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noun
- a short respite
- (countable) A rest or pause.
- an indirect suggestion
- a slight movement of the air
- the air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
- the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
- (uncountable) The act or process of breathing.
- A small amount of something, such as wind, or common sense.
- (countable) A single act of breathing in or out; a breathing of air.
- (uncountable) Air expelled from the lungs.
adj
verb
noun
- a short respite
- air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time
- (specifically) A heavy breather.
- Something or someone that breathes.
- (mechanics) An air inlet path to the crankcase
- (colloquial) A short break; a rest or respite.
- (physics) A spatially localized, time-periodic excitation in a one-dimensional lattice.
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- A sudden break.
- (colloquial) Clipping of Snapchat (“user account on Snapchat”).
- A visual message sent through the Snapchat application.
- A quick offhand shot with a firearm; a snap shot.
- (colloquial) Something of no value.
- (uncountable) A subgenre of hip-hop music derived from crunk.
- A snap bean such as Phaseolus vulgaris.
- (colloquial) A rivet: a scrapbooking embellishment.
- A fastening device that makes a snapping sound when used.
- A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound.
- (physics, humorous) jounce (the fourth derivative of the position vector with respect to time), followed by crackle and pop
- (uncountable) A crisp or pithy quality; epigrammatic point or force.
- (American football) A backward pass or handoff of a football from its position on the ground that puts the ball in play; a hike.
- (fishing) A small device resembling a safety pin, used to attach the bait or lure to the line.
- That which is, or may be, snapped up; something bitten off, seized, or obtained by a single quick movement; hence, a bite, morsel, or fragment; a scrap.
- (uncountable) A card game, primarily for children, in which players cry "snap" to claim pairs of matching cards as they are turned up.
- A tool used by riveters.
- The act of snapping the fingers; making a sound by pressing a finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing to strike the hand.
- A brief, sudden period of a certain weather; used primarily in the phrase cold snap.
- An attempt to seize, bite, attack, or grab.
- (informal) A photograph; a snapshot.
- (Linux) A package provided for the application sandboxing system snapd developed by Canonical.
- A very short period of time (figuratively, the time taken to snap one's fingers), or a task that can be accomplished in such a period.
- A thin circular cookie or similar baked good.
- A tool used by glass-moulders.
- A newsflash.
- Briskness; vigour; energy; decision.
- (slang) An insult of the kind used in the African-American verbal game of the dozens.
- The sudden release of something held under pressure or tension.
- (UK, regional) A small meal, a snack; lunch.
- (slang) Something that is easy or effortless.
- A snapper, or snap beetle.
- any undertaking that is easy to do
- tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections
- a sudden breaking
- the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
- the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand
- (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back
- a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger
- a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound
- an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
- a spell of cold weather
- a sudden sharp noise
- the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand
- the act of catching an object with the hands
adj
intj
- (Canada, US) Used in place of an expletive to express surprise, usually in response to a negative statement or news; often used facetiously.
- The cry used in a game of snap when winning a hand.
- (British, by extension) Used to express agreement.
- (British, Australia, by extension) "I've got one the same!", "Me too!"
- (British, Australia, New Zealand) Used after something is said by two people at exactly the same time.
verb
- (transitive) To cause to move suddenly and smartly.
- (intransitive, transitive) To fracture or break apart suddenly.
- (transitive) To cause something to emit a snapping sound, especially by closing it rapidly.
- (intransitive) To fit or fasten together with a snapping sound.
- (transitive) To pull apart with a snapping sound; to pop loose.
- (cricket, transitive) To catch out sharply (a batsman who has just snicked a bowled ball).
- (intransitive, computing, graphical user interface) To jump to a fixed position relative to another element.
- (intransitive) To flash or appear to flash as with light.
- (intransitive) To attempt to seize with eagerness.
- (intransitive) To give way abruptly and loudly.
- (transitive) To say abruptly or sharply.
- (intransitive) To misfire.
- (intransitive) To suffer a mental breakdown, usually while under tension.
- (social media, ditransitive) Alternative letter-case form of Snap (“to send a visual message through the Snapchat application”).
- (intransitive) To speak abruptly or sharply.
- (transitive, American football) To put (a football) in play by a backward pass or handoff from its position on the ground; to hike (a football).
- (transitive) To snap one's fingers: to make a snapping sound, often by pressing the thumb and an opposing finger of the same hand together and suddenly releasing the grip so that the finger hits against the palm; alternatively, by bringing the index finger quickly down onto the middle finger and thumb.
- (intransitive) To attempt to seize or bite with the teeth, beak, etc.
- (intransitive) To give forth or produce a sharp cracking noise; to crack.
- (transitive) To close something using a snap as a fastener.
- (transitive) To snatch with or as if with the teeth.
- (transitive) To take a photograph; to release a camera's shutter (which may make a snapping sound).
- (intransitive) To move or shift suddenly.
- cause to make a snapping sound
- record on photographic film
- bring the jaws together
- close with a snapping motion
- break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
- make a sharp sound
- move with a snapping sound
- move or strike with a noise
- lose control of one's emotions
- separate or cause to separate abruptly
- to grasp hastily or eagerly
- utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
- put in play with a snap
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adj
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- A period of rest; time off.
- (colloquial, US) A period of illness, or sudden interval of bad spirits, disease etc.
- Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers.
- A magical effect or influence induced by an incantation or formula.
- (colloquial) An indefinite period of time (usually with a qualifier); by extension, a relatively short distance.
- (informal) A definite period (of work or other activity).
