustion or injury; also, to fall dead, or to fall in death.
- (transitive, ergative, also figuratively) To let (something) fall; to allow (something) to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on).
- (transitive) To move to a lower position; to allow to hang downwards; to lower.
- (intransitive) Of a song or sound: to lower in key, pitch, tempo, or other quality.
- (transitive, online gaming, video games) Of a defeated enemy or container: To leave behind an item that the player can collect.
- To play (a portion of music) in the manner of a disc jockey.
- (intransitive, gambling) To drop out of the betting.
- (transitive) Of an animal (usually a sheep): to give birth to (young); of a bird: to lay (an egg).
- (transitive) To let (a letter, etc.) fall into a postbox; hence, to send (a letter, email, or other message) in an offhand manner.
- (transitive) To dispose or get rid of (something); to lose, to remove.
- (US, Singapore, ergative, military, slang) To make someone, or be made to do push-ups or some other form of exercise on the ground as punishment.
- (intransitive) To fall behind or to the rear of a group of people, etc., as a result of not keeping up with those at the front.
noun
- a shape that is spherical and small
- a central depository where things can be left or picked up
- a steep high face of rock
- a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
- a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
- the act of dropping something
- a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
- a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
- a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
- Of women's clothes: the difference between the bust circumference and hip circumference.
- (online gaming, video games) An item made available for the player to pick up from the remains of a defeated enemy.
- (pinball) Ellipsis of drop target.
- (rugby) Ellipsis of drop kick.
- (pharmacology, chiefly in the plural) A liquid medicine that is intended to be administered in drops (sense 1).
- (agriculture) A fruit which has fallen off a tree, etc., or has been knocked off accidentally, rather than picked.
- (informal) Only used in get the drop on, have the drop on: an advantage.
- A decline in degree, quality, quantity, or rate.
- (nautical) The depth of a (square) sail (generally applied to the courses only); the vertical dimension of a sail.
- (electrics, telecommunications) An overhead electrical line running from a utility pole to a customer's building or other premises.
- (American football) A dropped pass.
- Usually preceded by the: relegation from one division to a lower one.
- (law enforcement) The distance that a person drops when being executed by hanging.
- Often preceded by a defining word: a small, round piece of hard candy, such as a lemon drop; a lozenge.
- (theater) A curtain which falls in front of a theatrical stage; also, a section of (cloth) scenery lowered on to the stage like a curtain.
- (slang, US) An automobile with a drop-top roof, a convertible.
- Licorice in confectionery form.
- Ellipsis of drop hammer or drop press.
- The distance below a cliff or other high position through which someone or something could fall; hence, a steep slope.
- (also figuratively) A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own rounded shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
- (law enforcement, informal) Preceded by the: execution by hanging.
- (music) A point in a song, usually electronic music such as dubstep, house, trance, or trap, where there is a very noticeable and pleasing change in bass, tempo, and/or overall tone; a climax, a highlight.
- A release (of music, a video game, etc).
- (Ireland, informal) A single measure of whisky.
- Of men's clothes: the difference between the chest circumference and waist circumference.
- (figuratively) A very small quantity of liquid, or (by extension) of anything.
- (law enforcement) A trapdoor (“hinged platform”) on a gallows; a gallows itself.
- An act of moving downwards under the force of gravity; a descent, a fall.
- The vertical length of a hanging curtain.
- A mechanism for lowering something, such as a machine for lowering heavy weights on to a ship's deck, or a device for temporarily lowering a gas jet, etc.
- (pharmacology) A dose of liquid medicine in the form of a drop (sense 1).
- (engineering) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger.
- (surfing) A near vertical decent down the face of a breaking wave.
- (cricket) A place (specified by an ordinal) in the batting order after the openers.
- (architecture) An ornament resembling a pendant; a gutta.
- (American football) Ellipsis of drop-back.
- (gambling) The amount of money that a gambler exchanges for chips in a casino.
- (chiefly British) Usually preceded by the: alcoholic spirits in general.
- (golf) Ellipsis of drop shot.
- The cover mounted on a swivel over a keyhole that rests over the keyhole when not in use to keep out debris, but is swiveled out of the way before inserting the key.
- (chiefly Australia, British) A small amount of an alcoholic beverage.
- A place where items or supplies may be left for others to collect, whether openly (as with a mail drop), or secretly or illegally (as in crime or espionage); a drop-off point.
- An instance of making a delivery of people, supplies, or things, especially by parachute out of an aircraft (an airdrop), but also by truck, etc.
adj
- Of weak health; easily sick; unable to endure hardship.
- Light, or softly tinted; said of a colour.
- Intended for use with fragile items.
- Highly discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical; sensitive; exquisite.
- Affected by slight causes; showing slight changes.
- (informal) Unwell, especially because of having drunk too much alcohol.
- Characterized by a fine structure or thin lines.
- Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.
- Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful.
- Pleasing to the senses; refined; adapted to please an elegant or cultivated taste.
- Easily damaged or requiring careful handling.
- Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; said of manners, conduct, or feelings.
- developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety
- difficult to handle; requiring great tact
- of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely
- marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique
- easily hurt
- exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
- easily broken or damaged or destroyed
noun
verb
- (literally) To faint, to lose consciousness.
- To make a moan, sigh, or some other sound expressing infatuation or affection.
- (by extension) To be overwhelmed by emotion, especially infatuation.
- (transitive) To overwhelm with emotion, especially infatuation.
- pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
noun
adj
- (chiefly applied to a person's state of health) Sickly, unhealthy, unwell.
- False; counterfeit; illegitimate.
- (sometimes childish) Evil; wicked.
- Not appropriate, of manners etc.
- (often childish) Not behaving; behaving badly; misbehaving; mischievous or disobedient.
- Not worth it.
- Not suitable or fitting.
- (Internet slang, sarcastic) Used without a copula to mock people who oppose something without having any real understanding of it.
- (chiefly in "bad boy", "bad girl", and similar phrases) Attractive due to (one's) rebellious nature.
- (informal, of a draft/check) Not covered by funds on account.
- (semantic change, amelioration, contranymic) Good, superlative, excellent, cool.
- (of food) Spoiled, rotten, overripe.
- Harmful, especially unhealthy; liable to cause health problems.
- (US) Overly promiscuous, licentious.
- Bold, daring, and tough.
- (originally African-American Vernacular, of a woman) Very attractive; hot, sexy.
- (of a word, speech, or writing) Vulgar, obscene, or blasphemous.
- (of a need, want, or pain) Severe, urgent.
- Of poor physical appearance.
- Unskilled; of limited ability; not good.
- The injured or weak one of a pair of body parts, where the other one is healthy.
- (preceded by feel) Regretful, guilty, or ashamed.
- Of low quality.
- Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.
- Faulty; not functional.
- (of breath) Malodorous; foul.
