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- The act of scouring out a pipe or drain by forcing rocks or similar items through it with high-pressure water.
- The act of winding into a ball.
- (poultry) The accumulation of soil on the feet of a bird, a process that eventually leads to infection.
- (beekeeping) An incident when worker bees surround a queen bee, usually leading to her death by suffocation or starvation.
- The measurement on a hydrometer of the amount of sugar in a liquid.
- The act or process of using a wrecking ball.
- The accumulation of material such as snow or mud under the feet of a horse.
- The act of wrapping something up.
- The act of curling up.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) Synonym of sexual intercourse.
- The process of firing ball-like projectiles.
- The act of forcing a bolus of medicine down the throat of an animal.
- Aggregation into clumps or balls;
- The act of cutting the roots (of a tree) about six inches from the stem, wrapping roots and soil in a sack, then tying the sack with twine.
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- water with a hose
- (transitive, computing, slang) To break or destroy (a system), especially by wiping files or other content.
- (transitive) To deliver using a hose.
- (transitive) To trick or deceive.
- (transitive) To provide with hose (garment)
- (transitive) To spray as if with a hose; to spray in great quantity.
- (transitive, sports) To cause an unfair disadvantage to a player or team through poor officiating; especially, to cause a player or team to lose the game with an incorrect call.
- (transitive) To water or spray with a hose.
noun
- socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear)
- a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
- man's close-fitting garment of the 16th and 17th centuries covering the legs and reaching up to the waist; worn with a doublet
- (countable) A flexible tube conveying water or other fluid.
- (historical) Close-fitting trousers or breeches, reaching to the knee.
- (uncountable) A stocking-like garment worn on the legs; pantyhose, women's tights.
noun
- supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc
- (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution
- The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.
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verb
- To take up (water) from a well or other source, especially by lifting in a container or pumping.
- (transitive) To remove the contents of (something, especially a kiln or oven); to empty.
- (intransitive) To take up water from a well or other source, especially by lifting it in a container or pumping it.
- (transitive) To make (straw straight for thatching by pulling it through the hands.
- (intransitive, archery) To pull back an arrow or bowstring in preparation for shooting the arrow; also, to cause a bow to bend by pulling back the bowstring.
- (transitive, manufacturing, historical) To separate (a length of lace made by machine) into sections by removing the threads connecting the sections.
- Of a channel, drain, etc.: to carry (water) away.
- (transitive) Often followed by tight: to pull (something, such as a belt or string) so that it tightens or wraps around something more closely.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to occur as a consequence; to bring about.
- To call forth (something) from a person, to elicit.
- (intransitive) To be made larger or longer; to be elongated or stretched.
- To deduce or infer (a conclusion); to make (a deduction).
- To extract (a tooth); to pull.
- To extract (a small amount of liquid, especially blood) by puncturing a surface, or by using a pipette, syringe, or other suction device.
- (transitive) To produce (a figure, line, picture, representation of something, etc.) with a piece of chalk, a crayon, a pen, a pencil, or other instrument.
- (transitive) To make (a comparison or contrast) between two or more things; to compare; to contrast, to distinguish.
- (transitive) To attract (something) by means of a physical force, especially gravity or magnetism.
- (billiards) To strike (the cue ball) below the centre so as to give it a backward rotation which causes it to move backwards on striking another ball.
- (transitive, reflexive) To assume a specific attitude or position, either by pulling in or stretching out one's body or limbs.
- (analogous) To consume (power).
- (transitive) To move (a body part) in a particular direction.
- (intransitive) To pull out a firearm, sword, or other weapon from a holster, sheath, etc.
- (intransitive) Of blinds, a curtain, etc.: to be pulled open or closed.
- (bowls) Of a bowl: to move in a curve to a certain place.
- To extract (juice, oil, or some other fluid) from something by osmosis, pressure, or another process.
- (transitive) Followed by on or upon: to bring (disaster or misfortune) on oneself.
- (intransitive, card games) To be dealt or to take a playing card from the deck.
- To come to, towards (a particular moment in time); to approach (a time).
- (transitive) To drag (something), especially along the ground.
- (intransitive) To attract or influence a person or group of people; to be an inducement or enticement.
- (intransitive) To leave tea temporarily in water to allow the flavour to increase; to infuse, to steep; also, of a teapot: to cause tea to infuse.
- To pull out (a firearm, sword, or other weapon) from a holster, sheath, etc.; to unsheathe.
- To take (a beverage) from a cask or keg using a pump or tap; to tap.
- (transitive) Followed by out: to flatten (a piece of metal), usually by hammering.
- (transitive) To cause (air) to be sucked into a duct, a room, etc.
- To drag (someone) by tying behind a horse or on a frame as a form of punishment or torture, or to bring to a place of execution.
- (intransitive) To select one or more things at random from a collection of similar things to decide which of a group of people will receive or undergo something.
- (intransitive) Chiefly followed by about or around: of a group of people: to come together; to assemble, to congregate, to gather.
- (intransitive, used with prepositions and adverbs) To move steadily in a particular direction or into a specific position.
- (golf) To hit (the ball) with the toe of the club so that it is deflected toward the left (or, for a left-handed player, toward the right, originally in an uncontrolled and now a controlled manner.
- (transitive, sports) To end (a game or match) with neither side winning, that is, in a draw.
- (transitive, UK, regional) To carry (a load) in a vehicle; to cart, to haul.
