English words for 'Able to be physicalized.'
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- Capable of being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture; not fixed or stationary.
- Changing from one time to another.
- (of personal property as opposed to real estate) can be moved from place to place (especially carried by hand)
- capable of being moved or conveyed from one place to another
- To physically move something or someone.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To start dealing with something else.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To continue; to proceed; to go on.
- (idiomatic, transitive, informal) To attempt a seduction, often in a way seen as disloyal or rude to another.
- move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
- (figurative) Anything that supports or strengthens.
- (by extension) Anything that serves to support something; a prop.
- (climbing) A feature jutting prominently out from a mountain or rock.
- (architecture) A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.
- (botany) A buttress root.
- a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
- Physically so.
- Culturally so.
- (transitive) To cause (someone) to remember some past event or time.
- (transitive) To resume a relationship with (someone).
- (transitive) To return (something) to a vendor for a refund.
- (transitive) To retract or withdraw (an earlier statement).
- cause someone to remember the past
- take back what one has said
- move text to the previous line; in printing
- resume a relationship with someone after an interruption, as in a wife taking back her husband
- bring back to the point of departure
- regain possession of something
- To subject to different conditions, especially as an exercise.
- To subject to the process of acclimation.
- (transitive) To test or assay, as silk (to ascertain the proportion of moisture it contains).
- (US, colleges, transitive) To put under conditions; to require to pass a new examination or to make up a specified study, as a condition of remaining in one's class or in college.
- (transitive) To treat, especially hair with hair conditioner.
- (transitive) To contract; to stipulate; to agree.
- To shape the behaviour of someone to do something.
- To make dependent on a condition to be fulfilled; to make conditional on.
- (transitive) To place conditions or limitations upon.
- To impose upon an object those relations or conditions without which knowledge and thought are alleged to be impossible.
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- establish a conditioned response
- apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny
- put into a better state
- specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
- A state or quality.
- A requirement.
- (law) A clause in a contract or agreement indicating that a certain contingency may modify the principal obligation in some way.
- A certain abnormal state of health; a malady or sickness.
- The health status of a medical patient.
- A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.
- A particular state of being.
- a state at a particular time
- an illness, disease, or other medical problem
- information that should be kept in mind when making a decision
- the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases ‘in condition’ or ‘in shape’ or ‘out of condition’ or ‘out of shape’)
- (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
- an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
- the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition
- a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing
- Able to be carried or easily moved.
- (computing) Of a program: able to be copied directly from one machine to another without the use of an installer.
- Able to be transferred from one organization to another.
- (computing) Of software: able to be run on multiple hardware or operating systems.
- of a motor designed to be attached to the outside of a boat's hull
- easily or conveniently transported
- (uncountable, underwater diving) The horizontal position of an underwater water
- (printing, binding, publishing) Any of the three cut edges of book pages, trimmed with a shear after binding.
- Dress; gear; ornaments.
- (by extension, uncountable, slang, mildly vulgar) Sexual intercourse with a woman.
- (especially automotive) Features optionally available on a vehicle; an established configuration of such features within a model (a trim level).
- (nautical) The arrangement of the sails with reference to the wind.
- (uncountable, aviation, of an aircraft) The state of adjustment of control surfaces such that the desired attitude can be maintained without requiring the continuous application of force to the cockpit controls.
- (nautical) The fore-and-aft angle of the vessel to the water, with reference to the cargo and ballast; the manner in which a vessel floats on the water, whether on an even keel or down by the head or stern.
- (countable) A haircut, especially a moderate one to touch up an existing style.
- (countable) The manner in which something is equipped or adorned; order; disposition.
- (uncountable, aviation, by extension) The mechanism(s) used to trim an aircraft in roll, pitch, and/or yaw.
- (uncountable, slang, mildly vulgar) The female genitalia.
- (uncountable) Decoration; especially, decoration placed along edges or borders.