- Inaccurate; incorrect
- Unfavorable; negative; not good.
- feeling physical discomfort or pain (‘tough’ is occasionally used colloquially for ‘bad’)
- not working properly
- (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition
- capable of harming
- reproduced fraudulently
- serious or severe
- nonstandard
- not financially safe or secure
- not capable of being collected
- having undesirable or negative qualities
- characterized by wickedness or immorality
- feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
- below average in quality or performance
- physically unsound or diseased
adv
intj
noun
verb
noun
adj
- Unwell in terms of health or physical condition; sick.
- (slang) Extremely bad (bad enough to make one ill). Generally used indirectly with to be.
- (Appalachia) Bad-tempered.
- (slang, chiefly hip-hop) Sublime, with the connotation of being so in a singularly creative way.
- Nauseated; having an urge to vomit.
- Unpropitious, unkind, faulty, not up to reasonable standard.
- Indicative of unkind or malevolent intentions; harsh, cruel.
- resulting in suffering or adversity
- distressing
- presaging ill fortune
- affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
- indicating hostility or enmity
adv
noun
- (medicine) An episode of severe health conditions.
- A prearranged social activity (function, etc.)
- One of several contests that combine to make up a competition.
- An occurrence; something that happens.
- (probability theory) A set of some of the possible outcomes; a subset of the sample space.
- (physics) A point in spacetime having three spatial coordinates and one temporal coordinate.
- An end result; an outcome (now chiefly in phrases).
- (computing) A possible action that the user can perform that is monitored by an application or the operating system (event listener). When an event occurs an event handler is called which performs a specific task.
- a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
- a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory
- something that happens at a given place and time
- a special set of circumstances
noun
- Initialism of acute mountain sickness.
- Initialism of ablepharon macrostomia syndrome.
- (agriculture) Initialism of aggregate measurement of support.
- (computing) Initialism of application management software.
- (physics) Initialism of accelerator mass spectrometry.
- Initialism of aeronautical mobile service.
- (medicine) Initialism of altered mental status.
name
noun
- An instance of causing oneself to fall from an elevated location.
- (film) Clipping of jump cut.
- (slang) Any abrupt increase; a sudden rise; a hike
- An instance of employing a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.
- An instance of reacting to a sudden stimulus by jerking the body.
- (mining) A dislocation in a stratum; a fault.
- (sports, equestrianism) An obstacle that forms part of a showjumping course, and that the horse has to jump over cleanly.
- (US, informal, automotive) Ellipsis of jump-start.
- (theater) Synonym of one-night stand (“single evening's performance”).
- A jumping move in a board game.
- A kind of loose jacket for men.
- The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound.
- An effort; an attempt; a venture.
- An object which causes one to jump; a ramp.
- (architecture) An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry.
- An instance of propelling oneself upwards.
- (science fiction) An instance of faster-than-light travel, not observable from ordinary space.
- (with on) An early start or an advantage.
- (mathematics) A discontinuity in the graph of a function, where the function is continuous in a punctured interval of the discontinuity.
- A button (of a joypad, joystick or similar device) used to make a video game character jump (propel itself upwards).
- (programming) A change of the path of execution to a different location.
- (physics, hydrodynamics) An abrupt increase in the height of the surface of a flowing liquid at the location where the flow transitions from supercritical to subcritical, involving an abrupt reduction in flow speed and increase in turbulence.
- a sudden involuntary movement
- descent with a parachute
- an abrupt transition
- a sudden and decisive increase
- the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground
- (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another
verb
- (transitive) To attack suddenly and violently.
- (intransitive, slang) To commit suicide.
- (intransitive, biology, of DNA) To switch locations on chromosomes.
- (transitive) To pass by means of a spring or leap; to overleap.
- (intransitive) To employ a move in certain board games where one game piece is moved from one legal position to another passing over the position of another piece.
- (transitive, smithwork) To join by a buttweld.
- (transitive) To move to a position (in a queue/line) that is further forward.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To increase sharply, to rise, to shoot up.
- (transitive, slang) To engage in sexual intercourse with (a person).
- (transitive) To cause to jump.
- (cycling, intransitive) To increase speed aggressively and without warning.
- (intransitive, programming) To start executing code from a different location, rather than following the program counter.
- (transitive) To move the distance between two opposing subjects.
- To thicken or enlarge by endwise blows; to upset.
- (transitive) To increase the height of a tower crane by inserting a section at the base of the tower and jacking up everything above it.
- To jump-start a car or other vehicle with a dead battery, as with jumper cables.
- (intransitive) To cause oneself to leave an elevated location and fall downward.
- (intransitive) To employ a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.
- (transitive) To pass (a traffic light) when it is indicating that one should stop.
- (intransitive) To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
- (quarrying) To bore with a jumper.
- (intransitive) To react to a sudden, often unexpected, stimulus (such as a sharp prick or a loud sound) by jerking the body violently.
- (intransitive, figurative) To shift one's position or attitude, especially suddenly and significantly.
- rise in rank or status
- move forward by leaps and bounds
- increase suddenly and significantly
- cause to jump or leap
- pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
- make a sudden physical attack on
- enter eagerly into
- jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
- jump down from an elevated point
- be highly noticeable
- go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
- start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery
- run off or leave the rails
- move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
- bypass
noun
noun
- The state of lying face down (prone).
- The condition of being prostrated, as from heat; complete loss of strength.
- The act or condition of prostrating oneself (lying face-down), as a sign of humility.
- A reverential bow performed in Middle Eastern cultures.
- A part of the ordination of Catholic and Orthodox priests, in which the ordinand lies prostrate in a gesture of submission to the will of God.
- an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
- the act of assuming a prostrate position
- abject submission; the emotional equivalent of prostrating your body
verb
- To sicken; to nauseate.
- (transitive, roleplaying games) To magically or divinely repel undead.
- (intransitive) To change the color of the leaves in the autumn.
- To change fundamentally; to metamorphose.
- (transitive, fantasy) To change (a person) into a vampire, werewolf, zombie, etc.
- (by extension) To give form to; to shape or mould; to adapt.
- (intransitive, fantasy) To transform into a vampire, werewolf, zombie, etc.
- (professional wrestling) To change personalities, such as from being a face (good guy) to heel (bad guy) or vice versa.
- To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.
- To be nauseated; said of the stomach.
- (transitive) To shape (something) symmetrically by rotating it against a stationary cutting tool, as on a lathe.
- (ambitransitive) To make or become giddy; said of the head or brain.
- (transitive, usually with over) To complete.
- (transitive, soccer) Of a player, to go past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
- (intransitive) To change one's direction of travel.
- (transitive) To direct or impel (something) into a place.
- (transitive) To twist or sprain.
- (obstetrics) To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.
- (transitive, cricket) Of a bowler, to make (the ball) move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
- (intransitive) To sour or spoil; to go bad.
