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verb
noun
- a quick squirt of some liquid (usually carbonated water)
- Synonym of spritzer (“spray bottle”).
- Synonym of spritzer (“drink made with white wine and soda water”).
- A cocktail consisting of prosecco, soda water, and bitters.
- (by extension) A small amount of something; a dash or jot.
- A sprinkling or spray of liquid; a small amount of liquid.
noun
- An instrument from which a liquid is forcefully ejected in a small, quick stream.
- (UK, Ireland, US, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, slang) A small child.
- A small, quick stream; a jet.
- (hydrodynamics) The whole system of flow in the vicinity of a source.
- A burst of noise.
- (slang) An annoyingly pretentious person; a whippersnapper.
- (informal) An act of urination.
- A maneuver in which a kayak is forced into a nearly vertical position.
- (slang, vulgar, uncountable) Female ejaculate.
- someone who is small and insignificant
- the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
verb
- (transitive, of a liquid) To cause to be ejected, in a rapid stream, from a narrow orifice.
- (transitive) To hit with a rapid stream of liquid.
- (intransitive, of a liquid) To be thrown out, or ejected, in a rapid stream, from a narrow orifice.
- (intransitive, slang, vulgar, of a female) To ejaculate.
- To forcefully maneuver against the current so that the end of a kayak is forced nearly vertical.
- (transitive, Internet slang) To 3D print (a firearm).
- (transitive, by extension) To emit, eject or excrete (something).
- cause to come out in a squirt
- wet with a spurt of liquid
noun
- emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
- a pipe through which liquid is carried away
- tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
- a gradual depletion of energy or resources
- (electronics) One terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
- Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return.
- (chiefly US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)
- (chiefly UK) An access point or conduit for rainwater that drains directly downstream in a (drainage) basin without going through sewers or water treatment in order to prevent or belay floods.
- A natural or artificial watercourse which drains a tract of land.
- (pinball) An outhole.
- (vulgar) An act of urination.
verb
- empty of liquid; drain the liquid from
- (transitive, ergative) To cause liquid to flow out of.
- deplete of resources
- flow off gradually
- make weak
- (intransitive) To lose liquid.
- (intransitive, pinball) To fall off the bottom of the playfield.
- (transitive) To deplete of energy or resources.
- (transitive) To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust.
- (intransitive) To flow gradually.
- (transitive, basketball, slang) To make a shot.
- (transitive, ergative) To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.
verb
- give off (a liquid)
- To exude (a liquid) in small drops; also, to give off (a vapour) which condenses in small drops.
- Followed by off or out: to expel (a volatile substance) from something by distillation.
- To drip or be wet with some liquid.
- To fall or trickle down in small drops; to exude, to ooze out; also, to come out as a vapour which condenses in small drops.
- remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
- undergo the process of distillation
- extract by the process of distillation
- undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
- (by extension, figuratively) To impart (information, etc.) in small quantities; to infuse.
- To extract the essence of (something) by, or as if by, distillation; to concentrate, to purify.
- To turn into a vapour and then condense back into a liquid; to undergo or be produced by distillation.
- (machine learning) To transform a complex large language model into a smaller one.
- To transform a thing (into something else) by distillation.
- To flow or pass gently or slowly; hence (figuratively) to be manifested gently or gradually.
- To heat (a substance, usually a liquid) so that a vapour is produced, and then to cool the vapour so that it condenses back into a liquid, either to purify the original substance or to obtain one of its components; to subject to distillation.
- (also figuratively) To make (something, especially spirits such as gin and whisky) by distillation.
verb
- give off (a liquid)
- remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
- undergo the process of distillation
- extract by the process of distillation
- undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
- US standard spelling of distil.
verb
noun
- A spigot or plug used to stop the hole in a barrel or cask.
- A pile; a post or girder.
- (US) A spout inserted in a maple (or other tree) to draw off sap.
- a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask
- a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To ooze or pass slowly through pores or other small openings, and in overly small quantities; said of liquids, etc.
- (Scotland) To soak.
- (intransitive, figurative) To enter or penetrate slowly; to spread or diffuse.
- (intransitive, figurative) To diminish or wane away slowly.
- (transitive) (of a crack etc.) To allow a liquid to pass through, to leak.
- pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings
verb
- release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
- make apparent by one's mood or behavior
- (intransitive) To flow out through the pores.
- (transitive) To give off or radiate a certain quality or emotion, often strongly.
- (transitive) To discharge through pores or incisions, as moisture or other liquid matter; to give out.
verb
noun
- the process of seeping
- any thick, viscous matter
- (oceanography) A pelagic marine sediment containing a significant amount of the microscopic remains of either calcareous or siliceous planktonic debris organisms.
- Soft mud, slime, or shells especially in the bed of a river or estuary.
- A piece of soft, wet, pliable ground.
- Tanning liquor, an aqueous extract of vegetable matter (tanbark, sumac, etc.) in a tanning vat used to tan leather.
- An oozing, gentle flowing, or seepage, as of water through sand or earth.
verb
noun
- the noise of soft mud being walked on
- (countable) The sound or action of something, especially something moist, being squeezed or crushed.
- (slang) A non-romantic and generally non-sexual infatuation with somebody one is not dating, or the object of that infatuation; a platonic crush.
- (countable, politics, informal, derogatory) A political moderate.
adj
noun
verb
- (transitive) To purge a soluble matter out of something by the action of a percolating fluid.
- remove substances from by a percolating liquid
- (figurative, intransitive) To bleed; to seep.
- (intransitive) To part with soluble constituents by percolation.
- permeate or penetrate gradually
- cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate
noun
noun
- the act of allowing a fluid to escape
- a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation
- the act of liberating someone or something
- the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
- (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone
- a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
- a process that liberates or discharges something
- a formal written statement of relinquishment
- merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)
- euphemistic expressions for death
- activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion
- an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
- (railways, historical) In the block system, a printed card conveying information and instructions to be used at intermediate sidings without telegraphic stations.
- The catch on an electromagnetic circuit breaker for a motor, triggered in the event of an overload.
- Anything recently released or made available (as for sale).
- (phonetics, sound synthesis) The act or manner of ending a sound.
- (law) The giving up of a claim, especially a debt.
- (software) The distribution, either public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product.
- The event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms).
- Discharged semen
- The lever or button on a camera that opens the shutter to allow a photograph to be taken.
- Liberation from pain or suffering.
- A catch on a motor-starting rheostat, which automatically releases the rheostat arm and so stops the motor in case of a break in the field circuit.
- (biochemistry) The process by which a chemical substance is set free.
- (music) A kind of bridge used in jazz music.
- That which is released, untied or let go.
- Orgasm.
verb
- grant freedom to; free from confinement
- prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
- let (something) fall or spill from a container
- make (information) available for publication
- generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
- release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
- part with a possession or right
- eliminate (a substance)
- release, as from one's grip
- make (assets) available
- (transitive, telephony) (of a call) To hang up.
- (biochemistry) To set free a chemical substance.
- (transitive) To let go of; to cease to hold or contain.
- (transitive) To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of.
- (transitive, law) To let go, quit (a legal claim); to discharge or relinquish a right to (lands or buildings) by conveying to another who has some right or estate in possession.
- (transitive) To discharge.
- (transitive) To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.
- (transitive) To free or liberate; to set free.
- (transitive) To make available to the public.
- (intransitive) To launch; to come out; to become available.
- (transitive, soccer) To set up; to provide with a goalscoring opportunity.
noun
- the act of allowing a fluid to escape
- liquid that is spilled
- a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction
- a sudden drop from an upright position
- (mining) One of the thick laths or poles driven horizontally ahead of the main timbering in advancing a level in loose ground.
- A small stick or piece of paper used to light a candle, cigarette etc by the transfer of a flame from a fire.
- (countable) A mess of something that has been dropped.
- A peg or pin for plugging a hole, as in a cask'; a spile.
- A spillikin.
- (sound recording) The situation where sound is picked up by a microphone from a source other than that which is intended.
- (Shropshire, Herefordshire) A splinter caught in the skin.
- A metallic rod or pin.
- (Australian politics) A declaration that the leadership of a parliamentary party is vacant, and open for re-election. Short form of leadership spill.
- A fall or stumble.
verb
- reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail)
- cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
- pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities
- cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over
- reveal information
- flow, run or fall out and become lost
- (intransitive, of a crowd or people within a crowd) To overflow out of a designated area.
- To mar; to damage; to destroy by misuse; to waste.
- (ambitransitive) To reveal information to an uninformed party.
- (transitive) To express (something), especially repeatedly or floridly; to be expressed.
- (of a knot) To come undone.
- (transitive, Australian politics) To open the leadership of a parliamentary party for re-election.
- (intransitive) To spread out or fall out, as above.
- (transitive) To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour.
- (intransitive, also figurative) To overflow or flow out, over or off something.
- To cover or decorate with slender pieces of wood, metal, ivory, etc.; to inlay.
- (nautical) To relieve a sail from the pressure of the wind, so that it can be more easily reefed or furled, or to lessen the strain.
- (transitive) To drop something that was intended to be caught.
- (transitive) To cause or flow out and be lost or wasted; to shed.
verb
- (of a liquid) To pour or spill off or over.
- To flee or depart quickly.
- (idiomatic) To write something quickly.
- To have diarrhea.
- (transitive) To steal (horses).
- (idiomatic) To make photocopies, or print.
- To operate by a particular energy or fuel source.
- To cause to flow away.
- To chase someone away.
- To recite, especially items on a list.
- decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff
- run away secretly with one's beloved
- force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
- leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
- run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
- run off as waste
- reproduce by xerography
verb
- (intransitive) Of a liquid: to drain away, to percolate.
- take liquid out of a container or well
- (transitive) To remove the contents of (something, especially a kiln or oven); to empty.
- (intransitive) To take up water from a well or other source, especially by lifting it in a container or pumping it.
- (transitive) To make (straw straight for thatching by pulling it through the hands.
- (intransitive, archery) To pull back an arrow or bowstring in preparation for shooting the arrow; also, to cause a bow to bend by pulling back the bowstring.
- (transitive, manufacturing, historical) To separate (a length of lace made by machine) into sections by removing the threads connecting the sections.
- Of a channel, drain, etc.: to carry (water) away.
- (transitive) Often followed by tight: to pull (something, such as a belt or string) so that it tightens or wraps around something more closely.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to occur as a consequence; to bring about.
- To call forth (something) from a person, to elicit.
- (intransitive) To be made larger or longer; to be elongated or stretched.
- To deduce or infer (a conclusion); to make (a deduction).
- To extract (a tooth); to pull.
- To extract (a small amount of liquid, especially blood) by puncturing a surface, or by using a pipette, syringe, or other suction device.
- (transitive) To produce (a figure, line, picture, representation of something, etc.) with a piece of chalk, a crayon, a pen, a pencil, or other instrument.
- (transitive) To make (a comparison or contrast) between two or more things; to compare; to contrast, to distinguish.
- (transitive) To attract (something) by means of a physical force, especially gravity or magnetism.
- (billiards) To strike (the cue ball) below the centre so as to give it a backward rotation which causes it to move backwards on striking another ball.
- (transitive, reflexive) To assume a specific attitude or position, either by pulling in or stretching out one's body or limbs.
- (analogous) To consume (power).
- (transitive) To move (a body part) in a particular direction.
- (intransitive) To pull out a firearm, sword, or other weapon from a holster, sheath, etc.
- (intransitive) Of blinds, a curtain, etc.: to be pulled open or closed.
- (bowls) Of a bowl: to move in a curve to a certain place.
- To extract (juice, oil, or some other fluid) from something by osmosis, pressure, or another process.
- (transitive) Followed by on or upon: to bring (disaster or misfortune) on oneself.
- (intransitive, card games) To be dealt or to take a playing card from the deck.
- To come to, towards (a particular moment in time); to approach (a time).
- (transitive) To drag (something), especially along the ground.
- (intransitive) To attract or influence a person or group of people; to be an inducement or enticement.
- (intransitive) To leave tea temporarily in water to allow the flavour to increase; to infuse, to steep; also, of a teapot: to cause tea to infuse.
- To pull out (a firearm, sword, or other weapon) from a holster, sheath, etc.; to unsheathe.
- To take (a beverage) from a cask or keg using a pump or tap; to tap.
- (transitive) Followed by out: to flatten (a piece of metal), usually by hammering.
- (transitive) To cause (air) to be sucked into a duct, a room, etc.
- To drag (someone) by tying behind a horse or on a frame as a form of punishment or torture, or to bring to a place of execution.
- (intransitive) To select one or more things at random from a collection of similar things to decide which of a group of people will receive or undergo something.
- (intransitive) Chiefly followed by about or around: of a group of people: to come together; to assemble, to congregate, to gather.
- (intransitive, used with prepositions and adverbs) To move steadily in a particular direction or into a specific position.
- (golf) To hit (the ball) with the toe of the club so that it is deflected toward the left (or, for a left-handed player, toward the right, originally in an uncontrolled and now a controlled manner.
- (transitive, sports) To end (a game or match) with neither side winning, that is, in a draw.
- (transitive, UK, regional) To carry (a load) in a vehicle; to cart, to haul.
- (transitive) To pull (blinds, a curtain, etc.) open or closed.
- (transitive, agriculture) To create (a furrow) by pulling a plough through soil.
- (transitive) To select (one or more things) at random from a collection of similar things to decide which of a group of people will receive something such as a prize, or undergo something such as an assignment; also, to select (someone) by this process; to win (a prize) in a lottery or lucky draw.
- (transitive) To attract or provoke (a particular reaction or response) from someone.
- (intransitive) Of a channel, drain, etc.: to carry water away.
- (transitive, fishing) To fish by dragging a fishing net along (a shore) or in (a body of water).
- (transitive, hunting) To search (a covert, a wood, etc.) for game or a quarry.
- (nautical) Followed by an adverb, such as deep or shallow: of a vessel: to require a depth of water of a certain characteristic to float in.
- (intransitive) To produce an image of something with a piece of chalk, a crayon, a pen, a pencil, or other instrument; to make a drawing or drawings.
- (transitive) Chiefly followed by aside or to one side: to move (someone) away from a group of people in order to speak to them privately.
- (transitive) To receive (a particular prison sentence).
- (historical) Chiefly in draw and quarter and hang, draw and quarter: to disembowel (someone), especially after hanging as a punishment for high treason.
- (transitive) To attract or cause (someone) to come to a particular place or to take a particular course of action; also, to cause (someone) to turn away from a particular condition or course of action.
- (transitive, cricket) In a match scheduled to last for a certain period of time: to end (a match) with neither side winning because the team batting last has not completed its innings when the playing time concludes.
- (transitive) To carve or shape (something) by cutting off thin pieces.
- (transitive) To pull out (a bolt or latch) to unlock a door, gate, etc.; also, to push in (a bolt or latch) to lock a door, gate, etc.
- (transitive) To take (air, smoke, etc.) into the lungs; to breathe in, to inhale.
- (transitive, archery) To pull back (an arrow or bowstring) in preparation for shooting the arrow; also, to cause (a bow) to bend by pulling back the bowstring.
- (transitive, often formal) To pull (someone or something) in a particular direction or manner.
- (transitive, northern Scotland) To take milk from (a cow); to milk.
- (transitive) Often followed by on or upon and the person or institution providing the money: to write (a bill, cheque, or draft) to authorize payment of money.
