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verb
- receive as a retribution or punishment
- grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
- 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
- (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 cause to do.
- (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).
noun
- a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
- (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.
verb
- receive as a retribution or punishment
- have or give a reception
- bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
- experience as a reaction
- receive a specified treatment (abstract)
- accept as true or valid
- register (perceptual input)
- get something; come into possession of
- express willingness to have in one's home or environs
- regard favorably or with disapproval
- convert into sounds or pictures
- go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
- partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament
- (American football) To be in a position to catch a forward pass.
- (transitive, intransitive) To accept into the mind; to understand.
- (tennis, badminton, squash) To be in a position to hit back a service.
- (transitive) To be given, sent, or paid something.
- (law) To take goods knowing them to be stolen.
- (telecommunications) To detect a signal from a transmitter.
- (transitive) To act as a host for guests; to give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, etc.
- (transitive) To incur (an injury).
- To allow (a custom, tradition, etc.); to give credence or acceptance to.
noun
noun
- (euphemistic) harsh punishment; retribution
- (countable) A treatise; a formal written description or characterization of a subject.
- Medical care for an illness or injury.
- The use of a substance or process to preserve or give particular properties to something.
- The process or manner of treating someone or something.
- (countable, film) A brief, third-person, present-tense summary of a proposed film.
- a manner of dealing with something artistically
- the management of someone or something
- (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)
- care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
- an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
noun
- the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
- (uncountable) An act of revenge.
- financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment)
- A return on investment.
- (rare) A refund; reimbursement.
- (countable) A benefit, reward, a form of recompense.
verb
verb
- To retaliate, to seek revenge.
- To retaliate or seek revenge for (an insult, a wrong, etc.).; to avenge.
- To repay (a debt owed); specifically, to recompense or reward someone for (a favour, a service rendered, etc.)
- To do or give a thing in return for (something).
- To recompense, to repay.
- To respond to or reciprocate (feelings, especially affection or love which has been shown).
- To retaliate or seek revenge against (someone) for an insult, a wrong, etc.; also (reflexive, rare), to seek revenge for (oneself).
- To repay (someone) a debt owed; specifically, to recompense or reward (someone) for a favour, a service rendered, etc.
- make repayment for or return something
noun
verb
- inflict as a punishment
- estimate the duration or outcome of something
- cause to happen or be responsible for
- convey or reveal information
- give or convey physically
- consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man
- dedicate
- bring about
- be flexible under stress of physical force
- manifest or show
- offer in good faith
- be the cause or source of
- accord by verdict
- allow to have or take
- emit or utter
- convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow
- bestow, especially officially
- proffer (a body part)
- move in order to make room for someone for something
- execute and deliver
- submit for consideration, judgment, or use
- give as a present; make a gift of
- cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
- deliver in exchange or recompense
- bestow
- give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
- endure the loss of
- convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture
- transmit (knowledge or skills)
- present to view
- perform for an audience
- transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
- break down, literally or metaphorically
- propose
- give (as medicine)
- place into the hands or custody of
- leave with; give temporarily
- organize or be responsible for
- guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion
- give or supply
- occur
- give food to
- contribute to some cause
- To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone).
- To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.
- To propose someone for a toast, used in standard formulations for toasts.
- To carry out (a physical interaction) with (something).
- To cause (a disease or condition) in, or to transmit (a disease or condition) to.
- To pass (something) into (someone's hand, etc.).
- (ditransitive) To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something).
- To provide or administer (a medication)
- (transitive) To provide, as, a service or a broadcast.
- To cause (someone) to have; produce in (someone); effectuate.
- To pledge.
- To provide (something) to (someone), to allow or afford.
- To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to yield.
- To cause (a sensation or feeling) to exist in (the specified person, or the target, audience, etc).
- To make a present or gift of.
- To present someone to an audience.
- To communicate or announce (advice, tidings, etc.); to pronounce or utter (an opinion, a judgment, a shout, etc.).
- (intransitive) To yield or collapse under pressure or force.
- To cause; to make; used with the infinitive.
- (reflexive) To devote or apply (oneself).
- (slang, transitive) To give off (a certain vibe or appearance). (Compare giving.)
- To allow or admit by way of supposition; to concede.
