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adj
verb
verb
- make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to
- receive a specified treatment (abstract)
- (transitive) To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to.
- (chiefly law, accounting) To render (somebody, or oneself) liable or subject to.
verb
- compel somebody to do something, often against their own will or judgment
- force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
- strive and make an effort to reach a goal
- cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
- cause to move back by force or influence
- (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground
- cause someone or something to move by driving
- move by being propelled by a force
- operate or control a vehicle
- proceed along in a vehicle
- to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
- (hunting) search for game
- move into a desired direction of discourse
- push, propel, or press with force
- work as a driver
- excavate horizontally
- cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
- urge forward
- travel or be transported in a vehicle
- strike with a driver, as in teeing off
- have certain properties when driven
- hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
- (transitive) To cause (a mechanism) to operate.
- (intransitive) To travel by operating a wheeled motorized vehicle.
- (transitive, slang, aviation) To operate (an aircraft); to pilot.
- (intransitive) To move forcefully.
- (transitive) To separate the lighter (feathers or down) from the heavier, by exposing them to a current of air.
- (transitive) (especially animals) To cause to flee out of.
- (transitive, intransitive) To direct a vehicle powered by a horse, ox or similar animal.
- (transitive) To compel, exert pressure, coerce (to do something).
- (intransitive, sports, cricket, tennis, baseball) To hit the ball with a drive.
- (transitive) To carry or to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.
- (transitive) To displace either physically or non-physically, through the application of force.
- To be the dominant party in a sex act.
- (transitive) To convey (a person, etc.) in a wheeled motorized vehicle.
- (transitive) To urge, press, or bring to a point or state.
- (transitive) (especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.
- (transitive) To cause to become.
- (transitive, ergative) To operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle).
- (transitive) To motivate through the application or demonstration of force; to impel or urge onward in such a way.
- (transitive) To provide an impetus for motion or other physical change, to move an object by means of the provision of force thereto.
- (transitive) To motivate; to provide an incentive for.
- (mining) To dig horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel.
- (American football) To put together a drive (n.): to string together offensive plays and advance the ball down the field.
- (intransitive) To be moved or propelled forcefully (especially of a ship).
- (transitive) To clear, by forcing away what is contained.
- (transitive) To provide an impetus for a change in one's situation or state of mind.
noun
- the act of applying force to propel something
- a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
- hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
- a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
- a wide scenic road planted with trees
- the act of driving a herd of animals overland
- the trait of being highly motivated
- a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
- (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
- a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
- (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
- a road leading up to a private house
- (American football) An offensive possession, generally one consisting of several plays and/ or first downs, often leading to a scoring opportunity.
- (retail) A campaign aimed at selling more of a certain product or promoting a public service.
- (golf) A stroke made with a driver.
- (philanthropy) A charity event such as a fundraiser, bake sale, or toy drive.
- (soccer) A straight level shot or pass.
- (typography) An impression or matrix formed by a punch drift.
- An act of driving livestock animals forward, to transport a herd.
- (psychology) Desire or interest.
- A mechanism used to power or give motion to a vehicle or other machine or machine part.
- A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river.
- A trip made in a vehicle (now generally in a motor vehicle).
- (automotive) The gear into which one usually shifts an automatic transmission when one is driving a car or truck. (Denoted with symbol D on a shifter's labeling.)
- Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; (especially) a forced or hurried dispatch of business.
- Planned, usually long-lasting, effort to achieve something; ability coupled with ambition, determination, and motivation.
- (computer hardware) An apparatus for reading and writing data to or from a mass storage device such as a disk.
- (military) A sustained advance in the face of the enemy to take an objective.
- (computer hardware) A mass storage device in which the mechanism for reading and writing data is integrated with the mechanism for storing data.
- A type of public roadway.
- (cricket) A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a vertical arc, through the line of the ball, and hitting it along the ground, normally between cover and midwicket.
- (baseball, tennis) A ball struck in a flat trajectory.
- An act of driving game animals forward, to be captured or hunted.
- A driveway.
- (UK, especially Bristol and Wales, slang) Friendly term of address for a bus driver.
verb
- To try to force (something upon someone).
- (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.
- 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
- exert pressure or force to or upon
- create by pressing
- crowd closely
noun
- (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.
- An instance of applying pressure; an instance of pressing.
- 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.
- 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
- the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
- 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
noun
adj
verb
noun
- An open determination of one's responsibility for something and imposition of consequences.
- An acceptance of good faith of one's responsibility for something and of its consequences.
- The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.
- (military) The obligation imposed by law or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping an accurate record of property, documents, or funds.