- (transitive) To fill a bathtub with (water for a bath); to run (a bath).
- To leave (tea) temporarily in water to allow the flavour to increase; to infuse, to steep.
- (intransitive) Of a bathtub: to be filled with water for a bath; to be run.
- (intransitive) To take a drink of a beverage, especially an alcoholic one; to swig.
- (transitive) To conduct, or select the winning numbers, tickets, etc., for, (a lottery).
- (cooking) To remove the viscera from (an animal, especially a bird) before cooking.
- (bowls) To cause (a bowl) to move in a curve to a certain place.
- To take up (water) from a well or other source, especially by lifting in a container or pumping.
- (transitive, originally and chiefly military) To attract or provoke gunfire, either intentionally or unintentionally.
- To take (something) from a particular source, especially of information; to derive.
- To soak up (a liquid, etc.); to absorb; specifically, of an organism (especially a plant) or one of its parts: to take in (nutrients, water, etc.).
- (intransitive) Followed by at or on: to drag or suck deeply on a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement.
- (transitive) To make (something) larger or longer; to elongate, to stretch.
- (transitive, fishing) to haul in (a fishing net) which has been cast; also, to drag (a fishing net) alongside a boat.
- (intransitive, dominoes) To take a domino from the stock.
- (intransitive) To be (able to be) pulled in a particular direction or manner.
- (intransitive) Of a duct, smoking implement, etc.: to allow air to be passed through it in order that combustion can occur.
- (intransitive) To make straw straight for thatching by pulling it through the hands.
- (intransitive, sports) To end a game or match with neither side winning, that is, in a draw; to tie.
- (transitive, figurative) To depict (something) linguistically; to portray (something) in words; to describe.
- (transitive, agriculture) To separate (sheep) from a flock for a particular purpose, such as breeding or selling.
- (transitive) Now chiefly in the form draw up: to compose or write (a piece of text, especially a formal document).
- (transitive, card games) To be dealt or to take (a playing card) from the deck; also, to have (a particular hand) as a result of this.
- (transitive) To induce (the attention, the eyes or mind, etc.) to be directed at or focused on something.
- (transitive) To make (wire) by pulling a rod or other piece of metal through one or more apertures; also, to stretch (a rod or other piece of metal) into a wire.
- (curling) To play (a shot or a stone) that lands in the house (“circular target”).
- (mining) To raise (coal or ore) from an underground mine to the surface.
- To elicit information from (someone); to induce (a person) to speak on some subject. (Now frequently in passive.)
- (nautical) Of a vessel: to require (a certain depth of water) to float in.
- (transitive, arithmetic) To subject (a number) to an arithmetic operation.
- To receive (a salary); to withdraw (money) from a bank etc.
- To cause (a body part) to contract or shrink; also, to pull (the mouth, the face or features, etc.) out of shape from emotion, etc.; to distort.
- (intransitive, nautical) Of a sail: to fill with wind and become taut.
- (curling) To make a shot that lands in the house.
- To kill someone as a form of punishment or torture by tearing apart (their body) by tying their limbs to horses which run in different directions; also, to tear (the limbs) from someone's body in this manner.
- move or pull so as to cover or uncover something
- allow a draft
- pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to their extremities, so as to execute them
- remove the entrails of
- cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
- suck in or take (air)
- make a mark or lines on a surface
- engage in drawing
- thread on or as if on a string
- remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
- move or go steadily or gradually
- steep; pass through a strainer
- to obtain a liquid from somewhere
- bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
- elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.
- choose at random
- make, formulate, or derive in the mind
- bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition
- cause to localize at one point
- flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching
- shrink
- direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
- represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
- get or derive
- pass over, across, or through
- finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
- reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die
- select or take in from a given group or region
- require a specified depth for floating
- give a description of
- cause to move by pulling
- take in, also metaphorically
- stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)
- write a legal document or paper
- earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
intj
noun
- (slang, countable) A bag of cannabis.
- (sports) The spin or twist imparted to a ball etc. by a drawing stroke.
- (curling) A shot that is intended to land gently in the house (the circular target) without knocking out other stones; cf. takeout.
- (archery) The act of pulling back the strings in preparation of firing; the distance the strings are pulled back.
- (poker) A situation in which one or more players has four cards of the same suit or four out of five necessary cards for a straight and requires a further card to make their flush or straight.
- The result of a contest that neither side has won.
- (golf) A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the left. See hook, slice, fade.
- (cricket) The result of a two-innings match in which at least one side did not complete all their innings before time ran out (as distinguished from a tie).
- Draft: flow through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process, possibly adjustable with a damper.
- (slang, uncountable) Cannabis.
- That which is drawn (e.g. funds from an account).
- The procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined.
- The act of drawing a gun from a holster, etc.
- In a commission-based job, an advance on future (potential) commissions given to an employee by the employer.
- That which draws: that which attracts e.g. a crowd.
- (geography) A dry stream bed that drains surface water only during periods of heavy rain or flooding.
- (horse racing) The stall from which a horse begins the race.
- a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack
- a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
- anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
- an entertainer who attracts large audiences
- (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage
- the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
- poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer
- a gully that is shallower than a ravine
- the act of drawing or hauling something
verb
noun
- the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
- a heavy rain
- an overwhelming number or amount
- A great flood or rain.
- An overwhelming amount of something; anything that overwhelms or causes great destruction.
- (firefighting) A system for flooding or drenching a space, container, or area with water in an emergency to prevent or extinguish a fire.
verb
- fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
- supply with an excess of
- cover with liquid, usually water
- become filled to overflowing
- To overflow, as by water from excessive rainfall.
- (figuratively) To provide (someone or something) with a larger number or quantity of something than can easily be dealt with.
- To cover or partly fill as if by a flood.
- (Internet, ambitransitive) To paste numerous lines of text to (a chat system) in order to disrupt the conversation.
- To bleed profusely, as after childbirth.
noun
- the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
- the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
- the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)
- a large flow
- light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
- an overwhelming number or amount
- (figuratively) A large number or quantity of anything appearing more rapidly than can easily be dealt with.
- The flowing in of the tide, opposed to the ebb.
- An overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
- Menstrual discharge; menses.
- A floodlight.
verb
- fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
- drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
- (figurative) To overwhelm; to make too busy, or overrun the capacity of.
- To drench or fill with water.
- (figurative) To plunge into difficulties and perils; to overwhelm; to ruin; to wreck.
- (Appalachia) To clear (a road or an area) of brush, particularly so as to create a path for loggers to be able to access trees.
noun
- a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables
- low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog
- An area of wet (water-saturated), spongy (soft) land, often with trees, generally a rich ecosystem for certain plants and animals but ill-suited for many agricultural purposes. (A type of wetland. Compare marsh, bog, fen.)
- (figurative) A place or situation that is foul or where progress is difficult.
- (US, politics) The alleged corruption, cronyism, inefficiency, and entrenched interests in the federal government, especially in Washington, DC.
noun
- A fluid that flows out.
- the discharge of a fluid from some container
- Any outward movement.
- The process of flowing out.
- (astronomy) A stream of gaseous material emanating from an active galactic nucleus.
- (sewage) Something that flows out of a sewage treatment plant.
- The part of a system that allows material to flow out.
- a natural flow of ground water
- the process of flowing out
verb
noun
- The act of dissolving, especially of a solid by a fluid.
- An answer to a problem.
- (marketing) A product, service or suite thereof, especially software.
- An act, plan or other means, used or proposed, to solve a problem.
- (physical chemistry) A homogeneous mixture, which may be liquid, gas or solid, formed by dissolving one or more substances.
- the successful action of solving a problem
- a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
- a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
- a method for solving a problem
- the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
verb
verb
- take liquid out of a container or well
- remove from its packing
- take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
- take out or remove
- purchase prepared food to be eaten at home
- remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
- make a date
- prevent from being included or considered or accepted
- bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
- remove something from a container or an enclosed space
- cause to leave
- obtain by legal or official process
- buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food
- remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
- (transitive) To obtain by application by a legal or other official process.
- (idiomatic, slang) To kill or destroy.
- (idiomatic, slang) To stun, amaze; to kill.
- (idiomatic) To immobilize with force; to subdue; to incapacitate.
- To escort someone on a date.
- To remove.
- (colloquial) To win a sporting event, competition, premiership, etc.
noun
noun
- A device for distilling liquids.
- A building where liquors are distilled; a distillery.
- (slang) A resident of the Falkland Islands.
- (catering) A large water boiler used to make tea and coffee.
- (photography) A photograph, as opposed to movie footage.
- (cinematography) A single frame from a film.
- (catering) The area in a restaurant used to make tea and coffee, separate from the main kitchen.
- A period of calm or silence.
- a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)
- an apparatus used for the distillation of liquids; consists of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a condenser where the vapor is condensed
- a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation
- (poetic) tranquil silence
adj
- Not moving; calm.
- Not effervescing; not sparkling.
- Uttering no sound; silent.
- Comparatively quiet or silent; soft; gentle; low.
- (not comparable) Having the same stated quality continuously from a past time
- free from noticeable current
- used of pictures; of a single or static photograph not presented so as to create the illusion of motion; or representing objects not capable of motion
- not in physical motion
- not sparkling
- (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
- marked by absence of sound
adv
- (conjunctive) Nevertheless.
- Alternative spelling of styll.
- (extensive) Even, yet.
- (degree) To an even greater degree. Used to modify comparative adjectives or adverbs.
- Without motion.
- (aspect) Up to a time, as in the preceding time.
- despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
- to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons
- with reference to action or condition; without change, interruption, or cessation
- without moving or making a sound
verb
noun
- 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
- (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.
verb
- 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
- To send away (a creditor) satisfied by payment; to pay one's debt or obligation to.
- To let fly; to give expression to; to utter.
- (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.
noun
- the pouring forth of a fluid
- A flow of liquid; a leak.
- a small stream
- a regular trip
- unrestricted freedom to use
- an unbroken chronological sequence
- (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
- the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
- the act of testing something
- the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation
- a race between candidates for elective office
- a race run on foot
- a short trip
- an unbroken series of events
- the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
- a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
- a row of unravelled stitches
- A production quantity (such as in a factory).
- (mining) The horizontal distance to which a drift may be carried, either by licence of the proprietor of a mine or by the nature of the formation; also, the direction which a vein of ore or other substance takes.
- A trial.
- One’s gait while running; the way one runs.
- (construction) Horizontal dimension of a slope.
- (cricket) The act of passing from one wicket to another; the point scored for this.
- (chiefly eastern North Midland US, especially Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia) A small creek or part thereof. (Compare Southern US branch and New York and New England brook.)
- Migration of fish.
- The top of a step on a staircase, also called a tread, as opposed to the rise.
- (video games, speedrunning) A playthrough, or attempted playthrough; a session of play.
- (skiing, bobsledding) A single trip down a hill, as in skiing and bobsledding.
- Any sudden large demand for something.
- (banking) A sudden series of demands on a bank or other financial institution, especially characterised by great withdrawals.
- An enclosure for an animal; a track or path along which something can travel.
- (slang) A period of extended (usually daily) drug use.
- A standard or unexceptional group or category.
- The horizontal length of a set of stairs
- (music) A rapid passage in music, especially along a scale.
- (golf) The movement communicated to a golf ball by running it.
- (American football) A running play.
- The distance drilled with a bit, in oil drilling.
- State of being current; currency; popularity.
- The period of showing of a play, film, TV series, etc.
- A quick pace, faster than a walk.
- A line of knit stitches that have unravelled, particularly in a nylon stocking.
- (card games) A sequence of cards in a suit in a card game.
- (baseball) A score when a runner touches all bases legally; the act of a runner scoring.
- (golf) The distance a ball travels after touching the ground from a stroke.
- (mathematics, computing) The execution of a program or model
- A pair or set of millstones.
- A series of tries in a game that were successful.
- (Australia, New Zealand) A rural landholding for farming, usually for running sheep, and operated by a runholder.
- Act or instance of hurrying (to or from a place) (not necessarily on foot); dash or errand, trip.
- Flight, instance or period of fleeing.
- (nautical) The stern of the underwater body of a ship from where it begins to curve upward and inward.
- (of horses) A fast gallop.
- Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet.
- Unrestricted use. Only used in have the run of.
- A continuous period (of time) marked by a trend; a period marked by a continuing trend.
- A (regular) trip or route.
- The route taken while running or skiing.
- The distance sailed by a ship.
- A group of fish that migrate, or ascend a river for the purpose of spawning.
- A pleasure trip.
- A voyage.
verb
- cover by running; run a certain distance
- deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
- include as the content; broadcast or publicize
- travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means
- run with the ball; in such sports as football
- occur persistently
- flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
- reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
- run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
- be diffused
- change from one state to another
- pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
- carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
- become undone
- be affected by; be subjected to
- move along, of liquids
- progress by being changed
- cause something to pass or lead somewhere
- change or be different within limits
- be operating, running or functioning
- continue to exist
- move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way
- make without a miss
- sail before the wind
- cause to perform
- have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
- conduct to completion
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- compete in a race
- direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
- come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
- pass over, across, or through
- set animals loose to graze
- keep company
- move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
- perform as expected when applied
- extend or continue for a certain period of time
- cause an animal to move fast
- travel a route regularly
- have a particular form
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- (transitive) To encounter or incur (a danger or risk).
- To tend, as to an effect or consequence; to incline.
- (transitive) To complete a running course or event in (a given time).
- (figurative, transitive) To pass (without stopping), typically a stop signal, stop sign, or duty to yield the right of way.
- (transitive) To execute or carry out a plan, procedure, or program.
- To fuse; to shape; to mould; to cast.
- (transitive) To transit (a length of a river), as in whitewater rafting.
- (intransitive) Of stitches or stitched clothing, to unravel.
- To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine.
- (golf) To strike (the ball) in such a way as to cause it to run along the ground, as when approaching a hole.
- (intransitive) To flee from a danger or towards help.
- To press (a bank, etc.) with immediate demands for payment.
- (intransitive) To become liquid; to melt.
- (intransitive) To be a candidate in an election.
- (transitive, agriculture) To sort through a large volume of produce in quality control.
- (transitive) To transport (someone or something), notionally at a brisk pace.
- (copulative) To become different in a way mentioned (usually to become worse).
- To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company.
- (transitive) To cover (a course or a distance) by running.
- (intransitive) To leak or spread in an undesirable fashion; to bleed (especially used of dye or paint).
- past participle of rin
- (intransitive) To move briskly or smoothly with a motion of sliding, rolling, sweeping etc.
- (transitive) To make (something) extend in space.
- (sports, especially baseball) To eject from a game or match.
- To pass or go quickly in thought or conversation.
- (transitive) To cause to move quickly or lightly.
- (intransitive) To move forward quickly upon two feet by alternately making a short jump off either foot.
- (intransitive) To extend in time, to last, to continue (usually with a measure phrase).
- (intransitive) Of fish, to migrate for spawning.
- To drive or force; to cause, or permit, to be driven.
- (transitive or intransitive) To compete in a race.
- (transitive, intransitive) Of a means of transportation: to travel (a route).
- (intransitive) To be presented in the media.
- (transitive) To make stand in an election.
- To exert continuous activity; to proceed.
- (transitive) To cause (a vehicle) to travel a route.
- (intransitive) To extend in space or through a range (often with a measure phrase).
- (American football, transitive or intransitive) To carry (a football) down the field, as opposed to passing or kicking.