- (transitive) To pull (blinds, a curtain, etc.) open or closed.
- (transitive, agriculture) To create (a furrow) by pulling a plough through soil.
- (transitive) To select (one or more things) at random from a collection of similar things to decide which of a group of people will receive something such as a prize, or undergo something such as an assignment; also, to select (someone) by this process; to win (a prize) in a lottery or lucky draw.
- (transitive) To attract or provoke (a particular reaction or response) from someone.
- (intransitive) Of a channel, drain, etc.: to carry water away.
- (transitive, fishing) To fish by dragging a fishing net along (a shore) or in (a body of water).
- (transitive, hunting) To search (a covert, a wood, etc.) for game or a quarry.
- (nautical) Followed by an adverb, such as deep or shallow: of a vessel: to require a depth of water of a certain characteristic to float in.
- (intransitive) To produce an image of something with a piece of chalk, a crayon, a pen, a pencil, or other instrument; to make a drawing or drawings.
- (transitive) Chiefly followed by aside or to one side: to move (someone) away from a group of people in order to speak to them privately.
- (transitive) To receive (a particular prison sentence).
- (historical) Chiefly in draw and quarter and hang, draw and quarter: to disembowel (someone), especially after hanging as a punishment for high treason.
- (transitive) To attract or cause (someone) to come to a particular place or to take a particular course of action; also, to cause (someone) to turn away from a particular condition or course of action.
- (transitive, cricket) In a match scheduled to last for a certain period of time: to end (a match) with neither side winning because the team batting last has not completed its innings when the playing time concludes.
- (transitive) To carve or shape (something) by cutting off thin pieces.
- (transitive) To pull out (a bolt or latch) to unlock a door, gate, etc.; also, to push in (a bolt or latch) to lock a door, gate, etc.
- (transitive) To take (air, smoke, etc.) into the lungs; to breathe in, to inhale.
- (transitive, archery) To pull back (an arrow or bowstring) in preparation for shooting the arrow; also, to cause (a bow) to bend by pulling back the bowstring.
- (intransitive) Of a liquid: to drain away, to percolate.
- (transitive, often formal) To pull (someone or something) in a particular direction or manner.
- (transitive, northern Scotland) To take milk from (a cow); to milk.
- (transitive) Often followed by on or upon and the person or institution providing the money: to write (a bill, cheque, or draft) to authorize payment of money.
- (transitive) To fill a bathtub with (water for a bath); to run (a bath).
- To leave (tea) temporarily in water to allow the flavour to increase; to infuse, to steep.
- (intransitive) Of a bathtub: to be filled with water for a bath; to be run.
- (intransitive) To take a drink of a beverage, especially an alcoholic one; to swig.
- (transitive) To conduct, or select the winning numbers, tickets, etc., for, (a lottery).
- (cooking) To remove the viscera from (an animal, especially a bird) before cooking.
- (bowls) To cause (a bowl) to move in a curve to a certain place.
- (transitive, originally and chiefly military) To attract or provoke gunfire, either intentionally or unintentionally.
- To take (something) from a particular source, especially of information; to derive.
- To soak up (a liquid, etc.); to absorb; specifically, of an organism (especially a plant) or one of its parts: to take in (nutrients, water, etc.).
- (intransitive) Followed by at or on: to drag or suck deeply on a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement.
- (transitive) To make (something) larger or longer; to elongate, to stretch.
- (transitive, fishing) to haul in (a fishing net) which has been cast; also, to drag (a fishing net) alongside a boat.
- (intransitive, dominoes) To take a domino from the stock.
- (intransitive) To be (able to be) pulled in a particular direction or manner.
- (intransitive) Of a duct, smoking implement, etc.: to allow air to be passed through it in order that combustion can occur.
- (intransitive) To make straw straight for thatching by pulling it through the hands.
- (intransitive, sports) To end a game or match with neither side winning, that is, in a draw; to tie.
- (transitive, figurative) To depict (something) linguistically; to portray (something) in words; to describe.
- (transitive, agriculture) To separate (sheep) from a flock for a particular purpose, such as breeding or selling.
- (transitive) Now chiefly in the form draw up: to compose or write (a piece of text, especially a formal document).
- (transitive, card games) To be dealt or to take (a playing card) from the deck; also, to have (a particular hand) as a result of this.
- (transitive) To induce (the attention, the eyes or mind, etc.) to be directed at or focused on something.
- (transitive) To make (wire) by pulling a rod or other piece of metal through one or more apertures; also, to stretch (a rod or other piece of metal) into a wire.
- (curling) To play (a shot or a stone) that lands in the house (“circular target”).
- (mining) To raise (coal or ore) from an underground mine to the surface.
- To elicit information from (someone); to induce (a person) to speak on some subject. (Now frequently in passive.)
- (nautical) Of a vessel: to require (a certain depth of water) to float in.
- (transitive, arithmetic) To subject (a number) to an arithmetic operation.
- To receive (a salary); to withdraw (money) from a bank etc.
- To cause (a body part) to contract or shrink; also, to pull (the mouth, the face or features, etc.) out of shape from emotion, etc.; to distort.
- (intransitive, nautical) Of a sail: to fill with wind and become taut.
- (curling) To make a shot that lands in the house.
- To kill someone as a form of punishment or torture by tearing apart (their body) by tying their limbs to horses which run in different directions; also, to tear (the limbs) from someone's body in this manner.