- responsibility to someone or for some activity
verb
- compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
- act in a certain way so as to acquire
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
- prepare for eating by applying heat
- amount to
- institute, enact, or establish
- reach in time
- eliminate urine
- give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
- represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
- achieve a point or goal
- induce to have sex
- add up to
- calculate as being
- create by artistic means
- perform, produce, or carry out
- appear to begin an activity
- charge with a function; charge to be
- form by assembling individuals or constituents
- be or be capable of being changed or made into
- give certain properties to something
- undergo fabrication or creation
- have a bowel movement
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- put in order or neaten
- proceed along a path
- make or cause to be or to become
- change from one form into another
- to compose or represent
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- consider as being
- develop into
- make, formulate, or derive in the mind
- make by combining materials and parts
- create or design, often in a certain way
- constitute the essence of
- favor the development of
- behave in a certain manner
- carry out or commit
- head into a specified direction
- engage in
- reach a goal
- cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
- gather and light the materials for
- organize or be responsible for
- assure the success of
- be suitable for
- make by shaping or bringing together constituents
- create or manufacture a man-made product
- To enact; to establish.
- (transitive) To add up to, have a sum of.
- (transitive) To prepare (food); to cook (food).
- To perform a feat.
- (ditransitive, of a fact) To indicate or suggest to be.
- (ditransitive, second object is a verb) To cause (to do something); to compel (to do something).
- To build, construct, produce, or originate.
- (transitive) To have sexual intercourse with.
- To develop into; to prove to be.
- (transitive) To earn, to gain (money, points, membership or status).
- (intransitive) To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.
- (intransitive, now mostly colloquial) To behave, to act.
- (ditransitive, second object is an adjective or participle) To cause to be.
- (transitive, slang) To induct into the Mafia or a similar organization (as a made man).
- (transitive, usually stressed) To bring into success.
- To constitute.
- (intransitive) Of water, to flow toward land; to rise.
- (transitive, US slang, crime, law enforcement) To recognise, identify, spot.
- (transitive) To move at (a speed).
- (transitive, colloquial) To arrive at a destination, usually at or by a certain time.
- (religious) To create (the universe), especially (in Christianity) from nothing.
- To cause to appear to be; to represent as.
- (intransitive, colloquial, euphemistic) To defecate or urinate.
- To form or formulate in the mind.
- (intransitive) To gain sufficient audience to warrant its existence.
- (ditransitive, second object is a verb, can be stressed for emphasis or clarity) To force to do.
- (transitive) To cover (a given distance) by travelling.
- To bring about; to effect or produce by means of some action.
- (transitive, construed with of, typically interrogative) To interpret.
- (transitive, backgammon) To establish two or more men on (a point) so that it cannot be captured.
- (transitive) To pay, to cover (an expense); chiefly used after expressions of inability.
- To write or compose.
- To appoint; to name.
- (transitive, of a bed) To cover neatly with bedclothes.
- (transitive, euphemistic) To take the virginity of.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To proceed (in a direction).
noun
- the act of mixing cards haphazardly
- a recognizable kind
- (card games) Turn to declare the trump for a hand (in bridge), or to shuffle the cards.
- Manner or style of construction (style of how a thing is made).
- (UK, dialectal) Mate; a spouse or companion; a match.
- (uncountable) Quantity produced, especially of materials.
- (slang, usually in phrase "easy make") Past, present, or future target of seduction (usually female).
- Brand; marque; manufacturer; maker.
- (slang) Identification: recognition (of identity), especially from police records or evidence.
- (physics) The closing of an electrical circuit.
- Origin (of a manufactured article); manufacture; production.
- A homemade project, particularly one demonstrated on television.
- (computing) A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of this utility.
- A person's character or disposition.
- (basketball) A made basket.
- (slang, military) A promotion.
verb
- take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
- challenge
- to be courageous enough to try or do something
- (transitive) To have enough courage to meet or do something, go somewhere, etc.; to face up to.
- (intransitive) To have enough courage (to do something).
- (transitive) To defy or challenge (someone to do something).
- (transitive) To terrify; to daunt.
noun
verb
- take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
- take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
- constitute reasonable evidence for
- take liberties or act with too much confidence
- (transitive) To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose.
- (intransitive) To impose (on) for one's advantage; to be presumptuous; to take advantage (of); to take liberties (with) [with on or upon].
- (transitive) To be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission [with to (+ infinitive)].
- (transitive) To take as a premise; to assume for the sake of argument.
adj
noun
- A supporter of voluntarism; a voluntarist.
- A volunteer.
- (music) A short piece of music, often having improvisation, played on a solo instrument.
- composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical performance
- (military) a person who freely enlists for service
noun
- The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance.