- To pursue in thought; to carry in contemplation.
- (transitive) To make a liquid or electric current flow from or into an object.
- (transitive) To smuggle (illegal goods).
- (transitive) To control or manage; to be in charge of.
- (intransitive) To go at a fast pace; to move quickly.
- (transitive) To make a machine operate.
- To have growth or development.
- (transitive) To cost an amount of money.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To move or spread quickly.
- (nautical, of a vessel) To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing close-hauled.
- (intransitive) Of a liquid or electric current, to flow.
- (transitive) To print or broadcast in the media.
- To control or have precedence in a card game.
- (transitive, juggling, colloquial) To juggle a pattern continuously, as opposed to starting and stopping quickly.
- To be in form thus, as a combination of words.
- (intransitive) Of an object, to have a liquid flowing from it.
- (video games, rare) To speedrun.
- (transitive) To cause stitched clothing to unravel.
- To cause to enter; to thrust.
- (transitive) To make enter a race.
- To encounter or suffer (a particular, usually bad, fate or misfortune).
- (intransitive) Of a machine, including computer programs, to be operating or working normally.
- To sew (a seam) by passing the needle through material in a continuous line, generally taking a series of stitches on the needle at the same time.
adj
verb
- (intransitive, of liquid) To evaporate suddenly. (See flash evaporation.)
- (transitive) To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
- (metallurgy) To release the pressure from a pressurized vessel.
- (transitive, climbing) To climb (a route) successfully on the first attempt.
- To flash back.
- (transitive) To send by some startling or sudden means.
- (transitive, computing) To write to the memory of (an updatable component such as a BIOS chip or games cartridge).
- (intransitive) To burst out into violence.
- (transitive) To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.
- (ambitransitive, informal) To expose one's intimate body part or undergarment, often momentarily and unintentionally. (Contrast streak.)
- (transitive, glassmaking) To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different colour.
- (transitive, glassmaking) To expand (blown glass) into a disc.
- (figurative) To break forth like a sudden flood of light; to show a momentary brilliance.
- (intransitive) To be visible briefly.
- To move, or cause to move, suddenly.
- To communicate quickly.
- (transitive) To make visible briefly.
- (juggling) To perform a flash.
- (intransitive) To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.
- To flaunt; to display in a showy manner.
- gleam or glow intermittently
- appear briefly
- emit a brief burst of light
- make known or cause to appear with great speed
- protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
- display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- expose or show briefly
adj
noun
- A brief exposure or making visible (of a smile, badge, etc).
- A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
- (computing, uncountable) Clipping of flash memory.
- (colloquial, US) A flashlight; an electric torch.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera Artipe, Deudorix and Rapala.
- Synonym of flashback (“recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug”).
- (military) A form of military insignia.
- The sudden sensation of being "high" after taking a recreational drug.
- (figurative, uncountable) Pizzazz, razzle-dazzle.
- (linguistics) A language, created by a minority to maintain cultural identity, that cannot be understood by the ruling class.
- (photography) Clipping of camera flash (“a device used to produce a flash of artificial light to help illuminate a scene”).
- (British, Cockney) The strips of bright cloth or buttons worn around the collars of market traders.
- (telecommunications) Ellipsis of hook flash.
- A tattoo flash (example design on paper to give an idea of a possible tattoo).
- The (intentional or unintentional) exposure of an intimate body part or undergarment in public.
- Material left around the edge of a moulded part at the parting line of the mould.
- (figuratively) A sudden and brilliant burst, as of genius or wit.
- (juggling) A pattern where each prop is thrown and caught only once.
- A pool of water, in some areas especially one that is marshy, and/or one formed by subsidence of the ground due to mining. (Compare flush (“marsh; pool”).)
- A very short amount of time.
- (engineering) A reservoir and sluiceway beside a navigable stream, just above a shoal, so that the stream may pour in water as boats pass, and thus bear them over the shoal.
- a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification
- a sudden brilliant understanding
- a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
- a short vivid experience
- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
- a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
- a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
- a momentary brightness
- a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
- a gaudy outward display
verb
- dip into a liquid
- (transitive) To lower into a liquid.
- immerse in a disinfectant solution
- dip into a liquid while eating
- place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
- stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
- slope downwards
- immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
- appear to move downward
- lower briefly
- take a small amount from
- plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container
- scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface
- switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
- go down momentarily
- (intransitive) (of a value or rate) To decrease slightly.
- (transitive) To treat cattle or sheep by immersion in chemical solution.
- (transitive) To perform (a bow or curtsey) by inclining the body.
- (intransitive) To perform the action of plunging a dipper, ladle. etc. into a liquid or soft substance and removing a part.
- (transitive) To use a dip stick to check oil level in an engine.
- (transitive) To lower a light's beam.
- (birdwatching, colloquial) To miss out on seeing a sought after bird.
- (transitive) To briefly lower the body by bending the knees while keeping the body in an upright position, usually in rhythm, as when singing or dancing.
- (transitive) To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To leave; to quit or abandon.
- (transitive) To take out, by dipping a dipper, ladle, or other receptacle, into a fluid and removing a part; often with out.
- (intransitive) To incline downward from the plane of the horizon.
- To consume snuff by placing a pinch behind the lip or under the tongue so that the active chemical constituents of the snuff may be absorbed into the system for their narcotic effect.
- (transitive) To wet, as if by immersing; to moisten.
- (transitive) To immerse for baptism.
- (intransitive) To plunge or engage thoroughly in any affair.
- (intransitive) To immerse oneself; to become plunged in a liquid; to sink.
- (transitive) To engage as a pledge; to mortgage.
- (transitive, dance) To perform a dip dance move (often phrased with the leader as the subject noun and the follower as the subject noun being dipped)
- (intransitive) To sink, drop, or slope downwards.
noun
- a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
- a brief immersion
- a brief swim in water
- tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
- a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
- a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
- a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
- a depression in an otherwise level surface
- (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
- (informal) A foolish person.
- (turpentine industry) The viscid exudation that is dipped out from incisions in the trees. Virgin dip is the runnings of the first year, yellow dip the runnings of subsequent years.
- A sauce for dipping.
- (geology) The angle from horizontal of a planar geologic surface, such as a fault line.
- A lower section of a road or geological feature.
- The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid.
- A tank or trough where cattle or sheep are immersed in chemicals to kill parasites.
- (bodybuilding) A gymnastic or bodybuilding exercise on parallel bars in which the performer, resting on his hands, lets his arms bend and his body sink until his chin is level with the bars, and then raises himself by straightening his arms.
- (computer graphics) Initialism of device-independent pixel.
- (finance, informal) A financial asset in decline, seen as an investment opportunity.
- (uncountable) Finely ground tobacco, consumed by placing a small amount between the lip and gum.
- (aeronautics) A sudden drop followed by a climb, usually to avoid obstacles or as the result of getting into an airhole.
- A swim, usually a short swim to refresh.
- A dip stick.
- (ABDL, informal, uncommon) A diaper; diap, dipe.
- (informal) A diplomat.
- Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch.
- (dance) A move in many different styles of partner dances, often performed at the end of a dance, in which the follower leans far to the side and is supported by the leader.
- (birdwatching, colloquial) The act of missing out on seeing a sought after bird.
- (UK, dialect, uncountable, Birmingham) Fried bread.
verb
- dip into a liquid
- cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
- lower quickly
- slacken
- immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
- put out, as of a candle or a light
- wet thoroughly
- (intransitive) To fall suddenly into water.
- (ambitransitive) To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.
- (transitive) To put out; to extinguish.
- (transitive, nautical) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly
- (transitive) To strike, beat, or thrash.
noun
verb
- dip into a liquid
- avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
- submerge or plunge suddenly
- to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
- (transitive) To surreptitiously leave a rubber duck on someone's parked Jeep as an act of kindness (see Jeep ducking).
- (transitive) To lower (something) into water; to thrust or plunge under liquid and suddenly withdraw.
- (transitive) To quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
- (intransitive) To bow.
- (transitive) To lower the volume of (a sound) so that other sounds in the mix can be heard more clearly.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To enter a place for a short moment.
- (intransitive) To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to plunge one's head into water or other liquid.
- (transitive, figurative) To evade doing something, especially something considered a responsibility.
noun
- small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
- a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents
- flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
- (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman
- Ellipsis of architectural duck; a building intentionally constructed in the shape of an everyday object to which it is related.
- (US, LGBTQ, prison slang) Synonym of bitch (“a man forced or coerced into a homosexual relationship, especially in prison”).
- (cricket) A batsman's score of zero after getting out. (Short for duck's egg.)
- (Midlands) Dear, mate (informal way of addressing a friend or stranger).
- (US) A cairn used to mark a trail.
- (medicine) A long-necked medical urinal for men; a bed urinal.
- A tightly-woven cotton or linen fabric, often used as sailcloth.
- (uncountable) The flesh of a duck used as food.
- One of the weights used to hold a spline in place for the purpose of drawing a curve.
- A term of endearment; pet; darling.
- (in the plural) Trousers made of such material.
- A marble to be shot at with another marble (the shooter) in children's games.
- (caving) A cave passage containing water with low, or no, airspace.
- An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet.
- (slang) A playing card with the rank of two.
- Specifically, an adult female duck; contrasted with drake and with duckling.
verb
noun
noun
- The act, process or product of reducing the volume of a liquid, as by evaporation.
- The direction of attention to a specific object.
- (physical chemistry) The amount of solute in a solution measured in suitable units (e.g., parts per million (ppm))
- The matching game pelmanism.
- The act or process of removing the dress of ore and of reducing the valuable part to smaller compass, as by currents of air or water.
- A field or course of study on which one focuses, especially as a student in a college or university.
- The act, process or ability of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated.
- The proportion of a substance in a whole.
- complete attention; intense mental effort
- bringing together military forces
- the spatial property of being crowded together
- increase in density
- great and constant diligence and attention
- strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing diluting material
- the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume
adj
- exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
- (computer science) using or relating to a form of continuous tape transport; used mainly to provide backup storage of unedited data; data that is transmitted and loaded continuously as earlier parts are being accessed/processed/displayed
- Flowing or moving in continuous succession, like fluid in a stream.
noun
- the circulation of cytoplasm within a cell
- (computing) The transmission of digital audio or video, or the reception or playback of such data without first storing it.
- The working of alluvial deposits to obtain ore.
- Movement as a stream.
- (Internet) Synonym of livestreaming.
- (UK, education) Division of classes into academic streams.
verb
verb
- be discharged in sprays of liquid
- scatter in a mass or jet of droplets
- cover by spraying with a liquid
- (transitive, soccer) To pass (a ball), usually laterally across the field and often a long distance.
- (transitive, Australian rules football) To kick (a ball) poorly and in an unintended direction.
- (transitive, figurative) To project many small items dispersively.
- (ergative) To project in a dispersive manner.
- (transitive, computing, computer security) To allocate blocks of memory from (a heap, etc.), and fill them with the same byte sequence, hoping to establish that sequence in a certain predetermined location as part of an exploit.
- (transitive) To project a liquid in a dispersive manner toward something.
- (climbing, slang, derogatory) To give unwanted advice.
- (intransitive, zoology) To urinate in order to mark territory.
- (Nigeria) To shower guests dancing at a function with money.
noun
- a quantity of small objects flying through the air
- a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist
- water in small drops in the atmosphere; blown from waves or thrown up by a waterfall
- flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage
- a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
- a jet of vapor
- (metalworking, countable) A side channel or branch of the runner of a flask, made to distribute the metal to all parts of the mold.
- (uncountable) Branches and twigs collectively; foliage.
- (Australia) A loud scolding or reprimand, usually delivered by a sports coach or similar figure.
- (countable) A collective body of small branches.
- (countable) A pressurized container; an atomizer.
- A fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid.
- (metalworking, countable) A group of castings made in the same mold and connected by sprues formed in the runner and its branches.
- (computing, countable) The allocation and filling of blocks of memory with the same byte sequence, hoping to establish that sequence in a certain predetermined location as part of an exploit.
- (countable) A small branch of flowers or berries.
- (countable) An ornament or design that resembles a branch.
- (figuratively) Something resembling a spray of liquid.
- (medicine, countable) A jet of fine medicated vapour, used either as an application to a diseased part or to charge the air of a room with a disinfectant or a deodorizer.
- (countable) Any of numerous commercial products, including paints, cosmetics, and insecticides, that are dispensed from containers in this manner.
verb
noun
- The act or process of forcing overflush into a system in order to clear out active fluids.
- The act of overflushing.
- Surplus assets.
- A flush (series of obstacles to ski between) that covers a slope
- A displacement fluid that is forced into a system in order to clear out active fluids that are used in a treatment, such as fracking, desalinization, etc.
- An excess of something.
- A flush or tinge of color that appears over the base color.
- A sudden rush of feeling that appears expressed in the face.
adj
adv
verb
- (transitive) To spray with liquid from a container.
- (intransitive) To spray out of a container.
- To shoot forward or out; to project; to jut out.
- To strut; to walk with a lofty or haughty gait; to be insolent; to obtrude.
- (intransitive) To move (running, walking etc.) rapidly around
- (intransitive) To travel on a jet aircraft or otherwise by jet propulsion
- To adjust the fuel to air ratio of a carburetor; to install or adjust a carburetor jet
- To jerk; to jolt; to be shaken.
- (slang, intransitive) To leave; depart.
- fly a jet plane
- issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth
adj
noun
- The colour of jet coal, deep grey.
- (mathematics) an operation that takes a differentiable function f and produces a polynomial, the Taylor polynomial (truncated Taylor series) of f, at each point of its domain.
- A turbine.
- (mineralogy) A hard, black form of coal, sometimes used in jewellery.
- A spout or nozzle for creating a jet of fluid.
- (physics) A narrow cone of hadrons and other particles produced by the hadronization of a quark or gluon.
- A part of a carburetor that controls the amount of fuel mixed with the air.
- (aviation) A type of airplane using jet engines rather than propellers.
- A collimated stream, spurt or flow of liquid or gas from a pressurized container, an engine, etc.
- A rocket engine.
- a hard black form of lignite that takes a brilliant polish and is used in jewelry or ornamentation
- atmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward
- the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
- an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
- street names for ketamine
- an artificially produced flow of water
noun
- a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances
- Any substance or material able to resolve the constituents of a mixture; a solvent.
- (mathematics) An equation upon whose solution the solution of a given problem depends.
- (medicine) That which has power to disperse inflammatory or other tumours; a discutient; anything which aids the absorption of effused products.
adj
noun
adj
noun
- The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation.
- (Japanese entertainment) The action or process of leaving a group.
- A commencement ceremony.
- (sciences) A marking (e.g., on a container) indicating a measurement on a scale, usually one of many such markings; the making of such marks.
- The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).
- the successful completion of a program of study
- a line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement
- an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
- the act of arranging in grades
noun
verb
- (transitive, rare) To sexually stimulate (someone) so that they eject fluid from the urethra.
- (transitive) To eject abruptly; to throw out suddenly and swiftly.
- (specifically, transitive and intransitive) Of a human being or other mammal: to forcibly eject from the urethra in response to sexual stimulation, in a male, semen; and, in a female, vaginal fluid.
- (biology, transitive) To eject or suddenly throw fluid or some other substance from a duct or other body structure.
- eject semen
- utter impulsively
verb
- (transitive) To drip (a liquid) in drops or small amounts.