- move or pull so as to cover or uncover something
- allow a draft
- pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to their extremities, so as to execute them
- remove the entrails of
- cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
- suck in or take (air)
- make a mark or lines on a surface
- engage in drawing
- thread on or as if on a string
- remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
- move or go steadily or gradually
- steep; pass through a strainer
- to obtain a liquid from somewhere
- bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
- elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.
- choose at random
- make, formulate, or derive in the mind
- bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition
- cause to localize at one point
- flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching
- shrink
- direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
- represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
- get or derive
- pass over, across, or through
- finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
- reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die
- select or take in from a given group or region
- require a specified depth for floating
- give a description of
- cause to move by pulling
- take in, also metaphorically
- stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)
- write a legal document or paper
- earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
- take liquid out of a container or well
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- (slang, countable) A bag of cannabis.
- (sports) The spin or twist imparted to a ball etc. by a drawing stroke.
- (curling) A shot that is intended to land gently in the house (the circular target) without knocking out other stones; cf. takeout.
- (archery) The act of pulling back the strings in preparation of firing; the distance the strings are pulled back.
- (poker) A situation in which one or more players has four cards of the same suit or four out of five necessary cards for a straight and requires a further card to make their flush or straight.
- The result of a contest that neither side has won.
- (golf) A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the left. See hook, slice, fade.
- (cricket) The result of a two-innings match in which at least one side did not complete all their innings before time ran out (as distinguished from a tie).
- Draft: flow through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process, possibly adjustable with a damper.
- (slang, uncountable) Cannabis.
- That which is drawn (e.g. funds from an account).
- The procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined.
- The act of drawing a gun from a holster, etc.
- In a commission-based job, an advance on future (potential) commissions given to an employee by the employer.
- That which draws: that which attracts e.g. a crowd.
- (geography) A dry stream bed that drains surface water only during periods of heavy rain or flooding.
- (horse racing) The stall from which a horse begins the race.
- a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack
- a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
- anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
- an entertainer who attracts large audiences
- (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage
- the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
- poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer
- a gully that is shallower than a ravine
- the act of drawing or hauling something
verb
- To attach to a water supply and drain.
- To use a plumb bob as a measuring or aligning tool.
- (transitive, figurative) To think about or explore in depth, to get to the bottom of.
- (rare) To fall or sink like a plummet.
- (nautical) To position vertically above or below.
- (intransitive) To work as a plumber.
- To determine the depth, generally of a liquid; to sound.
- To accurately align vertically or horizontally.
- weight with lead
- examine thoroughly and in great depth
- adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical
- measure the depth of something
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- To dam up; to block the flow of water or other liquid.
- (by extension, mining) To seal off an area of the mine in which a fire has started.
- simple past of stink
- (Cornwall) To stumble or lurch.
- To stink; to smell bad.
- (dairying) To cause (the udders) to become blocked and inflamed from lack of milking.
- To cause to smell bad.
- (by extension) To pack in tightly.
- To surround or guard.
- (Cornwall) To trample.
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- (African-American Vernacular, slang, derogatory) A stink; a foul smell.
- (UK, dialect) A dam or mound to stop water.
- (UK, dialect) Water retained by an embankment; a pool of water.
- (slang, music) A certain quality, especially to jazz music, which is often desirable and can be achieved by, among other things, crunchy harmonies, blue notes and groovy rhythm
- A smell of genitals or sex
verb
- To drench or fill with water.
- (figurative) To overwhelm; to make too busy, or overrun the capacity of.
- (figurative) To plunge into difficulties and perils; to overwhelm; to ruin; to wreck.
- (Appalachia) To clear (a road or an area) of brush, particularly so as to create a path for loggers to be able to access trees.
- drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
- fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
noun
- An area of wet (water-saturated), spongy (soft) land, often with trees, generally a rich ecosystem for certain plants and animals but ill-suited for many agricultural purposes. (A type of wetland. Compare marsh, bog, fen.)
- (figurative) A place or situation that is foul or where progress is difficult.
- (US, politics) The alleged corruption, cronyism, inefficiency, and entrenched interests in the federal government, especially in Washington, DC.
- a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables
- low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog
noun
- Drilling fluid.
- (historical) A traditional Dutch unit of land area, vaguely reckoned as the amount of land required to sow a mud of seed.
- (slang, originally US) Coffee.
- (slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) A black person.
- (slang) Money, dough, especially when proceeding from dirty business.
- A plaster-like mixture used to texture or smooth drywall.
- (slang) Opium.
- (US slang) Lean.
- (historical) A kind of box traditionally used in the Netherlands for measuring muds.
- (LGBTQ) Stool that is exposed as a result of anal sex.
- (slang, construction) Wet concrete as it is being mixed, delivered and poured.
- (historical) A traditional Dutch unit of dry measure of variable size, frequently about 3 bushels.
- (figuratively) Willfully abusive, even slanderous remarks or claims, notably between political opponents.
- A mixture of water and soil or fine grained sediment.
- (slang) Heroin.
- (geology) A particle less than 62.5 microns in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
- water soaked soil; soft wet earth
- slanderous remarks or charges
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noun
- the act of drilling
- the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
- A pit or hole which has been bored.
- (usually in the plural) One of the fragments thrown up when something is bored or drilled.