- (intransitive, of a body, person, etc) To move about an axis through itself.
- (transitive, figuratively) To navigate through a book or other printed material.
- (transitive) To position (something) by folding it, or using its folds.
- To hinge; to depend.
- (transitive) To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle.
- (reflexive) To change one's course of action; to take a new approach.
- To rebel; to go against something formerly tolerated.
- (intransitive, cricket) Of a ball, to move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
- (copulative) To become (often used with colors, clear sudden changes, weather and ages).
- (transitive, slang, sometimes offensive) To change the sexual orientation or gender of another person, or otherwise awaken a sexual preference.
- (transitive) To make (money); turn a profit.
- (transitive) To change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation.
- accomplish by rotating
- to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
- to send or let go
- pass to the other side of
- twist suddenly so as to sprain
- to change orientation or direction
- move around an axis or a center
- get by buying and selling
- channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something
- let (something) fall or spill from a container
- alter the functioning or setting of
- undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
- cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics
- shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel
- cause to move around or rotate
- pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
- become officially one year older
- go sour or spoil
- change to the contrary
- cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
- have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to
- change color
- undergo a change or development
- cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
- cause to move along an axis or into a new direction
- direct at someone
noun
- A fit or a period of giddiness.
- A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to its initial orientation.
- (geometry) A unit of plane angle measurement based on this movement.
- A change in temperament or circumstance.
- A change of direction or orientation.
- A deed done to another; an act of kindness or malice.
- The transition from one period or era to another.
- One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.
- A walk to and fro.
- (soccer) An instance of going past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
- (UK, finance, historical) The profit made by a stockjobber, being the difference between the buying and selling prices.
- A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.
- A figure in music, often denoted ~, consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the note below the one indicated, and the note itself again.
- (rope) A pass behind or through an object.
- A single loop of a coil.
- (poker) The fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em.
- Character; personality; nature.
- A spell of work, especially the time allotted to a person in a rota or schedule.
- (cricket) A sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight).
- The time required to complete a project.
- (circus, theater, especially physical comedy) A short skit, act, or routine.
- a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
- (sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive
- a movement in a new direction
- a short performance that is part of a longer program
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- a circular segment of a curve
- the act of turning away or in the opposite direction
- the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
- a favor for someone
- taking a short walk out and back
- an unforeseen development
- turning or twisting around (in place)
verb
- (intransitive) To pass out and fall to the floor or ground, as from exhaustion or other illness; to faint.
- collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
- (intransitive) To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely.
- (transitive) To cause something to collapse.
- (transitive, computing) In a hierarchical list (such as a directory tree or table of contents), to hide the subentries of (an entry).
- (intransitive, cricket) To suffer a batting collapse.
- (intransitive) To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in.
- (intransitive) To fold compactly.
- fold or close up
- cause to burst
- fall apart
- lose significance, effectiveness, or value
- break down, literally or metaphorically
- suffer a nervous breakdown
noun
- (cricket) Ellipsis of batting collapse.
- Constant function, one-valued function (in automata theory) (in particular application causing a reset).
- The act of collapsing.
- an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
- the act of throwing yourself down; collapse; sink
- a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
- a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
verb
- collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
- make ineffective
- make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
- separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
- stop operating or functioning
- lose control of one's emotions
- cause to fall or collapse
- fall apart
- (ergative, figuratively) To render or to become weak and ineffective.
- (ergative) To digest.
- (transitive) To intentionally demolish; to pull down.
- (informal) Bust down or bust a move; the act of performing energetic, often freestyle or hip-hop moves, frequently during a song’s instrumental break where only drums or bass are playing.
- To separate into a number of parts.
- (ergative, figuratively) To render or to become unstable due to stress, to collapse physically or mentally.
- (ergative) To (cause to) decay, to decompose.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To give in or give up: relent, concede, surrender.
- (intransitive, of a machine, computer, vehicle, etc.) To stop functioning.
- (intransitive) To fail, especially socially or for political reasons.
- (intransitive) To unexpectedly collapse, physically or in structure.
- (ergative, figuratively) To divide into parts to give more details, to provide a more indepth analysis of.
noun
verb
- (medicine) To become affected by an illness.
- (transitive) To get.
- (transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.
- (computing) To sample signals and convert them into digital values.
- (Canada, US, military) To begin tracking a mobile target with a particular detector or sight, generally with the implication that an attack on the target thereby becomes possible.
- take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
- gain knowledge or skills
- win something through one's efforts
- come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
- locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar
- gain through experience
- come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
verb
verb
- (intransitive, medicine) To suffer a fit.
- (intransitive) To be of the right size and shape
- (transitive) To make ready.
- To be proper or becoming.
- (transitive) To conform to in size and shape.
- (transitive) To tailor; to change to the appropriate size.
- (intransitive) To have sufficient space available at some location to be able to be there.
- (transitive) To adjust.
- (transitive, with to) To make conform in size and shape.
- (transitive) To equip or supply.
- (intransitive) To be in harmony.
- (transitive) To attach, especially when requiring exact positioning or sizing.
- (transitive) To be suitable for.
- (transitive) To be in agreement with.
- be agreeable or acceptable to
- be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
- provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- make fit
- insert or adjust several objects or people
- make correspond or harmonize
- conform to some shape or size
- fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction
adj
- Suitable; proper
- Adapted to a purpose or environment.
- In good shape; physically well.
- (British, informal, chiefly slang) Sexually attractive; good-looking; fanciable.
- physically and mentally sound or healthy
- meeting adequate standards for a purpose
- (usually followed by ‘to’ or ‘for’) on the point of or strongly disposed
noun
- (bridge) The quality of a partnership's combined holding of cards in a suit, particularly of trump.
- (medicine) A sudden and vigorous appearance of a symptom over a short period of time.
- Conformity of elements one to another.
- (statistics) Goodness of fit.
- A sudden burst (of an activity).
- (slang) An outfit, a set of clothing.
- The part of an object upon which anything fits tightly.
- A seizure or convulsion.
- (advertising) Measure of how well a particular commercial execution captures the character or values of a brand.
- A sudden outburst of emotion.
- The degree to which something fits.
- a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason)
- a display of bad temper
- the manner in which something fits
- a sudden uncontrollable attack
verb
- (intransitive) To become sick or wan.
- (transitive, nautical) To raise the point of (a gaff) closer to perpendicular.
- (intransitive) To pry; to peep slyly.
- Misspelling of pique.
- (transitive, signal processing) To exceed the maximum signal amplitude of (a piece of equipment), resulting in clipping of the signal.
- To reach a highest degree or maximum.
- (gender-critical slang) Ellipsis of peak trans.
- (intransitive) To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sickly.
- To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak.
- to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity
adj
noun
- (clothing, UK) visor (horizontal part of a cap sticking out in front and shading the wearer's eyes)
- (geography) The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point.