- (intransitive) To lead (onto or into).
noun
noun
- a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
- benefit resulting from some event or action
- payment made in return for a service rendered
- the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property
- an act performed to strengthen approved behavior
- The result of an action, whether good or bad.
- Something of value given in return for an act.
- A prize promised for a certain deed or catch
verb
verb
noun
- A sacrament in some Christian churches that involves penitence (remorse plus restitution via prayer).
- Any instrument of self-punishment.
- A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act.
- voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing
- a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution
- remorse for your past conduct
verb
- take revenge for a perceived wrong
- make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil
- (transitive) To repay or requite by an act of the same kind.
- (intransitive) To do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; to fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront.
verb
noun
noun
- A taking by way of retaliation.
- A recurrence or resumption of an action.
- (music) A repetition of a phrase, a return to an earlier theme, or a second rendition or version of a song in a programme or musical.
- (construction) In masonry, the return of a moulding in an internal angle.
- (law, in the plural) Deductions and duties paid yearly out of a manor and lands, as rent charge, pensions, annuities, etc.; also spelled reprizes.
- A ship recaptured from an enemy or from a pirate.
- (fencing) A renewal of a failed attack, after going back into the en garde position.
verb
adv
- in repayment or retaliation
- in or to or toward a former location
- in reply
- at or to or toward the back or rear
- in or to or toward a past time
- in or to or toward an original condition
- 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.
adj
- located at or near the back of an animal
- of an earlier date
- related to or located at the back
- (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.
noun
- (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
- (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.
verb
- 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
- (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.
noun
- the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty
- the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition
- (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game
- a payment required for not fulfilling a contract
- A punishment for violating rules of procedure.
- (soccer) A direct free kick from the penalty spot, taken after a defensive foul in the penalty box; a penalty kick.
- (ice hockey) A punishment for an infraction of the rules, often in the form of being removed from play for a specified amount of time.
- A legal sentence.
- (finance) A payment forfeited for an early withdrawal from an account or an investment.
- A disadvantageous consequence of a previous event.
noun
- the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty
- A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution.
- A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.
- (figuratively) Any harsh treatment or experience; rough handling.
- The act (action) or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent or teacher), especially when disappointed or dissatisfied with the behavior or actions of a child, student, or someone else being looked after.
noun
- punishment for one's actions
- (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
- the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries
- the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
- (slang) Recreational drugs, especially alcoholic drinks.
- (loosely, countable) Any treatment or cure.
- (uncountable, countable) A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way; a pharmaceutical drug.
- (often specifically) Scientific medicine.
- (uncountable) The profession and practice of physicians, including surgeons.
- (mainly historical, uncountable) The profession and practice of nonsurgical physicians as sometimes distinguished from that of surgeons.
- Among the Native Americans, any object supposed to give control over natural or magical forces, to act as a protective charm, or to cause healing.
- (uncountable) Ritual magic used, as by a medicine man, to promote a desired outcome in healing, hunting, or warfare; traditional medicine.
- (uncountable) The study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease or illness.
verb
noun
- punishment for one's actions
- an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
- any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds
- musical activity (singing or whistling etc.)
- (music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds)
- (figuratively) Any interesting or pleasing sounds.
- An art form, created by organizing pitch, rhythm, and sounds made using musical instruments and/or singing.
- (military, slang) Electronic signal jamming.
- A guide to playing or singing a particular tune; sheet music.
- A series of sounds organized in time, usually employing some combination of harmony, melody, rhythm, tempo, etc., often to convey a mood.
adj
verb
verb
- To repay, take revenge.
- (nautical, transitive) To slacken a rope by lengthening it; to allow a rope to run out.
- (of a rope, intransitive) To slacken by lengthening.
- (Australia, informal, transitive) To make fun of or insult, often in a teasing manner.
- To distribute money; to disburse.
- expend, as from a fund
noun
- The working out of consequences or retribution for one's actions.
- An opinion or judgement.
- The settlement of accounts, as between parties.
- A summing up or appraisal.
- The action of calculating or estimating something.
- a bill for an amount due
- the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
- problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
verb
noun
noun
- Revenge.
- A bitter, destructive feud, normally between two families, clans, or factions, in which each injury or slaying is revenged: a blood feud.
- (often preceded by personal) A motivational grudge against a person or faction, which may or may not be reciprocated; the state of having it in for someone.
