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noun
- (idiomatic) Something that emerges or unfolds slowly or gradually.
- (fiction) A work of fiction with a slow-paced plot; also, such a storyline.
- A gradually increasing expression of emotion, espeically anger or frustration.
- (fiction, fandom slang) A romantic story (especially a work of fan fiction) in which the central relationship develops slowly.
adj
verb
- (intransitive, figuratively) To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised.
- (intransitive) (of coffee) to be prepared by percolation; (of a coffee pot) to brew coffee in this way.
- (intransitive) To drain or seep through a porous substance.
- (transitive) To make (coffee) in a percolator.
- (transitive) To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.
- prepare in a percolator
- pass through
- cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent
- permeate or penetrate gradually
- gain or regain energy
- spread gradually
noun
verb
- (intransitive, transitive, idiomatic) To accumulate: to increase incrementally or continually.
- To close up by building.
- (card games) In solitaire card games, to place a card over another card of lower value. (e.g., place 5♦ over 4♣)
- (transitive, idiomatic) To strengthen.
- To erect; to construct.
- bolster or strengthen
- change the use of and make available or usable
- enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages
- form or accumulate steadily
- prepare oneself for a military confrontation
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To change gradually.
- (transitive) To certify (a student) as having earned a degree
- (intransitive, Japanese entertainment) Of an idol: to exit a group; or of a virtual YouTuber, to leave a management agency; usually accompanied with "graduation ceremony" send-offs, increased focus on the leaving member, and the like.
- (transitive, proscribed) To be certified as having earned a degree from; to graduate from (an institution).
- (transitive, software engineering) To approve (a feature) for general release.
- (chemistry) To bring to a certain degree of consistency, by evaporation, as a fluid.
- (intransitive) To taper, as the tail of certain birds.
- (intransitive, ergative) To be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
- (transitive) To mark (something) with degrees; to divide into regular steps or intervals, as the scale of a thermometer, a scheme of punishment or rewards, etc.
- To prepare gradually; to arrange, temper, or modify by degrees or to a certain degree; to determine the degrees of.
- confer an academic degree upon
- make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
- receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies; completion of a course or training
adj
noun
- A graduated (marked) cup or other container, thus fit for measuring.
- (Philippines) A person who is recognized as having completed any level of education.
- A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
- (US, Canada) A person who is recognized by a high school as having completed the requirements of a course of study at the school.
- a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts
- a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
verb
- (intransitive, figurative) To develop gradually, of an idea or plan.
- (intransitive) To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
- (transitive) To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
- (intransitive, figurative) To remain angry with someone or something past the point of exhaustion; to resign oneself to holding a grudge, especially after some failed attempts to resolve a situation.
- (intransitive, figurative) To be on the point of breaking out into anger; to be agitated.
- boil slowly at low temperature
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To move slowly or gradually; to come or go a few at a time.
- (intransitive) To ride a motorcycle between lanes on a road
- (transitive) To sort, sift, or isolate.
- (intransitive) To pass through a filter or to act as though passing through a filter.
- (transitive) To diffuse; to cause to be less concentrated or focused.
- (intransitive, derogatory, fandom slang) To be discouraged where a connoisseur or hardcore fan would not.
- pass through
- run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
- remove by passing through a filter
noun
- Electronics or software that separates unwanted signals (for example noise) from wanted signals or that attenuates selected frequencies.
- A device which separates a suspended, dissolved, or particulate matter from a fluid, solution, or other substance; any device that separates one substance from another.
- (mathematics, order theory) A non-empty upper set (of a partially ordered set) which is closed under binary infima (a.k.a. meets).
- (figurative) Self-restraint in speech.
- (social media) An appearance-altering digital image effect.
- (photography) A translucent object placed in the light path of a camera to remove certain wavelengths (colors), or a computer program that simulates such an effect.
- Any item, mechanism, device, or procedure that acts to separate or isolate.
- an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it
- device that removes something from whatever passes through it
verb
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To continue or proceed as before.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To persist, persevere.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To talk continuously or prolongedly (about something), often in an excessively excited way.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To continue, maintain or pursue (an activity or enterprise).