- (nautical) The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill.
- (geography) The whole hill or mountain, especially when isolated.
- (nautical) The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it.
- A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.
- (mathematics) A local maximum of a function, e.g. for sine waves, each point at which the value of y is at its maximum.
- (nautical) The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail.
- Alternative form of peag (“wampum”).
- The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.
- (uncountable, Internet slang) Something of exceptional quality.
- the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
- the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
- the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
- the most extreme possible amount or value
- the highest point (of something)
- a V shape
- a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
verb
- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
- compress or concentrate
- cause to be smaller
- squeeze or press together
- engage by written agreement
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- enter into a contractual arrangement
- become smaller or draw together
- make or become more narrow or restricted
- (transitive) To enter into a contract with (someone or something).
- To draw together so as to wrinkle; to knit.
- (intransitive) To make an agreement or contract; to covenant.
- (transitive) To bring on; to incur; to acquire.
- (grammar) To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one.
- (transitive) To gain or acquire (an illness).
- (ambitransitive) To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.
- To betroth; to affiance.
noun
- a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
- (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
- a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks they bid
- (informal) An order, usually given to a hired assassin, to kill someone.
- (bridge) The declarer's undertaking to win the number of tricks bid with a stated suit as trump.
- (law) The document containing such an agreement.
- (law) An agreement which the law will enforce in some way. A legally binding contract must contain at least one promise, i.e., a commitment or offer, by an offeror to and accepted by an offeree to do something in the future. A contract is thus executory rather than executed.
- (law) A part of legal studies dealing with laws and jurisdiction related to contracts.
- An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement.
verb
- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
- grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
- receive as a retribution or punishment
- receive a specified treatment (abstract)
- achieve a point or goal
- suffer from the receipt of
- evoke an emotional response
- irritate
- cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
- take vengeance on or get even
- acquire as a result of some effort or action
- perceive by hearing
- give certain properties to something
- overcome or destroy
- take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
- make (offspring) by reproduction
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- apprehend and reproduce accurately
- move into a desired direction of discourse
- attract and fix
- come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
- undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
- be a mystery or bewildering to
- leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form
- go or come after and bring or take back
- enter or assume a certain state or condition
- purchase
- succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
- communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone
- reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
- reach and board
- reach by calculation
- go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
- reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
- come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
- earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
- (transitive, informal) To understand. (compare get it)
- (impersonal, informal) Used with a pronoun subject, usually you but sometimes one, to indicate that the object of the verb exists, can occur or is otherwise typical.
- (transitive) To cover (a certain distance) while travelling.
- (imperative, informal) Used with a personal pronoun to indicate that someone is being pretentious or grandiose.
- (intransitive, with various prepositions, such as into, over, or behind; for specific idiomatic senses see individual entries get into, get over, etc.) To adopt, assume, arrive at, or progress towards (a certain position, location, state).
- (transitive) To getter.
- (transitive) To cause to do.
- (transitive) To find as an answer.
- (transitive or ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.
- (transitive, informal) To catch out, trick successfully.
- (transitive, informal) To perplex, stump.
- (transitive, informal) To bring to reckoning; to catch (usually as a criminal); to effect retribution.
- (intransitive, catenative) (with full infinitive) To be able, be permitted, or have the opportunity (to do something desirable or ironically implied to be desirable).
- (transitive) To cause to come or go or move.
- (copulative, rather informal, followed by an adjective) To become, or cause oneself to become (often with temporary states, past participle adjectives and comparatives).
- (transitive) To hear completely; catch.
- (transitive) To receive.
- (transitive) To cause someone to laugh.
- (transitive) To measure.
- (transitive, in a perfect construction, with present-tense meaning) To have. See usage notes.
- (intransitive, catenative) (with full infinitive or gerund-participle) To begin (doing something or to do something).
- (transitive, informal) To be told; be the recipient of (a question, comparison, opinion, etc.).
- (transitive) To fetch, bring, take.
- (intransitive, informal, chiefly imperative) To go, to leave; to scram.
- (transitive) To respond to (a telephone call, a doorbell, etc).
- (auxiliary, informal) Used with the past participle to form the dynamic passive voice of a dynamic verb. Compared with static passive with to be, this emphasizes the commencement of an action or entry into a state.
- (transitive) To cause to become; to bring about.
- (transitive) To become ill with or catch (a disease).
- (euphemistic) To kill.
- (transitive) To take or catch (a scheduled transportation service).
noun
- a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
- (informal) Something gotten, something gained or won; an acquisition.
- (sports, tennis) A difficult return or block of a shot.
- (Judaism) A Jewish writ of divorce.
- (UK, Ireland, regional) Synonym of git (“contemptible person”).
- Lineage.
- (Internet slang) A message or post on an online platform, particularly imageboards, with a unique identifier deemed special or rare, usually due to patterns in the ID.
verb
- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
- admit into a group or community
- take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
- assume, as of positions or roles
- take somebody somewhere
- experience or feel or submit to
- develop a habit; apply oneself to a practice or occupation
- receive or obtain regularly
- serve oneself to, or consume regularly
- take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
- proceed along in a vehicle
- be a student of a certain subject
- be seized or affected in a specified way
- point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
- take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
- accept or undergo, often unwillingly
- ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial
- make use of or accept for some purpose
- remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
- get into one's hands, take physically
- travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route
- be designed to hold or take
- take into one's possession
- have with oneself; have on one's person
- require (time or space)
- interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
- obtain by winning
- lay claim to; as of an idea
- occupy or take on
- require as useful, just, or proper
- buy, select
- head into a specified direction
- make a film or photograph of something
- to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort
- receive willingly something given or offered
- carry out
- pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
- take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
- engage for service under a term of contract
- conquer by force
- have sex with; archaic use
- be capable of holding or containing
- (transitive, cricket) To catch the ball; especially as a wicket-keeper and after the batsman has missed or edged it.
- (transitive) To carry or lead (something or someone).
- (of a plant, etc.) To begin to grow after being grafted or planted; to (literally or figuratively) take root, take hold.
- (transitive) To bind oneself by.
- (transitive) To ascertain or determine by measurement, examination or inquiry.
- (transitive) To avail oneself of; to exploit.
- (transitive) To cause to change to a specified state or condition.
- (transitive) To experience or feel.
- (transitive) To receive or accept (something) as payment or compensation.
- (reflexive) To go.
- (transitive) To obtain money from, especially by swindling.
- (transitive) To come upon or catch (in a particular state or situation).
- (intransitive, dialectal, proscribed) An intensifier.
- (transitive) To receive or accept (something, especially something which was given).
- (transitive) To assume and undertake the duties of (a job, an office, etc.).
- (transitive) To assume (a form).
- (transitive) To conclude or form (a decision or an opinion) in the mind.
