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adj
noun
- grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems
- a sudden forceful flow
- a sudden burst of activity
- (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
- the swift release of a store of affective force
- the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
- (university slang) A regulated period of recruitment in fraternities and sororities.
- (croquet) A roquet in which the object ball is sent to a particular location on the lawn.
- (contact sports) The act of running at another player to block or disrupt play.
- A rapid, noisy flow.
- General haste.
- Any of several stiff plants of the genus Juncus, or the family Juncaceae, having hollow or pithy stems and small flowers, and often growing in marshes or near water.
- (military, video games) A sudden attack; an onslaught.
- A wick.
- The merest trifle; a straw.
- The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc.
- A surge.
- A sudden, brief exhilaration, for instance the pleasurable sensation produced by a stimulant.
- A sudden forward motion.
- (university slang) A person attempting to join a fraternity or sorority as part of a rush.
- (video games) The strategy of attacking an opponent with a large swarm of weak units, rather than spending time developing their abilities.
verb
- act at high speed
- move hurridly
- run with the ball, in football
- cause to occur rapidly
- attack suddenly
- urge to an unnatural speed
- cause to move fast or to rush or race
- (transitive or intransitive, university slang) To attempt to join a fraternity or sorority, often involving a hazing or initiation process.
- (intransitive) To flow or move forward rapidly or noisily.
- (transitive) To cause to move or act with unusual haste.
- (intransitive, music) To play at a faster tempo than one is supposed to or than the other musicians one is playing with, or to inadvertently gradually increase tempo while one is playing.
- (transitive or intransitive, contact sports) To run directly at another player in order to block or disrupt play.
- (video games, slang, transitive) To attack (an opponent) with a large swarm of units.
- (intransitive, soccer) To dribble rapidly.
- (transitive or intransitive, croquet) To roquet an object ball to a particular location on the lawn.
- (transitive) To transport or carry quickly.
- (transitive or intransitive) To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully.
- (transitive, military) To swiftly attack without warning.
- (intransitive, military, video games) To make a swift or sudden attack.
verb
noun
- (law) Restraint in which a person is influenced, whether by lawful or unlawful forceful compulsion of their liberty by monition or implementation of physical enforcement; legally for the incurring of civil liability, of a citizen's arrest, or of subrogation, or illegally for the committing of an offense, of forcing a contract, or of using threats.
- Constraint by threat.
- compulsory force or threat
noun
- applying pressure
- the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
- encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
- an increase in the density of something
- (astronomy) The deviation of a heavenly body from a spherical form.
- An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.
- (music) The electronic process by which any sound's gain is automatically controlled.
- (computing) The process by which data is compressed.
- (automotive) The cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed.
noun
- the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
- An instance of applying pressure; an instance of pressing.
- a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
- a dense crowd of people
- a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead
- clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use
- the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines
- any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids
- a machine used for printing
- the state of demanding notice or attention
- (countable) A printing machine.
- (countable, weightlifting) An exercise in which weight is forced away from the body by extension of the arms or legs.
- (countable, especially in Ireland and Scotland) An enclosed storage space (e.g. closet, cupboard).
- (uncountable) A crowd.
- (countable) A device used to apply pressure to an item.
- A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy.
- (countable) Pure, unfermented grape juice.
- (uncountable, collective) The print-based media (both the people and the newspapers).
- (countable) A publisher.
- (psychology) In personology, any environmental factor that arouses a need in the individual.
- (countable, golf, gambling) An additional bet in a golf match that duplicates an existing (usually losing) wager in value, but begins even at the time of the bet.
verb
- exert pressure or force to or upon
- be urgent
- exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
- lift weights
- ask for or request earnestly
- to be oppressive or burdensome
- press and smooth with a heated iron
- make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
- place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure
- squeeze or press together
- force or impel in an indicated direction
- press from a plastic
- create by pressing
- crowd closely
- (transitive, sewing) To flatten a selected area of fabric using an iron with an up-and-down, not sliding, motion, so as to avoid disturbing adjacent areas.
- (transitive) To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure, especially flatten or smooth.
- (transitive) To clasp, hold in an embrace.
- To force into service, particularly into naval service.
- (transitive) To hasten, urge onward.
- (ambitransitive) To throng, crowd.
- (transitive, mechanics, electronics) To activate a button or key by exerting a downward or forward force on it, and then releasing it.
- (transitive) To force to a certain end or result; to urge strongly.
- (transitive) To compress, squeeze.
- (transitive) To urge, beseech, entreat.
- (transitive) To lay stress upon.
- (ambitransitive) To exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight; to exert pressure upon.
- (transitive) To drive or thrust by pressure, to force in a certain direction.
- To try to force (something upon someone).
noun
- the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
- The application of pressure by a press or other means.
- a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press
- The process of improving the appearance of clothing by improving creases and removing wrinkles with a press or an iron.
- A memento preserved by pressing, folding, or drying between the leaves of a flat container, book, or folio. Usually done with a flower, ribbon, letter, or other soft, small keepsake.
- A phonograph record; a number of records pressed at the same time.
- Urgent insistence.
- The extraction of juice from fruit using a press.
- A metal or plastic part made with a press.
adj
verb
noun
- the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
- the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
- an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress
- the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin
- the pressure exerted by the atmosphere
- a force that compels
- the state of demanding notice or attention
- (physics) The amount of force that is applied over a given area divided by the size of this area; force per unit area.
- Distress.
- Urgency.
- A contrasting force or impulse of any kind.
- A pressing; a force applied to a surface.
verb
adj
- Oppressive, pressuring.
- (zoology) Of a body part such as a hair, spine, or wing: bent downwards or otherwise positioned so that it, or part of it, rests on or touches something else; specifically (ornithology), of the hind toe of a bird: fully resting on a support.
- (poetic) Hanging or leaning over.
- Being the current holder of an office or a title; specifically (Christianity, obsolete), of an ecclesiastical benefice.
- Followed by on or upon: imposed on one as an obligation, especially due to one's office or position.
- (botany) Of an anther: lying on the inner side of the filament; also, of a cotyledon: having its back lying against the radicle.
- Chiefly followed by on or upon: leaning, or lying, reclining, or resting, on something else.
- currently holding an office
- necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
- lying or leaning on something else
noun
noun
- (figurative) Pressure; burden.
- (sometimes specifically) Ellipsis of free weight, as contrasted with the weights inside an exercise machine.
- (statistics) A variable which multiplies a value for ease of statistical manipulation.
- The downwards force an object experiences due to gravity.
- (slang, uncountable) Shipments of (often illegal) drugs.
- (figurative) Importance or influence.
- (slang, countable) One pound of drugs, especially cannabis.
- (physics) Mass (atomic weight, molecular weight, etc.) (in restricted circumstances).
- A standardized block of metal used in a balance to measure the mass of another object.
- (visual art) The illusion of mass.
- (measurement) Mass (net weight, troy weight, carat weight, etc.).
- (lubricants) Viscosity rating.
- The resistance against which a machine acts, as opposed to the power which moves it.
- (visual art) The thickness and opacity of paint.
- (topology) The smallest cardinality of a base.
- Weight class
- (typography) The boldness of a font; the relative thickness of its strokes.
- The thickness of yarn.
- (especially in computing, machine learning) Emphasis applied to a given criterion.
- (exercise, weightlifting) An object, such as a weight plate or barbell, used for strength training.
- An object used to make something heavier.
- (visual art) The relative thickness of a drawn rule or painted brushstroke, line weight.
- (physics, proscribed) Synonym of mass (in general circumstances).
