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verb
noun
- (slang) An erect penis.
- Ranch or trail foreman, usually the first or second person in charge. The person responsible for getting the work done.
- (firearms) Device used with muzzleloaders to push the projectile up against the propellant.
- a rod used to clean the barrel of a firearm
- a rod used to ram the charge into a muzzle-loading firearm
- a harshly demanding overseer
verb
- (transitive) To push, especially roughly or with force.
- To put hurriedly
- (intransitive) To move off or along by an act of pushing, as with an oar or pole used in a boat; sometimes with off.
- (slang) To pass (counterfeit money).
- (poker, by ellipsis) To make an all-in bet.
- press or force
- come into rough contact with while moving
- push roughly
noun
verb
- (transitive) To force something upon someone.
- (transitive) To push or drive with force; to shove.
- To stab; to pierce; usually with through.
- (transitive) To push out or extend rapidly or powerfully.
- (intransitive) To make advance with force.
- (intransitive) To enter by pushing; to squeeze in.
- push forcefully
- penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
- press or force
- impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
- place or put with great energy
- make a thrusting forward movement
- push violently in a specified direction
- force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock
noun
- The force generated by propulsion, as in a jet engine.
- (figuratively) The primary effort; the goal.
- (fencing) An attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the point.
- A push, stab, or lunge forward (the act thereof.)
- verbal criticism
- the act of applying force to propel something
- the force used in pushing
- a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
- a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
verb
- (transitive) To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
- (transitive) To press onward or forward.
- (transitive) To put mental pressure on; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
- (transitive) To provoke; to exasperate.
- (transitive) To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon.
- (transitive) To press hard upon; to follow closely.
- (transitive) To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.
- push for something
- force or impel in an indicated direction
- spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
noun
verb
- (transitive) To force, constrain, or coerce.
- (transitive) To forcefully or powerfully motivate (a course of action).
- (transitive) To exact, extort, (make) produce by force.
- (transitive) To overpower; to subdue.
- (transitive) To have a strong, irresistible force (on someone or something).
- force somebody to do something
- necessitate or exact
verb
- (transitive) To force to a certain end or result; to urge strongly.
- (transitive) To drive or thrust by pressure, to force in a certain direction.
- (transitive, sewing) To flatten a selected area of fabric using an iron with an up-and-down, not sliding, motion, so as to avoid disturbing adjacent areas.
- (transitive) To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure, especially flatten or smooth.
- (transitive) To clasp, hold in an embrace.
- To force into service, particularly into naval service.
- (transitive) To hasten, urge onward.
- (ambitransitive) To throng, crowd.
- (transitive, mechanics, electronics) To activate a button or key by exerting a downward or forward force on it, and then releasing it.
- (transitive) To compress, squeeze.
- (transitive) To urge, beseech, entreat.
- (transitive) To lay stress upon.
- (ambitransitive) To exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight; to exert pressure upon.
- To try to force (something upon someone).
- be urgent
- exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
- lift weights
- ask for or request earnestly
- to be oppressive or burdensome
- press and smooth with a heated iron
- make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
- place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure
- squeeze or press together
- force or impel in an indicated direction
- press from a plastic
- exert pressure or force to or upon
- create by pressing
- crowd closely
noun
- (countable) A printing machine.
- (countable, weightlifting) An exercise in which weight is forced away from the body by extension of the arms or legs.
- (countable, especially in Ireland and Scotland) An enclosed storage space (e.g. closet, cupboard).
- (uncountable) A crowd.
- (countable) A device used to apply pressure to an item.
- An instance of applying pressure; an instance of pressing.
- A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy.
- (countable) Pure, unfermented grape juice.
- (uncountable, collective) The print-based media (both the people and the newspapers).
- (countable) A publisher.
- (psychology) In personology, any environmental factor that arouses a need in the individual.
- (countable, golf, gambling) An additional bet in a golf match that duplicates an existing (usually losing) wager in value, but begins even at the time of the bet.
- a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
- a dense crowd of people
- a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead
- clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use
- the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines
- the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
- any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids
- a machine used for printing
- the state of demanding notice or attention
verb
noun
- An expression of intent to injure or punish another.
- An indication of potential or imminent danger.
- A person or object that is regarded as a danger; a menace.
- declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another
- something that is a source of danger
- a person who inspires fear or dread
- a warning that something unpleasant is imminent
verb
- (transitive) To coax.
- To distort or change the truth or meaning of words when repeating.
- To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.
- (transitive) To cause to rotate.
- To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.
- To join together by twining one part around another.
- (card games) In the game of blackjack (pontoon or twenty-one), to be dealt another card.
- (reflexive) To wind into; to insinuate.
- (intransitive) To dance the twist (a type of dance characterised by twisting one's hips).
- To turn a knob etc.
- (intransitive, of a path) To wind; to follow a bendy or wavy course; to have many bends.
- To form a twist (in any of the above noun meanings).
- To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts.
- To injure (a body part) by bending it in the wrong direction.
- to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
- form into a spiral shape
- do the twist
- twist suddenly so as to sprain
- form into twists
- extend in curves and turns
- twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
- practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
- turn in the opposite direction
- cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
noun
- A distortion to the meaning of a passage or word.
- The spiral course of the rifling of a gun barrel or a cannon.
- A type of thread made from two filaments twisted together.
- (preceded by definite article) A modern dance popular in Western culture in the late 1950s and 1960s, based on rotating the hips repeatedly from side to side. See Twist (dance) on Wikipedia for more details.
- A twisting force.
- A material for gun barrels, consisting of iron and steel twisted and welded together.
- The form given in twisting.
- Anything twisted, or the act of twisting.
- An unexpected turn in a story, tale, etc.
- (slang) A girl, a woman.
- A rotation of the body when diving.
- A roll or baton of baked dough or pastry in a twisted shape.
- A strong individual tendency or bent; inclination.
- The degree of stress or strain when twisted.
- Ellipsis of hair twist.
- A sudden bend (or short series of bends) in a road, path, etc.
- A sliver of lemon peel added to a cocktail, etc.
- A sprain, especially to the ankle.
- (countable, uncountable) A small roll of tobacco.
- any clever maneuver
- social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s
- a circular segment of a curve
- a jerky pulling movement
- the act of rotating rapidly
- a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
- a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
- an unforeseen development
- a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
- a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
- turning or twisting around (in place)
- an interpretation of a text or action
- the act of winding or twisting
verb
- (transitive) To push or force backwards.
- (law, of a justice of the peace) To sign or endorse (a warrant, issued in another county, to apprehend an offender).
- (transitive) To support.
- (MLE, transitive) To draw from behind the back (a knife etc.) (as also back out).
- (intransitive) To go in the reverse direction.
- (nautical, of the wind) To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere.
- (UK, of a hunting dog) To stand still behind another dog which has pointed.
- To row backward with (oars).
- (nautical, of a square sail) To brace the yards so that the wind presses on the front of the sail, to slow the ship.
- To make a back for; to furnish with a back.
- To adjoin behind; to be at the back of.
- (nautical, of an anchor) To lay out a second, smaller anchor to provide additional holding power.
- (Nigeria, transitive) To carry an infant on one’s back.
- To write upon the back of, possibly as an endorsement.
- be in back of
- travel backward
- establish as valid or genuine
- place a bet on
- give support or one's approval to
- strengthen by providing with a back or backing
- shift to a counterclockwise direction
- support financial backing for
- be behind; approve of
- cause to travel backward
adj
- (comparable, phonetics) Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the back of the mouth, near the soft palate (most often describing a vowel).
- At or near the rear.
- Not current.
- (predicative) Returned or restored to a previous place or condition.
- Situated away from the main or most frequented areas.
- Moving or operating backward.
- In arrears; overdue.
- located at or near the back of an animal
- of an earlier date
- related to or located at the back
adv
- In a manner that impedes.
- To a later point in time. See also put back.
- Towards, into or in the past.
- In a direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing or normally pointing.
- Away from someone or something; at a distance.
- So as to shrink, recede or move aside, or cause to do so.
- (not comparable) To or in a previous condition or place.
- (not comparable) In a reciprocal manner; in return.
- (postpositive) Earlier, ago.
- In a direction opposite to the usual or desired direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively.
- Away from the front or from an edge.
- in or to or toward a former location
- in reply
- at or to or toward the back or rear
- in repayment or retaliation
- in or to or toward a past time
- in or to or toward an original condition
noun
- (mining) The roof of a horizontal underground passage.
- (swimming) Clipping of backstroke.
- (slang, uncountable) Effort, usually physical.
- (sports) In some team sports, a position behind most players on the team.
- (figuratively) The upper part of a natural object which is considered to resemble an animal’s back.
- (slang, uncountable) Large and attractive buttocks.
- A support or resource in reserve.
- Area behind, such as the backyard of a house or the rear storeroom of a retail store.
- The reverse side; the side that is not normally seen.
- The side of a blade opposite the side used for cutting.
- Among leather dealers, one of the thickest and stoutest tanned hides.
- A ferryboat.
- The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.
- The part of something that goes last.
- The backrest, the part of a piece of furniture which receives the human back.
- (nautical) The keel and keelson of a ship.
- (figurative) The part of a piece of clothing which covers the back.
- A non-alcoholic drink (often water or a soft drink), to go with hard liquor or a cocktail.
- The side of any object which is opposite the front or useful side.
- The spine and associated tissues.
- The edge of a book which is bound.
- A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot glue, etc.
- (printing) The inside margin of a page.
- That which is farthest away from the front.
- (football) a person who plays in the backfield
- the part of a garment that covers the back of your body
- (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
- the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
- the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
- the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
- the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
- the side that goes last or is not normally seen
- a support that you can lean against while sitting
verb
- (transitive) To motivate through the application or demonstration of force; to impel or urge onward in such a way.
- (transitive) To compel, exert pressure, coerce (to do something).
- (transitive) To urge, press, or bring to a point or state.
- (transitive) To provide an impetus for motion or other physical change, to move an object by means of the provision of force thereto.
- (transitive) To displace either physically or non-physically, through the application of force.
- (transitive) (especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.
- (transitive) To cause (a mechanism) to operate.
- (intransitive) To travel by operating a wheeled motorized vehicle.
- (transitive, slang, aviation) To operate (an aircraft); to pilot.
- (intransitive) To move forcefully.
- (transitive) To separate the lighter (feathers or down) from the heavier, by exposing them to a current of air.
- (transitive) (especially animals) To cause to flee out of.
- (transitive, intransitive) To direct a vehicle powered by a horse, ox or similar animal.
- (intransitive, sports, cricket, tennis, baseball) To hit the ball with a drive.
- (transitive) To carry or to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.
- To be the dominant party in a sex act.
- (transitive) To convey (a person, etc.) in a wheeled motorized vehicle.
- (transitive) To cause to become.
- (transitive, ergative) To operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle).
- (transitive) To motivate; to provide an incentive for.
- (mining) To dig horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel.
- (American football) To put together a drive (n.): to string together offensive plays and advance the ball down the field.
- (intransitive) To be moved or propelled forcefully (especially of a ship).
- (transitive) To clear, by forcing away what is contained.
- (transitive) To provide an impetus for a change in one's situation or state of mind.
- force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
- strive and make an effort to reach a goal
- cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
- cause to move back by force or influence
- (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground
- cause someone or something to move by driving
- move by being propelled by a force
- operate or control a vehicle
- proceed along in a vehicle
- to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
- (hunting) search for game
- move into a desired direction of discourse
- push, propel, or press with force
- work as a driver
- excavate horizontally
- cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
- urge forward
- travel or be transported in a vehicle
- strike with a driver, as in teeing off
- have certain properties when driven
- compel somebody to do something, often against their own will or judgment
- hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
noun
- (American football) An offensive possession, generally one consisting of several plays and/ or first downs, often leading to a scoring opportunity.
- (retail) A campaign aimed at selling more of a certain product or promoting a public service.
- (golf) A stroke made with a driver.
- (philanthropy) A charity event such as a fundraiser, bake sale, or toy drive.
- (soccer) A straight level shot or pass.
- (typography) An impression or matrix formed by a punch drift.
- An act of driving livestock animals forward, to transport a herd.
- (psychology) Desire or interest.
- A mechanism used to power or give motion to a vehicle or other machine or machine part.
- A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river.
- A trip made in a vehicle (now generally in a motor vehicle).
- (automotive) The gear into which one usually shifts an automatic transmission when one is driving a car or truck. (Denoted with symbol D on a shifter's labeling.)
- Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; (especially) a forced or hurried dispatch of business.
- Planned, usually long-lasting, effort to achieve something; ability coupled with ambition, determination, and motivation.
- (computer hardware) An apparatus for reading and writing data to or from a mass storage device such as a disk.
- (military) A sustained advance in the face of the enemy to take an objective.
- (computer hardware) A mass storage device in which the mechanism for reading and writing data is integrated with the mechanism for storing data.
- A type of public roadway.
- (cricket) A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a vertical arc, through the line of the ball, and hitting it along the ground, normally between cover and midwicket.
- (baseball, tennis) A ball struck in a flat trajectory.
- An act of driving game animals forward, to be captured or hunted.
- A driveway.
- (UK, especially Bristol and Wales, slang) Friendly term of address for a bus driver.
- the act of applying force to propel something
- a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
- hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
- a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
- a wide scenic road planted with trees
- the act of driving a herd of animals overland
- the trait of being highly motivated
- a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
- (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
- a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
- (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
- a road leading up to a private house
verb
- (transitive) To force physically, by strong persuasion or pressuring; to compel; to oblige.
- (transitive) To reduce a result in response to limited resources.
- (transitive) To keep within close bounds; to confine.
- severely restrict in scope or extent
- compel to behave in a certain way
- to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
verb
noun
verb
noun
- (physics) The amount of force that is applied over a given area divided by the size of this area; force per unit area.
- Distress.
- Urgency.
- A contrasting force or impulse of any kind.
- A pressing; a force applied to a surface.
- the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
- an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress
- the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin
- the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
- the pressure exerted by the atmosphere
- a force that compels
- the state of demanding notice or attention
verb
- (transitive) To forcibly direct (something).
- (transitive) To shoot (a gun, rocket/missile, or analogous device).
- (transitive, employment) To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct, incompetence, or poor performance).
- To animate; to give life or spirit to.
- (intransitive) To shoot a gun, cannon, or similar weapon.
- (transitive) To heat as with fire, but without setting on fire, as ceramic, metal objects, etc.
- (transitive) To drive away by setting a fire.
- (transitive, mining) To set off an explosive in a mine.
- (transitive) To set (something, often a building) on fire.
- (transitive, farriery) To cauterize (a horse, or a part of its body).
- (slang, usually with "up") To start (an engine).
- (transitive) To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.
- (horse racing, intransitive) Of a horse: to race ahead with a burst of energy.
- (transitive, sports) To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.
- (intransitive, physiology) To cause an action potential in a cell.
- (transitive, by extension) To terminate a contract with a client; to drop a client.
- (ambitransitive, computer sciences, software engineering) To initiate an event (by means of an event handler).
- (transitive) To inflame; to irritate, as the passions.
