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noun
- The ability of someone to aim straight; one’s faculty for being able to hit a physical target.
- Initialism of America Online AIM; AOL Instant Messenger.
- The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected.
- The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, or object, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, such as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it.
- Intention or goal.
- the action of directing something at an object
- the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
- the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
- an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
verb
- (intransitive) To point or direct a missile, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it
- (transitive) To direct or point (e.g. a weapon), at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object
- (transitive) To direct (something verbal) towards a certain person, thing, or group
- (intransitive) To direct the intention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor;—followed by at, or by an infinitive
- have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
- specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
- point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
- move into a desired direction of discourse
- propose or intend
- direct (a remark) toward an intended goal
- intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
adj
- Capable of consistently hitting a target, especially using some weapon or tool.
- On course to hit, or successful in hitting, a target; well-aimed.
- Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty.
- Deviating only slightly or within acceptable limits.
- (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct
- conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy
adj
- Very accurate (of aiming with a bow, firearm, etc.).
- (informal, Australian Aboriginal, Ireland, Newfoundland) Excellent, awesome, cool.
- (informal) Very boring.
- Aiming or willing to destroy; implacable; desperately hostile.
- Causing death; lethal.
- causing or capable of causing death
- extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
- exceedingly harmful
- involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death
- (of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect
- of an instrument of certain death
adv
noun
- A mark to be shot at; a target.
- (leather trades) The thickest and stoutest part of tanned oxhides, used for soles of boots, harness, trunks.
- A wooden cask for storing wine, usually containing 126 gallons.
- The end of a firearm opposite to that from which a bullet is fired.
- (Canada, US, Cumbria, Philippines, slang) The buttocks or anus (used as a minced oath in idiomatic expressions; less objectionable than arse/ass).
- (dialectal) The entire ground (range) on which archers' target practice takes place.
- The end of a connecting rod or other like piece, to which the boxing is attached by the strap, cotter, and gib.
- The blunt back part of an axehead or large blade. Also called the poll.
- A push, thrust, or sudden blow, given by the head; a head butt.
- The hut or shelter of the person who attends to the targets in rifle practice.
- (colloquial, Wales) Synonym of butty (“a friend or buddy”).
- (usually as "butt of (a) joke") A person at whom ridicule, jest, or contempt is directed.
- (Northern England) Any of various flatfish such as sole, plaice or turbot
- (lacrosse) The plastic or rubber cap used to cover the open end of a lacrosse stick's shaft in order to reduce injury.
- (slang, metonymic) Body; self.
- (slang) The whole buttocks and pelvic region that includes one's private parts.
- A piece of land left unplowed at the end of a field.
- (mechanical) A joint where the ends of two objects come squarely together without scarfing or chamfering.
- (US) A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.
- (countable) A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the end.
- The shoulder of an animal, especially the portion above the picnic, as a cut of meat.
- (carpentry) A kind of hinge used in hanging doors, etc., so named because it is attached to the inside edge of the door and butts against the casing, instead of on its face, like the strap hinge; also called butt hinge.
- The portion of a half-coupling fastened to the end of a hose.
- A thrust in fencing.
- (shipbuilding) The joint where two planks in a strake meet.
- (English units) An English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 126 wine gallons which is one-half tun.
- (slang) A used cigarette.
- the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots
- a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
- finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
- the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
- a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)
- thick end of the handle
- a victim of ridicule or pranks
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
verb
- (transitive, intransitive, eastern Canada, parts of the northeastern US) To cut in line (in front of someone).
- (transitive) To strike bluntly, particularly with the head.
- To join at the butt, end, or outward extremity; to terminate; to be bounded; to abut.
- (intransitive) To strike bluntly with the head.
- to strike, thrust or shove against
- lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
- place end to end without overlapping
verb
noun
noun
- A target for shooting at with a projectile.
- Importance, noteworthiness. (Generally in postmodifier “of mark”.)
- An omen; a symptomatic indicator of something.
- (cooking) A specified level on a scale denoting gas-powered oven temperatures.
- A particular design or make of an item (now usually with following numeral).
- (historical) Similar half-pound units in other measurement systems, chiefly used for gold and silver.
- (product design/engineering) The model number of a device; a device model.
- (sports) The line indicating an athlete's starting-point.
- (historical) A half pound, a former English and Scottish currency equivalent to 13 shillings and fourpence and notionally equivalent to a mark of sterling silver.
- Badge or sign of honour, rank, or official station.
- (informal) The target or intended victim of a swindle, fixed game or con game; a gullible person; a professional wrestling fan who believes matches are legitimate contests rather than scripted or predetermined
- (historical) A former currency of Germany and West Germany.
- A stamp or other indication of provenance, quality etc.
- A visible impression or sign; a blemish, scratch, or stain, whether accidental or intentional.
- (nautical) One of the bits of leather or coloured bunting placed upon a sounding line at intervals of from two to five fathoms. (The unmarked fathoms are called "deeps".)
- (historical) A half pound, a traditional unit of mass equivalent to 226.8 g.
- An official note that is added to a record kept about someone's behavior or performance.
- A stone or post used to indicate position and guide travellers.
- (Commonwealth) A score for finding the correct answer, or other academic achievement; the sum of such points gained as out of a possible total.
- (heading) Attention.
- An indication or sign used for reference or measurement.
- (historical) A common, or area of common land, especially among early Germanic peoples.
- (logic) A characteristic or essential attribute; a differential.
- A sign or brand on a person.
- A score for a sporting achievement.
- A written character or sign.
- Limit or standard of action or fact.
- A characteristic feature.
- (Rugby football, Australian rules football) A catch of the ball directly from a kick of 10 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick.
- (historical) Other similar currencies notionally equal to a mark of silver or gold.
- a reference point to shoot at
- a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
- a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)
- a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
- a visible indication made on a surface
- formerly the basic unit of money in Germany
- an indication of damage
- the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember
- a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
- a symbol of disgrace or infamy
- something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal
- a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
- a distinguishing symbol
verb
- (of people) To assign (someone) to a particular category or class.
- To hold (someone) in one's line of sight.
- (imperative, marching) Alternative form of march.
- To create an indication of (a location).
- To be a point in time or space at which something takes place; to accompany or be accompanied by (an event, action, etc.); to coincide with.
- To create (a mark) on a surface.
- (of people) To choose or intend (someone) for a particular end or purpose.
- (sports) To follow a player not in possession of the ball when defending, to prevent them receiving a pass easily.
- (figurative) To have a long-lasting negative impact on (someone or something).
- To indicate (something) in writing or by other symbols.
- (Australian rules football) To catch the ball directly from a kick of 15 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick.
- (Canada, UK) To indicate the correctness of and give a score to (a school assignment, exam answers, etc.).
- (singing) To sing softly, sometimes an octave lower than usual, in order to protect one's voice during a rehearsal.
- To be typical or characteristic of (something).
- To leave a mark (often an undesirable or unwanted one) on (something).
- (golf) To put a marker in the place of one's ball.
- (dated except in the phrase "mark my words") To focus one's attention on (something or someone); to pay attention to, to take note of.
- To put a mark on (something); to make (something) recognizable by a mark; to label or write on (something).
- (transitive, intransitive) To keep account of; to enumerate and register; to keep score.
- To distinguish (one person or thing from another).
- To be an indication of (something); to show where (something) is located.
- (of things) To identify (someone as a particular type of person or as having a particular role).
- To record that (someone) has a particular status.
- To celebrate or acknowledge (an event) through an action of some kind.
- remove from a list
- notice or perceive
- insert punctuation marks into
- put a check mark on or near or next to
- assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
- make underscoring marks
- be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
- mark with a scar
- celebrate by some ceremony or observation
- attach a tag or label to
- to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
- make or leave a mark on
- establish as the highest level or best performance
- make small marks into the surface of
- designate as if by a mark
verb
- (intransitive, archery) To shoot at a mark at short range.
- (transitive, archery) To shoot directly at short range.
- (transitive, now chiefly British, dialectal, marbles) To strike another player's marble when playing from the trigger.
- (transitive) To cut off little by little; cheat by small and reiterated tricks; purloin.
- (transitive, archery) To shoot (a shaft) so as to pierce on the descent.
- To appropriate unlawfully; to embezzle.
- (transitive, now chiefly British, dialectal) To scold.
- (transitive, now chiefly British, dialectal) To beat; thrash; drub.
- (transitive) To cut off; chop off.
- (transitive) To entice step by step.
noun
verb
- To aim at a point or mark.
- (transitive) To pierce or puncture slightly.
- (farriery) To drive a nail into (a horse's foot), so as to cause lameness.
- (intransitive) To become sharp or acid; to turn sour, as wine.
- (ambitransitive) To make or become sharp; to erect into a point; to raise, as something pointed; said especially of the ears of an animal, such as a horse or dog; and usually followed by up.
- To affect with sharp pain; to sting, as with remorse.
- (transitive, chiefly nautical) To mark the surface of (something) with pricks or dots; especially, to trace a ship’s course on (a chart).
- (transitive) To form by piercing or puncturing.
- (transitive, hunting) To shoot without killing.
- (horticulture) Usually in the form prick out: to plant (seeds or seedlings) in holes made in soil at regular intervals.
- (transitive) To make acidic or pungent.
- (transitive) To incite, stimulate, goad.
- To fix by the point; to attach or hang by puncturing.
- cause a stinging pain
- stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
- to stick up
- cause a prickling sensation
- to cause a sharp emotional pain
- make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
- deliver a sting to
noun
- The experience or feeling of being pierced or punctured by a small, sharp object.
- (now historical) A small roll of yarn or tobacco.
- A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.
- The footprint of a hare.
- An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object.
- (slang, vulgar) The penis.
- A feeling of remorse.
- (slang, derogatory) Someone (especially a male) who is unpleasant, rude or annoying.
- A small pointed object.
- obscene terms for penis
- the act of puncturing with a small point
- insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
- a depression scratched or carved into a surface
verb
- aim at
- direct into a position for use
- talk frankly with; lay it on the line
- tear down so as to make flat with the ground
- make level or straight
- become level or even
- (transitive) To destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze.
- (transitive, figurative) To bring to a common level or plane, in respect of rank, condition, character, privilege, etc.
- (intransitive) To speak honestly and openly [with with ‘someone’] (see: level with).
- (intransitive, roleplaying games, video games) To progress to the next level.
- (transitive) To adjust so as to make as flat or perpendicular to the ground as possible.
- (transitive) To direct or impose (a penalty, fine, etc) at or upon (someone) [with on or against or at].
- (transitive) To aim or direct (a weapon, a stare, an accusation, etc).
- (intransitive, sports) To make the score of a game equal.
- (transitive) To adjust or adapt to a certain level.
adj
- being on a precise horizontal plane
- oriented at right angles to the plumb
- of the score in a contest
- having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
- not showing abrupt variations
- The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
- Unvaried in volume.
- Unvaried in frequency.
- Straightforward; direct; clear.
- (phonetics) Of even tone; without rising or falling inflection; monotonic.
- In the same position or rank.
- Well balanced; even; just; steady; impartial.
- (physics) Perpendicular to a gravitational force.
- At the same height as some reference; constructed as level with.
- Calm.
noun
- indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid
- a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
- a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
- height above ground
- an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
- a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line
- a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
- a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
- A tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical line of reference.
- (computer science) Distance from the root node of a tree structure.
- (British) An area of almost perfectly flat land.
- (video games) One of several discrete segments of a game, generally increasing in difficulty and representing different locations in the game world.
- A distance relative to a given reference elevation.
- (Singapore, education) A school grade or year.
- Degree or amount.
- (statistics) One of the specific values which may be taken by a categorical variable.
- Achievement or qualification.
- A floor of a multi-storey building.
- (roleplaying games, video games) A numeric value given to a character (or other element of a game) that represents its relative power, challenge or eligibility to do things, used as a game mechanic to govern progression through a game.
verb
- aim and shoot with great precision
- hunt or shoot snipe
- attack in speech or writing
- (intransitive) To hunt snipe.
- (ice hockey slang) To score a goal.
- (intransitive, by extension) To shoot with a sniper rifle.
- (transitive) To nose (a log) to make it drag or slip easily in skidding.
- (intransitive) To make malicious, underhand remarks or attacks.
- (transitive) To watch a timed online auction and place a winning bid against (the current high bidder) at the last possible moment.
- To move the ball quickly in a different direction.
- (transitive) To attach a note or sticker to (an existing poster) to provide further information, political criticism, etc.