- cutting down to the desired size or shape
- attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation
- a state of arrangement or appearance
- a decoration or adornment typically on the edge of a garment
- (transitive, aviation, of an aircraft) To adjust the positions of control surfaces, sometimes using trim tabs, so as to modify or eliminate the aircraft's tendency to pitch, roll, or yaw when the cockpit controls are released.
- (transitive, nautical, of a vessel's sails) To modify the angle (of the sails) relative to the wind, especially to set them at the most advantageous angle.
- (transitive, nautical, of a vessel) To modify the angle relative to the water by shifting cargo or ballast; to adjust for sailing; to assume, or cause to assume a certain position, or trim, in the water.
- (transitive) To decorate or adorn; especially of a Christmas tree.
- (transitive, historical) To cut back the wick of (a lamp) to maintain a clean, bright flame.
- (transitive) To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.
- (transitive) To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.
- (transitive, carpentry, of timber) To dress; to make smooth.
- (transitive, by extension) To change the carbon rods of (an arc lamp).
- adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
- cut closely
- cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
- decorate, as with ornaments
- decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
- be in equilibrium during a flight
- balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
- Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking.
- Capable of adapting or changing to suit new or modified conditions or situations.
- Capable or being adapted or molded in some way.
- Willing or prone to give way to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate.
- making or willing to make concessions
- able to flex; able to bend easily
- bending and snapping back readily without breaking
- capable of being changed
- able to adjust readily to different conditions
- To use or exercise and thereby prove the existence of.
- To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.
- (reflexive) To insist on the legitimacy of one's rights, opinion, etc; not to allow oneself to be dismissed; to ensure that one is taken into consideration; to make oneself respected; to be assertive. See assert oneself.
- (programming) To declare that a condition or expression must be true at a certain point in the source code (in some cases causing the program to fail if it is not, as a safeguard).
- To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to.
- (electronics) To set a signal on a line using a voltage or electric current.
- state categorically
- insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized
- postulate positively and assertively
- to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
- (transitive) To make (someone or something) more limber or flexible.
- make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity
- (intransitive, figuratively) To prepare; to make oneself ready.
- To attach a limber.
- (intransitive) To stretch one's muscles to make them more limber, usually as a preparation for physical exercise.
- attach the limber
- (business) A jobseeker who is considered by an employment agency to be suitable for placement, but not employment, with a client company.
- (linguistic morphology) Something which is conventionally associated with a specific place; for example, blinds go on windows, carpets go on floors.
- (translation studies) In computer-aided translation, an element, such as a symbol or numeral, that is the same in both source and target segments and can therefore be copied directly from one into the other.
- a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used to pull a field gun or caisson
- (nautical, in the plural) Gutters or conduits on each side of the keelson to allow water to pass to the pump well.
- (military) A two-wheeled vehicle to which a wheeled artillery piece or caisson may be attached for transport.
- (in the plural) The shafts or thills of a wagon or carriage.
- (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely
- gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease
- (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable
- (wine) Smooth and drinkable.
- (figuratively) Compliant; yielding to the will of others.
- Lithe and agile when moving and bending.
- Pliant, flexible, easy to bend.
- manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes
- to mix into a homogeneous mass
- (transitive) To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, the materials of bread, cake, etc.
- (transitive, figuratively) To treat or form as if by kneading; to beat.
- (intransitive, felinology) Of cats, to make an alternating pressing motion with the two front paws.
- (transitive) To mix thoroughly; form into a homogeneous compound.
- manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes
- give a massage to
- (transitive) To falsify (data or accounts).
- (transitive) To manipulate (data, a document etc.) to make it more presentable or more convenient to work with.
- (transitive) To rub or knead anything.
- (transitive) To rub and knead (someone's body or a part of a body), to perform a massage on (somebody).
- physical assistance
- a member of the crew of a ship
- a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses
- a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece
- one of two sides of an issue
- the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
- a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
- terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos)
- a round of applause to signify approval
- ability
- a position given by its location to the side of an object
- something written by hand
- the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
- a card player in a game of bridge
- A round of a card game.