- (astronautics) To operate a rocket engine to produce thrust.
- To feed or serve the fire of.
- generate an electrical impulse
- provide with fuel
- drive out or away by or as if by fire
- call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- start or maintain a fire in
- terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
- destroy by fire
- start firing a weapon
- bake in a kiln so as to harden
- become ignited
- go off or discharge
- cause to go off
adj
intj
noun
- (astronautics) An instance of firing one or more rocket engines.
- Red coloration in a piece of opal.
- (countable) An instance of this chemical reaction, especially when intentionally created and maintained in a specific location to a useful end (such as a campfire or a hearth fire).
- (countable) A planned bombardment by artillery or similar weapons, or the capability to deliver such.
- (countable, African-American Vernacular, slang) A firearm.
- (uncountable) The bullets or other projectiles fired from a gun or other ranged weapon.
- (countable, figurative) A barrage, volley
- (gemology) The capacity of a gemstone, especially a faceted, cut gemstone, that is transparent to visible light, to disperse white light into its multispectral component parts, resulting in a flash of different colors, the richness and dispersion of which increases the gemstone's value.
- (countable, British) A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire).
- Strength of passion, whether love or hate.
- Splendour; brilliancy; lustre; hence, a star.
- (uncountable) A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering.
- Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm.
- A severe trial; anything inflaming or provoking.
- (countable) The occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger.
- (uncountable, alchemy, philosophy) The aforementioned chemical reaction of burning, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.
- (countable) The elements necessary to start a fire.
- intense adverse criticism
- once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour bile
- feelings of great warmth and intensity
- the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
- a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning
- a severe trial
- fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking
- the event of something burning (often destructive)
- the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
verb
noun
- (nautical) A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo.
- (US) A double-decked passenger or freight vessel, towed by a steamboat.
- A large flat-bottomed coastal trading vessel having a large spritsail and jib-headed topsail, a fore staysail and a very small mizen, and having leeboards instead of a keel.
- The wooden disk in which bread or biscuit is placed on a mess table.
- One of the boats of a warship having fourteen oars
- A richly decorated ceremonial state vessel propelled by rowers for river processions.
- a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
verb
- (transitive) To push something into position completely by force.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drive, home.
- (figurative, transitive) To emphasize (a point) with tangible or powerful demonstration.
- make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something
- carry out or perform
verb
noun
- (uncountable) A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement.
- (usually in the plural) A well-developed physique, in which the muscles are enlarged from exercise.
- (uncountable, figurative) Hired strongmen or bodyguards.
- (uncountable, figurative) Strength, force.
- (countable) An organ composed of muscle tissue.
- a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard
- one of the contractile organs of the body
- authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way)
- possessing muscular strength
- animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
verb
- (transitive) To exert one's force of will (intention) in order to compel, or attempt to compel, something to happen or someone to do something.
- (now uncommon or literary, transitive) To wish, desire (something).
- (auxiliary) To be able to, to have the capacity to.
- (auxiliary) To habitually do (a given action).
- (auxiliary) Expressing a present tense or perfect tense with some conditional or subjective weakening: "will turn out to", "must by inference".
- (transitive, intransitive) To instruct (that something be done) in one's will.
- (auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with an implication of volition or determination when used in the first person. Compare shall.
- (auxiliary) To choose or agree to (do something); used to express intention but without any temporal connotations, often in questions and negation.
- (transitive) To bequeath (something) to someone in one's will (legal document).
- determine by choice
- decree or ordain
- leave or give by will after one's death
noun
- (law) A formal declaration of one's intent concerning the disposal of one's property and holdings after death; the legal document stating such wishes.
- One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention.
- One's intention or decision; someone's orders or commands.
- The act of choosing to do something; a person’s conscious intent or volition.
- Firmness of purpose, fixity of intent
- a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die
- the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
- a fixed and persistent intent or purpose
verb
- (transitive) To force to submit.
- (intransitive) To be inclined; to direct itself.
- (transitive, music) To smoothly change the pitch of a note.
- (transitive) To adapt or interpret to for a purpose or beneficiary.
- (transitive) To cause to change direction.
- (transitive, nautical) To tie, as in securing a line to a cleat; to shackle a chain to an anchor; make fast.
- (intransitive) To become curved.
- (intransitive) To change direction.
- (intransitive) To bow in prayer, or in token of submission.
- (transitive) To apply to a task or purpose.
- (intransitive, usually with "down") To stoop.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means.
- (intransitive) To submit.
- (intransitive) To apply oneself to a task or purpose.
- (intransitive, nautical) To swing the body when rowing.
- bend one's back forward from the waist on down
- change direction
- bend a joint
- form a curve
- cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
- turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
noun
- (in the plural, medicine, underwater diving, with the) A severe condition caused by excessively quick decompression, causing bubbles of nitrogen to form in the blood; decompression sickness.
- (nautical, in the plural) The thickest and strongest planks in a ship's sides, more generally called wales, which have the beams, knees, and futtocks bolted to them.
- A curve.
- (nautical, in the plural) The frames or ribs that form the ship's body from the keel to the top of the sides.
- (music) A glissando, or glide between one pitch and another, especially one accomplished by bending a string (such as on guitar).
- (mining) Hard, indurated clay; bind.
- In the leather trade, the best quality of sole leather; a butt; sometimes, half a butt cut lengthwise.
- (heraldry) One of the honourable ordinaries formed by two diagonal lines drawn from the dexter chief to the sinister base; it generally occupies a fifth part of the shield if uncharged, but if charged one third.
- Any of the various knots which join the ends of two lines.
- an angular or rounded shape made by folding
- a circular segment of a curve
- curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
- movement that causes the formation of a curve
- diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left
verb
- (transitive) To constrain by force; to overcome the limitations or resistance of.
- (transitive) To cause to occur (despite inertia, resistance etc.); to produce through force.
- (transitive, baseball) To create an out by touching a base in advance of a runner who has no base to return to while in possession of a ball which has already touched the ground.
- (transitive) To drive (something) by force, to propel (generally + prepositional phrase or adverb).
- (transitive) To forcibly open (a door, lock etc.).
- (transitive) To make someone or something do something, often regardless of their will.
- To stuff; to lard; to farce.
- (whist) To compel (an adversary or partner) to trump a trick by leading a suit that he/she does not hold.
- To grow (rhubarb) in the dark, causing it to grow early.
- To obtain or win by strength; to take by violence or struggle; specifically, to capture by assault; to storm, as a fortress.
- (transitive) To violate (a woman); to rape.
- force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
- to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
- impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
- take by force
- do forcibly; exert force
- move with force
- urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
- squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
noun
- (mass noun, possibly proscribed) Force understood as something of which there can be an amount.
- (usually with "the", in the singular or plural) Synonym of police force.
- (linguistics, semantics, pragmatics) Ability of an utterance or its element (word, form, prosody, ...) to effect a given meaning.
- (law, uncountable) The state of having legal weight, of being legally valid,.
- (financial mathematics, actuarial science) The annualized instantaneous rate of change at a particular timepoint.
- (countable, Northern England) A waterfall or cascade.
- Something or anything that has the power to produce a physical effect upon something else, such as causing it to move or change shape.
- Ability to influence; strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect.
- (in the singular or plural) Military personnel, collectively, including any vehicles, ships, or aircraft. More broadly, the military or police altogether.
- (countable) A magic trick in which the outcome is known to the magician beforehand, especially one involving the apparent free choice of a card by another person.
- (countable) An instance of a physical force.
- (humorous or science fiction, with the, often capitalized) A metaphysical and ubiquitous power from the fictional Star Wars universe created by George Lucas. See usage note.
- Any large, organized group involved in a military engagement.
- (countable) A particular form or type of force.
- (countable) Something that exerts influence.
- (countable) Anything that is able to make a substantial change in a person or thing.
- (when in reference to that which it affects) Something that, over time, influences a system with which it interacts (with a connotation of underlyingness, subtlety, or indirectness).
- (uncountable) The generalized abstraction of this concept.
- (law) Either unlawful violence, as in a "forced entry", or lawful compulsion.
- (countable) A group organized for the goal of attacking, controlling, or constraining, especially one with a set command structure (in particular, a military or police group).
- (uncountable) Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion.
- a group of people having the power of effective action
- physical energy or intensity
- group of people willing to obey orders
- one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
- (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
- a unit that is part of some military service
- a powerful effect or influence
- a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base
- (of a law) having legal validity
- an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
verb
- (transitive) To push (something) into something.
- (intransitive) To decrease in volume, as a river; to subside; to become diminished in volume or in apparent height.
- (transitive) To (directly or indirectly) cause a vessel to sink, generally by making it no longer watertight.
- (intransitive) To be overwhelmed or depressed; to fail in strength.
- (ergative) To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance.
- (transitive, figurative) To cause to decline; to depress or degrade.
- (transitive, slang) To drink (especially something alcoholic).
- (transitive, slang) To pay absolutely.
- (transitive) To make by digging or delving.
- (transitive, snooker, pool, billiards, golf) To pot; hit a ball into a pocket or hole.
- (intransitive, figuratively, of the heart or spirit) To experience apprehension, disappointment, dread, or momentary depression.
- (intransitive) To demean or lower oneself; to do something below one's status, standards, or morals.
- fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
- descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
- fall or descend to a lower place or level
- pass into a specified state or condition; sink into
- embed deeply
- go under
- appear to move downward
- cause to sink
- fall or sink heavily
noun
- (graph theory) A destination vertex in a transportation network.
- A place that absorbs resources or energy.
- (theater) A stage trapdoor for shifting scenery.
- A drain for carrying off wastewater.
- A depression in land where water collects, with no visible outlet.
- A basin used for holding water for washing.
- A depression in a stereotype plate.
- (computing, programming) An object or callback that captures events.
- (game development) One or several systems that remove currency from the game's economy, thus controlling or preventing inflation.
- (uncountable) Descending motion; descent.
- (baseball) The motion of a sinker pitch.
- (geology) A sinkhole.
- (ecology) A habitat that cannot support a population on its own but receives the excess of individuals from some other source.
- (graph theory) A node in directed graph for which all of its edges go into it; one with no outgoing edges.
- A heat sink.
- (mining) An excavation smaller than a shaft.
- An abode of degraded persons; a wretched place.
- a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
- plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
- a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
- (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system
verb
- (transitive, also figuratively) To force, cram or thrust (someone or something) into or through something.
- (transitive) To seat a cartridge, projectile, or propellant charge in the breech of a firearm by pushing or striking.
- (slang) To thrust during sexual intercourse.
- (transitive) To fill or compact by pounding or driving.
- (ambitransitive) To collide with (an object), usually with the intention of damaging it or disabling its function.
- (transitive) To strike (something) hard, especially with an implement.
- force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
- strike or drive against with a heavy impact
- undergo damage or destruction on impact
- crowd or pack to capacity
adj
noun
- An act of ramming.
- A battering ram; a heavy object used for breaking through doors.
- (zoology, agriculture) A male sheep, typically uncastrated.
- A weight which strikes a blow, in a ramming device such as a pile driver, steam hammer, or stamp mill.
- (military, nautical, chiefly historical) A reinforced section of the bow of a warship, intended to be used for ramming other ships.
- (military, nautical, chiefly historical) A warship intended to sink other ships by ramming them.
- A piston powered by hydraulic pressure.
- uncastrated adult male sheep
- a tool for driving or forcing something by impact
verb
- (transitive) To push or strike someone or something backward with force.
- (transitive, UK, Australia) To reject; to refuse.
- (transitive) To drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly or often; to finish a beverage.
- (transitive, baking) To press or knead (dough) so as to remove air bubbles.
- (transitive) To withstand or endure a difficult situation or setback.
- (transitive) To achieve a significant accomplishment or success.
- (transitive) To stun; to surprise.
- cost a certain amount
verb
- (transitive) To force to journey.
- (intransitive) To pass from one place to another; to move or transmit.
- (transitive) To travel throughout (a place).
- (intransitive, basketball) To move illegally by walking or running without dribbling the ball.
- (intransitive) To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another.
- undertake a journey or trip
- change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
- travel upon or across
- travel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding work, preaching, or acting as a judge
- undergo transportation as in a vehicle
- make a trip for pleasure
noun
- The working motion of a piece of machinery; the length of a mechanical stroke.
- The act of traveling; passage from place to place.
- (in the plural) An account of one's travels.
- The activity or traffic along a route or through a given point.
- (in the plural) A series of journeys.
- Distance that a keyboard's key moves vertically when depressed.
- a movement through space that changes the location of something
- self-propelled movement
- the act of going from one place to another
verb
- (transitive) To make uneasy or unnatural; to produce with apparent effort; to force; to constrain.
- (transitive) To urge with importunity; to press.
- (transitive) To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.
- (transitive) To hug somebody; to hold somebody tightly.
- (intransitive) To percolate; to be filtered.
- (transitive) To act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of form or volume, as when bending a beam.
- (transitive) To damage by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force.
- (ambitransitive) To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.
- (transitive) To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander.
- (transitive) To stretch beyond its proper limit; to do violence to, in terms of intent or meaning.
- use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
- rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender
- cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
- to exert much effort or energy
- alter the shape of (something) by stress
- separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
- become stretched or tense or taut
- remove by passing through a filter
- test the limits of
noun
- (uncountable, engineering) A dimensionless measure of object deformation either referring to engineering strain or true strain.
- A violent effort; an excessive and hurtful exertion or tension, as of the muscles.
- The act of straining, or the state of being strained.
- (figurative) Hereditary character, quality, tendency, or disposition.
- (biology) A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one.
- Language that is eloquent, poetic, or otherwise heightened.
- (rare) A kind or sort (of person etc.).
- An injury resulting from violent effort; a sprain.
- (music, poetry) Any sustained note or movement; a song; a distinct portion of an ode or other poem; also, the pervading note, or burden, of a song, poem, etc.
- difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
- an intense or violent exertion
- an effortful attempt to attain a goal
- a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- the act of singing
- injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
- the general meaning or substance of an utterance
- (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
- (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
- (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
verb
noun
- (uncountable) A sport played in a walled court with a soft rubber ball and bats like tennis racquets.
- Cucurbita maxima, including hubbard squash, great winter squash, buttercup squash, and some varieties of pumpkins.
- (slang, professional wrestling) An extremely one-sided, usually short, match.
- Cucurbita argyrosperma (syn. Cucurbita mixta), cushaw squash.
- Cucurbita pepo, most pumpkins, acorn squash, summer squash, zucchini.
- (biology) A preparation made by placing material on a slide (flat, rectangular piece of glass), covering it and applying pressure.
- (cooking) The edible or decorative fruit of these plants, or this fruit prepared as a dish.
- A non-alcoholic drink made from a fruit-based concentrate diluted with water or milk.
- A place or a situation where people have limited space to move.
- Lagenaria siceraria (syn. Cucurbita verrucosa), calabash, long-neck squash.
- Cucurbita moschata, butternut squash, Barbary squash, China squash.
- (botany) Any other similar-looking plant of other genera.
- a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
- any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
- edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable
verb
- (transitive) To proffer (something) by force; to impose (something) on someone or into some area.
