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noun
noun
- A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.
- An object of notoriety or contempt, scorn or derision.
- Someone or something that stands as an example (i.e. metonymically) for something else, by having some of that something's characteristic traits.
- A nickname or epithet.
- A characteristic word or expression; a word or phrase associated with a person or group.
- a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
verb
- To make known by writing; to record; to prove by one's own written testimony; often used reflexively.
- (computing, intransitive, with to) To record data mechanically or electronically.
- (ditransitive) To compose and send (written information or a written message, e.g. a letter) to.
- (finance) To sell (an option or other derivative).
- (chiefly Eastern Orthodoxy) To paint a religious icon or a pysanka egg.
- (ditransitive with relative clause) To convey a fact to someone via writing.
- (intransitive) To be an author.
- (transitive) To show (information, etc) in written form.
- (intransitive) To compose and send written information (to).
- (transitive) To be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.).
- To impress durably; to imprint; to engrave.
- (transitive, South Africa, Canada, of an exam, a document, etc.) To fill in, to complete using words.
- (ambitransitive) To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.
- contact in writing
- create code, write a computer program
- produce a literary work
- communicate or express by writing
- write music
- record data on a computer
- write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
- mark or trace words or symbols on a surface
noun
verb
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see write, down.
- (ambitransitive) To write (something) in a simple or condescending style.
- (transitive) To produce or set (something) down in writing; to record something.
- (transitive) To condemn in writing; to document the faults, offenses, or wrongdoing of.
- (transitive, accounting) To make a downward adjustment in the value of an asset.
- reduce the estimated value of something
- put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
verb
- To recite, e.g., poetry, in a theatrical way; to speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or theatrically; bemouth; to make an empty speech; to rehearse trite arguments in debate; to rant.
- To speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech or oration; specifically, to recite a speech, poem, etc., in public as a rhetorical exercise; to practice public speaking.
- To object to something vociferously; to rail against in speech.
- recite in elocution
- speak against in an impassioned manner
verb
- serve as a means for expressing something
- pursue a line of scent or be a bearer
- include as the content; broadcast or publicize
- include, as on a list
- support or hold in a certain manner
- have or possess something abstract
- sing or play against other voices or parts
- contain or hold; have within
- transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
- be able to feed
- behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
- secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)
- be pregnant with
- win approval or support for
- propel or give impetus to
- transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication
- have on the surface or on the skin
- transfer (entries) from one account book to another
- extend to a certain degree
- pass on a communication
- cover a certain distance or advance beyond
- have with oneself; have on one's person
- drink alcohol without showing ill effects
- be successful in
- have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence
- be conveyed over a certain distance
- move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
- compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance
- capture after a fight
- be necessarily associated with or result in or involve
- keep up with financial support
- win in an election
- be equipped with (a mast or sail)
- propel
- take further or advance
- have on hand
- continue or extend
- bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of
- have a certain range
- bear (a crop)
- To contain; to comprise; have a particular aspect; to show or exhibit
- (transitive) To stock or supply (something); to have in store.
- To succeed in (e.g. a contest); to succeed in; to win.
- To hold the head; said of a horse.
- (transitive) To notionally transfer from one place (such as a country, book, or column) to another.
- (reflexive) To bear (oneself); to behave or conduct.
- (transitive) To convey by extension or continuance; to extend.
- (transitive) To adopt (something); take (something) over.
- (slang, transitive) To insult, to diss.
- (transitive) To have on one’s person.
- (Southern US) To physically transport (in the general sense, not necessarily by lifting)
- (intransitive) To have a weapon on one's person; to be armed.
- (Canada, US) To bear a firearm, such as a gun.
- (transitive) To adopt or resolve on, especially in a deliberative assembly
- (transitive) To have, hold, possess or maintain (something).
- (gaming, sports) (transitive or, rarely, intransitive) To be disproportionately responsible for a team's success or for counteracting teammates' underperformance.
- (transitive, nautical) To capture a ship by coming alongside and boarding.
- (transitive, sports) To transport (the ball) whilst maintaining possession.
- To bear or uphold successfully, especially through conflict, for example a leader or principle
- To bear the charges or burden of holding or having, as stocks, merchandise, etc., from one time to another.
- (transitive) To lead or guide.
- To have propulsive power; to propel.
- (hunting) To have earth or frost stick to the feet when running, as a hare.