- An admission to an institution, for example a hospital, clinic, mental asylum.
- The act of accepting and putting into effect or practice (a method, proposal, technique, etc.)
- The act of adopting.
- The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if they were one's own child.
- (computing) The transfer from an old system to another (usually better) system.
- (theology) An act of divine grace by which the redeemed in Christ are admitted to the privileges of the sons of God.
- (chess, slang) Ten consecutive wins against an opponent.
- the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
- a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit)
- the appropriation (of ideas or words etc.) from another source
adj
- Obligated or locked in (often, but not necessarily, by a pledge) to some course of action.
- (rhetoric) Required by logic to endorse the conclusion of an argument.
- Associated in an exclusive (but not necessarily permanent) sexual relationship.
- Showing commitment.
- bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
- associated in an exclusive sexual relationship
verb
verb
- accept or undergo, often unwillingly
- refer to another person for decision or judgment
- make over as a return
- refer for judgment or consideration
- yield to the control of another
- yield to another's wish or opinion
- accept as inevitable
- put before
- make an application as for a job or funding
- hand over formally
- (intransitive) To yield or give way to another.
- (transitive) To yield (something) to another, as when defeated.
- (ambitransitive) To enter or put forward for approval, consideration, marking etc.
- (transitive, mixed martial arts, professional wrestling) To win a fight against (an opponent) by submission.
- (transitive) To subject; to put through a process.
verb
- accept or undergo, often unwillingly
- 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
- 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
- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
- 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
- impose or inflict forcefully
- fasten or fix with a clamp
- (transitive) To hold or grip tightly.
- (transitive, intransitive) To fasten in place or together with (or as if with) a clamp.
- (transitive) To modify (a numeric value) so it lies within a specific range by replacing values outside the range with the closest value within the range.
- (transitive) To immobilise (a vehicle) by means of a wheel clamp.
noun
- a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
- (medicine) An instrument used to temporarily shut off blood vessels, etc.
- (electronics) An electronic circuit that fixes either the positive or the negative peak excursions of a signal to a defined value by shifting its DC value.
- A piece of wood (batten) across the grain of a board end to keep it flat, as in a breadboard.
- A brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things that are apart together.
- (agriculture) A compact pile of agricultural produce (such as root vegetables or silage) used for temporary storage (often covered with straw, earth, or both).
- A pile of materials to be heated in a controlled way, stacked or heaped together with fuel so that the fire permeates the pile; the material of interest may be bricks to be fired, ore for roasting, coal for coking, or wood to be charcoalized.
- (UK) A parking enforcement device used to immobilise a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a wheel clamp.
verb
- compel to behave in a certain way
- severely restrict in scope or extent
- to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
- (transitive) To force physically, by strong persuasion or pressuring; to compel; to oblige.
- (transitive) To reduce a result in response to limited resources.
- (transitive) To keep within close bounds; to confine.
verb
- compel to behave in a certain way
- impose something unpleasant
- impose and collect
- To apply, enforce, or establish (something, often regarded as burdensome as a restriction or tax: see verb sense 1.2.1) with authority.
- To practise deceit or stealth; to cheat, to deceive, to trick.
- To affect authoritatively or forcefully; to influence strongly.
- To encroach or intrude, especially in a manner regarded as unfair or unwarranted; to presume, to take advantage of; also, to be a burden or inconvenience.
noun
- voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing
- a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution
- remorse for your past conduct
- A sacrament in some Christian churches that involves penitence (remorse plus restitution via prayer).
- Any instrument of self-punishment.
- A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act.
verb
noun
- the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space
- an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power
- a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high
- a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer
- a tight or amorous embrace
- (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend
- a twisting squeeze
- the act of gripping and pressing firmly
- An instance of squeezing.
- A hug or other affectionate grasp.
- (figuratively) A difficult position.
- A close or tight fit.
- A moulding, cast or other impression of an object, chiefly a design, inscription etc., especially by pressing wet paper onto the surface and peeling off when dry.
- (slang) A romantic partner.
- (slang) An illicit alcoholic drink made by squeezing Sterno through cheesecloth, etc., and mixing the result with fruit juice.
- (baseball) The act of bunting in an attempt to score a runner from third.
- (caving) A traversal of a narrow passage.
- (mining) The gradual closing of workings by the weight of the overlying strata.
- (card games) A play that forces an opponent to discard a card that gives up one or more tricks.
verb
- to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
- press firmly
- press or force
- squeeze or press together
- to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
- squeeze tightly between the fingers
- hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
- squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
- obtain by coercion or intimidation
- (transitive) To remove something with difficulty, or apparent difficulty.
- (transitive, figurative) To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to harass.