- A side; part, camp; direction, either right or left.
- Promise, word; especially of a betrothal.
- (historical) A Native American gambling game, involving guessing the whereabouts of bits of ivory or similar, which are passed rapidly from hand to hand.
- Personal possession; ownership.
- (chiefly in the plural) Management, domain, control.
- An instance of helping.
- Handwriting; style of penmanship.
- (card games) The set of cards held by a player.
- The feel of a fabric; the impression or quality of the fabric as judged qualitatively by the sense of touch.
- (colloquial, chiefly in the negative plural) A hand which is free to assist; especially due to having one's hands full or otherwise fully preoccupied.
- Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity.
- (especially in compounds) An agent; a servant, or manual laborer; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty.
- Applause.
- (collective) A bunch of bananas, a typical retail amount, where individual fruits are fingers.
- A performer more or less skilful.
- (chiefly in measuring the height of horses) Four inches, a hand's breadth.
- A person's autograph or signature.
- A whole rhizome of ginger.
- The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
- A limb of certain animals, such as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey.
- (firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.
- (tobacco manufacturing) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together.
- An index or pointer on a dial; such as the hour and minute hands on the face of an analog clock, which are used to indicate the time of day.
- guide or conduct or usher somewhere
- place into the hands or custody of
- (transitive, nautical) To furl (a sail).
- (ditransitive) To give, pass or transmit with the hand, literally or figuratively.
- (transitive) To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct.
- (transitive, rare) To pledge by the hand; to handfast.
- physical assistance
- (electrical engineering) A jig used to help solder wires and electronics, consisting of a weighted base, a pair of adjustable arms ending in crocodile clips (the hands), and sometimes a magnifying glass, held together by flexible joints.
- (idiomatic) Any assistance, help or aid.
- A grabber (tool used to pick up items without bending or stretching).
- (transitive, chiefly physics or biomechanics) To bend something.
- (transitive, slang) To boast or brag about; to flaunt (something).
- (transitive) To repeatedly bend one of one's joints.
- (intransitive) To tighten the muscles for display of size or strength.
- (transitive) To move part of the body using one's muscles.
- (intransitive, slang) To flaunt one's superiority; to show off.
- exhibit the strength of
- contract
- bend a joint
- form a curve
- cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
- (countable) An act of flexing.
- (uncountable, chiefly UK, Ireland) Any flexible insulated electrical wiring.
- (uncountable) Flexibility, pliancy.
- (countable, geometry) A point of inflection.
- (countable) A flexible insulated electrical cord.
- (uncountable) Flexible ductwork, typically flexible plastic over a metal wire coil to shape a tube.
- (countable, slang) An act or instance of flaunting something; a boast or brag; something considered impressive.
- the act of flexing
- (transitive) To render physically possible.
- (transitive) To acknowledge, accept the truth of; to concede; to accede to an opinion; to say something one agrees on in the context of a larger disagreement or reluctance.
- (transitive) To make an allowance, to take into account when making plans.
- (transitive, MTE, MLE) To forgo bothering with, to let slide.
- (law, transitive) To decide (a request) in favour of the party who raised it; to grant victory to a party regarding (a request).
- (ditransitive) To let one have as a suitable share of something.
- (transitive, catenative) To permit, to give permission to.
- (transitive) To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; especially to abate or deduct.
- To not bar or obstruct.
- allow the other (baseball) team to score
- grant as a discount or in exchange
- make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
- let have
- allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something
- make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
- consent to, give permission; permit
- allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
- afford possibility
- give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
- the state of being physically constrained
- the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others
- a device that retards something's motion
- An irresistible force or compulsion.
- (databases) A linkage or other restriction that maintains database integrity.
- Something that constrains; a restriction.
- (mathematics) A condition that a solution to an optimization problem must satisfy.
- The repression of one's feelings.