- (intransitive) To shoot at individuals from a concealed place.
noun
- Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks
- a gunshot from a concealed location
- An end of a log remaining after timber has been cut away.
- A strip of copy announcing some late breaking news or item of interest, typically placed in a print advertisement in such a way that it stands out from the ad.
- Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.
- A note or sticker attached to an existing poster to provide further information (e.g. an event is sold out, political criticism, etc.).
- (slang) A cigarette butt.
- A shot fired from a concealed place.
- An animated promotional logo during a television show.
- (naval slang) A member of the engineering department on a ship.
- A fool; a blockhead.
- A bottle of wine measuring 0.1875 liters, one fourth the volume of a standard bottle; a quarter bottle or piccolo.
- (ice hockey slang) A goal.
- A sharp, clever answer; sarcasm.
noun
- a target used in archery
- (boxing) a blow with the fist
- a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood
- special advantage or influence
- (informal) Influence or effectiveness, especially political.
- (baseball, informal) A home run.
- A blow with the hand.
- A clout nail.
- (archery) The center of the butt at which archers shoot; probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.
verb
- strike hard, especially with the fist
- To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage, patch, or mend with a clout.
- To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole.
- To guard with an iron plate, as an axletree.
- To hit (someone or something), especially with the fist.
- To join or patch clumsily.
adj
noun
- A very accurate marksman.
- (uncommon) A penchant for noticing a particular thing, or a person who has such a penchant.
- (nautical) A wooden disk having holes through which the lanyard is passed, used for tightening shrouds.
- a dead shot
- (nautical) a round hardwood disk with holes and a grooved perimeter used to tighten a shroud
noun
- Any sharp-pointed missile weapon, such as an arrow.
- (sometimes figurative) Anything resembling such a missile; something that pierces or wounds like such a weapon.
- Any of various species of hesperiid butterfly.
- A sudden or fast movement.
- (sewing) A fold that is stitched on a garment.
- A small object with a pointed tip at one end and feathers at the other, which is thrown at a target in the game of darts.
- A dace (fish) (Leuciscus leuciscus).
- (Australia, Canada, colloquial) A cigarette.
- A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin.
- (military) A dart-shaped target towed behind an aircraft to train shooters.
- a sudden quick movement
- a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot
- a tapered tuck made in dressmaking
verb
- (transitive) To throw with a sudden effort or thrust; to hurl or launch.
- (intransitive) To fly or pass swiftly, like a dart; to move rapidly in one direction; to shoot out quickly.
- (transitive) To shoot with a dart, especially a tranquilizer dart.
- (intransitive) To start and run with speed; to shoot rapidly along.
- (transitive) To send forth suddenly or rapidly; to emit; to shoot.
- move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
- move with sudden speed
- run or move very quickly or hastily
adj
- (of an aim or missile in archery, shooting, golf, etc.) Accurate; following a path toward the target.
- (logic) Of the state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result.
- (chiefly probability) Fair, unbiased, not loaded.
- (of a statement) Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.
- Loyal, faithful.
- (of a mechanical part) Correctly aligned or calibrated, without deviation.
- As an ellipsis of "(while) it is true (that)", used to start a sentence
- (biology) Used in the designation of group of species, or sometimes a single species, to indicate that it belongs to the clade its common name (which may be more broadly scoped in common speech) is restricted to in technical speech, or to distinguish it from a similar species, the latter of which may be called false.
- Genuine; legitimate; valid; sensu stricto.
- Conforming to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate.
- (of a literary genre) based on actual historical events.
- having a legally established claim
- consistent with fact or reality; not false
- worthy of being depended on
- conforming to definitive criteria
- devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth
- determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles
- not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
- rightly so called
- expressing or given to expressing the truth
- accurately placed or thrown
- in tune; accurate in pitch
- accurately fitted; level
adv
noun
verb
verb
- (transitive) To aim at.
- (transitive) To set a flow of fluid or gas running by rotating a tap or valve.
- (intransitive, slang) To take drugs.
- (intransitive, of a device) To start operating; to power up, to become on.
- (transitive, slang) To cause to take up drugs, especially hallucinogens.
- (transitive) To rebel against; to suddenly attack.
- (transitive) To power up, to put into operation, to start, to activate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).
- (transitive) To sexually arouse.
- (transitive) To introduce (someone to something), and especially to fill them with enthusiasm (about it); to intoxicate, give pleasure to ( + to an object of interest or excitement).
- (ditransitive) To cause (someone) to rebel against or suddenly attack (someone else).
- (intransitive) To depend upon; to pivot around, to have as a central subject.
- to evoke sexual feelings
- cause to operate by flipping a switch
- get high, stoned, or drugged
- become hostile towards
- produce suddenly or automatically
- cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
- be contingent on
verb
- (of a ranged weapon shot) To land or pass wildly off-target.
- (idiomatic, imperative) To go ahead; do as one pleases (used to grant permission for or to give endorsement of a suggestion or proposal, especially when the speaker is not interested in the outcome of the proposal).
- (idiomatic) To become very noisy and excited.
verb
- shoot or hit in a particular manner
- exhaust by allowing to pull on the line
- engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
- consider not very seriously
- discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
- cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
- use to one's advantage
- emit recorded sound
- pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- behave in a certain way
- play a role or part
- be performed or presented for public viewing
- stake on the outcome of an issue
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
- make bets
- employ in a game or in a specific position
- play on an instrument
- move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
- pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
- act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
- be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
- behave carelessly or indifferently
- bet or wager (money)
- be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way
- use or move
- perform on a certain location
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- perform on a stage or theater
- engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
- participate in games or sport
- perform music on (a musical instrument)
- replay (as a melody)
- (intransitive, of a musical instrument) To produce music.
- (transitive) To keep in play, as a hooked fish in order to land it.
- (intransitive, of a theatrical performance, film or music) To be performed, reproduced, or shown.
- (transitive, colloquial) To manipulate, deceive, or swindle.
- (transitive) To handle or deal with (something) in a calculating manner intended to achieve profit or gain.
- (transitive) To act as (the indicated role).
- (transitive, intransitive) To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
- (intransitive, copulative) To act or behave in a stated way.
- To give a false appearance of being; to pretend to be.
- To move so as to fall upon or sweep across something, or to direct or operate (something) in such a manner.
- (intransitive) To be received or accepted (in a given way); to go down.
- (intransitive) To contend or fight using weapons, both as practice or in real life-or-death combats; to engage in martial games; to joust; to fence
- (transitive) To handle or deal with (a matter or situation) in a stated way.
- (transitive) To bring into action or motion; to exhibit in action; to execute or deploy.
- To portray (a character) in (a film or theatre).
- (transitive) To compete against, in a game.
- To gamble.
- To move in a light or brisk manner.
- (African-American Vernacular, intransitive) To kid; to joke; to say something for amusement; to act, or to treat something, unseriously.
- (transitive) To act or perform (a play).
- For additional senses in various idiomatic phrases, see the individual entries, such as play along, play at, play down, play off, play on, play out, play to, play up, etc.
- (transitive, intransitive, of a device, media, broadcast, etc.) To emit or relay sound (especially music) or moving pictures; (of a device) to operate media.
- (transitive, of a person) To operate (a device or media) so as to cause sound (especially music) or moving pictures to be produced.
- (intransitive) To take part in amorous activity; to make love; see also play around.
- To move in an alternating or reciprocal manner; to move to and fro.
- (transitive, of a theatrical company or band, etc.) To perform or give performances in or at (a venue or location).
- (intransitive, especially with 'with'; see also play with) To toy or trifle; to act with levity or thoughtlessness; to be careless.
- (intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
- Specifying a particular sporting role or position.
- (transitive, intransitive, especially of a person) To produce music using a musical instrument.
- (transitive, usually of a person) To render (a musical title, compositional style, film title, etc.) using a musical instrument or device.
- (transitive, in the scoring of games and sports) To be the opposing score to.
noun
- (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
- a preset plan of action in team sports
- the removal of constraints
- verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
- activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
- a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
- movement or space for movement
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
- the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
- a weak and tremulous light
- a state in which action is feasible
- a theatrical performance of a drama
- gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
- a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
- an attempt to get something
- utilization or exercise
- (turn-based games) An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
- (uncountable, formerly countable) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
- (uncountable) Movement (of a pattern of light etc.)
- (countable, uncountable) An instance or instances of causing media to be watched or heard, such as by broadcasting.
- The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely, as for example lash, backlash, or slack.
- (countable) A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
- (uncountable, informal) Sexual activity or sexual role-playing.
- (uncountable) Freedom to move.
- (countable) A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other resources.
- (countable) An instance of watching or listening to media.
- (countable) A theatrical performance featuring actors.
- (uncountable) An individual's performance in a sport or game.
- (uncountable) The conduct, or course, of a game.
- (countable) A short sequence of action within a game.
- (countable) An instance of wordplay.
- (uncountable) Similar activity in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
- (countable) An attempt to move forward, as in a plan or strategy, for example by a business, investor, or political party.
- (countable) A button that, when pressed, causes media to be played.
- (uncountable, sports, with certain prepositions, also figurative) The sphere or circumstance in which a playing implement, such as a ball, is available to be played (see also in play, out of play).
verb
- have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun
- range or extend over; occupy a certain area
- feed as in a meadow or pasture
- lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line
- let eat
- change or be different within limits
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- assign a rank or rating to
- (transitive) To set in a row, or in rows; to place in a regular line or lines, or in ranks; to dispose in the proper order.
- (transitive) To place among others in a line, row, or order, as in the ranks of an army; usually, reflexively and figuratively, to espouse a cause, to join a party, etc.
- (transitive) To rove over or through.
- (biology) To be native to, or live in, a certain district or region.
- (military, of artillery) To determine the range to a target.
- (intransitive) To be placed in order; to be ranked; to admit of arrangement or classification; to rank.
- (intransitive) To form a line or a row.
- (transitive) To bring (something) into a specified position or relationship (especially, of opposition) with something else.
- (intransitive) To travel over (an area, etc); to roam, wander.
- (baseball) Of a player, to travel a significant distance for a defensive play.
- (intransitive) Of a variable, to be able to take any of the values in a specified range.
- (transitive) To classify.
- To sail or pass in a direction parallel to or near.
noun
- the limit of capability
- a variety of different things or activities
- (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined
- the limits within which something can be effective
- a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze
- a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
- a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds
- a series of hills or mountains
- an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
- The distance a vehicle (e.g., a car, bicycle, lorry, or aircraft) can travel without refueling.
- A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc.
- (US, historical) In the public land system, a row or line of townships lying between two succession meridian lines six miles apart.
- An area for practicing shooting at targets.
- (mathematics) The set of values (points) which a function can obtain.
- The maximum distance or reach of capability (of a weapon, radio, detector, etc.).
- (programming) A sequential list of values specified by an iterator.
- (sports, baseball) The defensive area that a player can cover.
- An area for military training or equipment testing.
- (statistics) The length of the smallest interval which contains all the data in a sample; the difference between the largest and smallest observations in the sample.
- An aggregate of individuals in one rank or degree; an order; a class.
- (ecology) The geographical area or zone where a species is normally naturally found.
- The distance from a person or sensor to an object, target, emanation, or event.
- (music) The scale of all the tones a voice or an instrument can produce.
- A fireplace; a fire or other cooking apparatus; now specifically, a large cooking stove with many burners (hotplates).
- The extent or space taken in by anything excursive; compass or extent of excursion; reach; scope.
- Selection, array.
- An area of open, often unfenced, grazing land.
- A wandering or roving; a going to and fro; an excursion; a ramble; an expedition.
- The variety of roles that an actor can play in a satisfactory way.
noun
- someone skilled in shooting
- a fast schooner once used by New England fisherman for illegal fishing in Canadian waters
- an athlete noted for accurate aim
- A person trained to shoot precisely with a rifle; a marksman.
- A proconiine (type of leafhopper).
- (professional wrestling) A submission hold characterized by one wrestler twisting the other's legs upwards while sitting on their back.
verb
- (shooting) To aim in front of a moving target, in order that the shot may hit the target as it passes.
- (intransitive) To be a cause of. [with to]
- (intransitive) To guide or conduct, as by accompanying, going before, showing, influencing, directing with authority, etc.; to have precedence or preeminence; to be first or chief; — used in most of the senses of the transitive verb.
- (transitive, climbing) To lead climb.
- (figuratively): To direct; to counsel; to instruct.