- (transitive) To put in a difficult position by presenting two or more choices.
- (transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.
- (transitive) To embrace closely; to give a tight hug to.
- (transitive, baseball) To attempt to score a runner from third by bunting.
- (ambitransitive) To fit into a tight place.
verb
- to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
- (transitive, computing) To force an attribute, normally of a data type, to take on the attribute of another data type.
- (transitive) To use force, threat, fraud, or intimidation in an attempt to compel one to act against their will.
- (transitive) To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.
verb
- to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
- force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
- impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
- take by force
- do forcibly; exert force
- move with force
- urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
- squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
- (transitive, baseball) To create an out by touching a base in advance of a runner who has no base to return to while in possession of a ball which has already touched the ground.
- (transitive) To drive (something) by force, to propel (generally + prepositional phrase or adverb).
- (transitive) To forcibly open (a door, lock etc.).
- (transitive) To make someone or something do something, often regardless of their will.
- To stuff; to lard; to farce.
- (whist) To compel (an adversary or partner) to trump a trick by leading a suit that he/she does not hold.
- To grow (rhubarb) in the dark, causing it to grow early.
- To obtain or win by strength; to take by violence or struggle; specifically, to capture by assault; to storm, as a fortress.
- (transitive) To constrain by force; to overcome the limitations or resistance of.
- (transitive) To cause to occur (despite inertia, resistance etc.); to produce through force.
- (transitive) To violate (a woman); to rape.
noun
- a group of people having the power of effective action
- physical energy or intensity
- group of people willing to obey orders
- one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
- (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
- a unit that is part of some military service
- a powerful effect or influence
- a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base
- (of a law) having legal validity
- an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
- (mass noun, possibly proscribed) Force understood as something of which there can be an amount.
- (usually with "the", in the singular or plural) Synonym of police force.
- (linguistics, semantics, pragmatics) Ability of an utterance or its element (word, form, prosody, ...) to effect a given meaning.
- (law, uncountable) The state of having legal weight, of being legally valid,.
- (financial mathematics, actuarial science) The annualized instantaneous rate of change at a particular timepoint.
- (countable, Northern England) A waterfall or cascade.
- Something or anything that has the power to produce a physical effect upon something else, such as causing it to move or change shape.
- Ability to influence; strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect.
- (in the singular or plural) Military personnel, collectively, including any vehicles, ships, or aircraft. More broadly, the military or police altogether.
- (countable) A magic trick in which the outcome is known to the magician beforehand, especially one involving the apparent free choice of a card by another person.
- (countable) An instance of a physical force.
- (humorous or science fiction, with the, often capitalized) A metaphysical and ubiquitous power from the fictional Star Wars universe created by George Lucas. See usage note.
- Any large, organized group involved in a military engagement.
- (countable) A particular form or type of force.
- (countable) Something that exerts influence.
- (countable) Anything that is able to make a substantial change in a person or thing.
- (when in reference to that which it affects) Something that, over time, influences a system with which it interacts (with a connotation of underlyingness, subtlety, or indirectness).
- (uncountable) The generalized abstraction of this concept.
- (law) Either unlawful violence, as in a "forced entry", or lawful compulsion.
- (countable) A group organized for the goal of attacking, controlling, or constraining, especially one with a set command structure (in particular, a military or police group).
- (uncountable) Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion.
verb
noun
- 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 act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
- 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.
noun
- The self-surrender to an outside influence.
- An abandoned building or structure.
- The cessation of service on a particular segment of the lines of a common carrier, as granted by a government agency.
- Abandon; careless freedom or ease; surrender to one's emotions.
- The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband or child; desertion.
- (law) The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege; relinquishment of right to secure a patent by an inventor; relinquishment of copyright by an author.
- The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.
- A refusal to receive freight so damaged in transit as to be worthless and render carrier liable for its value.
- (law) The relinquishment by the insured to the underwriters of what may remain of the property insured after a loss or damage by a peril insured against.
- the act of giving something up
- withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
- the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away
noun
adj
verb
noun
- An open determination of one's responsibility for something and imposition of consequences.
- An acceptance of good faith of one's responsibility for something and of its consequences.
- The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.
- (military) The obligation imposed by law or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping an accurate record of property, documents, or funds.
- responsibility to someone or for some activity
noun
- The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance.
- An admission to an institution, for example a hospital, clinic, mental asylum.
- The act of accepting and putting into effect or practice (a method, proposal, technique, etc.)
- The act of adopting.
- The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if they were one's own child.
- (computing) The transfer from an old system to another (usually better) system.
- (theology) An act of divine grace by which the redeemed in Christ are admitted to the privileges of the sons of God.