- A shift (of work); (rare) a set of workers responsible for a specific turn of labour.
- The wooden bat in the game of trap ball, or knurr and spell.
- (cricket) An uninterrupted series of alternate overs bowled by a single bowler.
- (Northern England) A splinter, usually of wood; a spelk.
- a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
- a verbal formula believed to have magical force
- a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
- a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
verb
- To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.
- To constitute; to measure.
- (transitive) To indicate that (some event) will occur; typically followed by a single-word noun.
- (transitive) To work in place of (someone).
- (intransitive, colloquial) To rest from work for a time.
- (transitive) To rest (someone or something), to give someone or something a rest or break.
- (transitive) Of letters: to compose (a word).
- (music) To notate or indicate a pitch, interval, or chord using a particular enharmonic spelling.
- (transitive, figuratively, with “out”) To clarify; to explain in detail.
- (intransitive, transitive, sometimes with “out”) To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word.
- take turns working
- relieve (someone) from work by taking a turn
- indicate or signify
- place under a spell
- orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
- write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
verb
noun
- a break or intermission in the occurrence of something
- a mistake resulting from inattention
- a failure to maintain a higher state
- (theology) A fall or apostasy.
- A decline or fall in standards.
- A termination of a right etc., through disuse or neglect.
- An interval of time between events.
- (law) A common-law rule that if the person to whom property is willed were to die before the testator, then the gift would be ineffective.
- A pause in continuity.
- (meteorology) A marked decrease in air temperature with increasing altitude because the ground is warmer than the surrounding air.
- A temporary failure; a slip.
verb
- pass into a specified state or condition; sink into
- for time to move forward
- drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
- let slip
- end, at least for a long time
- go back to bad behavior
- (intransitive) To fall away gradually; to subside.
- To slip into a bad habit that one is trying to avoid.
- (intransitive) To become void.
- To fall or pass from one proprietor to another, or from the original destination, by the omission, negligence, or failure of somebody, such as a patron or legatee.
- (intransitive) To fall into error or heresy.
noun
- An interruption, break, pause or absence.
- An temporary break from work, especially one which is unexpected.
- (anatomy) An opening in an organ.
- A gap in a series, making it incomplete.
- (prosody, phonetics, sometimes uncountable) A syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant.
- (geology) A gap in geological strata.
- a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript)
- a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure
- an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
noun
- A hiatus, a pause in something which is otherwise continuous.
- (slang, euphemistic) The vagina.
- A vacant space or time.
- (Sussex) A sheltered area of coast between two cliffs (mostly restricted to place names).
- (Australia, for a medical or pharmacy item) The shortfall between the amount the medical insurer will pay to the service provider and the scheduled fee for the item.
- (genetics) An unsequenced region in a sequence alignment.
- A vacancy, deficit, absence, or lack.
- An opening allowing passage or entrance.
- A mountain or hill pass.
- (Australia, usually written as "the gap") The disparity between the indigenous and non-indigenous communities with regard to life expectancy, education, health, etc.
- (baseball) The regions between the outfielders.
- Alternative form of gup (elected head of a gewog in Bhutan)
- An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
- An opening that implies a breach or defect.
- a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations
- an open or empty space in or between things
- a pass between mountain peaks; geomorphological term for the lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks
- a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
- a narrow opening
- an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
verb
- (transitive) To check the size of a gap.
- (transitive) To notch, as a sword or knife.
- (intransitive) To fall or spill open so as to leave a gap.
- (New Zealand, slang) To leave suddenly.
- (transitive, intransitive, slang, especially video games, motor racing) To surpass (someone or something) by a considerable margin.
- (transitive) To make an opening in; to breach.
- make an opening or gap in
verb
adj
- (of land) Uneven.
- (of a melody) Having periods of silence scattered throughout; not regularly continuous.
- (of a promise, etc) Breached; violated; not kept.
- (of a person) Completely defeated and dispirited; shattered; destroyed.
- (meteorology, of the sky) Five-eighths to seven-eighths obscured by clouds; incompletely covered by clouds.
- (sports, video games, of a tactic or option) Overpowered; overly powerful; giving a player too much power.
- (of an electronic connection) Disconnected, no longer open or carrying traffic.
- (of skin) Split or ruptured.
- (of language) Grammatically non-standard, especially as a result of being produced by a non-native speaker.
- Having no money; bankrupt, broke.
- (of sleep) Interrupted; not continuous.
- Non-functional; not functioning properly.
- (colloquial, US, of a situation) Not having gone in the way intended; saddening.
- (of a line) Dashed; made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.
- Fragmented; in separate pieces.
- (informal) Badly designed or implemented.
- (of a bone or body part) Fractured; having the bone in pieces.
- subdued or brought low in condition or status
- (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded
- physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
- thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
- not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly
- out of working order (‘busted’ is an informal substitute for ‘broken’)
- imperfectly spoken or written
- tamed or trained to obey
- topographically very uneven
- lacking a part or parts
- weakened and infirm
- discontinuous
- destroyed financially
verb
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noun
verb
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noun
noun
- A brief interval of rest or relief.
- a pause for relaxation
- (musical theatre) A short period of spoken dialogue in an otherwise sung-through musical.
- (law) The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.
- (law) A reprieve, especially from a sentence of death.
- a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
- an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
- the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
- a pause from doing something (as work)
verb
verb
- make a break in
- discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
- cause to go into a solution
- break violently or noisily; smash
- laugh unrestrainedly
- break or cause to break into pieces
- bring the association of to an end or cause to break up
- destroy the completeness of a set of related items
- separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
- release ice
- cause to separate
- to cause to separate and go in different directions
- close at the end of a session
- set or keep apart
- take apart into its constituent pieces
- come to an end (of a state)
- disband
- suffer a nervous breakdown
- attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
- (intransitive, idiomatic, figuratively) To become disorganised.