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To have an illicit sexual or flirtatious relationship.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To act or behave; especially, to misbehave so as to attract attention; to make a fuss; to behave ostentatiously.
- (idiomatic, transitive, intransitive) To take baggage or luggage onto an airplane, rather than check it.
- keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
- continue talking
- misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way
- direct the course of; manage or control
noun
prep_phrase
verb
- (idiomatic) To speak or write in a manner in which one makes points out of logical or chronological sequence.
- (idiomatic) To focus excessively on one's plans or on prospective future events without paying adequate attention to the present.
- (idiomatic) To develop an opinion based on insufficient information or to take action prematurely.
verb
- (intransitive) To make small gradual changes, usually in a particular direction.
- To move or behave with servility or exaggerated humility; to fawn.
- To drag in deep water with creepers, as for recovering a submarine cable.
- To slip, or to become slightly displaced.
- (intransitive) To move slowly and quietly in a particular direction.
- (intransitive) To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground.
- (intransitive, of plants) To grow across a surface rather than upwards.
- To have a sensation as of insects creeping on the skin of the body; to crawl.
- To move in a stealthy or secret manner; to move imperceptibly or clandestinely; to steal in; to insinuate itself or oneself.
- (intransitive, African-American Vernacular, slang) To covertly have sex (with a person other than one's primary partner); to cheat with.
- show submission or fear
- to go stealthily or furtively
- move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
- grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface)
noun
- (informal, derogatory) Someone creepy (annoyingly unpleasant), especially one who is strange or eccentric.
- (geology) The imperceptible downslope movement of surface rock.
- A slight displacement of an object; the slight movement of something.
- (informal, derogatory, especially) A person who engages in sexually inappropriate behaviour or sexual harassment.
- (materials science) An increase in strain with time; the gradual flow or deformation of a material under stress.
- A relatively small gradual change, variation or deviation (from a planned value) in a measure.
- (agriculture) A barrier with small openings used to keep large animals out while allowing smaller animals to pass through.
- (publishing) In sewn books, the tendency of pages on the inside of a quire to stand out farther than those on the outside of it.
- The movement of something that creeps (like worms or snails).
- (uncountable) The gradual expansion or proliferation of something beyond its original goals or boundaries, considered negatively.
- a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
- a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot
- a slow longitudinal movement or deformation
- someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
verb
- (idiomatic, transitive) To explain (something) to (someone), step by step.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see walk, through.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To perform (something) with ease or perfunctorily.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To rehearse (something) casually.
- perform in a perfunctory way, as for a first rehearsal
verb
- (idiomatic) To result or transpire.
- (nautical, transitive) To unfurl a reef from a sail
- (sports) To shake one's arms or legs, in order to resist muscle fatigue.
- (transitive, also figurative) To agitate a piece of cloth or other flexible material in order to remove dust, or to try to make it smooth and flat.
verb
- (idiomatic) To begin to have or exhibit.
- (idiomatic) To attempt to fight, compete with, or engage with.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To catch on, do well; to become popular.
- (intransitive, UK, military) To enlist into military service.
- To obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.
- To acquire, bring in, or introduce.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To grieve or be concerned (about something or someone).
- (soccer) To (attempt to) dribble round (an opposition player).
- (idiomatic) To assume or take responsibility for.
- admit into a group or community
- take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
- take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
- accept as a challenge
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
verb
- (intransitive) To move along slowly.
- (intransitive) To flip over onto the back or top; to turn upside down.
- (intransitive) To turn and swim upside down.
- (video games, board games) To build up a large defense force and strike only occasionally, rather than going for an offensive strategy.
- (intransitive) To hunt turtles, especially in the water.
- overturn accidentally
- hunt for turtles, especially as an occupation
noun
- (dance) A breakdancing move consisting of a float during which the dancer's weight shifts from one hand to the other, producing rotation or a circular "walk".
- (military, historical) An Ancient Roman attack method, where the shields held by the soldiers hide them, not only left, right, front and back, but also from above.
- (printing, historical) The curved plate in which the form is held in a type-revolving cylinder press.