- The act or process of boring holes; such practice as an area of expertise in manufacturing.
adj
- so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
- Used, designed to be used, or able to drill holes.
- Capable of penetrating; piercing.
- Causing boredom or tiredness; making one feel tired and impatient.
- (chiefly Manglish) Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do.
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- (plumbing) The pipeline carrying wastewater to the public drains or a septic tank.
- The general population of a prison.
- (fishing) In longline fishing the central line to which the branch lines with baits are attached.
- (computing) The main repository for a software project, from which different versions (forks) may be split off.
- (slang) A principal vein into which a drug can be injected.
- (rail transport) The principal route or line of a railway.
- (chess) Alternative form of main line.
- (aviation) An airline's main operating unit, as opposed to codeshares or regional subsidiaries.
adj
- (rail transport) Of or pertaining to a surface railway as distinct from an underground, elevated or light rail one.
- (chess) Of a sequence of opening moves: being part of a main line ("a standard sequence of opening moves considered to be best play").
- Normal, principal or standard.
- (rail transport) Of or pertaining to the principal route or line of a railway.
verb
- (slang) To inject (a drug) directly into a vein.
- (transitive) To include (a prisoner) in the general population of a prison.
- (by extension, informal, transitive) To consume voraciously.
- (computing, transitive) To integrate (code, etc.) into the main repository for a software project, rather than separate forks.
- inject into the vein
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- A capped well drilled to tap artesian water.
- Something dull or uninteresting.
- A hole drilled or milled through something, or (by extension) its diameter.
- A sudden and rapid flow of tide occurring in certain rivers and estuaries which rolls up as a wave.
- A tool, such as an auger, for making a hole by boring.
- The place where such a well exists.
- The tunnel inside of a gun's barrel through which the bullet travels when fired, or (by extension) its diameter.
- One who inspires boredom or lack of interest; an uninteresting person.
- Calibre; importance.
- diameter of a tube or gun barrel
- a person who evokes boredom
- a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes
- a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
verb
- (intransitive) To push forward in a certain direction with laborious effort.
- (intransitive) To make a hole with, or as if with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool.
- (transitive, sports, slang) To push or drive (a boxer into the ropes, a boat out of its course, etc.).
- (transitive) To form or enlarge (something) by means of a boring instrument or apparatus.
- simple past of bear
- (intransitive) To glare (as if to drill a hole with the eyes).
- (intransitive) To be pierced or penetrated by an instrument that cuts as it turns.
- (transitive) To make (a passage) by laborious effort, as in boring; to force a narrow and difficult passage through.
- (colloquial) past participle of bear
- (proscribed) simple past of bare
- (transitive) To inspire boredom in somebody.
- (transitive) To make a hole through something.
- make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
- cause to be bored
verb
- (mining, intransitive) To operate a placer mine, where the continuous supply of water is insufficient, by holding back the water, and releasing it periodically in a flood.
- (intransitive) To take suddenly to flight, especially from cover.
- (transitive, computing) To clear (a buffer or cache) of its contents.
- To cause to be full; to flood; to overflow; to overwhelm with water.
- (intransitive) To become suffused with reddish color due to embarrassment, excitement, overheating, or other systemic disturbance, to blush.
- To flow and spread suddenly; to rush.
- (transitive) To cause to take flight from concealment.
- (intransitive, of a toilet) To be cleansed by being flooded with generous quantities of water.
- (transitive) Particularly, to cleanse a toilet by introducing a large amount of water.
- (transitive) To cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid.
- (Singapore, chiefly military) To move, shift or align to one side.
- (transitive) To excite, inflame.
- (intransitive, transitive) To dispose or be disposed of by flushing down a toilet.
- (masonry) To fill in (joints); to point the level; to make them flush.
- To show red; to shine suddenly; to glow.
- (mining) To fill underground spaces, especially in coal mines, with material carried by water, which, after drainage, constitutes a compact mass.
- (transitive) To cause to blush.
- (transitive, computing, of data held in a buffer or cache) To write (the data) to primary storage, clearing it from the buffer or cache.
- cause to flow through something
- rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
- cause to flow or flood with or as if with water
- make level or straight
- irrigate with water from a sluice
- glow or cause to glow with warm color or light
- turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
adj
- Wealthy or well off.
- (typography) Ellipsis of flush left and right: a body of text aligned with both its left and right margins.
- Full of vigor; fresh; glowing; bright.
- Smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out.
- Affluent; abounding; well furnished or supplied; hence, liberal; prodigal.
- having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
- of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane
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noun
- A suffusion of the face with blood, as from fear, shame, modesty, or intensity of feeling of any kind; a blush; a glow.
- A sudden flood or rush of feeling; a thrill of excitement, animation, etc.
- Particularly, such a cleansing of a toilet.
- A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes.
- A group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees, etc.
- Any tinge of red color like that produced on the cheeks by a sudden rush of blood.
- (skiing) A line of poles or obstacles that a skier must weave between.
- A groundwater-fed marsh or peaty mire (which may be acidic or basic, nutrient-rich or poor); (originally especially Scotland and Northern England) a (marshy) pool or seep, as in a field.
- (poker) A hand consisting of all cards with the same suit.
- (computing) The process of clearing the contents of a buffer or cache.
- a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit
- the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
- the swift release of a store of affective force
- sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
- a sudden rapid flow (as of water)
- sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)
- a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
noun
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- The act of scouring out a pipe or drain by forcing rocks or similar items through it with high-pressure water.