- (intransitive) To become apparent in an unwelcome way, to be forcibly imposed; to jut in, to intrude (on or into).
- (reflexive) To impose (oneself) on others; to cut in.
- thrust oneself in as if by force
- push to thrust outward
verb
- (transitive) To set free by force.
- (transitive) To liberate by payment of a ransom.
- (transitive) To repair, restore.
- (transitive) To restore the honour, worth, or reputation of oneself or something.
- (transitive) To save, rescue.
- (transitive) To reform, change (for the better).
- (transitive) To recover ownership of something by buying it back.
- (transitive) To expiate, atone (for).
- (transitive) To save from a state of sin (and from its consequences).
- (transitive, finance) To convert (some bond or security) into cash.
- (transitive) To clear, release from debt or blame.
- exchange or buy back for money; under threat
- convert into cash; of commercial papers
- to turn in (vouchers or coupons) and receive something in exchange
- restore the honor or worth of
- pay off (loans or promissory notes)
- save from sins
verb
noun
verb
- (transitive) To have a contrary or opposing effect or force on someone or something.
- (transitive) To deliberately act in opposition to, to thwart or frustrate.
- destroy property or hinder normal operations
- oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions
- oppose or check by a counteraction
- act in opposition to
noun
verb
- (transitive) To press or urge forward; to drive.
- (chess, transitive) To move (a pawn) directly forward.
- (transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
- (intransitive) To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to give birth or defecate.
- (intransitive) To continually exert oneself in order to achieve a goal.
- To burst out of its pot, as a bud or shoot.
- (informal, transitive, usually in present participle) To approach; to come close to.
- (computing) To add (a data item) to the top of a stack.
- (intransitive) To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action.
- To make a higher bid at an auction.
- (poker) To make an all-in bet.
- (transitive) To continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action.
- (snooker) To strike the cue ball in such a way that it stays in contact with the cue and object ball at the same time (a foul shot).
- (computing) To publish (an update, etc.) by transmitting it to other computers.
- (transitive) To continually promote (a point of view, a product for sale, etc.).
- strive and make an effort to reach a goal
- exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
- make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
- approach a certain age or speed
- press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action
- move strenuously and with effort
- move with force
- sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs)
- make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
- press against forcefully without moving
noun
- (figurative) A force that impels or pressures one to act.
- An attempt to persuade someone into a particular course of action.
- An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents.
- (military) A marching or drill maneuver/manoeuvre performed by moving a formation (especially a company front) forward or toward the audience, usually to accompany a dramatic climax or crescendo in the music.
- A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing.
- A wager that results in no loss or gain for the bettor as a result of a tie or even score
- (snooker) A push shot.
- A great effort (to do something).
- (professional wrestling slang) An attempt to give momentum to a wrestler's career in the form of victories and/or more screen time.
- (computing) The addition of a data item to the top of a stack.
- A push-button, such as a bell push.
- (Internet, uncountable) The situation where a server sends data to a client without waiting for a request.
- an electrical switch operated by pressing
- the act of applying force in order to move something away
- an effort to advance
- the force used in pushing
- enterprising or ambitious drive
verb
- (transitive) To take or force out by breaking.
- (intransitive, of a person) To suddenly get pimples or a rash, especially on one's face.
- (intransitive) To begin suddenly; to emerge in a certain condition.
- (transitive) To separate (something) from a bundle.
- (transitive) To rescue someone or aid their escape as in sense 1.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To bring out from storage, use, or present.
- (intransitive) To escape, especially forcefully or defiantly.
- (especially recording industry, intransitive) (Of a record, product, or company): to achieve widespread success.
- begin suddenly and sometimes violently
- move away or escape suddenly
- become raw or open
- start abruptly
- take from stowage in preparation for use
verb
- (transitive) To cause to move (suddenly), as by pushing or shoving; to give a (sudden) start to.
- (transitive, chiefly road transport, informal, British) To have a minor collision, especially in a motor car.
- (transitive, computing) To move data in memory to a physical disk.
- (transitive) To provide with a shunt.
- (transitive, rail transport) To move a train from one track to another, or to move carriages, etc. from one train to another.
- (transitive) To divert to a less important place, position, or state.
- (transitive, surgery) To divert the flow of a body fluid.
- (finance, UK, historical) To carry on arbitrage between the London stock exchange and provincial stock exchanges.
- (transitive, electricity) To divert electric current by providing an alternative path.
- provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt
- transfer to another track, of trains
noun
- (medicine, veterinary medicine) An abnormal passage between body channels.
- An act of moving (suddenly), as due to a push or shove.
- (electricity) A connection used as an alternative path between parts of an electrical circuit.
- (firearms) The shifting of the studs on a projectile from the deep to the shallow sides of the grooves in its discharge from a shunt gun.
- (surgery) A passage between body channels constructed surgically as a bypass; a tube inserted into the body to create such a passage.
- (chiefly road transport, informal, British) A minor collision between vehicles.
- (rail transport) A switch on a railway used to move a train from one track to another.
- a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another
- implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body
- a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
verb
- (transitive, figurative) To force out of a secure or settled position.
- (transitive) To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied.
- (intransitive) To move or go from a dwelling or former position.
- change place or direction
- remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied
- remove or force out from a position
verb
- (transitive) To urge into action or obedience.
- (intransitive) To move very fast.
- (transitive, politics) To enforce a member voting in accordance with party policy.
- (transitive, roller derby) To transfer momentum from one skater to another.
- To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing up the thread.
- (figurative) To lash with sarcasm, abuse, etc.
- (transitive) To throw or kick an object at a high velocity.
- (transitive, nautical) To hoist or purchase by means of a whip.
- (ambitransitive) To fish a body of water especially by making repeated casts.
- (transitive, slang) To defeat, as in a contest or game.
- To thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking.
- (transitive) To mix in a rapid aerating fashion, especially food.
- (transitive, nautical) To bind the end of a rope with twine or other small stuff to prevent its unlaying: fraying or unravelling.
- (transitive, by extension) To hit with any flexible object.
- (intransitive) To snap back and forth like a whip.
- (transitive) To move (something) very fast; often with up, out, etc.
- (transitive) To hit with a whip.
- defeat thoroughly
- whip with or as if with a wire whisk
- thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash
- beat severely with a whip or rod
- subject to harsh criticism
- strike as if by whipping
noun
- (African-American Vernacular, MTE) A mode of personal motorized transportation; an automobile, all makes and models including motorcycles, excluding public transportation.
- Whipped cream.
- (music) A wippen, a rocking component in certain piano actions.
- (roller derby) A move in which one player transfers momentum to another.
- (politics) A member of a political party who is in charge of enforcing the party's policies in votes.
- (nautical) A purchase in which one block is used to gain a 2:1 mechanical advantage.
- A whipping motion; a thrashing about.
- The same instrument used to strike a person or animal for corporal punishment or torture.
- (UK politics, by extension) The regular status of an MP within a parliamentary party, which can be revoked by the party as a disciplinary measure.
- The quality of being whiplike or flexible; suppleness, as of the shaft of a golf club.
- (UK politics, with definite article) A document distributed weekly to MPs by party whips informing them of upcoming votes in parliament.
- A blow administered with a whip.
- (historical) A coach driver; a coachman.
- (hunting) A whipper-in.
- A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals.
- A spring in certain electrical devices for making a circuit
- a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit
- a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline
- an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
- (golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club
- a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
verb
- (transitive) To deprive by means of a violent pull or twist.
- (transitive) To pull or twist violently.
- (transitive) To rack with pain; to make hurt or distressed.
- (transitive) To use a wrench; to twist with a wrench.
- (transitive) To distort the original meaning of; to misrepresent.
- (transitive) To injure (a joint) by pulling or twisting.
- twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
- twist suddenly so as to sprain
- twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
- make a sudden twisting motion
noun
- (physics) In screw theory, a screw assembled from force and torque vectors arising from application of Newton's laws to a rigid body.
- (UK) An adjustable spanner used by plumbers.
- A violent emotional change caused by separation.
- (US, Canada, Philippines) A hand tool for making rotational adjustments, such as fitting nuts and bolts, or fitting pipes.
- An injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb; strain, sprain.
- A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug.
- In coursing, the act of bringing the hare round at less than a right angle, worth half a point in the recognised code of points for judging.
- A distorting change from the original meaning.
- a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
- a jerky pulling movement
- a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
verb
- (transitive) To press upon; to urge persistently.
- (intransitive) To bend, to flex; to be bent by something, to give way or yield (to a force, etc.).
- (transitive) To work at (something) diligently.
- (transitive) To persist in offering something to, especially for the purpose of inducement or persuasion.
- (ambitransitive, transport) To travel over (a route) regularly.
- (transitive) To wield or use (a tool, a weapon, etc.) steadily or vigorously.
- join together as by twisting, weaving, or molding
- wield vigorously
- use diligently
- apply oneself diligently
- give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
- travel a route regularly
noun
- (artificial intelligence, combinatorial game theory) In two-player sequential games, a "half-turn" or a move made by one of the players.
- (now chiefly Scotland) A condition, a state.
- A layer of material.
- (colloquial) Clipping of plywood.
- A bent; a direction.
- A strand that, twisted together with other strands, makes up rope or yarn.
- one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination
- (usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood
verb
noun
- A wish or urge, particularly a sudden one prompting action.
- (physics) The integral of force over time.
- A thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels.
- an instinctive motive
- the act of applying force suddenly
- (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
- the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber
- a sudden desire
- an impelling force or strength
verb
noun
verb
noun
verb
- (transitive) To cause to do.
- (transitive, informal) To understand. (compare get it)
- (impersonal, informal) Used with a pronoun subject, usually you but sometimes one, to indicate that the object of the verb exists, can occur or is otherwise typical.
- (transitive) To cover (a certain distance) while travelling.
- (imperative, informal) Used with a personal pronoun to indicate that someone is being pretentious or grandiose.
- (intransitive, with various prepositions, such as into, over, or behind; for specific idiomatic senses see individual entries get into, get over, etc.) To adopt, assume, arrive at, or progress towards (a certain position, location, state).
- (transitive) To getter.
- (transitive) To find as an answer.
- (transitive or ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.
- (transitive, informal) To catch out, trick successfully.
- (transitive, informal) To perplex, stump.
- (transitive, informal) To bring to reckoning; to catch (usually as a criminal); to effect retribution.
- (intransitive, catenative) (with full infinitive) To be able, be permitted, or have the opportunity (to do something desirable or ironically implied to be desirable).
- (transitive) To cause to come or go or move.
- (copulative, rather informal, followed by an adjective) To become, or cause oneself to become (often with temporary states, past participle adjectives and comparatives).
- (transitive) To hear completely; catch.
- (transitive) To receive.
- (transitive) To cause someone to laugh.
- (transitive) To measure.
- (transitive, in a perfect construction, with present-tense meaning) To have. See usage notes.
- (intransitive, catenative) (with full infinitive or gerund-participle) To begin (doing something or to do something).
- (transitive, informal) To be told; be the recipient of (a question, comparison, opinion, etc.).
- (transitive) To fetch, bring, take.
- (intransitive, informal, chiefly imperative) To go, to leave; to scram.
- (transitive) To respond to (a telephone call, a doorbell, etc).
- (auxiliary, informal) Used with the past participle to form the dynamic passive voice of a dynamic verb. Compared with static passive with to be, this emphasizes the commencement of an action or entry into a state.
- (transitive) To cause to become; to bring about.
- (transitive) To become ill with or catch (a disease).
- (euphemistic) To kill.
- (transitive) To take or catch (a scheduled transportation service).
- grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
- receive as a retribution or punishment
- receive a specified treatment (abstract)
- achieve a point or goal
- suffer from the receipt of
- evoke an emotional response
- irritate
- cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
- take vengeance on or get even
- acquire as a result of some effort or action
- perceive by hearing
- give certain properties to something
- overcome or destroy
- take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
- make (offspring) by reproduction
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- apprehend and reproduce accurately
- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
- move into a desired direction of discourse
- attract and fix
- come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
- undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
- be a mystery or bewildering to
- leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form
- go or come after and bring or take back
- enter or assume a certain state or condition
- purchase
- succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
- communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone
- reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
- reach and board
- reach by calculation
- go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
- reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
- come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
- earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
noun
- (informal) Something gotten, something gained or won; an acquisition.
- (sports, tennis) A difficult return or block of a shot.
- (Judaism) A Jewish writ of divorce.
- (UK, Ireland, regional) Synonym of git (“contemptible person”).
- Lineage.
- (Internet slang) A message or post on an online platform, particularly imageboards, with a unique identifier deemed special or rare, usually due to patterns in the ID.
- a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
verb
- (transitive, figurative) To impinge upon.
- (transitive) To make and ratify; to reach; to find.
- (intransitive) To sound by percussion, with blows, or as if with blows.
- (transitive) To create an impression.
- (transitive, sometimes with out or through) To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
- (intransitive) To carry out a violent or illegal action.
- (transitive) To cause to ignite by friction.
- To touch; to act by appulse.
- (transitive) To punish; to afflict; to smite.
- To unfasten, to loosen (chains, bonds, etc.).
- (transitive) To hit.
- To affect by a sudden impression or impulse.
- (intransitive) To act suddenly, especially in a violent or criminal way.
- To make a sudden impression upon, as if by a blow; to affect with some strong emotion.
- (sports) To score a goal.
- (transitive) To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.
- (transitive) To cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a stroke.
- To stroke or pass lightly; to wave.
- (nautical) To haul down or lower (a flag, mast, etc.)
- (intransitive, by extension) To stop working as a protest to achieve better working conditions.
- (intransitive) To pass with a quick or strong effect; to dart; to penetrate.
- (by extension) To capitulate; to signal a surrender by hauling down the colours.
- (intransitive) To set off on a walk or trip.
- (transitive, finance) To balance (a ledger or account).
- To hit upon, or light upon, suddenly.
- (transitive) To cause to sound by one or more beats; to indicate or notify by audible strokes. Of a clock, to announce (an hour of the day), usually by one or more sounds.
- (transitive) To impress, seem or appear to (a person).
- (masonry) To cut off (a mortar joint, etc.) even with the face of the wall, or inward at a slight angle.
- To discover a source of something, often a buried raw material such as ore (especially gold) or crude oil.
- To level (a measure of grain, salt, etc.) with a straight instrument, scraping off what is above the level of the top.
- (intransitive) To become attached to something; said of the spat of oysters.
- (transitive) To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate.
- To infest the flesh of a living vertebrate.
- (transitive) To manufacture, as by stamping.
- To dismantle and take away (a theater set; a tent; etc.).
- (intransitive) To deliver a quick blow or thrust; to give blows.
- (transitive, fishing) To hook (a fish) by a quick turn of the wrist.
- deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
- form by stamping, punching, or printing
- cause to experience suddenly
- hit against; come into sudden contact with
- affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
- make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
- arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
- hook by a pull on the line
- drive something violently into a location
- have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
- pierce with force
- cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp
- touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
- remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
- produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
- find unexpectedly
- smooth with a strickle
- disassemble a temporary structure, such as a tent or a theatrical set
- occupy or take on
- stop work in order to press demands
- produce by ignition or a blow
- indicate (a certain time) by striking
- attain
noun
- (cricket) The status of being the batsman that the bowler is bowling at.