- (transitive) To cut or take to pieces for scrap.
- (transitive) To break or separate into pieces.
- (transitive, intransitive, idiomatic, slang) To be or cause to be overcome with laughter.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To stop a fight; to separate people who are fighting.
- (intransitive) To break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To dissolve; to part.
- (reciprocal, intransitive) To end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship with each other.
- (transitive) To upset greatly; to cause great emotional disturbance or unhappiness in.
- (intransitive, telecommunications) Of a conversation, to cease to be understandable because of a bad connection; of a signal, to deteriorate.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) Of a school, to close for the holidays at the end of term.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship.
noun
verb
- make a break in
- remove surgically
- remove by or as if by cutting
- cease, stop
- break a small piece off from
- cut off and stop
- To stop the provision or supply of something, e.g. power, water.
- To swerve in front of (another car) while driving.
- (Southern US) To turn off or switch off (an electrical device).
- To move so as to block someone else's movement in a direction.
- To isolate or remove from contact.
- To end abruptly.
- To remove by cutting.
- (of a boundary) To exclude (something) from the field of view.
- To interrupt (someone speaking).
- To stop providing funds or something else to (someone).
adj
noun
verb
- make a break in
- interfere in someone else's activity
- terminate or end
- destroy the peace or tranquility of
- (ambitransitive) To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly, especially by speaking.
- (transitive) To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of.
- (transitive, computing) To assert to (a computer) that an exceptional condition must be handled.
noun
verb
- continue after an interruption
- do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop
- continue in a place, position, or situation
- exist over a prolonged period of time
- move ahead; travel onward in time or space
- keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
- continue talking
- span an interval of distance, space or time
- allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
- continue a certain state, condition, or activity
- (transitive) To make last; to prolong.
- (transitive) To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).
- (intransitive) To resume.
- (transitive) To retain (someone or something) in a given state, position, etc.
- (intransitive, copulative sense obsolete) To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.
- (poker slang) To make a continuation bet.
- (transitive, law) To adjourn, prorogue, put off.
noun
noun
- A burst, split, or break.
- (engineering) A failure mode in which a tough ductile material pulls apart rather than cracking.
- (medicine) A break or tear in soft tissue, such as a muscle.
- A social breach or break, between individuals or groups.
- state of being torn or burst open
- the act of making a sudden noisy break
- a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
verb
verb
- To stop; to fix or rest.
- To provide emotional stability for a person in distress.
- To perform as an anchorman or anchorwoman.
- To be stuck; to be unable to move away from a position.
- To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.
- To cast anchor; to come to anchor.
- fix firmly and stably
- secure a vessel with an anchor
noun
- (cricket) A batter who remains in for a long time.
- (architecture) A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together.
- (nautical) The combined anchoring gear (anchor, rode, bill/peak and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.)
- (Internet) A marked point in a document that can be the target of a hyperlink.
- (economics) A superstore or other facility that serves as a focus to bring customers into an area.
- (archery) A point that is touched by the draw hand or string when the bow is fully drawn and ready to shoot.
- (heraldry) Representation of the nautical tool, used as a heraldic charge.
- One of the calcareous spinules of certain holothurians, as in species of Synapta.
- (cartomancy) The thirty-fifth Lenormand card.
- (figurative) That which gives stability or security.
- (US) A screw anchor.
- (slang) The brake of a vehicle.
- (soccer) A defensive player, especially one who counters the opposition's best offensive player.
- Any instrument serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, such as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a device to hold the end of a bridge cable etc.; or a device used in metalworking to hold the core of a mould in place.
- (television) An anchorman or anchorwoman.
- (computing) A line of code in a program which acts as a reference point for further code to be added immediately before or after, usually via copy and paste.
- (nautical) A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.
- One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges.
- (climbing) A device for attaching a climber at the top of a climb, such as a chain or ring or a natural feature.
- (nautical) An iron device so shaped as to grip the bottom and hold a vessel at her berth by the chain or rope attached.
- (athletics) The final runner in a relay race.
- Alternative form of anker.
- (architecture) Carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or arrowhead; part of the ornaments of certain mouldings. It is seen in the echinus, or egg-and-anchor (called also egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue) ornament.
- a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
- a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute
- a central cohesive source of support and stability
noun
- The period of someone being away.
- (medicine) Temporary loss or disruption of consciousness, with sudden onset and recovery, and common in epilepsy.
- Failure to be present where one is expected, wanted, or needed; nonattendance; deficiency.
- Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind).
- A state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship
- Lack; deficiency; non-existence.
- (fencing) Lack of contact between blades.
- failure to be present
- the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy
- the time interval during which something or somebody is away
- the state of being absent
noun
- a pause for relaxation
- someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
- aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped
- the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
- assistance in time of difficulty
- the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
- (law) redress awarded by a court
- sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
- the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
- the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged
- a change for the better
- Release from a post or duty, as when replaced by another.
- The difference of elevations on a surface.
- (countable) A sculpture or other artwork made with such a method.
- The removal of stress or discomfort.
- (military) Military assistance to break a siege or an encirclement.
- A certain fine or composition paid by the heir of a tenant upon the death of the ancestor.
- (heraldry) The supposed projection of a charge from the surface of a field, indicated by shading on the sinister and lower sides.