- To guide or conduct in a certain course, or to a certain place or end, by making the way known; to show the way, especially by going with or going in advance of; to guide somebody somewhere or to bring somebody somewhere by means of instructions.
- To guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact connection.
- (transitive, card games, dominoes) To begin a game, round, or trick, with
- Misspelling of led.
- (baseball) To step off base and move towards the next base.
- Used in phrasal verbs: lead off, lead on, lead out, lead to (“be the cause of, bring about”), lead up, lead up to.
- (intransitive) To have the highest interim score in a game.
- (intransitive) To tend or reach in a certain spatial direction, or to a certain place.
- (transitive) To go or to be in advance of; to precede; hence, to be foremost or chief among.
- To draw or direct by influence, whether good or bad; to prevail on; to induce; to entice; to allure.
- (intransitive) To be more advanced in technology or business than others.
- (intransitive) To be ahead of others, e.g., in a race.
- (intransitive) To proceed in front of others; to go first.
- (transitive, usually with "life") To live or experience (a particular way of life).
- To influence towards a belief, a conclusion, etc.
- (transitive, printing, historical) To place leads between the lines of.
- (transitive) To cover, fill, or affect with lead.
- To conduct or direct with authority; to have direction or charge of; to command, especially a military or business unit.
- lead, extend, or afford access
- travel in front of; go in advance of others
- cause to undertake a certain action
- take somebody somewhere
- tend to or result in
- cause something to pass or lead somewhere
- lead, as in the performance of a composition
- produce as a result or residue
- preside over
- be ahead of others; be the first
- be in charge of
- be conducive to
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- move ahead (of others) in time or space
adj
noun
- (countable, nautical) A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea or to estimate velocity in knots.
- A thin strip of type metal, used to separate lines of type in printing.
- (medicine, in the plural) X-ray protective clothing lined with lead.
- (countable) A thin cylinder of graphite used in pencils.
- (UK, countable) An insulated metallic wire for electrical devices and equipment.
- Sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs.
- (horology) The action of a tooth, such as a tooth of a wheel, in impelling another tooth or a pallet.
- Information obtained by a news reporter about an issue or subject that allows him or her to discover more details.
- (electricity) The advance of the current phase in an alternating circuit beyond that of the electromotive force producing it.
- (acting) The actor who plays the main role; lead actor.
- (countable, mining) A lode.
- Information obtained by a detective or police officer that allows him or her to discover further details about a crime or incident.
- A rope, leather strap, or similar device with which to lead an animal; a leash
- (nautical) The course of a rope from end to end.
- (US, journalism) The introductory paragraph or paragraphs of a newspaper, or a news or other type of article. (Sometimes spelled as lede for this usage to avoid ambiguity.)
- (marketing) Potential opportunity for a sale or transaction, a potential customer.
- (business) The person in charge of a project or a work shift etc.
- (curling) The player who throws the first two rocks for a team.
- (music) The announcement by one voice part of a theme to be repeated by the other parts.
- (uncountable, typography) Vertical space in advance of a row or between rows of text. Also known as leading.
- (slang) Bullets; ammunition.
- (countable) A roof covered with lead sheets or terne plates.
- (countable) A channel of open water in an ice field.
- Hypothesis that has not been pursued
- (music) A mark or a short passage in one voice part, as of a canon, serving as a cue for the entrance of others.
- An important news story that appears on the front page of a newspaper or at the beginning of a news broadcast
- (music) A primary synth, often composed of square, sawtooth, triangle or sine waveforms.
- (baseball) The situation where a runner steps away from a base while waiting for the pitch to be thrown.
- (uncountable) A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum).
- (music) In a barbershop quartet, the person who sings the melody, usually the second tenor.
- (countable) The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction, course
- (acting, theater) The main role in a play or film; the lead role.
- (uncountable, card games, dominoes) The act or right of playing first in a game or round; the card suit, or piece, so played
- (engineering) The axial distance a screw thread travels in one revolution. It is equal to the pitch times the number of starts.
- In a steam engine, the width of port opening which is uncovered by the valve, for the admission or release of steam, at the instant when the piston is at end of its stroke.
- (electricity) The angle between the line joining the brushes of a continuous-current dynamo and the diameter symmetrical between the poles.
- (countable) Precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; the state of being ahead in a race; the highest score in an incomplete game.
- (engineering) The excess above a right angle in the angle between two consecutive cranks, as of a compound engine, on the same shaft.
- (civil engineering) The distance of haul, as from a cutting to an embankment.
- an advantage held by a competitor in a race
- an actor who plays a principal role
- the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)
- evidence pointing to a possible solution
- the introductory section of a story
- (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base
- an indication of potential opportunity
- a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire
- the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge
- a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase ‘take the lead’)
- restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
- a news story of major importance
- (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning
- the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine
- thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
- a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey
- mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil
verb
- To operate (any weapon that fires a projectile, such as a shotgun or sling).
- To send away (a creditor) satisfied by payment; to pay one's debt or obligation to.
- To let fly; to give expression to; to utter.
- (electricity) To release (an accumulated charge).
- To relieve of an office or employment; to send away from service; to dismiss.
- To free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to forgive; to clear.
- (military) To release (a member of the armed forces) from service.
- To unload a ship or another means of transport.
- (transitive, textiles) To bleach out or to remove or efface, as by a chemical process.
- (medicine) To release (an inpatient) from hospital.
- To accomplish or complete, as an obligation.
- To release legally from confinement; to set at liberty.
- To set aside; to annul; to dismiss.
- To give forth; to emit or send out.
- To put forth, or remove, as a charge or burden; to take out, as that with which anything is loaded or filled.
- (logic) To release (an auxiliary assumption) from the list of assumptions used in arguments, and return to the main argument.
- To expel or let go.
- To let fly, as a missile; to shoot.
- remove the charge from
- remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
- release from military service
- complete or carry out
- become empty or void of its content
- free from obligations or duties
- pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- eliminate (a substance)
- go off or discharge
- cause to go off
- pour forth or release
noun
- The act of firing a projectile, especially from a firearm.
- (military) The act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service.
- (medicine) The act of releasing an inpatient from hospital.
- The process of flowing out.
- (medicine, uncountable) Pus or exudate or mucus (but in modern usage not exclusively blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to pathological or hormonal changes.
- (hydrology) The volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m³/s (cubic meters per second).
- (electricity) The act of releasing an accumulated charge.
- The process of removing the load borne by something.
- (law) Release from liability, as granted to someone having served in a position of trust, such as to the officers and governors of a corporate body.
- The material thus released.
- The act of accomplishing (an obligation) or repaying a debt etc.; performance.
- the pouring forth of a fluid
- the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
- the sudden giving off of energy
- the act of discharging a gun
- any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
- a formal written statement of relinquishment
- a substance that is emitted or released
- electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
- the act of venting
verb
- To aim (something) at (something else).
- To manage, control, steer.
- To point out to or show (somebody) the right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way; to refer.
- To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order.
- direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- guide the actors in (plays and films)
- plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
- specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
- take somebody somewhere
- govern or manage
- point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
- lead, as in the performance of a composition
- cause to go somewhere
- command with authority
- put an address on (an envelope)
- intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
- give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction
adj
- In the line of descent; not collateral.
- Proceeding without deviation or interruption.
- Straightforward; sincere.
- Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end.
- (astronomy) In the direction of the general planetary motion, or from west to east; in the order of the signs; not retrograde; said of the motion of a celestial body.
- (mathematics, logic, of a proof) Not employing the law of the excluded middle or argument by contradiction.
- (aviation, travel) Having a single flight number.
- (political science) Pertaining to, or effected immediately by, action of the people through their votes instead of through one or more representatives or delegates.
- Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous.
- straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
- in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
- being an immediate result or consequence
- in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
- moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or — for planets — around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
- similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
- direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short
- having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
- lacking compromising or mitigating elements
- (of a current) flowing in one direction only
adv
noun
- the act of shooting at targets
- a new branch
- A rush of water; a rapid.
- An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, ore, etc., are caused to slide; a chute.
- A seismic survey carried out with geophones in an attempt to detect oil.
- The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.
- (card games) The act of taking all point cards in one hand.
- A hunt or shooting competition.
- The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot.
- (mining) A vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode.
- (professional wrestling, slang) An event that is unscripted or legitimate.
- A shoat; a young pig.
- A photography session.
- (weaving) A weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick.
verb
- kill by firing a missile
- variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
- record on photographic film
- send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
- move quickly and violently
- throw dice, as in a crap game
- spend frivolously and unwisely
- measure the altitude of by using a sextant
- force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
- utter fast and forcefully
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- hit with a missile from a weapon
- give an injection to
- cause a sharp and sudden pain in
- produce buds, branches, or germinate
- make a film or photograph of something
- throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
- emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully
- fire a shot; release
- score
- (wrestling) To lunge.
- To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend.
- (transitive, intransitive, analogous) To photograph.
- (intransitive) To move very quickly and suddenly.
- (transitive) To fire (a projectile).
- (professional wrestling) To deviate from kayfabe, either intentionally or accidentally; to actually connect with unchoreographed fighting blows and maneuvers, or speak one's mind (instead of an agreed script).
- To variegate as if by sprinkling or intermingling; to color in spots or patches. (See shot silk on Wikipedia)
- (surfing) To ride a wave.
- (intransitive) To cause a weapon to discharge a projectile.
- (intransitive) To hunt birds, etc. with a gun.
- (carpentry) To plane straight; to fit by planing.
- (aviation) To carry out, or attempt to carry out (an approach to an airport runway).
- To drink (a shot of an alcoholic beverage).
- (transitive, intransitive, colloquial) To inject a drug (such as heroin) intravenously.
- (transitive, slang) To ejaculate.
- To go over or pass quickly through.
- (nautical) To move ahead by force of momentum, as a sailing vessel when the helm is put hard alee.
- (surveying) To measure the distance and direction to (a point).
- (intransitive, usually, as imperative) To begin to speak.
- To germinate; to bud; to sprout.
- (transitive) To hunt on (a piece of land); to kill game in or on.
- (transitive) To fire a projectile at (a person or target).
- (transitive) To tip (something, especially coal) down a chute.
- To grow; to advance.
- (transitive) To penetrate, like a missile; to dart with a piercing sensation.
- (transitive) To push or thrust a bolt quickly; hence, to open a lock.
- To push or thrust forward; to project; to protrude; often with out.
- To send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden motion; to cast with the hand; to hurl; to discharge; to emit.
- (transitive) To travel or ride on (breaking waves) rowards the shore.
- To carry out a seismic survey with geophones in an attempt to detect oil.
- (intransitive) To discharge a missile; said of a weapon.
- (informal, ditransitive) To send to someone.
- (transitive) To fire (a weapon that releases a projectile).
- To make the stated score.
- (transitive, intransitive, analogous, film, television) To film.
- (transitive, figurative) To dismiss or do away with.
- (card games) To shoot the moon.
- (gambling) To throw dice.
intj
adv
adj
- (not comparable, slang, of a draft or check) Not covered by funds on account.
- Fresh; just released.
- (acoustics) Loud, producing a strong electric signal for the amplifier or other sound equipment.
- (of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.
- (slang, of bodily fluids) Containing drugs.
- (slang) Extremely attracted to. [with for]
- Of great current interest; provoking current debate or controversy.
- Feverish; feeling a high fever.
- (slang) Used to emphasize the short duration or small quantity of something
- (slang) Stolen.
- Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed.
- (of an object) Having or giving off a high temperature.
- (US, not comparable) Electrically charged.
- (colloquial, of a person) Very physically or sexually attractive.
- (slang) Sexually aroused; randy.
- Popular; in demand.
- Performing strongly; having repeated successes.
- (slang) Characterized by police presence or activity.
- (of a temper) Easily provoked to anger.
- (informal) Very good, remarkable, exciting.
- Uncomfortable, difficult to deal with; awkward, dangerous, unpleasant.
- (slang, of a vehicle or aircraft) Extremely fast or with great speed.
- (of food) Spicy, pungent, piquant, as some chilis and other spices are.
- (colloquial) Sexual or sexy; involving sexual intercourse or sexual excitement.
- (informal) Radioactive.
- Active, in use or ready for use (like a bullet or a firing range), turned on (like a microphone or camera).