- A work stoppage (or otherwise concerted stoppage of an activity) as a form of protest.
- The primary face of a hammer, opposite the peen.
- (fishing) A nibble on the bait by a fish.
- (baseball) A status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch when the ball goes in the strike zone, or hitting a foul ball that is not caught.
- (geology) The compass direction of the line of intersection between a rock layer and the surface of the Earth or another solid celestial body.
- The discovery of a source of something.
- (bowling) The act of knocking down all ten pins on the first roll of a frame.
- (philately) A cancellation postmark.
- (printing, historical) An imperfect matrix for type.
- (military, by extension) An attack, not necessarily physical.
- An iron pale or standard in a gate or fence.
- The strike plate of a door.
- (finance) In an option contract, the price at which the holder buys or sells if they choose to exercise the option.
- An instrument with a straight edge for levelling a measure of grain, salt, etc., scraping off what is above the level of the top; a strickle.
- (ironworking) A puddler's stirrer.
- A blow or application of physical force against something.
- (historical) An old English measure of corn equal to the bushel.
- a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball
- a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
- a conspicuous success
- (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders
- a gentle blow
- an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
verb
- (transitive) To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.
- (intransitive, LGBTQ) To wear a binder so as to flatten one's chest to give the appearance of a flat chest, usually done by trans men.
- (transitive) To put together in a cover, as of books.
- (transitive, programming) To process one or more object modules into an executable program.
- (transitive) To cover, as with a bandage.
- (figuratively) To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other social tie.
- (transitive) To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.
- (intransitive) To tie; to confine by any ligature.
- (law) To place under legal obligation to serve.
- (transitive, chemistry) To make two or more elements stick together.
- (transitive) To protect or strengthen by applying a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.
- (transitive) To couple.
- (intransitive) To cohere or stick together in a mass.
- (law) To put (a person) under definite legal obligations, especially, under the obligation of a bond or covenant.
- (intransitive) To exert a binding or restraining influence.
- (intransitive) To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.
- (UK, dialect) To complain; to whine about something.
- (transitive, programming) To associate an identifier with a value; to associate a variable name, method name, etc. with the content of a storage location.
- fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
- wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
- cause to be constipated
- make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope
- provide with a binding
- stick to firmly
- secure with or as if with ropes
- form a chemical bond with
- create social or emotional ties
- bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
noun
- The indurated clay of coal mines, or other overlying substances such as sandstone or shale.
- Any twining or climbing plant or stem, especially a hop vine; a bine.
- (countable) That which binds or ties.
- (countable) A troublesome situation; a problem; a predicament or quandary.
- (chess, countable) A strong grip or stranglehold on a position, which is difficult for the opponent to break.
- (music, countable) A ligature or tie for grouping notes.
- something that hinders as if with bonds
verb
noun
- Something which causes something else; a cause.
- An occurrence or state of affairs which causes some event or reaction; a motive or reason.
- The time when something happens.
- A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion.
- A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance.
- A need; requirement, necessity.
- A special event or function.
- A particular happening; an instance or time when something occurred.
- an opportunity to do something
- an event that occurs at a critical time
- a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people
- the time of a particular event
- a rational motive for a belief or action
verb
- (transitive) To provide an impetus for motion or physical action; to cause to move in a certain direction; to drive or push forward.
- (transitive, figurative) To provide an impetus for nonphysical change; to cause to arrive to a certain situation or result.
- give an incentive for action
- cause to move forward with force
verb
adj
noun
- (architecture, fine arts, music) Alternative form of motif.
- (law) Something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour.
- (British) One's plans for the day or night.
- (British) A party, gathering, or get-together.
- An incentive to act in a particular way; a reason or emotion that makes one want to do something; anything that prompts a choice of action.
- a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
- a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
- the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
verb
- (transitive) To bring about as an effect; to cause.
- (intransitive) To act or produce an effect on the mind; to exert moral power or influence.
- (transitive) To put into, or to continue in, operation or activity; to work.
- (transitive or intransitive) To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act.
- (intransitive) To produce an effect.
- (intransitive) To produce an appropriate physical effect; to issue in the result designed by nature; especially (medicine) to take appropriate effect on the human system.
- (medicine, transitive or intransitive) To perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner, and usually with instruments, with a view to restore soundness or health, as in amputation, lithotomy, etc.
- (transitive or intransitive) To deal in stocks or any commodity with a view to speculative profits.
- keep engaged
- perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense
- handle and cause to function
- direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
- perform as expected when applied
- perform surgery on
verb
- force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
- to lag or linger behind
- suck in or take (air)
- move slowly and as if with great effort
- use an input device to move objects on the screen, or to select items (such as commands from a menu); drag the slider to increase or decrease rate; drag the handles on the image to resize it
- proceed for an extended period of time
- persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting
- pull, as against a resistance
- search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
- draw slowly or heavily
- walk without lifting the feet
- To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back.
- (figurative) To search exhaustively, as if with a dragnet.
- (soccer) To hit or kick off target.
- (chiefly of a vehicle) To unintentionally rub or scrape on a surface.
- To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.
- (informal, intransitive) To inhale from a cigarette, cigar, etc.
- To draw along (something burdensome); hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty.
- To proceed heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.
- (informal, intransitive) To perform as a drag queen or drag king.
- To break (land) by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow.
- (intransitive, music) To play at a slower tempo than one is supposed to or than the other musicians one is playing with, or to inadvertently gradually decrease tempo while one is playing.
- To fish with a dragnet.
- To search for something, as a lost object or body, by dragging something along the bottom of a body of water.
- (slang) To roast, say negative things about, or call attention to the flaws of (someone).
- (graphical user interface) To operate a pointing device by moving it with a button held down; to move, copy, etc. (an item) in this way.
- (transitive) To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
noun
- something tedious and boring
- the act of dragging (pulling with force)
- clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man)
- a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
- something that slows or delays progress
- the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
- (physics, uncountable) Resistance of a fluid to something moving through it.
- A device for guiding wood to the saw.
- (countable, music) A double drum-stroke played at twice the speed of the context in which it is placed.
- (countable, informal) A systematic search for someone over a wide area, especially by the authorities; a dragnet.
- (uncountable, slang) Any type of clothing or costume associated with a particular occupation or subculture.
- A skid or shoe for retarding the motion of a carriage wheel.
- The last position in a line of hikers.
- (uncountable, music) Witch house music.
- (countable, slang) Someone or something that is annoying or frustrating, or disappointing; an obstacle to progress or enjoyment.
- Anything towed in the water to retard a ship's progress, or to keep her head up to the wind; especially, a canvas bag with a hooped mouth (drag sail), so used.
- (uncountable, slang) Women's clothing worn by men for the purpose of entertainment.
- (historical) A mailcoach.
- (masonry) A steel instrument for completing the dressing of soft stone.
- (informal, uncommon) Clipping of dragon.
- (countable, slang) A street.
- (countable, informal) A puff on a cigarette or joint.
- Motion affected with slowness and difficulty, as if clogged.
- (uncountable, snooker) A large amount of backspin on the cue ball, causing the cue ball to slow down.
- (billiards) A push somewhat under the centre of the cue ball, causing it to follow the object ball a short way.
- (countable, slang) A drag king or drag queen.
- (countable, slang) A long open horse-drawn carriage with transverse or side seats.
- A heavy harrow for breaking up ground.
- (slang) A prison sentence of three months.
- (countable) The scent-path left by dragging a fox, or some other substance such as aniseed, for training hounds to follow scents.
- (countable) A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body, or in fishing.
- (by analogy with above) Any force acting in opposition to the motion of an object.
- (countable, slang) A men's party attended in women's clothing.
- (uncountable, slang, by analogy) Men's clothing worn by women for the purpose of entertainment.
- A pulled load.
- (nautical) The difference between the speed of a screw steamer under sail and that of the screw when the ship outruns the screw; or between the propulsive effects of the different floats of a paddle wheel.
- A kind of sledge for conveying heavy objects; also, a kind of low car or handcart.
- (countable, foundry) The bottom part of a sand casting mold.
verb
- force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
- make a big sweeping gesture or movement
- move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
- to cover or extend over an area or time period
- cover the entire range of
- clean by sweeping
- win an overwhelming victory in or on
- sweep across or over
- sweep with a broom or as if with a broom
- To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion.
- (curling) To brush the ice in front of a moving stone, causing it to travel farther and to curl less.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To travel quickly.
- (cricket) To play a sweep shot.
- (sports, transitive) To defeat (a team) in a series without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.
- To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.
- To strike with a long stroke.
- (sports, transitive) To win (a series) without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.
- (rowing) To row with one oar to either the port or starboard side.
- To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation.
- (transitive, ergative) To move something in a long sweeping motion, as a broom.
- (nautical) To draw or drag something over.
- (Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana) To vacuum a carpet or rug.
- (military) To clear (a body of water or part thereof) of mines.
- (transitive) To remove something abruptly and thoroughly.
- (intransitive) To move through a (horizontal) arc or similar long stroke.
- (transitive) To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
- (transitive) To search (a place) methodically.
noun
- someone who cleans soot from chimneys
- winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
- a wide scope
- a movement in an arc
- (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line
- a long oar used in an open boat
- (martial arts) A throw or takedown that primarily uses the legs to attack an opponent's legs.
- A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them.
- The compass of any turning body or of any motion.
- (rowing, attributive) A rowing style in which each rower rows with oar on either the port or starboard side.
- (possibly US, regional) The act of police removing a homeless encampment from a public space.
- A long pole, or piece of timber, moved on a horizontal fulcrum fixed to a tall post and used to raise and lower a bucket in a well for drawing water.
- Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, etc. away from a rectilinear line.
- (card games) In the game casino, the act of capturing all face-up cards from the table.
- (aviation) The degree to which an aircraft's wings are angled backwards (or, occasionally, forwards) from their attachments to the fuselage.
- A flow of water parallel to shore caused by wave action at an ocean beach or at a point or headland.
- A chimney sweep.
- (cricket) A batsman's shot, played from a kneeling position with a swinging horizontal bat.
- The person who steers a dragon boat.
- (US, television) singular of sweeps (“viewership ratings”)
- An expanse or a swath, a strip of land.
- Any of several sea chubs in the family Kyphosidae (subfamily Scorpidinae).
- Violent and general destruction.
- (in the plural) The sweepings of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc.
- A single action of sweeping.
- A lottery, usually on the results of a sporting event, where players win if their randomly chosen team wins.
- A person who stands at the stern of a surf boat, steering with a steering oar and commanding the crew.
- Any of the blades of a windmill.
- (metalworking) A movable template for making moulds, in loam moulding.
- A methodical search, typically for bugs (electronic listening devices).
verb
- force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
- take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
- (ambitransitive) To clean by sweeping.
- (transitive, usually passive) to overwhelm, to cause to become overly involved in.
- (transitive) To transport to shore by waves.
verb
- force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
- disarrange or rumple; dishevel
- twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
- tangle or complicate
- (transitive) To mix together or intertwine.
- (intransitive) To become mixed together or intertwined.
- (intransitive, figurative) To enter into an argument, conflict, dispute, or fight.
- (transitive) To catch and hold.
noun
- something jumbled or confused
- a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven
- Any large type of seaweed, especially a species of Laminaria.
- A complicated or confused state or condition.
- (Scotland) Any long hanging thing, even a lanky person.
- An argument, conflict, dispute, or fight.
- (medicine) A paired helical fragment of tau protein found in a nerve cell and associated with Alzheimer's disease.
- (mathematics) A region of the projection of a knot such that the knot crosses its perimeter exactly four times.
- A form of art which consists of sections filled with repetitive patterns.
- (in the plural) An instrument consisting essentially of an iron bar to which are attached swabs, or bundles of frayed rope, or other similar substances, used to capture starfishes, sea urchins, and other similar creatures living at the bottom of the sea.
- A tangled twisted mass.
verb
- (transitive) To apply violent force to someone or something.
- (intransitive, cricket) To bat aggressively, so as to score runs quickly.
- (soccer) To move forward in an active attempt to score a point, as opposed to trying not to concede.
- (transitive) To aggressively challenge a person, idea, etc., with words (particularly in newspaper headlines, because it typesets into less space than "criticize" or similar).
- (cycling) To accelerate quickly in an attempt to get ahead of the other riders.
- (physical chemistry) (Of a chemical species) To approach a chemical species or bond in order to form a bond with it.
- (transitive, cricket) To aim balls at the batsman’s wicket.
- (transitive) To begin to affect; to act upon injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.
- (intransitive, cricket) To set a field, or bowl in a manner designed to get wickets.
- (transitive) To deal with something in a direct way; to set to work upon.
- take the initiative and go on the offensive
- attack someone physically or emotionally
- launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
- begin to injure
- set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task
- attack in speech or writing
adj
noun
- (music) The onset of a musical note, particularly with respect to the strength (and duration) of that onset.
- (gaming) Any of several specific maneuvers, skills, or special abilities that a character can use to inflict damage against opponents.
- (cricket) Collectively, the bowlers of a cricket side.
- (audio) The amount of time taken for the volume of an audio signal to go from zero to maximum level (e.g. an audio waveform representing a snare drum hit would feature a very fast attack, whereas that of a wave washing to shore would feature a slow attack).
- (lacrosse) The three attackmen on the field or all the attackmen of a team.
- (informal, by extension) The beginning of active operations on anything.
- A time in which one attacks; the offence of a battle.
- An attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing, by physical, verbal, emotional, or other assault.
- (computing) An attempt to exploit a vulnerability in a computer system.
- An active episode of a chronic or recurrent disease.
- (South India) Short for heart attack.
- An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy.
- (medicine) The sudden onset of a disease or condition.
- (wine) The initial sensory impact of a wine.
- (volleyball) Any contact with the ball other than a serve or block which sends the ball across the plane of the net.
- intense adverse criticism
- an offensive move in a sport or game
- the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent)
- (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
- a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
- a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition
- the act of attacking
- ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
- strong criticism
verb
- (transitive) To press or urge forward; to drive.
- (chess, transitive) To move (a pawn) directly forward.
- (transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
- (intransitive) To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to give birth or defecate.
- (intransitive) To continually exert oneself in order to achieve a goal.
- To burst out of its pot, as a bud or shoot.
- (informal, transitive, usually in present participle) To approach; to come close to.
- (computing) To add (a data item) to the top of a stack.
- (intransitive) To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action.
- To make a higher bid at an auction.
- (poker) To make an all-in bet.
- (transitive) To continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action.
- (snooker) To strike the cue ball in such a way that it stays in contact with the cue and object ball at the same time (a foul shot).
- (computing) To publish (an update, etc.) by transmitting it to other computers.
- (transitive) To continually promote (a point of view, a product for sale, etc.).
- strive and make an effort to reach a goal
- exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
- make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
- approach a certain age or speed
- press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action
- move strenuously and with effort
- move with force
- sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs)
- make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
- press against forcefully without moving
noun
- (figurative) A force that impels or pressures one to act.