- (genericized trademark) A candy with pecans, caramel, and chocolate, often shaped like a turtle.
- (computing) An on-screen cursor that serves the same function as a turtle for drawing.
- (computing theory) A small element towards the end of a list of items to be bubble sorted, and thus tending to take a long time to be swapped into its correct position. Compare rabbit.
- (zoology, US, Canada) Any land or marine reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise.
- (zoology, Australia, British, specifically) A marine reptile of that order.
- (television) A low stand for a lamp etc.
- (computing) A type of robot having a domed case (and so resembling the reptile), used in education, especially for making line drawings by means of a computer program.
- any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming
- a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
verb
- (intransitive, followed by a preposition) To advance very slowly, or by a small amount (in a particular direction).
- (Hong Kong, colloquial) to burn (to insult); to speak in a cocky and cheeky manner
- To deal out by inches; to give sparingly.
- To drive by inches, or small degrees.
- advance slowly, as if by inches
adj
noun
- A depth of one inch in a glass, used as a rough measurement of alcoholic beverages.
- (Scotland, Ireland) A small island; an islet.
- Any of various similar units of length in other traditional systems of measurement.
- (Scotland, Ireland) A meadow, pasture, field, or haugh.
- (meteorology) A depth of one inch on the ground, used as a measurement of rainfall.
- (figuratively) Any very short distance.
- An English unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 cm, conceived as roughly the width of a thumb.
- a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
- a unit of measurement for advertising space
prep_phrase
verb
- (intransitive) To flow gradually.
- (intransitive) To lose liquid.
- (intransitive, pinball) To fall off the bottom of the playfield.
- (transitive, ergative) To cause liquid to flow out of.
- (transitive) To deplete of energy or resources.
- (transitive) To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust.
- (transitive, basketball, slang) To make a shot.
- (transitive, ergative) To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.
- deplete of resources
- flow off gradually
- empty of liquid; drain the liquid from
- make weak
noun
- (electronics) One terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
- Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return.
- (chiefly US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)
- (chiefly UK) An access point or conduit for rainwater that drains directly downstream in a (drainage) basin without going through sewers or water treatment in order to prevent or belay floods.
- A natural or artificial watercourse which drains a tract of land.
- (pinball) An outhole.
- (vulgar) An act of urination.
- a pipe through which liquid is carried away
- tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
- a gradual depletion of energy or resources
- emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
verb
- (intransitive, of time) To pass slowly, gradually or tediously.
- (intransitive, copulative) To undergo gradual deterioration; become impaired; be reduced or consumed gradually due to any continued process, activity, or use.
- (nautical) To bring (a sailing vessel) onto the other tack by bringing the wind around the stern (as opposed to tacking when the wind is brought around the bow); to come round on another tack by turning away from the wind.
- (now chiefly UK dialectal, transitive) To guard; watch; keep watch, especially from entry or invasion.
- To exhaust, fatigue, expend, or weary.
- To eat away at, erode, diminish, or consume gradually; to cause a gradual deterioration in; to produce (some change) through attrition, exposure, or constant use.
- To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, etc.
- (intransitive, colloquial) (in the phrase "wearing on (someone)") To cause annoyance, irritation, fatigue, or weariness near the point of an exhaustion of patience.
- To bear or display in one's aspect or appearance.
- (colloquial, with "it") To overcome one's reluctance and endure a (previously specified) situation.
- (now chiefly UK dialectal, transitive) To defend; protect.
- (now chiefly UK dialectal, transitive) To ward off; prevent from approaching or entering; drive off; repel.
- To have or carry on one's person habitually, consistently; or, to maintain in a particular fashion or manner.
- (intransitive) To last or remain durable under hard use or over time; to retain usefulness, value, or desirable qualities under any continued strain or long period of time; sometimes said of a person, regarding the quality of being easy or difficult to tolerate.
- (now chiefly UK dialectal, transitive) To conduct or guide with care or caution, as into a fold or place of safety.
- have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality
- last and be usable
- put clothing on one's body
- deteriorate through use or stress
- exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
- go to pieces
- have or show an appearance of
- be dressed in
- have on one's person
noun
noun
- (idiomatic) Something that emerges or unfolds slowly or gradually.