- very good; often used in the negative
- recently stolen or smuggled
- marked by excited activity
- of a seeker; very near to the object sought
- newest or most recent
- having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm
- sexually excited or exciting
- very fast; capable of quick response and great speed
- charged or energized with electricity
- (color) bold and intense
- wanted by the police
- (extended meanings, especially of psychological heat) marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm
- producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves
- made recently
- very unpleasant or even dangerous
- having or bringing unusually good luck
- having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity
- performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy
- characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
- very popular or successful
- used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
noun
verb
noun
- Projectiles.
- A piece used for striking sparks from flint or ferrocerium.
- (countable, uncountable) An artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used figuratively as a symbol of hardness.
- (figurative) Extreme hardness or resilience.
- (sewing, dialectal) A sewing needle; a knitting needle; a sharp metal stylus.
- (printing) An engraving plate.
- (uncountable, colors) The gray hue of this metal; steel-gray, or steel blue.
- Bladed or pointed weapons, as swords, javelins, daggers.
- (sewing) Pieces used to strengthen, support, or expand an item of clothing.
- (music, guitar) A type of slide used while playing the steel guitar.
- (sewing) A fringe of beads or decoration of this metal.
- Armor.
- (dialectal) A flat iron.
- A honing steel, a tool used to sharpen or hone metal blades.
- a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
- knife sharpener consisting of a ridged steel rod
- an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
adj
verb
- To harden or strengthen; to nerve or make obdurate; to fortify against.
- (dialectal) To press with a flat iron.
- To electroplate an item (particularly an engraving plate) with a layer of iron.
- To sharpen with a honing steel.
- To steelify; to turn iron into steel.
- To edge, cover, or point with steel.
- (literary or poetic) To give (something) the appearance of steel.
- cover, plate, or edge with steel
- get ready for something difficult or unpleasant
verb
- take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device)
- catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
- (transitive, intransitive) To observe or aim (at something) using a (gun) sight.
- (transitive) To observe through, or as if through, a sight, to check the elevation, direction, levelness, or other characteristics of, especially when surveying or navigating.
- (transitive) To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of.
- (transitive) To see; to get sight of (something); to register visually.
noun
- a range of mental vision
- an instance of visual perception
- a place of interest, especially to visitors
- the range of vision
- the act of looking or seeing or observing
- the ability to see; the visual faculty
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
- anything that is seen
- (often in the plural) A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.
- (now colloquial) a great deal, a lot; frequently used to intensify a comparative.
- Something seen.
- A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained.
- Mental view; opinion; judgment.
- The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view.
- In a drawing, picture, etc., that part of the surface, as of paper or canvas, which is within the frame or the border or margin. In a frame, the open space, the opening.
- (in the singular) The ability to see.
- (often in the plural) Something worth seeing; a spectacle, either good or bad.
noun
- a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
- (sports) a player who drives or kicks a ball at the goal (or a basketball player who shoots at the basket)
- a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles
- a professional killer who uses a gun
- a gambler who throws dice in the game of craps
- (rare) A shooting star.
- Someone who shoots something; a gunner, archer, etc.
- (cricket) A delivery that skids after pitching, instead of bouncing.
- (craps) The player throwing the dice.
- (video games) A video game in which shooting enemies (or targets) is the main objective.
- An alcoholic beverage typically served in a shot glass.
- (by extension) A loyal advocate or fan.
- (professional wrestling slang) A professional wrestler who uses actual fighting moves as part of his style, or who speaks his mind during a live or televised event (instead of speaking from a script).
- (slang) A firearm.
- A large marble used for knocking smaller marbles out of a chalk circle.
- A device for shooting.
- (alternative medicine) A device supposed to accumulate orgone.
- (slang) A photographer or cameraman.
- (slang) An associate willing to act in one's defence or to act against one's enemies, especially by force.
noun
- a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
- Someone who shoots (a gun, longbow, etc.); a person reckoned as to their aim.
- (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
- a solid missile discharged from a firearm
- a small drink of liquor
- an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
- an estimate based on little or no information
- the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
- an attempt to score in a game
- a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
- an explosive charge used in blasting
- a blow hard enough to cause injury
- an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
- the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
- informal words for any attempt or effort
- the act of firing a projectile
- a chance to do something
- sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put
- throwing the basketball toward the hoop
- (uncountable, athletics) The athletics event of shot put.
- (uncommon) Any injection.
- A remark or comment, especially one which is critical or insulting.
- (fisheries) A cast of one or more nets.
- (US federal prison system) Written documentation of a behavior infraction.
- The result of launching a projectile or bullet.
- (baseball, informal) A home run that scores one, two, or three runs (a four run home run is usually referred to as a grand slam).
- (countable, athletics) The heavy iron ball used for the shot put.
- (fisheries) A place or spot for setting nets.
- A single serving of espresso.
- (sports) The act of launching a ball or similar object toward a goal.
- A measure of alcohol, usually spirits, as taken either from a shot-glass or directly from the bottle, equivalent to about 44 milliliters or 1.5 ounces. ("pony shot"= 30 milliliters; 1 fluid ounce)
- (slang, sports, US) A punch or other physical blow.
- (figurative) An opportunity or attempt.
- (US, Canada, Australia, medicine) A vaccination; an injection for the purpose of vaccination.
- (uncountable, military, historical) Metal or stone balls (or similar), not necessarily small, used as ammunition.
- (photography, film) A single snapshot or an unbroken sequence of photographic film exposures, or the digital equivalent; an unedited sequence of frames.
- A charge to be paid, a scot or shout.
- (uncountable) Small metal balls, or other hard objects of various shapes, used as ammunition, especially in shotgun shells or artillery shells.
- (fisheries) A single draft or catch of fish made.
adj
intj
verb
noun
- a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)
- the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies
- a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
- a pedal that controls the throttle valve
- a professional killer who uses a gun
- large but transportable armament
- a hand-operated pump that resembles a pistol; forces grease into parts of a machine
- A very portable, short firearm, for hand use, which fires bullets or projectiles, such as a handgun, revolver, pistol, or Derringer.
- (colloquial, metonymic) A person who carries or uses a gun (rifle, shotgun or handgun), particularly with reference to how quickly the person can draw and fire the gun.
- A device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot.
- A device or tool that projects a substance.
- (surfing) A long surfboard designed for surfing big waves (not the same as a longboard, a gun has a pointed nose and is generally a little narrower).
- (television) An electron gun.
- A device or tool that applies something rather than projecting it.
- (figurative) A firearm or cannon used for saluting or signalling.^(21-gun salute)
- (military) A cannon with a 6-inch/155mm minimum nominal bore diameter and tube length 30 calibers or more.
- Any implement designed to fire a projectile from a tube.
- (cellular automata) A pattern that "fires" out other patterns.
- (military) A cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity.
- (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Someone excellent, surpassingly wonderful, skilful, or cool.
- A less portable, long firearm that fires bullets or projectiles; a rifle, either manual, automatic or semi-automatic; a flintlock, musket or shotgun.
- (nautical, in the plural) Violent blasts of wind.
- (colloquial, usually in the plural) The biceps.
verb
- shoot with a gun
- (ambitransitive, US, prison slang, of a male prisoner) Synonym of gun down (“to masturbate while making sustained eye contact with someone — typically a female prison officer — as a form of intimidation”).
- (transitive) To cause to speed up.
- Nonstandard spelling of going to.
- To seek to attack someone; to take aim at someone; used with for.
- (informal) (gunning for something or gunning to do something) make a great effort.
- To practice fowling or hunting small game; chiefly in participial form: to go gunning.
- (informal) To offer vigorous support to (a person or cause).
noun
- a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)
- a serviceman in the artillery
- (basketball) A player who can reliably shoot baskets.
- (figuratively) An excessive go-getter; one exhibiting over-ambition.
- (UK, slang, soccer) A fan of the Arsenal Football Club.
- (military) An artillery soldier, especially one who holds private rank.
- The great northern diver or loon.
- (American football) A player on the kicking team whose primary job is to tackle the kickoff returner or punt returner.
- (UK, Ireland, dialect) The sea bream, especially Pagellus bogaraveo (blackspot sea bream)
- (metalworking, construction) A riveter; someone who operates a rivet gun.
- A person who operates a gun.
- (regional, Cebu, slang) The person designated to pour drinks in a drinking session.
contraction
verb
noun
- (by extension) Any shoulder-fired rocket grenade launcher.
- (weaponry) A shoulder-held rocket launcher used as an antitank weapon, developed by America during World War II and so-called from its resemblance to the bazooka musical instrument.
- (music) A primitive trombone having wide tubes.
- (slang) Crack cocaine.
- (slang) A woman's breast, especially a large one.
- (finance slang) A large rescue or stimulus package.
- a portable rocket launcher used by infantrymen as an antitank weapon
noun
- The ballistic trajectory of an arrow or other projectile.
- The act of fleeing.
- The act of flying.
- (collective) A collective term for doves or swallows.
- An instance of flying.
- An aerodynamic surface designed to guide such a projectile's trajectory.
- (engineering) The shaped material forming the thread of a screw.
- (cricket) The movement of a spinning ball through the air, with its speed, trajectory and drift.
- The feathers on an arrow or dart used to help it follow an even path.
- A floor which is reached by stairs or escalators.
- A group of canal locks with a short distance between them
- Several sample glasses of a specific wine varietal or other beverage. The pours are smaller than a full glass and the flight will generally include three to five different samples.
- A trip made by an aircraft, particularly one between two cities or countries, which is often planned or reserved in advance.
- (by extension) A comparable sample of beers or other drinks.
- (US, naval) A numbered subclass of a given class of warship, denoting incremental modernizations to the original design.
- An episode of imaginative thinking or dreaming.
- A paper airplane.
- An air force unit.
- A series of stairs between landings.
- (advertising, broadcasting) An advertising campaign of fixed length.
- a formation of aircraft in flight
- a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports
- a flock of flying birds
- the act of escaping physically
- passing above and beyond ordinary bounds
- a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next
- an instance of traveling by air
- an air force unit smaller than a squadron
- the path followed by an object moving through space
verb
noun
- The ability of someone to aim straight; one’s faculty for being able to hit a physical target.
- Initialism of America Online AIM; AOL Instant Messenger.
- The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected.
- The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, or object, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, such as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it.
- Intention or goal.
- the action of directing something at an object
- the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
- the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
- an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
verb
- (intransitive) To point or direct a missile, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it
- (transitive) To direct or point (e.g. a weapon), at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object
- (transitive) To direct (something verbal) towards a certain person, thing, or group
- (intransitive) To direct the intention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor;—followed by at, or by an infinitive
- have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
- specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
- point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
- move into a desired direction of discourse
- propose or intend
- direct (a remark) toward an intended goal
- intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
noun
- A mark to be shot at; a target.
- (leather trades) The thickest and stoutest part of tanned oxhides, used for soles of boots, harness, trunks.
- A wooden cask for storing wine, usually containing 126 gallons.
- The end of a firearm opposite to that from which a bullet is fired.
- (Canada, US, Cumbria, Philippines, slang) The buttocks or anus (used as a minced oath in idiomatic expressions; less objectionable than arse/ass).
- (dialectal) The entire ground (range) on which archers' target practice takes place.
- The end of a connecting rod or other like piece, to which the boxing is attached by the strap, cotter, and gib.
- The blunt back part of an axehead or large blade. Also called the poll.
- A push, thrust, or sudden blow, given by the head; a head butt.
- The hut or shelter of the person who attends to the targets in rifle practice.
- (colloquial, Wales) Synonym of butty (“a friend or buddy”).
- (usually as "butt of (a) joke") A person at whom ridicule, jest, or contempt is directed.
- (Northern England) Any of various flatfish such as sole, plaice or turbot
- (lacrosse) The plastic or rubber cap used to cover the open end of a lacrosse stick's shaft in order to reduce injury.
- (slang, metonymic) Body; self.
- (slang) The whole buttocks and pelvic region that includes one's private parts.
- A piece of land left unplowed at the end of a field.
- (mechanical) A joint where the ends of two objects come squarely together without scarfing or chamfering.
- (US) A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.
- (countable) A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the end.
- The shoulder of an animal, especially the portion above the picnic, as a cut of meat.
- (carpentry) A kind of hinge used in hanging doors, etc., so named because it is attached to the inside edge of the door and butts against the casing, instead of on its face, like the strap hinge; also called butt hinge.
- The portion of a half-coupling fastened to the end of a hose.
- A thrust in fencing.
- (shipbuilding) The joint where two planks in a strake meet.
- (English units) An English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 126 wine gallons which is one-half tun.
- (slang) A used cigarette.
