English words for 'Gradual rather than steep or sudden.'
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adj
- Gradual rather than steep or sudden.
- marked by moderate steepness
- Polite and respectful rather than rude.
- Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.
- Soft and mild rather than hard or severe.
- Docile and easily managed.
- having or showing a kindly or tender nature
- easily handled or managed
- having little impact
- quiet and soothing
- belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
- soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
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- move or go steadily or gradually
- 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)
- 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
- 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.
- (intransitive) Of a liquid: to drain away, to percolate.
- (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.
noun
- 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
- (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.
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- a newspaper that is published every day
- A newspaper or comic strip etc. that is published every day.
- Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day.
- (video games) A quest in a massively multiplayer online game that can be repeated every day for cumulative rewards.
- (UK) A cleaner who comes in daily.
- (US, automotive, colloquial) A daily driver.
- (US, film, television) Raw, unedited footage traditionally developed overnight and viewed by the cast and crew the next day.
- (UK, slang) A daily disposable.
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- (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully)
- a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers
- (dance) A male-female duet or mixed trio ballet displaying demanding balance, spins and/or lifts.
- (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly, leisurely and gracefully.
- (music) A passage having this mark.
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- Slow, cumulative change.
- (mining) Of a boring or a driven tunnel: deviation from the intended course.
- Anything driven at random.
- A slightly tapered tool of steel for enlarging or shaping a hole in metal, by being forced or driven into or through it; a broach.
- Driftwood included in flotsam washed up onto the beach.
- The angle which the line of a ship's motion makes with the meridian, in drifting.
- (mining) In a coal mine, a heading driven for exploration or ventilation.
- (cricket) A sideways movement of the ball through the air, when bowled by a spin bowler.
- (mining) A heading driven through a seam of coal.
- (uncountable, film) The situation where a performer gradually and unintentionally moves from their proper location within the scene.
- That which is driven, forced, or urged along.
- A tool used to insert or extract a removable pin made of metal or hardwood, for the purpose of aligning and/or securing two pieces of material together.
- In the New Forest National Park, UK, the bi-annual round-up of wild ponies in order to sell them.
- The distance through which a current flows in a given time.
- (mining) A passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft; a driftway; a small subterranean gallery.
- (architecture) The horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or vault upon the abutments.
- A deviation from the line of fire, peculiar to obloid projectiles.
- The place in a deep-waisted vessel where the sheer is raised and the rail is cut off, and usually terminated with a scroll, or driftpiece.
- (mining) A sloping winze or road to the surface, for purposes of haulage.
- (mining) An adit or tunnel driven forward for purposes of exploration or exploitation; generally eventually to a dead end.
- A mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc., especially by wind or water.
- The difference between the size of a bolt and the hole into which it is driven, or between the circumference of a hoop and that of the mast on which it is to be driven.
- The tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention; hence, also, import or meaning of a sentence or discourse; aim.
- Course or direction along which anything is driven; setting.
- The distance between the two blocks of a tackle.
- A place (a ford) along a river where the water is shallow enough to permit crossing to the opposite side.
- The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.
- A drove or flock, as of cattle, sheep, birds.
- A tool used to pack down the composition contained in a rocket, or like firework.
- A collection of loose earth and rocks, or boulders, which have been distributed over large portions of the earth's surface, especially in latitudes north of forty degrees, by the retreat of continental glaciers, such as that which buries former river valleys and creates young river valleys.
- The distance a vessel is carried off from her desired course by the wind, currents, or other causes.
- (uncountable) Minor deviation of audio or video playback from its correct speed.
- the pervading meaning or tenor
- a process of linguistic change over a period of time
- a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
- a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
- the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
- a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
- a force that moves something along
verb
- (intransitive) To accumulate in heaps by the force of wind; to be driven into heaps.
- (transitive) To drive into heaps.
- (transitive) To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body.
- (automotive) To oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner. See Drifting (motorsport).
- (transitive, engineering) To enlarge or shape, as a hole, with a drift.
- (intransitive) To deviate gently from the intended direction of travel.
- (intransitive) To move haphazardly without any destination.
- (mining, US) To make a drift; to examine a vein or ledge for the purpose of ascertaining the presence of metals or ores; to follow a vein; to prospect.
- (intransitive) To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc.
- move in an unhurried fashion
- live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
- drive slowly and far afield for grazing
- vary or move from a fixed point or course
- be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- be in motion due to some air or water current
- cause to be carried by a current
- wander from a direct course or at random
- be subject to fluctuation
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- Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
- Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.
- (informal, somewhat derogatory) Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
- (of a period of time) Not busy; lacking activity.
- Not hasty; not tending to hurry; acting with deliberation or caution.
- Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.
- (of a clock or the like) Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.
- slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
- (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
- so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
- (of business) not active or brisk
- at a slow tempo
- not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
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- A gentle incline.
- In full glacis plate: the angled armour plate on the front of a tank which protects it from projectiles; also (often nautical), such a plate protecting an opening (for example, on a ship).
- (postal) A device for sorting mail which slides parcels across a sloped surface.
- (architecture, also figuratively) A gentle incline in front of a fortification which protects it from cannon fire and exposes attackers to more effective return fire from defenders.
- (geomorphology) A gentle sloping landform created by the deposition or erosion of material.
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- (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass
- (Christianity) A service book containing the musical portions of the Mass.
- (Christianity) An antiphon or responsory after the epistle, in the Mass, which was sung on the steps, or while the deacon ascended the steps.
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- Not hasty or sudden; slow.
- Done on purpose; intentional.
- Formed with deliberation; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.
- Of a person, weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; slow in determining.
- unhurried and with care and dignity
- carefully thought out in advance
- characterized by conscious design or purpose
verb
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- go upward with gradual or continuous progress
- come up, of celestial bodies
- move to a better position in life or to a better job
- become king or queen
- go along towards (a river's) source
- go back in order of genealogical succession
- slope upwards
- travel up
- (ambitransitive) To succeed a ruler on (the throne).
- (intransitive) To move upward, to fly, to soar.
- (incel slang, intramurally derogatory) To cease being an incel, generally by losing one's virginity and engaging in sexual intercourse, or by forming a romantic relationship.
- (intransitive, figurative) To rise; to become higher, more noble, etc.
- To trace, search or go backwards temporally (e.g., through records, genealogies, routes, etc.).
- (transitive) To go up.
- (transitive, music) To become higher in pitch.
- (intransitive) To slope in an upward direction.
verb
- go upward with gradual or continuous progress
- go up or advance
- slope upward
- move with effort, by grasping
- increase in value or to a higher point
- improve one's social status
- (intransitive) To ascend; rise; to go up.
- (transitive) To scale; to get to the top of something.
- To move to a higher position on a chart or hierarchy.
- (intransitive) To practise the sport of climbing.
- (transitive) To mount; to move upwards on.
- (transitive) To move (especially up and down something) by gripping with the hands and using the feet.
- (transitive or intransitive) (botany) Of plants, to grow upwards by clinging to something.
- (intransitive) To jump high.
noun
verb
- go upward with gradual or continuous progress
- move towards
- burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire
- be erected, built, or constructed
- move upward
- increase in value or to a higher point
- travel up
- (intransitive) To be consumed by fire.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, up.
- (cricket) To appeal for a dismissal.
- (intransitive) To be built or erected.
- (intransitive) To be imprisoned.
- (intransitive) To rise or increase in price, cost, or value.
- (intransitive, performing arts) To forget lines or blocks during public performance.
- (intransitive) To move upwards.
- (intransitive) To go bankrupt; to be ruined.
verb
- go upward with gradual or continuous progress
- prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance
- go up or advance
- fix onto a backing, setting, or support
- put up or launch
- get up on the back of
- attach to a support
- copulate with
- (transitive) To get upon; to ascend; to climb.
- (intransitive, sometimes with up) To increase in quantity or intensity.
- (cooking) To incorporate fat, especially butter, into (a dish, especially a sauce to finish it).
- (transitive) To have or begin sexual intercourse with someone.
- (transitive) To get on top of (another) for the purpose of copulation.
- (transitive, computing) To attach (a drive or device) to the file system in order to make it available to the operating system.
- (transitive) To prepare and arrange the scenery, furniture, etc. for use in (a play or production).
- (transitive) To attach (an object) to a support, backing, framework etc.
- (transitive) To place oneself on (a horse, a bicycle, etc.); to bestride.
- (transitive) To cause to mount; to put on horseback; to furnish with animals for riding.
- (transitive) To begin (a campaign, military assault, etc.); to launch.
- (intransitive, rare) To rise on high; to go up; to be upraised or uplifted; to tower aloft; to ascend; often with up.
- (transitive, martial arts) To sit on a combatant's torso with the face pointing towards the opponent's head; to assume the mount position in ground grappling.
noun
- a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
- a lightweight horse kept for riding only
- something forming a back that is added for strengthening
- the act of climbing something
- a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place
- A step or block to assist in mounting a horse.
- (martial arts) A dominant ground grappling position, where one combatant sits on the other combatants torso with the face pointing towards the opponent's head.
- A signal for mounting a horse.
- (gymnastics) The act of getting onto the apparatus.
- A mounting; an object on which another object is mounted.
- An animal, usually a horse, used to ride on.
- A hill or mountain.
- (heraldry) A green hillock in the base of a shield.
- (palmistry) Any of seven fleshy prominences in the palm of the hand, taken to represent the influences of various heavenly bodies.
- (now only figurative) A car, bicycle, or motorcycle used for racing.