- (transitive) To fill or require: to last or expend (an amount of time).
- (transitive) To exact.
- (transitive) To proceed to fill.
- (transitive) To accept and follow (advice, etc.).
- (transitive) To write down; to get in, or as if in, writing.
- (transitive, mathematics, computing) To accept (zero or more arguments).
- (transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
- (of ink, dye, etc.) To adhere or be absorbed properly.
- (transitive) To adopt (select) as one's own.
- (transitive) To go into, through, or along.
- (transitive) To believe, to accept the statements of.
- (transitive) To seize or capture.
- (transitive) To participate in.
- (transitive) To suffer; to endure (a hardship or damage).
- (transitive, of a ship) To let in (water).
- (transitive, baseball) To decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass.
- (transitive) To perform (a role).
- (transitive) To receive into some relationship.
- (transitive) To catch or contract (an illness, etc.).
- (transitive) To receive (medicine or drugs) into one's body, e.g. by inhalation or swallowing; to ingest.
- (transitive) To assume or suppose; to reckon; to regard or consider.
- (transitive) To pass (or attempt to pass) through or around.
- (intransitive, copulative) To become; to be affected in a specified way.
- (transitive, of a material) To absorb or be impregnated by (dye, ink, etc.); to be susceptible to being treated by (polish, etc.).
- (transitive) To accept, be given (rightly or wrongly), or assume (especially as if by right).
- (transitive) To obtain or receive regularly by (paid) subscription.
- (transitive, especially of a vehicle) To transport or carry; to convey to another place.
- (transitive) To use as a means of transportation.
- (transitive) To submit to; to endure (without ill humor, resentment, or physical failure).
- (transitive) To obtain for use by payment or lease.
- (of a mechanical device) To catch; to engage.
- (transitive) To appropriate or transfer into one's own possession, sometimes by physically carrying off.
- (transitive, of a path, road, etc.) To lead (to a place); to serve as a means of reaching.
- (transitive, grammar) To have to be used with (a certain grammatical form, etc.).
- (transitive) To undergo; to put oneself into, to be subjected to.
- (transitive) To practice; perform; execute; carry out; do.
- (transitive) To have sex with.
- (transitive) To derive (as a title); to obtain from a source.
- (transitive) To remove or end by death; to kill.
- (transitive) To subtract.
- Used in phrasal verbs: take in, take off, take on, take out, take to, take something to, take up.
- (transitive) To go or move into.
- (transitive) To fill, occupy, require, or use up (space).
- (transitive) To understand (especially in a specified way).
- (transitive) To select or choose; to pick.
- (transitive) To remove.
- (transitive) To require (a person, resource or thing in order to achieve an outcome).
- (transitive) To grasp or grip.
- (transitive) To make (a photograph, film, or other reproduction of something).
- (transitive) To capture or win (a piece or trick) in a game.
- (transitive) To deal with.
- (transitive) To defeat (someone or something) in a fight.
- (transitive) To consider in a particular way, or to consider as an example.
- (transitive) To draw, derive, or deduce (a meaning from something).
- (transitive, Greece, Cyprus, informal) To buy.
- (intransitive) To engage, take hold or have effect.
- (transitive, intransitive, law) To receive or acquire (property) by law (e.g. as an heir).
- (transitive) To regard in a specified way.
- (intransitive) To get or accept (something) into one's possession.
- (transitive) To escort or conduct (a person).
- (transitive, now chiefly by enrolling in a class or course) To apply oneself to the study of.
- (transitive) To captivate or charm; to gain or secure the interest or affection of.
- (transitive) To have and use one's recourse to.
- (transitive) To catch or get possession of (fish or game).
noun
- the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
- the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
- Money that is taken in, (legal or illegal) proceeds, income; (in particular) profits; takings.
- (medicine) An instance of successful inoculation/vaccination.
- (film) A scene recorded (filmed) at one time, without an interruption or break; a recording of such a scene.
- (music) A recording of a musical performance made during an uninterrupted single recording period.
- (rugby, cricket) A catch of the ball (in cricket, especially one by the wicket-keeper).
- A visible (facial) response to something, especially something unexpected; a facial gesture in response to an event.
- (printing) The quantity of copy given to a compositor at one time.
- The or an act of taking.
- An approach, a (distinct) treatment.
- An interpretation or view, opinion or assessment; perspective; a statement expressing such a position.
- The or a quantity of fish, game animals or pelts, etc which have been taken at one time; catch.
verb
- (intransitive) To fall heavily due to lack of energy.
- (poker, transitive) To have (a hand) using the community cards dealt on the flop.
- (intransitive, slang) To stay, sleep or live in a place.
- (transitive) To flip; to reverse (an image).
- (intransitive, informal) To fail completely; not to be successful at all (of a movie, play, book, song etc.).
- (sports, intransitive) To pretend to be fouled in sports, such as basketball, hockey (the same as to dive in soccer)
- (transitive, prison slang) To deny someone parole.
- (intransitive) To strike about with something broad and flat, as a fish with its tail, or a bird with its wings; to rise and fall; to flap.
- (transitive) To cause to drop heavily.
- fail utterly; collapse
- fall suddenly and abruptly
- fall loosely
adv
intj
noun
- A heavy, passive fall; a plopping down.
- (poker) The first three cards turned face-up by the dealer in a community card poker game.
- (by confusion, computing) One floating-point operation per second, a unit of measure of processor speed.
- Dung, as in cow-flop.
- A complete failure, especially in the entertainment industry.
- (slang) A flophouse.
- (computing) Abbreviation of floating-point operation.
- someone who is unsuccessful
- an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers
- the act of throwing yourself down; collapse; sink
- a complete failure
verb
- (intransitive) To become ill.
- (intransitive) To become disgusting or tedious.
- (transitive) To make ill.
- (intransitive) To be filled with disgust or abhorrence.
- (transitive) To fill with disgust or abhorrence.
- (sports) To lower the standing of.
- (intransitive) To become weak; to decay; to languish.
- cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
- get sick
- make sick or ill
- upset and make nauseated
verb
- (transitive, of ailments, etc.) To physically afflict.
- (transitive) In weaker sense: to bother or inconvenience.
- (intransitive) To worry; to be anxious.
- (reflexive or intransitive) To take pains (to do something); to bother.
- (transitive) To mentally distress; to cause (someone) to be anxious or perplexed.
- cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
- disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
- take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
- to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
- move deeply
noun
- Violent or turbulent occurrence or event; unrest, disturbance.
- Efforts taken or expended, typically beyond the normal required.
- Health problems, ailment, generally of some particular part of the body.
- A difficulty, problem, condition, or action contributing to such a situation.
- Difficulty in doing something.
- (mining) A fault or interruption in a stratum.
- (Cockney rhyming slang) Wife. Clipping of trouble and strife.