- An attempt to persuade someone into a particular course of action.
- An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents.
- (military) A marching or drill maneuver/manoeuvre performed by moving a formation (especially a company front) forward or toward the audience, usually to accompany a dramatic climax or crescendo in the music.
- A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing.
- A wager that results in no loss or gain for the bettor as a result of a tie or even score
- (snooker) A push shot.
- A great effort (to do something).
- (professional wrestling slang) An attempt to give momentum to a wrestler's career in the form of victories and/or more screen time.
- (computing) The addition of a data item to the top of a stack.
- A push-button, such as a bell push.
- (Internet, uncountable) The situation where a server sends data to a client without waiting for a request.
- an electrical switch operated by pressing
- the act of applying force in order to move something away
- an effort to advance
- the force used in pushing
- enterprising or ambitious drive
verb
noun
- (slang) An erect penis.
- Ranch or trail foreman, usually the first or second person in charge. The person responsible for getting the work done.
- (firearms) Device used with muzzleloaders to push the projectile up against the propellant.
- a rod used to clean the barrel of a firearm
- a rod used to ram the charge into a muzzle-loading firearm
- a harshly demanding overseer
verb
- (transitive) To push, especially roughly or with force.
- To put hurriedly
- (intransitive) To move off or along by an act of pushing, as with an oar or pole used in a boat; sometimes with off.
- (slang) To pass (counterfeit money).
- (poker, by ellipsis) To make an all-in bet.
- press or force
- come into rough contact with while moving
- push roughly
noun
verb
- (transitive) To force something upon someone.
- (transitive) To push or drive with force; to shove.
- To stab; to pierce; usually with through.
- (transitive) To push out or extend rapidly or powerfully.
- (intransitive) To make advance with force.
- (intransitive) To enter by pushing; to squeeze in.
- push forcefully
- penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
- press or force
- impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
- place or put with great energy
- make a thrusting forward movement
- push violently in a specified direction
- force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock
noun
- The force generated by propulsion, as in a jet engine.
- (figuratively) The primary effort; the goal.
- (fencing) An attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the point.
- A push, stab, or lunge forward (the act thereof.)
- verbal criticism
- the act of applying force to propel something
- the force used in pushing
- a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
- a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
verb
- (transitive) To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
- (transitive) To press onward or forward.
- (transitive) To put mental pressure on; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
- (transitive) To provoke; to exasperate.
- (transitive) To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon.
- (transitive) To press hard upon; to follow closely.
- (transitive) To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.
- push for something
- force or impel in an indicated direction
- spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
noun
verb
- (transitive) To force, constrain, or coerce.
- (transitive) To forcefully or powerfully motivate (a course of action).
- (transitive) To exact, extort, (make) produce by force.
- (transitive) To overpower; to subdue.
- (transitive) To have a strong, irresistible force (on someone or something).
- force somebody to do something
- necessitate or exact
verb
- (transitive) To force to a certain end or result; to urge strongly.
- (transitive) To drive or thrust by pressure, to force in a certain direction.
- (transitive, sewing) To flatten a selected area of fabric using an iron with an up-and-down, not sliding, motion, so as to avoid disturbing adjacent areas.
- (transitive) To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure, especially flatten or smooth.
- (transitive) To clasp, hold in an embrace.
- To force into service, particularly into naval service.
- (transitive) To hasten, urge onward.
- (ambitransitive) To throng, crowd.
- (transitive, mechanics, electronics) To activate a button or key by exerting a downward or forward force on it, and then releasing it.
- (transitive) To compress, squeeze.
- (transitive) To urge, beseech, entreat.
- (transitive) To lay stress upon.
- (ambitransitive) To exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight; to exert pressure upon.
- To try to force (something upon someone).
- be urgent
- exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
- lift weights
- ask for or request earnestly
- to be oppressive or burdensome
- press and smooth with a heated iron
- make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
- place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure
- squeeze or press together
- force or impel in an indicated direction
- press from a plastic
- exert pressure or force to or upon
- create by pressing
- crowd closely
noun
- (countable) A printing machine.
- (countable, weightlifting) An exercise in which weight is forced away from the body by extension of the arms or legs.
- (countable, especially in Ireland and Scotland) An enclosed storage space (e.g. closet, cupboard).
- (uncountable) A crowd.
- (countable) A device used to apply pressure to an item.
- An instance of applying pressure; an instance of pressing.
- A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy.
- (countable) Pure, unfermented grape juice.
- (uncountable, collective) The print-based media (both the people and the newspapers).
- (countable) A publisher.
- (psychology) In personology, any environmental factor that arouses a need in the individual.
- (countable, golf, gambling) An additional bet in a golf match that duplicates an existing (usually losing) wager in value, but begins even at the time of the bet.
- a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
- a dense crowd of people
- a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead
- clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use
- the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines
- the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
- any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids
- a machine used for printing
- the state of demanding notice or attention
verb
noun
- An expression of intent to injure or punish another.
- An indication of potential or imminent danger.
- A person or object that is regarded as a danger; a menace.
- declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another
- something that is a source of danger
- a person who inspires fear or dread
- a warning that something unpleasant is imminent
verb
- (transitive) To coax.
- To distort or change the truth or meaning of words when repeating.
- To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.
- (transitive) To cause to rotate.
- To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.
- To join together by twining one part around another.
- (card games) In the game of blackjack (pontoon or twenty-one), to be dealt another card.
- (reflexive) To wind into; to insinuate.
- (intransitive) To dance the twist (a type of dance characterised by twisting one's hips).
- To turn a knob etc.
- (intransitive, of a path) To wind; to follow a bendy or wavy course; to have many bends.
- To form a twist (in any of the above noun meanings).
- To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts.
- To injure (a body part) by bending it in the wrong direction.
- to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
- form into a spiral shape
- do the twist
- twist suddenly so as to sprain
- form into twists
- extend in curves and turns
- twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
- practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
- turn in the opposite direction
- cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
noun
- A distortion to the meaning of a passage or word.
- The spiral course of the rifling of a gun barrel or a cannon.
- A type of thread made from two filaments twisted together.
- (preceded by definite article) A modern dance popular in Western culture in the late 1950s and 1960s, based on rotating the hips repeatedly from side to side. See Twist (dance) on Wikipedia for more details.
- A twisting force.
- A material for gun barrels, consisting of iron and steel twisted and welded together.
- The form given in twisting.
- Anything twisted, or the act of twisting.
- An unexpected turn in a story, tale, etc.
- (slang) A girl, a woman.
- A rotation of the body when diving.
- A roll or baton of baked dough or pastry in a twisted shape.
- A strong individual tendency or bent; inclination.
- The degree of stress or strain when twisted.
- Ellipsis of hair twist.
- A sudden bend (or short series of bends) in a road, path, etc.
- A sliver of lemon peel added to a cocktail, etc.
- A sprain, especially to the ankle.
- (countable, uncountable) A small roll of tobacco.
- any clever maneuver
- social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s
- a circular segment of a curve
- a jerky pulling movement
- the act of rotating rapidly
- a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
- a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
- an unforeseen development
- a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
- a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
- turning or twisting around (in place)
- an interpretation of a text or action
- the act of winding or twisting
verb
- (transitive) To push or force backwards.
- (law, of a justice of the peace) To sign or endorse (a warrant, issued in another county, to apprehend an offender).
- (transitive) To support.
- (MLE, transitive) To draw from behind the back (a knife etc.) (as also back out).
- (intransitive) To go in the reverse direction.
- (nautical, of the wind) To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere.
- (UK, of a hunting dog) To stand still behind another dog which has pointed.
- To row backward with (oars).
- (nautical, of a square sail) To brace the yards so that the wind presses on the front of the sail, to slow the ship.
- To make a back for; to furnish with a back.
- To adjoin behind; to be at the back of.
- (nautical, of an anchor) To lay out a second, smaller anchor to provide additional holding power.
- (Nigeria, transitive) To carry an infant on one’s back.
- To write upon the back of, possibly as an endorsement.
- be in back of
- travel backward
- establish as valid or genuine
- place a bet on
- give support or one's approval to
- strengthen by providing with a back or backing
- shift to a counterclockwise direction
- support financial backing for
- be behind; approve of
- cause to travel backward
adj
- (comparable, phonetics) Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the back of the mouth, near the soft palate (most often describing a vowel).
- At or near the rear.
- Not current.
- (predicative) Returned or restored to a previous place or condition.
- Situated away from the main or most frequented areas.
- Moving or operating backward.
- In arrears; overdue.
- located at or near the back of an animal
- of an earlier date
- related to or located at the back
adv
- In a manner that impedes.
- To a later point in time. See also put back.
- Towards, into or in the past.
- In a direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing or normally pointing.
- Away from someone or something; at a distance.
- So as to shrink, recede or move aside, or cause to do so.
- (not comparable) To or in a previous condition or place.
- (not comparable) In a reciprocal manner; in return.
- (postpositive) Earlier, ago.
- In a direction opposite to the usual or desired direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively.
- Away from the front or from an edge.
- in or to or toward a former location
- in reply
- at or to or toward the back or rear
- in repayment or retaliation
- in or to or toward a past time
- in or to or toward an original condition
noun
- (mining) The roof of a horizontal underground passage.
- (swimming) Clipping of backstroke.
- (slang, uncountable) Effort, usually physical.
- (sports) In some team sports, a position behind most players on the team.
- (figuratively) The upper part of a natural object which is considered to resemble an animal’s back.
- (slang, uncountable) Large and attractive buttocks.
- A support or resource in reserve.
- Area behind, such as the backyard of a house or the rear storeroom of a retail store.
- The reverse side; the side that is not normally seen.
- The side of a blade opposite the side used for cutting.
- Among leather dealers, one of the thickest and stoutest tanned hides.
- A ferryboat.
- The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.
- The part of something that goes last.
- The backrest, the part of a piece of furniture which receives the human back.
- (nautical) The keel and keelson of a ship.
- (figurative) The part of a piece of clothing which covers the back.
- A non-alcoholic drink (often water or a soft drink), to go with hard liquor or a cocktail.
- The side of any object which is opposite the front or useful side.
- The spine and associated tissues.
- The edge of a book which is bound.
- A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot glue, etc.
- (printing) The inside margin of a page.
- That which is farthest away from the front.
- (football) a person who plays in the backfield
- the part of a garment that covers the back of your body
- (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
- the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
- the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
- the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
- the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
- the side that goes last or is not normally seen
- a support that you can lean against while sitting
verb
- (transitive) To motivate through the application or demonstration of force; to impel or urge onward in such a way.
- (transitive) To compel, exert pressure, coerce (to do something).
- (transitive) To urge, press, or bring to a point or state.
- (transitive) To provide an impetus for motion or other physical change, to move an object by means of the provision of force thereto.
- (transitive) To displace either physically or non-physically, through the application of force.
- (transitive) (especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.
- (transitive) To cause (a mechanism) to operate.
- (intransitive) To travel by operating a wheeled motorized vehicle.
- (transitive, slang, aviation) To operate (an aircraft); to pilot.
- (intransitive) To move forcefully.
- (transitive) To separate the lighter (feathers or down) from the heavier, by exposing them to a current of air.
- (transitive) (especially animals) To cause to flee out of.
- (transitive, intransitive) To direct a vehicle powered by a horse, ox or similar animal.
- (intransitive, sports, cricket, tennis, baseball) To hit the ball with a drive.
- (transitive) To carry or to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.
- To be the dominant party in a sex act.
- (transitive) To convey (a person, etc.) in a wheeled motorized vehicle.
- (transitive) To cause to become.
- (transitive, ergative) To operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle).
- (transitive) To motivate; to provide an incentive for.
- (mining) To dig horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel.
- (American football) To put together a drive (n.): to string together offensive plays and advance the ball down the field.
- (intransitive) To be moved or propelled forcefully (especially of a ship).
- (transitive) To clear, by forcing away what is contained.
- (transitive) To provide an impetus for a change in one's situation or state of mind.
- force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
- strive and make an effort to reach a goal
- cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
- cause to move back by force or influence
- (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground
- cause someone or something to move by driving
- move by being propelled by a force
- operate or control a vehicle
- proceed along in a vehicle
- to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
- (hunting) search for game
- move into a desired direction of discourse
- push, propel, or press with force
- work as a driver
- excavate horizontally
- cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
- urge forward
- travel or be transported in a vehicle
- strike with a driver, as in teeing off
- have certain properties when driven
- compel somebody to do something, often against their own will or judgment
- hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
noun
- (American football) An offensive possession, generally one consisting of several plays and/ or first downs, often leading to a scoring opportunity.
- (retail) A campaign aimed at selling more of a certain product or promoting a public service.
- (golf) A stroke made with a driver.
- (philanthropy) A charity event such as a fundraiser, bake sale, or toy drive.
- (soccer) A straight level shot or pass.
- (typography) An impression or matrix formed by a punch drift.
- An act of driving livestock animals forward, to transport a herd.
- (psychology) Desire or interest.
- A mechanism used to power or give motion to a vehicle or other machine or machine part.
- A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river.
- A trip made in a vehicle (now generally in a motor vehicle).
- (automotive) The gear into which one usually shifts an automatic transmission when one is driving a car or truck. (Denoted with symbol D on a shifter's labeling.)
- Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; (especially) a forced or hurried dispatch of business.
- Planned, usually long-lasting, effort to achieve something; ability coupled with ambition, determination, and motivation.
- (computer hardware) An apparatus for reading and writing data to or from a mass storage device such as a disk.
- (military) A sustained advance in the face of the enemy to take an objective.
- (computer hardware) A mass storage device in which the mechanism for reading and writing data is integrated with the mechanism for storing data.
- A type of public roadway.
- (cricket) A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a vertical arc, through the line of the ball, and hitting it along the ground, normally between cover and midwicket.
- (baseball, tennis) A ball struck in a flat trajectory.
- An act of driving game animals forward, to be captured or hunted.
- A driveway.
- (UK, especially Bristol and Wales, slang) Friendly term of address for a bus driver.
- the act of applying force to propel something
- a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
- hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
- a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
- a wide scenic road planted with trees
- the act of driving a herd of animals overland
- the trait of being highly motivated
- a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
- (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
- a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
- (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
- a road leading up to a private house
verb
- (transitive) To force physically, by strong persuasion or pressuring; to compel; to oblige.
- (transitive) To reduce a result in response to limited resources.
- (transitive) To keep within close bounds; to confine.
- severely restrict in scope or extent
- compel to behave in a certain way
- to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
verb
noun
verb
noun
- (physics) The amount of force that is applied over a given area divided by the size of this area; force per unit area.
- Distress.
- Urgency.
- A contrasting force or impulse of any kind.
- A pressing; a force applied to a surface.
- the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
- an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress
- the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin
- the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
- the pressure exerted by the atmosphere
- a force that compels
- the state of demanding notice or attention
verb
- (transitive) To forcibly direct (something).
- (transitive) To shoot (a gun, rocket/missile, or analogous device).