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- (golf) The act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a putting green.
- (onomatopoeia) A regular sound characterized by the sound of "putt putt putt putt...", such as made by some slowly stroking internal combustion engines.
- (British, motorcycling, slang) A motorcycle.
- Small cart.
- hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
adv
- slowly and with difficulty
- earnestly or intently
- causing great damage or hardship
- with pain or distress or bitterness
- to the full extent possible; all the way
- very near or close in space or time
- indulging excessively
- with firmness
- with effort or force or vigor
- into a solid condition
- (manner) Compactly.
- (manner) With difficulty.
- (manner) With much force or effort.
adj
- very strong or vigorous
- given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
- (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
- produced without vibration of the vocal cords
- being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
- unfortunate or hard to bear
- (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum
- dried out
- resisting weight or pressure
- not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
- dispassionate
- characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
- Severe, harsh, unfriendly, brutal.
- Of silk: not having had the natural gum boiled off.
- (slang) Tough, muscular, badass.
- (politics) Far, extreme.
- Unquestionable; unequivocal.
- (of a normally nonalcoholic drink) Containing alcohol.
- (finance) Of a market: having more demand than supply; being a seller's market.
- (physics, of a ferromagnetic material) Having the capability of being a permanent magnet by being a material with high magnetic coercivity (compare soft).
- Rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures; formal; lacking grace of composition.
- (slang) Excellent, impressive.
- (Slavic phonology) Velarized or plain, rather than palatalized.
- (of drink or drugs) Strong.
- Demanding a lot of effort to endure.
- (pornography) Hardcore.
- (of material or fluid) Solid and firm.
- (physics, of electromagnetic radiation) Having a high energy (high frequency; short wavelength).
- Resistant to pressure; difficult to break, cut, or penetrate.
- (of water) High in dissolved chemical salts, especially those of calcium.
- (wine) Very acidic or tannic.
- (photography, of light) Made up of parallel rays, producing clearly defined shadows.
- (bodybuilding) Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.
- (military) Hardened; having unusually strong defences.
- Unvoiced.
- (of a road intersection) Having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle.
- Having disagreeable and abrupt contrasts in colour or shading.
- (slang, vulgar) Sexually aroused; having an erect penis.
- Difficult or requiring a lot of effort to do, understand, experience, or deal with.
- In a physical form, not digital.
- Plosive.
- Using a manual or physical process, not by means of a software command.
noun
adj
- Steep or abrupt.
- Visually striking; conspicuous.
- (Ireland) Naughty; insolent; badly-behaved.
- (typography, of typefaces) Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface.
- (Philippines) Pornographic; depicting nudity.
- Presumptuous, forward or impudent.
- Courageous, daring.
- (wine, of alcoholic beverages) Full-bodied.
- fearless and daring
- very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
- clear and distinct
verb
noun
verb
noun
- A wobbling motion.
- (knitting) A localized set of stitches forming a raised bump.
- (informal) A pill (a ball formed on the surface of the fabric, as on laundered clothes).
- (British) Elasticated band used for securing hair (for instance in a ponytail), a hair tie
- A furry ball attached on top of a hat.
- the momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball
noun
- A gradual decline.
- A European bunting, the corn bunting (Emberiza calandra, syns. Emberiza miliaria, Milaria calandra).
- (especially in the phrase 'at a low ebb') A low state; a state of depression.
- The receding movement of the tide.
- the outward flow of the tide
- a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
adj
verb
- (intransitive) to fish with stakes and nets that serve to prevent the fish from getting back into the sea with the ebb
- (intransitive) to flow back or recede
- (transitive) To cause to flow back.
- (intransitive) to fall away or decline
- flow back or recede
- hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb
- fall away or decline
prep_phrase
adj
- marked by moderate steepness
- less in demand and therefore readily obtainable
- in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich
- posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
- casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
- affording comfort
- not strict
- not hurried or forced
- having little impact
- readily exploited or tricked
- affording pleasure
- obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally
- free from worry or anxiety
- Free from constraint, harshness, or formality; unconstrained; smooth.
- (informal, derogatory, usually of a woman or girl) Consenting readily to sex.
- Requiring little skill or effort.
- Not making resistance or showing unwillingness; tractable; yielding; compliant.
- Causing ease; giving comfort, or freedom from care or labour.
- (now rare except in certain expressions) Comfortable; at ease.
adv
intj
noun
verb
noun
- A slope; an incline, inclination.
- (Australia, slang) A crime committed for the purpose of being apprehended and transported to a major settlement.
- (typography) Synonym of slash ⟨ / ⟩, particularly in its use to set off pronunciations from other text.
- (US) A look, a glance.
- A pan with a sloped bottom used for holding paintbrushes.
- A depression on a palette with a sloping bottom for holding and mixing watercolours.
- A sloped surface or line.
- A palette or similar container with slants or sloping depressions.
- (slang) An opportunity, particularly to go somewhere.
- (US, ethnic slur, derogatory) A person with slanting eyes, particularly an East Asian.
- An oblique movement or course.
- (originally US) A point of view, an angle.
- (mining) A run: a heading driven diagonally between the dip and strike of a coal seam.
- (biology) A sloping surface in a culture medium.
- a biased way of looking at or presenting something
- degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
adj
verb
adj
- gradually advancing in extent
- (of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position
- advancing in severity
- favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
- favoring or promoting progress
- (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases
- (of an income tax or other tax) Increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases.
- (politics) Liberal.
- (education) Of or relating to progressive education.
- Promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas, or methods.
- Favouring or promoting progress; advanced.
- Advancing in severity.
- (grammar) Continuous.
- Gradually advancing in extent; increasing.
noun
- a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
- a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
- (grammar) A progressive verb; a verb used in the progressive tense and (in English) generally conjugated to end in -ing.
- One with liberal or progressive political beliefs.
- A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government.
- Clipping of progressive dinner
noun
- A sloping passage or incline.
- A way down.
- A falling upon or invasion.
- (topology) A particular extension of the idea of gluing.
- An instance of descending; act of coming down.
- A drop to a lower status or condition; decline.
- Lineage or hereditary derivation.
- the act of changing your location in a downward direction
- the hereditary derivation of an individual
- a movement downward
- the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
- properties attributable to your ancestry
- a downward slope or bend
verb
- (intransitive) To move slowly or gradually; to come or go a few at a time.
- (intransitive) To ride a motorcycle between lanes on a road
- (transitive) To sort, sift, or isolate.
- (intransitive) To pass through a filter or to act as though passing through a filter.
- (transitive) To diffuse; to cause to be less concentrated or focused.
- (intransitive, derogatory, fandom slang) To be discouraged where a connoisseur or hardcore fan would not.
- pass through
- run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
- remove by passing through a filter
noun
- Electronics or software that separates unwanted signals (for example noise) from wanted signals or that attenuates selected frequencies.
- A device which separates a suspended, dissolved, or particulate matter from a fluid, solution, or other substance; any device that separates one substance from another.
- (mathematics, order theory) A non-empty upper set (of a partially ordered set) which is closed under binary infima (a.k.a. meets).
- (figurative) Self-restraint in speech.
- (social media) An appearance-altering digital image effect.
- (photography) A translucent object placed in the light path of a camera to remove certain wavelengths (colors), or a computer program that simulates such an effect.
- Any item, mechanism, device, or procedure that acts to separate or isolate.
- an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it
- device that removes something from whatever passes through it
verb
- cause to proceed more slowly
- become slow or slower
- reduce the speed of
- lose velocity; move more slowly
- become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
- (intransitive) To decelerate.
- (transitive, intransitive, figuratively) To become less intense, enthusiastic, etc., usually with a positive connotation, implying that one is stripped of exaggerated or unnecessary eagerness.
- (transitive) To reduce the velocity, speed, or tempo of something.
verb
- proceed slowly or with difficulty
- walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
- (intransitive, figurative, of a vehicle) To travel with a malfunctioning system of propulsion.
- (intransitive, figurative) To move or proceed irregularly.
- (intransitive, stative) To be inadequate or unsatisfactory.
- (poker slang, intransitive) To call, particularly in an unraised pot pre-flop.
- (intransitive) To walk lamely, as if favoring one leg.
adj
noun
- the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
- An irregular, jerky or awkward gait.
- A scraper of board or sheet-iron shaped like half the head of a small cask, used for scraping the ore off the sieve in the operation of hand-jigging.
- A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.
phrase
noun
- A gentle curve of the ground; gentle hill or valley.
- (Christianity) A church congregation, a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church; also, the Christian church as a whole, the flock of Christ.
- (collective) A group of sheep or goats, particularly those kept in a given enclosure.
- (geology) The bending or curving of one or a stack of originally flat and planar surfaces, such as sedimentary strata, as a result of plastic (i.e. permanent) deformation.
- One individual part of something described as manifold, twofold, fourfold, etc.
- One of the doorleaves of a folding door.
- An enclosure or dwelling generally.
- (by extension, web design) The division between the part of a web page visible in a web browser window without scrolling; usually the fold.
- A pen or enclosure for sheep or other domestic animals.
- An act of folding.
- A clasp, embrace.
- Any enclosed piece of land belonging to a farm or mill; yard, farmyard.
- (functional programming) Any of a family of higher-order functions that process a data structure recursively to build up a value.
- A bend or crease.
- (newspapers) The division between the top and bottom halves of a broadsheet: headlines above the fold will be readable in a newsstand display; usually the fold.
- (figuratively) Home, family.
- (figuratively) A group of people with shared ideas or goals or who live or work together.