- (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance
- the relative importance granted to something
- a unit used to measure weight
- a system of units used to express the weight of something
- an artifact that is heavy
- an oppressive feeling of heavy force
- sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms
- the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
verb
- (transitive, sports) To give a certain amount of force to a throw, kick, hit, etc.
- (transitive) To load, burden or oppress someone.
- (transitive) To bias something; to slant.
- (transitive) To add weight to something; to make something heavier.
- (transitive, mathematics) To assign weights to individual statistics.
- (transitive, horse racing) To handicap a horse with a specified weight.
- (transitive, dyeing) To load (fabrics) with barite, etc. to increase the weight.
- present with a bias
- weight down with a load
prefix
noun
- flow under pressure
- an unrestrained expression of emotion
- (figurative, by extension) An outpouring of speech or emotion.
- (chemistry, physics) Process of gases passing through a hole or holes considerably smaller than the mean free path of the gas molecules.
- A liquid outpouring.
- (medicine) The seeping of fluid into a body cavity; the fluid itself.
verb
- pull or strain hard at
- strive and make an effort to reach a goal
- move by pulling hard
- struggle in opposition
- tow (a vessel) with a tug
- carry with difficulty
- pull hard
- (transitive) To pull hard repeatedly.
- (transitive) To pull or drag with great effort.
- (slang, ambitransitive) To masturbate.
- (transitive) To tow by tugboat.
noun
- a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
- a sudden abrupt pull
- (mining) An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed.
- (UK, slang) A foundationer or colleger at Eton.
- (slang) An act of male masturbation.
- A type of tractor used for moving trailers.
- A sudden powerful pull.
- A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
- (nautical) A tugboat.
- A dog toy consisting of a rope, often with a knot in it.
noun
symbol
verb
- bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure
- proceed with great force
- overwhelm by using great force
- crush with a steamroller as if to level
- make level or flat with a steamroller
- (transitive) To level a road using a steamroller.
- (transitive, figurative) To proceed ruthlessly against all opposition as if with an overwhelming force.
noun
- vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements
- a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way
- (slang) A pipe, used for smoking cannabis, open at both ends and having a bowl near one end.
- (historical) A steam-powered heavy road roller.
- (by extension, informal) Any heavy road roller.
- (figurative) Any seemingly irresistible force.
adj
- resisting weight or pressure
- very strong or vigorous
- given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
- (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
- produced without vibration of the vocal cords
- being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
- unfortunate or hard to bear
- (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum
- dried out
- not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
- dispassionate
- characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
- Severe, harsh, unfriendly, brutal.
- Of silk: not having had the natural gum boiled off.
- (slang) Tough, muscular, badass.
- (politics) Far, extreme.
- Unquestionable; unequivocal.
- (of a normally nonalcoholic drink) Containing alcohol.
- (finance) Of a market: having more demand than supply; being a seller's market.
- (physics, of a ferromagnetic material) Having the capability of being a permanent magnet by being a material with high magnetic coercivity (compare soft).
- Rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures; formal; lacking grace of composition.
- (slang) Excellent, impressive.
- (Slavic phonology) Velarized or plain, rather than palatalized.
- (of drink or drugs) Strong.
- Demanding a lot of effort to endure.
- (pornography) Hardcore.
- (of material or fluid) Solid and firm.
- (physics, of electromagnetic radiation) Having a high energy (high frequency; short wavelength).
- Resistant to pressure; difficult to break, cut, or penetrate.
- (of water) High in dissolved chemical salts, especially those of calcium.
- (wine) Very acidic or tannic.
- (photography, of light) Made up of parallel rays, producing clearly defined shadows.
- (bodybuilding) Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.
- (military) Hardened; having unusually strong defences.
- Unvoiced.
- (of a road intersection) Having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle.
- Having disagreeable and abrupt contrasts in colour or shading.
- (slang, vulgar) Sexually aroused; having an erect penis.
- Difficult or requiring a lot of effort to do, understand, experience, or deal with.
- In a physical form, not digital.
- Plosive.
- Using a manual or physical process, not by means of a software command.
adv
- earnestly or intently
- causing great damage or hardship
- with pain or distress or bitterness
- to the full extent possible; all the way
- very near or close in space or time
- indulging excessively
- with firmness
- slowly and with difficulty
- with effort or force or vigor
- into a solid condition
- (manner) Compactly.
- (manner) With difficulty.
- (manner) With much force or effort.
noun
verb
- strain excessively
- To expand or extend to an excessive degree, especially to do so beyond a safe limit; to overreach.
- (linguistics, transitive) To apply (a term) to too many referents, by overextension.
- (chess, transitive) To push a pawn too far, so that it becomes vulnerable to the opponent's attacks.
verb
adj
- likely to fail under stress or pressure
- tending downward in price
- (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress
- overly diluted; thin and insipid
- lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
- wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
- deficient or lacking in some skill
- not having authority, political strength, or governing power
- (used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection
- wanting in physical strength
- deficient in intelligence or mental power
- deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
- (often with for) Having a strong, irrepressible emotional love for someone or (less often) something; sentimentally affected by such love.
- (chemistry) That does not ionize completely into anions and cations in a solution.
- Limp, soft.
- (Germanic languages, of verbs) Regular in inflection, lacking vowel changes and having a past tense with -d- or -t-.
- Dilute, lacking in taste or potency.
- Not prevalent or effective, or not felt to be prevalent; not potent; feeble.
- Lacking in vigour or expression.
- (photography) Lacking contrast.
- Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.
- (physics) One of the four fundamental forces associated with nuclear decay.
- Unable to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain.
- (slang) Bad or uncool.
- (mathematics, logic) Having a narrow range of logical consequences; narrowly applicable. (Often contrasted with a strong statement which implies it.)
- Resulting from, or indicating, lack of judgment, discernment, or firmness; unwise; hence, foolish.
- Not having power to convince; not supported by force of reason or truth; unsustained.
- (Germanic languages, of nouns) Showing less distinct grammatical endings.
- (stock market) Tending towards lower prices.
- (Germanic languages, of adjectives) Definite in meaning, often used with a definite article or similar word.
- Unable to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion, etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome; accessible; vulnerable.
noun
- Insistence, pressure, urge.
- The quality or condition of being urgent.
- (medicine) A sudden and compelling need to urinate that is difficult to defer, associated with conditions such as urinary tract infections and overactive bladder.
- the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
- an urgent situation calling for prompt action
- pressing importance requiring speedy action
- insistent solicitation and entreaty
adj
- yielding readily to pressure or weight
- (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value
- mild and pleasant
- compassionate and kind; conciliatory
- using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation
- (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as ‘s’ and ‘sh’)
- (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
- easily hurt
- (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone
- out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance
- produced with vibration of the vocal cords
- not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship
- willing to negotiate and compromise
- having little impact
- tolerant or lenient
- soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
- not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)
- (of sound) relatively low in volume
- not brilliant or glaring
- (of a drug) Not likely to cause addiction.
- (of cloth or similar material) Smooth and flexible; not rough, rugged, or harsh.
- Expressing gentleness or tenderness; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind.
- (of a person) Physically or emotionally weak.
- Not bright or intense.
- (Slavic, phonology) Palatalized.
- (photography, of light) Made up of nonparallel rays, tending to wrap around a subject and produce diffuse shadows.
- (computing) Emulated with software; not physically real.
- (UK, of a man) Effeminate.
- (phonetics, rare) Voiceless.
- (slang) Lacking strength or resolve; not tough, wimpy.