- (transitive, employment) To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct, incompetence, or poor performance).
- To animate; to give life or spirit to.
- (intransitive) To shoot a gun, cannon, or similar weapon.
- (transitive) To heat as with fire, but without setting on fire, as ceramic, metal objects, etc.
- (transitive) To drive away by setting a fire.
- (transitive, mining) To set off an explosive in a mine.
- (transitive) To set (something, often a building) on fire.
- (transitive, farriery) To cauterize (a horse, or a part of its body).
- (slang, usually with "up") To start (an engine).
- (transitive) To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.
- (horse racing, intransitive) Of a horse: to race ahead with a burst of energy.
- (transitive, sports) To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.
- (intransitive, physiology) To cause an action potential in a cell.
- (transitive, by extension) To terminate a contract with a client; to drop a client.
- (ambitransitive, computer sciences, software engineering) To initiate an event (by means of an event handler).
- (transitive) To inflame; to irritate, as the passions.
- (astronautics) To operate a rocket engine to produce thrust.
- To feed or serve the fire of.
- generate an electrical impulse
- provide with fuel
- drive out or away by or as if by fire
- call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- start or maintain a fire in
- terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
- destroy by fire
- start firing a weapon
- bake in a kiln so as to harden
- become ignited
- go off or discharge
- cause to go off
adj
intj
noun
- (astronautics) An instance of firing one or more rocket engines.
- Red coloration in a piece of opal.
- (countable) An instance of this chemical reaction, especially when intentionally created and maintained in a specific location to a useful end (such as a campfire or a hearth fire).
- (countable) A planned bombardment by artillery or similar weapons, or the capability to deliver such.
- (countable, African-American Vernacular, slang) A firearm.
- (uncountable) The bullets or other projectiles fired from a gun or other ranged weapon.
- (countable, figurative) A barrage, volley
- (gemology) The capacity of a gemstone, especially a faceted, cut gemstone, that is transparent to visible light, to disperse white light into its multispectral component parts, resulting in a flash of different colors, the richness and dispersion of which increases the gemstone's value.
- (countable, British) A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire).
- Strength of passion, whether love or hate.
- Splendour; brilliancy; lustre; hence, a star.
- (uncountable) A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering.
- Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm.
- A severe trial; anything inflaming or provoking.
- (countable) The occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger.
- (uncountable, alchemy, philosophy) The aforementioned chemical reaction of burning, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.
- (countable) The elements necessary to start a fire.
- intense adverse criticism
- once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour bile
- feelings of great warmth and intensity
- the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
- a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning
- a severe trial
- fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking
- the event of something burning (often destructive)
- the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
verb
noun
- (nautical) A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo.
- (US) A double-decked passenger or freight vessel, towed by a steamboat.
- A large flat-bottomed coastal trading vessel having a large spritsail and jib-headed topsail, a fore staysail and a very small mizen, and having leeboards instead of a keel.
- The wooden disk in which bread or biscuit is placed on a mess table.
- One of the boats of a warship having fourteen oars
- A richly decorated ceremonial state vessel propelled by rowers for river processions.
- a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
verb
- (transitive) To push something into position completely by force.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drive, home.
- (figurative, transitive) To emphasize (a point) with tangible or powerful demonstration.
- make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something
- carry out or perform
verb
noun
- (uncountable) A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement.
- (usually in the plural) A well-developed physique, in which the muscles are enlarged from exercise.
- (uncountable, figurative) Hired strongmen or bodyguards.
- (uncountable, figurative) Strength, force.
- (countable) An organ composed of muscle tissue.
- a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard
- one of the contractile organs of the body
- authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way)
- possessing muscular strength
- animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
verb
- (transitive) To exert one's force of will (intention) in order to compel, or attempt to compel, something to happen or someone to do something.
- (now uncommon or literary, transitive) To wish, desire (something).
- (auxiliary) To be able to, to have the capacity to.
- (auxiliary) To habitually do (a given action).
- (auxiliary) Expressing a present tense or perfect tense with some conditional or subjective weakening: "will turn out to", "must by inference".
- (transitive, intransitive) To instruct (that something be done) in one's will.
- (auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with an implication of volition or determination when used in the first person. Compare shall.
- (auxiliary) To choose or agree to (do something); used to express intention but without any temporal connotations, often in questions and negation.
- (transitive) To bequeath (something) to someone in one's will (legal document).
- determine by choice
- decree or ordain
- leave or give by will after one's death
noun
- (law) A formal declaration of one's intent concerning the disposal of one's property and holdings after death; the legal document stating such wishes.
- One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention.
- One's intention or decision; someone's orders or commands.
- The act of choosing to do something; a person’s conscious intent or volition.
- Firmness of purpose, fixity of intent
- a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die
- the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
- a fixed and persistent intent or purpose
verb
- (transitive) To force to submit.
- (intransitive) To be inclined; to direct itself.
- (transitive, music) To smoothly change the pitch of a note.
- (transitive) To adapt or interpret to for a purpose or beneficiary.
- (transitive) To cause to change direction.
- (transitive, nautical) To tie, as in securing a line to a cleat; to shackle a chain to an anchor; make fast.
- (intransitive) To become curved.
- (intransitive) To change direction.
- (intransitive) To bow in prayer, or in token of submission.
- (transitive) To apply to a task or purpose.
- (intransitive, usually with "down") To stoop.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means.
- (intransitive) To submit.
- (intransitive) To apply oneself to a task or purpose.
- (intransitive, nautical) To swing the body when rowing.
- bend one's back forward from the waist on down
- change direction
- bend a joint
- form a curve
- cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
- turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
noun
- (in the plural, medicine, underwater diving, with the) A severe condition caused by excessively quick decompression, causing bubbles of nitrogen to form in the blood; decompression sickness.
- (nautical, in the plural) The thickest and strongest planks in a ship's sides, more generally called wales, which have the beams, knees, and futtocks bolted to them.
- A curve.
- (nautical, in the plural) The frames or ribs that form the ship's body from the keel to the top of the sides.
- (music) A glissando, or glide between one pitch and another, especially one accomplished by bending a string (such as on guitar).
- (mining) Hard, indurated clay; bind.
- In the leather trade, the best quality of sole leather; a butt; sometimes, half a butt cut lengthwise.
- (heraldry) One of the honourable ordinaries formed by two diagonal lines drawn from the dexter chief to the sinister base; it generally occupies a fifth part of the shield if uncharged, but if charged one third.
- Any of the various knots which join the ends of two lines.
- an angular or rounded shape made by folding
- a circular segment of a curve
- curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
- movement that causes the formation of a curve
- diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left
verb
- (transitive) To constrain by force; to overcome the limitations or resistance of.
- (transitive) To cause to occur (despite inertia, resistance etc.); to produce through force.
- (transitive, baseball) To create an out by touching a base in advance of a runner who has no base to return to while in possession of a ball which has already touched the ground.
- (transitive) To drive (something) by force, to propel (generally + prepositional phrase or adverb).
- (transitive) To forcibly open (a door, lock etc.).
- (transitive) To make someone or something do something, often regardless of their will.
- To stuff; to lard; to farce.
- (whist) To compel (an adversary or partner) to trump a trick by leading a suit that he/she does not hold.
- To grow (rhubarb) in the dark, causing it to grow early.
- To obtain or win by strength; to take by violence or struggle; specifically, to capture by assault; to storm, as a fortress.
- (transitive) To violate (a woman); to rape.
- force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
- to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
- impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
- take by force
- do forcibly; exert force
- move with force
- urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
- squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
noun
- (mass noun, possibly proscribed) Force understood as something of which there can be an amount.
- (usually with "the", in the singular or plural) Synonym of police force.
- (linguistics, semantics, pragmatics) Ability of an utterance or its element (word, form, prosody, ...) to effect a given meaning.
- (law, uncountable) The state of having legal weight, of being legally valid,.
- (financial mathematics, actuarial science) The annualized instantaneous rate of change at a particular timepoint.
- (countable, Northern England) A waterfall or cascade.
- Something or anything that has the power to produce a physical effect upon something else, such as causing it to move or change shape.
- Ability to influence; strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect.
- (in the singular or plural) Military personnel, collectively, including any vehicles, ships, or aircraft. More broadly, the military or police altogether.
- (countable) A magic trick in which the outcome is known to the magician beforehand, especially one involving the apparent free choice of a card by another person.
- (countable) An instance of a physical force.
- (humorous or science fiction, with the, often capitalized) A metaphysical and ubiquitous power from the fictional Star Wars universe created by George Lucas. See usage note.
- Any large, organized group involved in a military engagement.
- (countable) A particular form or type of force.
- (countable) Something that exerts influence.
- (countable) Anything that is able to make a substantial change in a person or thing.
- (when in reference to that which it affects) Something that, over time, influences a system with which it interacts (with a connotation of underlyingness, subtlety, or indirectness).
- (uncountable) The generalized abstraction of this concept.
- (law) Either unlawful violence, as in a "forced entry", or lawful compulsion.
- (countable) A group organized for the goal of attacking, controlling, or constraining, especially one with a set command structure (in particular, a military or police group).
- (uncountable) Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion.
- a group of people having the power of effective action
- physical energy or intensity
- group of people willing to obey orders
- one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
- (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
- a unit that is part of some military service
- a powerful effect or influence
- a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base
- (of a law) having legal validity
- an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
verb
- (transitive) To push (something) into something.
- (intransitive) To decrease in volume, as a river; to subside; to become diminished in volume or in apparent height.
- (transitive) To (directly or indirectly) cause a vessel to sink, generally by making it no longer watertight.
- (intransitive) To be overwhelmed or depressed; to fail in strength.
- (ergative) To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance.
- (transitive, figurative) To cause to decline; to depress or degrade.
- (transitive, slang) To drink (especially something alcoholic).
- (transitive, slang) To pay absolutely.
- (transitive) To make by digging or delving.
- (transitive, snooker, pool, billiards, golf) To pot; hit a ball into a pocket or hole.
- (intransitive, figuratively, of the heart or spirit) To experience apprehension, disappointment, dread, or momentary depression.
- (intransitive) To demean or lower oneself; to do something below one's status, standards, or morals.
- fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
- descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
- fall or descend to a lower place or level
- pass into a specified state or condition; sink into
- embed deeply
- go under
- appear to move downward
- cause to sink
- fall or sink heavily
noun
- (graph theory) A destination vertex in a transportation network.
- A place that absorbs resources or energy.
- (theater) A stage trapdoor for shifting scenery.
- A drain for carrying off wastewater.
- A depression in land where water collects, with no visible outlet.
- A basin used for holding water for washing.
- A depression in a stereotype plate.
- (computing, programming) An object or callback that captures events.
- (game development) One or several systems that remove currency from the game's economy, thus controlling or preventing inflation.
- (uncountable) Descending motion; descent.
- (baseball) The motion of a sinker pitch.
- (geology) A sinkhole.
- (ecology) A habitat that cannot support a population on its own but receives the excess of individuals from some other source.
- (graph theory) A node in directed graph for which all of its edges go into it; one with no outgoing edges.
- A heat sink.
- (mining) An excavation smaller than a shaft.
- An abode of degraded persons; a wretched place.
- a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
- plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
- a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
- (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system
verb
- (transitive, also figuratively) To force, cram or thrust (someone or something) into or through something.
- (transitive) To seat a cartridge, projectile, or propellant charge in the breech of a firearm by pushing or striking.
- (slang) To thrust during sexual intercourse.
- (transitive) To fill or compact by pounding or driving.
- (ambitransitive) To collide with (an object), usually with the intention of damaging it or disabling its function.
- (transitive) To strike (something) hard, especially with an implement.
- force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
- strike or drive against with a heavy impact
- undergo damage or destruction on impact
- crowd or pack to capacity
adj
noun
- An act of ramming.
- A battering ram; a heavy object used for breaking through doors.
- (zoology, agriculture) A male sheep, typically uncastrated.
- A weight which strikes a blow, in a ramming device such as a pile driver, steam hammer, or stamp mill.
- (military, nautical, chiefly historical) A reinforced section of the bow of a warship, intended to be used for ramming other ships.
- (military, nautical, chiefly historical) A warship intended to sink other ships by ramming them.
- A piston powered by hydraulic pressure.
- uncastrated adult male sheep
- a tool for driving or forcing something by impact
verb
- (transitive) To push or strike someone or something backward with force.
- (transitive, UK, Australia) To reject; to refuse.
- (transitive) To drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly or often; to finish a beverage.
- (transitive, baking) To press or knead (dough) so as to remove air bubbles.
- (transitive) To withstand or endure a difficult situation or setback.
- (transitive) To achieve a significant accomplishment or success.
- (transitive) To stun; to surprise.
- cost a certain amount
verb
- (transitive) To force to journey.
- (intransitive) To pass from one place to another; to move or transmit.
- (transitive) To travel throughout (a place).
- (intransitive, basketball) To move illegally by walking or running without dribbling the ball.
- (intransitive) To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another.
- undertake a journey or trip
- change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
- travel upon or across
- travel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding work, preaching, or acting as a judge
- undergo transportation as in a vehicle
- make a trip for pleasure
noun
- The working motion of a piece of machinery; the length of a mechanical stroke.
- The act of traveling; passage from place to place.
- (in the plural) An account of one's travels.
- The activity or traffic along a route or through a given point.
- (in the plural) A series of journeys.
- Distance that a keyboard's key moves vertically when depressed.
- a movement through space that changes the location of something
- self-propelled movement
- the act of going from one place to another
verb
- (transitive) To make uneasy or unnatural; to produce with apparent effort; to force; to constrain.
- (transitive) To urge with importunity; to press.
- (transitive) To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.
- (transitive) To hug somebody; to hold somebody tightly.
- (intransitive) To percolate; to be filtered.
- (transitive) To act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of form or volume, as when bending a beam.
- (transitive) To damage by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force.
- (ambitransitive) To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.
- (transitive) To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander.
- (transitive) To stretch beyond its proper limit; to do violence to, in terms of intent or meaning.
- use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
- rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender
- cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
- to exert much effort or energy
- alter the shape of (something) by stress
- separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
- become stretched or tense or taut
- remove by passing through a filter
- test the limits of
noun
- (uncountable, engineering) A dimensionless measure of object deformation either referring to engineering strain or true strain.
- A violent effort; an excessive and hurtful exertion or tension, as of the muscles.
- The act of straining, or the state of being strained.
- (figurative) Hereditary character, quality, tendency, or disposition.
- (biology) A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one.
- Language that is eloquent, poetic, or otherwise heightened.
- (rare) A kind or sort (of person etc.).
- An injury resulting from violent effort; a sprain.
- (music, poetry) Any sustained note or movement; a song; a distinct portion of an ode or other poem; also, the pervading note, or burden, of a song, poem, etc.
- difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
- an intense or violent exertion
- an effortful attempt to attain a goal
- a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- the act of singing
- injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
- the general meaning or substance of an utterance
- (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
- (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
- (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
verb
noun
- (uncountable) A sport played in a walled court with a soft rubber ball and bats like tennis racquets.