- Objectionable feature of something or someone; problem, drawback, weakness, failing, or shortcoming.
- A person liable to place others or themselves in such a situation.
- The state of being troubled, disturbed, or distressed mentally; unease, disquiet.
- Liability to punishment; conflict with authority.
- A malfunction.
- A distressing or dangerous situation.
- an unwanted pregnancy
- a source of difficulty
- an event causing distress or pain
- a strong feeling of anxiety
- an effort that is inconvenient
- an angry disturbance
verb
- fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death
- pay out
- utter with seeming casualness
- take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth
- change from one level to another
- remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
- lower the pitch of (musical notes)
- fall or descend to a lower place or level
- stop pursuing or acting
- to fall vertically
- let fall to the ground
- cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
- grow progressively worse
- stop associating with
- leave undone or leave out
- let or cause to fall in drops
- to remove
- go down in value
- lose (a game)
- omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing
- give birth; used for animals
- hang loosely
- terminate an association with
- (cooking) To cook (food, especially fast food), particularly by lowering into hot oil to deep-fry, or by grilling.
- (transitive, music) To tune (a guitar string, etc.) to a lower note.
- (intransitive) Of a liquid: to fall in drops or droplets.
- (transitive) To cease concerning oneself over (someone or something); to have nothing more to do with (a discussion, subject, etc.).
- (intransitive, computing) To enter a more basic interface.
- (transitive) To make (someone or something) fall to the ground from a blow, gunshot, etc.; to bring down, to shoot down; to kill.
- (intransitive, physiology, informal) Of the testicles: to hang further away from the body and begin producing sperm due to puberty.
- (transitive) To reduce; to make smaller.
- Especially in drop acid: to swallow (a drug, particularly LSD).
- (intransitive) Of a voice: to lower in timbre, often due to puberty.
- (transitive, computing, music, television, colloquial) To release (a programme, software, a music album or song, etc.) to the public.
- (intransitive) To decrease, diminish, or lessen in condition, degree, value, etc.
- (intransitive, computing, music, television, colloquial) Of a programme, software, a music album or song, etc.: to enter public distribution.
- (transitive) To drip (a liquid) in drops or small amounts.
- (originally US) To (unexpectedly) lose (a competition, game, etc.).
- To lose, spend, or otherwise part with (money).
- (intransitive, also figuratively) To fall (straight down) under the influence of gravity, like a drop of liquid.
- (intransitive) To come to an end (by not being kept up); to lapse, to stop.
- (intransitive) To fall into a particular condition or state.
- (intransitive, online gaming, video games) Of an item: To appear for the player to pick up, usually after an enemy has been defeated.
- To impart (something).
- (intransitive) Usually followed by by, in, or into: of a person: to visit someone or somewhere informally or without a prior appointment.
- (intransitive) To fall or sink quickly or suddenly to the ground.
- (rugby) To score (a goal) by means of a drop kick.
- (transitive) To cancel or cease to participate in (a scheduled course, event, or project).
- To perform (rap music).
- (transitive) To mention (something) casually or incidentally, usually in conversation.
- (transitive) To set down (someone or something) from a vehicle; to stop and deliver or deposit (someone or something); to drop off.
- (transitive) To lower (a sound, a voice, etc.) in pitch or volume.
- (transitive, computing) To present (the user) with a more basic interface.
- (transitive) To cease to include (something), as if on a list; to dismiss, to eject, to expel.
- To quickly lower or take down (one's trousers), especially in public.
- (cricket) Of a fielder: to fail to dismiss (a batsman) by accidentally dropping a batted ball that had initially been caught.
- (transitive, linguistics) To fail to write, or (especially) to pronounce (a syllable, letter, etc.).
- To pass or use (counterfeit cheques, money, etc.).
- (intransitive) To collapse in exhaustion or injury; also, to fall dead, or to fall in death.
- (transitive, ergative, also figuratively) To let (something) fall; to allow (something) to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on).
- (transitive) To move to a lower position; to allow to hang downwards; to lower.
- (intransitive) Of a song or sound: to lower in key, pitch, tempo, or other quality.
- (transitive, online gaming, video games) Of a defeated enemy or container: To leave behind an item that the player can collect.
- To play (a portion of music) in the manner of a disc jockey.
- (intransitive, gambling) To drop out of the betting.
- (transitive) Of an animal (usually a sheep): to give birth to (young); of a bird: to lay (an egg).
- (transitive) To let (a letter, etc.) fall into a postbox; hence, to send (a letter, email, or other message) in an offhand manner.
- (transitive) To dispose or get rid of (something); to lose, to remove.
- (US, Singapore, ergative, military, slang) To make someone, or be made to do push-ups or some other form of exercise on the ground as punishment.
- (intransitive) To fall behind or to the rear of a group of people, etc., as a result of not keeping up with those at the front.
noun
- a shape that is spherical and small
- a central depository where things can be left or picked up
- a steep high face of rock
- a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
- a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
- the act of dropping something
- a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
- a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
- a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
- Of women's clothes: the difference between the bust circumference and hip circumference.
- (online gaming, video games) An item made available for the player to pick up from the remains of a defeated enemy.
- (pinball) Ellipsis of drop target.
- (rugby) Ellipsis of drop kick.
- (pharmacology, chiefly in the plural) A liquid medicine that is intended to be administered in drops (sense 1).
- (agriculture) A fruit which has fallen off a tree, etc., or has been knocked off accidentally, rather than picked.
- (informal) Only used in get the drop on, have the drop on: an advantage.
- A decline in degree, quality, quantity, or rate.
- (nautical) The depth of a (square) sail (generally applied to the courses only); the vertical dimension of a sail.
- (electrics, telecommunications) An overhead electrical line running from a utility pole to a customer's building or other premises.
- (American football) A dropped pass.
- Usually preceded by the: relegation from one division to a lower one.
- (law enforcement) The distance that a person drops when being executed by hanging.
- Often preceded by a defining word: a small, round piece of hard candy, such as a lemon drop; a lozenge.
- (theater) A curtain which falls in front of a theatrical stage; also, a section of (cloth) scenery lowered on to the stage like a curtain.
- (slang, US) An automobile with a drop-top roof, a convertible.
- Licorice in confectionery form.
- Ellipsis of drop hammer or drop press.
- The distance below a cliff or other high position through which someone or something could fall; hence, a steep slope.
- (also figuratively) A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own rounded shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
- (law enforcement, informal) Preceded by the: execution by hanging.
- (music) A point in a song, usually electronic music such as dubstep, house, trance, or trap, where there is a very noticeable and pleasing change in bass, tempo, and/or overall tone; a climax, a highlight.
- A release (of music, a video game, etc).
- (Ireland, informal) A single measure of whisky.
- Of men's clothes: the difference between the chest circumference and waist circumference.
- (figuratively) A very small quantity of liquid, or (by extension) of anything.