- the state of being physically constrained
- a rule or condition that limits freedom
- the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
- lack of ornamentation
- a device that retards something's motion
- discipline in personal and social activities
- (uncountable) control or caution; reserve
- (countable) something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures
- extend one's body or limbs
- become longer by being stretched and pulled
- extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly
- extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
- corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
- make long or longer by pulling and stretching
- occupy a large, elongated area
- pull in opposite directions
- extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
- increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
- lie down comfortably
- (figuratively, transitive) To get more use than expected from a limited resource.
- (figuratively, transitive) To make inaccurate by exaggeration.
- (intransitive) To increase, to grow.
- (physics, transitive) To make a pulse or particle bunch longer by applying dispersion to it.
- (nautical) To sail by the wind under press of canvas.
- (transitive) To increase.
- (transitive) To make great demands on the capacity or resources of something.
- (intransitive) To extend physically, especially from a limit point and/or to a limit point.
- (intransitive, transitive) To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body, for example in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles.
- (transitive) To pull tight.
- (intransitive) To lengthen when pulled.
- (transitive) To lengthen by pulling.
- an unbroken period of time during which you do something
- the capacity for being stretched
- exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
- the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
- extension to or beyond the ordinary limit
- a large and unbroken expanse or distance
- a straightaway section of a racetrack
- Ellipsis of stretch limousine.
- A segment or length of material.
- (informal) Term of address for a tall person.
- The ability to lengthen when pulled.
- A segment of a journey or route.
- (baseball) A long reach in the direction of the ball with a foot remaining on the base by a first baseman in order to catch the ball sooner.
- (slang) A jail or prison term of one year's duration.
- (horse racing) The homestretch, the final straight section of the track leading to the finish.
- (Ireland) Extended daylight hours, especially said of the evening in springtime when compared to the shorter winter days.
- (slang) A jail or prison term.
- A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or requires extraordinary belief or exaggeration.
- (baseball) A quick pitching delivery used when runners are on base where the pitcher slides his leg instead of lifting it.
- (sports) The period of the season between the trade deadline and the beginning of the playoffs.
- An act of stretching.
- A length of time.
- A single uninterrupted sitting; a turn.
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- physical assistance
- a member of the crew of a ship
- a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses
- a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece
- one of two sides of an issue
- the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
- a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
- terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos)
- a round of applause to signify approval
- ability
- a position given by its location to the side of an object
- something written by hand
- the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
- a card player in a game of bridge
- A round of a card game.
- A side; part, camp; direction, either right or left.
- Promise, word; especially of a betrothal.
- (historical) A Native American gambling game, involving guessing the whereabouts of bits of ivory or similar, which are passed rapidly from hand to hand.
- Personal possession; ownership.
- (chiefly in the plural) Management, domain, control.
- An instance of helping.
- Handwriting; style of penmanship.
- (card games) The set of cards held by a player.
- The feel of a fabric; the impression or quality of the fabric as judged qualitatively by the sense of touch.
- (colloquial, chiefly in the negative plural) A hand which is free to assist; especially due to having one's hands full or otherwise fully preoccupied.
- Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity.
- (especially in compounds) An agent; a servant, or manual laborer; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty.
- Applause.
- (collective) A bunch of bananas, a typical retail amount, where individual fruits are fingers.
- A performer more or less skilful.
- (chiefly in measuring the height of horses) Four inches, a hand's breadth.
- A person's autograph or signature.
- A whole rhizome of ginger.
- The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
- A limb of certain animals, such as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey.
- (firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.
- (tobacco manufacturing) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together.
- An index or pointer on a dial; such as the hour and minute hands on the face of an analog clock, which are used to indicate the time of day.
- guide or conduct or usher somewhere
- place into the hands or custody of
- (transitive, nautical) To furl (a sail).
- (ditransitive) To give, pass or transmit with the hand, literally or figuratively.
- (transitive) To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct.
- (transitive, rare) To pledge by the hand; to handfast.
- physical assistance
- (electrical engineering) A jig used to help solder wires and electronics, consisting of a weighted base, a pair of adjustable arms ending in crocodile clips (the hands), and sometimes a magnifying glass, held together by flexible joints.