- Cucurbita maxima, including hubbard squash, great winter squash, buttercup squash, and some varieties of pumpkins.
- (slang, professional wrestling) An extremely one-sided, usually short, match.
- Cucurbita argyrosperma (syn. Cucurbita mixta), cushaw squash.
- Cucurbita pepo, most pumpkins, acorn squash, summer squash, zucchini.
- (biology) A preparation made by placing material on a slide (flat, rectangular piece of glass), covering it and applying pressure.
- (cooking) The edible or decorative fruit of these plants, or this fruit prepared as a dish.
- A non-alcoholic drink made from a fruit-based concentrate diluted with water or milk.
- A place or a situation where people have limited space to move.
- Lagenaria siceraria (syn. Cucurbita verrucosa), calabash, long-neck squash.
- Cucurbita moschata, butternut squash, Barbary squash, China squash.
- (botany) Any other similar-looking plant of other genera.
- a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
- any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
- edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable
verb
- (transitive) To proffer (something) by force; to impose (something) on someone or into some area.
- (intransitive) To become apparent in an unwelcome way, to be forcibly imposed; to jut in, to intrude (on or into).
- (reflexive) To impose (oneself) on others; to cut in.
- thrust oneself in as if by force
- push to thrust outward
verb
- (transitive) To set free by force.
- (transitive) To liberate by payment of a ransom.
- (transitive) To repair, restore.
- (transitive) To restore the honour, worth, or reputation of oneself or something.
- (transitive) To save, rescue.
- (transitive) To reform, change (for the better).
- (transitive) To recover ownership of something by buying it back.
- (transitive) To expiate, atone (for).
- (transitive) To save from a state of sin (and from its consequences).
- (transitive, finance) To convert (some bond or security) into cash.
- (transitive) To clear, release from debt or blame.
- exchange or buy back for money; under threat
- convert into cash; of commercial papers
- to turn in (vouchers or coupons) and receive something in exchange
- restore the honor or worth of
- pay off (loans or promissory notes)
- save from sins
verb
noun
verb
- (transitive) To have a contrary or opposing effect or force on someone or something.
- (transitive) To deliberately act in opposition to, to thwart or frustrate.
- destroy property or hinder normal operations
- oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions
- oppose or check by a counteraction
- act in opposition to
noun
verb
- (transitive) To press or urge forward; to drive.
- (chess, transitive) To move (a pawn) directly forward.
- (transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
- (intransitive) To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to give birth or defecate.
- (intransitive) To continually exert oneself in order to achieve a goal.
- To burst out of its pot, as a bud or shoot.
- (informal, transitive, usually in present participle) To approach; to come close to.
- (computing) To add (a data item) to the top of a stack.
- (intransitive) To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action.
- To make a higher bid at an auction.
- (poker) To make an all-in bet.
- (transitive) To continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action.
- (snooker) To strike the cue ball in such a way that it stays in contact with the cue and object ball at the same time (a foul shot).
- (computing) To publish (an update, etc.) by transmitting it to other computers.
- (transitive) To continually promote (a point of view, a product for sale, etc.).
- strive and make an effort to reach a goal
- exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
- make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
- approach a certain age or speed
- press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action
- move strenuously and with effort
- move with force
- sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs)
- make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
- press against forcefully without moving
noun
- (figurative) A force that impels or pressures one to act.
- An attempt to persuade someone into a particular course of action.
- An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents.
- (military) A marching or drill maneuver/manoeuvre performed by moving a formation (especially a company front) forward or toward the audience, usually to accompany a dramatic climax or crescendo in the music.
- A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing.
- A wager that results in no loss or gain for the bettor as a result of a tie or even score
- (snooker) A push shot.
- A great effort (to do something).
- (professional wrestling slang) An attempt to give momentum to a wrestler's career in the form of victories and/or more screen time.
- (computing) The addition of a data item to the top of a stack.
- A push-button, such as a bell push.
- (Internet, uncountable) The situation where a server sends data to a client without waiting for a request.
- an electrical switch operated by pressing
- the act of applying force in order to move something away
- an effort to advance
- the force used in pushing
- enterprising or ambitious drive
verb
- (transitive) To take or force out by breaking.
- (intransitive, of a person) To suddenly get pimples or a rash, especially on one's face.
- (intransitive) To begin suddenly; to emerge in a certain condition.
- (transitive) To separate (something) from a bundle.
- (transitive) To rescue someone or aid their escape as in sense 1.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To bring out from storage, use, or present.
- (intransitive) To escape, especially forcefully or defiantly.
- (especially recording industry, intransitive) (Of a record, product, or company): to achieve widespread success.
- begin suddenly and sometimes violently
- move away or escape suddenly
- become raw or open
- start abruptly
- take from stowage in preparation for use
verb
- (transitive) To cause to move (suddenly), as by pushing or shoving; to give a (sudden) start to.
- (transitive, chiefly road transport, informal, British) To have a minor collision, especially in a motor car.
- (transitive, computing) To move data in memory to a physical disk.
- (transitive) To provide with a shunt.
- (transitive, rail transport) To move a train from one track to another, or to move carriages, etc. from one train to another.
- (transitive) To divert to a less important place, position, or state.
- (transitive, surgery) To divert the flow of a body fluid.
- (finance, UK, historical) To carry on arbitrage between the London stock exchange and provincial stock exchanges.
- (transitive, electricity) To divert electric current by providing an alternative path.
- provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt
- transfer to another track, of trains
noun
- (medicine, veterinary medicine) An abnormal passage between body channels.
- An act of moving (suddenly), as due to a push or shove.
- (electricity) A connection used as an alternative path between parts of an electrical circuit.
- (firearms) The shifting of the studs on a projectile from the deep to the shallow sides of the grooves in its discharge from a shunt gun.
- (surgery) A passage between body channels constructed surgically as a bypass; a tube inserted into the body to create such a passage.
- (chiefly road transport, informal, British) A minor collision between vehicles.
- (rail transport) A switch on a railway used to move a train from one track to another.
- a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another
- implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body
- a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
verb
- (transitive, figurative) To force out of a secure or settled position.
- (transitive) To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied.
- (intransitive) To move or go from a dwelling or former position.
- change place or direction
- remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied
- remove or force out from a position
verb
- (transitive) To urge into action or obedience.
- (intransitive) To move very fast.
- (transitive, politics) To enforce a member voting in accordance with party policy.
- (transitive, roller derby) To transfer momentum from one skater to another.
- To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing up the thread.
- (figurative) To lash with sarcasm, abuse, etc.
- (transitive) To throw or kick an object at a high velocity.
- (transitive, nautical) To hoist or purchase by means of a whip.
- (ambitransitive) To fish a body of water especially by making repeated casts.
- (transitive, slang) To defeat, as in a contest or game.
- To thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking.
- (transitive) To mix in a rapid aerating fashion, especially food.
- (transitive, nautical) To bind the end of a rope with twine or other small stuff to prevent its unlaying: fraying or unravelling.
- (transitive, by extension) To hit with any flexible object.
- (intransitive) To snap back and forth like a whip.
- (transitive) To move (something) very fast; often with up, out, etc.
- (transitive) To hit with a whip.
- defeat thoroughly
- whip with or as if with a wire whisk
- thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash
- beat severely with a whip or rod
- subject to harsh criticism
- strike as if by whipping
noun
- (African-American Vernacular, MTE) A mode of personal motorized transportation; an automobile, all makes and models including motorcycles, excluding public transportation.
- Whipped cream.
- (music) A wippen, a rocking component in certain piano actions.
- (roller derby) A move in which one player transfers momentum to another.
- (politics) A member of a political party who is in charge of enforcing the party's policies in votes.
- (nautical) A purchase in which one block is used to gain a 2:1 mechanical advantage.
- A whipping motion; a thrashing about.
- The same instrument used to strike a person or animal for corporal punishment or torture.
- (UK politics, by extension) The regular status of an MP within a parliamentary party, which can be revoked by the party as a disciplinary measure.
- The quality of being whiplike or flexible; suppleness, as of the shaft of a golf club.
- (UK politics, with definite article) A document distributed weekly to MPs by party whips informing them of upcoming votes in parliament.
- A blow administered with a whip.
- (historical) A coach driver; a coachman.
- (hunting) A whipper-in.
- A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals.
- A spring in certain electrical devices for making a circuit
- a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit
- a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline
- an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
- (golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club
- a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
verb
- (transitive) To deprive by means of a violent pull or twist.
- (transitive) To pull or twist violently.
- (transitive) To rack with pain; to make hurt or distressed.
- (transitive) To use a wrench; to twist with a wrench.
- (transitive) To distort the original meaning of; to misrepresent.
- (transitive) To injure (a joint) by pulling or twisting.
- twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
- twist suddenly so as to sprain
- twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
- make a sudden twisting motion
noun
- (physics) In screw theory, a screw assembled from force and torque vectors arising from application of Newton's laws to a rigid body.
- (UK) An adjustable spanner used by plumbers.
- A violent emotional change caused by separation.
- (US, Canada, Philippines) A hand tool for making rotational adjustments, such as fitting nuts and bolts, or fitting pipes.
- An injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb; strain, sprain.
- A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug.
- In coursing, the act of bringing the hare round at less than a right angle, worth half a point in the recognised code of points for judging.
- A distorting change from the original meaning.
- a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
- a jerky pulling movement
- a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
verb
- (transitive) To press upon; to urge persistently.
- (intransitive) To bend, to flex; to be bent by something, to give way or yield (to a force, etc.).
- (transitive) To work at (something) diligently.
- (transitive) To persist in offering something to, especially for the purpose of inducement or persuasion.
- (ambitransitive, transport) To travel over (a route) regularly.
- (transitive) To wield or use (a tool, a weapon, etc.) steadily or vigorously.
- join together as by twisting, weaving, or molding
- wield vigorously
- use diligently
- apply oneself diligently
- give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
- travel a route regularly
noun
- (artificial intelligence, combinatorial game theory) In two-player sequential games, a "half-turn" or a move made by one of the players.
- (now chiefly Scotland) A condition, a state.
- A layer of material.
- (colloquial) Clipping of plywood.
- A bent; a direction.
- A strand that, twisted together with other strands, makes up rope or yarn.
- one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination
- (usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood
verb
noun
- A wish or urge, particularly a sudden one prompting action.
- (physics) The integral of force over time.
- A thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels.
- an instinctive motive
- the act of applying force suddenly
- (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
- the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber
- a sudden desire
- an impelling force or strength
verb
noun
verb
noun
verb
- (transitive) To cause to do.
- (transitive, informal) To understand. (compare get it)
- (impersonal, informal) Used with a pronoun subject, usually you but sometimes one, to indicate that the object of the verb exists, can occur or is otherwise typical.
- (transitive) To cover (a certain distance) while travelling.
- (imperative, informal) Used with a personal pronoun to indicate that someone is being pretentious or grandiose.
- (intransitive, with various prepositions, such as into, over, or behind; for specific idiomatic senses see individual entries get into, get over, etc.) To adopt, assume, arrive at, or progress towards (a certain position, location, state).
- (transitive) To getter.
- (transitive) To find as an answer.
- (transitive or ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.
- (transitive, informal) To catch out, trick successfully.
- (transitive, informal) To perplex, stump.
- (transitive, informal) To bring to reckoning; to catch (usually as a criminal); to effect retribution.
- (intransitive, catenative) (with full infinitive) To be able, be permitted, or have the opportunity (to do something desirable or ironically implied to be desirable).
- (transitive) To cause to come or go or move.
- (copulative, rather informal, followed by an adjective) To become, or cause oneself to become (often with temporary states, past participle adjectives and comparatives).
- (transitive) To hear completely; catch.
- (transitive) To receive.
- (transitive) To cause someone to laugh.
- (transitive) To measure.
- (transitive, in a perfect construction, with present-tense meaning) To have. See usage notes.
- (intransitive, catenative) (with full infinitive or gerund-participle) To begin (doing something or to do something).
- (transitive, informal) To be told; be the recipient of (a question, comparison, opinion, etc.).
- (transitive) To fetch, bring, take.
- (intransitive, informal, chiefly imperative) To go, to leave; to scram.
- (transitive) To respond to (a telephone call, a doorbell, etc).
- (auxiliary, informal) Used with the past participle to form the dynamic passive voice of a dynamic verb. Compared with static passive with to be, this emphasizes the commencement of an action or entry into a state.
- (transitive) To cause to become; to bring about.
- (transitive) To become ill with or catch (a disease).
- (euphemistic) To kill.
- (transitive) To take or catch (a scheduled transportation service).
- grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
- receive as a retribution or punishment
- receive a specified treatment (abstract)
- achieve a point or goal
- suffer from the receipt of
- evoke an emotional response
- irritate
- cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
- take vengeance on or get even
- acquire as a result of some effort or action
- perceive by hearing
- give certain properties to something
- overcome or destroy
- take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
- make (offspring) by reproduction
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- apprehend and reproduce accurately
- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
- move into a desired direction of discourse
- attract and fix
- come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
- undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
- be a mystery or bewildering to
- leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form
- go or come after and bring or take back
- enter or assume a certain state or condition
- purchase
- succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
- communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone
- reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
- reach and board
- reach by calculation
- go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
- reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
- come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
- earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
noun
- (informal) Something gotten, something gained or won; an acquisition.
- (sports, tennis) A difficult return or block of a shot.
- (Judaism) A Jewish writ of divorce.
- (UK, Ireland, regional) Synonym of git (“contemptible person”).
- Lineage.
- (Internet slang) A message or post on an online platform, particularly imageboards, with a unique identifier deemed special or rare, usually due to patterns in the ID.
- a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
verb
- (transitive, figurative) To impinge upon.
- (transitive) To make and ratify; to reach; to find.
- (intransitive) To sound by percussion, with blows, or as if with blows.
- (transitive) To create an impression.
- (transitive, sometimes with out or through) To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
- (intransitive) To carry out a violent or illegal action.
- (transitive) To cause to ignite by friction.
- To touch; to act by appulse.
- (transitive) To punish; to afflict; to smite.
- To unfasten, to loosen (chains, bonds, etc.).
- (transitive) To hit.
- To affect by a sudden impression or impulse.
- (intransitive) To act suddenly, especially in a violent or criminal way.
- To make a sudden impression upon, as if by a blow; to affect with some strong emotion.
- (sports) To score a goal.
- (transitive) To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.
- (transitive) To cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a stroke.
- To stroke or pass lightly; to wave.
- (nautical) To haul down or lower (a flag, mast, etc.)
- (intransitive, by extension) To stop working as a protest to achieve better working conditions.
- (intransitive) To pass with a quick or strong effect; to dart; to penetrate.
- (by extension) To capitulate; to signal a surrender by hauling down the colours.
- (intransitive) To set off on a walk or trip.
- (transitive, finance) To balance (a ledger or account).
- To hit upon, or light upon, suddenly.
- (transitive) To cause to sound by one or more beats; to indicate or notify by audible strokes. Of a clock, to announce (an hour of the day), usually by one or more sounds.
- (transitive) To impress, seem or appear to (a person).
- (masonry) To cut off (a mortar joint, etc.) even with the face of the wall, or inward at a slight angle.