- (chess, slang) Ten consecutive wins against an opponent.
- the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
- a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit)
- the appropriation (of ideas or words etc.) from another source
noun
- voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing
- a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution
- remorse for your past conduct
- A sacrament in some Christian churches that involves penitence (remorse plus restitution via prayer).
- Any instrument of self-punishment.
- A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act.
verb
noun
- the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space
- an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power
- a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high
- a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer
- a tight or amorous embrace
- (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend
- a twisting squeeze
- the act of gripping and pressing firmly
- An instance of squeezing.
- A hug or other affectionate grasp.
- (figuratively) A difficult position.
- A close or tight fit.
- A moulding, cast or other impression of an object, chiefly a design, inscription etc., especially by pressing wet paper onto the surface and peeling off when dry.
- (slang) A romantic partner.
- (slang) An illicit alcoholic drink made by squeezing Sterno through cheesecloth, etc., and mixing the result with fruit juice.
- (baseball) The act of bunting in an attempt to score a runner from third.
- (caving) A traversal of a narrow passage.
- (mining) The gradual closing of workings by the weight of the overlying strata.
- (card games) A play that forces an opponent to discard a card that gives up one or more tricks.
verb
- to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
- press firmly
- press or force
- squeeze or press together
- to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
- squeeze tightly between the fingers
- hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
- squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
- obtain by coercion or intimidation
- (transitive) To remove something with difficulty, or apparent difficulty.
- (transitive, figurative) To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to harass.
- (transitive) To put in a difficult position by presenting two or more choices.
- (transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.
- (transitive) To embrace closely; to give a tight hug to.
- (transitive, baseball) To attempt to score a runner from third by bunting.
- (ambitransitive) To fit into a tight place.
noun
- The self-surrender to an outside influence.
- An abandoned building or structure.
- The cessation of service on a particular segment of the lines of a common carrier, as granted by a government agency.
- Abandon; careless freedom or ease; surrender to one's emotions.
- The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband or child; desertion.
- (law) The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege; relinquishment of right to secure a patent by an inventor; relinquishment of copyright by an author.
- The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.
- A refusal to receive freight so damaged in transit as to be worthless and render carrier liable for its value.
- (law) The relinquishment by the insured to the underwriters of what may remain of the property insured after a loss or damage by a peril insured against.
- the act of giving something up
- withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
- the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away
verb
- make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to
- receive a specified treatment (abstract)
- (transitive) To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to.
- (chiefly law, accounting) To render (somebody, or oneself) liable or subject to.
verb
- compel somebody to do something, often against their own will or judgment
- force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
- strive and make an effort to reach a goal
- cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
- cause to move back by force or influence
- (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground
- cause someone or something to move by driving
- move by being propelled by a force
- operate or control a vehicle
- proceed along in a vehicle
- to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
- (hunting) search for game
- move into a desired direction of discourse
- push, propel, or press with force
- work as a driver
- excavate horizontally
- cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
- urge forward
- travel or be transported in a vehicle
- strike with a driver, as in teeing off
- have certain properties when driven
- hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
- (transitive) To cause (a mechanism) to operate.
- (intransitive) To travel by operating a wheeled motorized vehicle.
- (transitive, slang, aviation) To operate (an aircraft); to pilot.
- (intransitive) To move forcefully.
- (transitive) To separate the lighter (feathers or down) from the heavier, by exposing them to a current of air.
- (transitive) (especially animals) To cause to flee out of.
- (transitive, intransitive) To direct a vehicle powered by a horse, ox or similar animal.
- (transitive) To compel, exert pressure, coerce (to do something).
- (intransitive, sports, cricket, tennis, baseball) To hit the ball with a drive.
- (transitive) To carry or to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.
- (transitive) To displace either physically or non-physically, through the application of force.
- To be the dominant party in a sex act.
- (transitive) To convey (a person, etc.) in a wheeled motorized vehicle.
- (transitive) To urge, press, or bring to a point or state.
- (transitive) (especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.
- (transitive) To cause to become.
- (transitive, ergative) To operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle).
- (transitive) To motivate through the application or demonstration of force; to impel or urge onward in such a way.
- (transitive) To provide an impetus for motion or other physical change, to move an object by means of the provision of force thereto.
- (transitive) To motivate; to provide an incentive for.
- (mining) To dig horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel.
- (American football) To put together a drive (n.): to string together offensive plays and advance the ball down the field.
- (intransitive) To be moved or propelled forcefully (especially of a ship).
- (transitive) To clear, by forcing away what is contained.