- (cooking) To cook (food, especially fast food), particularly by lowering into hot oil to deep-fry, or by grilling.
- (transitive, music) To tune (a guitar string, etc.) to a lower note.
- (intransitive) Of a liquid: to fall in drops or droplets.
- (transitive) To cease concerning oneself over (someone or something); to have nothing more to do with (a discussion, subject, etc.).
- (intransitive, computing) To enter a more basic interface.
- (transitive) To make (someone or something) fall to the ground from a blow, gunshot, etc.; to bring down, to shoot down; to kill.
- (intransitive, physiology, informal) Of the testicles: to hang further away from the body and begin producing sperm due to puberty.
- (transitive) To reduce; to make smaller.
- Especially in drop acid: to swallow (a drug, particularly LSD).
- (intransitive) Of a voice: to lower in timbre, often due to puberty.
- (transitive, computing, music, television, colloquial) To release (a programme, software, a music album or song, etc.) to the public.
- (intransitive) To decrease, diminish, or lessen in condition, degree, value, etc.
- (intransitive, computing, music, television, colloquial) Of a programme, software, a music album or song, etc.: to enter public distribution.
- (originally US) To (unexpectedly) lose (a competition, game, etc.).
- To lose, spend, or otherwise part with (money).
- (intransitive, also figuratively) To fall (straight down) under the influence of gravity, like a drop of liquid.
- (intransitive) To come to an end (by not being kept up); to lapse, to stop.
- (intransitive) To fall into a particular condition or state.
- (intransitive, online gaming, video games) Of an item: To appear for the player to pick up, usually after an enemy has been defeated.
- To impart (something).
- (intransitive) Usually followed by by, in, or into: of a person: to visit someone or somewhere informally or without a prior appointment.
- (intransitive) To fall or sink quickly or suddenly to the ground.
- (rugby) To score (a goal) by means of a drop kick.
- (transitive) To cancel or cease to participate in (a scheduled course, event, or project).
- To perform (rap music).
- (transitive) To mention (something) casually or incidentally, usually in conversation.
- (transitive) To set down (someone or something) from a vehicle; to stop and deliver or deposit (someone or something); to drop off.
- (transitive) To lower (a sound, a voice, etc.) in pitch or volume.
- (transitive, computing) To present (the user) with a more basic interface.
- (transitive) To cease to include (something), as if on a list; to dismiss, to eject, to expel.
- To quickly lower or take down (one's trousers), especially in public.
- (cricket) Of a fielder: to fail to dismiss (a batsman) by accidentally dropping a batted ball that had initially been caught.
- (transitive, linguistics) To fail to write, or (especially) to pronounce (a syllable, letter, etc.).
- To pass or use (counterfeit cheques, money, etc.).
- (intransitive) To collapse in exhaustion or injury; also, to fall dead, or to fall in death.
- (transitive, ergative, also figuratively) To let (something) fall; to allow (something) to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on).
- (transitive) To move to a lower position; to allow to hang downwards; to lower.
- (intransitive) Of a song or sound: to lower in key, pitch, tempo, or other quality.
- (transitive, online gaming, video games) Of a defeated enemy or container: To leave behind an item that the player can collect.
- To play (a portion of music) in the manner of a disc jockey.
- (intransitive, gambling) To drop out of the betting.
- (transitive) Of an animal (usually a sheep): to give birth to (young); of a bird: to lay (an egg).
- (transitive) To let (a letter, etc.) fall into a postbox; hence, to send (a letter, email, or other message) in an offhand manner.
- (transitive) To dispose or get rid of (something); to lose, to remove.
- (US, Singapore, ergative, military, slang) To make someone, or be made to do push-ups or some other form of exercise on the ground as punishment.
- (intransitive) To fall behind or to the rear of a group of people, etc., as a result of not keeping up with those at the front.
- pay out
- utter with seeming casualness
- take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth
- change from one level to another
- remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
- lower the pitch of (musical notes)
- fall or descend to a lower place or level
- stop pursuing or acting
- to fall vertically
- let fall to the ground
- cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
- fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death
- grow progressively worse
- stop associating with
- leave undone or leave out
- let or cause to fall in drops
- to remove
- go down in value
- lose (a game)
- omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing
- give birth; used for animals
- hang loosely
- terminate an association with
noun
- Of women's clothes: the difference between the bust circumference and hip circumference.
- (online gaming, video games) An item made available for the player to pick up from the remains of a defeated enemy.
- (pinball) Ellipsis of drop target.
- (rugby) Ellipsis of drop kick.
- (pharmacology, chiefly in the plural) A liquid medicine that is intended to be administered in drops (sense 1).
- (agriculture) A fruit which has fallen off a tree, etc., or has been knocked off accidentally, rather than picked.
- (informal) Only used in get the drop on, have the drop on: an advantage.
- A decline in degree, quality, quantity, or rate.
- (nautical) The depth of a (square) sail (generally applied to the courses only); the vertical dimension of a sail.
- (electrics, telecommunications) An overhead electrical line running from a utility pole to a customer's building or other premises.
- (American football) A dropped pass.
- Usually preceded by the: relegation from one division to a lower one.
- (law enforcement) The distance that a person drops when being executed by hanging.
- Often preceded by a defining word: a small, round piece of hard candy, such as a lemon drop; a lozenge.
- (theater) A curtain which falls in front of a theatrical stage; also, a section of (cloth) scenery lowered on to the stage like a curtain.
- (slang, US) An automobile with a drop-top roof, a convertible.
- Licorice in confectionery form.
- Ellipsis of drop hammer or drop press.
- The distance below a cliff or other high position through which someone or something could fall; hence, a steep slope.
- (also figuratively) A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own rounded shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
- (law enforcement, informal) Preceded by the: execution by hanging.
- (music) A point in a song, usually electronic music such as dubstep, house, trance, or trap, where there is a very noticeable and pleasing change in bass, tempo, and/or overall tone; a climax, a highlight.
- A release (of music, a video game, etc).
- (Ireland, informal) A single measure of whisky.
- Of men's clothes: the difference between the chest circumference and waist circumference.
- (figuratively) A very small quantity of liquid, or (by extension) of anything.
- (law enforcement) A trapdoor (“hinged platform”) on a gallows; a gallows itself.
- An act of moving downwards under the force of gravity; a descent, a fall.
- The vertical length of a hanging curtain.
- A mechanism for lowering something, such as a machine for lowering heavy weights on to a ship's deck, or a device for temporarily lowering a gas jet, etc.
- (pharmacology) A dose of liquid medicine in the form of a drop (sense 1).
- (engineering) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger.
- (surfing) A near vertical decent down the face of a breaking wave.
- (cricket) A place (specified by an ordinal) in the batting order after the openers.
- (architecture) An ornament resembling a pendant; a gutta.
- (American football) Ellipsis of drop-back.
- (gambling) The amount of money that a gambler exchanges for chips in a casino.
- (chiefly British) Usually preceded by the: alcoholic spirits in general.
- (golf) Ellipsis of drop shot.
- The cover mounted on a swivel over a keyhole that rests over the keyhole when not in use to keep out debris, but is swiveled out of the way before inserting the key.
- (chiefly Australia, British) A small amount of an alcoholic beverage.
- A place where items or supplies may be left for others to collect, whether openly (as with a mail drop), or secretly or illegally (as in crime or espionage); a drop-off point.
- An instance of making a delivery of people, supplies, or things, especially by parachute out of an aircraft (an airdrop), but also by truck, etc.
- a shape that is spherical and small
- a central depository where things can be left or picked up
- a steep high face of rock
- a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
- a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
- the act of dropping something
- a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
- a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
- a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
noun
- the discharge of a fluid from some container
- nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
- the act of escaping physically
- an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
- an avoidance of danger or difficulty
- a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild
- a means or way of escaping
- a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level
- (programming) The text character represented by 27 (decimal) or 1B (hexadecimal).
- (botany) A cultivated plant found growing as though wild, dispersed by some agency.
- (snooker) A successful shot from a snooker position.
- A holiday, viewed as time away from the vicissitudes of life.
- Something that has escaped; an escapee.
- Leakage or outflow, as of steam or a liquid, or an electric current through defective insulation.
- The act of leaving a dangerous or unpleasant situation.
- (architecture) An apophyge.
- (computing) escape key
- (manufacturing) A defective product that is allowed to leave a manufacturing facility.
verb
- be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
- flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
- escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
- fail to experience
- remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
- run away from confinement
- issue or leak, as from a small opening
- (transitive) To avoid (any unpleasant person or thing); to elude, get away from.
- (transitive) To elude the observation or notice of; to not be seen or remembered by.
- (transitive, computing) To cause (a single character, or all such characters in a string) to be interpreted literally, instead of with any special meaning it would usually have in the same context, often by prefixing with another character.
- (intransitive) To get free; to free oneself.
- (computing) To halt a program or command by pressing a key (such as the "Esc" key) or combination of keys.
- (intransitive) To avoid capture; to get away with something, avoid punishment.
noun
- the discharge of a fluid from some container
- soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi
- an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape
- a euphemism for urination
- unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information
- (computing) The gradual loss of a system resource caused by failure to deallocate previously reserved portions.
- A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.
- (mildly vulgar, slang, especially with the verb "take") An act of urination.
- The person through whom such divulgation, or disclosure, occurs.
- A loss of electricity through imperfect insulation, or the point where it occurs.
- A divulgation, or disclosure, of information previously held secret.
- The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture.
verb
- tell anonymously
- have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out
- enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure
- be leaked
- (transitive) To allow fluid or gas to pass through an opening that should be sealed.
- (transitive, figurative, by extension) To allow anything through that would normally or preferably be blocked.
- (slang, sometimes euphemistic) To urinate.
- (intransitive) (of a fluid or gas) To pass through an opening that should be sealed.
- (ambitransitive) To disclose secret information surreptitiously or anonymously.
- (slang, US) To bleed.
- (intransitive, figurative, by extension) To pass through when it would normally or preferably be blocked.
noun
- the discharge of a fluid from some container
- An undesirable flow of electric current through insulation.
- An act of leaking, or something that leaks.
- (sound recording) The situation where sound is picked up by a microphone from a source other than that which is intended.
- (economics) The loss of revenue generated by tourism to the economies of other countries.
- Loss of retail stock, especially due to theft.
- The amount lost due to a leak.
noun
- Any of a number of devices that eject a pressurized stream of liquid.
- A place where there is a natural spout or eruption, such as a geyser or jet of lava.
- One who drives or rides in a jet-propelled vehicle.
- (roller derby) A jammer (player who attempts to score points by making their way past other players) on the televised version of the game.
- An animal, such as a squid or jellyfish, that moves by jet propulsion. (Often used to distinguish it from similar animals with a different method of locomotion.)
- (often science fiction) A vehicle or engine that works by jet propulsion.
adj
verb
- stop the flow of a liquid
- (transitive) To check or stop, or deter (an action).
- To make (a building or other structure) watertight or weatherproof.
- To stop the flow of (blood); also, to stop (a wound) from bleeding.
- (transitive, poetic, otherwise archaic) To stop the flow of (water or some other liquid).
- (intransitive, also reflexive) Of bleeding: to stop.
- To stop the progression of (an illness); also, to alleviate (pain); often followed by of: to relieve (someone's) pain.
noun
verb
adj
- firm and dependable especially in loyalty
- (by extension) Impermeable to air or other gases; airtight.
- Stubborn, intransigent.
- Not permitting water or some other liquid to escape or penetrate; watertight.
- Dependable, loyal, reliable, trustworthy.
- (chiefly hunting) Of a hunting dog: that can be depended on to pick up the scent of, or to mark, game.
- Strongly built; also, in good or strong condition.
- Staying true to one's aims or principles; firm, resolute, unswerving.
noun
verb
- stop the flow of a liquid
- remove the stem from
- grow out of, have roots in, originate in
- cause to point inward
- To descend in a family line.
- To ram (clay, etc.) into a blasting hole.
- (transitive) To stop, hinder (for instance, a river or blood).
- (climbing) To use a stance with the feet spread apart, bracing them in opposite directions against the two walls of a chimney or dihedral.
- To remove the stem from.
- To be caused or derived; to originate.
- (skiing) To move the feet apart and point the tips of the skis inward in order to slow down the speed or to facilitate a turn.
- To direct the stem (of a ship) against; to make headway against.
noun
- a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
- front part of a vessel or aircraft
- a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
- (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
- the tube of a tobacco pipe
- cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
- Alternative spelling of stemme (“lesbian who combines stud and femme traits”).
- The stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors.
- (music) A premixed portion of a track for use in audio mastering and remixing.
- (botany) The above-ground stalk (technically axis) of a vascular plant, and certain anatomically similar, below-ground organs such as rhizomes, bulbs, tubers, and corms.
- An advanced or leading position; the lookout.
- (nautical, loosely) The front part of a vessel.
- Alternative form of steem.
- (linguistics) The main part of an uninflected word to which affixes may be added to form inflections of the word. A stem often has a more fundamental root. Systematic conjugations and declensions derive from their stems.
- (typography) A vertical stroke of a letter.
- A slender supporting member of an individual part of a plant such as a flower or a leaf; also, by analogy, the shaft of a feather.
- A branch of a family.
- (anatomy) A part of an anatomic structure considered without its possible branches or ramifications.
- Alternative form of STEM.
- (slang) The penis.
- (nautical, precisely) The vertical or nearly vertical forward extension of the keel, to which the forward ends of the planks or strakes are attached.
- (slang) A person's leg.
- (taxonomy) A branch, or group of branches, located outside a family or other cladistic group, but which is more closely related to that group than to any other taxon of the same rank.
- A narrow part on certain man-made objects, such as a wine glass, a tobacco pipe, a spoon.
- (music) A vertical stroke marking the length of a note in written music.
- (cycling) A component on a bicycle that connects the handlebars to the bicycle fork.
- (slang) A crack pipe; or the long, hollow portion of a similar pipe (i.e. meth pipe) resembling a crack pipe.
- (chiefly British) A winder on a clock, watch, or similar mechanism.
noun
- An instrument from which a liquid is forcefully ejected in a small, quick stream.
- (UK, Ireland, US, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, slang) A small child.
- A small, quick stream; a jet.
- (hydrodynamics) The whole system of flow in the vicinity of a source.
- A burst of noise.
- (slang) An annoyingly pretentious person; a whippersnapper.
- (informal) An act of urination.
- A maneuver in which a kayak is forced into a nearly vertical position.
- (slang, vulgar, uncountable) Female ejaculate.
- someone who is small and insignificant
- the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
verb
- (transitive, of a liquid) To cause to be ejected, in a rapid stream, from a narrow orifice.
- (transitive) To hit with a rapid stream of liquid.
- (intransitive, of a liquid) To be thrown out, or ejected, in a rapid stream, from a narrow orifice.
- (intransitive, slang, vulgar, of a female) To ejaculate.
- To forcefully maneuver against the current so that the end of a kayak is forced nearly vertical.
- (transitive, Internet slang) To 3D print (a firearm).
- (transitive, by extension) To emit, eject or excrete (something).
- cause to come out in a squirt
- wet with a spurt of liquid
noun
- emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
- a pipe through which liquid is carried away
- tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
- a gradual depletion of energy or resources
- (electronics) One terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
- Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return.
- (chiefly US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)
- (chiefly UK) An access point or conduit for rainwater that drains directly downstream in a (drainage) basin without going through sewers or water treatment in order to prevent or belay floods.