- a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other
noun
- (euphemistic) harsh punishment; retribution
- (countable) A treatise; a formal written description or characterization of a subject.
- Medical care for an illness or injury.
- The use of a substance or process to preserve or give particular properties to something.
- The process or manner of treating someone or something.
- (countable, film) A brief, third-person, present-tense summary of a proposed film.
- a manner of dealing with something artistically
- the management of someone or something
- (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)
- care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
- an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
noun
- the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
- (uncountable) An act of revenge.
- financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment)
- A return on investment.
- (rare) A refund; reimbursement.
- (countable) A benefit, reward, a form of recompense.
verb
noun
- a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
- benefit resulting from some event or action
- payment made in return for a service rendered
- the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property
- an act performed to strengthen approved behavior
- The result of an action, whether good or bad.
- Something of value given in return for an act.
- A prize promised for a certain deed or catch
verb
noun
- A taking by way of retaliation.
- A recurrence or resumption of an action.
- (music) A repetition of a phrase, a return to an earlier theme, or a second rendition or version of a song in a programme or musical.
- (construction) In masonry, the return of a moulding in an internal angle.
- (law, in the plural) Deductions and duties paid yearly out of a manor and lands, as rent charge, pensions, annuities, etc.; also spelled reprizes.
- A ship recaptured from an enemy or from a pirate.
- (fencing) A renewal of a failed attack, after going back into the en garde position.
verb
noun
- the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty
- the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition
- (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game
- a payment required for not fulfilling a contract
- A punishment for violating rules of procedure.
- (soccer) A direct free kick from the penalty spot, taken after a defensive foul in the penalty box; a penalty kick.
- (ice hockey) A punishment for an infraction of the rules, often in the form of being removed from play for a specified amount of time.
- A legal sentence.
- (finance) A payment forfeited for an early withdrawal from an account or an investment.
- A disadvantageous consequence of a previous event.
noun
- the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty
- A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution.
- A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.
- (figuratively) Any harsh treatment or experience; rough handling.
- The act (action) or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent or teacher), especially when disappointed or dissatisfied with the behavior or actions of a child, student, or someone else being looked after.
noun
- punishment for one's actions
- (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
- the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries
- the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
- (slang) Recreational drugs, especially alcoholic drinks.
- (loosely, countable) Any treatment or cure.
- (uncountable, countable) A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way; a pharmaceutical drug.
- (often specifically) Scientific medicine.
- (uncountable) The profession and practice of physicians, including surgeons.
- (mainly historical, uncountable) The profession and practice of nonsurgical physicians as sometimes distinguished from that of surgeons.
- Among the Native Americans, any object supposed to give control over natural or magical forces, to act as a protective charm, or to cause healing.
- (uncountable) Ritual magic used, as by a medicine man, to promote a desired outcome in healing, hunting, or warfare; traditional medicine.
- (uncountable) The study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease or illness.
verb
noun
- punishment for one's actions
- an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
- any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds
- musical activity (singing or whistling etc.)
- (music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds)
- (figuratively) Any interesting or pleasing sounds.
- An art form, created by organizing pitch, rhythm, and sounds made using musical instruments and/or singing.
- (military, slang) Electronic signal jamming.
- A guide to playing or singing a particular tune; sheet music.
- A series of sounds organized in time, usually employing some combination of harmony, melody, rhythm, tempo, etc., often to convey a mood.
adj
verb
noun
- The working out of consequences or retribution for one's actions.
- An opinion or judgement.
- The settlement of accounts, as between parties.
- A summing up or appraisal.
- The action of calculating or estimating something.
- a bill for an amount due
- the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
- problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
verb
noun
noun
- Revenge.
- A bitter, destructive feud, normally between two families, clans, or factions, in which each injury or slaying is revenged: a blood feud.
- (often preceded by personal) A motivational grudge against a person or faction, which may or may not be reciprocated; the state of having it in for someone.
- a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other
verb
- receive as a retribution or punishment
- grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
- 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
- (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 cause to do.
- (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).
noun
- a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
- (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.
verb
- receive as a retribution or punishment
- have or give a reception
- bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
- experience as a reaction
- receive a specified treatment (abstract)
- accept as true or valid
- register (perceptual input)
- get something; come into possession of
- express willingness to have in one's home or environs
- regard favorably or with disapproval
- convert into sounds or pictures
- go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
- partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament
- (American football) To be in a position to catch a forward pass.