- (transitive) To provide an impetus for a change in one's situation or state of mind.
noun
- the act of applying force to propel something
- a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
- hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
- a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
- a wide scenic road planted with trees
- the act of driving a herd of animals overland
- the trait of being highly motivated
- a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
- (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
- a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
- (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
- a road leading up to a private house
- (American football) An offensive possession, generally one consisting of several plays and/ or first downs, often leading to a scoring opportunity.
- (retail) A campaign aimed at selling more of a certain product or promoting a public service.
- (golf) A stroke made with a driver.
- (philanthropy) A charity event such as a fundraiser, bake sale, or toy drive.
- (soccer) A straight level shot or pass.
- (typography) An impression or matrix formed by a punch drift.
- An act of driving livestock animals forward, to transport a herd.
- (psychology) Desire or interest.
- A mechanism used to power or give motion to a vehicle or other machine or machine part.
- A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river.
- A trip made in a vehicle (now generally in a motor vehicle).
- (automotive) The gear into which one usually shifts an automatic transmission when one is driving a car or truck. (Denoted with symbol D on a shifter's labeling.)
- Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; (especially) a forced or hurried dispatch of business.
- Planned, usually long-lasting, effort to achieve something; ability coupled with ambition, determination, and motivation.
- (computer hardware) An apparatus for reading and writing data to or from a mass storage device such as a disk.
- (military) A sustained advance in the face of the enemy to take an objective.
- (computer hardware) A mass storage device in which the mechanism for reading and writing data is integrated with the mechanism for storing data.
- A type of public roadway.
- (cricket) A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a vertical arc, through the line of the ball, and hitting it along the ground, normally between cover and midwicket.
- (baseball, tennis) A ball struck in a flat trajectory.
- An act of driving game animals forward, to be captured or hunted.
- A driveway.
- (UK, especially Bristol and Wales, slang) Friendly term of address for a bus driver.
verb
- To try to force (something upon someone).
- (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.
- 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
- exert pressure or force to or upon
- create by pressing
- crowd closely
noun
- (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.
- An instance of applying pressure; an instance of pressing.
- 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.
- 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
- the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
- 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
verb
- compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
- act in a certain way so as to acquire
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
- prepare for eating by applying heat
- amount to
- institute, enact, or establish
- reach in time
- eliminate urine
- give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
- represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
- achieve a point or goal
- induce to have sex
- add up to
- calculate as being
- create by artistic means
- perform, produce, or carry out
- appear to begin an activity
- charge with a function; charge to be
- form by assembling individuals or constituents
- be or be capable of being changed or made into
- give certain properties to something
- undergo fabrication or creation
- have a bowel movement
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- put in order or neaten
- proceed along a path
- make or cause to be or to become
- change from one form into another
- to compose or represent
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- consider as being
- develop into
- make, formulate, or derive in the mind
- make by combining materials and parts
- create or design, often in a certain way
- constitute the essence of
- favor the development of
- behave in a certain manner
- carry out or commit
- head into a specified direction
- engage in
- reach a goal
- cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
- gather and light the materials for
- organize or be responsible for
- assure the success of
- be suitable for
- make by shaping or bringing together constituents
- create or manufacture a man-made product
- To enact; to establish.
- (transitive) To add up to, have a sum of.
- (transitive) To prepare (food); to cook (food).
- To perform a feat.
- (ditransitive, of a fact) To indicate or suggest to be.
- (ditransitive, second object is a verb) To cause (to do something); to compel (to do something).
- To build, construct, produce, or originate.
- (transitive) To have sexual intercourse with.
- To develop into; to prove to be.
- (transitive) To earn, to gain (money, points, membership or status).
- (intransitive) To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.
- (intransitive, now mostly colloquial) To behave, to act.
- (ditransitive, second object is an adjective or participle) To cause to be.
- (transitive, slang) To induct into the Mafia or a similar organization (as a made man).
- (transitive, usually stressed) To bring into success.
- To constitute.
- (intransitive) Of water, to flow toward land; to rise.
- (transitive, US slang, crime, law enforcement) To recognise, identify, spot.
- (transitive) To move at (a speed).
- (transitive, colloquial) To arrive at a destination, usually at or by a certain time.
- (religious) To create (the universe), especially (in Christianity) from nothing.
- To cause to appear to be; to represent as.
- (intransitive, colloquial, euphemistic) To defecate or urinate.
- To form or formulate in the mind.
- (intransitive) To gain sufficient audience to warrant its existence.
- (ditransitive, second object is a verb, can be stressed for emphasis or clarity) To force to do.
- (transitive) To cover (a given distance) by travelling.
- To bring about; to effect or produce by means of some action.
- (transitive, construed with of, typically interrogative) To interpret.
- (transitive, backgammon) To establish two or more men on (a point) so that it cannot be captured.