- (programming) A section of source code that can be collapsed out of view in an editor to aid readability.
- Any correct move in origami.
- A coil of a snake’s body.
- A layer, typically of folded or wrapped cloth.
- a group of sheep or goats
- the act of folding
- an angular or rounded shape made by folding
- a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
- a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock
- a pen for sheep
- a folded part (as in skin or muscle)
verb
- (transitive) To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
- (transitive) To double or lay together (one’s arms, hands, wings, etc.) so as to overlap with each other.
- (intransitive, poker) To withdraw from betting.
- (intransitive) To fail, to collapse, to disband.
- (transitive) To enclose within folded arms, to clasp, to embrace (see also enfold).
- (transitive, computing) To split (a line of text) across multiple lines, to obey line length limitations.
- (intransitive, business) Of a company, to cease to trade.
- (intransitive) To give way on a point or in an argument.
- (intransitive) To become folded; to form folds.
- (intransitive, informal) To fall over; to collapse or give way; to be crushed.
- (transitive) To make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending.
- (transitive) To confine (animals) in a fold, to pen in.
- (transitive) To place sheep on (a piece of land) in order to manure it.
- (transitive, cooking) To stir (semisolid ingredients) gently, with an action as if folding over a solid.
- (transitive, figuratively) To cover up, to conceal.
- (transitive, figuratively) To include in a spiritual ‘flock’ or group of the saved, etc.
- (intransitive, by extension) To withdraw or quit in general.
- (transitive) To draw or coil (one’s arms, a snake’s body, etc.) around something so as to enclose or embrace it.
- (transitive) To enclose in a fold of material, to swathe, wrap up, cover, enwrap.
- bend or lay so that one part covers the other
- cease to operate or cause to cease operating
- become folded or folded up
- confine in a fold, like sheep
- incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating
noun
verb
verb
- (intransitive) To move gradually, especially from an intended to an unintended position.
- (transitive, marketing) To induce customers to shift purchases from one set of a company's related products to another.
- (transitive, computing) To move computer code or files from one computer or network to another.
- (intransitive) To relocate periodically from one region to another, usually according to the seasons.
- (intransitive) To change habitations across a border; to move from one country or political region to another.
- (intransitive) To change one's geographic pattern of habitation.
- (intransitive) To move slowly towards, usually in groups.
- move from one country or region to another and settle there
- move periodically or seasonally
verb
- spread gradually
- prepare in a percolator
- pass through
- cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent
- permeate or penetrate gradually
- gain or regain energy
- (intransitive, figuratively) To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised.
- (intransitive) (of coffee) to be prepared by percolation; (of a coffee pot) to brew coffee in this way.
- (intransitive) To drain or seep through a porous substance.
- (transitive) To make (coffee) in a percolator.
- (transitive) To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.
noun
noun
- A slope or incline.
- (calculus, of a function) The ratio of the rates of change of a dependent variable and an independent variable, the slope of a curve's tangent.
- (sciences) The rate at which a physical quantity increases or decreases relative to change in a given variable, especially distance.
- (calculus) A differential operator that maps each point of a scalar field to a vector pointed in the direction of the greatest rate of change of the scalar. Notation for a scalar field φ: ∇φ
- A gradual change in color; a color gradient; gradation.
- A rate of inclination or declination of a slope.
- the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal
- a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension
adj
noun
- A sharp or steep declivity or slope.
- (colloquial) The smallest amount of concern or consideration; a damn.
- (computing) An instance of ceasing to respond to input.
- (Ireland, informal, derogatory) Cheap processed ham (cured pork), often made specially for sandwiches.
- A slackening of motion.
- The way in which something hangs.
- A hangout.
- A person that someone hangs out with.
- Alternative spelling of Hang (“musical instrument”).
- A mass of hanging material.
- (informal, figuratively) A grip, understanding.
- a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms
- a special way of doing something
- the way a garment hangs
verb
- (intransitive) To veer in one direction.
- (intransitive) To be or remain suspended.
- (intransitive, chess) To be vulnerable to capture.
- (transitive, computing) To cause (a program or computer) to stop responding.
- (transitive, baseball, slang, of a pitcher) To throw a hittable off-speed pitch.
- (intransitive, law) To be executed by suspension by one's neck from a gallows, a tree, or other raised bar, attached by a rope tied into a noose.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To remain persistently in one's thoughts.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger, hinges, or the like.
- (intransitive, of a ball in cricket, tennis, etc.) To rebound unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on the ball or imperfections of the ground.
- (transitive, figurative) To attach or cause to stick (a charge or accusation, etc.).
- (transitive) To prevent from reaching a decision, especially by refusing to join in a verdict that must be unanimous.
- (transitive) To apply (wallpaper or drywall to a wall).
- (transitive) To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect.
- (transitive, law) To kill (someone) by suspension from the neck, usually as a form of execution or suicide.
- (transitive) To exhibit (an object) by hanging.
- (intransitive, computing) To stop responding to manual input devices such as the keyboard and mouse.
- (intransitive) To float, as if suspended.
- (intransitive, informal) To loiter; to hang around; to spend time idly.
- (transitive, chess) To cause (a piece) to become vulnerable to capture.
- (transitive, informal) (used in maledictions) To damn.
- (transitive) To decorate (something) with hanging objects.
- be exhibited
- hold on tightly or tenaciously
- decorate or furnish with something suspended
- be suspended or poised
- be suspended or hanging
- be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive
- give heed (to)
- be placed in position as by a hinge
- let drop or droop
- suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste
- fall or flow in a certain way
- prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury
- kill by hanging
- cause to be hanging or suspended
- place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction
verb
- (intransitive) To move forward slowly, with frequent stops.
- (intransitive) Followed by with: see crawl with.
- (transitive) To move over (an area) slowly, with frequent stops.
- (intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.
- (intransitive) To act in a servile manner.
- (transitive) To move over (an area) on hands and knees.
- (intransitive, transitive) To swim using the crawl stroke.
- (transitive, Internet) To visit files or web sites in order to index them for searching.
- (intransitive) To feel a swarming sensation.
- show submission or fear
- feel as if crawling with insects
- swim by doing the crawl
- move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
- be full of
noun
- The act of sequentially visiting a series of similar establishments (i.e., a bar crawl).
- The act of moving slowly on hands and knees, etc.
- A pen or enclosure of stakes and hurdles for holding fish.
- A rapid swimming stroke with alternate overarm strokes and a fluttering kick.
- (television, film) A piece of horizontally or vertically scrolling text overlaid on the main image.
- (figurative) A very slow pace.
- a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
- a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
- a very slow movement
verb
noun
verb
- (intransitive, followed by a preposition) To advance very slowly, or by a small amount (in a particular direction).
- (Hong Kong, colloquial) to burn (to insult); to speak in a cocky and cheeky manner
- To deal out by inches; to give sparingly.
- To drive by inches, or small degrees.
- advance slowly, as if by inches
adj
noun
- A depth of one inch in a glass, used as a rough measurement of alcoholic beverages.
- (Scotland, Ireland) A small island; an islet.
- Any of various similar units of length in other traditional systems of measurement.
- (Scotland, Ireland) A meadow, pasture, field, or haugh.
- (meteorology) A depth of one inch on the ground, used as a measurement of rainfall.
- (figuratively) Any very short distance.
- An English unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 cm, conceived as roughly the width of a thumb.
- a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
- a unit of measurement for advertising space
verb
- (intransitive) To move along slowly.
- (intransitive) To flip over onto the back or top; to turn upside down.
- (intransitive) To turn and swim upside down.
- (video games, board games) To build up a large defense force and strike only occasionally, rather than going for an offensive strategy.
- (intransitive) To hunt turtles, especially in the water.
- overturn accidentally
- hunt for turtles, especially as an occupation
noun
- (dance) A breakdancing move consisting of a float during which the dancer's weight shifts from one hand to the other, producing rotation or a circular "walk".
- (military, historical) An Ancient Roman attack method, where the shields held by the soldiers hide them, not only left, right, front and back, but also from above.
- (printing, historical) The curved plate in which the form is held in a type-revolving cylinder press.
- (genericized trademark) A candy with pecans, caramel, and chocolate, often shaped like a turtle.
- (computing) An on-screen cursor that serves the same function as a turtle for drawing.
- (computing theory) A small element towards the end of a list of items to be bubble sorted, and thus tending to take a long time to be swapped into its correct position. Compare rabbit.
- (zoology, US, Canada) Any land or marine reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise.
- (zoology, Australia, British, specifically) A marine reptile of that order.
- (television) A low stand for a lamp etc.
- (computing) A type of robot having a domed case (and so resembling the reptile), used in education, especially for making line drawings by means of a computer program.
- any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming
- a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
verb
- (intransitive) To flow gradually.
- (intransitive) To lose liquid.
- (intransitive, pinball) To fall off the bottom of the playfield.
- (transitive, ergative) To cause liquid to flow out of.
- (transitive) To deplete of energy or resources.
- (transitive) To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust.
- (transitive, basketball, slang) To make a shot.
- (transitive, ergative) To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.
- deplete of resources
- flow off gradually
- empty of liquid; drain the liquid from
- make weak
noun
- (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.
- 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
- emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
verb
- To flow or pass gently or slowly; hence (figuratively) to be manifested gently or gradually.
- (by extension, figuratively) To impart (information, etc.) in small quantities; to infuse.
- Followed by off or out: to expel (a volatile substance) from something by distillation.
- 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 exude (a liquid) in small drops; also, to give off (a vapour) which condenses in small drops.