- the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots
- a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
- finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
- the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
- a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)
- thick end of the handle
- a victim of ridicule or pranks
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
verb
- (transitive, intransitive, eastern Canada, parts of the northeastern US) To cut in line (in front of someone).
- (transitive) To strike bluntly, particularly with the head.
- To join at the butt, end, or outward extremity; to terminate; to be bounded; to abut.
- (intransitive) To strike bluntly with the head.
- to strike, thrust or shove against
- lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
- place end to end without overlapping
noun
- A target for shooting at with a projectile.
- Importance, noteworthiness. (Generally in postmodifier “of mark”.)
- An omen; a symptomatic indicator of something.
- (cooking) A specified level on a scale denoting gas-powered oven temperatures.
- A particular design or make of an item (now usually with following numeral).
- (historical) Similar half-pound units in other measurement systems, chiefly used for gold and silver.
- (product design/engineering) The model number of a device; a device model.
- (sports) The line indicating an athlete's starting-point.
- (historical) A half pound, a former English and Scottish currency equivalent to 13 shillings and fourpence and notionally equivalent to a mark of sterling silver.
- Badge or sign of honour, rank, or official station.
- (informal) The target or intended victim of a swindle, fixed game or con game; a gullible person; a professional wrestling fan who believes matches are legitimate contests rather than scripted or predetermined
- (historical) A former currency of Germany and West Germany.
- A stamp or other indication of provenance, quality etc.
- A visible impression or sign; a blemish, scratch, or stain, whether accidental or intentional.
- (nautical) One of the bits of leather or coloured bunting placed upon a sounding line at intervals of from two to five fathoms. (The unmarked fathoms are called "deeps".)
- (historical) A half pound, a traditional unit of mass equivalent to 226.8 g.
- An official note that is added to a record kept about someone's behavior or performance.
- A stone or post used to indicate position and guide travellers.
- (Commonwealth) A score for finding the correct answer, or other academic achievement; the sum of such points gained as out of a possible total.
- (heading) Attention.
- An indication or sign used for reference or measurement.
- (historical) A common, or area of common land, especially among early Germanic peoples.
- (logic) A characteristic or essential attribute; a differential.
- A sign or brand on a person.
- A score for a sporting achievement.
- A written character or sign.
- Limit or standard of action or fact.
- A characteristic feature.
- (Rugby football, Australian rules football) A catch of the ball directly from a kick of 10 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick.
- (historical) Other similar currencies notionally equal to a mark of silver or gold.
- a reference point to shoot at
- a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
- a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)
- a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
- a visible indication made on a surface
- formerly the basic unit of money in Germany
- an indication of damage
- the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember
- a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
- a symbol of disgrace or infamy
- something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal
- a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
- a distinguishing symbol
verb
- (of people) To assign (someone) to a particular category or class.
- To hold (someone) in one's line of sight.
- (imperative, marching) Alternative form of march.
- To create an indication of (a location).
- To be a point in time or space at which something takes place; to accompany or be accompanied by (an event, action, etc.); to coincide with.
- To create (a mark) on a surface.
- (of people) To choose or intend (someone) for a particular end or purpose.
- (sports) To follow a player not in possession of the ball when defending, to prevent them receiving a pass easily.
- (figurative) To have a long-lasting negative impact on (someone or something).
- To indicate (something) in writing or by other symbols.
- (Australian rules football) To catch the ball directly from a kick of 15 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick.
- (Canada, UK) To indicate the correctness of and give a score to (a school assignment, exam answers, etc.).
- (singing) To sing softly, sometimes an octave lower than usual, in order to protect one's voice during a rehearsal.
- To be typical or characteristic of (something).
- To leave a mark (often an undesirable or unwanted one) on (something).
- (golf) To put a marker in the place of one's ball.
- (dated except in the phrase "mark my words") To focus one's attention on (something or someone); to pay attention to, to take note of.
- To put a mark on (something); to make (something) recognizable by a mark; to label or write on (something).
- (transitive, intransitive) To keep account of; to enumerate and register; to keep score.
- To distinguish (one person or thing from another).
- To be an indication of (something); to show where (something) is located.
- (of things) To identify (someone as a particular type of person or as having a particular role).
- To record that (someone) has a particular status.
- To celebrate or acknowledge (an event) through an action of some kind.
- remove from a list
- notice or perceive
- insert punctuation marks into
- put a check mark on or near or next to
- assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
- make underscoring marks
- be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
- mark with a scar
- celebrate by some ceremony or observation
- attach a tag or label to
- to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
- make or leave a mark on
- establish as the highest level or best performance
- make small marks into the surface of
- designate as if by a mark
noun
- a target used in archery
- (boxing) a blow with the fist
- a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood
- special advantage or influence
- (informal) Influence or effectiveness, especially political.
- (baseball, informal) A home run.
- A blow with the hand.
- A clout nail.
- (archery) The center of the butt at which archers shoot; probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.
verb
- strike hard, especially with the fist
- To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage, patch, or mend with a clout.
- To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole.
- To guard with an iron plate, as an axletree.
- To hit (someone or something), especially with the fist.
- To join or patch clumsily.
noun
- Any sharp-pointed missile weapon, such as an arrow.
- (sometimes figurative) Anything resembling such a missile; something that pierces or wounds like such a weapon.
- Any of various species of hesperiid butterfly.
- A sudden or fast movement.
- (sewing) A fold that is stitched on a garment.
- A small object with a pointed tip at one end and feathers at the other, which is thrown at a target in the game of darts.
- A dace (fish) (Leuciscus leuciscus).
- (Australia, Canada, colloquial) A cigarette.
- A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin.
- (military) A dart-shaped target towed behind an aircraft to train shooters.
- a sudden quick movement
- a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot
- a tapered tuck made in dressmaking
verb
- (transitive) To throw with a sudden effort or thrust; to hurl or launch.
- (intransitive) To fly or pass swiftly, like a dart; to move rapidly in one direction; to shoot out quickly.
- (transitive) To shoot with a dart, especially a tranquilizer dart.
- (intransitive) To start and run with speed; to shoot rapidly along.
- (transitive) To send forth suddenly or rapidly; to emit; to shoot.
- move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
- move with sudden speed
- run or move very quickly or hastily
noun
- someone skilled in shooting
- a fast schooner once used by New England fisherman for illegal fishing in Canadian waters
- an athlete noted for accurate aim
- A person trained to shoot precisely with a rifle; a marksman.
- A proconiine (type of leafhopper).
- (professional wrestling) A submission hold characterized by one wrestler twisting the other's legs upwards while sitting on their back.
noun
- the act of shooting at targets
- a new branch
- A rush of water; a rapid.
- An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, ore, etc., are caused to slide; a chute.
- A seismic survey carried out with geophones in an attempt to detect oil.
- The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.
- (card games) The act of taking all point cards in one hand.
- A hunt or shooting competition.
- The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot.
- (mining) A vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode.
- (professional wrestling, slang) An event that is unscripted or legitimate.
- A shoat; a young pig.
- A photography session.
- (weaving) A weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick.
verb
- kill by firing a missile
- variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
- record on photographic film
- send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
- move quickly and violently
- throw dice, as in a crap game
- spend frivolously and unwisely
- measure the altitude of by using a sextant
- force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
- utter fast and forcefully
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- hit with a missile from a weapon
- give an injection to
- cause a sharp and sudden pain in
- produce buds, branches, or germinate
- make a film or photograph of something
- throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
- emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully
- fire a shot; release
- score
- (wrestling) To lunge.
- To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend.
- (transitive, intransitive, analogous) To photograph.
- (intransitive) To move very quickly and suddenly.
- (transitive) To fire (a projectile).
- (professional wrestling) To deviate from kayfabe, either intentionally or accidentally; to actually connect with unchoreographed fighting blows and maneuvers, or speak one's mind (instead of an agreed script).
- To variegate as if by sprinkling or intermingling; to color in spots or patches. (See shot silk on Wikipedia)
- (surfing) To ride a wave.
- (intransitive) To cause a weapon to discharge a projectile.
- (intransitive) To hunt birds, etc. with a gun.
- (carpentry) To plane straight; to fit by planing.
- (aviation) To carry out, or attempt to carry out (an approach to an airport runway).
- To drink (a shot of an alcoholic beverage).
- (transitive, intransitive, colloquial) To inject a drug (such as heroin) intravenously.
- (transitive, slang) To ejaculate.
- To go over or pass quickly through.
- (nautical) To move ahead by force of momentum, as a sailing vessel when the helm is put hard alee.
- (surveying) To measure the distance and direction to (a point).
- (intransitive, usually, as imperative) To begin to speak.
- To germinate; to bud; to sprout.
- (transitive) To hunt on (a piece of land); to kill game in or on.
- (transitive) To fire a projectile at (a person or target).
- (transitive) To tip (something, especially coal) down a chute.
- To grow; to advance.
- (transitive) To penetrate, like a missile; to dart with a piercing sensation.
- (transitive) To push or thrust a bolt quickly; hence, to open a lock.
- To push or thrust forward; to project; to protrude; often with out.
- To send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden motion; to cast with the hand; to hurl; to discharge; to emit.
- (transitive) To travel or ride on (breaking waves) rowards the shore.
- To carry out a seismic survey with geophones in an attempt to detect oil.
- (intransitive) To discharge a missile; said of a weapon.
- (informal, ditransitive) To send to someone.
- (transitive) To fire (a weapon that releases a projectile).
- To make the stated score.
- (transitive, intransitive, analogous, film, television) To film.
- (transitive, figurative) To dismiss or do away with.
- (card games) To shoot the moon.
- (gambling) To throw dice.
intj
noun
- Projectiles.
- A piece used for striking sparks from flint or ferrocerium.
- (countable, uncountable) An artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used figuratively as a symbol of hardness.
- (figurative) Extreme hardness or resilience.
- (sewing, dialectal) A sewing needle; a knitting needle; a sharp metal stylus.
- (printing) An engraving plate.
- (uncountable, colors) The gray hue of this metal; steel-gray, or steel blue.
- Bladed or pointed weapons, as swords, javelins, daggers.
- (sewing) Pieces used to strengthen, support, or expand an item of clothing.
- (music, guitar) A type of slide used while playing the steel guitar.
- (sewing) A fringe of beads or decoration of this metal.
- Armor.
- (dialectal) A flat iron.
- A honing steel, a tool used to sharpen or hone metal blades.
- a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
- knife sharpener consisting of a ridged steel rod
- an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
adj
verb
- To harden or strengthen; to nerve or make obdurate; to fortify against.
- (dialectal) To press with a flat iron.
- To electroplate an item (particularly an engraving plate) with a layer of iron.
- To sharpen with a honing steel.
- To steelify; to turn iron into steel.
- To edge, cover, or point with steel.
- (literary or poetic) To give (something) the appearance of steel.
- cover, plate, or edge with steel
- get ready for something difficult or unpleasant
noun
- a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
- (sports) a player who drives or kicks a ball at the goal (or a basketball player who shoots at the basket)
- a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles
- a professional killer who uses a gun
- a gambler who throws dice in the game of craps
- (rare) A shooting star.
- Someone who shoots something; a gunner, archer, etc.
- (cricket) A delivery that skids after pitching, instead of bouncing.
- (craps) The player throwing the dice.
- (video games) A video game in which shooting enemies (or targets) is the main objective.
- An alcoholic beverage typically served in a shot glass.
- (by extension) A loyal advocate or fan.
- (professional wrestling slang) A professional wrestler who uses actual fighting moves as part of his style, or who speaks his mind during a live or televised event (instead of speaking from a script).
- (slang) A firearm.
- A large marble used for knocking smaller marbles out of a chalk circle.
- A device for shooting.
- (alternative medicine) A device supposed to accumulate orgone.
- (slang) A photographer or cameraman.
- (slang) An associate willing to act in one's defence or to act against one's enemies, especially by force.
noun
- a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
- Someone who shoots (a gun, longbow, etc.); a person reckoned as to their aim.
- (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
- a solid missile discharged from a firearm
- a small drink of liquor
- an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
- an estimate based on little or no information
- the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
- an attempt to score in a game
- a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
- an explosive charge used in blasting
- a blow hard enough to cause injury
- an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
- the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
- informal words for any attempt or effort
- the act of firing a projectile
- a chance to do something
- sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put
- throwing the basketball toward the hoop
- (uncountable, athletics) The athletics event of shot put.
- (uncommon) Any injection.
- A remark or comment, especially one which is critical or insulting.
- (fisheries) A cast of one or more nets.