- The act of winding into a ball.
- (poultry) The accumulation of soil on the feet of a bird, a process that eventually leads to infection.
- (beekeeping) An incident when worker bees surround a queen bee, usually leading to her death by suffocation or starvation.
- The measurement on a hydrometer of the amount of sugar in a liquid.
- The act or process of using a wrecking ball.
- The accumulation of material such as snow or mud under the feet of a horse.
- The act of wrapping something up.
- The act of curling up.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) Synonym of sexual intercourse.
- The process of firing ball-like projectiles.
- The act of forcing a bolus of medicine down the throat of an animal.
- Aggregation into clumps or balls;
- The act of cutting the roots (of a tree) about six inches from the stem, wrapping roots and soil in a sack, then tying the sack with twine.
adj
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noun
- supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc
- (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution
- The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.
noun
noun
- Drilling fluid.
- (historical) A traditional Dutch unit of land area, vaguely reckoned as the amount of land required to sow a mud of seed.
- (slang, originally US) Coffee.
- (slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) A black person.
- (slang) Money, dough, especially when proceeding from dirty business.
- A plaster-like mixture used to texture or smooth drywall.
- (slang) Opium.
- (US slang) Lean.
- (historical) A kind of box traditionally used in the Netherlands for measuring muds.
- (LGBTQ) Stool that is exposed as a result of anal sex.
- (slang, construction) Wet concrete as it is being mixed, delivered and poured.
- (historical) A traditional Dutch unit of dry measure of variable size, frequently about 3 bushels.
- (figuratively) Willfully abusive, even slanderous remarks or claims, notably between political opponents.
- A mixture of water and soil or fine grained sediment.
- (slang) Heroin.
- (geology) A particle less than 62.5 microns in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
- water soaked soil; soft wet earth
- slanderous remarks or charges
verb
noun
- the act of drilling
- the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
- A pit or hole which has been bored.
- (usually in the plural) One of the fragments thrown up when something is bored or drilled.
- The act or process of boring holes; such practice as an area of expertise in manufacturing.
adj
- so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
- Used, designed to be used, or able to drill holes.
- Capable of penetrating; piercing.
- Causing boredom or tiredness; making one feel tired and impatient.
- (chiefly Manglish) Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do.
verb
noun
verb
noun
- (plumbing) The pipeline carrying wastewater to the public drains or a septic tank.
- The general population of a prison.
- (fishing) In longline fishing the central line to which the branch lines with baits are attached.
- (computing) The main repository for a software project, from which different versions (forks) may be split off.
- (slang) A principal vein into which a drug can be injected.
- (rail transport) The principal route or line of a railway.
- (chess) Alternative form of main line.
- (aviation) An airline's main operating unit, as opposed to codeshares or regional subsidiaries.
adj
- (rail transport) Of or pertaining to a surface railway as distinct from an underground, elevated or light rail one.
- (chess) Of a sequence of opening moves: being part of a main line ("a standard sequence of opening moves considered to be best play").
- Normal, principal or standard.
- (rail transport) Of or pertaining to the principal route or line of a railway.
verb
- (slang) To inject (a drug) directly into a vein.
- (transitive) To include (a prisoner) in the general population of a prison.
- (by extension, informal, transitive) To consume voraciously.
- (computing, transitive) To integrate (code, etc.) into the main repository for a software project, rather than separate forks.
- inject into the vein
noun
noun
noun
noun
- A capped well drilled to tap artesian water.
- Something dull or uninteresting.
- A hole drilled or milled through something, or (by extension) its diameter.
- A sudden and rapid flow of tide occurring in certain rivers and estuaries which rolls up as a wave.
- A tool, such as an auger, for making a hole by boring.
- The place where such a well exists.
- The tunnel inside of a gun's barrel through which the bullet travels when fired, or (by extension) its diameter.
- One who inspires boredom or lack of interest; an uninteresting person.
- Calibre; importance.
- diameter of a tube or gun barrel
- a person who evokes boredom
- a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes
- a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
verb
- (intransitive) To push forward in a certain direction with laborious effort.
- (intransitive) To make a hole with, or as if with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool.
- (transitive, sports, slang) To push or drive (a boxer into the ropes, a boat out of its course, etc.).
- (transitive) To form or enlarge (something) by means of a boring instrument or apparatus.
- simple past of bear
- (intransitive) To glare (as if to drill a hole with the eyes).
- (intransitive) To be pierced or penetrated by an instrument that cuts as it turns.
- (transitive) To make (a passage) by laborious effort, as in boring; to force a narrow and difficult passage through.
- (colloquial) past participle of bear
- (proscribed) simple past of bare
- (transitive) To inspire boredom in somebody.
- (transitive) To make a hole through something.
- make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
- cause to be bored
verb
- water with a hose
- (transitive, computing, slang) To break or destroy (a system), especially by wiping files or other content.
- (transitive) To deliver using a hose.
- (transitive) To trick or deceive.
- (transitive) To provide with hose (garment)
- (transitive) To spray as if with a hose; to spray in great quantity.
- (transitive, sports) To cause an unfair disadvantage to a player or team through poor officiating; especially, to cause a player or team to lose the game with an incorrect call.
- (transitive) To water or spray with a hose.
noun
- socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear)
- a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
- man's close-fitting garment of the 16th and 17th centuries covering the legs and reaching up to the waist; worn with a doublet
- (countable) A flexible tube conveying water or other fluid.