- (of kinks or sexual activity) Mild, tame, moderate; far from intense or excluding harsh elements.
- Incomplete, or temporary; not a full action.
- Limp, weak.
- Of coal: bituminous, as opposed to anthracitic.
- (of a drink) Not containing alcohol.
- (informal, idiomatic, followed by on) Attracted to or emotionally involved with someone.
- (of a sound) Quiet.
- Requiring little or no effort; easy.
- Gentle in action or motion; easy.
- Of paper: unsized.
- Of silk: having the natural gum cleaned or washed off.
- (of water) Low in dissolved calcium compounds.
- Easy-going, lenient, not strict; permissive.
- Having a slight angle from straight.
- (UK, colloquial) Foolish.
- Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring or jagged; pleasing to the eye.
- (finance) Of a market: having more supply than demand; being a buyer's market.
- Of weather: warm enough to melt ice; thawing.
- Gentle.
- (phonetics) Voiced; sonant; lenis.
- Weak in character; impressible.
- Easily giving way under pressure.
- Agreeable to the senses.
- (slang) Excessively empathetic or concerned about others’ wellbeing.
- (physics) Of a ferromagnetic material; a material that becomes essentially non-magnetic when an external magnetic field is removed, a material with a low magnetic coercivity. (compare hard)
- (of pornography) Softcore
adv
noun
adj
- not soft or yielding to pressure
- strong and sure
- not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall
- possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue
- not subject to revision or change
- securely established
- securely fixed in place
- marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
- (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling
- unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause
- Insistent upon something, not accepting dissent.
- Not frivolous or fallacious; trustworthy; solid; dependable.
- Fixed (in opinion).
- Steadfast, secure, solid (in position)
- Durable, rigid (material state).
- Mentally resistant to hurt or stress.
noun
adv
verb
- make taut or tauter
- become taut or tauter
- (intransitive) To become firm; stabilise.
- (transitive, colloquial) To grit one's teeth and bear; to push through something unpleasant.
- (transitive) To make firm or strong; fix securely.
- (transitive, UK, slang) To select (a higher education institution) as one's preferred choice, so as to enrol automatically if one's grades match the conditional offer.
- (transitive) To make compact or resistant to pressure; solidify.
- (intransitive, Australia) To shorten (of betting odds).
- (intransitive) To improve after decline.
adj
- not soft or yielding to pressure
- financially dependable
- of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous
- uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks
- providing abundant nourishment
- acting together as a single undiversified whole
- characterized by good substantial quality
- meriting respect or esteem
- of one substance or character throughout
- of the same color throughout
- of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial
- having length, breadth and thickness
- impenetrable for the eye
- of good quality and condition; solidly built
- entirely of one substance with no holes inside
- (of time) Entire, complete.
- (of drawn lines) Continuous; unbroken; not dotted or dashed.
- Hearty; filling.
- (of an object or substance) That can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually firm. Unlike a liquid, gas or plasma.
- Large in size, quantity, or value.
- (slang) Excellent, of high quality, or reliable.
- Of a single color throughout.
- Sound; not weak.
- (US, politics, slang) United; without division; unanimous.
- (of volumes of materials) Measured as a single solid, as the volumes of individual pieces added together without any gaps.
- Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial; not frivolous or fallacious.
- (typography) Written as one word, without spaces or hyphens.
- Strong or unyielding.
- United.
- (of rain) Continuous and heavy.
- Financially well off; wealthy.
- Lacking holes, hollows or admixtures of other materials.
noun
- matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure
- the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape
- a three-dimensional object, structurally rigid, usually resistant to changes of shape or volume
- (geometry) A three-dimensional figure (as opposed to a surface, an area, or a curve).
- (in the plural) Food which is not liquid-based.
- (informal) A favor.
- An article of clothing which is of a single color throughout.
- (chemistry) A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed to a liquid or gas).
adv
adj
noun
verb
verb
- end resistance, as under pressure or force
- move in order to make room for someone for something
- stop operating or functioning
- break down, literally or metaphorically
- (chiefly imperative, as command to the crew) To begin rowing.
- To allow the expression of (a pent-up emotion, grief, etc.).
- To be followed, succeeded, or replaced by.
- To collapse or break under physical stresses.
- To yield to persistent persuasion.
- To give precedence to other road users.
- To allow another person to intervene to make a point or ask a question whilst one is delivering a speech.
verb
- end resistance, as under pressure or force
- give in, as to influence or pressure
- cease opposition; stop fighting
- cause to happen or be responsible for
- be willing to concede
- consent reluctantly
- be flexible under stress of physical force
- be the cause or source of
- bring in
- give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
- move in order to make room for someone for something
- give or supply
- be fatally overwhelmed
- (rare) To admit to be true; to concede; to allow.
- (transitive or intransitive, especially US) To give way so as to allow another to pass first.
- (engineering, materials science, of a material specimen) To pass the material's yield point and undergo plastic deformation.
- (mathematics) To produce as a result.
- To produce as return from an investment.
- (linguistics) To produce a particular sound as the result of a sound law.
- (computing, intransitive) Of a running process, to give control back to the operating system so that other processes can be allowed to run.
- (intransitive) To give way under force; to succumb to a force.
- To give as a result or outcome; to produce or render.
- (transitive or intransitive) To give as demanded; to relinquish.
noun
- an amount of a product
- the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)
- the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
- production of a certain amount
- A product.
- (law) The current return as a percentage of the price of a stock or bond.
- (engineering, material science) yield strength of a material.
- (finance) Profit earned from an investment; return on investment.
- (forestry, fishery) The harvestable population growth of an ecosystem.
- The explosive energy value of a bomb, especially a nuclear weapon, usually expressed in tons of TNT equivalent.
- (programming) The situation where a thread relinquishes the processor to allow other threads to execute.
- (chemistry) The amount of product obtained in a chemical reaction.
- (hydrology) The volume of water escaping from a spring.
- (agriculture) Measurement of the amount of a crop harvested, or animal products such as wool, meat or milk produced, per unit area of land.
noun
- A sudden release of pressure or tension.
- An utterance, especially a sudden one; an ejaculation.
- An infection of the skin resulting in a rash or blemishing.
- A violent ejection, such as the spurting out of lava from a volcano.
- symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible
- a sudden very loud noise
- a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
- the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum
- (of volcanoes) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)
- the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
noun
- The sudden release of something held under pressure or tension.
- (colloquial) Clipping of Snapchat (“user account on Snapchat”).
- A visual message sent through the Snapchat application.
- A quick offhand shot with a firearm; a snap shot.
- (colloquial) Something of no value.
- (uncountable) A subgenre of hip-hop music derived from crunk.
- A sudden break.
- A snap bean such as Phaseolus vulgaris.
- (colloquial) A rivet: a scrapbooking embellishment.
- A fastening device that makes a snapping sound when used.
- A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound.
- (physics, humorous) jounce (the fourth derivative of the position vector with respect to time), followed by crackle and pop
- (uncountable) A crisp or pithy quality; epigrammatic point or force.
- (American football) A backward pass or handoff of a football from its position on the ground that puts the ball in play; a hike.
- (fishing) A small device resembling a safety pin, used to attach the bait or lure to the line.
- That which is, or may be, snapped up; something bitten off, seized, or obtained by a single quick movement; hence, a bite, morsel, or fragment; a scrap.
- (uncountable) A card game, primarily for children, in which players cry "snap" to claim pairs of matching cards as they are turned up.
- A tool used by riveters.
- The act of snapping the fingers; making a sound by pressing a finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing to strike the hand.