- The feeling associated with the removal of stress or discomfort.
- (uncountable) A method of sculpture or other artwork in which shapes or figures protrude from a flat background.
- Relative distinctness, perceived difference due to contrast.
- (golf) Permission for a player to move their ball to a more convenient spot before taking a shot, under certain circumstances.
- (law) Court-ordered compensation, aid, or protection, a redress.
- Aid or assistance offered in time of need.
- The apparent difference in elevation in the surface of a painting or drawing made noticeable by a variation in light or color.
- A lowering of a tax through special provisions; tax relief.
- (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) Ellipsis of relief teacher.
- The person who takes over a shift for another.
adj
noun
- a pause for relaxation
- a state of inaction
- something left after other parts have been taken away
- a support on which things can be put
- freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
- a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
- euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
- A projection from the right side of the cuirass of armour, serving to support the lance.
- (uncountable) That which remains.
- (uncountable, of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
- (snooker, countable) A stick with a U-, V- or X-shaped head used to support the tip of a cue when the cue ball is otherwise out of reach.
- Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.
- A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.
- (euphemistic, uncountable) A final position after death. Also, death itself: "Not alone, not alone would I go to my rest in the heart of the love..." -- George William Russell ("Love")
- (music, countable) A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.
- (countable) Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.
- (uncountable) Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.
- (physics, uncountable) Absence of motion.
- (UK, finance) A surplus held as a reserved fund by a bank to equalize its dividends, etc.; in the Bank of England, the balance of assets above liabilities.
- (countable) Any object designed to be used to support something else.
- (uncountable, of an object or concept) A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.
- (music, countable) A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.
- The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account. Often, specifically, the intervals after which compound interest is added to capital.
- (poetry) A short pause in reading poetry; a caesura.
verb
- have a place in relation to something else
- take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
- rest on or as if on a pillow
- stay the same; remain in a certain state
- be inherent or innate in
- not move; be in a resting position
- sit, as on a branch
- give a rest to
- be at rest
- be inactive, refrain from acting
- put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying
- (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) To lean, lie, or lay.
- (intransitive) To come to a pause or an end; end.
- (no object, with complement) To continue to be, remain, be left in a certain way.
- To be satisfied; to acquiesce.
- (intransitive) To sleep; slumber.
- (intransitive) To stay, remain, be situated, or belong to.
- (intransitive) To lie dormant.
- (intransitive) To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.
- (intransitive) To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.
- (intransitive) To rely or depend on.
- (intransitive) To sleep the final sleep; sleep in death; die; be dead.
- (transitive, reflexive, copulative) To put into a state of rest.
- (intransitive, transitive, law, US) To complete one's active advocacy in a trial or other proceeding, and thus to wait for the outcome (however, one is still generally available to answer questions, etc.)
verb
- break from a meeting or gathering
- cause to get out
- withdraw from active participation
- cause to be out on a fielding play
- dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)
- withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
- lose interest
- make (someone) retire
- prepare for sleep
- pull back or move away or backward
- go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
- (transitive, baseball, of a fielder) To make a play which results in a runner or the batter being out, either by means of a put out, fly out or strikeout. Also, when such an event ends a team's turn at bat.
- (intransitive, sports) To stop playing their sport and in competitions a sports player.
- (transitive) To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list.
- (intransitive) To go back or return; to withdraw or retreat, especially from public view; to go into privacy.
- (intransitive, cricket, of a batsman) To voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed so that the next batsman can bat.
- (intransitive) To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure.
- (transitive, sometimes reflexive) To withdraw; to take away.
- (transitive, American spelling) To fit (a vehicle) with new tires.
- (transitive) To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay.
- (intransitive) To go to bed.
- (intransitive) To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
- (transitive) To cease use or production of something.
- (intransitive) To recede; to fall or bend back.
noun
verb
- break from a meeting or gathering
- keep away from others
- withdraw from active participation
- remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
- remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
- release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles
- take back what one has said
- cause to be returned
- lose interest
- retire gracefully
- make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
- pull back or move away or backward
- To stop taking an addictive drug or substance; to undergo withdrawal.
- To take back (a comment, something written, etc.); to recant, to retract.
- (specifically, military) Of soldiers: to leave a battle or position where they are stationed; to retreat.
- To take (one's eyes) off something; to look away.
- To cause or help (someone) to stop taking an addictive drug or substance; to dry out.
- To disregard (something) as belonging to a certain group.
- Chiefly followed by from: to leave a place, someone's presence, etc., to go to another room or place.
- Chiefly followed by from: to stop taking part in some activity; also, to remove oneself from the company of others, from publicity, etc.
- To stop talking to or interacting with other people and start thinking thoughts not related to what is happening.
- To take away or take back (something previously given or permitted); to remove, to retract.
- Of a man: to remove the penis from a partner's body orifice before ejaculation; to engage in coitus interruptus.
- To remove (a topic) from discussion or inquiry.
- To stop (a course of action, proceedings, etc.)
- To remove (someone or (reflexive, archaic) oneself) from a position or situation; specifically (military), to remove (soldiers) from a battle or position where they are stationed.
- To draw or pull (something) away or back from its original position or situation.
- (banking, finance) To extract (money) from a bank account or other financial deposit.
noun
- The time when someone or something is not actively making progress but will resume again later.
- (chess) The time when a tournament is paused due to time constraints, when a player's next move has been written down held until the tournament resumes, during which the player can examine possible play outcomes.
- (computer engineering) The time when a deferred operation eventually takes place.
noun
- a short respite
- (countable) A rest or pause.