- (historical) Close-fitting trousers or breeches, reaching to the knee.
- (uncountable) A stocking-like garment worn on the legs; pantyhose, women's tights.
verb
- To take up (water) from a well or other source, especially by lifting in a container or pumping.
- (transitive) To remove the contents of (something, especially a kiln or oven); to empty.
- (intransitive) To take up water from a well or other source, especially by lifting it in a container or pumping it.
- (transitive) To make (straw straight for thatching by pulling it through the hands.
- (intransitive, archery) To pull back an arrow or bowstring in preparation for shooting the arrow; also, to cause a bow to bend by pulling back the bowstring.
- (transitive, manufacturing, historical) To separate (a length of lace made by machine) into sections by removing the threads connecting the sections.
- Of a channel, drain, etc.: to carry (water) away.
- (transitive) Often followed by tight: to pull (something, such as a belt or string) so that it tightens or wraps around something more closely.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to occur as a consequence; to bring about.
- To call forth (something) from a person, to elicit.
- (intransitive) To be made larger or longer; to be elongated or stretched.
- To deduce or infer (a conclusion); to make (a deduction).
- To extract (a tooth); to pull.
- To extract (a small amount of liquid, especially blood) by puncturing a surface, or by using a pipette, syringe, or other suction device.
- (transitive) To produce (a figure, line, picture, representation of something, etc.) with a piece of chalk, a crayon, a pen, a pencil, or other instrument.
- (transitive) To make (a comparison or contrast) between two or more things; to compare; to contrast, to distinguish.
- (transitive) To attract (something) by means of a physical force, especially gravity or magnetism.
- (billiards) To strike (the cue ball) below the centre so as to give it a backward rotation which causes it to move backwards on striking another ball.
- (transitive, reflexive) To assume a specific attitude or position, either by pulling in or stretching out one's body or limbs.
- (analogous) To consume (power).
- (transitive) To move (a body part) in a particular direction.
- (intransitive) To pull out a firearm, sword, or other weapon from a holster, sheath, etc.
- (intransitive) Of blinds, a curtain, etc.: to be pulled open or closed.
- (bowls) Of a bowl: to move in a curve to a certain place.
- To extract (juice, oil, or some other fluid) from something by osmosis, pressure, or another process.
- (transitive) Followed by on or upon: to bring (disaster or misfortune) on oneself.
- (intransitive, card games) To be dealt or to take a playing card from the deck.
- To come to, towards (a particular moment in time); to approach (a time).
- (transitive) To drag (something), especially along the ground.
- (intransitive) To attract or influence a person or group of people; to be an inducement or enticement.
- (intransitive) To leave tea temporarily in water to allow the flavour to increase; to infuse, to steep; also, of a teapot: to cause tea to infuse.
- To pull out (a firearm, sword, or other weapon) from a holster, sheath, etc.; to unsheathe.
- To take (a beverage) from a cask or keg using a pump or tap; to tap.
- (transitive) Followed by out: to flatten (a piece of metal), usually by hammering.
- (transitive) To cause (air) to be sucked into a duct, a room, etc.
- To drag (someone) by tying behind a horse or on a frame as a form of punishment or torture, or to bring to a place of execution.
- (intransitive) To select one or more things at random from a collection of similar things to decide which of a group of people will receive or undergo something.
- (intransitive) Chiefly followed by about or around: of a group of people: to come together; to assemble, to congregate, to gather.
- (intransitive, used with prepositions and adverbs) To move steadily in a particular direction or into a specific position.
- (golf) To hit (the ball) with the toe of the club so that it is deflected toward the left (or, for a left-handed player, toward the right, originally in an uncontrolled and now a controlled manner.
- (transitive, sports) To end (a game or match) with neither side winning, that is, in a draw.
- (transitive, UK, regional) To carry (a load) in a vehicle; to cart, to haul.
- (transitive) To pull (blinds, a curtain, etc.) open or closed.
- (transitive, agriculture) To create (a furrow) by pulling a plough through soil.
- (transitive) To select (one or more things) at random from a collection of similar things to decide which of a group of people will receive something such as a prize, or undergo something such as an assignment; also, to select (someone) by this process; to win (a prize) in a lottery or lucky draw.
- (transitive) To attract or provoke (a particular reaction or response) from someone.
- (intransitive) Of a channel, drain, etc.: to carry water away.
- (transitive, fishing) To fish by dragging a fishing net along (a shore) or in (a body of water).
- (transitive, hunting) To search (a covert, a wood, etc.) for game or a quarry.
- (nautical) Followed by an adverb, such as deep or shallow: of a vessel: to require a depth of water of a certain characteristic to float in.
- (intransitive) To produce an image of something with a piece of chalk, a crayon, a pen, a pencil, or other instrument; to make a drawing or drawings.
- (transitive) Chiefly followed by aside or to one side: to move (someone) away from a group of people in order to speak to them privately.
- (transitive) To receive (a particular prison sentence).
- (historical) Chiefly in draw and quarter and hang, draw and quarter: to disembowel (someone), especially after hanging as a punishment for high treason.
- (transitive) To attract or cause (someone) to come to a particular place or to take a particular course of action; also, to cause (someone) to turn away from a particular condition or course of action.
- (transitive, cricket) In a match scheduled to last for a certain period of time: to end (a match) with neither side winning because the team batting last has not completed its innings when the playing time concludes.