- (law enforcement) A trapdoor (“hinged platform”) on a gallows; a gallows itself.
- An act of moving downwards under the force of gravity; a descent, a fall.
- The vertical length of a hanging curtain.
- A mechanism for lowering something, such as a machine for lowering heavy weights on to a ship's deck, or a device for temporarily lowering a gas jet, etc.
- (pharmacology) A dose of liquid medicine in the form of a drop (sense 1).
- (engineering) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger.
- (surfing) A near vertical decent down the face of a breaking wave.
- (cricket) A place (specified by an ordinal) in the batting order after the openers.
- (architecture) An ornament resembling a pendant; a gutta.
- (American football) Ellipsis of drop-back.
- (gambling) The amount of money that a gambler exchanges for chips in a casino.
- (chiefly British) Usually preceded by the: alcoholic spirits in general.
- (golf) Ellipsis of drop shot.
- The cover mounted on a swivel over a keyhole that rests over the keyhole when not in use to keep out debris, but is swiveled out of the way before inserting the key.
- (chiefly Australia, British) A small amount of an alcoholic beverage.
- A place where items or supplies may be left for others to collect, whether openly (as with a mail drop), or secretly or illegally (as in crime or espionage); a drop-off point.
- An instance of making a delivery of people, supplies, or things, especially by parachute out of an aircraft (an airdrop), but also by truck, etc.
verb
- (literally) To faint, to lose consciousness.
- To make a moan, sigh, or some other sound expressing infatuation or affection.
- (by extension) To be overwhelmed by emotion, especially infatuation.
- (transitive) To overwhelm with emotion, especially infatuation.
- pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
noun
adv
adj
- Not in good health; (somewhat) sick.
- Frequently ill or in poor health; weakly.
- somewhat ill or prone to illness
- Associated with poor moral or mental well-being.
- Characterized by poor or unhealthy growth. (of a plant)
- Lacking intensity or vigour.
- Shedding a relatively small amount of light; (of light) not very bright.
- Overly sweet.
- Appearing ill, infirm or unhealthy; giving the appearance of illness.
- Tending to produce nausea.
- unhealthy looking
verb
adj
- In poor health; ill.
- [with with] Afflicted by (a specific condition, usually medical).
- (agriculture) Failing to sustain adequate harvests of crop, usually specified.
- (colloquial) Mentally unstable, disturbed.
- Having an urge to vomit.
- (slang) Very good, excellent, awesome, badass.
- [with of] Tired of or annoyed by (something that has lasted a long time or often recurs).
- In poor condition.
- (colloquial) In bad taste.
- having a strong distaste from surfeit
- feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
- shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
- deeply affected by a strong feeling
- (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
- affected with madness or insanity
- affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
noun
verb
adj
- (normally in the combination 'down with') Sick or ill.
- (baseball, cricket, colloquial, following the noun modified) Out.
- (not comparable, military, law enforcement, slang, of a person) Wounded and unable to move normally, or killed.
- (not comparable) Inoperable; out of order; out of service.
- Having a lower score than an opponent.
- (veterinary medicine, of a cow) Stranded in a recumbent position; unable to stand.
- (rail transport, of a train) Travelling in the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.
- Finished (of a task); defeated or dealt with (of an opponent or obstacle); elapsed (of time). Often coupled with to go (remaining).
- (informal) Sad, unhappy, depressed, feeling low.
- (slang) In prison.
- (of a tree, limb, etc) Fallen or felled.
- At a lower level than before.
- (colloquial, with "on") Negative about; hostile to.
- (Canada, US, slang) Comfortable [with]; accepting [of]; okay [with].
- Facing downwards.
- Thoroughly practiced, learned or memorised; mastered. (Compare down pat.)
- (not comparable, military, aviation, slang, of an aircraft) Mechanically failed, collided, shot down, or otherwise suddenly unable to fly.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) Accepted, respected, or loyally participating in the (thug) community.
- being put out in a game of baseball
- lower than previously
- extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
- filled with melancholy and despondency
- understood perfectly
- becoming progressively lower
- shut
- not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
- being or moving lower in position or less in some value
adv
- At or towards any place that is visualised as 'down' by virtue of local features or local convention, or arbitrarily, irrespective of direction or elevation change.
- Away from the city (regardless of direction).
- (crosswords, in relation to a numbered clued word) In a downwards direction; vertically.
- To the south (as south is at the bottom of typical maps).
- (sentence substitute, imperative) Get down.
- Forward, straight ahead.
- On paper (or in a durable record).
- To a subordinate or less prestigious position or rank.
- So as to be cowed into silence.
- Into a state of non-operation.
- (comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
- From less to greater detail.
- Used with verbs to indicate that the action of the verb was carried to some state of completion, permanence, or success rather than being of indefinite duration.
- (comparable) At a lower or further place or position along a set path.
- To or towards what is considered the bottom of something, irrespective of whether this is presently physically lower.
- So as to lessen quantity, level or intensity.
- (sports) Towards the opponent's side (in ball-sports).
- From a remoter or higher antiquity.
- (rail transport) In the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.
- As a down payment.
- So as to reduce size, weight or volume.
- So as to secure or compress something to the floor, ground, or other (usually horizontal) surface.
- away from a more central or a more northerly place
- from an earlier time
- in an inactive or inoperative state
- to a lower intensity
- spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
- paid in cash at time of purchase
noun
- Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets.
- The lightest quark with a charge number of −¹⁄₃.
- (usually in the plural) A field, especially one used for horse racing.
- (UK, chiefly in the plural) A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep.
- (gambling) The shift or period of time during which a dealer manages a given table before rotating to the next table at a casino or cardroom, which is often 30 minutes.
- (American football) A single play, from the time the ball is snapped (the start) to the time the whistle is blown (the end) when the ball is down, or is downed.
- A downstairs room of a two-story house.
- The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear.
- A negative aspect; a downer, a downside.
- That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down.
- (especially Southern England, also Australia, often plural, often in place names) A hill; in England, especially a chalk hill.
- (crosswording) A clue whose solution runs vertically in the grid.
- (botany) The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, such as the thistle.
- Down payment.
- A downer, depressant.
- An act of swallowing an entire drink at once.
- fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
- soft fine feathers
- (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
- (American football) a complete play to advance the football
prep
- From one end to another of (in any direction); along.
- Towards the mouth of (a river); in the direction of flow of.
- (UK, Ireland) To (a given place that is seen as removed from one's present location or other point of reference).
- From north to south of.
- (UK, Ireland) At (a given place that is seen as removed from one's present location or other point of reference).
- From the higher end to the lower of.
verb
- (transitive, golf, pocket billiards) To sink (a ball) into a hole or pocket.
- (transitive) To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down; to fell.
- (transitive, colloquial) To drink or swallow, especially without stopping before the vessel containing the liquid is empty.