- A brief, sudden period of a certain weather; used primarily in the phrase cold snap.
- An attempt to seize, bite, attack, or grab.
- (informal) A photograph; a snapshot.
- (Linux) A package provided for the application sandboxing system snapd developed by Canonical.
- A very short period of time (figuratively, the time taken to snap one's fingers), or a task that can be accomplished in such a period.
- A thin circular cookie or similar baked good.
- A tool used by glass-moulders.
- A newsflash.
- Briskness; vigour; energy; decision.
- (slang) An insult of the kind used in the African-American verbal game of the dozens.
- (UK, regional) A small meal, a snack; lunch.
- (slang) Something that is easy or effortless.
- A snapper, or snap beetle.
- any undertaking that is easy to do
- tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections
- a sudden breaking
- the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
- the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand
- (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back
- a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger
- a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound
- an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
- a spell of cold weather
- a sudden sharp noise
- the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand
- the act of catching an object with the hands
adj
intj
- (Canada, US) Used in place of an expletive to express surprise, usually in response to a negative statement or news; often used facetiously.
- The cry used in a game of snap when winning a hand.
- (British, by extension) Used to express agreement.
- (British, Australia, by extension) "I've got one the same!", "Me too!"
- (British, Australia, New Zealand) Used after something is said by two people at exactly the same time.
verb
- (transitive) To cause to move suddenly and smartly.
- (intransitive, transitive) To fracture or break apart suddenly.
- (transitive) To cause something to emit a snapping sound, especially by closing it rapidly.
- (intransitive) To fit or fasten together with a snapping sound.
- (transitive) To pull apart with a snapping sound; to pop loose.
- (cricket, transitive) To catch out sharply (a batsman who has just snicked a bowled ball).
- (intransitive, computing, graphical user interface) To jump to a fixed position relative to another element.
- (intransitive) To flash or appear to flash as with light.
- (intransitive) To attempt to seize with eagerness.
- (intransitive) To give way abruptly and loudly.
- (transitive) To say abruptly or sharply.
- (intransitive) To misfire.
- (intransitive) To suffer a mental breakdown, usually while under tension.
- (social media, ditransitive) Alternative letter-case form of Snap (“to send a visual message through the Snapchat application”).
- (intransitive) To speak abruptly or sharply.
- (transitive, American football) To put (a football) in play by a backward pass or handoff from its position on the ground; to hike (a football).
- (transitive) To snap one's fingers: to make a snapping sound, often by pressing the thumb and an opposing finger of the same hand together and suddenly releasing the grip so that the finger hits against the palm; alternatively, by bringing the index finger quickly down onto the middle finger and thumb.
- (intransitive) To attempt to seize or bite with the teeth, beak, etc.
- (intransitive) To give forth or produce a sharp cracking noise; to crack.
- (transitive) To close something using a snap as a fastener.
- (transitive) To snatch with or as if with the teeth.
- (transitive) To take a photograph; to release a camera's shutter (which may make a snapping sound).
- (intransitive) To move or shift suddenly.
- cause to make a snapping sound
- record on photographic film
- bring the jaws together
- close with a snapping motion
- break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
- make a sharp sound
- move with a snapping sound
- move or strike with a noise
- lose control of one's emotions
- separate or cause to separate abruptly
- to grasp hastily or eagerly
- utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
- put in play with a snap
verb
- move over something with pressure
- scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
- cause friction
- To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; often with up or over.
- (transitive) To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction.
- To hinder; to cross; to thwart.
- (intransitive) To be rubbed against something.
- (transitive) To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.
- (transitive, bowls) To touch the jack with the bowl.
noun
- the act of rubbing or wiping
- an unforeseen obstacle
- A difficulty or problem.
- A mixture of spices applied to meat before it is barbecued.
- In the game of crown green bowls, any obstacle by which a bowl is diverted from its normal course.
- An act of rubbing.
- Any substance designed to be applied by rubbing.
- (UK, naval slang) A loan.
noun
- the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing
- a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
- the feelings expressed on a person's face
- (genetics) the process of expressing a gene
- a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
- a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
- the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions
- the style of expressing yourself
- expression without words
- A facial appearance usually associated with an emotion.
- (programming) A piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value.
- A specific blend of whisky.
- (music) The tone of voice or sound in music.
- (mathematics) An arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols.
- A particular way of phrasing an idea.
- A colloquialism or idiom.
- (biology, manufacturing) The act of pressing or squeezing out.
- The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.
- (biology) The process of translating a gene into a protein.
- (mostly preceded by with) Emotional involvement or engagement in a text read aloud rendered by the voice of the reciter or the reader.
noun
verb
- give in, as to influence or pressure
- make soft or softer
- protect from impact
- make (images or sounds) soft or softer
- become soft or softer
- lessen in force or effect
- make less severe or harsh
- (Slavic phonology) To palatalize.
- (transitive) To make less harsh.
- (transitive) To make something soft or softer.
- (intransitive) To become soft or softer.
- (transitive) To undermine the morale of someone (often soften up).
- (ambitransitive, phonology) To become or make (a consonant) more lenis, to lenite.
adj
- Under high tension; taut.
- (informal, figurative, of persons or relationships) Intimate, close, close-knit, intimately friendly.
- (poker) Using a strategy which involves playing very few hands.
- Fitting close, or too close, to the body.
- (of a space, design or arrangement) Narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it.
- Well-rehearsed and accurate in execution.
- (colloquial) Scarce, hard to come by.
- Of a turn, sharp, so that the timeframe for making it is narrow and following it is difficult.
- (poker) Of a player, who plays very few hands.
- Lacking holes; difficult to penetrate; waterproof.
- (slang) Intoxicated; drunk.
- (slang, figurative, usually derogatory) Miserly or frugal.
- (US, slang, motor racing) With understeer, primarily used to describe NASCAR stock cars.
- Unyielding or firm.
- (of time) Limited or restricted.
- (sports) Not conceding many goals.
- (New York, slang) Angry or irritated.
- (slang, Northern England, chiefly Liverpool) Mean; unfair; unkind.
- (slang) Short of money.
- (slang) Extraordinarily great or special.
- (slang, vulgar) Of a person, having a tight vagina or anus.
- Close, very similar in a value such as score or time.
- Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
- closely constrained or constricted or constricting
- securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid
- (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
- of textiles
- pulled or drawn tight
- set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration
- very drunk
- demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
- of such close construction as to be impermeable
- pressed tightly together
- affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow
- exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent
- packed closely together
- (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
adv
noun
- applying pressure
- the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
- encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
- an increase in the density of something
- (astronomy) The deviation of a heavenly body from a spherical form.
- An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.
- (music) The electronic process by which any sound's gain is automatically controlled.
- (computing) The process by which data is compressed.
- (automotive) The cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed.
noun
- the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
- An instance of applying pressure; an instance of pressing.
- a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
- a dense crowd of people
- a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead
- clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use
- the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines
- any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids
- a machine used for printing
- the state of demanding notice or attention
- (countable) A printing machine.
- (countable, weightlifting) An exercise in which weight is forced away from the body by extension of the arms or legs.
- (countable, especially in Ireland and Scotland) An enclosed storage space (e.g. closet, cupboard).
- (uncountable) A crowd.
- (countable) A device used to apply pressure to an item.
- A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy.
- (countable) Pure, unfermented grape juice.
- (uncountable, collective) The print-based media (both the people and the newspapers).
- (countable) A publisher.
- (psychology) In personology, any environmental factor that arouses a need in the individual.