- (fiction) A work of fiction with a slow-paced plot; also, such a storyline.
- A gradually increasing expression of emotion, espeically anger or frustration.
- (fiction, fandom slang) A romantic story (especially a work of fan fiction) in which the central relationship develops slowly.
adj
verb
- (intransitive, figuratively) To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised.
- (intransitive) (of coffee) to be prepared by percolation; (of a coffee pot) to brew coffee in this way.
- (intransitive) To drain or seep through a porous substance.
- (transitive) To make (coffee) in a percolator.
- (transitive) To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.
- prepare in a percolator
- pass through
- cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent
- permeate or penetrate gradually
- gain or regain energy
- spread gradually
noun
verb
- (intransitive, transitive, idiomatic) To accumulate: to increase incrementally or continually.
- To close up by building.
- (card games) In solitaire card games, to place a card over another card of lower value. (e.g., place 5♦ over 4♣)
- (transitive, idiomatic) To strengthen.
- To erect; to construct.
- bolster or strengthen
- change the use of and make available or usable
- enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages
- form or accumulate steadily
- prepare oneself for a military confrontation
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To change gradually.
- (transitive) To certify (a student) as having earned a degree
- (intransitive, Japanese entertainment) Of an idol: to exit a group; or of a virtual YouTuber, to leave a management agency; usually accompanied with "graduation ceremony" send-offs, increased focus on the leaving member, and the like.
- (transitive, proscribed) To be certified as having earned a degree from; to graduate from (an institution).
- (transitive, software engineering) To approve (a feature) for general release.
- (chemistry) To bring to a certain degree of consistency, by evaporation, as a fluid.
- (intransitive) To taper, as the tail of certain birds.
- (intransitive, ergative) To be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
- (transitive) To mark (something) with degrees; to divide into regular steps or intervals, as the scale of a thermometer, a scheme of punishment or rewards, etc.
- To prepare gradually; to arrange, temper, or modify by degrees or to a certain degree; to determine the degrees of.
- confer an academic degree upon
- make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
- receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies; completion of a course or training
adj
noun
- A graduated (marked) cup or other container, thus fit for measuring.
- (Philippines) A person who is recognized as having completed any level of education.
- A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
- (US, Canada) A person who is recognized by a high school as having completed the requirements of a course of study at the school.
- a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts
- a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
verb
- (intransitive, figurative) To develop gradually, of an idea or plan.
- (intransitive) To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
- (transitive) To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
- (intransitive, figurative) To remain angry with someone or something past the point of exhaustion; to resign oneself to holding a grudge, especially after some failed attempts to resolve a situation.
- (intransitive, figurative) To be on the point of breaking out into anger; to be agitated.
- boil slowly at low temperature
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To move slowly or gradually; to come or go a few at a time.
- (intransitive) To ride a motorcycle between lanes on a road
- (transitive) To sort, sift, or isolate.
- (intransitive) To pass through a filter or to act as though passing through a filter.
- (transitive) To diffuse; to cause to be less concentrated or focused.
- (intransitive, derogatory, fandom slang) To be discouraged where a connoisseur or hardcore fan would not.
- pass through
- run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
- remove by passing through a filter
noun
- Electronics or software that separates unwanted signals (for example noise) from wanted signals or that attenuates selected frequencies.
- A device which separates a suspended, dissolved, or particulate matter from a fluid, solution, or other substance; any device that separates one substance from another.
- (mathematics, order theory) A non-empty upper set (of a partially ordered set) which is closed under binary infima (a.k.a. meets).
- (figurative) Self-restraint in speech.
- (social media) An appearance-altering digital image effect.
- (photography) A translucent object placed in the light path of a camera to remove certain wavelengths (colors), or a computer program that simulates such an effect.
- Any item, mechanism, device, or procedure that acts to separate or isolate.
- an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it
- device that removes something from whatever passes through it
verb
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To continue or proceed as before.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To persist, persevere.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To talk continuously or prolongedly (about something), often in an excessively excited way.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To continue, maintain or pursue (an activity or enterprise).