- (transitive) To carve or shape (something) by cutting off thin pieces.
- (transitive) To pull out (a bolt or latch) to unlock a door, gate, etc.; also, to push in (a bolt or latch) to lock a door, gate, etc.
- (transitive) To take (air, smoke, etc.) into the lungs; to breathe in, to inhale.
- (transitive, archery) To pull back (an arrow or bowstring) in preparation for shooting the arrow; also, to cause (a bow) to bend by pulling back the bowstring.
- (intransitive) Of a liquid: to drain away, to percolate.
- (transitive, often formal) To pull (someone or something) in a particular direction or manner.
- (transitive, northern Scotland) To take milk from (a cow); to milk.
- (transitive) Often followed by on or upon and the person or institution providing the money: to write (a bill, cheque, or draft) to authorize payment of money.
- (transitive) To fill a bathtub with (water for a bath); to run (a bath).
- To leave (tea) temporarily in water to allow the flavour to increase; to infuse, to steep.
- (intransitive) Of a bathtub: to be filled with water for a bath; to be run.
- (intransitive) To take a drink of a beverage, especially an alcoholic one; to swig.
- (transitive) To conduct, or select the winning numbers, tickets, etc., for, (a lottery).
- (cooking) To remove the viscera from (an animal, especially a bird) before cooking.
- (bowls) To cause (a bowl) to move in a curve to a certain place.
- (transitive, originally and chiefly military) To attract or provoke gunfire, either intentionally or unintentionally.
- To take (something) from a particular source, especially of information; to derive.
- To soak up (a liquid, etc.); to absorb; specifically, of an organism (especially a plant) or one of its parts: to take in (nutrients, water, etc.).
- (intransitive) Followed by at or on: to drag or suck deeply on a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement.
- (transitive) To make (something) larger or longer; to elongate, to stretch.
- (transitive, fishing) to haul in (a fishing net) which has been cast; also, to drag (a fishing net) alongside a boat.
- (intransitive, dominoes) To take a domino from the stock.
- (intransitive) To be (able to be) pulled in a particular direction or manner.
- (intransitive) Of a duct, smoking implement, etc.: to allow air to be passed through it in order that combustion can occur.
- (intransitive) To make straw straight for thatching by pulling it through the hands.
- (intransitive, sports) To end a game or match with neither side winning, that is, in a draw; to tie.
- (transitive, figurative) To depict (something) linguistically; to portray (something) in words; to describe.
- (transitive, agriculture) To separate (sheep) from a flock for a particular purpose, such as breeding or selling.
- (transitive) Now chiefly in the form draw up: to compose or write (a piece of text, especially a formal document).
- (transitive, card games) To be dealt or to take (a playing card) from the deck; also, to have (a particular hand) as a result of this.
- (transitive) To induce (the attention, the eyes or mind, etc.) to be directed at or focused on something.
- (transitive) To make (wire) by pulling a rod or other piece of metal through one or more apertures; also, to stretch (a rod or other piece of metal) into a wire.
- (curling) To play (a shot or a stone) that lands in the house (“circular target”).
- (mining) To raise (coal or ore) from an underground mine to the surface.
- To elicit information from (someone); to induce (a person) to speak on some subject. (Now frequently in passive.)
- (nautical) Of a vessel: to require (a certain depth of water) to float in.
- (transitive, arithmetic) To subject (a number) to an arithmetic operation.
- To receive (a salary); to withdraw (money) from a bank etc.
- To cause (a body part) to contract or shrink; also, to pull (the mouth, the face or features, etc.) out of shape from emotion, etc.; to distort.
- (intransitive, nautical) Of a sail: to fill with wind and become taut.
- (curling) To make a shot that lands in the house.
- To kill someone as a form of punishment or torture by tearing apart (their body) by tying their limbs to horses which run in different directions; also, to tear (the limbs) from someone's body in this manner.
- move or pull so as to cover or uncover something
- allow a draft
- pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to their extremities, so as to execute them
- remove the entrails of
- cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
- suck in or take (air)
- make a mark or lines on a surface
- engage in drawing
- thread on or as if on a string
- remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
- move or go steadily or gradually
- steep; pass through a strainer
- to obtain a liquid from somewhere
- bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
- elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.
- choose at random
- make, formulate, or derive in the mind
- bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition
- cause to localize at one point
- flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching
- shrink
- direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
- represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
- get or derive
- pass over, across, or through
- finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
- reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die
- select or take in from a given group or region
- require a specified depth for floating
- give a description of
- cause to move by pulling
- take in, also metaphorically
- stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)
- write a legal document or paper
- earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
- take liquid out of a container or well
intj
noun
- (slang, countable) A bag of cannabis.
- (sports) The spin or twist imparted to a ball etc. by a drawing stroke.
- (curling) A shot that is intended to land gently in the house (the circular target) without knocking out other stones; cf. takeout.
- (archery) The act of pulling back the strings in preparation of firing; the distance the strings are pulled back.
- (poker) A situation in which one or more players has four cards of the same suit or four out of five necessary cards for a straight and requires a further card to make their flush or straight.
- The result of a contest that neither side has won.
- (golf) A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the left. See hook, slice, fade.
- (cricket) The result of a two-innings match in which at least one side did not complete all their innings before time ran out (as distinguished from a tie).
- Draft: flow through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process, possibly adjustable with a damper.