- 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.
- 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.
- (also figuratively) To make (something, especially spirits such as gin and whisky) by distillation.
- 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
- give off (a liquid)
- undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
adj
- Having a slope, whether shallow, steep, or intermediate.
- (not comparable) Having a specified tonal range.
- (of a battle, fight, etc) Fought at a particular place and time, at which opposing forces anticipate and commit to fighting; (later especially) involving sustained, intense military (or by extension, political, legal etc.) fighting.
- (not comparable) Covered in pitch.
- set at a slant
- (of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form
verb
verb
- move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
- get sick
- criticize or reprimand harshly
- be the essential element
- fall from clouds
- (intransitive) To decrease.
- (impersonal, UK) To rain.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To return from an elevated state of consciousness (especially when drug-induced) or emotion.
- (intransitive) To be passed through time.
- (intransitive) To reach or release a decision.
- (intransitive) To descend, fall down, collapse.
- (intransitive, UK) To graduate from university, especially an Oxbridge university.
- (intransitive) To be demolished.
- Shortening of of come down the (pike, line, etc.) To be about to happen; to occur; to transpire.
- (intransitive, slang) To behave in a particular way.
verb
- move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
- come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
- do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
- come as if by falling
- (intransitive) To physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position; to come or go down in any way, such as by climbing, falling, flowing, walking, etc.; to move downwards; to fall, to sink.
- (transitive) Of a flight of stairs, a road, etc.: to lead down (a hill, a slope, etc.).
- (chiefly poetic or religion) Chiefly in the form descend into (or within) oneself: to mentally enter a state of (deep) meditation or thought; to retire.
- (transitive) To pass from a higher to a lower part of (something, such as a flight of stairs or a slope); to go down along or upon.
- Of a physical thing (such as a cloud or storm) or a (generally negative) immaterial thing (such as darkness, gloom, or silence): to settle upon and start to affect a person or place.
- Chiefly followed by on or upon: to make an attack or incursion, from or as if from a vantage ground; to come suddenly and with violence.
- In speech or writing: to proceed from one matter to another; especially, to pass from more general or important to specific or less important matters to be considered.
- (music) To pass from a higher to a lower note or tone; to fall in pitch.
- (mathematics) Of a sequence or series: to proceed from higher to lower values.
- To come or go down, or reduce, in intensity or some other quality.
- (intransitive, chiefly law) Of property, a right, etc.: to pass down to a generation, a person, etc., by inheritance.
- To come down to a humbler or less fortunate, or a worse or less virtuous, rank or state; to abase or lower oneself; to condescend or stoop to something.
- Chiefly followed by into or to: of a situation: to become worse; to decline, to deteriorate.
- (intransitive) To slope or stretch downwards.
- (astronomy) Of a celestial body: to move away from the zenith towards the horizon; to sink; also, to move towards the south.
- (intransitive) Of a characteristic: to be transmitted from a parent to a child.
- (intransitive, often passive voice) Chiefly followed by from or (obsolete) of: to come down or derive from an ancestor or ancestral stock, or a source; to originate, to stem.
- Chiefly followed by on or upon: to arrive suddenly or unexpectedly, especially in a manner that causes disruption or inconvenience.
- (biology, physiology) Of a body part: to move downwards, especially during development of the embryo; specifically, of the testes of a mammal: to move downwards from the abdominal cavity into the scrotum.
- (astrology) Of a zodiac sign: to move away from the zenith towards the horizon; to sink; also, of a planet: to move to a place where it has less astrological significance.
- (intransitive, chiefly historical) To alight from a carriage, a horse, etc.; also, to disembark from a vessel; to land.
verb
- move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
- drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
- assume a disappointed or sad expression
- slope downward
- pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
- lose one's chastity
- yield to temptation or sin
- decrease in size, extent, or range
- lose an upright position suddenly
- move in a specified direction
- begin vigorously
- die, as in battle or in a hunt
- fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
- be due
- be inherited by
- come out; issue
- occur at a specified time or place
- be born, used chiefly of lambs
- lose office or power
- touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
- come under, be classified or included
- come into the possession of
- fall or flow in a certain way
- come as if by falling
- descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
- fall from clouds
- be captured
- to be given by assignment or distribution
- be cast down
- to be given by right or inheritance
- suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
- go as if by falling
- To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
- (intransitive) To collapse; to be overthrown or defeated.
- (intransitive) To become lower (in quantity, pitch, etc.).
- To come down, to drop or descend.
- (copulative, in idiomatic expressions) To become (chiefly used with negative states).
- (intransitive) To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin.
- To occur (on a certain day of the week, date, or similar); to happen.
- To come as if by dropping down.
- To come to the ground deliberately, to prostrate oneself.
- (intransitive) To be dropped or uttered carelessly.
- (intransitive) To happen; to come to pass; to chance or light (upon).
- (intransitive) To become ensnared or entrapped; to be worse off than before.
- (intransitive) To begin with haste, ardour, or vehemence; to rush or hurry.
- (intransitive) To be allotted to; to arrive through chance, fate, or inheritance.
- (intransitive, formal, euphemistic) To die, especially in battle or by disease.
- (intransitive) To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; said of the face.
- To be brought to the ground.
- (intransitive, of a fabric) To hang down (under the influence of gravity).
- (intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To visit; to go to a place.
noun
- a sudden drop from an upright position
- a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
- a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
- the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
- when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
- the season when the leaves fall from the trees
- a movement downward
- a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
- a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
- the time of day immediately following sunset
- a downward slope or bend
- (nautical) The chasing of a hunted whale.
- A hairpiece for women consisting of long strands of hair on a woven backing, intended primarily to cover hair loss.
- That which falls or cascades.
- The lid, on a piano, that covers the keyboard.
- (cricket, of a wicket) The action of a batsman being out.
- A loss of greatness or status.
- An old Scots unit of measure equal to six ells.
- The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
- A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc.
- (wrestling) An instance of a wrestler being pinned to the mat.
- (nautical) The part of the rope of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting (usu. plural).
- A short, flexible piece of leather forming part of a bullwhip, placed between the thong and the cracker.
- The height of that which falls or cascades.
- (informal, US) Blame or punishment for a failure or misdeed.
- (curling) A defect in the ice which causes stones thrown into an area to drift in a given direction.
intj
verb
- move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
- stop operating
- disappear beyond the horizon
- be recorded or remembered
- be defeated
- go under
- be ingested
- grow smaller
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, down.
- (intransitive, UK, colloquial) To be pleasant, etc., when eaten or drunk.
- (nautical, of a ship or boat) To sink.
- (intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular, of a gang) To attack another gang.
- (intransitive, slang) To take place, happen.
- (intransitive) To be received or accepted.
- (intransitive) To be blamed for something; to be the scapegoat; to go to prison.
- (intransitive, of a heavenly body) Synonym of set, to disappear below the horizon.
- (aviation, intransitive) To crash.
- To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
- (intransitive) To fall (down); to fall to the floor.
- (intransitive) To decrease; to change from a greater value to a lesser one.
- (intransitive, slang) To be soundly defeated.
- (intransitive) To be recorded or remembered (as).
- (intransitive, computing, engineering) To stop functioning, to go offline.
- (intransitive, with on) To perform oral sex.
verb
- (intransitive) To change gradually.
- (transitive) To certify (a student) as having earned a degree
- (intransitive, Japanese entertainment) Of an idol: to exit a group; or of a virtual YouTuber, to leave a management agency; usually accompanied with "graduation ceremony" send-offs, increased focus on the leaving member, and the like.
- (transitive, proscribed) To be certified as having earned a degree from; to graduate from (an institution).
- (transitive, software engineering) To approve (a feature) for general release.
- (chemistry) To bring to a certain degree of consistency, by evaporation, as a fluid.
- (intransitive) To taper, as the tail of certain birds.
- (intransitive, ergative) To be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
- (transitive) To mark (something) with degrees; to divide into regular steps or intervals, as the scale of a thermometer, a scheme of punishment or rewards, etc.
- To prepare gradually; to arrange, temper, or modify by degrees or to a certain degree; to determine the degrees of.
- confer an academic degree upon
- make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
- receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies; completion of a course or training
adj
noun
- A graduated (marked) cup or other container, thus fit for measuring.
- (Philippines) A person who is recognized as having completed any level of education.
- A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
- (US, Canada) A person who is recognized by a high school as having completed the requirements of a course of study at the school.
- a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts
- a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
verb
noun
- A rod or staff of office, e.g. of a verger.
- A circumference; a circle; a ring.
- (horology) The spindle of a watch balance, especially one with pallets, as in the old vertical escapement.
- (architecture) The eaves or edge of the roof that projects over the gable of a roof.
- (figuratively) An extreme limit beyond which something specific will happen.
- An edge or border.
- (UK, historical) The stick or wand with which persons were formerly admitted tenants, by holding it in the hand and swearing fealty to the lord. Such tenants were called tenants by the verge.
- (architecture) The shaft of a column, or a small ornamental shaft.
- An old measure of land: a virgate or yardland.
- (UK, Western Australia, New Zealand) The grassy area between the footpath and the street; a tree lawn; a grassed strip running alongside either side of an outback road.
- a ceremonial or emblematic staff
- the limit beyond which something happens or changes
- a grass border along a road
- a region marking a boundary
noun
- Slow, cumulative change.
- (mining) Of a boring or a driven tunnel: deviation from the intended course.
- Anything driven at random.