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To have an illicit sexual or flirtatious relationship.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To act or behave; especially, to misbehave so as to attract attention; to make a fuss; to behave ostentatiously.
- (idiomatic, transitive, intransitive) To take baggage or luggage onto an airplane, rather than check it.
- keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
- continue talking
- misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way
- direct the course of; manage or control
noun
verb
- (idiomatic) To speak or write in a manner in which one makes points out of logical or chronological sequence.
- (idiomatic) To focus excessively on one's plans or on prospective future events without paying adequate attention to the present.
- (idiomatic) To develop an opinion based on insufficient information or to take action prematurely.
verb
- (intransitive) To make small gradual changes, usually in a particular direction.
- To move or behave with servility or exaggerated humility; to fawn.
- To drag in deep water with creepers, as for recovering a submarine cable.
- To slip, or to become slightly displaced.
- (intransitive) To move slowly and quietly in a particular direction.
- (intransitive) To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground.
- (intransitive, of plants) To grow across a surface rather than upwards.
- To have a sensation as of insects creeping on the skin of the body; to crawl.
- To move in a stealthy or secret manner; to move imperceptibly or clandestinely; to steal in; to insinuate itself or oneself.
- (intransitive, African-American Vernacular, slang) To covertly have sex (with a person other than one's primary partner); to cheat with.
- show submission or fear
- to go stealthily or furtively
- move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
- grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface)
noun
- (informal, derogatory) Someone creepy (annoyingly unpleasant), especially one who is strange or eccentric.
- (geology) The imperceptible downslope movement of surface rock.
- A slight displacement of an object; the slight movement of something.
- (informal, derogatory, especially) A person who engages in sexually inappropriate behaviour or sexual harassment.
- (materials science) An increase in strain with time; the gradual flow or deformation of a material under stress.
- A relatively small gradual change, variation or deviation (from a planned value) in a measure.
- (agriculture) A barrier with small openings used to keep large animals out while allowing smaller animals to pass through.
- (publishing) In sewn books, the tendency of pages on the inside of a quire to stand out farther than those on the outside of it.
- The movement of something that creeps (like worms or snails).
- (uncountable) The gradual expansion or proliferation of something beyond its original goals or boundaries, considered negatively.
- a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
- a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot
- a slow longitudinal movement or deformation
- someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
verb
- (idiomatic, transitive) To explain (something) to (someone), step by step.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see walk, through.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To perform (something) with ease or perfunctorily.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To rehearse (something) casually.
- perform in a perfunctory way, as for a first rehearsal
verb
- (idiomatic) To result or transpire.
- (nautical, transitive) To unfurl a reef from a sail
- (sports) To shake one's arms or legs, in order to resist muscle fatigue.
- (transitive, also figurative) To agitate a piece of cloth or other flexible material in order to remove dust, or to try to make it smooth and flat.
verb
- (idiomatic) To begin to have or exhibit.
- (idiomatic) To attempt to fight, compete with, or engage with.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To catch on, do well; to become popular.
- (intransitive, UK, military) To enlist into military service.
- To obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.
- To acquire, bring in, or introduce.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To grieve or be concerned (about something or someone).
- (soccer) To (attempt to) dribble round (an opposition player).
- (idiomatic) To assume or take responsibility for.
- admit into a group or community
- take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
- take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
- accept as a challenge
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
verb
- (intransitive) To move along slowly.
- (intransitive) To flip over onto the back or top; to turn upside down.
- (intransitive) To turn and swim upside down.
- (video games, board games) To build up a large defense force and strike only occasionally, rather than going for an offensive strategy.
- (intransitive) To hunt turtles, especially in the water.
- overturn accidentally
- hunt for turtles, especially as an occupation
noun
- (dance) A breakdancing move consisting of a float during which the dancer's weight shifts from one hand to the other, producing rotation or a circular "walk".
- (military, historical) An Ancient Roman attack method, where the shields held by the soldiers hide them, not only left, right, front and back, but also from above.
- (printing, historical) The curved plate in which the form is held in a type-revolving cylinder press.