- an indirect suggestion
- a slight movement of the air
- the air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
- the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
- (uncountable) The act or process of breathing.
- A small amount of something, such as wind, or common sense.
- (countable) A single act of breathing in or out; a breathing of air.
- (uncountable) Air expelled from the lungs.
adj
verb
noun
- a short respite
- air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time
- (specifically) A heavy breather.
- Something or someone that breathes.
- (mechanics) An air inlet path to the crankcase
- (colloquial) A short break; a rest or respite.
- (physics) A spatially localized, time-periodic excitation in a one-dimensional lattice.
noun
noun
noun
- A sudden break.
- (colloquial) Clipping of Snapchat (“user account on Snapchat”).
- A visual message sent through the Snapchat application.
- A quick offhand shot with a firearm; a snap shot.
- (colloquial) Something of no value.
- (uncountable) A subgenre of hip-hop music derived from crunk.
- A snap bean such as Phaseolus vulgaris.
- (colloquial) A rivet: a scrapbooking embellishment.
- A fastening device that makes a snapping sound when used.
- A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound.
- (physics, humorous) jounce (the fourth derivative of the position vector with respect to time), followed by crackle and pop
- (uncountable) A crisp or pithy quality; epigrammatic point or force.
- (American football) A backward pass or handoff of a football from its position on the ground that puts the ball in play; a hike.
- (fishing) A small device resembling a safety pin, used to attach the bait or lure to the line.
- That which is, or may be, snapped up; something bitten off, seized, or obtained by a single quick movement; hence, a bite, morsel, or fragment; a scrap.
- (uncountable) A card game, primarily for children, in which players cry "snap" to claim pairs of matching cards as they are turned up.
- A tool used by riveters.
- The act of snapping the fingers; making a sound by pressing a finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing to strike the hand.
- A brief, sudden period of a certain weather; used primarily in the phrase cold snap.
- An attempt to seize, bite, attack, or grab.
- (informal) A photograph; a snapshot.
- (Linux) A package provided for the application sandboxing system snapd developed by Canonical.
- A very short period of time (figuratively, the time taken to snap one's fingers), or a task that can be accomplished in such a period.
- A thin circular cookie or similar baked good.
- A tool used by glass-moulders.
- A newsflash.
- Briskness; vigour; energy; decision.
- (slang) An insult of the kind used in the African-American verbal game of the dozens.
- The sudden release of something held under pressure or tension.
- (UK, regional) A small meal, a snack; lunch.
- (slang) Something that is easy or effortless.
- A snapper, or snap beetle.
- any undertaking that is easy to do
- tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections
- a sudden breaking
- the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
- the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand
- (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back
- a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger
- a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound
- an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
- a spell of cold weather
- a sudden sharp noise
- the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand
- the act of catching an object with the hands
adj
intj
- (Canada, US) Used in place of an expletive to express surprise, usually in response to a negative statement or news; often used facetiously.
- The cry used in a game of snap when winning a hand.
- (British, by extension) Used to express agreement.
- (British, Australia, by extension) "I've got one the same!", "Me too!"
- (British, Australia, New Zealand) Used after something is said by two people at exactly the same time.
verb
- (transitive) To cause to move suddenly and smartly.
- (intransitive, transitive) To fracture or break apart suddenly.
- (transitive) To cause something to emit a snapping sound, especially by closing it rapidly.
- (intransitive) To fit or fasten together with a snapping sound.
- (transitive) To pull apart with a snapping sound; to pop loose.
- (cricket, transitive) To catch out sharply (a batsman who has just snicked a bowled ball).
- (intransitive, computing, graphical user interface) To jump to a fixed position relative to another element.
- (intransitive) To flash or appear to flash as with light.
- (intransitive) To attempt to seize with eagerness.
- (intransitive) To give way abruptly and loudly.
- (transitive) To say abruptly or sharply.
- (intransitive) To misfire.
- (intransitive) To suffer a mental breakdown, usually while under tension.
- (social media, ditransitive) Alternative letter-case form of Snap (“to send a visual message through the Snapchat application”).
- (intransitive) To speak abruptly or sharply.
- (transitive, American football) To put (a football) in play by a backward pass or handoff from its position on the ground; to hike (a football).
- (transitive) To snap one's fingers: to make a snapping sound, often by pressing the thumb and an opposing finger of the same hand together and suddenly releasing the grip so that the finger hits against the palm; alternatively, by bringing the index finger quickly down onto the middle finger and thumb.
- (intransitive) To attempt to seize or bite with the teeth, beak, etc.
- (intransitive) To give forth or produce a sharp cracking noise; to crack.
- (transitive) To close something using a snap as a fastener.
- (transitive) To snatch with or as if with the teeth.
- (transitive) To take a photograph; to release a camera's shutter (which may make a snapping sound).
- (intransitive) To move or shift suddenly.
- cause to make a snapping sound
- record on photographic film
- bring the jaws together
- close with a snapping motion
- break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
- make a sharp sound
- move with a snapping sound
- move or strike with a noise
- lose control of one's emotions
- separate or cause to separate abruptly
- to grasp hastily or eagerly
- utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
- put in play with a snap
noun
verb
noun
- A period of rest; time off.
- (colloquial, US) A period of illness, or sudden interval of bad spirits, disease etc.
- Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers.
- A magical effect or influence induced by an incantation or formula.
- (colloquial) An indefinite period of time (usually with a qualifier); by extension, a relatively short distance.
- (informal) A definite period (of work or other activity).