- To discover a source of something, often a buried raw material such as ore (especially gold) or crude oil.
- To level (a measure of grain, salt, etc.) with a straight instrument, scraping off what is above the level of the top.
- (intransitive) To become attached to something; said of the spat of oysters.
- (transitive) To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate.
- To infest the flesh of a living vertebrate.
- (transitive) To manufacture, as by stamping.
- To dismantle and take away (a theater set; a tent; etc.).
- (intransitive) To deliver a quick blow or thrust; to give blows.
- (transitive, fishing) To hook (a fish) by a quick turn of the wrist.
- deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
- form by stamping, punching, or printing
- cause to experience suddenly
- hit against; come into sudden contact with
- affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
- make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
- arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
- hook by a pull on the line
- drive something violently into a location
- have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
- pierce with force
- cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp
- touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
- remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
- produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
- find unexpectedly
- smooth with a strickle
- disassemble a temporary structure, such as a tent or a theatrical set
- occupy or take on
- stop work in order to press demands
- produce by ignition or a blow
- indicate (a certain time) by striking
- attain
noun
- (cricket) The status of being the batsman that the bowler is bowling at.
- A work stoppage (or otherwise concerted stoppage of an activity) as a form of protest.
- The primary face of a hammer, opposite the peen.
- (fishing) A nibble on the bait by a fish.
- (baseball) A status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch when the ball goes in the strike zone, or hitting a foul ball that is not caught.
- (geology) The compass direction of the line of intersection between a rock layer and the surface of the Earth or another solid celestial body.
- The discovery of a source of something.
- (bowling) The act of knocking down all ten pins on the first roll of a frame.
- (philately) A cancellation postmark.
- (printing, historical) An imperfect matrix for type.
- (military, by extension) An attack, not necessarily physical.
- An iron pale or standard in a gate or fence.
- The strike plate of a door.
- (finance) In an option contract, the price at which the holder buys or sells if they choose to exercise the option.
- An instrument with a straight edge for levelling a measure of grain, salt, etc., scraping off what is above the level of the top; a strickle.
- (ironworking) A puddler's stirrer.
- A blow or application of physical force against something.
- (historical) An old English measure of corn equal to the bushel.
- a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball
- a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
- a conspicuous success
- (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders
- a gentle blow
- an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
verb
- (transitive) To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.
- (intransitive, LGBTQ) To wear a binder so as to flatten one's chest to give the appearance of a flat chest, usually done by trans men.
- (transitive) To put together in a cover, as of books.
- (transitive, programming) To process one or more object modules into an executable program.
- (transitive) To cover, as with a bandage.
- (figuratively) To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other social tie.
- (transitive) To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.
- (intransitive) To tie; to confine by any ligature.
- (law) To place under legal obligation to serve.
- (transitive, chemistry) To make two or more elements stick together.
- (transitive) To protect or strengthen by applying a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.
- (transitive) To couple.
- (intransitive) To cohere or stick together in a mass.
- (law) To put (a person) under definite legal obligations, especially, under the obligation of a bond or covenant.
- (intransitive) To exert a binding or restraining influence.
- (intransitive) To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.
- (UK, dialect) To complain; to whine about something.
- (transitive, programming) To associate an identifier with a value; to associate a variable name, method name, etc. with the content of a storage location.
- fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
- wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
- cause to be constipated
- make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope
- provide with a binding
- stick to firmly
- secure with or as if with ropes
- form a chemical bond with
- create social or emotional ties
- bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
noun
- The indurated clay of coal mines, or other overlying substances such as sandstone or shale.
- Any twining or climbing plant or stem, especially a hop vine; a bine.
- (countable) That which binds or ties.
- (countable) A troublesome situation; a problem; a predicament or quandary.
- (chess, countable) A strong grip or stranglehold on a position, which is difficult for the opponent to break.
- (music, countable) A ligature or tie for grouping notes.
- something that hinders as if with bonds
verb
noun
- Something which causes something else; a cause.
- An occurrence or state of affairs which causes some event or reaction; a motive or reason.
- The time when something happens.
- A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion.
- A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance.
- A need; requirement, necessity.
- A special event or function.
- A particular happening; an instance or time when something occurred.
- an opportunity to do something
- an event that occurs at a critical time
- a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people
- the time of a particular event
- a rational motive for a belief or action
verb
- (transitive) To provide an impetus for motion or physical action; to cause to move in a certain direction; to drive or push forward.
- (transitive, figurative) To provide an impetus for nonphysical change; to cause to arrive to a certain situation or result.
- give an incentive for action
- cause to move forward with force
verb
adj
noun
- (architecture, fine arts, music) Alternative form of motif.
- (law) Something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour.
- (British) One's plans for the day or night.
- (British) A party, gathering, or get-together.
- An incentive to act in a particular way; a reason or emotion that makes one want to do something; anything that prompts a choice of action.
- a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
- a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
- the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
verb
- (transitive) To bring about as an effect; to cause.
- (intransitive) To act or produce an effect on the mind; to exert moral power or influence.
- (transitive) To put into, or to continue in, operation or activity; to work.
- (transitive or intransitive) To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act.
- (intransitive) To produce an effect.
- (intransitive) To produce an appropriate physical effect; to issue in the result designed by nature; especially (medicine) to take appropriate effect on the human system.
- (medicine, transitive or intransitive) To perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner, and usually with instruments, with a view to restore soundness or health, as in amputation, lithotomy, etc.
- (transitive or intransitive) To deal in stocks or any commodity with a view to speculative profits.
- keep engaged
- perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense
- handle and cause to function
- direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
- perform as expected when applied
- perform surgery on
verb
- force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
- to lag or linger behind
- suck in or take (air)
- move slowly and as if with great effort
- use an input device to move objects on the screen, or to select items (such as commands from a menu); drag the slider to increase or decrease rate; drag the handles on the image to resize it
- proceed for an extended period of time
- persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting
- pull, as against a resistance
- search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
- draw slowly or heavily
- walk without lifting the feet
- To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back.
- (figurative) To search exhaustively, as if with a dragnet.
- (soccer) To hit or kick off target.
- (chiefly of a vehicle) To unintentionally rub or scrape on a surface.
- To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.
- (informal, intransitive) To inhale from a cigarette, cigar, etc.
- To draw along (something burdensome); hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty.
- To proceed heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.
- (informal, intransitive) To perform as a drag queen or drag king.
- To break (land) by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow.
- (intransitive, music) To play at a slower tempo than one is supposed to or than the other musicians one is playing with, or to inadvertently gradually decrease tempo while one is playing.
- To fish with a dragnet.
- To search for something, as a lost object or body, by dragging something along the bottom of a body of water.
- (slang) To roast, say negative things about, or call attention to the flaws of (someone).
- (graphical user interface) To operate a pointing device by moving it with a button held down; to move, copy, etc. (an item) in this way.
- (transitive) To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
noun
- something tedious and boring
- the act of dragging (pulling with force)
- clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man)
- a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
- something that slows or delays progress
- the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
- (physics, uncountable) Resistance of a fluid to something moving through it.
- A device for guiding wood to the saw.
- (countable, music) A double drum-stroke played at twice the speed of the context in which it is placed.
- (countable, informal) A systematic search for someone over a wide area, especially by the authorities; a dragnet.
- (uncountable, slang) Any type of clothing or costume associated with a particular occupation or subculture.
- A skid or shoe for retarding the motion of a carriage wheel.
- The last position in a line of hikers.
- (uncountable, music) Witch house music.
- (countable, slang) Someone or something that is annoying or frustrating, or disappointing; an obstacle to progress or enjoyment.
- Anything towed in the water to retard a ship's progress, or to keep her head up to the wind; especially, a canvas bag with a hooped mouth (drag sail), so used.
- (uncountable, slang) Women's clothing worn by men for the purpose of entertainment.
- (historical) A mailcoach.
- (masonry) A steel instrument for completing the dressing of soft stone.
- (informal, uncommon) Clipping of dragon.
- (countable, slang) A street.
- (countable, informal) A puff on a cigarette or joint.
- Motion affected with slowness and difficulty, as if clogged.
- (uncountable, snooker) A large amount of backspin on the cue ball, causing the cue ball to slow down.
- (billiards) A push somewhat under the centre of the cue ball, causing it to follow the object ball a short way.
- (countable, slang) A drag king or drag queen.
- (countable, slang) A long open horse-drawn carriage with transverse or side seats.
- A heavy harrow for breaking up ground.
- (slang) A prison sentence of three months.
- (countable) The scent-path left by dragging a fox, or some other substance such as aniseed, for training hounds to follow scents.
- (countable) A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body, or in fishing.
- (by analogy with above) Any force acting in opposition to the motion of an object.
- (countable, slang) A men's party attended in women's clothing.
- (uncountable, slang, by analogy) Men's clothing worn by women for the purpose of entertainment.
- A pulled load.
- (nautical) The difference between the speed of a screw steamer under sail and that of the screw when the ship outruns the screw; or between the propulsive effects of the different floats of a paddle wheel.
- A kind of sledge for conveying heavy objects; also, a kind of low car or handcart.
- (countable, foundry) The bottom part of a sand casting mold.
verb
- force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
- make a big sweeping gesture or movement
- move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
- to cover or extend over an area or time period
- cover the entire range of
- clean by sweeping
- win an overwhelming victory in or on
- sweep across or over
- sweep with a broom or as if with a broom
- To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion.
- (curling) To brush the ice in front of a moving stone, causing it to travel farther and to curl less.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To travel quickly.
- (cricket) To play a sweep shot.
- (sports, transitive) To defeat (a team) in a series without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.
- To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.
- To strike with a long stroke.
- (sports, transitive) To win (a series) without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.
- (rowing) To row with one oar to either the port or starboard side.
- To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation.
- (transitive, ergative) To move something in a long sweeping motion, as a broom.
- (nautical) To draw or drag something over.
- (Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana) To vacuum a carpet or rug.
- (military) To clear (a body of water or part thereof) of mines.
- (transitive) To remove something abruptly and thoroughly.
- (intransitive) To move through a (horizontal) arc or similar long stroke.
- (transitive) To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
- (transitive) To search (a place) methodically.
noun
- someone who cleans soot from chimneys
- winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
- a wide scope
- a movement in an arc
- (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line
- a long oar used in an open boat
- (martial arts) A throw or takedown that primarily uses the legs to attack an opponent's legs.
- A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them.
- The compass of any turning body or of any motion.
- (rowing, attributive) A rowing style in which each rower rows with oar on either the port or starboard side.
- (possibly US, regional) The act of police removing a homeless encampment from a public space.
- A long pole, or piece of timber, moved on a horizontal fulcrum fixed to a tall post and used to raise and lower a bucket in a well for drawing water.
- Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, etc. away from a rectilinear line.
- (card games) In the game casino, the act of capturing all face-up cards from the table.
- (aviation) The degree to which an aircraft's wings are angled backwards (or, occasionally, forwards) from their attachments to the fuselage.
- A flow of water parallel to shore caused by wave action at an ocean beach or at a point or headland.
- A chimney sweep.
- (cricket) A batsman's shot, played from a kneeling position with a swinging horizontal bat.
- The person who steers a dragon boat.
- (US, television) singular of sweeps (“viewership ratings”)
- An expanse or a swath, a strip of land.
- Any of several sea chubs in the family Kyphosidae (subfamily Scorpidinae).
- Violent and general destruction.
- (in the plural) The sweepings of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc.
- A single action of sweeping.
- A lottery, usually on the results of a sporting event, where players win if their randomly chosen team wins.
- A person who stands at the stern of a surf boat, steering with a steering oar and commanding the crew.
- Any of the blades of a windmill.
- (metalworking) A movable template for making moulds, in loam moulding.
- A methodical search, typically for bugs (electronic listening devices).
verb
- force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
- take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
- (ambitransitive) To clean by sweeping.
- (transitive, usually passive) to overwhelm, to cause to become overly involved in.
- (transitive) To transport to shore by waves.
verb
- force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
- disarrange or rumple; dishevel
- twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
- tangle or complicate
- (transitive) To mix together or intertwine.
- (intransitive) To become mixed together or intertwined.
- (intransitive, figurative) To enter into an argument, conflict, dispute, or fight.
- (transitive) To catch and hold.
noun
- something jumbled or confused
- a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven
- Any large type of seaweed, especially a species of Laminaria.
- A complicated or confused state or condition.
- (Scotland) Any long hanging thing, even a lanky person.
- An argument, conflict, dispute, or fight.
- (medicine) A paired helical fragment of tau protein found in a nerve cell and associated with Alzheimer's disease.
- (mathematics) A region of the projection of a knot such that the knot crosses its perimeter exactly four times.
- A form of art which consists of sections filled with repetitive patterns.
- (in the plural) An instrument consisting essentially of an iron bar to which are attached swabs, or bundles of frayed rope, or other similar substances, used to capture starfishes, sea urchins, and other similar creatures living at the bottom of the sea.
- A tangled twisted mass.
verb
- (transitive) To apply violent force to someone or something.
- (intransitive, cricket) To bat aggressively, so as to score runs quickly.
- (soccer) To move forward in an active attempt to score a point, as opposed to trying not to concede.
- (transitive) To aggressively challenge a person, idea, etc., with words (particularly in newspaper headlines, because it typesets into less space than "criticize" or similar).
- (cycling) To accelerate quickly in an attempt to get ahead of the other riders.
- (physical chemistry) (Of a chemical species) To approach a chemical species or bond in order to form a bond with it.
- (transitive, cricket) To aim balls at the batsman’s wicket.
- (transitive) To begin to affect; to act upon injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.
- (intransitive, cricket) To set a field, or bowl in a manner designed to get wickets.
- (transitive) To deal with something in a direct way; to set to work upon.
- take the initiative and go on the offensive
- attack someone physically or emotionally
- launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
- begin to injure
- set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task
- attack in speech or writing
adj
noun
- (music) The onset of a musical note, particularly with respect to the strength (and duration) of that onset.
- (gaming) Any of several specific maneuvers, skills, or special abilities that a character can use to inflict damage against opponents.
- (cricket) Collectively, the bowlers of a cricket side.
- (audio) The amount of time taken for the volume of an audio signal to go from zero to maximum level (e.g. an audio waveform representing a snare drum hit would feature a very fast attack, whereas that of a wave washing to shore would feature a slow attack).
- (lacrosse) The three attackmen on the field or all the attackmen of a team.
- (informal, by extension) The beginning of active operations on anything.
- A time in which one attacks; the offence of a battle.
- An attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing, by physical, verbal, emotional, or other assault.
- (computing) An attempt to exploit a vulnerability in a computer system.
- An active episode of a chronic or recurrent disease.
- (South India) Short for heart attack.
- An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy.
- (medicine) The sudden onset of a disease or condition.
- (wine) The initial sensory impact of a wine.
- (volleyball) Any contact with the ball other than a serve or block which sends the ball across the plane of the net.
- intense adverse criticism
- an offensive move in a sport or game
- the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent)
- (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
- a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
- a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition
- the act of attacking
- ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
- strong criticism
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