- (transitive) Specifically, to cause (something in the air) to fall to the ground; to bring down (with a missile etc.).
- (transitive, colloquial) To disparage; to put down.
- (transitive, American football, Canadian football) To render (the ball) dead, typically by touching the ground while in possession.
- (transitive, figurative) To defeat; to overpower.
- (transitive) To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down.
- (transitive) To lower; to put (something) down.
- eat up completely, as with great appetite
- shoot at and force to come down
- improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
- bring down or defeat (an opponent)
- drink down entirely
- cause to come or go down
adj
- Sick; unwell.
- (dialectal) Hard; difficult.
- (informal) Strange; weird; odd.
- Full of spirit; brisk; lively; sprightly; overconfident; opinionated.
- (nautical, of a ship) Liable to capsize because of poorly stowed cargo or insufficient ballast.
- (dialectal) Bent; twisted; crooked; distorted; out of repair.
- (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
noun
- (informal) An amateur in science or other technical subjects who persistently advocates flawed theories.
- A fit of temper or passion.
- (now chiefly dialectal) An ailment, ache.
- (rare) A twist or turn in speech; word play consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word.
- Clipping of crankshaft.
- A twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim;
- (US, slang) Synonym of methamphetamine.
- (slang) The penis.
- The act of converting power into motion, by turning a crankshaft.
- (informal) An ill-tempered or nasty person.
- A bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an attached arm perpendicular, or nearly so, to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation to a wheel or other mechanical device; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion.
- a whimsically eccentric person
- a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
- a bad-tempered person
- an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
verb
- (intransitive) To be running at a high level of output or effort.
- (transitive) To turn by means of a crank.
- (intransitive, of a crank or similar) To turn.
- (transitive) To cause to spin via other means, as though turned by a crank.
- (intransitive) To act in a cranky manner; to behave unreasonably and irritably, especially through complaining.
- (intransitive) To turn a crank.
- fasten with a crank
- rotate with a crank
- travel along a zigzag path
- bend into the shape of a crank
- start by cranking
adj
- (medicine) Appearing grossly unwell; characterised by serious, potentially life-threatening compromise in the respiratory, circulatory or other body systems.
- (figurative) Severely negative or harmful.
- (figurative) Of a person, hateful or strongly antipathetic.
- (toxicology, pharmacology) Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.
- of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison
adv
adj
- Not in good health; (somewhat) sick.
- Frequently ill or in poor health; weakly.
- somewhat ill or prone to illness
- Associated with poor moral or mental well-being.
- Characterized by poor or unhealthy growth. (of a plant)
- Lacking intensity or vigour.
- Shedding a relatively small amount of light; (of light) not very bright.
- Overly sweet.
- Appearing ill, infirm or unhealthy; giving the appearance of illness.
- Tending to produce nausea.
- unhealthy looking
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adj
- Sickly; feeble; infirm.
- (of numbers, particularly prices) Absurdly large.
- Stupefied, senseless; stunned or dazed.
- (now literary) Innocent; suffering undeservedly, especially as an epithet of lambs and sheep.
- (cricket, of a fielding position) Very close to the batsman, facing the bowler; closer than short.
- Rustic, homely.
- (now chiefly Scotland and Northern England, rare) Pitiful, inspiring compassion, particularly:
- (Scotland) mentally delayed or feeble.
- Insignificant, worthless, (chiefly Scotland) especially with regard to land quality.
- Thoughtless, lacking judgment.
- Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
- Weak, frail; flimsy (use concerning people and animals is now obsolete).
- (now literary) Helpless, defenseless.
- dazed from or as if from repeated blows
- inspiring scornful pity
- ludicrous, foolish
- lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
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noun
noun
adj
- Unwell in terms of health or physical condition; sick.
- (slang) Extremely bad (bad enough to make one ill). Generally used indirectly with to be.
- (Appalachia) Bad-tempered.
- (slang, chiefly hip-hop) Sublime, with the connotation of being so in a singularly creative way.
- Nauseated; having an urge to vomit.
- Unpropitious, unkind, faulty, not up to reasonable standard.
- Indicative of unkind or malevolent intentions; harsh, cruel.
- resulting in suffering or adversity
- distressing
- presaging ill fortune
- affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
- indicating hostility or enmity
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adj
noun
verb
adj
- Of weak health; easily sick; unable to endure hardship.
- Light, or softly tinted; said of a colour.
- Intended for use with fragile items.
- Highly discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical; sensitive; exquisite.
- Affected by slight causes; showing slight changes.
- (informal) Unwell, especially because of having drunk too much alcohol.
- Characterized by a fine structure or thin lines.
- Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.
- Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful.
- Pleasing to the senses; refined; adapted to please an elegant or cultivated taste.
- Easily damaged or requiring careful handling.
- Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; said of manners, conduct, or feelings.
- developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety
- difficult to handle; requiring great tact
- of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely
- marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique
- easily hurt
- exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
- easily broken or damaged or destroyed
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adj
- (chiefly applied to a person's state of health) Sickly, unhealthy, unwell.
- False; counterfeit; illegitimate.
- (sometimes childish) Evil; wicked.
- Not appropriate, of manners etc.
- (often childish) Not behaving; behaving badly; misbehaving; mischievous or disobedient.
- Not worth it.
- Not suitable or fitting.
- (Internet slang, sarcastic) Used without a copula to mock people who oppose something without having any real understanding of it.
- (chiefly in "bad boy", "bad girl", and similar phrases) Attractive due to (one's) rebellious nature.
- (informal, of a draft/check) Not covered by funds on account.
- (semantic change, amelioration, contranymic) Good, superlative, excellent, cool.
- (of food) Spoiled, rotten, overripe.
- Harmful, especially unhealthy; liable to cause health problems.
- (US) Overly promiscuous, licentious.
- Bold, daring, and tough.
- (originally African-American Vernacular, of a woman) Very attractive; hot, sexy.
- (of a word, speech, or writing) Vulgar, obscene, or blasphemous.
- (of a need, want, or pain) Severe, urgent.
- Of poor physical appearance.
- Unskilled; of limited ability; not good.
- The injured or weak one of a pair of body parts, where the other one is healthy.
- (preceded by feel) Regretful, guilty, or ashamed.
- Of low quality.
- Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.
- Faulty; not functional.
- (of breath) Malodorous; foul.
- Inaccurate; incorrect
- Unfavorable; negative; not good.
- feeling physical discomfort or pain (‘tough’ is occasionally used colloquially for ‘bad’)
- not working properly
- (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition
- capable of harming
- reproduced fraudulently
- serious or severe
- nonstandard
- not financially safe or secure
- not capable of being collected
- having undesirable or negative qualities
- characterized by wickedness or immorality
- feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
- below average in quality or performance
- physically unsound or diseased