- A natural or artificial watercourse which drains a tract of land.
- (pinball) An outhole.
- (vulgar) An act of urination.
verb
- empty of liquid; drain the liquid from
- (transitive, ergative) To cause liquid to flow out of.
- deplete of resources
- flow off gradually
- make weak
- (intransitive) To lose liquid.
- (intransitive, pinball) To fall off the bottom of the playfield.
- (transitive) To deplete of energy or resources.
- (transitive) To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust.
- (intransitive) To flow gradually.
- (transitive, basketball, slang) To make a shot.
- (transitive, ergative) To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To ooze or pass slowly through pores or other small openings, and in overly small quantities; said of liquids, etc.
- (Scotland) To soak.
- (intransitive, figurative) To enter or penetrate slowly; to spread or diffuse.
- (intransitive, figurative) To diminish or wane away slowly.
- (transitive) (of a crack etc.) To allow a liquid to pass through, to leak.
- pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings
noun
- the act of allowing a fluid to escape
- a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation
- the act of liberating someone or something
- the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
- (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone
- a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
- a process that liberates or discharges something
- a formal written statement of relinquishment
- merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)
- euphemistic expressions for death
- activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion
- an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
- (railways, historical) In the block system, a printed card conveying information and instructions to be used at intermediate sidings without telegraphic stations.
- The catch on an electromagnetic circuit breaker for a motor, triggered in the event of an overload.
- Anything recently released or made available (as for sale).
- (phonetics, sound synthesis) The act or manner of ending a sound.
- (law) The giving up of a claim, especially a debt.
- (software) The distribution, either public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product.
- The event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms).
- Discharged semen
- The lever or button on a camera that opens the shutter to allow a photograph to be taken.
- Liberation from pain or suffering.
- A catch on a motor-starting rheostat, which automatically releases the rheostat arm and so stops the motor in case of a break in the field circuit.
- (biochemistry) The process by which a chemical substance is set free.
- (music) A kind of bridge used in jazz music.
- That which is released, untied or let go.
- Orgasm.
verb
- grant freedom to; free from confinement
- prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
- let (something) fall or spill from a container
- make (information) available for publication
- generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
- release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
- part with a possession or right
- eliminate (a substance)
- release, as from one's grip
- make (assets) available
- (transitive, telephony) (of a call) To hang up.
- (biochemistry) To set free a chemical substance.
- (transitive) To let go of; to cease to hold or contain.
- (transitive) To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of.
- (transitive, law) To let go, quit (a legal claim); to discharge or relinquish a right to (lands or buildings) by conveying to another who has some right or estate in possession.
- (transitive) To discharge.
- (transitive) To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.
- (transitive) To free or liberate; to set free.
- (transitive) To make available to the public.
- (intransitive) To launch; to come out; to become available.
- (transitive, soccer) To set up; to provide with a goalscoring opportunity.
noun
- the act of allowing a fluid to escape
- liquid that is spilled
- a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction
- a sudden drop from an upright position
- (mining) One of the thick laths or poles driven horizontally ahead of the main timbering in advancing a level in loose ground.
- A small stick or piece of paper used to light a candle, cigarette etc by the transfer of a flame from a fire.
- (countable) A mess of something that has been dropped.
- A peg or pin for plugging a hole, as in a cask'; a spile.
- A spillikin.
- (sound recording) The situation where sound is picked up by a microphone from a source other than that which is intended.
- (Shropshire, Herefordshire) A splinter caught in the skin.
- A metallic rod or pin.
- (Australian politics) A declaration that the leadership of a parliamentary party is vacant, and open for re-election. Short form of leadership spill.
- A fall or stumble.
verb
- reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail)
- cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
- pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities
- cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over
- reveal information
- flow, run or fall out and become lost
- (intransitive, of a crowd or people within a crowd) To overflow out of a designated area.
- To mar; to damage; to destroy by misuse; to waste.
- (ambitransitive) To reveal information to an uninformed party.
- (transitive) To express (something), especially repeatedly or floridly; to be expressed.
- (of a knot) To come undone.
- (transitive, Australian politics) To open the leadership of a parliamentary party for re-election.
- (intransitive) To spread out or fall out, as above.
- (transitive) To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour.
- (intransitive, also figurative) To overflow or flow out, over or off something.
- To cover or decorate with slender pieces of wood, metal, ivory, etc.; to inlay.
- (nautical) To relieve a sail from the pressure of the wind, so that it can be more easily reefed or furled, or to lessen the strain.
- (transitive) To drop something that was intended to be caught.
- (transitive) To cause or flow out and be lost or wasted; to shed.
noun
- A fluid that flows out.
- the discharge of a fluid from some container
- Any outward movement.
- The process of flowing out.
- (astronomy) A stream of gaseous material emanating from an active galactic nucleus.
- (sewage) Something that flows out of a sewage treatment plant.
- The part of a system that allows material to flow out.
- a natural flow of ground water
- the process of flowing out
verb
noun
- The act of dissolving, especially of a solid by a fluid.
- An answer to a problem.
- (marketing) A product, service or suite thereof, especially software.
- An act, plan or other means, used or proposed, to solve a problem.
- (physical chemistry) A homogeneous mixture, which may be liquid, gas or solid, formed by dissolving one or more substances.
- the successful action of solving a problem
- a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
- a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
- a method for solving a problem
- the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
verb
noun
- A device for distilling liquids.
- A building where liquors are distilled; a distillery.
- (slang) A resident of the Falkland Islands.
- (catering) A large water boiler used to make tea and coffee.
- (photography) A photograph, as opposed to movie footage.
- (cinematography) A single frame from a film.
- (catering) The area in a restaurant used to make tea and coffee, separate from the main kitchen.
- A period of calm or silence.
- a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)
- an apparatus used for the distillation of liquids; consists of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a condenser where the vapor is condensed
- a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation
- (poetic) tranquil silence
adj
- Not moving; calm.
- Not effervescing; not sparkling.
- Uttering no sound; silent.
- Comparatively quiet or silent; soft; gentle; low.
- (not comparable) Having the same stated quality continuously from a past time
- free from noticeable current
- used of pictures; of a single or static photograph not presented so as to create the illusion of motion; or representing objects not capable of motion
- not in physical motion
- not sparkling
- (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
- marked by absence of sound
adv
- (conjunctive) Nevertheless.
- Alternative spelling of styll.
- (extensive) Even, yet.
- (degree) To an even greater degree. Used to modify comparative adjectives or adverbs.
- Without motion.
- (aspect) Up to a time, as in the preceding time.
- despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
- to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons
- with reference to action or condition; without change, interruption, or cessation
- without moving or making a sound
verb
noun
- 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
- (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.
verb
- 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
- To send away (a creditor) satisfied by payment; to pay one's debt or obligation to.
- To let fly; to give expression to; to utter.
- (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.
noun
- the pouring forth of a fluid
- A flow of liquid; a leak.
- a small stream
- a regular trip
- unrestricted freedom to use
- an unbroken chronological sequence
- (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
- the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
- the act of testing something
- the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation
- a race between candidates for elective office
- a race run on foot
- a short trip
- an unbroken series of events
- the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
- a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
- a row of unravelled stitches
- A production quantity (such as in a factory).
- (mining) The horizontal distance to which a drift may be carried, either by licence of the proprietor of a mine or by the nature of the formation; also, the direction which a vein of ore or other substance takes.
- A trial.
- One’s gait while running; the way one runs.
- (construction) Horizontal dimension of a slope.
- (cricket) The act of passing from one wicket to another; the point scored for this.
- (chiefly eastern North Midland US, especially Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia) A small creek or part thereof. (Compare Southern US branch and New York and New England brook.)
- Migration of fish.
- The top of a step on a staircase, also called a tread, as opposed to the rise.
- (video games, speedrunning) A playthrough, or attempted playthrough; a session of play.
- (skiing, bobsledding) A single trip down a hill, as in skiing and bobsledding.
- Any sudden large demand for something.
- (banking) A sudden series of demands on a bank or other financial institution, especially characterised by great withdrawals.
- An enclosure for an animal; a track or path along which something can travel.
- (slang) A period of extended (usually daily) drug use.
- A standard or unexceptional group or category.
- The horizontal length of a set of stairs
- (music) A rapid passage in music, especially along a scale.
- (golf) The movement communicated to a golf ball by running it.
- (American football) A running play.
- The distance drilled with a bit, in oil drilling.
- State of being current; currency; popularity.
- The period of showing of a play, film, TV series, etc.
- A quick pace, faster than a walk.
- A line of knit stitches that have unravelled, particularly in a nylon stocking.
- (card games) A sequence of cards in a suit in a card game.
- (baseball) A score when a runner touches all bases legally; the act of a runner scoring.
- (golf) The distance a ball travels after touching the ground from a stroke.
- (mathematics, computing) The execution of a program or model
- A pair or set of millstones.
- A series of tries in a game that were successful.
- (Australia, New Zealand) A rural landholding for farming, usually for running sheep, and operated by a runholder.
- Act or instance of hurrying (to or from a place) (not necessarily on foot); dash or errand, trip.
- Flight, instance or period of fleeing.
- (nautical) The stern of the underwater body of a ship from where it begins to curve upward and inward.
- (of horses) A fast gallop.
- Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet.
- Unrestricted use. Only used in have the run of.
- A continuous period (of time) marked by a trend; a period marked by a continuing trend.
- A (regular) trip or route.
- The route taken while running or skiing.
- The distance sailed by a ship.
- A group of fish that migrate, or ascend a river for the purpose of spawning.
- A pleasure trip.
- A voyage.
verb
- cover by running; run a certain distance
- deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
- include as the content; broadcast or publicize
- travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means
- run with the ball; in such sports as football
- occur persistently
- flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
- reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
- run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
- be diffused
- change from one state to another
- pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
- carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
- become undone
- be affected by; be subjected to
- move along, of liquids
- progress by being changed
- cause something to pass or lead somewhere
- change or be different within limits
- be operating, running or functioning
- continue to exist
- move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way
- make without a miss
- sail before the wind
- cause to perform
- have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
- conduct to completion
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- compete in a race
- direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
- come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
- pass over, across, or through
- set animals loose to graze
- keep company
- move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
- perform as expected when applied
- extend or continue for a certain period of time
- cause an animal to move fast
- travel a route regularly
- have a particular form
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- (transitive) To encounter or incur (a danger or risk).
- To tend, as to an effect or consequence; to incline.
- (transitive) To complete a running course or event in (a given time).
- (figurative, transitive) To pass (without stopping), typically a stop signal, stop sign, or duty to yield the right of way.
- (transitive) To execute or carry out a plan, procedure, or program.
- To fuse; to shape; to mould; to cast.
- (transitive) To transit (a length of a river), as in whitewater rafting.
- (intransitive) Of stitches or stitched clothing, to unravel.
- To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine.
- (golf) To strike (the ball) in such a way as to cause it to run along the ground, as when approaching a hole.
- (intransitive) To flee from a danger or towards help.
- To press (a bank, etc.) with immediate demands for payment.
- (intransitive) To become liquid; to melt.
- (intransitive) To be a candidate in an election.
- (transitive, agriculture) To sort through a large volume of produce in quality control.
- (transitive) To transport (someone or something), notionally at a brisk pace.
- (copulative) To become different in a way mentioned (usually to become worse).
- To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company.
- (transitive) To cover (a course or a distance) by running.
- (intransitive) To leak or spread in an undesirable fashion; to bleed (especially used of dye or paint).
- past participle of rin
- (intransitive) To move briskly or smoothly with a motion of sliding, rolling, sweeping etc.
- (transitive) To make (something) extend in space.
- (sports, especially baseball) To eject from a game or match.
- To pass or go quickly in thought or conversation.
- (transitive) To cause to move quickly or lightly.
- (intransitive) To move forward quickly upon two feet by alternately making a short jump off either foot.
- (intransitive) To extend in time, to last, to continue (usually with a measure phrase).
- (intransitive) Of fish, to migrate for spawning.
- To drive or force; to cause, or permit, to be driven.
- (transitive or intransitive) To compete in a race.
- (transitive, intransitive) Of a means of transportation: to travel (a route).
- (intransitive) To be presented in the media.
- (transitive) To make stand in an election.
- To exert continuous activity; to proceed.
- (transitive) To cause (a vehicle) to travel a route.
- (intransitive) To extend in space or through a range (often with a measure phrase).
- (American football, transitive or intransitive) To carry (a football) down the field, as opposed to passing or kicking.
- To pursue in thought; to carry in contemplation.
- (transitive) To make a liquid or electric current flow from or into an object.
- (transitive) To smuggle (illegal goods).
- (transitive) To control or manage; to be in charge of.
- (intransitive) To go at a fast pace; to move quickly.
- (transitive) To make a machine operate.
- To have growth or development.
- (transitive) To cost an amount of money.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To move or spread quickly.
- (nautical, of a vessel) To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing close-hauled.
- (intransitive) Of a liquid or electric current, to flow.
- (transitive) To print or broadcast in the media.
- To control or have precedence in a card game.
- (transitive, juggling, colloquial) To juggle a pattern continuously, as opposed to starting and stopping quickly.
- To be in form thus, as a combination of words.
- (intransitive) Of an object, to have a liquid flowing from it.
- (video games, rare) To speedrun.
- (transitive) To cause stitched clothing to unravel.
- To cause to enter; to thrust.
- (transitive) To make enter a race.
- To encounter or suffer (a particular, usually bad, fate or misfortune).
- (intransitive) Of a machine, including computer programs, to be operating or working normally.
- To sew (a seam) by passing the needle through material in a continuous line, generally taking a series of stitches on the needle at the same time.
adj
verb
noun
- a quick squirt of some liquid (usually carbonated water)
- Synonym of spritzer (“spray bottle”).
- Synonym of spritzer (“drink made with white wine and soda water”).
- A cocktail consisting of prosecco, soda water, and bitters.
- (by extension) A small amount of something; a dash or jot.
- A sprinkling or spray of liquid; a small amount of liquid.
noun
- The act, process or product of reducing the volume of a liquid, as by evaporation.
- The direction of attention to a specific object.
- (physical chemistry) The amount of solute in a solution measured in suitable units (e.g., parts per million (ppm))
- The matching game pelmanism.
- The act or process of removing the dress of ore and of reducing the valuable part to smaller compass, as by currents of air or water.
- A field or course of study on which one focuses, especially as a student in a college or university.
- The act, process or ability of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated.
- The proportion of a substance in a whole.
- complete attention; intense mental effort
- bringing together military forces
- the spatial property of being crowded together
- increase in density
- great and constant diligence and attention
- strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing diluting material
- the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume
noun
- a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances
- Any substance or material able to resolve the constituents of a mixture; a solvent.
- (mathematics) An equation upon whose solution the solution of a given problem depends.
- (medicine) That which has power to disperse inflammatory or other tumours; a discutient; anything which aids the absorption of effused products.
adj
noun
adj
noun
- The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation.
- (Japanese entertainment) The action or process of leaving a group.
- A commencement ceremony.
- (sciences) A marking (e.g., on a container) indicating a measurement on a scale, usually one of many such markings; the making of such marks.
- The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).
- the successful completion of a program of study
- a line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement
- an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
- the act of arranging in grades
noun
verb
- (transitive, rare) To sexually stimulate (someone) so that they eject fluid from the urethra.