- (transitive) To pay, to cover (an expense); chiefly used after expressions of inability.
- To write or compose.
- To appoint; to name.
- (transitive, of a bed) To cover neatly with bedclothes.
- (transitive, euphemistic) To take the virginity of.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To proceed (in a direction).
noun
- the act of mixing cards haphazardly
- a recognizable kind
- (card games) Turn to declare the trump for a hand (in bridge), or to shuffle the cards.
- Manner or style of construction (style of how a thing is made).
- (UK, dialectal) Mate; a spouse or companion; a match.
- (uncountable) Quantity produced, especially of materials.
- (slang, usually in phrase "easy make") Past, present, or future target of seduction (usually female).
- Brand; marque; manufacturer; maker.
- (slang) Identification: recognition (of identity), especially from police records or evidence.
- (physics) The closing of an electrical circuit.
- Origin (of a manufactured article); manufacture; production.
- A homemade project, particularly one demonstrated on television.
- (computing) A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of this utility.
- A person's character or disposition.
- (basketball) A made basket.
- (slang, military) A promotion.
verb
- take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
- challenge
- to be courageous enough to try or do something
- (transitive) To have enough courage to meet or do something, go somewhere, etc.; to face up to.
- (intransitive) To have enough courage (to do something).
- (transitive) To defy or challenge (someone to do something).
- (transitive) To terrify; to daunt.
noun
verb
- take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
- take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
- constitute reasonable evidence for
- take liberties or act with too much confidence
- (transitive) To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose.
- (intransitive) To impose (on) for one's advantage; to be presumptuous; to take advantage (of); to take liberties (with) [with on or upon].
- (transitive) To be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission [with to (+ infinitive)].
- (transitive) To take as a premise; to assume for the sake of argument.
verb
- accept or undergo, often unwillingly
- refer to another person for decision or judgment
- make over as a return
- refer for judgment or consideration
- yield to the control of another
- yield to another's wish or opinion
- accept as inevitable
- put before
- make an application as for a job or funding
- hand over formally
- (intransitive) To yield or give way to another.
- (transitive) To yield (something) to another, as when defeated.
- (ambitransitive) To enter or put forward for approval, consideration, marking etc.
- (transitive, mixed martial arts, professional wrestling) To win a fight against (an opponent) by submission.
- (transitive) To subject; to put through a process.
verb
- accept or undergo, often unwillingly
- 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
- 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
- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
- 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
- impose or inflict forcefully
- fasten or fix with a clamp
- (transitive) To hold or grip tightly.
- (transitive, intransitive) To fasten in place or together with (or as if with) a clamp.
- (transitive) To modify (a numeric value) so it lies within a specific range by replacing values outside the range with the closest value within the range.
- (transitive) To immobilise (a vehicle) by means of a wheel clamp.
noun
- a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
- (medicine) An instrument used to temporarily shut off blood vessels, etc.
- (electronics) An electronic circuit that fixes either the positive or the negative peak excursions of a signal to a defined value by shifting its DC value.
- A piece of wood (batten) across the grain of a board end to keep it flat, as in a breadboard.
- A brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things that are apart together.
- (agriculture) A compact pile of agricultural produce (such as root vegetables or silage) used for temporary storage (often covered with straw, earth, or both).
- A pile of materials to be heated in a controlled way, stacked or heaped together with fuel so that the fire permeates the pile; the material of interest may be bricks to be fired, ore for roasting, coal for coking, or wood to be charcoalized.
- (UK) A parking enforcement device used to immobilise a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a wheel clamp.
verb
- compel to behave in a certain way
- severely restrict in scope or extent
- to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
- (transitive) To force physically, by strong persuasion or pressuring; to compel; to oblige.
- (transitive) To reduce a result in response to limited resources.
- (transitive) To keep within close bounds; to confine.
verb
- compel to behave in a certain way
- impose something unpleasant
- impose and collect
- To apply, enforce, or establish (something, often regarded as burdensome as a restriction or tax: see verb sense 1.2.1) with authority.
- To practise deceit or stealth; to cheat, to deceive, to trick.
- To affect authoritatively or forcefully; to influence strongly.
- To encroach or intrude, especially in a manner regarded as unfair or unwarranted; to presume, to take advantage of; also, to be a burden or inconvenience.
noun
- the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space
- an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power
- a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high
- a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer
- a tight or amorous embrace
- (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend
- a twisting squeeze
- the act of gripping and pressing firmly
- An instance of squeezing.
- A hug or other affectionate grasp.
- (figuratively) A difficult position.
- A close or tight fit.
- A moulding, cast or other impression of an object, chiefly a design, inscription etc., especially by pressing wet paper onto the surface and peeling off when dry.