- (US federal prison system) Written documentation of a behavior infraction.
- The result of launching a projectile or bullet.
- (baseball, informal) A home run that scores one, two, or three runs (a four run home run is usually referred to as a grand slam).
- (countable, athletics) The heavy iron ball used for the shot put.
- (fisheries) A place or spot for setting nets.
- A single serving of espresso.
- (sports) The act of launching a ball or similar object toward a goal.
- A measure of alcohol, usually spirits, as taken either from a shot-glass or directly from the bottle, equivalent to about 44 milliliters or 1.5 ounces. ("pony shot"= 30 milliliters; 1 fluid ounce)
- (slang, sports, US) A punch or other physical blow.
- (figurative) An opportunity or attempt.
- (US, Canada, Australia, medicine) A vaccination; an injection for the purpose of vaccination.
- (uncountable, military, historical) Metal or stone balls (or similar), not necessarily small, used as ammunition.
- (photography, film) A single snapshot or an unbroken sequence of photographic film exposures, or the digital equivalent; an unedited sequence of frames.
- A charge to be paid, a scot or shout.
- (uncountable) Small metal balls, or other hard objects of various shapes, used as ammunition, especially in shotgun shells or artillery shells.
- (fisheries) A single draft or catch of fish made.
adj
intj
verb
noun
- a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)
- the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies
- a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
- a pedal that controls the throttle valve
- a professional killer who uses a gun
- large but transportable armament
- a hand-operated pump that resembles a pistol; forces grease into parts of a machine
- A very portable, short firearm, for hand use, which fires bullets or projectiles, such as a handgun, revolver, pistol, or Derringer.
- (colloquial, metonymic) A person who carries or uses a gun (rifle, shotgun or handgun), particularly with reference to how quickly the person can draw and fire the gun.
- A device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot.
- A device or tool that projects a substance.
- (surfing) A long surfboard designed for surfing big waves (not the same as a longboard, a gun has a pointed nose and is generally a little narrower).
- (television) An electron gun.
- A device or tool that applies something rather than projecting it.
- (figurative) A firearm or cannon used for saluting or signalling.^(21-gun salute)
- (military) A cannon with a 6-inch/155mm minimum nominal bore diameter and tube length 30 calibers or more.
- Any implement designed to fire a projectile from a tube.
- (cellular automata) A pattern that "fires" out other patterns.
- (military) A cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity.
- (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Someone excellent, surpassingly wonderful, skilful, or cool.
- A less portable, long firearm that fires bullets or projectiles; a rifle, either manual, automatic or semi-automatic; a flintlock, musket or shotgun.
- (nautical, in the plural) Violent blasts of wind.
- (colloquial, usually in the plural) The biceps.
verb
- shoot with a gun
- (ambitransitive, US, prison slang, of a male prisoner) Synonym of gun down (“to masturbate while making sustained eye contact with someone — typically a female prison officer — as a form of intimidation”).
- (transitive) To cause to speed up.
- Nonstandard spelling of going to.
- To seek to attack someone; to take aim at someone; used with for.
- (informal) (gunning for something or gunning to do something) make a great effort.
- To practice fowling or hunting small game; chiefly in participial form: to go gunning.
- (informal) To offer vigorous support to (a person or cause).
noun
- a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)
- a serviceman in the artillery
- (basketball) A player who can reliably shoot baskets.
- (figuratively) An excessive go-getter; one exhibiting over-ambition.
- (UK, slang, soccer) A fan of the Arsenal Football Club.
- (military) An artillery soldier, especially one who holds private rank.
- The great northern diver or loon.
- (American football) A player on the kicking team whose primary job is to tackle the kickoff returner or punt returner.
- (UK, Ireland, dialect) The sea bream, especially Pagellus bogaraveo (blackspot sea bream)
- (metalworking, construction) A riveter; someone who operates a rivet gun.
- A person who operates a gun.
- (regional, Cebu, slang) The person designated to pour drinks in a drinking session.
contraction
verb
- To operate (any weapon that fires a projectile, such as a shotgun or sling).
- To send away (a creditor) satisfied by payment; to pay one's debt or obligation to.
- To let fly; to give expression to; to utter.
- (electricity) To release (an accumulated charge).
- To relieve of an office or employment; to send away from service; to dismiss.
- To free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to forgive; to clear.
- (military) To release (a member of the armed forces) from service.
- To unload a ship or another means of transport.
- (transitive, textiles) To bleach out or to remove or efface, as by a chemical process.
- (medicine) To release (an inpatient) from hospital.
- To accomplish or complete, as an obligation.
- To release legally from confinement; to set at liberty.
- To set aside; to annul; to dismiss.
- To give forth; to emit or send out.
- To put forth, or remove, as a charge or burden; to take out, as that with which anything is loaded or filled.
- (logic) To release (an auxiliary assumption) from the list of assumptions used in arguments, and return to the main argument.
- To expel or let go.
- To let fly, as a missile; to shoot.
- remove the charge from
- remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
- release from military service
- complete or carry out
- become empty or void of its content
- free from obligations or duties
- pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- eliminate (a substance)
- go off or discharge
- cause to go off
- pour forth or release
noun
- The act of firing a projectile, especially from a firearm.
- (military) The act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service.
- (medicine) The act of releasing an inpatient from hospital.
- The process of flowing out.
- (medicine, uncountable) Pus or exudate or mucus (but in modern usage not exclusively blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to pathological or hormonal changes.
- (hydrology) The volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m³/s (cubic meters per second).
- (electricity) The act of releasing an accumulated charge.
- The process of removing the load borne by something.
- (law) Release from liability, as granted to someone having served in a position of trust, such as to the officers and governors of a corporate body.
- The material thus released.
- The act of accomplishing (an obligation) or repaying a debt etc.; performance.
- the pouring forth of a fluid
- the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
- the sudden giving off of energy
- the act of discharging a gun
- any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
- a formal written statement of relinquishment
- a substance that is emitted or released
- electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
- the act of venting
noun
- The ballistic trajectory of an arrow or other projectile.
- The act of fleeing.
- The act of flying.
- (collective) A collective term for doves or swallows.
- An instance of flying.
- An aerodynamic surface designed to guide such a projectile's trajectory.
- (engineering) The shaped material forming the thread of a screw.
- (cricket) The movement of a spinning ball through the air, with its speed, trajectory and drift.
- The feathers on an arrow or dart used to help it follow an even path.
- A floor which is reached by stairs or escalators.
- A group of canal locks with a short distance between them
- Several sample glasses of a specific wine varietal or other beverage. The pours are smaller than a full glass and the flight will generally include three to five different samples.
- A trip made by an aircraft, particularly one between two cities or countries, which is often planned or reserved in advance.
- (by extension) A comparable sample of beers or other drinks.
- (US, naval) A numbered subclass of a given class of warship, denoting incremental modernizations to the original design.
- An episode of imaginative thinking or dreaming.
- A paper airplane.
- An air force unit.
- A series of stairs between landings.
- (advertising, broadcasting) An advertising campaign of fixed length.
- a formation of aircraft in flight
- a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports
- a flock of flying birds
- the act of escaping physically
- passing above and beyond ordinary bounds
- a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next
- an instance of traveling by air
- an air force unit smaller than a squadron
- the path followed by an object moving through space
verb
adj
noun
- A very accurate marksman.
- (uncommon) A penchant for noticing a particular thing, or a person who has such a penchant.
- (nautical) A wooden disk having holes through which the lanyard is passed, used for tightening shrouds.
- a dead shot
- (nautical) a round hardwood disk with holes and a grooved perimeter used to tighten a shroud
verb
noun
verb
- (intransitive, archery) To shoot at a mark at short range.
- (transitive, archery) To shoot directly at short range.
- (transitive, now chiefly British, dialectal, marbles) To strike another player's marble when playing from the trigger.
- (transitive) To cut off little by little; cheat by small and reiterated tricks; purloin.
- (transitive, archery) To shoot (a shaft) so as to pierce on the descent.
- To appropriate unlawfully; to embezzle.
- (transitive, now chiefly British, dialectal) To scold.
- (transitive, now chiefly British, dialectal) To beat; thrash; drub.
- (transitive) To cut off; chop off.
- (transitive) To entice step by step.
noun
verb
- To aim at a point or mark.
- (transitive) To pierce or puncture slightly.
- (farriery) To drive a nail into (a horse's foot), so as to cause lameness.
- (intransitive) To become sharp or acid; to turn sour, as wine.
- (ambitransitive) To make or become sharp; to erect into a point; to raise, as something pointed; said especially of the ears of an animal, such as a horse or dog; and usually followed by up.
- To affect with sharp pain; to sting, as with remorse.
- (transitive, chiefly nautical) To mark the surface of (something) with pricks or dots; especially, to trace a ship’s course on (a chart).
- (transitive) To form by piercing or puncturing.
- (transitive, hunting) To shoot without killing.
- (horticulture) Usually in the form prick out: to plant (seeds or seedlings) in holes made in soil at regular intervals.
- (transitive) To make acidic or pungent.
- (transitive) To incite, stimulate, goad.
- To fix by the point; to attach or hang by puncturing.
- cause a stinging pain
- stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
- to stick up
- cause a prickling sensation
- to cause a sharp emotional pain
- make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
- deliver a sting to
noun
- The experience or feeling of being pierced or punctured by a small, sharp object.
- (now historical) A small roll of yarn or tobacco.
- A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.
- The footprint of a hare.
- An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object.
- (slang, vulgar) The penis.
- A feeling of remorse.
- (slang, derogatory) Someone (especially a male) who is unpleasant, rude or annoying.
- A small pointed object.
- obscene terms for penis
- the act of puncturing with a small point
- insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
- a depression scratched or carved into a surface
verb
- aim at
- direct into a position for use
- talk frankly with; lay it on the line
- tear down so as to make flat with the ground
- make level or straight
- become level or even
- (transitive) To destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze.
- (transitive, figurative) To bring to a common level or plane, in respect of rank, condition, character, privilege, etc.
- (intransitive) To speak honestly and openly [with with ‘someone’] (see: level with).
- (intransitive, roleplaying games, video games) To progress to the next level.
- (transitive) To adjust so as to make as flat or perpendicular to the ground as possible.
- (transitive) To direct or impose (a penalty, fine, etc) at or upon (someone) [with on or against or at].
- (transitive) To aim or direct (a weapon, a stare, an accusation, etc).
- (intransitive, sports) To make the score of a game equal.
- (transitive) To adjust or adapt to a certain level.
adj
- being on a precise horizontal plane
- oriented at right angles to the plumb
- of the score in a contest
- having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
- not showing abrupt variations
- The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
- Unvaried in volume.
- Unvaried in frequency.
- Straightforward; direct; clear.
- (phonetics) Of even tone; without rising or falling inflection; monotonic.
- In the same position or rank.
- Well balanced; even; just; steady; impartial.
- (physics) Perpendicular to a gravitational force.
- At the same height as some reference; constructed as level with.
- Calm.
noun
- indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid
- a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
- a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
- height above ground
- an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
- a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line
- a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
- a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
- A tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical line of reference.
- (computer science) Distance from the root node of a tree structure.
- (British) An area of almost perfectly flat land.
- (video games) One of several discrete segments of a game, generally increasing in difficulty and representing different locations in the game world.
- A distance relative to a given reference elevation.
- (Singapore, education) A school grade or year.
- Degree or amount.
- (statistics) One of the specific values which may be taken by a categorical variable.
- Achievement or qualification.
- A floor of a multi-storey building.
- (roleplaying games, video games) A numeric value given to a character (or other element of a game) that represents its relative power, challenge or eligibility to do things, used as a game mechanic to govern progression through a game.
verb
- aim and shoot with great precision
- hunt or shoot snipe
- attack in speech or writing
- (intransitive) To hunt snipe.
- (ice hockey slang) To score a goal.
- (intransitive, by extension) To shoot with a sniper rifle.
- (transitive) To nose (a log) to make it drag or slip easily in skidding.
- (intransitive) To make malicious, underhand remarks or attacks.
- (transitive) To watch a timed online auction and place a winning bid against (the current high bidder) at the last possible moment.
- To move the ball quickly in a different direction.
- (transitive) To attach a note or sticker to (an existing poster) to provide further information, political criticism, etc.
- (intransitive) To shoot at individuals from a concealed place.
noun
- Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks
- a gunshot from a concealed location
- An end of a log remaining after timber has been cut away.
- A strip of copy announcing some late breaking news or item of interest, typically placed in a print advertisement in such a way that it stands out from the ad.
- Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.
- A note or sticker attached to an existing poster to provide further information (e.g. an event is sold out, political criticism, etc.).
- (slang) A cigarette butt.
- A shot fired from a concealed place.
- An animated promotional logo during a television show.
- (naval slang) A member of the engineering department on a ship.
- A fool; a blockhead.
- A bottle of wine measuring 0.1875 liters, one fourth the volume of a standard bottle; a quarter bottle or piccolo.
- (ice hockey slang) A goal.
- A sharp, clever answer; sarcasm.
verb
- (transitive) To aim at.
- (transitive) To set a flow of fluid or gas running by rotating a tap or valve.
- (intransitive, slang) To take drugs.
- (intransitive, of a device) To start operating; to power up, to become on.
- (transitive, slang) To cause to take up drugs, especially hallucinogens.
- (transitive) To rebel against; to suddenly attack.
- (transitive) To power up, to put into operation, to start, to activate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).
- (transitive) To sexually arouse.
- (transitive) To introduce (someone to something), and especially to fill them with enthusiasm (about it); to intoxicate, give pleasure to ( + to an object of interest or excitement).
- (ditransitive) To cause (someone) to rebel against or suddenly attack (someone else).
- (intransitive) To depend upon; to pivot around, to have as a central subject.
- to evoke sexual feelings
- cause to operate by flipping a switch
- get high, stoned, or drugged
- become hostile towards
- produce suddenly or automatically
- cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
- be contingent on
verb
- (of a ranged weapon shot) To land or pass wildly off-target.
- (idiomatic, imperative) To go ahead; do as one pleases (used to grant permission for or to give endorsement of a suggestion or proposal, especially when the speaker is not interested in the outcome of the proposal).
- (idiomatic) To become very noisy and excited.
verb
- shoot or hit in a particular manner
- exhaust by allowing to pull on the line
- engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
- consider not very seriously
- discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
- cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
- use to one's advantage
- emit recorded sound
- pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- behave in a certain way
- play a role or part
- be performed or presented for public viewing
- stake on the outcome of an issue
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
- make bets
- employ in a game or in a specific position
- play on an instrument
- move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
- pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
- act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
- be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
- behave carelessly or indifferently
- bet or wager (money)
- be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way
- use or move
- perform on a certain location
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- perform on a stage or theater
- engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
- participate in games or sport
- perform music on (a musical instrument)
- replay (as a melody)
- (intransitive, of a musical instrument) To produce music.
- (transitive) To keep in play, as a hooked fish in order to land it.
- (intransitive, of a theatrical performance, film or music) To be performed, reproduced, or shown.
- (transitive, colloquial) To manipulate, deceive, or swindle.
- (transitive) To handle or deal with (something) in a calculating manner intended to achieve profit or gain.
- (transitive) To act as (the indicated role).
- (transitive, intransitive) To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
- (intransitive, copulative) To act or behave in a stated way.
- To give a false appearance of being; to pretend to be.
- To move so as to fall upon or sweep across something, or to direct or operate (something) in such a manner.
- (intransitive) To be received or accepted (in a given way); to go down.
- (intransitive) To contend or fight using weapons, both as practice or in real life-or-death combats; to engage in martial games; to joust; to fence
- (transitive) To handle or deal with (a matter or situation) in a stated way.
- (transitive) To bring into action or motion; to exhibit in action; to execute or deploy.
- To portray (a character) in (a film or theatre).
- (transitive) To compete against, in a game.
- To gamble.
- To move in a light or brisk manner.
- (African-American Vernacular, intransitive) To kid; to joke; to say something for amusement; to act, or to treat something, unseriously.
- (transitive) To act or perform (a play).
- For additional senses in various idiomatic phrases, see the individual entries, such as play along, play at, play down, play off, play on, play out, play to, play up, etc.
- (transitive, intransitive, of a device, media, broadcast, etc.) To emit or relay sound (especially music) or moving pictures; (of a device) to operate media.
- (transitive, of a person) To operate (a device or media) so as to cause sound (especially music) or moving pictures to be produced.
- (intransitive) To take part in amorous activity; to make love; see also play around.
- To move in an alternating or reciprocal manner; to move to and fro.
- (transitive, of a theatrical company or band, etc.) To perform or give performances in or at (a venue or location).
- (intransitive, especially with 'with'; see also play with) To toy or trifle; to act with levity or thoughtlessness; to be careless.
- (intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
- Specifying a particular sporting role or position.
- (transitive, intransitive, especially of a person) To produce music using a musical instrument.
- (transitive, usually of a person) To render (a musical title, compositional style, film title, etc.) using a musical instrument or device.
- (transitive, in the scoring of games and sports) To be the opposing score to.
noun
- (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
- a preset plan of action in team sports
- the removal of constraints
- verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
- activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
- a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
- movement or space for movement
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
- the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
- a weak and tremulous light
- a state in which action is feasible
- a theatrical performance of a drama
- gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
- a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
- an attempt to get something
- utilization or exercise
- (turn-based games) An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
- (uncountable, formerly countable) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
- (uncountable) Movement (of a pattern of light etc.)
- (countable, uncountable) An instance or instances of causing media to be watched or heard, such as by broadcasting.
- The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely, as for example lash, backlash, or slack.
- (countable) A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
- (uncountable, informal) Sexual activity or sexual role-playing.
- (uncountable) Freedom to move.
- (countable) A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other resources.
- (countable) An instance of watching or listening to media.
- (countable) A theatrical performance featuring actors.
- (uncountable) An individual's performance in a sport or game.
- (uncountable) The conduct, or course, of a game.
- (countable) A short sequence of action within a game.
- (countable) An instance of wordplay.
- (uncountable) Similar activity in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
- (countable) An attempt to move forward, as in a plan or strategy, for example by a business, investor, or political party.
- (countable) A button that, when pressed, causes media to be played.
- (uncountable, sports, with certain prepositions, also figurative) The sphere or circumstance in which a playing implement, such as a ball, is available to be played (see also in play, out of play).
verb
- have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun
- range or extend over; occupy a certain area
- feed as in a meadow or pasture
- lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line
- let eat
- change or be different within limits
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- assign a rank or rating to
- (transitive) To set in a row, or in rows; to place in a regular line or lines, or in ranks; to dispose in the proper order.
- (transitive) To place among others in a line, row, or order, as in the ranks of an army; usually, reflexively and figuratively, to espouse a cause, to join a party, etc.
- (transitive) To rove over or through.
- (biology) To be native to, or live in, a certain district or region.
- (military, of artillery) To determine the range to a target.
- (intransitive) To be placed in order; to be ranked; to admit of arrangement or classification; to rank.
- (intransitive) To form a line or a row.
- (transitive) To bring (something) into a specified position or relationship (especially, of opposition) with something else.
- (intransitive) To travel over (an area, etc); to roam, wander.
- (baseball) Of a player, to travel a significant distance for a defensive play.
- (intransitive) Of a variable, to be able to take any of the values in a specified range.
- (transitive) To classify.
- To sail or pass in a direction parallel to or near.
noun
- the limit of capability
- a variety of different things or activities
- (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined
- the limits within which something can be effective
- a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze
- a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
- a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds
- a series of hills or mountains
- an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
- The distance a vehicle (e.g., a car, bicycle, lorry, or aircraft) can travel without refueling.
- A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc.
- (US, historical) In the public land system, a row or line of townships lying between two succession meridian lines six miles apart.
- An area for practicing shooting at targets.
- (mathematics) The set of values (points) which a function can obtain.
- The maximum distance or reach of capability (of a weapon, radio, detector, etc.).
- (programming) A sequential list of values specified by an iterator.
- (sports, baseball) The defensive area that a player can cover.
- An area for military training or equipment testing.
- (statistics) The length of the smallest interval which contains all the data in a sample; the difference between the largest and smallest observations in the sample.
- An aggregate of individuals in one rank or degree; an order; a class.
- (ecology) The geographical area or zone where a species is normally naturally found.
- The distance from a person or sensor to an object, target, emanation, or event.
- (music) The scale of all the tones a voice or an instrument can produce.
- A fireplace; a fire or other cooking apparatus; now specifically, a large cooking stove with many burners (hotplates).
- The extent or space taken in by anything excursive; compass or extent of excursion; reach; scope.
- Selection, array.
- An area of open, often unfenced, grazing land.
- A wandering or roving; a going to and fro; an excursion; a ramble; an expedition.
- The variety of roles that an actor can play in a satisfactory way.
verb
- (shooting) To aim in front of a moving target, in order that the shot may hit the target as it passes.
- (intransitive) To be a cause of. [with to]
- (intransitive) To guide or conduct, as by accompanying, going before, showing, influencing, directing with authority, etc.; to have precedence or preeminence; to be first or chief; — used in most of the senses of the transitive verb.
- (transitive, climbing) To lead climb.
- (figuratively): To direct; to counsel; to instruct.
- To guide or conduct in a certain course, or to a certain place or end, by making the way known; to show the way, especially by going with or going in advance of; to guide somebody somewhere or to bring somebody somewhere by means of instructions.
- To guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact connection.
- (transitive, card games, dominoes) To begin a game, round, or trick, with
- Misspelling of led.
- (baseball) To step off base and move towards the next base.
- Used in phrasal verbs: lead off, lead on, lead out, lead to (“be the cause of, bring about”), lead up, lead up to.
- (intransitive) To have the highest interim score in a game.
- (intransitive) To tend or reach in a certain spatial direction, or to a certain place.
- (transitive) To go or to be in advance of; to precede; hence, to be foremost or chief among.
- To draw or direct by influence, whether good or bad; to prevail on; to induce; to entice; to allure.
- (intransitive) To be more advanced in technology or business than others.
- (intransitive) To be ahead of others, e.g., in a race.
- (intransitive) To proceed in front of others; to go first.
- (transitive, usually with "life") To live or experience (a particular way of life).
- To influence towards a belief, a conclusion, etc.
- (transitive, printing, historical) To place leads between the lines of.
- (transitive) To cover, fill, or affect with lead.
- To conduct or direct with authority; to have direction or charge of; to command, especially a military or business unit.
- lead, extend, or afford access
- travel in front of; go in advance of others
- cause to undertake a certain action
- take somebody somewhere
- tend to or result in
- cause something to pass or lead somewhere
- lead, as in the performance of a composition
- produce as a result or residue
- preside over
- be ahead of others; be the first
- be in charge of
- be conducive to
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- move ahead (of others) in time or space
adj
noun
- (countable, nautical) A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea or to estimate velocity in knots.
- A thin strip of type metal, used to separate lines of type in printing.
- (medicine, in the plural) X-ray protective clothing lined with lead.
- (countable) A thin cylinder of graphite used in pencils.
- (UK, countable) An insulated metallic wire for electrical devices and equipment.
- Sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs.
- (horology) The action of a tooth, such as a tooth of a wheel, in impelling another tooth or a pallet.
- Information obtained by a news reporter about an issue or subject that allows him or her to discover more details.
- (electricity) The advance of the current phase in an alternating circuit beyond that of the electromotive force producing it.
- (acting) The actor who plays the main role; lead actor.
- (countable, mining) A lode.
- Information obtained by a detective or police officer that allows him or her to discover further details about a crime or incident.
- A rope, leather strap, or similar device with which to lead an animal; a leash
- (nautical) The course of a rope from end to end.
- (US, journalism) The introductory paragraph or paragraphs of a newspaper, or a news or other type of article. (Sometimes spelled as lede for this usage to avoid ambiguity.)
- (marketing) Potential opportunity for a sale or transaction, a potential customer.
- (business) The person in charge of a project or a work shift etc.
- (curling) The player who throws the first two rocks for a team.
- (music) The announcement by one voice part of a theme to be repeated by the other parts.
- (uncountable, typography) Vertical space in advance of a row or between rows of text. Also known as leading.
- (slang) Bullets; ammunition.
- (countable) A roof covered with lead sheets or terne plates.
- (countable) A channel of open water in an ice field.
- Hypothesis that has not been pursued
- (music) A mark or a short passage in one voice part, as of a canon, serving as a cue for the entrance of others.
- An important news story that appears on the front page of a newspaper or at the beginning of a news broadcast
- (music) A primary synth, often composed of square, sawtooth, triangle or sine waveforms.
- (baseball) The situation where a runner steps away from a base while waiting for the pitch to be thrown.
- (uncountable) A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum).
- (music) In a barbershop quartet, the person who sings the melody, usually the second tenor.