- A slightly tapered tool of steel for enlarging or shaping a hole in metal, by being forced or driven into or through it; a broach.
- Driftwood included in flotsam washed up onto the beach.
- The angle which the line of a ship's motion makes with the meridian, in drifting.
- (mining) In a coal mine, a heading driven for exploration or ventilation.
- (cricket) A sideways movement of the ball through the air, when bowled by a spin bowler.
- (mining) A heading driven through a seam of coal.
- (uncountable, film) The situation where a performer gradually and unintentionally moves from their proper location within the scene.
- That which is driven, forced, or urged along.
- A tool used to insert or extract a removable pin made of metal or hardwood, for the purpose of aligning and/or securing two pieces of material together.
- In the New Forest National Park, UK, the bi-annual round-up of wild ponies in order to sell them.
- The distance through which a current flows in a given time.
- (mining) A passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft; a driftway; a small subterranean gallery.
- (architecture) The horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or vault upon the abutments.
- A deviation from the line of fire, peculiar to obloid projectiles.
- The place in a deep-waisted vessel where the sheer is raised and the rail is cut off, and usually terminated with a scroll, or driftpiece.
- (mining) A sloping winze or road to the surface, for purposes of haulage.
- (mining) An adit or tunnel driven forward for purposes of exploration or exploitation; generally eventually to a dead end.
- A mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc., especially by wind or water.
- The difference between the size of a bolt and the hole into which it is driven, or between the circumference of a hoop and that of the mast on which it is to be driven.
- The tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention; hence, also, import or meaning of a sentence or discourse; aim.
- Course or direction along which anything is driven; setting.
- The distance between the two blocks of a tackle.
- A place (a ford) along a river where the water is shallow enough to permit crossing to the opposite side.
- The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.
- A drove or flock, as of cattle, sheep, birds.
- A tool used to pack down the composition contained in a rocket, or like firework.
- A collection of loose earth and rocks, or boulders, which have been distributed over large portions of the earth's surface, especially in latitudes north of forty degrees, by the retreat of continental glaciers, such as that which buries former river valleys and creates young river valleys.
- The distance a vessel is carried off from her desired course by the wind, currents, or other causes.
- (uncountable) Minor deviation of audio or video playback from its correct speed.
- the pervading meaning or tenor
- a process of linguistic change over a period of time
- a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
- a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
- the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
- a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
- a force that moves something along
verb
- (intransitive) To accumulate in heaps by the force of wind; to be driven into heaps.
- (transitive) To drive into heaps.
- (transitive) To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body.
- (automotive) To oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner. See Drifting (motorsport).
- (transitive, engineering) To enlarge or shape, as a hole, with a drift.
- (intransitive) To deviate gently from the intended direction of travel.
- (intransitive) To move haphazardly without any destination.
- (mining, US) To make a drift; to examine a vein or ledge for the purpose of ascertaining the presence of metals or ores; to follow a vein; to prospect.
- (intransitive) To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc.
- move in an unhurried fashion
- live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
- drive slowly and far afield for grazing
- vary or move from a fixed point or course
- be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- be in motion due to some air or water current
- cause to be carried by a current
- wander from a direct course or at random
- be subject to fluctuation
noun
- A gentle incline.
- In full glacis plate: the angled armour plate on the front of a tank which protects it from projectiles; also (often nautical), such a plate protecting an opening (for example, on a ship).
- (postal) A device for sorting mail which slides parcels across a sloped surface.
- (architecture, also figuratively) A gentle incline in front of a fortification which protects it from cannon fire and exposes attackers to more effective return fire from defenders.
- (geomorphology) A gentle sloping landform created by the deposition or erosion of material.
noun
- A gradual decline.
- A European bunting, the corn bunting (Emberiza calandra, syns. Emberiza miliaria, Milaria calandra).
- (especially in the phrase 'at a low ebb') A low state; a state of depression.
- The receding movement of the tide.
- the outward flow of the tide
- a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
adj
verb
- (intransitive) to fish with stakes and nets that serve to prevent the fish from getting back into the sea with the ebb
- (intransitive) to flow back or recede
- (transitive) To cause to flow back.
- (intransitive) to fall away or decline
- flow back or recede
- hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb
- fall away or decline
noun
- A slope; an incline, inclination.
- (Australia, slang) A crime committed for the purpose of being apprehended and transported to a major settlement.
- (typography) Synonym of slash ⟨ / ⟩, particularly in its use to set off pronunciations from other text.
- (US) A look, a glance.
- A pan with a sloped bottom used for holding paintbrushes.
- A depression on a palette with a sloping bottom for holding and mixing watercolours.
- A sloped surface or line.
- A palette or similar container with slants or sloping depressions.
- (slang) An opportunity, particularly to go somewhere.
- (US, ethnic slur, derogatory) A person with slanting eyes, particularly an East Asian.
- An oblique movement or course.
- (originally US) A point of view, an angle.
- (mining) A run: a heading driven diagonally between the dip and strike of a coal seam.
- (biology) A sloping surface in a culture medium.
- a biased way of looking at or presenting something
- degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
adj
verb
noun
- A sloping passage or incline.
- A way down.
- A falling upon or invasion.
- (topology) A particular extension of the idea of gluing.
- An instance of descending; act of coming down.
- A drop to a lower status or condition; decline.
- Lineage or hereditary derivation.
- the act of changing your location in a downward direction
- the hereditary derivation of an individual
- a movement downward
- the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
- properties attributable to your ancestry
- a downward slope or bend
noun
- A gentle curve of the ground; gentle hill or valley.
- (Christianity) A church congregation, a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church; also, the Christian church as a whole, the flock of Christ.
- (collective) A group of sheep or goats, particularly those kept in a given enclosure.
- (geology) The bending or curving of one or a stack of originally flat and planar surfaces, such as sedimentary strata, as a result of plastic (i.e. permanent) deformation.
- One individual part of something described as manifold, twofold, fourfold, etc.
- One of the doorleaves of a folding door.
- An enclosure or dwelling generally.
- (by extension, web design) The division between the part of a web page visible in a web browser window without scrolling; usually the fold.
- A pen or enclosure for sheep or other domestic animals.
- An act of folding.
- A clasp, embrace.
- Any enclosed piece of land belonging to a farm or mill; yard, farmyard.
- (functional programming) Any of a family of higher-order functions that process a data structure recursively to build up a value.
- A bend or crease.
- (newspapers) The division between the top and bottom halves of a broadsheet: headlines above the fold will be readable in a newsstand display; usually the fold.
- (figuratively) Home, family.
- (figuratively) A group of people with shared ideas or goals or who live or work together.
- (programming) A section of source code that can be collapsed out of view in an editor to aid readability.
- Any correct move in origami.
- A coil of a snake’s body.
- A layer, typically of folded or wrapped cloth.
- a group of sheep or goats
- the act of folding
- an angular or rounded shape made by folding
- a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
- a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock
- a pen for sheep
- a folded part (as in skin or muscle)
verb
- (transitive) To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
- (transitive) To double or lay together (one’s arms, hands, wings, etc.) so as to overlap with each other.
- (intransitive, poker) To withdraw from betting.
- (intransitive) To fail, to collapse, to disband.
- (transitive) To enclose within folded arms, to clasp, to embrace (see also enfold).
- (transitive, computing) To split (a line of text) across multiple lines, to obey line length limitations.
- (intransitive, business) Of a company, to cease to trade.
- (intransitive) To give way on a point or in an argument.
- (intransitive) To become folded; to form folds.
- (intransitive, informal) To fall over; to collapse or give way; to be crushed.
- (transitive) To make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending.
- (transitive) To confine (animals) in a fold, to pen in.
- (transitive) To place sheep on (a piece of land) in order to manure it.
- (transitive, cooking) To stir (semisolid ingredients) gently, with an action as if folding over a solid.
- (transitive, figuratively) To cover up, to conceal.
- (transitive, figuratively) To include in a spiritual ‘flock’ or group of the saved, etc.
- (intransitive, by extension) To withdraw or quit in general.
- (transitive) To draw or coil (one’s arms, a snake’s body, etc.) around something so as to enclose or embrace it.
- (transitive) To enclose in a fold of material, to swathe, wrap up, cover, enwrap.
- bend or lay so that one part covers the other
- cease to operate or cause to cease operating
- become folded or folded up
- confine in a fold, like sheep
- incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating
noun
verb
noun
- A slope or incline.
- (calculus, of a function) The ratio of the rates of change of a dependent variable and an independent variable, the slope of a curve's tangent.
- (sciences) The rate at which a physical quantity increases or decreases relative to change in a given variable, especially distance.
- (calculus) A differential operator that maps each point of a scalar field to a vector pointed in the direction of the greatest rate of change of the scalar. Notation for a scalar field φ: ∇φ
- A gradual change in color; a color gradient; gradation.
- A rate of inclination or declination of a slope.
- the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal
- a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension
adj
noun
- A sharp or steep declivity or slope.
- (colloquial) The smallest amount of concern or consideration; a damn.
- (computing) An instance of ceasing to respond to input.
- (Ireland, informal, derogatory) Cheap processed ham (cured pork), often made specially for sandwiches.
- A slackening of motion.
- The way in which something hangs.
- A hangout.
- A person that someone hangs out with.
- Alternative spelling of Hang (“musical instrument”).
- A mass of hanging material.
- (informal, figuratively) A grip, understanding.
- a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms
- a special way of doing something
- the way a garment hangs
verb
- (intransitive) To veer in one direction.
- (intransitive) To be or remain suspended.