- (transitive) To eject abruptly; to throw out suddenly and swiftly.
- (specifically, transitive and intransitive) Of a human being or other mammal: to forcibly eject from the urethra in response to sexual stimulation, in a male, semen; and, in a female, vaginal fluid.
- (biology, transitive) To eject or suddenly throw fluid or some other substance from a duct or other body structure.
- eject semen
- utter impulsively
noun
- the discharge of a fluid from some container
- nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
- the act of escaping physically
- an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
- an avoidance of danger or difficulty
- a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild
- a means or way of escaping
- a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level
- (programming) The text character represented by 27 (decimal) or 1B (hexadecimal).
- (botany) A cultivated plant found growing as though wild, dispersed by some agency.
- (snooker) A successful shot from a snooker position.
- A holiday, viewed as time away from the vicissitudes of life.
- Something that has escaped; an escapee.
- Leakage or outflow, as of steam or a liquid, or an electric current through defective insulation.
- The act of leaving a dangerous or unpleasant situation.
- (architecture) An apophyge.
- (computing) escape key
- (manufacturing) A defective product that is allowed to leave a manufacturing facility.
verb
- be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
- flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
- escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
- fail to experience
- remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
- run away from confinement
- issue or leak, as from a small opening
- (transitive) To avoid (any unpleasant person or thing); to elude, get away from.
- (transitive) To elude the observation or notice of; to not be seen or remembered by.
- (transitive, computing) To cause (a single character, or all such characters in a string) to be interpreted literally, instead of with any special meaning it would usually have in the same context, often by prefixing with another character.
- (intransitive) To get free; to free oneself.
- (computing) To halt a program or command by pressing a key (such as the "Esc" key) or combination of keys.
- (intransitive) To avoid capture; to get away with something, avoid punishment.
noun
- the discharge of a fluid from some container
- soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi
- an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape
- a euphemism for urination
- unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information
- (computing) The gradual loss of a system resource caused by failure to deallocate previously reserved portions.
- A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.
- (mildly vulgar, slang, especially with the verb "take") An act of urination.
- The person through whom such divulgation, or disclosure, occurs.
- A loss of electricity through imperfect insulation, or the point where it occurs.
- A divulgation, or disclosure, of information previously held secret.
- The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture.
verb
- tell anonymously
- have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out
- enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure
- be leaked
- (transitive) To allow fluid or gas to pass through an opening that should be sealed.
- (transitive, figurative, by extension) To allow anything through that would normally or preferably be blocked.
- (slang, sometimes euphemistic) To urinate.
- (intransitive) (of a fluid or gas) To pass through an opening that should be sealed.
- (ambitransitive) To disclose secret information surreptitiously or anonymously.
- (slang, US) To bleed.
- (intransitive, figurative, by extension) To pass through when it would normally or preferably be blocked.
noun
- the discharge of a fluid from some container
- An undesirable flow of electric current through insulation.
- An act of leaking, or something that leaks.
- (sound recording) The situation where sound is picked up by a microphone from a source other than that which is intended.
- (economics) The loss of revenue generated by tourism to the economies of other countries.
- Loss of retail stock, especially due to theft.
- The amount lost due to a leak.
noun
- Any of a number of devices that eject a pressurized stream of liquid.
- A place where there is a natural spout or eruption, such as a geyser or jet of lava.
- One who drives or rides in a jet-propelled vehicle.
- (roller derby) A jammer (player who attempts to score points by making their way past other players) on the televised version of the game.
- An animal, such as a squid or jellyfish, that moves by jet propulsion. (Often used to distinguish it from similar animals with a different method of locomotion.)
- (often science fiction) A vehicle or engine that works by jet propulsion.
adj
verb
noun
- The act or process of forcing overflush into a system in order to clear out active fluids.
- The act of overflushing.
- Surplus assets.
- A flush (series of obstacles to ski between) that covers a slope
- A displacement fluid that is forced into a system in order to clear out active fluids that are used in a treatment, such as fracking, desalinization, etc.
- An excess of something.
- A flush or tinge of color that appears over the base color.
- A sudden rush of feeling that appears expressed in the face.
adj
adv
verb
noun
- a quick squirt of some liquid (usually carbonated water)
- Synonym of spritzer (“spray bottle”).
- Synonym of spritzer (“drink made with white wine and soda water”).
- A cocktail consisting of prosecco, soda water, and bitters.
- (by extension) A small amount of something; a dash or jot.
- A sprinkling or spray of liquid; a small amount of liquid.
verb
- give off (a liquid)
- To exude (a liquid) in small drops; also, to give off (a vapour) which condenses in small drops.
- Followed by off or out: to expel (a volatile substance) from something by distillation.
- To drip or be wet with some liquid.
- To fall or trickle down in small drops; to exude, to ooze out; also, to come out as a vapour which condenses in small drops.
- remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
- undergo the process of distillation
- extract by the process of distillation
- undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
- (by extension, figuratively) To impart (information, etc.) in small quantities; to infuse.
- To extract the essence of (something) by, or as if by, distillation; to concentrate, to purify.
- To turn into a vapour and then condense back into a liquid; to undergo or be produced by distillation.
- (machine learning) To transform a complex large language model into a smaller one.
- To transform a thing (into something else) by distillation.
- To flow or pass gently or slowly; hence (figuratively) to be manifested gently or gradually.
- To heat (a substance, usually a liquid) so that a vapour is produced, and then to cool the vapour so that it condenses back into a liquid, either to purify the original substance or to obtain one of its components; to subject to distillation.
- (also figuratively) To make (something, especially spirits such as gin and whisky) by distillation.
verb
- give off (a liquid)
- remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
- undergo the process of distillation
- extract by the process of distillation
- undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
- US standard spelling of distil.
noun
- emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
- a pipe through which liquid is carried away
- tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
- a gradual depletion of energy or resources
- (electronics) One terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
- Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return.
- (chiefly US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)
- (chiefly UK) An access point or conduit for rainwater that drains directly downstream in a (drainage) basin without going through sewers or water treatment in order to prevent or belay floods.
- A natural or artificial watercourse which drains a tract of land.
- (pinball) An outhole.
- (vulgar) An act of urination.
verb
- empty of liquid; drain the liquid from
- (transitive, ergative) To cause liquid to flow out of.
- deplete of resources
- flow off gradually
- make weak
- (intransitive) To lose liquid.
- (intransitive, pinball) To fall off the bottom of the playfield.
- (transitive) To deplete of energy or resources.
- (transitive) To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust.
- (intransitive) To flow gradually.
- (transitive, basketball, slang) To make a shot.
- (transitive, ergative) To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.
verb
noun
- A spigot or plug used to stop the hole in a barrel or cask.
- A pile; a post or girder.
- (US) A spout inserted in a maple (or other tree) to draw off sap.
- a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask
- a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
verb
- release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
- make apparent by one's mood or behavior
- (intransitive) To flow out through the pores.
- (transitive) To give off or radiate a certain quality or emotion, often strongly.
- (transitive) To discharge through pores or incisions, as moisture or other liquid matter; to give out.
verb
noun
- the process of seeping
- any thick, viscous matter
- (oceanography) A pelagic marine sediment containing a significant amount of the microscopic remains of either calcareous or siliceous planktonic debris organisms.
- Soft mud, slime, or shells especially in the bed of a river or estuary.
- A piece of soft, wet, pliable ground.
- Tanning liquor, an aqueous extract of vegetable matter (tanbark, sumac, etc.) in a tanning vat used to tan leather.
- An oozing, gentle flowing, or seepage, as of water through sand or earth.
verb
noun
- the noise of soft mud being walked on
- (countable) The sound or action of something, especially something moist, being squeezed or crushed.
- (slang) A non-romantic and generally non-sexual infatuation with somebody one is not dating, or the object of that infatuation; a platonic crush.
- (countable, politics, informal, derogatory) A political moderate.
verb
- (transitive) To purge a soluble matter out of something by the action of a percolating fluid.
- remove substances from by a percolating liquid
- (figurative, intransitive) To bleed; to seep.
- (intransitive) To part with soluble constituents by percolation.
- permeate or penetrate gradually
- cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate
noun
noun
- An instrument from which a liquid is forcefully ejected in a small, quick stream.
- (UK, Ireland, US, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, slang) A small child.
- A small, quick stream; a jet.
- (hydrodynamics) The whole system of flow in the vicinity of a source.
- A burst of noise.
- (slang) An annoyingly pretentious person; a whippersnapper.
- (informal) An act of urination.
- A maneuver in which a kayak is forced into a nearly vertical position.
- (slang, vulgar, uncountable) Female ejaculate.
- someone who is small and insignificant
- the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
verb
- (transitive, of a liquid) To cause to be ejected, in a rapid stream, from a narrow orifice.
- (transitive) To hit with a rapid stream of liquid.
- (intransitive, of a liquid) To be thrown out, or ejected, in a rapid stream, from a narrow orifice.
- (intransitive, slang, vulgar, of a female) To ejaculate.
- To forcefully maneuver against the current so that the end of a kayak is forced nearly vertical.
- (transitive, Internet slang) To 3D print (a firearm).
- (transitive, by extension) To emit, eject or excrete (something).
- cause to come out in a squirt
- wet with a spurt of liquid
verb
- (of a liquid) To pour or spill off or over.
- To flee or depart quickly.
- (idiomatic) To write something quickly.
- To have diarrhea.
- (transitive) To steal (horses).
- (idiomatic) To make photocopies, or print.
- To operate by a particular energy or fuel source.
- To cause to flow away.
- To chase someone away.
- To recite, especially items on a list.
- decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff
- run away secretly with one's beloved
- force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
- leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
- run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
- run off as waste
- reproduce by xerography
verb
- (intransitive) Of a liquid: to drain away, to percolate.
- take liquid out of a container or well
- (transitive) To remove the contents of (something, especially a kiln or oven); to empty.
- (intransitive) To take up water from a well or other source, especially by lifting it in a container or pumping it.
- (transitive) To make (straw straight for thatching by pulling it through the hands.
- (intransitive, archery) To pull back an arrow or bowstring in preparation for shooting the arrow; also, to cause a bow to bend by pulling back the bowstring.
- (transitive, manufacturing, historical) To separate (a length of lace made by machine) into sections by removing the threads connecting the sections.
- Of a channel, drain, etc.: to carry (water) away.
- (transitive) Often followed by tight: to pull (something, such as a belt or string) so that it tightens or wraps around something more closely.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to occur as a consequence; to bring about.
- To call forth (something) from a person, to elicit.
- (intransitive) To be made larger or longer; to be elongated or stretched.
- To deduce or infer (a conclusion); to make (a deduction).
- To extract (a tooth); to pull.
- To extract (a small amount of liquid, especially blood) by puncturing a surface, or by using a pipette, syringe, or other suction device.
- (transitive) To produce (a figure, line, picture, representation of something, etc.) with a piece of chalk, a crayon, a pen, a pencil, or other instrument.
- (transitive) To make (a comparison or contrast) between two or more things; to compare; to contrast, to distinguish.
- (transitive) To attract (something) by means of a physical force, especially gravity or magnetism.
- (billiards) To strike (the cue ball) below the centre so as to give it a backward rotation which causes it to move backwards on striking another ball.
- (transitive, reflexive) To assume a specific attitude or position, either by pulling in or stretching out one's body or limbs.
- (analogous) To consume (power).
- (transitive) To move (a body part) in a particular direction.
- (intransitive) To pull out a firearm, sword, or other weapon from a holster, sheath, etc.
- (intransitive) Of blinds, a curtain, etc.: to be pulled open or closed.
- (bowls) Of a bowl: to move in a curve to a certain place.
- To extract (juice, oil, or some other fluid) from something by osmosis, pressure, or another process.
- (transitive) Followed by on or upon: to bring (disaster or misfortune) on oneself.
- (intransitive, card games) To be dealt or to take a playing card from the deck.
- To come to, towards (a particular moment in time); to approach (a time).
- (transitive) To drag (something), especially along the ground.
- (intransitive) To attract or influence a person or group of people; to be an inducement or enticement.
- (intransitive) To leave tea temporarily in water to allow the flavour to increase; to infuse, to steep; also, of a teapot: to cause tea to infuse.
- To pull out (a firearm, sword, or other weapon) from a holster, sheath, etc.; to unsheathe.
- To take (a beverage) from a cask or keg using a pump or tap; to tap.
- (transitive) Followed by out: to flatten (a piece of metal), usually by hammering.
- (transitive) To cause (air) to be sucked into a duct, a room, etc.
- To drag (someone) by tying behind a horse or on a frame as a form of punishment or torture, or to bring to a place of execution.
- (intransitive) To select one or more things at random from a collection of similar things to decide which of a group of people will receive or undergo something.
- (intransitive) Chiefly followed by about or around: of a group of people: to come together; to assemble, to congregate, to gather.
- (intransitive, used with prepositions and adverbs) To move steadily in a particular direction or into a specific position.
- (golf) To hit (the ball) with the toe of the club so that it is deflected toward the left (or, for a left-handed player, toward the right, originally in an uncontrolled and now a controlled manner.
- (transitive, sports) To end (a game or match) with neither side winning, that is, in a draw.
- (transitive, UK, regional) To carry (a load) in a vehicle; to cart, to haul.
- (transitive) To pull (blinds, a curtain, etc.) open or closed.
- (transitive, agriculture) To create (a furrow) by pulling a plough through soil.
- (transitive) To select (one or more things) at random from a collection of similar things to decide which of a group of people will receive something such as a prize, or undergo something such as an assignment; also, to select (someone) by this process; to win (a prize) in a lottery or lucky draw.
- (transitive) To attract or provoke (a particular reaction or response) from someone.
- (intransitive) Of a channel, drain, etc.: to carry water away.
- (transitive, fishing) To fish by dragging a fishing net along (a shore) or in (a body of water).
- (transitive, hunting) To search (a covert, a wood, etc.) for game or a quarry.
- (nautical) Followed by an adverb, such as deep or shallow: of a vessel: to require a depth of water of a certain characteristic to float in.
- (intransitive) To produce an image of something with a piece of chalk, a crayon, a pen, a pencil, or other instrument; to make a drawing or drawings.
- (transitive) Chiefly followed by aside or to one side: to move (someone) away from a group of people in order to speak to them privately.
- (transitive) To receive (a particular prison sentence).
- (historical) Chiefly in draw and quarter and hang, draw and quarter: to disembowel (someone), especially after hanging as a punishment for high treason.
- (transitive) To attract or cause (someone) to come to a particular place or to take a particular course of action; also, to cause (someone) to turn away from a particular condition or course of action.
- (transitive, cricket) In a match scheduled to last for a certain period of time: to end (a match) with neither side winning because the team batting last has not completed its innings when the playing time concludes.
- (transitive) To carve or shape (something) by cutting off thin pieces.
- (transitive) To pull out (a bolt or latch) to unlock a door, gate, etc.; also, to push in (a bolt or latch) to lock a door, gate, etc.
- (transitive) To take (air, smoke, etc.) into the lungs; to breathe in, to inhale.
- (transitive, archery) To pull back (an arrow or bowstring) in preparation for shooting the arrow; also, to cause (a bow) to bend by pulling back the bowstring.
- (transitive, often formal) To pull (someone or something) in a particular direction or manner.
- (transitive, northern Scotland) To take milk from (a cow); to milk.
- (transitive) Often followed by on or upon and the person or institution providing the money: to write (a bill, cheque, or draft) to authorize payment of money.