- (idiomatic) Any assistance, help or aid.
- A grabber (tool used to pick up items without bending or stretching).
- the state of being physically constrained
- the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others
- a device that retards something's motion
- An irresistible force or compulsion.
- (databases) A linkage or other restriction that maintains database integrity.
- Something that constrains; a restriction.
- (mathematics) A condition that a solution to an optimization problem must satisfy.
- The repression of one's feelings.
- the state of being physically constrained
- a rule or condition that limits freedom
- the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
- lack of ornamentation
- a device that retards something's motion
- discipline in personal and social activities
- (uncountable) control or caution; reserve
- (countable) something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures
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- To physically move something or someone.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To start dealing with something else.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To continue; to proceed; to go on.
- (idiomatic, transitive, informal) To attempt a seduction, often in a way seen as disloyal or rude to another.
- move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
- (figurative) Anything that supports or strengthens.
- (by extension) Anything that serves to support something; a prop.
- (climbing) A feature jutting prominently out from a mountain or rock.
- (architecture) A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.
- (botany) A buttress root.
- a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
- Physically so.
- Culturally so.
- (transitive) To cause (someone) to remember some past event or time.
- (transitive) To resume a relationship with (someone).
- (transitive) To return (something) to a vendor for a refund.
- (transitive) To retract or withdraw (an earlier statement).
- cause someone to remember the past
- take back what one has said
- move text to the previous line; in printing
- resume a relationship with someone after an interruption, as in a wife taking back her husband
- bring back to the point of departure
- regain possession of something
- To subject to different conditions, especially as an exercise.
- To subject to the process of acclimation.
- (transitive) To test or assay, as silk (to ascertain the proportion of moisture it contains).
- (US, colleges, transitive) To put under conditions; to require to pass a new examination or to make up a specified study, as a condition of remaining in one's class or in college.
- (transitive) To treat, especially hair with hair conditioner.
- (transitive) To contract; to stipulate; to agree.
- To shape the behaviour of someone to do something.
- To make dependent on a condition to be fulfilled; to make conditional on.
- (transitive) To place conditions or limitations upon.
- To impose upon an object those relations or conditions without which knowledge and thought are alleged to be impossible.
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- establish a conditioned response
- apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny
- put into a better state
- specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
- A state or quality.
- A requirement.
- (law) A clause in a contract or agreement indicating that a certain contingency may modify the principal obligation in some way.
- A certain abnormal state of health; a malady or sickness.
- The health status of a medical patient.
- A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.
- A particular state of being.
- a state at a particular time
- an illness, disease, or other medical problem
- information that should be kept in mind when making a decision
- the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases ‘in condition’ or ‘in shape’ or ‘out of condition’ or ‘out of shape’)
- (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
- an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
- the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition
- a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing
- To use or exercise and thereby prove the existence of.
- To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.
- (reflexive) To insist on the legitimacy of one's rights, opinion, etc; not to allow oneself to be dismissed; to ensure that one is taken into consideration; to make oneself respected; to be assertive. See assert oneself.
- (programming) To declare that a condition or expression must be true at a certain point in the source code (in some cases causing the program to fail if it is not, as a safeguard).
- To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to.
- (electronics) To set a signal on a line using a voltage or electric current.
- state categorically
- insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized
- postulate positively and assertively
- to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
- (transitive) To make (someone or something) more limber or flexible.
- make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity
- (intransitive, figuratively) To prepare; to make oneself ready.
- To attach a limber.
- (intransitive) To stretch one's muscles to make them more limber, usually as a preparation for physical exercise.
- attach the limber
- manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes
- to mix into a homogeneous mass
- (transitive) To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, the materials of bread, cake, etc.
- (transitive, figuratively) To treat or form as if by kneading; to beat.
- (intransitive, felinology) Of cats, to make an alternating pressing motion with the two front paws.
- (transitive) To mix thoroughly; form into a homogeneous compound.
- manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes
- give a massage to
- (transitive) To falsify (data or accounts).
- (transitive) To manipulate (data, a document etc.) to make it more presentable or more convenient to work with.
- (transitive) To rub or knead anything.
- (transitive) To rub and knead (someone's body or a part of a body), to perform a massage on (somebody).
- (transitive, chiefly physics or biomechanics) To bend something.
- (transitive, slang) To boast or brag about; to flaunt (something).
- (transitive) To repeatedly bend one of one's joints.
- (intransitive) To tighten the muscles for display of size or strength.
- (transitive) To move part of the body using one's muscles.
- (intransitive, slang) To flaunt one's superiority; to show off.
- exhibit the strength of
- contract
- bend a joint
- form a curve
- cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
- (countable) An act of flexing.
- (uncountable, chiefly UK, Ireland) Any flexible insulated electrical wiring.
- (uncountable) Flexibility, pliancy.
- (countable, geometry) A point of inflection.
- (countable) A flexible insulated electrical cord.
- (uncountable) Flexible ductwork, typically flexible plastic over a metal wire coil to shape a tube.
- (countable, slang) An act or instance of flaunting something; a boast or brag; something considered impressive.
- the act of flexing
- (transitive) To render physically possible.
- (transitive) To acknowledge, accept the truth of; to concede; to accede to an opinion; to say something one agrees on in the context of a larger disagreement or reluctance.
- (transitive) To make an allowance, to take into account when making plans.
- (transitive, MTE, MLE) To forgo bothering with, to let slide.
- (law, transitive) To decide (a request) in favour of the party who raised it; to grant victory to a party regarding (a request).
- (ditransitive) To let one have as a suitable share of something.
- (transitive, catenative) To permit, to give permission to.
- (transitive) To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; especially to abate or deduct.
- To not bar or obstruct.
- allow the other (baseball) team to score
- grant as a discount or in exchange
- make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
- let have
- allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something
- make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
- consent to, give permission; permit
- allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
- afford possibility
- give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
- extend one's body or limbs
- become longer by being stretched and pulled
- extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly
- extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
- corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
- make long or longer by pulling and stretching
- occupy a large, elongated area
- pull in opposite directions
- extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
- increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
- lie down comfortably
- (figuratively, transitive) To get more use than expected from a limited resource.
- (figuratively, transitive) To make inaccurate by exaggeration.
- (intransitive) To increase, to grow.
- (physics, transitive) To make a pulse or particle bunch longer by applying dispersion to it.
- (nautical) To sail by the wind under press of canvas.
- (transitive) To increase.
- (transitive) To make great demands on the capacity or resources of something.
- (intransitive) To extend physically, especially from a limit point and/or to a limit point.
- (intransitive, transitive) To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body, for example in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles.
- (transitive) To pull tight.
- (intransitive) To lengthen when pulled.
- (transitive) To lengthen by pulling.
- an unbroken period of time during which you do something
- the capacity for being stretched
- exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
- the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
- extension to or beyond the ordinary limit
- a large and unbroken expanse or distance
- a straightaway section of a racetrack
- Ellipsis of stretch limousine.
- A segment or length of material.
- (informal) Term of address for a tall person.
- The ability to lengthen when pulled.
- A segment of a journey or route.
- (baseball) A long reach in the direction of the ball with a foot remaining on the base by a first baseman in order to catch the ball sooner.
- (slang) A jail or prison term of one year's duration.
- (horse racing) The homestretch, the final straight section of the track leading to the finish.
- (Ireland) Extended daylight hours, especially said of the evening in springtime when compared to the shorter winter days.
- (slang) A jail or prison term.
- A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or requires extraordinary belief or exaggeration.
- (baseball) A quick pitching delivery used when runners are on base where the pitcher slides his leg instead of lifting it.
- (sports) The period of the season between the trade deadline and the beginning of the playoffs.
- An act of stretching.
- A length of time.
- A single uninterrupted sitting; a turn.
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- Capable of being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture; not fixed or stationary.