- (intransitive, chess) To be vulnerable to capture.
- (transitive, computing) To cause (a program or computer) to stop responding.
- (transitive, baseball, slang, of a pitcher) To throw a hittable off-speed pitch.
- (intransitive, law) To be executed by suspension by one's neck from a gallows, a tree, or other raised bar, attached by a rope tied into a noose.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To remain persistently in one's thoughts.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger, hinges, or the like.
- (intransitive, of a ball in cricket, tennis, etc.) To rebound unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on the ball or imperfections of the ground.
- (transitive, figurative) To attach or cause to stick (a charge or accusation, etc.).
- (transitive) To prevent from reaching a decision, especially by refusing to join in a verdict that must be unanimous.
- (transitive) To apply (wallpaper or drywall to a wall).
- (transitive) To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect.
- (transitive, law) To kill (someone) by suspension from the neck, usually as a form of execution or suicide.
- (transitive) To exhibit (an object) by hanging.
- (intransitive, computing) To stop responding to manual input devices such as the keyboard and mouse.
- (intransitive) To float, as if suspended.
- (intransitive, informal) To loiter; to hang around; to spend time idly.
- (transitive, chess) To cause (a piece) to become vulnerable to capture.
- (transitive, informal) (used in maledictions) To damn.
- (transitive) To decorate (something) with hanging objects.
- be exhibited
- hold on tightly or tenaciously
- decorate or furnish with something suspended
- be suspended or poised
- be suspended or hanging
- be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive
- give heed (to)
- be placed in position as by a hinge
- let drop or droop
- suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste
- fall or flow in a certain way
- prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury
- kill by hanging
- cause to be hanging or suspended
- place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction
verb
- move or go steadily or gradually
- 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)
- 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
- 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.
- (intransitive) Of a liquid: to drain away, to percolate.
- (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.
noun
- 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
- (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.
intj
verb
- go upward with gradual or continuous progress
- come up, of celestial bodies
- move to a better position in life or to a better job
- become king or queen
- go along towards (a river's) source
- go back in order of genealogical succession
- slope upwards
- travel up
- (ambitransitive) To succeed a ruler on (the throne).
- (intransitive) To move upward, to fly, to soar.
- (incel slang, intramurally derogatory) To cease being an incel, generally by losing one's virginity and engaging in sexual intercourse, or by forming a romantic relationship.
- (intransitive, figurative) To rise; to become higher, more noble, etc.
- To trace, search or go backwards temporally (e.g., through records, genealogies, routes, etc.).
- (transitive) To go up.
- (transitive, music) To become higher in pitch.
- (intransitive) To slope in an upward direction.
verb
- go upward with gradual or continuous progress
- go up or advance
- slope upward
- move with effort, by grasping
- increase in value or to a higher point
- improve one's social status
- (intransitive) To ascend; rise; to go up.
- (transitive) To scale; to get to the top of something.
- To move to a higher position on a chart or hierarchy.
- (intransitive) To practise the sport of climbing.
- (transitive) To mount; to move upwards on.
- (transitive) To move (especially up and down something) by gripping with the hands and using the feet.
- (transitive or intransitive) (botany) Of plants, to grow upwards by clinging to something.
- (intransitive) To jump high.
noun
verb
- go upward with gradual or continuous progress
- move towards
- burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire
- be erected, built, or constructed
- move upward
- increase in value or to a higher point
- travel up
- (intransitive) To be consumed by fire.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, up.
- (cricket) To appeal for a dismissal.
- (intransitive) To be built or erected.
- (intransitive) To be imprisoned.
- (intransitive) To rise or increase in price, cost, or value.
- (intransitive, performing arts) To forget lines or blocks during public performance.
- (intransitive) To move upwards.
- (intransitive) To go bankrupt; to be ruined.
verb
- go upward with gradual or continuous progress
- prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance
- go up or advance
- fix onto a backing, setting, or support
- put up or launch
- get up on the back of
- attach to a support
- copulate with
- (transitive) To get upon; to ascend; to climb.
- (intransitive, sometimes with up) To increase in quantity or intensity.
- (cooking) To incorporate fat, especially butter, into (a dish, especially a sauce to finish it).
- (transitive) To have or begin sexual intercourse with someone.
- (transitive) To get on top of (another) for the purpose of copulation.
- (transitive, computing) To attach (a drive or device) to the file system in order to make it available to the operating system.
- (transitive) To prepare and arrange the scenery, furniture, etc. for use in (a play or production).
- (transitive) To attach (an object) to a support, backing, framework etc.
- (transitive) To place oneself on (a horse, a bicycle, etc.); to bestride.
- (transitive) To cause to mount; to put on horseback; to furnish with animals for riding.
- (transitive) To begin (a campaign, military assault, etc.); to launch.
- (intransitive, rare) To rise on high; to go up; to be upraised or uplifted; to tower aloft; to ascend; often with up.
- (transitive, martial arts) To sit on a combatant's torso with the face pointing towards the opponent's head; to assume the mount position in ground grappling.
noun
- a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
- a lightweight horse kept for riding only
- something forming a back that is added for strengthening
- the act of climbing something
- a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place
- A step or block to assist in mounting a horse.
- (martial arts) A dominant ground grappling position, where one combatant sits on the other combatants torso with the face pointing towards the opponent's head.
- A signal for mounting a horse.
- (gymnastics) The act of getting onto the apparatus.
- A mounting; an object on which another object is mounted.
- An animal, usually a horse, used to ride on.
- A hill or mountain.
- (heraldry) A green hillock in the base of a shield.
- (palmistry) Any of seven fleshy prominences in the palm of the hand, taken to represent the influences of various heavenly bodies.
- (now only figurative) A car, bicycle, or motorcycle used for racing.
verb
noun
- (golf) The act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a putting green.
- (onomatopoeia) A regular sound characterized by the sound of "putt putt putt putt...", such as made by some slowly stroking internal combustion engines.
- (British, motorcycling, slang) A motorcycle.
- Small cart.
- hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
verb
noun
- A wobbling motion.
- (knitting) A localized set of stitches forming a raised bump.
- (informal) A pill (a ball formed on the surface of the fabric, as on laundered clothes).
- (British) Elasticated band used for securing hair (for instance in a ponytail), a hair tie
- A furry ball attached on top of a hat.
- the momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball
verb
- (intransitive) To move slowly or gradually; to come or go a few at a time.
- (intransitive) To ride a motorcycle between lanes on a road
- (transitive) To sort, sift, or isolate.
- (intransitive) To pass through a filter or to act as though passing through a filter.
- (transitive) To diffuse; to cause to be less concentrated or focused.
- (intransitive, derogatory, fandom slang) To be discouraged where a connoisseur or hardcore fan would not.
- pass through
- run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
- remove by passing through a filter
noun
- Electronics or software that separates unwanted signals (for example noise) from wanted signals or that attenuates selected frequencies.
- A device which separates a suspended, dissolved, or particulate matter from a fluid, solution, or other substance; any device that separates one substance from another.
- (mathematics, order theory) A non-empty upper set (of a partially ordered set) which is closed under binary infima (a.k.a. meets).
- (figurative) Self-restraint in speech.
- (social media) An appearance-altering digital image effect.
- (photography) A translucent object placed in the light path of a camera to remove certain wavelengths (colors), or a computer program that simulates such an effect.
- Any item, mechanism, device, or procedure that acts to separate or isolate.
- an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it
- device that removes something from whatever passes through it
adv
verb
adj
- Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
- Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.
- (informal, somewhat derogatory) Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
- (of a period of time) Not busy; lacking activity.
- Not hasty; not tending to hurry; acting with deliberation or caution.
- Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.
- (of a clock or the like) Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.
- slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
- (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
- so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
- (of business) not active or brisk
- at a slow tempo
- not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
noun
verb
- cause to proceed more slowly
- become slow or slower
- reduce the speed of
- lose velocity; move more slowly
- become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
- (intransitive) To decelerate.
- (transitive, intransitive, figuratively) To become less intense, enthusiastic, etc., usually with a positive connotation, implying that one is stripped of exaggerated or unnecessary eagerness.
- (transitive) To reduce the velocity, speed, or tempo of something.
verb
- proceed slowly or with difficulty
- walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
- (intransitive, figurative, of a vehicle) To travel with a malfunctioning system of propulsion.
- (intransitive, figurative) To move or proceed irregularly.
- (intransitive, stative) To be inadequate or unsatisfactory.
- (poker slang, intransitive) To call, particularly in an unraised pot pre-flop.
- (intransitive) To walk lamely, as if favoring one leg.
adj
noun
- the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
- An irregular, jerky or awkward gait.
- A scraper of board or sheet-iron shaped like half the head of a small cask, used for scraping the ore off the sieve in the operation of hand-jigging.
- A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.
phrase
verb
- (intransitive) To move gradually, especially from an intended to an unintended position.
- (transitive, marketing) To induce customers to shift purchases from one set of a company's related products to another.
- (transitive, computing) To move computer code or files from one computer or network to another.
- (intransitive) To relocate periodically from one region to another, usually according to the seasons.
- (intransitive) To change habitations across a border; to move from one country or political region to another.
- (intransitive) To change one's geographic pattern of habitation.
- (intransitive) To move slowly towards, usually in groups.
- move from one country or region to another and settle there
- move periodically or seasonally
verb
- spread gradually
- prepare in a percolator
- pass through
- cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent
- permeate or penetrate gradually
- gain or regain energy
- (intransitive, figuratively) To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised.