- (countable, golf, gambling) An additional bet in a golf match that duplicates an existing (usually losing) wager in value, but begins even at the time of the bet.
verb
- exert pressure or force to or upon
- be urgent
- exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
- lift weights
- ask for or request earnestly
- to be oppressive or burdensome
- press and smooth with a heated iron
- make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
- place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure
- squeeze or press together
- force or impel in an indicated direction
- press from a plastic
- create by pressing
- crowd closely
- (transitive, sewing) To flatten a selected area of fabric using an iron with an up-and-down, not sliding, motion, so as to avoid disturbing adjacent areas.
- (transitive) To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure, especially flatten or smooth.
- (transitive) To clasp, hold in an embrace.
- To force into service, particularly into naval service.
- (transitive) To hasten, urge onward.
- (ambitransitive) To throng, crowd.
- (transitive, mechanics, electronics) To activate a button or key by exerting a downward or forward force on it, and then releasing it.
- (transitive) To force to a certain end or result; to urge strongly.
- (transitive) To compress, squeeze.
- (transitive) To urge, beseech, entreat.
- (transitive) To lay stress upon.
- (ambitransitive) To exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight; to exert pressure upon.
- (transitive) To drive or thrust by pressure, to force in a certain direction.
- To try to force (something upon someone).
noun
- the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
- The application of pressure by a press or other means.
- a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press
- The process of improving the appearance of clothing by improving creases and removing wrinkles with a press or an iron.
- A memento preserved by pressing, folding, or drying between the leaves of a flat container, book, or folio. Usually done with a flower, ribbon, letter, or other soft, small keepsake.
- A phonograph record; a number of records pressed at the same time.
- Urgent insistence.
- The extraction of juice from fruit using a press.
- A metal or plastic part made with a press.
adj
verb
noun
- the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
- the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
- an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress
- the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin
- the pressure exerted by the atmosphere
- a force that compels
- the state of demanding notice or attention
- (physics) The amount of force that is applied over a given area divided by the size of this area; force per unit area.
- Distress.
- Urgency.
- A contrasting force or impulse of any kind.
- A pressing; a force applied to a surface.
verb
noun
- (figurative) Pressure; burden.
- (sometimes specifically) Ellipsis of free weight, as contrasted with the weights inside an exercise machine.
- (statistics) A variable which multiplies a value for ease of statistical manipulation.
- The downwards force an object experiences due to gravity.
- (slang, uncountable) Shipments of (often illegal) drugs.
- (figurative) Importance or influence.
- (slang, countable) One pound of drugs, especially cannabis.
- (physics) Mass (atomic weight, molecular weight, etc.) (in restricted circumstances).
- A standardized block of metal used in a balance to measure the mass of another object.
- (visual art) The illusion of mass.
- (measurement) Mass (net weight, troy weight, carat weight, etc.).
- (lubricants) Viscosity rating.
- The resistance against which a machine acts, as opposed to the power which moves it.
- (visual art) The thickness and opacity of paint.
- (topology) The smallest cardinality of a base.
- Weight class
- (typography) The boldness of a font; the relative thickness of its strokes.
- The thickness of yarn.
- (especially in computing, machine learning) Emphasis applied to a given criterion.
- (exercise, weightlifting) An object, such as a weight plate or barbell, used for strength training.
- An object used to make something heavier.
- (visual art) The relative thickness of a drawn rule or painted brushstroke, line weight.
- (physics, proscribed) Synonym of mass (in general circumstances).
- (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance
- the relative importance granted to something
- a unit used to measure weight
- a system of units used to express the weight of something
- an artifact that is heavy
- an oppressive feeling of heavy force
- sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms
- the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
verb
- (transitive, sports) To give a certain amount of force to a throw, kick, hit, etc.
- (transitive) To load, burden or oppress someone.
- (transitive) To bias something; to slant.
- (transitive) To add weight to something; to make something heavier.
- (transitive, mathematics) To assign weights to individual statistics.
- (transitive, horse racing) To handicap a horse with a specified weight.
- (transitive, dyeing) To load (fabrics) with barite, etc. to increase the weight.
- present with a bias
- weight down with a load
noun
- flow under pressure
- an unrestrained expression of emotion
- (figurative, by extension) An outpouring of speech or emotion.
- (chemistry, physics) Process of gases passing through a hole or holes considerably smaller than the mean free path of the gas molecules.
- A liquid outpouring.
- (medicine) The seeping of fluid into a body cavity; the fluid itself.
noun
symbol
noun
- Insistence, pressure, urge.
- The quality or condition of being urgent.
- (medicine) A sudden and compelling need to urinate that is difficult to defer, associated with conditions such as urinary tract infections and overactive bladder.
- the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
- an urgent situation calling for prompt action
- pressing importance requiring speedy action
- insistent solicitation and entreaty
noun
- A sudden release of pressure or tension.
- An utterance, especially a sudden one; an ejaculation.
- An infection of the skin resulting in a rash or blemishing.
- A violent ejection, such as the spurting out of lava from a volcano.
- symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible
- a sudden very loud noise
- a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
- the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum
- (of volcanoes) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)
- the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
noun
- The sudden release of something held under pressure or tension.
- (colloquial) Clipping of Snapchat (“user account on Snapchat”).
- A visual message sent through the Snapchat application.
- A quick offhand shot with a firearm; a snap shot.
- (colloquial) Something of no value.
- (uncountable) A subgenre of hip-hop music derived from crunk.
- A sudden break.
- A snap bean such as Phaseolus vulgaris.
- (colloquial) A rivet: a scrapbooking embellishment.
- A fastening device that makes a snapping sound when used.
- A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound.
- (physics, humorous) jounce (the fourth derivative of the position vector with respect to time), followed by crackle and pop
- (uncountable) A crisp or pithy quality; epigrammatic point or force.
- (American football) A backward pass or handoff of a football from its position on the ground that puts the ball in play; a hike.
- (fishing) A small device resembling a safety pin, used to attach the bait or lure to the line.
- That which is, or may be, snapped up; something bitten off, seized, or obtained by a single quick movement; hence, a bite, morsel, or fragment; a scrap.
- (uncountable) A card game, primarily for children, in which players cry "snap" to claim pairs of matching cards as they are turned up.
- A tool used by riveters.
- The act of snapping the fingers; making a sound by pressing a finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing to strike the hand.
- A brief, sudden period of a certain weather; used primarily in the phrase cold snap.
- An attempt to seize, bite, attack, or grab.
- (informal) A photograph; a snapshot.
- (Linux) A package provided for the application sandboxing system snapd developed by Canonical.
- A very short period of time (figuratively, the time taken to snap one's fingers), or a task that can be accomplished in such a period.
- A thin circular cookie or similar baked good.
- A tool used by glass-moulders.
- A newsflash.
- Briskness; vigour; energy; decision.
- (slang) An insult of the kind used in the African-American verbal game of the dozens.
- (UK, regional) A small meal, a snack; lunch.
- (slang) Something that is easy or effortless.
- A snapper, or snap beetle.
- any undertaking that is easy to do
- tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections
- a sudden breaking
- the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
- the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand
- (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back
- a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger
- a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound
- an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
- a spell of cold weather
- a sudden sharp noise
- the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand
- the act of catching an object with the hands
adj
intj
- (Canada, US) Used in place of an expletive to express surprise, usually in response to a negative statement or news; often used facetiously.
- The cry used in a game of snap when winning a hand.
- (British, by extension) Used to express agreement.