- Changing from one time to another.
- (of personal property as opposed to real estate) can be moved from place to place (especially carried by hand)
- capable of being moved or conveyed from one place to another
- Able to be carried or easily moved.
- (computing) Of a program: able to be copied directly from one machine to another without the use of an installer.
- Able to be transferred from one organization to another.
- (computing) Of software: able to be run on multiple hardware or operating systems.
- of a motor designed to be attached to the outside of a boat's hull
- easily or conveniently transported
- (uncountable, underwater diving) The horizontal position of an underwater water
- (printing, binding, publishing) Any of the three cut edges of book pages, trimmed with a shear after binding.
- Dress; gear; ornaments.
- (by extension, uncountable, slang, mildly vulgar) Sexual intercourse with a woman.
- (especially automotive) Features optionally available on a vehicle; an established configuration of such features within a model (a trim level).
- (nautical) The arrangement of the sails with reference to the wind.
- (uncountable, aviation, of an aircraft) The state of adjustment of control surfaces such that the desired attitude can be maintained without requiring the continuous application of force to the cockpit controls.
- (nautical) The fore-and-aft angle of the vessel to the water, with reference to the cargo and ballast; the manner in which a vessel floats on the water, whether on an even keel or down by the head or stern.
- (countable) A haircut, especially a moderate one to touch up an existing style.
- (countable) The manner in which something is equipped or adorned; order; disposition.
- (uncountable, aviation, by extension) The mechanism(s) used to trim an aircraft in roll, pitch, and/or yaw.
- (uncountable, slang, mildly vulgar) The female genitalia.
- (uncountable) Decoration; especially, decoration placed along edges or borders.
- cutting down to the desired size or shape
- attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation
- a state of arrangement or appearance
- a decoration or adornment typically on the edge of a garment
- (transitive, aviation, of an aircraft) To adjust the positions of control surfaces, sometimes using trim tabs, so as to modify or eliminate the aircraft's tendency to pitch, roll, or yaw when the cockpit controls are released.
- (transitive, nautical, of a vessel's sails) To modify the angle (of the sails) relative to the wind, especially to set them at the most advantageous angle.
- (transitive, nautical, of a vessel) To modify the angle relative to the water by shifting cargo or ballast; to adjust for sailing; to assume, or cause to assume a certain position, or trim, in the water.
- (transitive) To decorate or adorn; especially of a Christmas tree.
- (transitive, historical) To cut back the wick of (a lamp) to maintain a clean, bright flame.
- (transitive) To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.
- (transitive) To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.
- (transitive, carpentry, of timber) To dress; to make smooth.
- (transitive, by extension) To change the carbon rods of (an arc lamp).
- adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
- cut closely
- cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
- decorate, as with ornaments
- decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
- be in equilibrium during a flight
- balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
- Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking.
- Capable of adapting or changing to suit new or modified conditions or situations.
- Capable or being adapted or molded in some way.
- Willing or prone to give way to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate.
- making or willing to make concessions
- able to flex; able to bend easily
- bending and snapping back readily without breaking
- capable of being changed
- able to adjust readily to different conditions
- (business) A jobseeker who is considered by an employment agency to be suitable for placement, but not employment, with a client company.
- (linguistic morphology) Something which is conventionally associated with a specific place; for example, blinds go on windows, carpets go on floors.
- (translation studies) In computer-aided translation, an element, such as a symbol or numeral, that is the same in both source and target segments and can therefore be copied directly from one into the other.
- a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used to pull a field gun or caisson
- (nautical, in the plural) Gutters or conduits on each side of the keelson to allow water to pass to the pump well.
- (military) A two-wheeled vehicle to which a wheeled artillery piece or caisson may be attached for transport.
- (in the plural) The shafts or thills of a wagon or carriage.
- (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely
- gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease
- (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable
- (wine) Smooth and drinkable.
- (figuratively) Compliant; yielding to the will of others.
- Lithe and agile when moving and bending.
- Pliant, flexible, easy to bend.