- (slang) A romantic partner.
- (slang) An illicit alcoholic drink made by squeezing Sterno through cheesecloth, etc., and mixing the result with fruit juice.
- (baseball) The act of bunting in an attempt to score a runner from third.
- (caving) A traversal of a narrow passage.
- (mining) The gradual closing of workings by the weight of the overlying strata.
- (card games) A play that forces an opponent to discard a card that gives up one or more tricks.
verb
- to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
- press firmly
- press or force
- squeeze or press together
- to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
- squeeze tightly between the fingers
- hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
- squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
- obtain by coercion or intimidation
- (transitive) To remove something with difficulty, or apparent difficulty.
- (transitive, figurative) To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to harass.
- (transitive) To put in a difficult position by presenting two or more choices.
- (transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.
- (transitive) To embrace closely; to give a tight hug to.
- (transitive, baseball) To attempt to score a runner from third by bunting.
- (ambitransitive) To fit into a tight place.
verb
- to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
- (transitive, computing) To force an attribute, normally of a data type, to take on the attribute of another data type.
- (transitive) To use force, threat, fraud, or intimidation in an attempt to compel one to act against their will.
- (transitive) To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.
verb
- to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
- force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
- impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
- take by force
- do forcibly; exert force
- move with force
- urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
- squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
- (transitive, baseball) To create an out by touching a base in advance of a runner who has no base to return to while in possession of a ball which has already touched the ground.
- (transitive) To drive (something) by force, to propel (generally + prepositional phrase or adverb).
- (transitive) To forcibly open (a door, lock etc.).
- (transitive) To make someone or something do something, often regardless of their will.
- To stuff; to lard; to farce.
- (whist) To compel (an adversary or partner) to trump a trick by leading a suit that he/she does not hold.
- To grow (rhubarb) in the dark, causing it to grow early.
- To obtain or win by strength; to take by violence or struggle; specifically, to capture by assault; to storm, as a fortress.
- (transitive) To constrain by force; to overcome the limitations or resistance of.
- (transitive) To cause to occur (despite inertia, resistance etc.); to produce through force.
- (transitive) To violate (a woman); to rape.
noun
- a group of people having the power of effective action
- physical energy or intensity
- group of people willing to obey orders
- one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
- (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
- a unit that is part of some military service
- a powerful effect or influence
- a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base
- (of a law) having legal validity
- an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
- (mass noun, possibly proscribed) Force understood as something of which there can be an amount.
- (usually with "the", in the singular or plural) Synonym of police force.
- (linguistics, semantics, pragmatics) Ability of an utterance or its element (word, form, prosody, ...) to effect a given meaning.
- (law, uncountable) The state of having legal weight, of being legally valid,.
- (financial mathematics, actuarial science) The annualized instantaneous rate of change at a particular timepoint.
- (countable, Northern England) A waterfall or cascade.
- Something or anything that has the power to produce a physical effect upon something else, such as causing it to move or change shape.
- Ability to influence; strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect.
- (in the singular or plural) Military personnel, collectively, including any vehicles, ships, or aircraft. More broadly, the military or police altogether.
- (countable) A magic trick in which the outcome is known to the magician beforehand, especially one involving the apparent free choice of a card by another person.
- (countable) An instance of a physical force.
- (humorous or science fiction, with the, often capitalized) A metaphysical and ubiquitous power from the fictional Star Wars universe created by George Lucas. See usage note.
- Any large, organized group involved in a military engagement.
- (countable) A particular form or type of force.
- (countable) Something that exerts influence.
- (countable) Anything that is able to make a substantial change in a person or thing.
- (when in reference to that which it affects) Something that, over time, influences a system with which it interacts (with a connotation of underlyingness, subtlety, or indirectness).
- (uncountable) The generalized abstraction of this concept.
- (law) Either unlawful violence, as in a "forced entry", or lawful compulsion.
- (countable) A group organized for the goal of attacking, controlling, or constraining, especially one with a set command structure (in particular, a military or police group).
- (uncountable) Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion.
verb
noun
- 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 act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
- 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.
adj
verb
adj
noun
- A supporter of voluntarism; a voluntarist.
- A volunteer.
- (music) A short piece of music, often having improvisation, played on a solo instrument.
- composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical performance
- (military) a person who freely enlists for service
adj
- Obligated or locked in (often, but not necessarily, by a pledge) to some course of action.
- (rhetoric) Required by logic to endorse the conclusion of an argument.
- Associated in an exclusive (but not necessarily permanent) sexual relationship.
- Showing commitment.
- bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
- associated in an exclusive sexual relationship