- To be pregnant (with).
- (intransitive) To be transmitted; to travel.
- (intransitive, cricket) For the ball, having been hit in the air, to reach a fielder without touching the ground (whether or not the fielder catches it).
- (transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
- (transitive, arithmetic) In an addition, to transfer the quantity in excess of what is countable in the units in a column to the column immediately to the left in order to be added there.
noun
- the act of carrying something
- (computing) The bit or digit that is carried in an addition operation.
- (golf) The distance travelled by the ball when struck, until it hits the ground.
- (finance) Carried interest.
- (UK, dialect) The sky; cloud-drift.
- A tract of land over which boats or goods are carried between two bodies of navigable water; a portage.
- (finance) The benefit or cost of owning an asset over time.
- A manner of transporting or lifting something; the grip or position in which something is carried.
verb
- serve as a means for expressing something
- (of information) make known; pass on
- transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
- take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
- transfer to another
- transmit a title or property
- go or come after and bring or take back
- To communicate; to make known; to portray.
- To move (something) from one place to another.
- (law) To transfer legal rights (to).
verb
- serve as a means for expressing something
- send by rapid transport or special messenger service
- give expression to
- articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
- obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
- manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait)
- indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.
- (transitive) To press, squeeze out (especially said of milk).
- (biochemistry) To translate messenger RNA into protein.
- (transitive) To convey or communicate; to make known or explicit.
- (biochemistry) To transcribe deoxyribonucleic acid into messenger RNA.
adj
- without unnecessary stops
- not tacit or implied
- (postpositive, retail) Providing a more limited but presumably faster service than a full or complete dealer of the same kind or type.
- (comparable) Specific or precise; directly and distinctly stated; not merely implied.
- Truly depicted; exactly resembling.
- (not comparable) Moving or operating quickly, as a train not making local stops.
noun
- mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
- public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops
- rapid transport of goods
- A service that allows mail or money to be sent rapidly from one destination to another.
- An express office.
- A messenger sent on a special errand; a courier.
- (Philippines, chiefly Metro Manila) a public utility vehicle, typically a jeepney, that traverses through an expressway
- That which is sent by an express messenger or message.
- A mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly, either on a regular schedule or as a special or excursion. Express trains often pass through stations along the way without stopping at them.
- An express rifle.
adv
verb
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see write, up.
- To produce by writing.
- (philately) To annotate a stamp album page with details about the stamp, such as die used or colour variety.
- To write about positively; to praise in writing.
- (accounting) To make an upward adjustment in the value of an asset.
- To document officially the faults, offenses, or wrongdoing of.
- put into writing; write in complete form
- bring to public notice by writing, with praise or condemnation
noun
verb
- serve as a means of expressing something
- be typical of
- perform (a play), especially on a stage
- describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality
- create an image or likeness of
- play a role or part
- form or compose
- be the defense counsel for someone in a trial
- express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
- bring forward and present to the mind
- be representative or typical for
- to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
- be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute
- take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
- point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance
- (by extension) To present again, possibly in an altered form.
- (transitive) To portray visually; to delineate
- (transitive) To serve as a sign or symbol of.
- (transitive) To bring a certain sensation of into the mind; to cause to be known, felt, or apprehended; to present.
- (politics, transitive) To act as a representative of (a country, state, district etc.)
- (transitive) To constitute, to make up, to be an example of.
- (transitive) To stand or act in the place of; to perform the duties, exercise the rights, or otherwise act on behalf of
- (medicine) To present again, for instance for medical attention.
- (poker, transitive) To play as if holding (a set of cards); to play as if having made (a hand).
- (transitive) To form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension (something presentative, which was originally apprehended by direct presentation).
- (transitive) To portray by mimicry or acting; to act the part or character of
- (transitive) To give an account of; to describe.
- (transitive) To portray to another using language; to show; to give one's own impressions and judgement of
- (sports, transitive) To participate as a team member.
- (transitive) To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.
- (intransitive, African-American Vernacular) To constitute a good example or symbol of a group of people; to acquit oneself well.
adj
- of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb
- Of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, cliché, fable, or fairy tale.
- widely known and spoken of
- Optionally placed before an element of a well-known proverb or metaphor to emphasize that the element is not being used in a literal sense (see Usage notes below)
- Widely known; famous; stereotypical.
noun
verb
- (figuratively, idiomatic) To tell, remind, indicate.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To identify among a group of similar subjects, or in a scene where the subject might not be readily seen or noticed, with a gesture of the body.