- (transitive, intransitive) To accept into the mind; to understand.
- (tennis, badminton, squash) To be in a position to hit back a service.
- (transitive) To be given, sent, or paid something.
- (law) To take goods knowing them to be stolen.
- (telecommunications) To detect a signal from a transmitter.
- (transitive) To act as a host for guests; to give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, etc.
- (transitive) To incur (an injury).
- To allow (a custom, tradition, etc.); to give credence or acceptance to.
noun
verb
- To retaliate, to seek revenge.
- To retaliate or seek revenge for (an insult, a wrong, etc.).; to avenge.
- To repay (a debt owed); specifically, to recompense or reward someone for (a favour, a service rendered, etc.)
- To do or give a thing in return for (something).
- To recompense, to repay.
- To respond to or reciprocate (feelings, especially affection or love which has been shown).
- To retaliate or seek revenge against (someone) for an insult, a wrong, etc.; also (reflexive, rare), to seek revenge for (oneself).
- To repay (someone) a debt owed; specifically, to recompense or reward (someone) for a favour, a service rendered, etc.
- make repayment for or return something
noun
verb
- inflict as a punishment
- estimate the duration or outcome of something
- cause to happen or be responsible for
- convey or reveal information
- give or convey physically
- consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man
- dedicate
- bring about
- be flexible under stress of physical force
- manifest or show
- offer in good faith
- be the cause or source of
- accord by verdict
- allow to have or take
- emit or utter
- convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow
- bestow, especially officially
- proffer (a body part)
- move in order to make room for someone for something
- execute and deliver
- submit for consideration, judgment, or use
- give as a present; make a gift of
- cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
- deliver in exchange or recompense
- bestow
- give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
- endure the loss of
- convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture
- transmit (knowledge or skills)
- present to view
- perform for an audience
- transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
- break down, literally or metaphorically
- propose
- give (as medicine)
- place into the hands or custody of
- leave with; give temporarily
- organize or be responsible for
- guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion
- give or supply
- occur
- give food to
- contribute to some cause
- To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone).
- To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.
- To propose someone for a toast, used in standard formulations for toasts.
- To carry out (a physical interaction) with (something).
- To cause (a disease or condition) in, or to transmit (a disease or condition) to.
- To pass (something) into (someone's hand, etc.).
- (ditransitive) To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something).
- To provide or administer (a medication)
- (transitive) To provide, as, a service or a broadcast.
- To cause (someone) to have; produce in (someone); effectuate.
- To pledge.
- To provide (something) to (someone), to allow or afford.
- To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to yield.
- To cause (a sensation or feeling) to exist in (the specified person, or the target, audience, etc).
- To make a present or gift of.
- To present someone to an audience.
- To communicate or announce (advice, tidings, etc.); to pronounce or utter (an opinion, a judgment, a shout, etc.).
- (intransitive) To yield or collapse under pressure or force.
- To cause; to make; used with the infinitive.
- (reflexive) To devote or apply (oneself).
- (slang, transitive) To give off (a certain vibe or appearance). (Compare giving.)
- To allow or admit by way of supposition; to concede.
- (intransitive) To lead (onto or into).
noun
verb
noun
- A sacrament in some Christian churches that involves penitence (remorse plus restitution via prayer).
- Any instrument of self-punishment.
- A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act.
- voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing
- a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution
- remorse for your past conduct
verb
- take revenge for a perceived wrong
- make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil
- (transitive) To repay or requite by an act of the same kind.
- (intransitive) To do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; to fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront.
verb
noun
verb
- To repay, take revenge.
- (nautical, transitive) To slacken a rope by lengthening it; to allow a rope to run out.
- (of a rope, intransitive) To slacken by lengthening.
- (Australia, informal, transitive) To make fun of or insult, often in a teasing manner.
- To distribute money; to disburse.
- expend, as from a fund
adv
- in repayment or retaliation
- in or to or toward a former location
- in reply
- at or to or toward the back or rear
- in or to or toward a past time
- in or to or toward an original condition
- 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.
adj
- located at or near the back of an animal
- of an earlier date
- related to or located at the back
- (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.
noun
- (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
- (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.
verb
- 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
- (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.