- (transitive) To fill a bathtub with (water for a bath); to run (a bath).
- To leave (tea) temporarily in water to allow the flavour to increase; to infuse, to steep.
- (intransitive) Of a bathtub: to be filled with water for a bath; to be run.
- (intransitive) To take a drink of a beverage, especially an alcoholic one; to swig.
- (transitive) To conduct, or select the winning numbers, tickets, etc., for, (a lottery).
- (cooking) To remove the viscera from (an animal, especially a bird) before cooking.
- (bowls) To cause (a bowl) to move in a curve to a certain place.
- To take up (water) from a well or other source, especially by lifting in a container or pumping.
- (transitive, originally and chiefly military) To attract or provoke gunfire, either intentionally or unintentionally.
- To take (something) from a particular source, especially of information; to derive.
- To soak up (a liquid, etc.); to absorb; specifically, of an organism (especially a plant) or one of its parts: to take in (nutrients, water, etc.).
- (intransitive) Followed by at or on: to drag or suck deeply on a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement.
- (transitive) To make (something) larger or longer; to elongate, to stretch.
- (transitive, fishing) to haul in (a fishing net) which has been cast; also, to drag (a fishing net) alongside a boat.
- (intransitive, dominoes) To take a domino from the stock.
- (intransitive) To be (able to be) pulled in a particular direction or manner.
- (intransitive) Of a duct, smoking implement, etc.: to allow air to be passed through it in order that combustion can occur.
- (intransitive) To make straw straight for thatching by pulling it through the hands.
- (intransitive, sports) To end a game or match with neither side winning, that is, in a draw; to tie.
- (transitive, figurative) To depict (something) linguistically; to portray (something) in words; to describe.
- (transitive, agriculture) To separate (sheep) from a flock for a particular purpose, such as breeding or selling.
- (transitive) Now chiefly in the form draw up: to compose or write (a piece of text, especially a formal document).
- (transitive, card games) To be dealt or to take (a playing card) from the deck; also, to have (a particular hand) as a result of this.
- (transitive) To induce (the attention, the eyes or mind, etc.) to be directed at or focused on something.
- (transitive) To make (wire) by pulling a rod or other piece of metal through one or more apertures; also, to stretch (a rod or other piece of metal) into a wire.
- (curling) To play (a shot or a stone) that lands in the house (“circular target”).
- (mining) To raise (coal or ore) from an underground mine to the surface.
- To elicit information from (someone); to induce (a person) to speak on some subject. (Now frequently in passive.)
- (nautical) Of a vessel: to require (a certain depth of water) to float in.
- (transitive, arithmetic) To subject (a number) to an arithmetic operation.
- To receive (a salary); to withdraw (money) from a bank etc.
- To cause (a body part) to contract or shrink; also, to pull (the mouth, the face or features, etc.) out of shape from emotion, etc.; to distort.
- (intransitive, nautical) Of a sail: to fill with wind and become taut.
- (curling) To make a shot that lands in the house.
- To kill someone as a form of punishment or torture by tearing apart (their body) by tying their limbs to horses which run in different directions; also, to tear (the limbs) from someone's body in this manner.
- move or pull so as to cover or uncover something
- allow a draft
- pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to their extremities, so as to execute them
- remove the entrails of
- cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
- suck in or take (air)
- make a mark or lines on a surface
- engage in drawing
- thread on or as if on a string
- remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
- move or go steadily or gradually
- steep; pass through a strainer
- to obtain a liquid from somewhere
- bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
- elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.
- choose at random
- make, formulate, or derive in the mind
- bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition
- cause to localize at one point
- flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching
- shrink
- direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
- represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
- get or derive
- pass over, across, or through
- finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
- reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die
- select or take in from a given group or region
- require a specified depth for floating
- give a description of
- cause to move by pulling
- take in, also metaphorically
- stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)
- write a legal document or paper
- earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
intj
noun
- (slang, countable) A bag of cannabis.
- (sports) The spin or twist imparted to a ball etc. by a drawing stroke.
- (curling) A shot that is intended to land gently in the house (the circular target) without knocking out other stones; cf. takeout.
- (archery) The act of pulling back the strings in preparation of firing; the distance the strings are pulled back.
- (poker) A situation in which one or more players has four cards of the same suit or four out of five necessary cards for a straight and requires a further card to make their flush or straight.
- The result of a contest that neither side has won.
- (golf) A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the left. See hook, slice, fade.
- (cricket) The result of a two-innings match in which at least one side did not complete all their innings before time ran out (as distinguished from a tie).
- Draft: flow through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process, possibly adjustable with a damper.
- (slang, uncountable) Cannabis.
- That which is drawn (e.g. funds from an account).
- The procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined.
- The act of drawing a gun from a holster, etc.
- In a commission-based job, an advance on future (potential) commissions given to an employee by the employer.
- That which draws: that which attracts e.g. a crowd.
- (geography) A dry stream bed that drains surface water only during periods of heavy rain or flooding.
- (horse racing) The stall from which a horse begins the race.
- a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack
- a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
- anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
- an entertainer who attracts large audiences
- (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage
- the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
- poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer
- a gully that is shallower than a ravine
- the act of drawing or hauling something
verb
noun
- the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
- a heavy rain
- an overwhelming number or amount
- A great flood or rain.
- An overwhelming amount of something; anything that overwhelms or causes great destruction.
- (firefighting) A system for flooding or drenching a space, container, or area with water in an emergency to prevent or extinguish a fire.
verb
- fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
- supply with an excess of
- cover with liquid, usually water
- become filled to overflowing
- To overflow, as by water from excessive rainfall.
- (figuratively) To provide (someone or something) with a larger number or quantity of something than can easily be dealt with.
- To cover or partly fill as if by a flood.
- (Internet, ambitransitive) To paste numerous lines of text to (a chat system) in order to disrupt the conversation.
- To bleed profusely, as after childbirth.
noun
- the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
- the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
- the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)
- a large flow
- light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
- an overwhelming number or amount
- (figuratively) A large number or quantity of anything appearing more rapidly than can easily be dealt with.
- The flowing in of the tide, opposed to the ebb.
- An overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
- Menstrual discharge; menses.
- A floodlight.
verb
- fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
- drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
- (figurative) To overwhelm; to make too busy, or overrun the capacity of.
- To drench or fill with water.
- (figurative) To plunge into difficulties and perils; to overwhelm; to ruin; to wreck.
- (Appalachia) To clear (a road or an area) of brush, particularly so as to create a path for loggers to be able to access trees.
noun
- a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables
- low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog
- An area of wet (water-saturated), spongy (soft) land, often with trees, generally a rich ecosystem for certain plants and animals but ill-suited for many agricultural purposes. (A type of wetland. Compare marsh, bog, fen.)
- (figurative) A place or situation that is foul or where progress is difficult.
- (US, politics) The alleged corruption, cronyism, inefficiency, and entrenched interests in the federal government, especially in Washington, DC.
verb
- take liquid out of a container or well
- remove from its packing
- take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
- take out or remove
- purchase prepared food to be eaten at home
- remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
- make a date
- prevent from being included or considered or accepted
- bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
- remove something from a container or an enclosed space
- cause to leave
- obtain by legal or official process
- buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food
- remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
- (transitive) To obtain by application by a legal or other official process.
- (idiomatic, slang) To kill or destroy.
- (idiomatic, slang) To stun, amaze; to kill.
- (idiomatic) To immobilize with force; to subdue; to incapacitate.
- To escort someone on a date.
- To remove.
- (colloquial) To win a sporting event, competition, premiership, etc.
noun
verb
- (intransitive, of liquid) To evaporate suddenly. (See flash evaporation.)
- (transitive) To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
- (metallurgy) To release the pressure from a pressurized vessel.
- (transitive, climbing) To climb (a route) successfully on the first attempt.
- To flash back.
- (transitive) To send by some startling or sudden means.
- (transitive, computing) To write to the memory of (an updatable component such as a BIOS chip or games cartridge).
- (intransitive) To burst out into violence.
- (transitive) To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.
- (ambitransitive, informal) To expose one's intimate body part or undergarment, often momentarily and unintentionally. (Contrast streak.)
- (transitive, glassmaking) To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different colour.
- (transitive, glassmaking) To expand (blown glass) into a disc.
- (figurative) To break forth like a sudden flood of light; to show a momentary brilliance.
- (intransitive) To be visible briefly.
- To move, or cause to move, suddenly.
- To communicate quickly.
- (transitive) To make visible briefly.
- (juggling) To perform a flash.
- (intransitive) To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.
- To flaunt; to display in a showy manner.
- gleam or glow intermittently
- appear briefly
- emit a brief burst of light
- make known or cause to appear with great speed
- protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
- display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- expose or show briefly
adj
noun
- A brief exposure or making visible (of a smile, badge, etc).
- A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
- (computing, uncountable) Clipping of flash memory.
- (colloquial, US) A flashlight; an electric torch.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera Artipe, Deudorix and Rapala.
- Synonym of flashback (“recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug”).
- (military) A form of military insignia.
- The sudden sensation of being "high" after taking a recreational drug.
- (figurative, uncountable) Pizzazz, razzle-dazzle.
- (linguistics) A language, created by a minority to maintain cultural identity, that cannot be understood by the ruling class.
- (photography) Clipping of camera flash (“a device used to produce a flash of artificial light to help illuminate a scene”).
- (British, Cockney) The strips of bright cloth or buttons worn around the collars of market traders.
- (telecommunications) Ellipsis of hook flash.
- A tattoo flash (example design on paper to give an idea of a possible tattoo).
- The (intentional or unintentional) exposure of an intimate body part or undergarment in public.
- Material left around the edge of a moulded part at the parting line of the mould.
- (figuratively) A sudden and brilliant burst, as of genius or wit.
- (juggling) A pattern where each prop is thrown and caught only once.
- A pool of water, in some areas especially one that is marshy, and/or one formed by subsidence of the ground due to mining. (Compare flush (“marsh; pool”).)
- A very short amount of time.
- (engineering) A reservoir and sluiceway beside a navigable stream, just above a shoal, so that the stream may pour in water as boats pass, and thus bear them over the shoal.
- a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification
- a sudden brilliant understanding
- a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
- a short vivid experience
- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
- a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
- a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
- a momentary brightness
- a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
- a gaudy outward display
verb
- dip into a liquid
- (transitive) To lower into a liquid.
- immerse in a disinfectant solution
- dip into a liquid while eating
- place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
- stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
- slope downwards
- immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
- appear to move downward
- lower briefly
- take a small amount from
- plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container
- scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface
- switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
- go down momentarily
- (intransitive) (of a value or rate) To decrease slightly.
- (transitive) To treat cattle or sheep by immersion in chemical solution.
- (transitive) To perform (a bow or curtsey) by inclining the body.
- (intransitive) To perform the action of plunging a dipper, ladle. etc. into a liquid or soft substance and removing a part.
- (transitive) To use a dip stick to check oil level in an engine.
- (transitive) To lower a light's beam.
- (birdwatching, colloquial) To miss out on seeing a sought after bird.
- (transitive) To briefly lower the body by bending the knees while keeping the body in an upright position, usually in rhythm, as when singing or dancing.
- (transitive) To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To leave; to quit or abandon.
- (transitive) To take out, by dipping a dipper, ladle, or other receptacle, into a fluid and removing a part; often with out.
- (intransitive) To incline downward from the plane of the horizon.
- To consume snuff by placing a pinch behind the lip or under the tongue so that the active chemical constituents of the snuff may be absorbed into the system for their narcotic effect.
- (transitive) To wet, as if by immersing; to moisten.
- (transitive) To immerse for baptism.
- (intransitive) To plunge or engage thoroughly in any affair.
- (intransitive) To immerse oneself; to become plunged in a liquid; to sink.
- (transitive) To engage as a pledge; to mortgage.
- (transitive, dance) To perform a dip dance move (often phrased with the leader as the subject noun and the follower as the subject noun being dipped)
- (intransitive) To sink, drop, or slope downwards.
noun
- a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
- a brief immersion
- a brief swim in water
- tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
- a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
- a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
- a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
- a depression in an otherwise level surface
- (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
- (informal) A foolish person.
- (turpentine industry) The viscid exudation that is dipped out from incisions in the trees. Virgin dip is the runnings of the first year, yellow dip the runnings of subsequent years.
- A sauce for dipping.
- (geology) The angle from horizontal of a planar geologic surface, such as a fault line.
- A lower section of a road or geological feature.
- The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid.
- A tank or trough where cattle or sheep are immersed in chemicals to kill parasites.
- (bodybuilding) A gymnastic or bodybuilding exercise on parallel bars in which the performer, resting on his hands, lets his arms bend and his body sink until his chin is level with the bars, and then raises himself by straightening his arms.
- (computer graphics) Initialism of device-independent pixel.
- (finance, informal) A financial asset in decline, seen as an investment opportunity.
- (uncountable) Finely ground tobacco, consumed by placing a small amount between the lip and gum.
- (aeronautics) A sudden drop followed by a climb, usually to avoid obstacles or as the result of getting into an airhole.
- A swim, usually a short swim to refresh.
- A dip stick.
- (ABDL, informal, uncommon) A diaper; diap, dipe.
- (informal) A diplomat.
- Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch.
- (dance) A move in many different styles of partner dances, often performed at the end of a dance, in which the follower leans far to the side and is supported by the leader.
- (birdwatching, colloquial) The act of missing out on seeing a sought after bird.
- (UK, dialect, uncountable, Birmingham) Fried bread.
verb
- dip into a liquid
- cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
- lower quickly
- slacken
- immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
- put out, as of a candle or a light
- wet thoroughly
- (intransitive) To fall suddenly into water.
- (ambitransitive) To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.
- (transitive) To put out; to extinguish.
- (transitive, nautical) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly
- (transitive) To strike, beat, or thrash.
noun
verb
- dip into a liquid
- avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
- submerge or plunge suddenly
- to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
- (transitive) To surreptitiously leave a rubber duck on someone's parked Jeep as an act of kindness (see Jeep ducking).
- (transitive) To lower (something) into water; to thrust or plunge under liquid and suddenly withdraw.
- (transitive) To quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
- (intransitive) To bow.
- (transitive) To lower the volume of (a sound) so that other sounds in the mix can be heard more clearly.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To enter a place for a short moment.
- (intransitive) To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to plunge one's head into water or other liquid.
- (transitive, figurative) To evade doing something, especially something considered a responsibility.
noun
- small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
- a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents
- flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
- (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman
- Ellipsis of architectural duck; a building intentionally constructed in the shape of an everyday object to which it is related.
- (US, LGBTQ, prison slang) Synonym of bitch (“a man forced or coerced into a homosexual relationship, especially in prison”).
- (cricket) A batsman's score of zero after getting out. (Short for duck's egg.)
- (Midlands) Dear, mate (informal way of addressing a friend or stranger).
- (US) A cairn used to mark a trail.
- (medicine) A long-necked medical urinal for men; a bed urinal.
- A tightly-woven cotton or linen fabric, often used as sailcloth.
- (uncountable) The flesh of a duck used as food.
- One of the weights used to hold a spline in place for the purpose of drawing a curve.
- A term of endearment; pet; darling.
- (in the plural) Trousers made of such material.
- A marble to be shot at with another marble (the shooter) in children's games.
- (caving) A cave passage containing water with low, or no, airspace.