- make or write a comment on
- present and urge reasons in opposition
- point out carefully and clearly
verb
noun
verb
- To let fly; to give expression to; to utter.
- To send away (a creditor) satisfied by payment; to pay one's debt or obligation to.
- (electricity) To release (an accumulated charge).
- To relieve of an office or employment; to send away from service; to dismiss.
- To free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to forgive; to clear.
- (military) To release (a member of the armed forces) from service.
- To unload a ship or another means of transport.
- (transitive, textiles) To bleach out or to remove or efface, as by a chemical process.
- (medicine) To release (an inpatient) from hospital.
- To operate (any weapon that fires a projectile, such as a shotgun or sling).
- To accomplish or complete, as an obligation.
- To release legally from confinement; to set at liberty.
- To set aside; to annul; to dismiss.
- To give forth; to emit or send out.
- To put forth, or remove, as a charge or burden; to take out, as that with which anything is loaded or filled.
- (logic) To release (an auxiliary assumption) from the list of assumptions used in arguments, and return to the main argument.
- To expel or let go.
- To let fly, as a missile; to shoot.
- remove the charge from
- remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
- release from military service
- complete or carry out
- become empty or void of its content
- free from obligations or duties
- pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- eliminate (a substance)
- go off or discharge
- cause to go off
- pour forth or release
noun
- (military) The act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service.
- (medicine) The act of releasing an inpatient from hospital.
- The process of flowing out.
- (medicine, uncountable) Pus or exudate or mucus (but in modern usage not exclusively blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to pathological or hormonal changes.
- (hydrology) The volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m³/s (cubic meters per second).
- The act of firing a projectile, especially from a firearm.
- (electricity) The act of releasing an accumulated charge.
- The process of removing the load borne by something.
- (law) Release from liability, as granted to someone having served in a position of trust, such as to the officers and governors of a corporate body.
- The material thus released.
- The act of accomplishing (an obligation) or repaying a debt etc.; performance.
- the pouring forth of a fluid
- the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
- the sudden giving off of energy
- the act of discharging a gun
- any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
- a formal written statement of relinquishment
- a substance that is emitted or released
- electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
- the act of venting
noun
- A written or spoken statement of such an act.
- Release from confinement; liberation.
- (cricket) The event of a batsman getting out; a wicket.
- The act of sending someone away.
- Deprivation of office; the fact or process of being fired from employment or stripped of rank.
- Removal from consideration; putting something out of one's mind, mentally disregarding something or someone.
- (Christianity) The final blessing said by a priest or minister at the end of a religious service.
- (law) The rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim or charge made therein.
- permission to go; the sending away of someone
- a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial
- the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
- official notice that you have been fired from your job
noun
- (countable) A folksy saying, expression, or practice.
- Völkisch nationalism; the desire for a homogeneous population that excludes foreigners and the belief that different racial or ethnic groups have different rights.
- (uncountable) An artistic aesthetic that is based on traditional practices that are passed on from individual to individual, such as folk tales, folk music, common cultural practices, etc.
- A movement within the Heathen or neo-pagan community that states one cannot convert to Heathenry unless one has the appropriate ancestry.
- A Japanese ideology that emphasized a common identify among East Asian peoples, associated with the fascist movement during the WWII era.
- (uncountable, philosophy) A philosophical stance that meaning is based on common usage by ordinary people rather than an abstract principle.
- (uncountable, more specifically) A movement within Nigerian theater started by Sam Ukala that focuses on folk tales as a reaction against colonialism.
- An ideology, articulated by historian Simon Dubnow, that declared Jewish people to be a diaspora nation without a territory.
- (uncountable) An ideology that emphasizes racial or ethnic identity, especially when combined with nationalism.
- (uncountable) Synonym of populism.
verb
noun
- (music) An exercise; a composition serving an educational purpose; a study.
- Something learned or to be learned.
- Something that serves as a warning or encouragement.
- A severe lecture; reproof; rebuke; warning.
- A learning task assigned to a student; homework.
- A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
- A section of the Bible or other religious text read as part of a divine service.
- punishment intended as a warning to others
- a unit of instruction
- the significance of a story or event
- a task assigned for individual study
noun
noun
- A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.