- A shift (of work); (rare) a set of workers responsible for a specific turn of labour.
- The wooden bat in the game of trap ball, or knurr and spell.
- (cricket) An uninterrupted series of alternate overs bowled by a single bowler.
- (Northern England) A splinter, usually of wood; a spelk.
- a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
- a verbal formula believed to have magical force
- a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
- a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
verb
- To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.
- To constitute; to measure.
- (transitive) To indicate that (some event) will occur; typically followed by a single-word noun.
- (transitive) To work in place of (someone).
- (intransitive, colloquial) To rest from work for a time.
- (transitive) To rest (someone or something), to give someone or something a rest or break.
- (transitive) Of letters: to compose (a word).
- (music) To notate or indicate a pitch, interval, or chord using a particular enharmonic spelling.
- (transitive, figuratively, with “out”) To clarify; to explain in detail.
- (intransitive, transitive, sometimes with “out”) To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word.
- take turns working
- relieve (someone) from work by taking a turn
- indicate or signify
- place under a spell
- orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
- write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
noun
- a break or intermission in the occurrence of something
- a mistake resulting from inattention
- a failure to maintain a higher state
- (theology) A fall or apostasy.
- A decline or fall in standards.
- A termination of a right etc., through disuse or neglect.
- An interval of time between events.
- (law) A common-law rule that if the person to whom property is willed were to die before the testator, then the gift would be ineffective.
- A pause in continuity.
- (meteorology) A marked decrease in air temperature with increasing altitude because the ground is warmer than the surrounding air.
- A temporary failure; a slip.
verb
- pass into a specified state or condition; sink into
- for time to move forward
- drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
- let slip
- end, at least for a long time
- go back to bad behavior
- (intransitive) To fall away gradually; to subside.
- To slip into a bad habit that one is trying to avoid.
- (intransitive) To become void.
- To fall or pass from one proprietor to another, or from the original destination, by the omission, negligence, or failure of somebody, such as a patron or legatee.
- (intransitive) To fall into error or heresy.
noun
- An interruption, break, pause or absence.
- An temporary break from work, especially one which is unexpected.
- (anatomy) An opening in an organ.
- A gap in a series, making it incomplete.
- (prosody, phonetics, sometimes uncountable) A syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant.
- (geology) A gap in geological strata.
- a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript)
- a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure
- an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
noun
- A hiatus, a pause in something which is otherwise continuous.
- (slang, euphemistic) The vagina.
- A vacant space or time.
- (Sussex) A sheltered area of coast between two cliffs (mostly restricted to place names).
- (Australia, for a medical or pharmacy item) The shortfall between the amount the medical insurer will pay to the service provider and the scheduled fee for the item.
- (genetics) An unsequenced region in a sequence alignment.
- A vacancy, deficit, absence, or lack.
- An opening allowing passage or entrance.
- A mountain or hill pass.
- (Australia, usually written as "the gap") The disparity between the indigenous and non-indigenous communities with regard to life expectancy, education, health, etc.
- (baseball) The regions between the outfielders.
- Alternative form of gup (elected head of a gewog in Bhutan)
- An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
- An opening that implies a breach or defect.
- a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations
- an open or empty space in or between things
- a pass between mountain peaks; geomorphological term for the lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks
- a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
- a narrow opening
- an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
verb
- (transitive) To check the size of a gap.
- (transitive) To notch, as a sword or knife.
- (intransitive) To fall or spill open so as to leave a gap.
- (New Zealand, slang) To leave suddenly.
- (transitive, intransitive, slang, especially video games, motor racing) To surpass (someone or something) by a considerable margin.
- (transitive) To make an opening in; to breach.
- make an opening or gap in
noun
- A brief interval of rest or relief.
- a pause for relaxation
- (musical theatre) A short period of spoken dialogue in an otherwise sung-through musical.
- (law) The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.
- (law) A reprieve, especially from a sentence of death.
- a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
- an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
- the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
- a pause from doing something (as work)
verb
noun
- A burst, split, or break.
- (engineering) A failure mode in which a tough ductile material pulls apart rather than cracking.
- (medicine) A break or tear in soft tissue, such as a muscle.
- A social breach or break, between individuals or groups.
- state of being torn or burst open
- the act of making a sudden noisy break
- a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
verb
noun
- The period of someone being away.
- (medicine) Temporary loss or disruption of consciousness, with sudden onset and recovery, and common in epilepsy.
- Failure to be present where one is expected, wanted, or needed; nonattendance; deficiency.
- Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind).
- A state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship
- Lack; deficiency; non-existence.
- (fencing) Lack of contact between blades.
- failure to be present
- the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy
- the time interval during which something or somebody is away
- the state of being absent
noun
- a pause for relaxation
- someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
- aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped
- the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
- assistance in time of difficulty
- the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
- (law) redress awarded by a court
- sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
- the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
- the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged
- a change for the better
- Release from a post or duty, as when replaced by another.
- The difference of elevations on a surface.
- (countable) A sculpture or other artwork made with such a method.
- The removal of stress or discomfort.
- (military) Military assistance to break a siege or an encirclement.
- A certain fine or composition paid by the heir of a tenant upon the death of the ancestor.
- (heraldry) The supposed projection of a charge from the surface of a field, indicated by shading on the sinister and lower sides.
- The feeling associated with the removal of stress or discomfort.
- (uncountable) A method of sculpture or other artwork in which shapes or figures protrude from a flat background.
- Relative distinctness, perceived difference due to contrast.
- (golf) Permission for a player to move their ball to a more convenient spot before taking a shot, under certain circumstances.