- (genericized trademark) A candy with pecans, caramel, and chocolate, often shaped like a turtle.
- (computing) An on-screen cursor that serves the same function as a turtle for drawing.
- (computing theory) A small element towards the end of a list of items to be bubble sorted, and thus tending to take a long time to be swapped into its correct position. Compare rabbit.
- (zoology, US, Canada) Any land or marine reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise.
- (zoology, Australia, British, specifically) A marine reptile of that order.
- (television) A low stand for a lamp etc.
- (computing) A type of robot having a domed case (and so resembling the reptile), used in education, especially for making line drawings by means of a computer program.
- any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming
- a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
verb
- (intransitive, followed by a preposition) To advance very slowly, or by a small amount (in a particular direction).
- (Hong Kong, colloquial) to burn (to insult); to speak in a cocky and cheeky manner
- To deal out by inches; to give sparingly.
- To drive by inches, or small degrees.
- advance slowly, as if by inches
adj
noun
- A depth of one inch in a glass, used as a rough measurement of alcoholic beverages.
- (Scotland, Ireland) A small island; an islet.
- Any of various similar units of length in other traditional systems of measurement.
- (Scotland, Ireland) A meadow, pasture, field, or haugh.
- (meteorology) A depth of one inch on the ground, used as a measurement of rainfall.
- (figuratively) Any very short distance.
- An English unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 cm, conceived as roughly the width of a thumb.
- a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
- a unit of measurement for advertising space
verb
- (intransitive) To flow gradually.
- (intransitive) To lose liquid.
- (intransitive, pinball) To fall off the bottom of the playfield.
- (transitive, ergative) To cause liquid to flow out of.
- (transitive) To deplete of energy or resources.
- (transitive) To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust.
- (transitive, basketball, slang) To make a shot.
- (transitive, ergative) To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.
- deplete of resources
- flow off gradually
- empty of liquid; drain the liquid from
- make weak
noun
- (electronics) One terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
- Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return.
- (chiefly US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)
- (chiefly UK) An access point or conduit for rainwater that drains directly downstream in a (drainage) basin without going through sewers or water treatment in order to prevent or belay floods.
- A natural or artificial watercourse which drains a tract of land.
- (pinball) An outhole.
- (vulgar) An act of urination.
- a pipe through which liquid is carried away
- tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
- a gradual depletion of energy or resources
- emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
verb
- (intransitive, of time) To pass slowly, gradually or tediously.
- (intransitive, copulative) To undergo gradual deterioration; become impaired; be reduced or consumed gradually due to any continued process, activity, or use.
- (nautical) To bring (a sailing vessel) onto the other tack by bringing the wind around the stern (as opposed to tacking when the wind is brought around the bow); to come round on another tack by turning away from the wind.
- (now chiefly UK dialectal, transitive) To guard; watch; keep watch, especially from entry or invasion.
- To exhaust, fatigue, expend, or weary.
- To eat away at, erode, diminish, or consume gradually; to cause a gradual deterioration in; to produce (some change) through attrition, exposure, or constant use.
- To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, etc.
- (intransitive, colloquial) (in the phrase "wearing on (someone)") To cause annoyance, irritation, fatigue, or weariness near the point of an exhaustion of patience.
- To bear or display in one's aspect or appearance.
- (colloquial, with "it") To overcome one's reluctance and endure a (previously specified) situation.
- (now chiefly UK dialectal, transitive) To defend; protect.
- (now chiefly UK dialectal, transitive) To ward off; prevent from approaching or entering; drive off; repel.
- To have or carry on one's person habitually, consistently; or, to maintain in a particular fashion or manner.
- (intransitive) To last or remain durable under hard use or over time; to retain usefulness, value, or desirable qualities under any continued strain or long period of time; sometimes said of a person, regarding the quality of being easy or difficult to tolerate.
- (now chiefly UK dialectal, transitive) To conduct or guide with care or caution, as into a fold or place of safety.
- have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality
- last and be usable
- put clothing on one's body
- deteriorate through use or stress
- exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
- go to pieces
- have or show an appearance of
- be dressed in
- have on one's person