- (intransitive) (of coffee) to be prepared by percolation; (of a coffee pot) to brew coffee in this way.
- (intransitive) To drain or seep through a porous substance.
- (transitive) To make (coffee) in a percolator.
- (transitive) To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To move forward slowly, with frequent stops.
- (intransitive) Followed by with: see crawl with.
- (transitive) To move over (an area) slowly, with frequent stops.
- (intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.
- (intransitive) To act in a servile manner.
- (transitive) To move over (an area) on hands and knees.
- (intransitive, transitive) To swim using the crawl stroke.
- (transitive, Internet) To visit files or web sites in order to index them for searching.
- (intransitive) To feel a swarming sensation.
- show submission or fear
- feel as if crawling with insects
- swim by doing the crawl
- move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
- be full of
noun
- The act of sequentially visiting a series of similar establishments (i.e., a bar crawl).
- The act of moving slowly on hands and knees, etc.
- A pen or enclosure of stakes and hurdles for holding fish.
- A rapid swimming stroke with alternate overarm strokes and a fluttering kick.
- (television, film) A piece of horizontally or vertically scrolling text overlaid on the main image.
- (figurative) A very slow pace.
- a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
- a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
- a very slow movement
verb
noun
verb
- (intransitive, followed by a preposition) To advance very slowly, or by a small amount (in a particular direction).
- (Hong Kong, colloquial) to burn (to insult); to speak in a cocky and cheeky manner
- To deal out by inches; to give sparingly.
- To drive by inches, or small degrees.
- advance slowly, as if by inches
adj
noun
- A depth of one inch in a glass, used as a rough measurement of alcoholic beverages.
- (Scotland, Ireland) A small island; an islet.
- Any of various similar units of length in other traditional systems of measurement.
- (Scotland, Ireland) A meadow, pasture, field, or haugh.
- (meteorology) A depth of one inch on the ground, used as a measurement of rainfall.
- (figuratively) Any very short distance.
- An English unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 cm, conceived as roughly the width of a thumb.
- a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
- a unit of measurement for advertising space
verb
- (intransitive) To move along slowly.
- (intransitive) To flip over onto the back or top; to turn upside down.
- (intransitive) To turn and swim upside down.
- (video games, board games) To build up a large defense force and strike only occasionally, rather than going for an offensive strategy.
- (intransitive) To hunt turtles, especially in the water.
- overturn accidentally
- hunt for turtles, especially as an occupation
noun
- (dance) A breakdancing move consisting of a float during which the dancer's weight shifts from one hand to the other, producing rotation or a circular "walk".
- (military, historical) An Ancient Roman attack method, where the shields held by the soldiers hide them, not only left, right, front and back, but also from above.
- (printing, historical) The curved plate in which the form is held in a type-revolving cylinder press.
- (genericized trademark) A candy with pecans, caramel, and chocolate, often shaped like a turtle.
- (computing) An on-screen cursor that serves the same function as a turtle for drawing.
- (computing theory) A small element towards the end of a list of items to be bubble sorted, and thus tending to take a long time to be swapped into its correct position. Compare rabbit.
- (zoology, US, Canada) Any land or marine reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise.
- (zoology, Australia, British, specifically) A marine reptile of that order.
- (television) A low stand for a lamp etc.
- (computing) A type of robot having a domed case (and so resembling the reptile), used in education, especially for making line drawings by means of a computer program.
- any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming
- a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
verb
- (intransitive) To flow gradually.
- (intransitive) To lose liquid.
- (intransitive, pinball) To fall off the bottom of the playfield.
- (transitive, ergative) To cause liquid to flow out of.
- (transitive) To deplete of energy or resources.
- (transitive) To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust.
- (transitive, basketball, slang) To make a shot.
- (transitive, ergative) To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.
- deplete of resources
- flow off gradually
- empty of liquid; drain the liquid from
- make weak
noun
- (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.
- 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
- emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
verb
- To flow or pass gently or slowly; hence (figuratively) to be manifested gently or gradually.
- (by extension, figuratively) To impart (information, etc.) in small quantities; to infuse.
- Followed by off or out: to expel (a volatile substance) from something by distillation.
- 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 exude (a liquid) in small drops; also, to give off (a vapour) which condenses in small drops.
- 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.
- 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.
- (also figuratively) To make (something, especially spirits such as gin and whisky) by distillation.
- 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
- give off (a liquid)
- undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
verb
- move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
- get sick
- criticize or reprimand harshly
- be the essential element
- fall from clouds
- (intransitive) To decrease.
- (impersonal, UK) To rain.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To return from an elevated state of consciousness (especially when drug-induced) or emotion.
- (intransitive) To be passed through time.
- (intransitive) To reach or release a decision.
- (intransitive) To descend, fall down, collapse.
- (intransitive, UK) To graduate from university, especially an Oxbridge university.
- (intransitive) To be demolished.
- Shortening of of come down the (pike, line, etc.) To be about to happen; to occur; to transpire.
- (intransitive, slang) To behave in a particular way.
verb
- move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
- come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
- do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
- come as if by falling
- (intransitive) To physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position; to come or go down in any way, such as by climbing, falling, flowing, walking, etc.; to move downwards; to fall, to sink.
- (transitive) Of a flight of stairs, a road, etc.: to lead down (a hill, a slope, etc.).
- (chiefly poetic or religion) Chiefly in the form descend into (or within) oneself: to mentally enter a state of (deep) meditation or thought; to retire.
- (transitive) To pass from a higher to a lower part of (something, such as a flight of stairs or a slope); to go down along or upon.
- Of a physical thing (such as a cloud or storm) or a (generally negative) immaterial thing (such as darkness, gloom, or silence): to settle upon and start to affect a person or place.
- Chiefly followed by on or upon: to make an attack or incursion, from or as if from a vantage ground; to come suddenly and with violence.
- In speech or writing: to proceed from one matter to another; especially, to pass from more general or important to specific or less important matters to be considered.
- (music) To pass from a higher to a lower note or tone; to fall in pitch.
- (mathematics) Of a sequence or series: to proceed from higher to lower values.
- To come or go down, or reduce, in intensity or some other quality.
- (intransitive, chiefly law) Of property, a right, etc.: to pass down to a generation, a person, etc., by inheritance.
- To come down to a humbler or less fortunate, or a worse or less virtuous, rank or state; to abase or lower oneself; to condescend or stoop to something.
- Chiefly followed by into or to: of a situation: to become worse; to decline, to deteriorate.
- (intransitive) To slope or stretch downwards.
- (astronomy) Of a celestial body: to move away from the zenith towards the horizon; to sink; also, to move towards the south.
- (intransitive) Of a characteristic: to be transmitted from a parent to a child.
- (intransitive, often passive voice) Chiefly followed by from or (obsolete) of: to come down or derive from an ancestor or ancestral stock, or a source; to originate, to stem.
- Chiefly followed by on or upon: to arrive suddenly or unexpectedly, especially in a manner that causes disruption or inconvenience.
- (biology, physiology) Of a body part: to move downwards, especially during development of the embryo; specifically, of the testes of a mammal: to move downwards from the abdominal cavity into the scrotum.
- (astrology) Of a zodiac sign: to move away from the zenith towards the horizon; to sink; also, of a planet: to move to a place where it has less astrological significance.
- (intransitive, chiefly historical) To alight from a carriage, a horse, etc.; also, to disembark from a vessel; to land.
verb
- move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
- drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
- assume a disappointed or sad expression
- slope downward
- pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
- lose one's chastity
- yield to temptation or sin
- decrease in size, extent, or range
- lose an upright position suddenly
- move in a specified direction
- begin vigorously
- die, as in battle or in a hunt
- fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
- be due
- be inherited by
- come out; issue
- occur at a specified time or place
- be born, used chiefly of lambs
- lose office or power
- touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
- come under, be classified or included
- come into the possession of
- fall or flow in a certain way
- come as if by falling
- descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
- fall from clouds
- be captured
- to be given by assignment or distribution
- be cast down
- to be given by right or inheritance
- suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
- go as if by falling
- To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
- (intransitive) To collapse; to be overthrown or defeated.
- (intransitive) To become lower (in quantity, pitch, etc.).
- To come down, to drop or descend.
- (copulative, in idiomatic expressions) To become (chiefly used with negative states).
- (intransitive) To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin.
- To occur (on a certain day of the week, date, or similar); to happen.
- To come as if by dropping down.
- To come to the ground deliberately, to prostrate oneself.
- (intransitive) To be dropped or uttered carelessly.
- (intransitive) To happen; to come to pass; to chance or light (upon).
- (intransitive) To become ensnared or entrapped; to be worse off than before.
- (intransitive) To begin with haste, ardour, or vehemence; to rush or hurry.
- (intransitive) To be allotted to; to arrive through chance, fate, or inheritance.
- (intransitive, formal, euphemistic) To die, especially in battle or by disease.
- (intransitive) To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; said of the face.
- To be brought to the ground.
- (intransitive, of a fabric) To hang down (under the influence of gravity).
- (intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To visit; to go to a place.
noun
- a sudden drop from an upright position
- a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
- a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
- the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
- when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
- the season when the leaves fall from the trees
- a movement downward
- a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
- a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
- the time of day immediately following sunset
- a downward slope or bend
- (nautical) The chasing of a hunted whale.
- A hairpiece for women consisting of long strands of hair on a woven backing, intended primarily to cover hair loss.
- That which falls or cascades.
- The lid, on a piano, that covers the keyboard.
- (cricket, of a wicket) The action of a batsman being out.
- A loss of greatness or status.