- An object of notoriety or contempt, scorn or derision.
- Someone or something that stands as an example (i.e. metonymically) for something else, by having some of that something's characteristic traits.
- A nickname or epithet.
- A characteristic word or expression; a word or phrase associated with a person or group.
- a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
noun
- A written or spoken statement of such an act.
- Release from confinement; liberation.
- (cricket) The event of a batsman getting out; a wicket.
- The act of sending someone away.
- Deprivation of office; the fact or process of being fired from employment or stripped of rank.
- Removal from consideration; putting something out of one's mind, mentally disregarding something or someone.
- (Christianity) The final blessing said by a priest or minister at the end of a religious service.
- (law) The rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim or charge made therein.
- permission to go; the sending away of someone
- a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial
- the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
- official notice that you have been fired from your job
noun
- (countable) A folksy saying, expression, or practice.
- Völkisch nationalism; the desire for a homogeneous population that excludes foreigners and the belief that different racial or ethnic groups have different rights.
- (uncountable) An artistic aesthetic that is based on traditional practices that are passed on from individual to individual, such as folk tales, folk music, common cultural practices, etc.
- A movement within the Heathen or neo-pagan community that states one cannot convert to Heathenry unless one has the appropriate ancestry.
- A Japanese ideology that emphasized a common identify among East Asian peoples, associated with the fascist movement during the WWII era.
- (uncountable, philosophy) A philosophical stance that meaning is based on common usage by ordinary people rather than an abstract principle.
- (uncountable, more specifically) A movement within Nigerian theater started by Sam Ukala that focuses on folk tales as a reaction against colonialism.
- An ideology, articulated by historian Simon Dubnow, that declared Jewish people to be a diaspora nation without a territory.
- (uncountable) An ideology that emphasizes racial or ethnic identity, especially when combined with nationalism.
- (uncountable) Synonym of populism.
verb
- To make known by writing; to record; to prove by one's own written testimony; often used reflexively.
- (computing, intransitive, with to) To record data mechanically or electronically.
- (ditransitive) To compose and send (written information or a written message, e.g. a letter) to.
- (finance) To sell (an option or other derivative).
- (chiefly Eastern Orthodoxy) To paint a religious icon or a pysanka egg.
- (ditransitive with relative clause) To convey a fact to someone via writing.
- (intransitive) To be an author.
- (transitive) To show (information, etc) in written form.
- (intransitive) To compose and send written information (to).
- (transitive) To be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.).
- To impress durably; to imprint; to engrave.
- (transitive, South Africa, Canada, of an exam, a document, etc.) To fill in, to complete using words.
- (ambitransitive) To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.
- contact in writing
- create code, write a computer program
- produce a literary work
- communicate or express by writing
- write music
- record data on a computer
- write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
- mark or trace words or symbols on a surface
noun
verb
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see write, down.
- (ambitransitive) To write (something) in a simple or condescending style.
- (transitive) To produce or set (something) down in writing; to record something.
- (transitive) To condemn in writing; to document the faults, offenses, or wrongdoing of.
- (transitive, accounting) To make a downward adjustment in the value of an asset.
- reduce the estimated value of something
- put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
verb
- To recite, e.g., poetry, in a theatrical way; to speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or theatrically; bemouth; to make an empty speech; to rehearse trite arguments in debate; to rant.
- To speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech or oration; specifically, to recite a speech, poem, etc., in public as a rhetorical exercise; to practice public speaking.
- To object to something vociferously; to rail against in speech.
- recite in elocution
- speak against in an impassioned manner
verb
- serve as a means for expressing something
- pursue a line of scent or be a bearer
- include as the content; broadcast or publicize
- include, as on a list
- support or hold in a certain manner
- have or possess something abstract
- sing or play against other voices or parts
- contain or hold; have within
- transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
- be able to feed
- behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
- secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)
- be pregnant with
- win approval or support for
- propel or give impetus to
- transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication
- have on the surface or on the skin
- transfer (entries) from one account book to another
- extend to a certain degree
- pass on a communication
- cover a certain distance or advance beyond
- have with oneself; have on one's person
- drink alcohol without showing ill effects
- be successful in
- have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence
- be conveyed over a certain distance
- move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
- compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance
- capture after a fight
- be necessarily associated with or result in or involve
- keep up with financial support
- win in an election
- be equipped with (a mast or sail)
- propel
- take further or advance
- have on hand
- continue or extend
- bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of
- have a certain range
- bear (a crop)
- To contain; to comprise; have a particular aspect; to show or exhibit
- (transitive) To stock or supply (something); to have in store.