- An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet.
- (slang) A playing card with the rank of two.
- Specifically, an adult female duck; contrasted with drake and with duckling.
verb
noun
verb
- be discharged in sprays of liquid
- scatter in a mass or jet of droplets
- cover by spraying with a liquid
- (transitive, soccer) To pass (a ball), usually laterally across the field and often a long distance.
- (transitive, Australian rules football) To kick (a ball) poorly and in an unintended direction.
- (transitive, figurative) To project many small items dispersively.
- (ergative) To project in a dispersive manner.
- (transitive, computing, computer security) To allocate blocks of memory from (a heap, etc.), and fill them with the same byte sequence, hoping to establish that sequence in a certain predetermined location as part of an exploit.
- (transitive) To project a liquid in a dispersive manner toward something.
- (climbing, slang, derogatory) To give unwanted advice.
- (intransitive, zoology) To urinate in order to mark territory.
- (Nigeria) To shower guests dancing at a function with money.
noun
- a quantity of small objects flying through the air
- a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist
- water in small drops in the atmosphere; blown from waves or thrown up by a waterfall
- flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage
- a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
- a jet of vapor
- (metalworking, countable) A side channel or branch of the runner of a flask, made to distribute the metal to all parts of the mold.
- (uncountable) Branches and twigs collectively; foliage.
- (Australia) A loud scolding or reprimand, usually delivered by a sports coach or similar figure.
- (countable) A collective body of small branches.
- (countable) A pressurized container; an atomizer.
- A fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid.
- (metalworking, countable) A group of castings made in the same mold and connected by sprues formed in the runner and its branches.
- (computing, countable) The allocation and filling of blocks of memory with the same byte sequence, hoping to establish that sequence in a certain predetermined location as part of an exploit.
- (countable) A small branch of flowers or berries.
- (countable) An ornament or design that resembles a branch.
- (figuratively) Something resembling a spray of liquid.
- (medicine, countable) A jet of fine medicated vapour, used either as an application to a diseased part or to charge the air of a room with a disinfectant or a deodorizer.
- (countable) Any of numerous commercial products, including paints, cosmetics, and insecticides, that are dispensed from containers in this manner.
verb
noun
- The act or process of forcing overflush into a system in order to clear out active fluids.
- The act of overflushing.
- Surplus assets.
- A flush (series of obstacles to ski between) that covers a slope
- A displacement fluid that is forced into a system in order to clear out active fluids that are used in a treatment, such as fracking, desalinization, etc.
- An excess of something.
- A flush or tinge of color that appears over the base color.
- A sudden rush of feeling that appears expressed in the face.
adj
adv
verb
- (transitive) To spray with liquid from a container.
- (intransitive) To spray out of a container.
- To shoot forward or out; to project; to jut out.
- To strut; to walk with a lofty or haughty gait; to be insolent; to obtrude.
- (intransitive) To move (running, walking etc.) rapidly around
- (intransitive) To travel on a jet aircraft or otherwise by jet propulsion
- To adjust the fuel to air ratio of a carburetor; to install or adjust a carburetor jet
- To jerk; to jolt; to be shaken.
- (slang, intransitive) To leave; depart.
- fly a jet plane
- issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth
adj
noun
- The colour of jet coal, deep grey.
- (mathematics) an operation that takes a differentiable function f and produces a polynomial, the Taylor polynomial (truncated Taylor series) of f, at each point of its domain.
- A turbine.
- (mineralogy) A hard, black form of coal, sometimes used in jewellery.
- A spout or nozzle for creating a jet of fluid.
- (physics) A narrow cone of hadrons and other particles produced by the hadronization of a quark or gluon.
- A part of a carburetor that controls the amount of fuel mixed with the air.
- (aviation) A type of airplane using jet engines rather than propellers.
- A collimated stream, spurt or flow of liquid or gas from a pressurized container, an engine, etc.
- A rocket engine.
- a hard black form of lignite that takes a brilliant polish and is used in jewelry or ornamentation
- atmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward
- the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
- an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
- street names for ketamine
- an artificially produced flow of water
verb
- (transitive) To drip (a liquid) in drops or small amounts.
- (cooking) To cook (food, especially fast food), particularly by lowering into hot oil to deep-fry, or by grilling.
- (transitive, music) To tune (a guitar string, etc.) to a lower note.
- (intransitive) Of a liquid: to fall in drops or droplets.
- (transitive) To cease concerning oneself over (someone or something); to have nothing more to do with (a discussion, subject, etc.).
- (intransitive, computing) To enter a more basic interface.
- (transitive) To make (someone or something) fall to the ground from a blow, gunshot, etc.; to bring down, to shoot down; to kill.
- (intransitive, physiology, informal) Of the testicles: to hang further away from the body and begin producing sperm due to puberty.
- (transitive) To reduce; to make smaller.
- Especially in drop acid: to swallow (a drug, particularly LSD).
- (intransitive) Of a voice: to lower in timbre, often due to puberty.
- (transitive, computing, music, television, colloquial) To release (a programme, software, a music album or song, etc.) to the public.
- (intransitive) To decrease, diminish, or lessen in condition, degree, value, etc.
- (intransitive, computing, music, television, colloquial) Of a programme, software, a music album or song, etc.: to enter public distribution.
- (originally US) To (unexpectedly) lose (a competition, game, etc.).
- To lose, spend, or otherwise part with (money).
- (intransitive, also figuratively) To fall (straight down) under the influence of gravity, like a drop of liquid.
- (intransitive) To come to an end (by not being kept up); to lapse, to stop.
- (intransitive) To fall into a particular condition or state.
- (intransitive, online gaming, video games) Of an item: To appear for the player to pick up, usually after an enemy has been defeated.
- To impart (something).
- (intransitive) Usually followed by by, in, or into: of a person: to visit someone or somewhere informally or without a prior appointment.
- (intransitive) To fall or sink quickly or suddenly to the ground.
- (rugby) To score (a goal) by means of a drop kick.
- (transitive) To cancel or cease to participate in (a scheduled course, event, or project).
- To perform (rap music).
- (transitive) To mention (something) casually or incidentally, usually in conversation.
- (transitive) To set down (someone or something) from a vehicle; to stop and deliver or deposit (someone or something); to drop off.
- (transitive) To lower (a sound, a voice, etc.) in pitch or volume.
- (transitive, computing) To present (the user) with a more basic interface.
- (transitive) To cease to include (something), as if on a list; to dismiss, to eject, to expel.
- To quickly lower or take down (one's trousers), especially in public.
- (cricket) Of a fielder: to fail to dismiss (a batsman) by accidentally dropping a batted ball that had initially been caught.
- (transitive, linguistics) To fail to write, or (especially) to pronounce (a syllable, letter, etc.).
- To pass or use (counterfeit cheques, money, etc.).
- (intransitive) To collapse in exhaustion or injury; also, to fall dead, or to fall in death.
- (transitive, ergative, also figuratively) To let (something) fall; to allow (something) to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on).
- (transitive) To move to a lower position; to allow to hang downwards; to lower.
- (intransitive) Of a song or sound: to lower in key, pitch, tempo, or other quality.
- (transitive, online gaming, video games) Of a defeated enemy or container: To leave behind an item that the player can collect.
- To play (a portion of music) in the manner of a disc jockey.
- (intransitive, gambling) To drop out of the betting.
- (transitive) Of an animal (usually a sheep): to give birth to (young); of a bird: to lay (an egg).
- (transitive) To let (a letter, etc.) fall into a postbox; hence, to send (a letter, email, or other message) in an offhand manner.
- (transitive) To dispose or get rid of (something); to lose, to remove.
- (US, Singapore, ergative, military, slang) To make someone, or be made to do push-ups or some other form of exercise on the ground as punishment.
- (intransitive) To fall behind or to the rear of a group of people, etc., as a result of not keeping up with those at the front.
- pay out
- utter with seeming casualness
- take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth
- change from one level to another
- remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
- lower the pitch of (musical notes)
- fall or descend to a lower place or level
- stop pursuing or acting
- to fall vertically
- let fall to the ground
- cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
- fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death
- grow progressively worse
- stop associating with
- leave undone or leave out
- let or cause to fall in drops
- to remove
- go down in value
- lose (a game)
- omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing
- give birth; used for animals
- hang loosely
- terminate an association with
noun
- Of women's clothes: the difference between the bust circumference and hip circumference.
- (online gaming, video games) An item made available for the player to pick up from the remains of a defeated enemy.
- (pinball) Ellipsis of drop target.
- (rugby) Ellipsis of drop kick.
- (pharmacology, chiefly in the plural) A liquid medicine that is intended to be administered in drops (sense 1).
- (agriculture) A fruit which has fallen off a tree, etc., or has been knocked off accidentally, rather than picked.
- (informal) Only used in get the drop on, have the drop on: an advantage.
- A decline in degree, quality, quantity, or rate.
- (nautical) The depth of a (square) sail (generally applied to the courses only); the vertical dimension of a sail.
- (electrics, telecommunications) An overhead electrical line running from a utility pole to a customer's building or other premises.
- (American football) A dropped pass.
- Usually preceded by the: relegation from one division to a lower one.
- (law enforcement) The distance that a person drops when being executed by hanging.
- Often preceded by a defining word: a small, round piece of hard candy, such as a lemon drop; a lozenge.
- (theater) A curtain which falls in front of a theatrical stage; also, a section of (cloth) scenery lowered on to the stage like a curtain.
- (slang, US) An automobile with a drop-top roof, a convertible.
- Licorice in confectionery form.
- Ellipsis of drop hammer or drop press.
- The distance below a cliff or other high position through which someone or something could fall; hence, a steep slope.
- (also figuratively) A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own rounded shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
- (law enforcement, informal) Preceded by the: execution by hanging.
- (music) A point in a song, usually electronic music such as dubstep, house, trance, or trap, where there is a very noticeable and pleasing change in bass, tempo, and/or overall tone; a climax, a highlight.
- A release (of music, a video game, etc).
- (Ireland, informal) A single measure of whisky.
- Of men's clothes: the difference between the chest circumference and waist circumference.
- (figuratively) A very small quantity of liquid, or (by extension) of anything.
- (law enforcement) A trapdoor (“hinged platform”) on a gallows; a gallows itself.
- An act of moving downwards under the force of gravity; a descent, a fall.
- The vertical length of a hanging curtain.
- A mechanism for lowering something, such as a machine for lowering heavy weights on to a ship's deck, or a device for temporarily lowering a gas jet, etc.
- (pharmacology) A dose of liquid medicine in the form of a drop (sense 1).
- (engineering) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger.
- (surfing) A near vertical decent down the face of a breaking wave.
- (cricket) A place (specified by an ordinal) in the batting order after the openers.
- (architecture) An ornament resembling a pendant; a gutta.
- (American football) Ellipsis of drop-back.
- (gambling) The amount of money that a gambler exchanges for chips in a casino.
- (chiefly British) Usually preceded by the: alcoholic spirits in general.
- (golf) Ellipsis of drop shot.
- The cover mounted on a swivel over a keyhole that rests over the keyhole when not in use to keep out debris, but is swiveled out of the way before inserting the key.
- (chiefly Australia, British) A small amount of an alcoholic beverage.
- A place where items or supplies may be left for others to collect, whether openly (as with a mail drop), or secretly or illegally (as in crime or espionage); a drop-off point.
- An instance of making a delivery of people, supplies, or things, especially by parachute out of an aircraft (an airdrop), but also by truck, etc.
- a shape that is spherical and small
- a central depository where things can be left or picked up
- a steep high face of rock
- a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
- a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
- the act of dropping something
- a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
- a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
- a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
verb
- stop the flow of a liquid
- (transitive) To check or stop, or deter (an action).
- To make (a building or other structure) watertight or weatherproof.
- To stop the flow of (blood); also, to stop (a wound) from bleeding.
- (transitive, poetic, otherwise archaic) To stop the flow of (water or some other liquid).
- (intransitive, also reflexive) Of bleeding: to stop.
- To stop the progression of (an illness); also, to alleviate (pain); often followed by of: to relieve (someone's) pain.
noun
verb
adj
- firm and dependable especially in loyalty
- (by extension) Impermeable to air or other gases; airtight.
- Stubborn, intransigent.
- Not permitting water or some other liquid to escape or penetrate; watertight.
- Dependable, loyal, reliable, trustworthy.
- (chiefly hunting) Of a hunting dog: that can be depended on to pick up the scent of, or to mark, game.
- Strongly built; also, in good or strong condition.
- Staying true to one's aims or principles; firm, resolute, unswerving.
noun
verb
- stop the flow of a liquid
- remove the stem from
- grow out of, have roots in, originate in
- cause to point inward
- To descend in a family line.
- To ram (clay, etc.) into a blasting hole.
- (transitive) To stop, hinder (for instance, a river or blood).
- (climbing) To use a stance with the feet spread apart, bracing them in opposite directions against the two walls of a chimney or dihedral.
- To remove the stem from.
- To be caused or derived; to originate.
- (skiing) To move the feet apart and point the tips of the skis inward in order to slow down the speed or to facilitate a turn.
- To direct the stem (of a ship) against; to make headway against.
noun
- a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
- front part of a vessel or aircraft
- a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
- (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
- the tube of a tobacco pipe
- cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
- Alternative spelling of stemme (“lesbian who combines stud and femme traits”).
- The stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors.
- (music) A premixed portion of a track for use in audio mastering and remixing.
- (botany) The above-ground stalk (technically axis) of a vascular plant, and certain anatomically similar, below-ground organs such as rhizomes, bulbs, tubers, and corms.
- An advanced or leading position; the lookout.
- (nautical, loosely) The front part of a vessel.
- Alternative form of steem.
- (linguistics) The main part of an uninflected word to which affixes may be added to form inflections of the word. A stem often has a more fundamental root. Systematic conjugations and declensions derive from their stems.
- (typography) A vertical stroke of a letter.
- A slender supporting member of an individual part of a plant such as a flower or a leaf; also, by analogy, the shaft of a feather.
- A branch of a family.
- (anatomy) A part of an anatomic structure considered without its possible branches or ramifications.
- Alternative form of STEM.
- (slang) The penis.
- (nautical, precisely) The vertical or nearly vertical forward extension of the keel, to which the forward ends of the planks or strakes are attached.
- (slang) A person's leg.
- (taxonomy) A branch, or group of branches, located outside a family or other cladistic group, but which is more closely related to that group than to any other taxon of the same rank.
- A narrow part on certain man-made objects, such as a wine glass, a tobacco pipe, a spoon.
- (music) A vertical stroke marking the length of a note in written music.
- (cycling) A component on a bicycle that connects the handlebars to the bicycle fork.
- (slang) A crack pipe; or the long, hollow portion of a similar pipe (i.e. meth pipe) resembling a crack pipe.
- (chiefly British) A winder on a clock, watch, or similar mechanism.
adj
noun
adj
- exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
- (computer science) using or relating to a form of continuous tape transport; used mainly to provide backup storage of unedited data; data that is transmitted and loaded continuously as earlier parts are being accessed/processed/displayed
- Flowing or moving in continuous succession, like fluid in a stream.
noun
- the circulation of cytoplasm within a cell
- (computing) The transmission of digital audio or video, or the reception or playback of such data without first storing it.
- The working of alluvial deposits to obtain ore.
- Movement as a stream.
- (Internet) Synonym of livestreaming.
- (UK, education) Division of classes into academic streams.