- (slang, uncountable) Cannabis.
- That which is drawn (e.g. funds from an account).
- The procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined.
- The act of drawing a gun from a holster, etc.
- In a commission-based job, an advance on future (potential) commissions given to an employee by the employer.
- That which draws: that which attracts e.g. a crowd.
- (geography) A dry stream bed that drains surface water only during periods of heavy rain or flooding.
- (horse racing) The stall from which a horse begins the race.
- a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack
- a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
- anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
- an entertainer who attracts large audiences
- (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage
- the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
- poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer
- a gully that is shallower than a ravine
- the act of drawing or hauling something
verb
- To attach to a water supply and drain.
- To use a plumb bob as a measuring or aligning tool.
- (transitive, figurative) To think about or explore in depth, to get to the bottom of.
- (rare) To fall or sink like a plummet.
- (nautical) To position vertically above or below.
- (intransitive) To work as a plumber.
- To determine the depth, generally of a liquid; to sound.
- To accurately align vertically or horizontally.
- weight with lead
- examine thoroughly and in great depth
- adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical
- measure the depth of something
adj
adv
noun
verb
- To dam up; to block the flow of water or other liquid.
- (by extension, mining) To seal off an area of the mine in which a fire has started.
- simple past of stink
- (Cornwall) To stumble or lurch.
- To stink; to smell bad.
- (dairying) To cause (the udders) to become blocked and inflamed from lack of milking.
- To cause to smell bad.
- (by extension) To pack in tightly.
- To surround or guard.
- (Cornwall) To trample.
adj
noun
- (African-American Vernacular, slang, derogatory) A stink; a foul smell.
- (UK, dialect) A dam or mound to stop water.
- (UK, dialect) Water retained by an embankment; a pool of water.
- (slang, music) A certain quality, especially to jazz music, which is often desirable and can be achieved by, among other things, crunchy harmonies, blue notes and groovy rhythm
- A smell of genitals or sex
verb
- To drench or fill with water.
- (figurative) To overwhelm; to make too busy, or overrun the capacity of.
- (figurative) To plunge into difficulties and perils; to overwhelm; to ruin; to wreck.
- (Appalachia) To clear (a road or an area) of brush, particularly so as to create a path for loggers to be able to access trees.
- drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
- fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
noun
- An area of wet (water-saturated), spongy (soft) land, often with trees, generally a rich ecosystem for certain plants and animals but ill-suited for many agricultural purposes. (A type of wetland. Compare marsh, bog, fen.)
- (figurative) A place or situation that is foul or where progress is difficult.
- (US, politics) The alleged corruption, cronyism, inefficiency, and entrenched interests in the federal government, especially in Washington, DC.
- a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables
- low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog
verb
- (mining, intransitive) To operate a placer mine, where the continuous supply of water is insufficient, by holding back the water, and releasing it periodically in a flood.
- (intransitive) To take suddenly to flight, especially from cover.
- (transitive, computing) To clear (a buffer or cache) of its contents.
- To cause to be full; to flood; to overflow; to overwhelm with water.
- (intransitive) To become suffused with reddish color due to embarrassment, excitement, overheating, or other systemic disturbance, to blush.
- To flow and spread suddenly; to rush.
- (transitive) To cause to take flight from concealment.
- (intransitive, of a toilet) To be cleansed by being flooded with generous quantities of water.
- (transitive) Particularly, to cleanse a toilet by introducing a large amount of water.
- (transitive) To cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid.
- (Singapore, chiefly military) To move, shift or align to one side.
- (transitive) To excite, inflame.
- (intransitive, transitive) To dispose or be disposed of by flushing down a toilet.
- (masonry) To fill in (joints); to point the level; to make them flush.
- To show red; to shine suddenly; to glow.
- (mining) To fill underground spaces, especially in coal mines, with material carried by water, which, after drainage, constitutes a compact mass.
- (transitive) To cause to blush.
- (transitive, computing, of data held in a buffer or cache) To write (the data) to primary storage, clearing it from the buffer or cache.
- cause to flow through something
- rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
- cause to flow or flood with or as if with water
- make level or straight
- irrigate with water from a sluice
- glow or cause to glow with warm color or light
- turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
adj
- Wealthy or well off.
- (typography) Ellipsis of flush left and right: a body of text aligned with both its left and right margins.
- Full of vigor; fresh; glowing; bright.
- Smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out.
- Affluent; abounding; well furnished or supplied; hence, liberal; prodigal.
- having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
- of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane
adv
noun
- A suffusion of the face with blood, as from fear, shame, modesty, or intensity of feeling of any kind; a blush; a glow.
- A sudden flood or rush of feeling; a thrill of excitement, animation, etc.
- Particularly, such a cleansing of a toilet.
- A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes.
- A group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees, etc.
- Any tinge of red color like that produced on the cheeks by a sudden rush of blood.
- (skiing) A line of poles or obstacles that a skier must weave between.
- A groundwater-fed marsh or peaty mire (which may be acidic or basic, nutrient-rich or poor); (originally especially Scotland and Northern England) a (marshy) pool or seep, as in a field.
- (poker) A hand consisting of all cards with the same suit.
- (computing) The process of clearing the contents of a buffer or cache.
- a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit
- the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
- the swift release of a store of affective force
- sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
- a sudden rapid flow (as of water)
- sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)
- a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health