- To succeed in (e.g. a contest); to succeed in; to win.
- To hold the head; said of a horse.
- (transitive) To notionally transfer from one place (such as a country, book, or column) to another.
- (reflexive) To bear (oneself); to behave or conduct.
- (transitive) To convey by extension or continuance; to extend.
- (transitive) To adopt (something); take (something) over.
- (slang, transitive) To insult, to diss.
- (transitive) To have on one’s person.
- (Southern US) To physically transport (in the general sense, not necessarily by lifting)
- (intransitive) To have a weapon on one's person; to be armed.
- (Canada, US) To bear a firearm, such as a gun.
- (transitive) To adopt or resolve on, especially in a deliberative assembly
- (transitive) To have, hold, possess or maintain (something).
- (gaming, sports) (transitive or, rarely, intransitive) To be disproportionately responsible for a team's success or for counteracting teammates' underperformance.
- (transitive, nautical) To capture a ship by coming alongside and boarding.
- (transitive, sports) To transport (the ball) whilst maintaining possession.
- To bear or uphold successfully, especially through conflict, for example a leader or principle
- To bear the charges or burden of holding or having, as stocks, merchandise, etc., from one time to another.
- (transitive) To lead or guide.
- To have propulsive power; to propel.
- (hunting) To have earth or frost stick to the feet when running, as a hare.
- To be pregnant (with).
- (intransitive) To be transmitted; to travel.
- (intransitive, cricket) For the ball, having been hit in the air, to reach a fielder without touching the ground (whether or not the fielder catches it).
- (transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
- (transitive, arithmetic) In an addition, to transfer the quantity in excess of what is countable in the units in a column to the column immediately to the left in order to be added there.
noun
- the act of carrying something
- (computing) The bit or digit that is carried in an addition operation.
- (golf) The distance travelled by the ball when struck, until it hits the ground.
- (finance) Carried interest.
- (UK, dialect) The sky; cloud-drift.
- A tract of land over which boats or goods are carried between two bodies of navigable water; a portage.
- (finance) The benefit or cost of owning an asset over time.
- A manner of transporting or lifting something; the grip or position in which something is carried.
verb
- serve as a means for expressing something
- (of information) make known; pass on
- transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
- take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
- transfer to another
- transmit a title or property
- go or come after and bring or take back
- To communicate; to make known; to portray.
- To move (something) from one place to another.
- (law) To transfer legal rights (to).
verb
- serve as a means for expressing something
- send by rapid transport or special messenger service
- give expression to
- articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
- obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
- manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait)
- indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.
- (transitive) To press, squeeze out (especially said of milk).
- (biochemistry) To translate messenger RNA into protein.
- (transitive) To convey or communicate; to make known or explicit.
- (biochemistry) To transcribe deoxyribonucleic acid into messenger RNA.
adj
- without unnecessary stops
- not tacit or implied
- (postpositive, retail) Providing a more limited but presumably faster service than a full or complete dealer of the same kind or type.
- (comparable) Specific or precise; directly and distinctly stated; not merely implied.
- Truly depicted; exactly resembling.
- (not comparable) Moving or operating quickly, as a train not making local stops.
noun
- mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
- public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops
- rapid transport of goods
- A service that allows mail or money to be sent rapidly from one destination to another.
- An express office.
- A messenger sent on a special errand; a courier.
- (Philippines, chiefly Metro Manila) a public utility vehicle, typically a jeepney, that traverses through an expressway
- That which is sent by an express messenger or message.
- A mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly, either on a regular schedule or as a special or excursion. Express trains often pass through stations along the way without stopping at them.
- An express rifle.
adv
verb
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see write, up.
- To produce by writing.
- (philately) To annotate a stamp album page with details about the stamp, such as die used or colour variety.
- To write about positively; to praise in writing.
- (accounting) To make an upward adjustment in the value of an asset.
- To document officially the faults, offenses, or wrongdoing of.
- put into writing; write in complete form
- bring to public notice by writing, with praise or condemnation
noun
verb
- serve as a means of expressing something
- be typical of
- perform (a play), especially on a stage
- describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality
- create an image or likeness of
- play a role or part
- form or compose
- be the defense counsel for someone in a trial
- express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
- bring forward and present to the mind
- be representative or typical for
- to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
- be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute
- take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
- point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance
- (by extension) To present again, possibly in an altered form.
- (transitive) To portray visually; to delineate
- (transitive) To serve as a sign or symbol of.
- (transitive) To bring a certain sensation of into the mind; to cause to be known, felt, or apprehended; to present.
- (politics, transitive) To act as a representative of (a country, state, district etc.)
- (transitive) To constitute, to make up, to be an example of.
- (transitive) To stand or act in the place of; to perform the duties, exercise the rights, or otherwise act on behalf of
- (medicine) To present again, for instance for medical attention.
- (poker, transitive) To play as if holding (a set of cards); to play as if having made (a hand).
- (transitive) To form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension (something presentative, which was originally apprehended by direct presentation).
- (transitive) To portray by mimicry or acting; to act the part or character of
- (transitive) To give an account of; to describe.
- (transitive) To portray to another using language; to show; to give one's own impressions and judgement of
- (sports, transitive) To participate as a team member.
- (transitive) To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.
- (intransitive, African-American Vernacular) To constitute a good example or symbol of a group of people; to acquit oneself well.
verb
- (figuratively, idiomatic) To tell, remind, indicate.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To identify among a group of similar subjects, or in a scene where the subject might not be readily seen or noticed, with a gesture of the body.
- make or write a comment on
- present and urge reasons in opposition
- point out carefully and clearly
verb
noun
verb
- To let fly; to give expression to; to utter.
- To send away (a creditor) satisfied by payment; to pay one's debt or obligation to.
- (electricity) To release (an accumulated charge).
- To relieve of an office or employment; to send away from service; to dismiss.
- To free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to forgive; to clear.
- (military) To release (a member of the armed forces) from service.
- To unload a ship or another means of transport.
- (transitive, textiles) To bleach out or to remove or efface, as by a chemical process.
- (medicine) To release (an inpatient) from hospital.
- To operate (any weapon that fires a projectile, such as a shotgun or sling).
- To accomplish or complete, as an obligation.
- To release legally from confinement; to set at liberty.
- To set aside; to annul; to dismiss.
- To give forth; to emit or send out.
- To put forth, or remove, as a charge or burden; to take out, as that with which anything is loaded or filled.
- (logic) To release (an auxiliary assumption) from the list of assumptions used in arguments, and return to the main argument.
- To expel or let go.
- To let fly, as a missile; to shoot.
- remove the charge from
- remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
- release from military service
- complete or carry out
- become empty or void of its content
- free from obligations or duties
- pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- eliminate (a substance)
- go off or discharge
- cause to go off
- pour forth or release
noun
- (military) The act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service.
- (medicine) The act of releasing an inpatient from hospital.
- The process of flowing out.
- (medicine, uncountable) Pus or exudate or mucus (but in modern usage not exclusively blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to pathological or hormonal changes.
- (hydrology) The volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m³/s (cubic meters per second).
- The act of firing a projectile, especially from a firearm.
- (electricity) The act of releasing an accumulated charge.
- The process of removing the load borne by something.
- (law) Release from liability, as granted to someone having served in a position of trust, such as to the officers and governors of a corporate body.
- The material thus released.
- The act of accomplishing (an obligation) or repaying a debt etc.; performance.
- the pouring forth of a fluid
- the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
- the sudden giving off of energy
- the act of discharging a gun
- any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
- a formal written statement of relinquishment
- a substance that is emitted or released
- electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
- the act of venting
verb
noun
- (music) An exercise; a composition serving an educational purpose; a study.
- Something learned or to be learned.
- Something that serves as a warning or encouragement.
- A severe lecture; reproof; rebuke; warning.
- A learning task assigned to a student; homework.
- A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
- A section of the Bible or other religious text read as part of a divine service.
- punishment intended as a warning to others
- a unit of instruction
- the significance of a story or event
- a task assigned for individual study
adj
- of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb
- Of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, cliché, fable, or fairy tale.
- widely known and spoken of
- Optionally placed before an element of a well-known proverb or metaphor to emphasize that the element is not being used in a literal sense (see Usage notes below)
- Widely known; famous; stereotypical.