- (British, Australia, by extension) "I've got one the same!", "Me too!"
- (British, Australia, New Zealand) Used after something is said by two people at exactly the same time.
verb
- (transitive) To cause to move suddenly and smartly.
- (intransitive, transitive) To fracture or break apart suddenly.
- (transitive) To cause something to emit a snapping sound, especially by closing it rapidly.
- (intransitive) To fit or fasten together with a snapping sound.
- (transitive) To pull apart with a snapping sound; to pop loose.
- (cricket, transitive) To catch out sharply (a batsman who has just snicked a bowled ball).
- (intransitive, computing, graphical user interface) To jump to a fixed position relative to another element.
- (intransitive) To flash or appear to flash as with light.
- (intransitive) To attempt to seize with eagerness.
- (intransitive) To give way abruptly and loudly.
- (transitive) To say abruptly or sharply.
- (intransitive) To misfire.
- (intransitive) To suffer a mental breakdown, usually while under tension.
- (social media, ditransitive) Alternative letter-case form of Snap (“to send a visual message through the Snapchat application”).
- (intransitive) To speak abruptly or sharply.
- (transitive, American football) To put (a football) in play by a backward pass or handoff from its position on the ground; to hike (a football).
- (transitive) To snap one's fingers: to make a snapping sound, often by pressing the thumb and an opposing finger of the same hand together and suddenly releasing the grip so that the finger hits against the palm; alternatively, by bringing the index finger quickly down onto the middle finger and thumb.
- (intransitive) To attempt to seize or bite with the teeth, beak, etc.
- (intransitive) To give forth or produce a sharp cracking noise; to crack.
- (transitive) To close something using a snap as a fastener.
- (transitive) To snatch with or as if with the teeth.
- (transitive) To take a photograph; to release a camera's shutter (which may make a snapping sound).
- (intransitive) To move or shift suddenly.
- cause to make a snapping sound
- record on photographic film
- bring the jaws together
- close with a snapping motion
- break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
- make a sharp sound
- move with a snapping sound
- move or strike with a noise
- lose control of one's emotions
- separate or cause to separate abruptly
- to grasp hastily or eagerly
- utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
- put in play with a snap
noun
- the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing
- a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
- the feelings expressed on a person's face
- (genetics) the process of expressing a gene
- a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
- a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
- the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions
- the style of expressing yourself
- expression without words
- A facial appearance usually associated with an emotion.
- (programming) A piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value.
- A specific blend of whisky.
- (music) The tone of voice or sound in music.
- (mathematics) An arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols.
- A particular way of phrasing an idea.
- A colloquialism or idiom.
- (biology, manufacturing) The act of pressing or squeezing out.
- The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.
- (biology) The process of translating a gene into a protein.
- (mostly preceded by with) Emotional involvement or engagement in a text read aloud rendered by the voice of the reciter or the reader.
noun
verb
noun
- (law) Restraint in which a person is influenced, whether by lawful or unlawful forceful compulsion of their liberty by monition or implementation of physical enforcement; legally for the incurring of civil liability, of a citizen's arrest, or of subrogation, or illegally for the committing of an offense, of forcing a contract, or of using threats.
- Constraint by threat.
- compulsory force or threat
noun
- the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
- An instance of applying pressure; an instance of pressing.
- a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
- a dense crowd of people
- a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead
- clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use
- the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines
- any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids
- a machine used for printing
- the state of demanding notice or attention
- (countable) A printing machine.
- (countable, weightlifting) An exercise in which weight is forced away from the body by extension of the arms or legs.
- (countable, especially in Ireland and Scotland) An enclosed storage space (e.g. closet, cupboard).
- (uncountable) A crowd.
- (countable) A device used to apply pressure to an item.
- A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy.
- (countable) Pure, unfermented grape juice.
- (uncountable, collective) The print-based media (both the people and the newspapers).
- (countable) A publisher.
- (psychology) In personology, any environmental factor that arouses a need in the individual.
- (countable, golf, gambling) An additional bet in a golf match that duplicates an existing (usually losing) wager in value, but begins even at the time of the bet.
verb
- exert pressure or force to or upon
- be urgent
- exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
- lift weights
- ask for or request earnestly
- to be oppressive or burdensome
- press and smooth with a heated iron
- make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
- place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure
- squeeze or press together
- force or impel in an indicated direction
- press from a plastic
- create by pressing
- crowd closely
- (transitive, sewing) To flatten a selected area of fabric using an iron with an up-and-down, not sliding, motion, so as to avoid disturbing adjacent areas.
- (transitive) To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure, especially flatten or smooth.
- (transitive) To clasp, hold in an embrace.
- To force into service, particularly into naval service.
- (transitive) To hasten, urge onward.
- (ambitransitive) To throng, crowd.
- (transitive, mechanics, electronics) To activate a button or key by exerting a downward or forward force on it, and then releasing it.
- (transitive) To force to a certain end or result; to urge strongly.
- (transitive) To compress, squeeze.
- (transitive) To urge, beseech, entreat.
- (transitive) To lay stress upon.
- (ambitransitive) To exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight; to exert pressure upon.
- (transitive) To drive or thrust by pressure, to force in a certain direction.
- To try to force (something upon someone).
verb
- pull or strain hard at
- strive and make an effort to reach a goal
- move by pulling hard
- struggle in opposition
- tow (a vessel) with a tug
- carry with difficulty
- pull hard
- (transitive) To pull hard repeatedly.
- (transitive) To pull or drag with great effort.
- (slang, ambitransitive) To masturbate.
- (transitive) To tow by tugboat.
noun
- a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
- a sudden abrupt pull
- (mining) An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed.
- (UK, slang) A foundationer or colleger at Eton.
- (slang) An act of male masturbation.
- A type of tractor used for moving trailers.
- A sudden powerful pull.
- A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
- (nautical) A tugboat.
- A dog toy consisting of a rope, often with a knot in it.
verb
- bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure
- proceed with great force
- overwhelm by using great force
- crush with a steamroller as if to level
- make level or flat with a steamroller
- (transitive) To level a road using a steamroller.
- (transitive, figurative) To proceed ruthlessly against all opposition as if with an overwhelming force.
noun
- vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements
- a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way
- (slang) A pipe, used for smoking cannabis, open at both ends and having a bowl near one end.
- (historical) A steam-powered heavy road roller.
- (by extension, informal) Any heavy road roller.
- (figurative) Any seemingly irresistible force.
verb
- strain excessively
- To expand or extend to an excessive degree, especially to do so beyond a safe limit; to overreach.
- (linguistics, transitive) To apply (a term) to too many referents, by overextension.
- (chess, transitive) To push a pawn too far, so that it becomes vulnerable to the opponent's attacks.
verb
verb
- end resistance, as under pressure or force
- move in order to make room for someone for something
- stop operating or functioning
- break down, literally or metaphorically
- (chiefly imperative, as command to the crew) To begin rowing.
- To allow the expression of (a pent-up emotion, grief, etc.).
- To be followed, succeeded, or replaced by.
- To collapse or break under physical stresses.
- To yield to persistent persuasion.
- To give precedence to other road users.
- To allow another person to intervene to make a point or ask a question whilst one is delivering a speech.
verb
- end resistance, as under pressure or force
- give in, as to influence or pressure
- cease opposition; stop fighting
- cause to happen or be responsible for
- be willing to concede
- consent reluctantly
- be flexible under stress of physical force
- be the cause or source of
- bring in
- give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
- move in order to make room for someone for something
- give or supply
- be fatally overwhelmed
- (rare) To admit to be true; to concede; to allow.