- (countable) The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction, course
- (acting, theater) The main role in a play or film; the lead role.
- (uncountable, card games, dominoes) The act or right of playing first in a game or round; the card suit, or piece, so played
- (engineering) The axial distance a screw thread travels in one revolution. It is equal to the pitch times the number of starts.
- In a steam engine, the width of port opening which is uncovered by the valve, for the admission or release of steam, at the instant when the piston is at end of its stroke.
- (electricity) The angle between the line joining the brushes of a continuous-current dynamo and the diameter symmetrical between the poles.
- (countable) Precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; the state of being ahead in a race; the highest score in an incomplete game.
- (engineering) The excess above a right angle in the angle between two consecutive cranks, as of a compound engine, on the same shaft.
- (civil engineering) The distance of haul, as from a cutting to an embankment.
- an advantage held by a competitor in a race
- an actor who plays a principal role
- the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)
- evidence pointing to a possible solution
- the introductory section of a story
- (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base
- an indication of potential opportunity
- a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire
- the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge
- a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase ‘take the lead’)
- restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
- a news story of major importance
- (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning
- the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine
- thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
- a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey
- mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil
verb
- To operate (any weapon that fires a projectile, such as a shotgun or sling).
- To send away (a creditor) satisfied by payment; to pay one's debt or obligation to.
- To let fly; to give expression to; to utter.
- (electricity) To release (an accumulated charge).
- To relieve of an office or employment; to send away from service; to dismiss.
- To free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to forgive; to clear.
- (military) To release (a member of the armed forces) from service.
- To unload a ship or another means of transport.
- (transitive, textiles) To bleach out or to remove or efface, as by a chemical process.
- (medicine) To release (an inpatient) from hospital.
- To accomplish or complete, as an obligation.
- To release legally from confinement; to set at liberty.
- To set aside; to annul; to dismiss.
- To give forth; to emit or send out.
- To put forth, or remove, as a charge or burden; to take out, as that with which anything is loaded or filled.
- (logic) To release (an auxiliary assumption) from the list of assumptions used in arguments, and return to the main argument.
- To expel or let go.
- To let fly, as a missile; to shoot.
- remove the charge from
- remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
- release from military service
- complete or carry out
- become empty or void of its content
- free from obligations or duties
- pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- eliminate (a substance)
- go off or discharge
- cause to go off
- pour forth or release
noun
- The act of firing a projectile, especially from a firearm.
- (military) The act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service.
- (medicine) The act of releasing an inpatient from hospital.
- The process of flowing out.
- (medicine, uncountable) Pus or exudate or mucus (but in modern usage not exclusively blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to pathological or hormonal changes.
- (hydrology) The volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m³/s (cubic meters per second).
- (electricity) The act of releasing an accumulated charge.
- The process of removing the load borne by something.
- (law) Release from liability, as granted to someone having served in a position of trust, such as to the officers and governors of a corporate body.
- The material thus released.
- The act of accomplishing (an obligation) or repaying a debt etc.; performance.
- the pouring forth of a fluid
- the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
- the sudden giving off of energy
- the act of discharging a gun
- any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
- a formal written statement of relinquishment
- a substance that is emitted or released
- electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
- the act of venting
verb
- To aim (something) at (something else).
- To manage, control, steer.
- To point out to or show (somebody) the right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way; to refer.
- To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order.
- direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- guide the actors in (plays and films)
- plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
- specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
- take somebody somewhere
- govern or manage
- point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
- lead, as in the performance of a composition
- cause to go somewhere
- command with authority
- put an address on (an envelope)
- intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
- give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction
adj
- In the line of descent; not collateral.
- Proceeding without deviation or interruption.
- Straightforward; sincere.
- Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end.
- (astronomy) In the direction of the general planetary motion, or from west to east; in the order of the signs; not retrograde; said of the motion of a celestial body.
- (mathematics, logic, of a proof) Not employing the law of the excluded middle or argument by contradiction.
- (aviation, travel) Having a single flight number.
- (political science) Pertaining to, or effected immediately by, action of the people through their votes instead of through one or more representatives or delegates.
- Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous.
- straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
- in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
- being an immediate result or consequence
- in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
- moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or — for planets — around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
- similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
- direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short
- having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
- lacking compromising or mitigating elements
- (of a current) flowing in one direction only
adv
verb
- take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device)
- catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
- (transitive, intransitive) To observe or aim (at something) using a (gun) sight.
- (transitive) To observe through, or as if through, a sight, to check the elevation, direction, levelness, or other characteristics of, especially when surveying or navigating.
- (transitive) To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of.
- (transitive) To see; to get sight of (something); to register visually.
noun
- a range of mental vision
- an instance of visual perception
- a place of interest, especially to visitors
- the range of vision
- the act of looking or seeing or observing
- the ability to see; the visual faculty
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
- anything that is seen
- (often in the plural) A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.
- (now colloquial) a great deal, a lot; frequently used to intensify a comparative.
- Something seen.
- A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained.
- Mental view; opinion; judgment.
- The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view.
- In a drawing, picture, etc., that part of the surface, as of paper or canvas, which is within the frame or the border or margin. In a frame, the open space, the opening.
- (in the singular) The ability to see.
- (often in the plural) Something worth seeing; a spectacle, either good or bad.
noun
- a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)
- the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies
- a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
- a pedal that controls the throttle valve
- a professional killer who uses a gun
- large but transportable armament
- a hand-operated pump that resembles a pistol; forces grease into parts of a machine
- A very portable, short firearm, for hand use, which fires bullets or projectiles, such as a handgun, revolver, pistol, or Derringer.
- (colloquial, metonymic) A person who carries or uses a gun (rifle, shotgun or handgun), particularly with reference to how quickly the person can draw and fire the gun.
- A device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot.
- A device or tool that projects a substance.
- (surfing) A long surfboard designed for surfing big waves (not the same as a longboard, a gun has a pointed nose and is generally a little narrower).
- (television) An electron gun.
- A device or tool that applies something rather than projecting it.
- (figurative) A firearm or cannon used for saluting or signalling.^(21-gun salute)
- (military) A cannon with a 6-inch/155mm minimum nominal bore diameter and tube length 30 calibers or more.
- Any implement designed to fire a projectile from a tube.
- (cellular automata) A pattern that "fires" out other patterns.
- (military) A cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity.
- (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Someone excellent, surpassingly wonderful, skilful, or cool.
- A less portable, long firearm that fires bullets or projectiles; a rifle, either manual, automatic or semi-automatic; a flintlock, musket or shotgun.
- (nautical, in the plural) Violent blasts of wind.
- (colloquial, usually in the plural) The biceps.
verb
- shoot with a gun
- (ambitransitive, US, prison slang, of a male prisoner) Synonym of gun down (“to masturbate while making sustained eye contact with someone — typically a female prison officer — as a form of intimidation”).
- (transitive) To cause to speed up.
- Nonstandard spelling of going to.
- To seek to attack someone; to take aim at someone; used with for.
- (informal) (gunning for something or gunning to do something) make a great effort.
- To practice fowling or hunting small game; chiefly in participial form: to go gunning.
- (informal) To offer vigorous support to (a person or cause).
verb
noun
- (by extension) Any shoulder-fired rocket grenade launcher.
- (weaponry) A shoulder-held rocket launcher used as an antitank weapon, developed by America during World War II and so-called from its resemblance to the bazooka musical instrument.
- (music) A primitive trombone having wide tubes.
- (slang) Crack cocaine.
- (slang) A woman's breast, especially a large one.
- (finance slang) A large rescue or stimulus package.
- a portable rocket launcher used by infantrymen as an antitank weapon
adj
- (of an aim or missile in archery, shooting, golf, etc.) Accurate; following a path toward the target.
- (logic) Of the state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result.
- (chiefly probability) Fair, unbiased, not loaded.
- (of a statement) Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.
- Loyal, faithful.
- (of a mechanical part) Correctly aligned or calibrated, without deviation.
- As an ellipsis of "(while) it is true (that)", used to start a sentence
- (biology) Used in the designation of group of species, or sometimes a single species, to indicate that it belongs to the clade its common name (which may be more broadly scoped in common speech) is restricted to in technical speech, or to distinguish it from a similar species, the latter of which may be called false.
- Genuine; legitimate; valid; sensu stricto.
- Conforming to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate.
- (of a literary genre) based on actual historical events.
- having a legally established claim
- consistent with fact or reality; not false
- worthy of being depended on
- conforming to definitive criteria
- devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth
- determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles
- not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
- rightly so called
- expressing or given to expressing the truth
- accurately placed or thrown
- in tune; accurate in pitch
- accurately fitted; level
adv
noun
verb
adv
adj
- (not comparable, slang, of a draft or check) Not covered by funds on account.
- Fresh; just released.
- (acoustics) Loud, producing a strong electric signal for the amplifier or other sound equipment.
- (of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.
- (slang, of bodily fluids) Containing drugs.
- (slang) Extremely attracted to. [with for]
- Of great current interest; provoking current debate or controversy.
- Feverish; feeling a high fever.
- (slang) Used to emphasize the short duration or small quantity of something
- (slang) Stolen.
- Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed.
- (of an object) Having or giving off a high temperature.
- (US, not comparable) Electrically charged.
- (colloquial, of a person) Very physically or sexually attractive.
- (slang) Sexually aroused; randy.
- Popular; in demand.
- Performing strongly; having repeated successes.
- (slang) Characterized by police presence or activity.
- (of a temper) Easily provoked to anger.
- (informal) Very good, remarkable, exciting.
- Uncomfortable, difficult to deal with; awkward, dangerous, unpleasant.
- (slang, of a vehicle or aircraft) Extremely fast or with great speed.
- (of food) Spicy, pungent, piquant, as some chilis and other spices are.
- (colloquial) Sexual or sexy; involving sexual intercourse or sexual excitement.
- (informal) Radioactive.
- Active, in use or ready for use (like a bullet or a firing range), turned on (like a microphone or camera).
- very good; often used in the negative
- recently stolen or smuggled
- marked by excited activity
- of a seeker; very near to the object sought
- newest or most recent
- having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm
- sexually excited or exciting
- very fast; capable of quick response and great speed
- charged or energized with electricity
- (color) bold and intense
- wanted by the police
- (extended meanings, especially of psychological heat) marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm
- producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves
- made recently
- very unpleasant or even dangerous
- having or bringing unusually good luck
- having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity
- performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy
- characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
- very popular or successful
- used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
noun
verb
adj
- Capable of consistently hitting a target, especially using some weapon or tool.
- On course to hit, or successful in hitting, a target; well-aimed.
- Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty.
- Deviating only slightly or within acceptable limits.
- (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct
- conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy
adj
- Very accurate (of aiming with a bow, firearm, etc.).
- (informal, Australian Aboriginal, Ireland, Newfoundland) Excellent, awesome, cool.
- (informal) Very boring.
- Aiming or willing to destroy; implacable; desperately hostile.
- Causing death; lethal.
- causing or capable of causing death
- extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
- exceedingly harmful
- involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death
- (of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect
- of an instrument of certain death
adv
adj
noun
- A very accurate marksman.
- (uncommon) A penchant for noticing a particular thing, or a person who has such a penchant.
- (nautical) A wooden disk having holes through which the lanyard is passed, used for tightening shrouds.
- a dead shot
- (nautical) a round hardwood disk with holes and a grooved perimeter used to tighten a shroud
adj
- (of an aim or missile in archery, shooting, golf, etc.) Accurate; following a path toward the target.
- (logic) Of the state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result.
- (chiefly probability) Fair, unbiased, not loaded.
- (of a statement) Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.
- Loyal, faithful.
- (of a mechanical part) Correctly aligned or calibrated, without deviation.
- As an ellipsis of "(while) it is true (that)", used to start a sentence
- (biology) Used in the designation of group of species, or sometimes a single species, to indicate that it belongs to the clade its common name (which may be more broadly scoped in common speech) is restricted to in technical speech, or to distinguish it from a similar species, the latter of which may be called false.
- Genuine; legitimate; valid; sensu stricto.
- Conforming to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate.
- (of a literary genre) based on actual historical events.
- having a legally established claim
- consistent with fact or reality; not false
- worthy of being depended on
- conforming to definitive criteria
- devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth
- determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles
- not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
- rightly so called
- expressing or given to expressing the truth
- accurately placed or thrown
- in tune; accurate in pitch
- accurately fitted; level