- (law) Court-ordered compensation, aid, or protection, a redress.
- Aid or assistance offered in time of need.
- The apparent difference in elevation in the surface of a painting or drawing made noticeable by a variation in light or color.
- A lowering of a tax through special provisions; tax relief.
- (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) Ellipsis of relief teacher.
- The person who takes over a shift for another.
adj
noun
- a pause for relaxation
- a state of inaction
- something left after other parts have been taken away
- a support on which things can be put
- freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
- a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
- euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
- A projection from the right side of the cuirass of armour, serving to support the lance.
- (uncountable) That which remains.
- (uncountable, of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
- (snooker, countable) A stick with a U-, V- or X-shaped head used to support the tip of a cue when the cue ball is otherwise out of reach.
- Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.
- A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.
- (euphemistic, uncountable) A final position after death. Also, death itself: "Not alone, not alone would I go to my rest in the heart of the love..." -- George William Russell ("Love")
- (music, countable) A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.
- (countable) Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.
- (uncountable) Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.
- (physics, uncountable) Absence of motion.
- (UK, finance) A surplus held as a reserved fund by a bank to equalize its dividends, etc.; in the Bank of England, the balance of assets above liabilities.
- (countable) Any object designed to be used to support something else.
- (uncountable, of an object or concept) A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.
- (music, countable) A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.
- The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account. Often, specifically, the intervals after which compound interest is added to capital.
- (poetry) A short pause in reading poetry; a caesura.
verb
- have a place in relation to something else
- take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
- rest on or as if on a pillow
- stay the same; remain in a certain state
- be inherent or innate in
- not move; be in a resting position
- sit, as on a branch
- give a rest to
- be at rest
- be inactive, refrain from acting
- put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying
- (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) To lean, lie, or lay.
- (intransitive) To come to a pause or an end; end.
- (no object, with complement) To continue to be, remain, be left in a certain way.
- To be satisfied; to acquiesce.
- (intransitive) To sleep; slumber.
- (intransitive) To stay, remain, be situated, or belong to.
- (intransitive) To lie dormant.
- (intransitive) To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.
- (intransitive) To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.
- (intransitive) To rely or depend on.
- (intransitive) To sleep the final sleep; sleep in death; die; be dead.
- (transitive, reflexive, copulative) To put into a state of rest.
- (intransitive, transitive, law, US) To complete one's active advocacy in a trial or other proceeding, and thus to wait for the outcome (however, one is still generally available to answer questions, etc.)
noun
- The time when someone or something is not actively making progress but will resume again later.
- (chess) The time when a tournament is paused due to time constraints, when a player's next move has been written down held until the tournament resumes, during which the player can examine possible play outcomes.
- (computer engineering) The time when a deferred operation eventually takes place.
verb
adj
noun
verb
verb
adj
- (of land) Uneven.
- (of a melody) Having periods of silence scattered throughout; not regularly continuous.
- (of a promise, etc) Breached; violated; not kept.
- (of a person) Completely defeated and dispirited; shattered; destroyed.
- (meteorology, of the sky) Five-eighths to seven-eighths obscured by clouds; incompletely covered by clouds.
- (sports, video games, of a tactic or option) Overpowered; overly powerful; giving a player too much power.
- (of an electronic connection) Disconnected, no longer open or carrying traffic.
- (of skin) Split or ruptured.
- (of language) Grammatically non-standard, especially as a result of being produced by a non-native speaker.
- Having no money; bankrupt, broke.
- (of sleep) Interrupted; not continuous.
- Non-functional; not functioning properly.
- (colloquial, US, of a situation) Not having gone in the way intended; saddening.
- (of a line) Dashed; made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.
- Fragmented; in separate pieces.
- (informal) Badly designed or implemented.
- (of a bone or body part) Fractured; having the bone in pieces.
- subdued or brought low in condition or status
- (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded
- physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
- thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
- not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly
- out of working order (‘busted’ is an informal substitute for ‘broken’)
- imperfectly spoken or written
- tamed or trained to obey
- topographically very uneven
- lacking a part or parts
- weakened and infirm
- discontinuous
- destroyed financially
verb
intj
noun
verb
intj
noun
verb
- make a break in
- discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
- cause to go into a solution
- break violently or noisily; smash
- laugh unrestrainedly
- break or cause to break into pieces
- bring the association of to an end or cause to break up
- destroy the completeness of a set of related items
- separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
- release ice
- cause to separate
- to cause to separate and go in different directions
- close at the end of a session
- set or keep apart
- take apart into its constituent pieces
- come to an end (of a state)
- disband
- suffer a nervous breakdown
- attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
- (intransitive, idiomatic, figuratively) To become disorganised.
- (transitive) To cut or take to pieces for scrap.
- (transitive) To break or separate into pieces.
- (transitive, intransitive, idiomatic, slang) To be or cause to be overcome with laughter.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To stop a fight; to separate people who are fighting.
- (intransitive) To break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To dissolve; to part.
- (reciprocal, intransitive) To end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship with each other.
- (transitive) To upset greatly; to cause great emotional disturbance or unhappiness in.
- (intransitive, telecommunications) Of a conversation, to cease to be understandable because of a bad connection; of a signal, to deteriorate.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) Of a school, to close for the holidays at the end of term.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship.
noun
verb
- make a break in
- remove surgically
- remove by or as if by cutting
- cease, stop
- break a small piece off from
- cut off and stop
- To stop the provision or supply of something, e.g. power, water.
- To swerve in front of (another car) while driving.