- (transitive or intransitive, especially US) To give way so as to allow another to pass first.
- (engineering, materials science, of a material specimen) To pass the material's yield point and undergo plastic deformation.
- (mathematics) To produce as a result.
- To produce as return from an investment.
- (linguistics) To produce a particular sound as the result of a sound law.
- (computing, intransitive) Of a running process, to give control back to the operating system so that other processes can be allowed to run.
- (intransitive) To give way under force; to succumb to a force.
- To give as a result or outcome; to produce or render.
- (transitive or intransitive) To give as demanded; to relinquish.
noun
- an amount of a product
- the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)
- the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
- production of a certain amount
- A product.
- (law) The current return as a percentage of the price of a stock or bond.
- (engineering, material science) yield strength of a material.
- (finance) Profit earned from an investment; return on investment.
- (forestry, fishery) The harvestable population growth of an ecosystem.
- The explosive energy value of a bomb, especially a nuclear weapon, usually expressed in tons of TNT equivalent.
- (programming) The situation where a thread relinquishes the processor to allow other threads to execute.
- (chemistry) The amount of product obtained in a chemical reaction.
- (hydrology) The volume of water escaping from a spring.
- (agriculture) Measurement of the amount of a crop harvested, or animal products such as wool, meat or milk produced, per unit area of land.
verb
- move over something with pressure
- scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
- cause friction
- To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; often with up or over.
- (transitive) To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction.
- To hinder; to cross; to thwart.
- (intransitive) To be rubbed against something.
- (transitive) To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.
- (transitive, bowls) To touch the jack with the bowl.
noun
- the act of rubbing or wiping
- an unforeseen obstacle
- A difficulty or problem.
- A mixture of spices applied to meat before it is barbecued.
- In the game of crown green bowls, any obstacle by which a bowl is diverted from its normal course.
- An act of rubbing.
- Any substance designed to be applied by rubbing.
- (UK, naval slang) A loan.
verb
- give in, as to influence or pressure
- make soft or softer
- protect from impact
- make (images or sounds) soft or softer
- become soft or softer
- lessen in force or effect
- make less severe or harsh
- (Slavic phonology) To palatalize.
- (transitive) To make less harsh.
- (transitive) To make something soft or softer.
- (intransitive) To become soft or softer.
- (transitive) To undermine the morale of someone (often soften up).
- (ambitransitive, phonology) To become or make (a consonant) more lenis, to lenite.
adj
noun
- grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems
- a sudden forceful flow
- a sudden burst of activity
- (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
- the swift release of a store of affective force
- the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
- (university slang) A regulated period of recruitment in fraternities and sororities.
- (croquet) A roquet in which the object ball is sent to a particular location on the lawn.
- (contact sports) The act of running at another player to block or disrupt play.
- A rapid, noisy flow.
- General haste.
- Any of several stiff plants of the genus Juncus, or the family Juncaceae, having hollow or pithy stems and small flowers, and often growing in marshes or near water.
- (military, video games) A sudden attack; an onslaught.
- A wick.
- The merest trifle; a straw.
- The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc.
- A surge.
- A sudden, brief exhilaration, for instance the pleasurable sensation produced by a stimulant.
- A sudden forward motion.
- (university slang) A person attempting to join a fraternity or sorority as part of a rush.
- (video games) The strategy of attacking an opponent with a large swarm of weak units, rather than spending time developing their abilities.
verb
- act at high speed
- move hurridly
- run with the ball, in football
- cause to occur rapidly
- attack suddenly
- urge to an unnatural speed
- cause to move fast or to rush or race
- (transitive or intransitive, university slang) To attempt to join a fraternity or sorority, often involving a hazing or initiation process.
- (intransitive) To flow or move forward rapidly or noisily.
- (transitive) To cause to move or act with unusual haste.
- (intransitive, music) To play at a faster tempo than one is supposed to or than the other musicians one is playing with, or to inadvertently gradually increase tempo while one is playing.
- (transitive or intransitive, contact sports) To run directly at another player in order to block or disrupt play.
- (video games, slang, transitive) To attack (an opponent) with a large swarm of units.
- (intransitive, soccer) To dribble rapidly.
- (transitive or intransitive, croquet) To roquet an object ball to a particular location on the lawn.
- (transitive) To transport or carry quickly.
- (transitive or intransitive) To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully.
- (transitive, military) To swiftly attack without warning.
- (intransitive, military, video games) To make a swift or sudden attack.
adj
- Oppressive, pressuring.
- (zoology) Of a body part such as a hair, spine, or wing: bent downwards or otherwise positioned so that it, or part of it, rests on or touches something else; specifically (ornithology), of the hind toe of a bird: fully resting on a support.
- (poetic) Hanging or leaning over.
- Being the current holder of an office or a title; specifically (Christianity, obsolete), of an ecclesiastical benefice.
- Followed by on or upon: imposed on one as an obligation, especially due to one's office or position.
- (botany) Of an anther: lying on the inner side of the filament; also, of a cotyledon: having its back lying against the radicle.
- Chiefly followed by on or upon: leaning, or lying, reclining, or resting, on something else.
- currently holding an office
- necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
- lying or leaning on something else
noun
adj
- resisting weight or pressure
- very strong or vigorous
- given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
- (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
- produced without vibration of the vocal cords
- being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
- unfortunate or hard to bear
- (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum
- dried out
- not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
- dispassionate
- characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
- Severe, harsh, unfriendly, brutal.
- Of silk: not having had the natural gum boiled off.
- (slang) Tough, muscular, badass.
- (politics) Far, extreme.
- Unquestionable; unequivocal.
- (of a normally nonalcoholic drink) Containing alcohol.
- (finance) Of a market: having more demand than supply; being a seller's market.
- (physics, of a ferromagnetic material) Having the capability of being a permanent magnet by being a material with high magnetic coercivity (compare soft).
- Rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures; formal; lacking grace of composition.
- (slang) Excellent, impressive.
- (Slavic phonology) Velarized or plain, rather than palatalized.
- (of drink or drugs) Strong.
- Demanding a lot of effort to endure.
- (pornography) Hardcore.
- (of material or fluid) Solid and firm.
- (physics, of electromagnetic radiation) Having a high energy (high frequency; short wavelength).
- Resistant to pressure; difficult to break, cut, or penetrate.
- (of water) High in dissolved chemical salts, especially those of calcium.
- (wine) Very acidic or tannic.
- (photography, of light) Made up of parallel rays, producing clearly defined shadows.
- (bodybuilding) Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.
- (military) Hardened; having unusually strong defences.
- Unvoiced.
- (of a road intersection) Having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle.
- Having disagreeable and abrupt contrasts in colour or shading.
- (slang, vulgar) Sexually aroused; having an erect penis.
- Difficult or requiring a lot of effort to do, understand, experience, or deal with.
- In a physical form, not digital.
- Plosive.
- Using a manual or physical process, not by means of a software command.
adv
- earnestly or intently
- causing great damage or hardship
- with pain or distress or bitterness
- to the full extent possible; all the way
- very near or close in space or time
- indulging excessively
- with firmness
- slowly and with difficulty
- with effort or force or vigor
- into a solid condition
- (manner) Compactly.
- (manner) With difficulty.
- (manner) With much force or effort.
noun
adj
- likely to fail under stress or pressure
- tending downward in price
- (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress
- overly diluted; thin and insipid
- lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
- wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
- deficient or lacking in some skill
- not having authority, political strength, or governing power
- (used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection
- wanting in physical strength
- deficient in intelligence or mental power
- deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
- (often with for) Having a strong, irrepressible emotional love for someone or (less often) something; sentimentally affected by such love.