- An old Scots unit of measure equal to six ells.
- The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
- A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc.
- (wrestling) An instance of a wrestler being pinned to the mat.
- (nautical) The part of the rope of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting (usu. plural).
- A short, flexible piece of leather forming part of a bullwhip, placed between the thong and the cracker.
- The height of that which falls or cascades.
- (informal, US) Blame or punishment for a failure or misdeed.
- (curling) A defect in the ice which causes stones thrown into an area to drift in a given direction.
intj
verb
- move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
- stop operating
- disappear beyond the horizon
- be recorded or remembered
- be defeated
- go under
- be ingested
- grow smaller
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, down.
- (intransitive, UK, colloquial) To be pleasant, etc., when eaten or drunk.
- (nautical, of a ship or boat) To sink.
- (intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular, of a gang) To attack another gang.
- (intransitive, slang) To take place, happen.
- (intransitive) To be received or accepted.
- (intransitive) To be blamed for something; to be the scapegoat; to go to prison.
- (intransitive, of a heavenly body) Synonym of set, to disappear below the horizon.
- (aviation, intransitive) To crash.
- To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
- (intransitive) To fall (down); to fall to the floor.
- (intransitive) To decrease; to change from a greater value to a lesser one.
- (intransitive, slang) To be soundly defeated.
- (intransitive) To be recorded or remembered (as).
- (intransitive, computing, engineering) To stop functioning, to go offline.
- (intransitive, with on) To perform oral sex.
verb
- (intransitive) To change gradually.
- (transitive) To certify (a student) as having earned a degree
- (intransitive, Japanese entertainment) Of an idol: to exit a group; or of a virtual YouTuber, to leave a management agency; usually accompanied with "graduation ceremony" send-offs, increased focus on the leaving member, and the like.
- (transitive, proscribed) To be certified as having earned a degree from; to graduate from (an institution).
- (transitive, software engineering) To approve (a feature) for general release.
- (chemistry) To bring to a certain degree of consistency, by evaporation, as a fluid.
- (intransitive) To taper, as the tail of certain birds.
- (intransitive, ergative) To be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
- (transitive) To mark (something) with degrees; to divide into regular steps or intervals, as the scale of a thermometer, a scheme of punishment or rewards, etc.
- To prepare gradually; to arrange, temper, or modify by degrees or to a certain degree; to determine the degrees of.
- confer an academic degree upon
- make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
- receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies; completion of a course or training
adj
noun
- A graduated (marked) cup or other container, thus fit for measuring.
- (Philippines) A person who is recognized as having completed any level of education.
- A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
- (US, Canada) A person who is recognized by a high school as having completed the requirements of a course of study at the school.
- a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts
- a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
verb
noun
- A rod or staff of office, e.g. of a verger.
- A circumference; a circle; a ring.
- (horology) The spindle of a watch balance, especially one with pallets, as in the old vertical escapement.
- (architecture) The eaves or edge of the roof that projects over the gable of a roof.
- (figuratively) An extreme limit beyond which something specific will happen.
- An edge or border.
- (UK, historical) The stick or wand with which persons were formerly admitted tenants, by holding it in the hand and swearing fealty to the lord. Such tenants were called tenants by the verge.
- (architecture) The shaft of a column, or a small ornamental shaft.
- An old measure of land: a virgate or yardland.
- (UK, Western Australia, New Zealand) The grassy area between the footpath and the street; a tree lawn; a grassed strip running alongside either side of an outback road.
- a ceremonial or emblematic staff
- the limit beyond which something happens or changes
- a grass border along a road
- a region marking a boundary
adv
adj
noun
- a newspaper that is published every day
- A newspaper or comic strip etc. that is published every day.
- Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day.
- (video games) A quest in a massively multiplayer online game that can be repeated every day for cumulative rewards.
- (UK) A cleaner who comes in daily.
- (US, automotive, colloquial) A daily driver.
- (US, film, television) Raw, unedited footage traditionally developed overnight and viewed by the cast and crew the next day.
- (UK, slang) A daily disposable.
verb
adv
adj
noun
- (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully)
- a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers
- (dance) A male-female duet or mixed trio ballet displaying demanding balance, spins and/or lifts.
- (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly, leisurely and gracefully.
- (music) A passage having this mark.
adv
verb
adj
- Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
- Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.
- (informal, somewhat derogatory) Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
- (of a period of time) Not busy; lacking activity.
- Not hasty; not tending to hurry; acting with deliberation or caution.
- Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.
- (of a clock or the like) Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.
- slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
- (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
- so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
- (of business) not active or brisk
- at a slow tempo
- not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
noun
adv
- slowly and with difficulty
- earnestly or intently
- causing great damage or hardship
- with pain or distress or bitterness
- to the full extent possible; all the way
- very near or close in space or time
- indulging excessively
- with firmness
- with effort or force or vigor
- into a solid condition
- (manner) Compactly.
- (manner) With difficulty.
- (manner) With much force or effort.
adj
- very strong or vigorous
- given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
- (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
- produced without vibration of the vocal cords
- being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
- unfortunate or hard to bear
- (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum
- dried out
- resisting weight or pressure
- not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
- dispassionate
- characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
- Severe, harsh, unfriendly, brutal.
- Of silk: not having had the natural gum boiled off.
- (slang) Tough, muscular, badass.
- (politics) Far, extreme.
- Unquestionable; unequivocal.
- (of a normally nonalcoholic drink) Containing alcohol.
- (finance) Of a market: having more demand than supply; being a seller's market.
- (physics, of a ferromagnetic material) Having the capability of being a permanent magnet by being a material with high magnetic coercivity (compare soft).
- Rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures; formal; lacking grace of composition.
- (slang) Excellent, impressive.
- (Slavic phonology) Velarized or plain, rather than palatalized.
- (of drink or drugs) Strong.
- Demanding a lot of effort to endure.
- (pornography) Hardcore.
- (of material or fluid) Solid and firm.
- (physics, of electromagnetic radiation) Having a high energy (high frequency; short wavelength).
- Resistant to pressure; difficult to break, cut, or penetrate.
- (of water) High in dissolved chemical salts, especially those of calcium.
- (wine) Very acidic or tannic.
- (photography, of light) Made up of parallel rays, producing clearly defined shadows.
- (bodybuilding) Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.
- (military) Hardened; having unusually strong defences.
- Unvoiced.
- (of a road intersection) Having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle.
- Having disagreeable and abrupt contrasts in colour or shading.
- (slang, vulgar) Sexually aroused; having an erect penis.
- Difficult or requiring a lot of effort to do, understand, experience, or deal with.
- In a physical form, not digital.
- Plosive.
- Using a manual or physical process, not by means of a software command.
noun
adj
- Gradual rather than steep or sudden.
- marked by moderate steepness
- Polite and respectful rather than rude.
- Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.
- Soft and mild rather than hard or severe.
- Docile and easily managed.
- having or showing a kindly or tender nature
- easily handled or managed
- having little impact
- quiet and soothing
- belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
- soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
noun
verb
adj
noun
- (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass
- (Christianity) A service book containing the musical portions of the Mass.
- (Christianity) An antiphon or responsory after the epistle, in the Mass, which was sung on the steps, or while the deacon ascended the steps.
adj
- Not hasty or sudden; slow.
- Done on purpose; intentional.
- Formed with deliberation; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.
- Of a person, weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; slow in determining.
- unhurried and with care and dignity
- carefully thought out in advance
- characterized by conscious design or purpose
verb
adj
- Steep or abrupt.
- Visually striking; conspicuous.
- (Ireland) Naughty; insolent; badly-behaved.
- (typography, of typefaces) Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface.
- (Philippines) Pornographic; depicting nudity.
- Presumptuous, forward or impudent.
- Courageous, daring.
- (wine, of alcoholic beverages) Full-bodied.
- fearless and daring
- very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
- clear and distinct
verb
noun
adj
- marked by moderate steepness
- less in demand and therefore readily obtainable
- in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich
- posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
- casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
- affording comfort
- not strict
- not hurried or forced
- having little impact
- readily exploited or tricked
- affording pleasure
- obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally
- free from worry or anxiety
- Free from constraint, harshness, or formality; unconstrained; smooth.
- (informal, derogatory, usually of a woman or girl) Consenting readily to sex.
- Requiring little skill or effort.
- Not making resistance or showing unwillingness; tractable; yielding; compliant.
- Causing ease; giving comfort, or freedom from care or labour.
- (now rare except in certain expressions) Comfortable; at ease.
adv
intj
noun
verb
adj
- gradually advancing in extent
- (of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position
- advancing in severity
- favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
- favoring or promoting progress
- (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases
- (of an income tax or other tax) Increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases.
- (politics) Liberal.
- (education) Of or relating to progressive education.
- Promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas, or methods.
- Favouring or promoting progress; advanced.
- Advancing in severity.
- (grammar) Continuous.
- Gradually advancing in extent; increasing.
noun
- a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
- a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
- (grammar) A progressive verb; a verb used in the progressive tense and (in English) generally conjugated to end in -ing.
- One with liberal or progressive political beliefs.
- A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government.
- Clipping of progressive dinner
adj
- Having a slope, whether shallow, steep, or intermediate.
- (not comparable) Having a specified tonal range.
- (of a battle, fight, etc) Fought at a particular place and time, at which opposing forces anticipate and commit to fighting; (later especially) involving sustained, intense military (or by extension, political, legal etc.) fighting.
- (not comparable) Covered in pitch.
- set at a slant
- (of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form