- (Southern US) To turn off or switch off (an electrical device).
- To move so as to block someone else's movement in a direction.
- To isolate or remove from contact.
- To end abruptly.
- To remove by cutting.
- (of a boundary) To exclude (something) from the field of view.
- To interrupt (someone speaking).
- To stop providing funds or something else to (someone).
adj
noun
verb
- make a break in
- interfere in someone else's activity
- terminate or end
- destroy the peace or tranquility of
- (ambitransitive) To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly, especially by speaking.
- (transitive) To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of.
- (transitive, computing) To assert to (a computer) that an exceptional condition must be handled.
noun
verb
- continue after an interruption
- do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop
- continue in a place, position, or situation
- exist over a prolonged period of time
- move ahead; travel onward in time or space
- keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
- continue talking
- span an interval of distance, space or time
- allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
- continue a certain state, condition, or activity
- (transitive) To make last; to prolong.
- (transitive) To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).
- (intransitive) To resume.
- (transitive) To retain (someone or something) in a given state, position, etc.
- (intransitive, copulative sense obsolete) To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.
- (poker slang) To make a continuation bet.
- (transitive, law) To adjourn, prorogue, put off.
noun
verb
- To stop; to fix or rest.
- To provide emotional stability for a person in distress.
- To perform as an anchorman or anchorwoman.
- To be stuck; to be unable to move away from a position.
- To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.
- To cast anchor; to come to anchor.
- fix firmly and stably
- secure a vessel with an anchor
noun
- (cricket) A batter who remains in for a long time.
- (architecture) A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together.
- (nautical) The combined anchoring gear (anchor, rode, bill/peak and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.)
- (Internet) A marked point in a document that can be the target of a hyperlink.
- (economics) A superstore or other facility that serves as a focus to bring customers into an area.
- (archery) A point that is touched by the draw hand or string when the bow is fully drawn and ready to shoot.
- (heraldry) Representation of the nautical tool, used as a heraldic charge.
- One of the calcareous spinules of certain holothurians, as in species of Synapta.
- (cartomancy) The thirty-fifth Lenormand card.
- (figurative) That which gives stability or security.
- (US) A screw anchor.
- (slang) The brake of a vehicle.
- (soccer) A defensive player, especially one who counters the opposition's best offensive player.
- Any instrument serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, such as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a device to hold the end of a bridge cable etc.; or a device used in metalworking to hold the core of a mould in place.
- (television) An anchorman or anchorwoman.
- (computing) A line of code in a program which acts as a reference point for further code to be added immediately before or after, usually via copy and paste.
- (nautical) A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.
- One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges.
- (climbing) A device for attaching a climber at the top of a climb, such as a chain or ring or a natural feature.
- (nautical) An iron device so shaped as to grip the bottom and hold a vessel at her berth by the chain or rope attached.
- (athletics) The final runner in a relay race.
- Alternative form of anker.
- (architecture) Carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or arrowhead; part of the ornaments of certain mouldings. It is seen in the echinus, or egg-and-anchor (called also egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue) ornament.
- a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
- a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute
- a central cohesive source of support and stability
verb
- break from a meeting or gathering
- cause to get out
- withdraw from active participation
- cause to be out on a fielding play
- dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)
- withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
- lose interest
- make (someone) retire
- prepare for sleep
- pull back or move away or backward
- go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
- (transitive, baseball, of a fielder) To make a play which results in a runner or the batter being out, either by means of a put out, fly out or strikeout. Also, when such an event ends a team's turn at bat.
- (intransitive, sports) To stop playing their sport and in competitions a sports player.
- (transitive) To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list.
- (intransitive) To go back or return; to withdraw or retreat, especially from public view; to go into privacy.
- (intransitive, cricket, of a batsman) To voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed so that the next batsman can bat.
- (intransitive) To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure.
- (transitive, sometimes reflexive) To withdraw; to take away.
- (transitive, American spelling) To fit (a vehicle) with new tires.
- (transitive) To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay.
- (intransitive) To go to bed.
- (intransitive) To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
- (transitive) To cease use or production of something.
- (intransitive) To recede; to fall or bend back.
noun
verb
- break from a meeting or gathering
- keep away from others
- withdraw from active participation
- remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
- remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
- release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles
- take back what one has said
- cause to be returned
- lose interest
- retire gracefully
- make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
- pull back or move away or backward
- To stop taking an addictive drug or substance; to undergo withdrawal.
- To take back (a comment, something written, etc.); to recant, to retract.
- (specifically, military) Of soldiers: to leave a battle or position where they are stationed; to retreat.
- To take (one's eyes) off something; to look away.
- To cause or help (someone) to stop taking an addictive drug or substance; to dry out.
- To disregard (something) as belonging to a certain group.
- Chiefly followed by from: to leave a place, someone's presence, etc., to go to another room or place.
- Chiefly followed by from: to stop taking part in some activity; also, to remove oneself from the company of others, from publicity, etc.
- To stop talking to or interacting with other people and start thinking thoughts not related to what is happening.
- To take away or take back (something previously given or permitted); to remove, to retract.
- Of a man: to remove the penis from a partner's body orifice before ejaculation; to engage in coitus interruptus.
- To remove (a topic) from discussion or inquiry.
- To stop (a course of action, proceedings, etc.)
- To remove (someone or (reflexive, archaic) oneself) from a position or situation; specifically (military), to remove (soldiers) from a battle or position where they are stationed.
- To draw or pull (something) away or back from its original position or situation.
- (banking, finance) To extract (money) from a bank account or other financial deposit.