- (chemistry) That does not ionize completely into anions and cations in a solution.
- Limp, soft.
- (Germanic languages, of verbs) Regular in inflection, lacking vowel changes and having a past tense with -d- or -t-.
- Dilute, lacking in taste or potency.
- Not prevalent or effective, or not felt to be prevalent; not potent; feeble.
- Lacking in vigour or expression.
- (photography) Lacking contrast.
- Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.
- (physics) One of the four fundamental forces associated with nuclear decay.
- Unable to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain.
- (slang) Bad or uncool.
- (mathematics, logic) Having a narrow range of logical consequences; narrowly applicable. (Often contrasted with a strong statement which implies it.)
- Resulting from, or indicating, lack of judgment, discernment, or firmness; unwise; hence, foolish.
- Not having power to convince; not supported by force of reason or truth; unsustained.
- (Germanic languages, of nouns) Showing less distinct grammatical endings.
- (stock market) Tending towards lower prices.
- (Germanic languages, of adjectives) Definite in meaning, often used with a definite article or similar word.
- Unable to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion, etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome; accessible; vulnerable.
adj
- yielding readily to pressure or weight
- (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value
- mild and pleasant
- compassionate and kind; conciliatory
- using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation
- (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as ‘s’ and ‘sh’)
- (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
- easily hurt
- (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone
- out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance
- produced with vibration of the vocal cords
- not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship
- willing to negotiate and compromise
- having little impact
- tolerant or lenient
- soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
- not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)
- (of sound) relatively low in volume
- not brilliant or glaring
- (of a drug) Not likely to cause addiction.
- (of cloth or similar material) Smooth and flexible; not rough, rugged, or harsh.
- Expressing gentleness or tenderness; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind.
- (of a person) Physically or emotionally weak.
- Not bright or intense.
- (Slavic, phonology) Palatalized.
- (photography, of light) Made up of nonparallel rays, tending to wrap around a subject and produce diffuse shadows.
- (computing) Emulated with software; not physically real.
- (UK, of a man) Effeminate.
- (phonetics, rare) Voiceless.
- (slang) Lacking strength or resolve; not tough, wimpy.
- (of kinks or sexual activity) Mild, tame, moderate; far from intense or excluding harsh elements.
- Incomplete, or temporary; not a full action.
- Limp, weak.
- Of coal: bituminous, as opposed to anthracitic.
- (of a drink) Not containing alcohol.
- (informal, idiomatic, followed by on) Attracted to or emotionally involved with someone.
- (of a sound) Quiet.
- Requiring little or no effort; easy.
- Gentle in action or motion; easy.
- Of paper: unsized.
- Of silk: having the natural gum cleaned or washed off.
- (of water) Low in dissolved calcium compounds.
- Easy-going, lenient, not strict; permissive.
- Having a slight angle from straight.
- (UK, colloquial) Foolish.
- Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring or jagged; pleasing to the eye.
- (finance) Of a market: having more supply than demand; being a buyer's market.
- Of weather: warm enough to melt ice; thawing.
- Gentle.
- (phonetics) Voiced; sonant; lenis.
- Weak in character; impressible.
- Easily giving way under pressure.
- Agreeable to the senses.
- (slang) Excessively empathetic or concerned about others’ wellbeing.
- (physics) Of a ferromagnetic material; a material that becomes essentially non-magnetic when an external magnetic field is removed, a material with a low magnetic coercivity. (compare hard)
- (of pornography) Softcore
adv
noun
adj
- not soft or yielding to pressure
- strong and sure
- not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall
- possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue
- not subject to revision or change
- securely established
- securely fixed in place
- marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
- (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling
- unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause
- Insistent upon something, not accepting dissent.
- Not frivolous or fallacious; trustworthy; solid; dependable.
- Fixed (in opinion).
- Steadfast, secure, solid (in position)
- Durable, rigid (material state).
- Mentally resistant to hurt or stress.
noun
adv
verb
- make taut or tauter
- become taut or tauter
- (intransitive) To become firm; stabilise.
- (transitive, colloquial) To grit one's teeth and bear; to push through something unpleasant.
- (transitive) To make firm or strong; fix securely.
- (transitive, UK, slang) To select (a higher education institution) as one's preferred choice, so as to enrol automatically if one's grades match the conditional offer.
- (transitive) To make compact or resistant to pressure; solidify.
- (intransitive, Australia) To shorten (of betting odds).
- (intransitive) To improve after decline.
adj
- not soft or yielding to pressure
- financially dependable
- of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous
- uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks
- providing abundant nourishment
- acting together as a single undiversified whole
- characterized by good substantial quality
- meriting respect or esteem
- of one substance or character throughout
- of the same color throughout
- of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial
- having length, breadth and thickness
- impenetrable for the eye
- of good quality and condition; solidly built
- entirely of one substance with no holes inside
- (of time) Entire, complete.
- (of drawn lines) Continuous; unbroken; not dotted or dashed.
- Hearty; filling.
- (of an object or substance) That can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually firm. Unlike a liquid, gas or plasma.
- Large in size, quantity, or value.
- (slang) Excellent, of high quality, or reliable.
- Of a single color throughout.
- Sound; not weak.
- (US, politics, slang) United; without division; unanimous.
- (of volumes of materials) Measured as a single solid, as the volumes of individual pieces added together without any gaps.
- Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial; not frivolous or fallacious.
- (typography) Written as one word, without spaces or hyphens.
- Strong or unyielding.
- United.
- (of rain) Continuous and heavy.
- Financially well off; wealthy.
- Lacking holes, hollows or admixtures of other materials.
noun
- matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure
- the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape
- a three-dimensional object, structurally rigid, usually resistant to changes of shape or volume
- (geometry) A three-dimensional figure (as opposed to a surface, an area, or a curve).
- (in the plural) Food which is not liquid-based.
- (informal) A favor.
- An article of clothing which is of a single color throughout.
- (chemistry) A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed to a liquid or gas).
adv
adj
noun
verb
adj
- Under high tension; taut.
- (informal, figurative, of persons or relationships) Intimate, close, close-knit, intimately friendly.
- (poker) Using a strategy which involves playing very few hands.
- Fitting close, or too close, to the body.
- (of a space, design or arrangement) Narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it.
- Well-rehearsed and accurate in execution.
- (colloquial) Scarce, hard to come by.
- Of a turn, sharp, so that the timeframe for making it is narrow and following it is difficult.
- (poker) Of a player, who plays very few hands.
- Lacking holes; difficult to penetrate; waterproof.
- (slang) Intoxicated; drunk.
- (slang, figurative, usually derogatory) Miserly or frugal.
- (US, slang, motor racing) With understeer, primarily used to describe NASCAR stock cars.
- Unyielding or firm.
- (of time) Limited or restricted.
- (sports) Not conceding many goals.
- (New York, slang) Angry or irritated.
- (slang, Northern England, chiefly Liverpool) Mean; unfair; unkind.
- (slang) Short of money.
- (slang) Extraordinarily great or special.
- (slang, vulgar) Of a person, having a tight vagina or anus.
- Close, very similar in a value such as score or time.
- Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
- closely constrained or constricted or constricting
- securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid
- (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
- of textiles
- pulled or drawn tight
- set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration
- very drunk
- demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
- of such close construction as to be impermeable
- pressed tightly together
- affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow
- exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent
- packed closely together
- (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity