English words for 'The text of a play (dramatic work).'
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noun
- a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
- (theater) The script of a musical or opera.
- a collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card game
- a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
- a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge
- a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone
- physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together
- a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made
- a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
- a major division of a long written composition
- (whist) Six tricks taken by one side.
- (sports, by extension) A list of all players who have been booked (received a warning) in a game.
- (historical) A package of silk.
- (horse racing) A list of the races that a jockey is scheduled to ride in.
- (poker slang) Four of a kind.
- (cartomancy) The twenty-sixth Lenormand card.
- A convenient collection, in a form resembling a book, of small paper items for individual use.
- A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.
- (figurative) Any source of instruction.
- A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets, but now sometimes electronically as an e-book.
- (law, colloquial) A book award, a recognition for receiving the highest grade in a class (traditionally an actual book, but recently more likely a letter or certificate acknowledging the achievement).
- (advertising, informal) A portfolio of one's previous work in the industry.
- (with "the") The accumulated body of knowledge passed down among black pimps.
- (gambling) A record of betting (from the use of a notebook to record what each person has bet).
- (usually in the plural) Records of the accounts of a business.
- (informal) A bookmaker (a person who takes bets on sporting events and similar); bookie; turf accountant.
- (horse racing) The list of mares that a stallion will breed in a given season.
- (sports) A document, held by the referee, of the incidents that happened in a game.
- (chess, uncountable) The sum of chess knowledge in the opening or endgame.
- A major division of a long work.
verb
- record a charge in a police register
- engage for a performance
- register in a hotel booker
- arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
- (transitive) To write down, to register or record in a book or as in a book.
- (sports) To issue a caution to, usually a yellow card, or a red card if a yellow card has already been issued.
- (UK dialectal, Northern England) simple past of bake
- (transitive, law student slang) To receive the highest grade in a class.
- (transitive) To add a name to the list of people who are participating in something.
- (intransitive, slang) To travel very fast.
- (law enforcement, transitive) To record the name and other details of a suspected offender and the offence for later judicial action.
- (transitive) To reserve (something) for future use.
- To record bets as bookmaker.
- (intransitive, slang) To move or leave, often hurriedly and abruptly.
noun
- a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
- a particular orthography or writing system
- something written by hand
- (linguistics) A system of writing adapted to a particular language or set of languages.
- (psychology) Ellipsis of behavioral script, a sequence of actions in a given situation.
- (countable, law) An original instrument or document.
- (countable) The written document containing the dialogue and action for a drama; the text of a stage play, movie, or other performance. Especially, the final form used for the performance itself.
- (countable) A writing; a written document.
- (computing) A brief and simple program.
- (informal) Clipping of prescription (for drugs or medicine).
- (typography) Type made in imitation of handwriting.
- Written characters; style of writing.
- (computing) A file containing a list of user commands, allowing them to be invoked once to execute in sequence.
verb
noun
- a book containing the scripts of one or more dramatic plays
- A book containing the text of a play or plays.
- a scheme or set of strategies for conducting a business campaign or a political campaign
- a notebook containing descriptions and diagrams of the plays that a team has practiced (especially an American football team)
- A book of games and amusements for children.
- (originally US, figurative) A book or (especially) any set of commonly employed tactics, strategies, and tips.
- (US, American football) A book of strategies (plays) for use in American football (and by extension other sports or disciplines).
noun
- an introduction to a play
- One who delivers a prologue.
- A speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel.
- (cycling) An individual time trial before a stage race, used to determine which rider wears the leader's jersey on the first stage.
- (computing) A component of a computer program that prepares the computer to execute a routine.
- (Eastern Orthodoxy) A liturgical book containing daily readings, including hagiography.
verb
noun
- (theater) A performance of a play
- the production of a drama on the stage
- (programming, uncountable) An environment for testing that exactly resembles a production environment.
- The business of running stagecoaches.
- (logistics) The process of loading and unloading commercial vehicles.
- A structure of posts and boards for supporting workmen, etc., as in building.
- The organization of something in order to prepare for or facilitate working with it.
- The classification of a case of a disease, usually a cancer, into its anatomic or prognostic stage, which is a category of severity.
- The act of journeying in stagecoaches.
- (by extension) The arrangement or layout of something in order to create an impression.
- The act or process of putting on an event.
- The scenery or organization of the movements of actors onstage.
- travel by stagecoach
- getting rid of a stage of a multistage rocket
- a system of scaffolds
verb
noun
- (drama) the genre of such works
- (countable, Medieval Europe) a narrative poem with an agreeable ending (e.g., The Divine Comedy)
- (countable, drama) a dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone
- (uncountable) entertainment composed of jokes, satire, or humorous performance
- the art of composing comedy
- (countable) a humorous event
- (countable, historical) a choric song of celebration or revel, especially in Ancient Greece
- (countable) a light, amusing play with a happy ending
- light and humorous drama with a happy ending
- a comic incident or series of incidents
noun
- words making up the dialogue of a play
- the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
- the exchange of spoken words
- a lengthy rebuke
- (language) communication by word of mouth
- something spoken
- your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
- the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
- (countable) A formal session of speaking, especially a long oral message given publicly by one person.
- (uncountable) Language used orally, rather than in writing.
- (grammar) An utterance that is quoted; see direct speech, reported speech
- (uncountable) Public talk, news, gossip, rumour.
- (uncountable) The ability to speak; the faculty of uttering words or articulate sounds and vocalizations to communicate.
- (uncountable) The act of speaking, a certain style of it.
- (countable) A dialect, vernacular, or (dated) a language.
verb
noun
verb
noun
- a serious (or tragic) role in a play
- an actor who plays villainous roles
- (journalism, slang, chiefly in the plural) A newspaper of the quality press.
- (aviation) A relatively large multi-engined aircraft.
- (slang) A doorman, bouncer or bodyguard.
- (slang) A villain or bad guy; the one responsible for evil or aggressive acts.
- (military, historical) A member of the heavy cavalry.
- A prominent figure; a "major player".
adj
- given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
- of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
- in an advanced stage of pregnancy
- unusually great in degree or quantity or number
- slow and laborious because of weight
- prodigious
- of relatively large extent and density
- full and loud and deep
- usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
- of comparatively great physical weight or density
- darkened by clouds
- full of; bearing great weight
- (of an actor or role) being or playing the villain
- (of sleep) deep and complete
- sharply inclined
- dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal
- (used of soil) compact and fine-grained
- marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness
- (physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight
- requiring or showing effort
- made of fabric having considerable thickness
- large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work
- permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
- of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment
- lacking lightness or liveliness
- of great intensity or power or force
- characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
- (of a person) Heavyset: overweight.
- Not raised or leavened.
- (of weather) Hot and humid.
- Of great force, power, or intensity; deep or intense.
- (of any physical thing) Having great weight.
- (oil industry) Of petroleum, having high viscosity.
- (of a topic) Serious, somber.
- (nautical, military) Heavily-armed.
- (of music) Loud, distorted, or intense.
- (of wines or spirits) Having much body or strength.
- (physics) Containing one or more isotopes that are heavier than the normal one.
- (aviation, of an aircraft) Having a relatively high takeoff weight and payload.
- (of food) High in fat or protein; difficult to digest.
- Laden with that which is weighty; encumbered; burdened; bowed down, either with an actual burden, or with grief, pain, disappointment, etc.
- (of the eyes) With eyelids difficult to keep open due to tiredness.
- Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive.
- Doing the specified activity more intensely than most other people.
- (slang) Armed.
- (finance) Of a market: in which the price of shares is declining.
- Having the heaves.
- Slow; sluggish; inactive; or lifeless, dull, inanimate, stupid.
- Having a maximum takeoff weight exceeding 300,000 tons, as almost all widebodies do, generating high wake turbulence.
- (of a rate of flow) High, great.
- Impeding motion; cloggy; clayey.
adv
verb
noun
- a theatrical performance of a drama
- a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
- (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
- a preset plan of action in team sports
- the removal of constraints
- verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
- activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
- a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
- movement or space for movement
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
- the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
- a weak and tremulous light
- a state in which action is feasible
- gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
- an attempt to get something
- utilization or exercise
- (turn-based games) An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
- (uncountable, formerly countable) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
- (uncountable) Movement (of a pattern of light etc.)
- (countable, uncountable) An instance or instances of causing media to be watched or heard, such as by broadcasting.
- The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely, as for example lash, backlash, or slack.
- (countable) A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
- (uncountable, informal) Sexual activity or sexual role-playing.
- (uncountable) Freedom to move.
- (countable) A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other resources.
- (countable) An instance of watching or listening to media.
- (countable) A theatrical performance featuring actors.
- (uncountable) An individual's performance in a sport or game.
- (uncountable) The conduct, or course, of a game.
- (countable) A short sequence of action within a game.
- (countable) An instance of wordplay.
- (uncountable) Similar activity in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
- (countable) An attempt to move forward, as in a plan or strategy, for example by a business, investor, or political party.
- (countable) A button that, when pressed, causes media to be played.
- (uncountable, sports, with certain prepositions, also figurative) The sphere or circumstance in which a playing implement, such as a ball, is available to be played (see also in play, out of play).
verb
- exhaust by allowing to pull on the line
- engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
- consider not very seriously
- discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
- cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
- use to one's advantage
- emit recorded sound
- pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- behave in a certain way
- play a role or part
- be performed or presented for public viewing
- stake on the outcome of an issue
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
- make bets
- employ in a game or in a specific position
- play on an instrument
- move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
- pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
- act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
- be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
- behave carelessly or indifferently
- bet or wager (money)
- be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way
- use or move
- perform on a certain location
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- perform on a stage or theater
- engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
- participate in games or sport
- shoot or hit in a particular manner
- perform music on (a musical instrument)
- replay (as a melody)
- (intransitive, of a musical instrument) To produce music.
- (transitive) To keep in play, as a hooked fish in order to land it.
- (intransitive, of a theatrical performance, film or music) To be performed, reproduced, or shown.
- (transitive, colloquial) To manipulate, deceive, or swindle.
- (transitive) To handle or deal with (something) in a calculating manner intended to achieve profit or gain.
- (transitive) To act as (the indicated role).
- (transitive, intransitive) To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
- (intransitive, copulative) To act or behave in a stated way.
- To give a false appearance of being; to pretend to be.
- To move so as to fall upon or sweep across something, or to direct or operate (something) in such a manner.
- (intransitive) To be received or accepted (in a given way); to go down.
- (intransitive) To contend or fight using weapons, both as practice or in real life-or-death combats; to engage in martial games; to joust; to fence
- (transitive) To handle or deal with (a matter or situation) in a stated way.
- (transitive) To bring into action or motion; to exhibit in action; to execute or deploy.
- To portray (a character) in (a film or theatre).
- (transitive) To compete against, in a game.
- To gamble.
- To move in a light or brisk manner.
- (African-American Vernacular, intransitive) To kid; to joke; to say something for amusement; to act, or to treat something, unseriously.
- (transitive) To act or perform (a play).
- For additional senses in various idiomatic phrases, see the individual entries, such as play along, play at, play down, play off, play on, play out, play to, play up, etc.
- (transitive, intransitive, of a device, media, broadcast, etc.) To emit or relay sound (especially music) or moving pictures; (of a device) to operate media.
- (transitive, of a person) To operate (a device or media) so as to cause sound (especially music) or moving pictures to be produced.
- (intransitive) To take part in amorous activity; to make love; see also play around.
- To move in an alternating or reciprocal manner; to move to and fro.
- (transitive, of a theatrical company or band, etc.) To perform or give performances in or at (a venue or location).
- (intransitive, especially with 'with'; see also play with) To toy or trifle; to act with levity or thoughtlessness; to be careless.
- (intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
- Specifying a particular sporting role or position.
- (transitive, intransitive, especially of a person) To produce music using a musical instrument.
- (transitive, usually of a person) To render (a musical title, compositional style, film title, etc.) using a musical instrument or device.
- (transitive, in the scoring of games and sports) To be the opposing score to.
noun
- the literary genre of works intended for the theater
- a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
- an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional
- the quality of being arresting or highly emotional
- (uncountable, countable) A situation in real life that has the characteristics of such a theatrical play.
- (countable) Such a work for television, radio or the cinema, usually one that is not a comedy.
- (countable) A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue
- (slang, uncountable) Rumor, lying or exaggerated reaction to life or online events; melodrama; an angry dispute or scene; a situation made more complicated or worse than it should be; intrigue or spiteful interpersonal maneuvering.
- (uncountable) Theatrical plays in general.
noun
- (drama, authorship) A long speech by one person in a play; sometimes a soliloquy; other times spoken to other characters.
- A long, uninterrupted utterance that monopolizes a conversation.
- (comedy) A long series of comic stories and jokes as an entertainment.
- a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor
- speech you make to yourself
- a long utterance by one person (especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation)
verb
adj
- pertaining to or characteristic of drama
- suitable to or characteristic of drama
- sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
- used of a singer or singing voice that is marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style
- Of or relating to the drama.
- (informal) Tending to exaggerate in order to get attention.
- Striking in appearance or effect.
- Having a powerful, expressive singing voice.
noun
- a performance of a play
- the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
- the act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf
- a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
- a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something
- a factual statement made by one party in order to induce another party to enter into a contract
- a statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting
- a body of legislators that serve in behalf of some constituency
- the right of being represented by delegates who have a voice in some legislative body
- an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent
- A figure, image or idea that substitutes reality.
- A statement; a presentation of opinion or position, or an utterance made to influence the opinions or actions of others
- A theatrical performance.
- (law) The lawyers and staff who argue on behalf of another in court.
- (politics) The ability to elect a representative to speak on one's behalf in government; the role of this representative in government.
- (medicine) An act of representing, i.e. presenting again.
- (mathematics) An action of some algebraic structure (typically a group or algebra, particularly a Lie algebra) on a vector space, such that each element acts by a linear endomorphism.
- The act of representing.
- (by extension, uncountable) The appearance(s) of a particular demographic group in a piece of media, particularly in regards to how such appearances are treated.
- That which represents something else.
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noun
adj
noun
verb
- represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
- make believe with the intent to deceive
- state insincerely
- behave unnaturally or affectedly
- put forward a claim and assert right or possession of
- put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
- (transitive) To feign, affect (a state, quality, etc.).
- (intransitive with 'to', formal, originally transitive) To lay claim (to an ability, status, advantage, etc.).
- To engage in make-believe.
- (intransitive or with 'that' clause or 'to' infinitive) To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance.
noun
- (drama) A written monologue or part of a scene to be read by an actor at an audition.
- One set of competitors in a game.
- One surface of a sheet of paper (used instead of "page", which can mean one or both surfaces.)
- The portion of the human torso usually covered by the arms when they are not raised; the areas on the left and right between the belly or chest and the back.
- One half (left or right, top or bottom, front or back, etc.) of something or someone.
- A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.
- A group having a particular allegiance in a conflict or competition.
- (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) Sidespin; english
- (LGBTQ, slang) A man who prefers not to engage in anal sex during same-sex sexual activity.
- A flat surface of a three-dimensional object; a face.
- (music) A recorded piece of music; a record, especially in jazz.
- One possible aspect of a concept, person, or thing.
- A group of morris dancers who perform together.
- (baseball) The batters faced in an inning by a particular pitcher.
- A line of descent traced through a particular relative, usually a parent or spouse, as distinguished from that traced through another.
- A region in a specified position with respect to something.
- (UK, Australia, Ireland) A sports team.
- (US, Canada, Philippines, colloquial) A dish that accompanies the main course; a side dish.
- a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food
- a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
- a surface forming part of the outside of an object
- an elevated geological formation
- either the left or right half of a body
- one of two or more contesting groups
- an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect)
- a family line of descent
- an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
- a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure
- (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist
- an extended outer surface of an object
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adv
verb
- To lean on one side.
- (transitive, shipbuilding) To work (a timber or rib) to a certain thickness by trimming the sides.
- (intransitive) To ally oneself, be in an alliance, usually with "with" or rarely "in with"
- (transitive, cooking) To provide with, as a side or accompaniment.
- (transitive) To furnish with a siding.
- To clear, tidy or sort.
- take sides for or against
noun
- the art of writing and producing plays
- a region in which active military operations are in progress
- a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
- (US) A cinema.
- (countable) A place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on.
- (medicine) An operating theatre or locale for human experimentation.
- A region where a particular action takes place; a specific field of action, usually with reference to war.
- Drama or performance as a profession or art form.
- (figurative, derogatory, often following a noun used attributively) A conspicuous but unproductive display of action.
- Any place rising by steps like the seats of a theater.
- A lecture theatre.
noun
- the art of writing and producing plays
- a region in which active military operations are in progress
- a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
- (Canada, South Asia, rarely Australia, New Zealand) A cinema; movie theatre.
- (chiefly Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK) Alternative spelling of theater.
noun
- a dramatic or musical entertainment
- any recognized accomplishment
- the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment
- the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
- process or manner of functioning or operating
- That which is performed or accomplished; a thing done or carried through; an achievement; a deed; an act; a feat; especially, an action of an elaborate or public character.
- The amount of useful work accomplished estimated in terms of time needed, resources used, etc.
- The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.
- (linguistics) The actual use of language in concrete situations by native speakers of a language, as opposed to the system of linguistic knowledge they possess (competence), cf. linguistic performance.
- (art) A live show or concert.
noun
- a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie
- a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable
- a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
- a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
- a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
- a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
- (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program
- (by extension, humorous or euphemistic) Any dispute, altercation, or collision.
- The phase of a complex number.
- (logic, philosophy) A series of propositions organized so that the final proposition is a conclusion which is intended to follow logically from the preceding propositions, which function as premises.
- (countable) A process of reasoning; argumentation.
- A value, or a reference to a value, passed to a function.
- (countable) A verbal dispute; a quarrel.
- (also astronomy) A quantity on which the calculation of another quantity depends.
- (countable) An abstract or summary of the content of a literary work such as a book, a poem or a major section such as a chapter, included in the work before the content itself; (figuratively) the contents themselves.
- A parameter at a function call; an actual parameter, as opposed to a formal parameter.
- The independent variable of a function.
- (countable, linguistics) Any of the phrases that bear a syntactic connection to the verb of a clause.
- (countable, also figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
verb
- (transitive, theater) To end the run of (a play).
- (transitive, tennis) To win a game (against one's opponent) as receiver.
- (intransitive, of a storm) To begin or end.
- (intransitive, sports) To counter-attack.
- (intransitive, of a spell of settled weather) To end.
- (intransitive) To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose health or strength.
- (transitive, ergative) To disclose or make known an item of news, a band, etc.
- (intransitive, of a male voice) To become deeper at puberty.
- (transitive, backgammon) To remove one of the two men on (a point).
- (transitive) To end (a connection); to disconnect.
- (intransitive, billiards, snooker, pool) To make the first shot; to scatter the balls from the initial neat arrangement.
- (intransitive) To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief.
- (intransitive, of a voice) To alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men, generally to go up, in women, sometimes to go down; to crack.
- (specifically) To cause the shell of (an egg) to crack, so that the inside (yolk) is accessible.
- (transitive) To destroy the official character and standing of; to cashier; to dismiss.
- (intransitive) To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change gait.
- (intransitive) To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily; to go on break.
- (transitive) To violate; to fail to adhere to.
- (specifically) To open (a safe) without using the correct key, combination, or the like.
- (transitive) To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.
- (transitive) To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate.
- (transitive) To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar.
- (intransitive, of morning, dawn, day etc.) To arrive.
- (transitive) To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of.
- (transitive, with for) To (attempt to) disengage and flee to; to make a run for.
- (rare, mainly historical or a misspelling) To brake.
- (copulative, informal) To suddenly become.
- (transitive) To interrupt (a fall) by inserting something so that the falling object does not (immediately) hit something else beneath.
- (transitive) To change a steady state abruptly.
- To turn an animal into a beast of burden.
- (music, slang) To B-boy; to breakdance.
- (specifically, in programming) To cause (some feature of a program or piece of software) to stop functioning properly; to cause a regression.
- (programming) To suspend the execution of a program during debugging so that the state of the program can be investigated.
- (transitive, intransitive) To crack or fracture (bone) under a physical strain.
- (intransitive) To burst forth; to make its way; to come into view.
- (ergative, transitive, intransitive) To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.
- (computing) To cause, or allow the occurrence of, a line break.
- (transitive) To ruin financially.
- (transitive, gaming slang) To render (a game) unchallenging by altering its rules or exploiting loopholes or weaknesses in them in a way that gives a player an unfair advantage.
- (finance, intransitive) Of prices on the stock exchange: to fall suddenly.
- (transitive, military, most often in the passive tense) To demote; to reduce the military rank of.
- (computing) To terminate the execution of a program before normal completion.
- (intransitive, of a fever) To go down, in terms of temperature, indicating that the most dangerous part of the illness has passed.
- (transitive, intransitive) To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.
- (intransitive, of a sauce or emulsion) To de-emulsify.
- (transitive) To surpass or do better than (a specific number); to do better than (a record), setting a new record.
- (transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of.
- (intransitive, of a sound) To become audible suddenly.
- (intransitive, of a wave of water) To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water.
- (transitive) To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce.
- make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
- find the solution or key to
- become punctured or penetrated
- become separated into pieces or fragments
- do a break dance
- enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
- discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
- fall sharply
- separate from a clinch, in boxing
- cause to give up a habit
- weaken or destroy in spirit or body
- change directions suddenly
- exchange for smaller units of money
- undergo breaking
- give up
- interrupt a continued activity
- interrupt the flow of current in
- break a piece from a whole
- make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
- move away or escape suddenly
- invalidate by judicial action
- destroy the completeness of a set of related items
- cease an action temporarily
- happen or take place
- render inoperable or ineffective
- emerge from the surface of a body of water
- come to an end (of an event)
- cause the failure or ruin of
- put an end to a state or an activity
- fracture a bone of
- stop operating or functioning
- diminish or discontinue abruptly
- curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
- terminate or end
- come forth or begin from a state of latency
- make submissive, obedient, or useful
- crack; of the male voice in puberty
- vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
- destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments
- come into being
- force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
- find a flaw in
- ruin completely
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
- happen
- go to pieces
- break down, literally or metaphorically
- act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
- pierce or penetrate
- surpass in excellence
- lessen in force or effect
- change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
- make the opening shot that scatters the balls
- scatter or part
- be broken in
- assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
- reduce to bankruptcy
- be released or become known; of news
- fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
noun
- (programming) Ellipsis of breakpoint.
- (music) The transition area between a singer's vocal registers; the passaggio.
- A rest or pause, usually from work.
- A physical space that opens up in something or between two things.
- An interruption of continuity; departure from or rupture with.
- Alternative form of brake (“cart or carriage without a body, for breaking in horses”)
- (computing) The separation between lines, paragraphs or pages of a written text.
- (soccer) The counter-attack.
- A short holiday.
- (snooker) The number of points scored by one player in one visit to the table.
- (finance) A sudden fall in prices on the stock exchange.
- A scheduled interval of days or weeks between periods of school instruction; a holiday.
- (computing) A keystroke or other signal that causes a program to terminate or suspend execution.
- (UK, education) A time for students to talk or play between lessons.
- (geography, chiefly in the plural) An area along a river that features steep banks, bluffs, or gorges (e.g., Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, US).
- A significant change in circumstance, attitude, perception, or focus of attention.
- (music) A section of extended repetition of the percussion break to a song, created by a hip-hop DJ as rhythmic dance music.
- (British, weather) A change, particularly the end of a spell of persistent good or bad weather.
- An interval or intermission between two parts of a performance, for example a theatre show, broadcast, or sports game.
- (surfing) A place where waves break (that is, where waves pitch or spill forward creating white water).
- An act of escaping.
- The beginning (of the morning).
- (music) A short section of music, often between verses, in which some performers stop while others continue.
- A temporary split with a romantic partner.
- (tennis) A game won by the receiving player(s).
- (horse racing) The start of a horse race.
- The opening of packages of cards for a collectible card game, often for further distribution to paying customers.
- (golf) The curve imparted to the ball's motion on the green due to slope or grass texture.
- An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.
- (equitation) A sharp bit or snaffle.
- (billiards, snooker, pool) The first shot in a game of billiards.
- (music) The point in the musical scale at which a woodwind instrument is designed to overblow, that is, to move from its lower to its upper register.
- an unexpected piece of good luck
- an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
- the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
- some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
- a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
- an escape from jail
- a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
- (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
- a pause from doing something (as work)
- the act of breaking something
- any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
- an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
- the occurrence of breaking
- a sudden dash
- (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
- breaking of hard tissue such as bone
noun
- a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
- (theater) The script of a musical or opera.
- a collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card game
- a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
- a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge
- a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone
- physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together
- a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made
- a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
- a major division of a long written composition
- (whist) Six tricks taken by one side.
- (sports, by extension) A list of all players who have been booked (received a warning) in a game.
- (historical) A package of silk.
- (horse racing) A list of the races that a jockey is scheduled to ride in.
- (poker slang) Four of a kind.
- (cartomancy) The twenty-sixth Lenormand card.
- A convenient collection, in a form resembling a book, of small paper items for individual use.
- A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.
- (figurative) Any source of instruction.
- A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets, but now sometimes electronically as an e-book.
- (law, colloquial) A book award, a recognition for receiving the highest grade in a class (traditionally an actual book, but recently more likely a letter or certificate acknowledging the achievement).
- (advertising, informal) A portfolio of one's previous work in the industry.
- (with "the") The accumulated body of knowledge passed down among black pimps.
- (gambling) A record of betting (from the use of a notebook to record what each person has bet).
- (usually in the plural) Records of the accounts of a business.
- (informal) A bookmaker (a person who takes bets on sporting events and similar); bookie; turf accountant.
- (horse racing) The list of mares that a stallion will breed in a given season.
- (sports) A document, held by the referee, of the incidents that happened in a game.
- (chess, uncountable) The sum of chess knowledge in the opening or endgame.
- A major division of a long work.
verb
- record a charge in a police register
- engage for a performance
- register in a hotel booker
- arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
- (transitive) To write down, to register or record in a book or as in a book.
- (sports) To issue a caution to, usually a yellow card, or a red card if a yellow card has already been issued.
- (UK dialectal, Northern England) simple past of bake
- (transitive, law student slang) To receive the highest grade in a class.
- (transitive) To add a name to the list of people who are participating in something.
- (intransitive, slang) To travel very fast.
- (law enforcement, transitive) To record the name and other details of a suspected offender and the offence for later judicial action.
- (transitive) To reserve (something) for future use.
- To record bets as bookmaker.
- (intransitive, slang) To move or leave, often hurriedly and abruptly.
noun
- a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
- a particular orthography or writing system
- something written by hand
- (linguistics) A system of writing adapted to a particular language or set of languages.
- (psychology) Ellipsis of behavioral script, a sequence of actions in a given situation.
- (countable, law) An original instrument or document.
- (countable) The written document containing the dialogue and action for a drama; the text of a stage play, movie, or other performance. Especially, the final form used for the performance itself.
- (countable) A writing; a written document.
- (computing) A brief and simple program.
- (informal) Clipping of prescription (for drugs or medicine).
- (typography) Type made in imitation of handwriting.
- Written characters; style of writing.
- (computing) A file containing a list of user commands, allowing them to be invoked once to execute in sequence.
verb
noun
- a book containing the scripts of one or more dramatic plays
- A book containing the text of a play or plays.
- a scheme or set of strategies for conducting a business campaign or a political campaign
- a notebook containing descriptions and diagrams of the plays that a team has practiced (especially an American football team)
- A book of games and amusements for children.
- (originally US, figurative) A book or (especially) any set of commonly employed tactics, strategies, and tips.
- (US, American football) A book of strategies (plays) for use in American football (and by extension other sports or disciplines).
noun
- an introduction to a play
- One who delivers a prologue.
- A speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel.
- (cycling) An individual time trial before a stage race, used to determine which rider wears the leader's jersey on the first stage.
- (computing) A component of a computer program that prepares the computer to execute a routine.
- (Eastern Orthodoxy) A liturgical book containing daily readings, including hagiography.
verb
noun
- (theater) A performance of a play
- the production of a drama on the stage
- (programming, uncountable) An environment for testing that exactly resembles a production environment.
- The business of running stagecoaches.
- (logistics) The process of loading and unloading commercial vehicles.
- A structure of posts and boards for supporting workmen, etc., as in building.
- The organization of something in order to prepare for or facilitate working with it.
- The classification of a case of a disease, usually a cancer, into its anatomic or prognostic stage, which is a category of severity.
- The act of journeying in stagecoaches.
- (by extension) The arrangement or layout of something in order to create an impression.
- The act or process of putting on an event.
- The scenery or organization of the movements of actors onstage.
- travel by stagecoach
- getting rid of a stage of a multistage rocket
- a system of scaffolds
verb
noun
- (drama) the genre of such works
- (countable, Medieval Europe) a narrative poem with an agreeable ending (e.g., The Divine Comedy)
- (countable, drama) a dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone
- (uncountable) entertainment composed of jokes, satire, or humorous performance
- the art of composing comedy
- (countable) a humorous event
- (countable, historical) a choric song of celebration or revel, especially in Ancient Greece
- (countable) a light, amusing play with a happy ending
- light and humorous drama with a happy ending
- a comic incident or series of incidents
noun
- words making up the dialogue of a play
- the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
- the exchange of spoken words
- a lengthy rebuke
- (language) communication by word of mouth
- something spoken
- your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
- the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
- (countable) A formal session of speaking, especially a long oral message given publicly by one person.
- (uncountable) Language used orally, rather than in writing.
- (grammar) An utterance that is quoted; see direct speech, reported speech
- (uncountable) Public talk, news, gossip, rumour.
- (uncountable) The ability to speak; the faculty of uttering words or articulate sounds and vocalizations to communicate.
- (uncountable) The act of speaking, a certain style of it.
- (countable) A dialect, vernacular, or (dated) a language.
verb
noun
verb
noun
- a serious (or tragic) role in a play
- an actor who plays villainous roles
- (journalism, slang, chiefly in the plural) A newspaper of the quality press.
- (aviation) A relatively large multi-engined aircraft.
- (slang) A doorman, bouncer or bodyguard.
- (slang) A villain or bad guy; the one responsible for evil or aggressive acts.
- (military, historical) A member of the heavy cavalry.
- A prominent figure; a "major player".
adj
- given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
- of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
- in an advanced stage of pregnancy
- unusually great in degree or quantity or number
- slow and laborious because of weight
- prodigious
- of relatively large extent and density
- full and loud and deep
- usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
- of comparatively great physical weight or density
- darkened by clouds
- full of; bearing great weight
- (of an actor or role) being or playing the villain
- (of sleep) deep and complete
- sharply inclined
- dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal
- (used of soil) compact and fine-grained
- marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness
- (physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight
- requiring or showing effort
- made of fabric having considerable thickness
- large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work
- permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
- of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment
- lacking lightness or liveliness
- of great intensity or power or force
- characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
- (of a person) Heavyset: overweight.
- Not raised or leavened.
- (of weather) Hot and humid.
- Of great force, power, or intensity; deep or intense.
- (of any physical thing) Having great weight.
- (oil industry) Of petroleum, having high viscosity.
- (of a topic) Serious, somber.
- (nautical, military) Heavily-armed.
- (of music) Loud, distorted, or intense.
- (of wines or spirits) Having much body or strength.
- (physics) Containing one or more isotopes that are heavier than the normal one.
- (aviation, of an aircraft) Having a relatively high takeoff weight and payload.
- (of food) High in fat or protein; difficult to digest.
- Laden with that which is weighty; encumbered; burdened; bowed down, either with an actual burden, or with grief, pain, disappointment, etc.
- (of the eyes) With eyelids difficult to keep open due to tiredness.
- Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive.
- Doing the specified activity more intensely than most other people.
- (slang) Armed.
- (finance) Of a market: in which the price of shares is declining.
- Having the heaves.
- Slow; sluggish; inactive; or lifeless, dull, inanimate, stupid.
- Having a maximum takeoff weight exceeding 300,000 tons, as almost all widebodies do, generating high wake turbulence.
- (of a rate of flow) High, great.
- Impeding motion; cloggy; clayey.
adv
verb
noun
- a theatrical performance of a drama
- a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
- (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
- a preset plan of action in team sports
- the removal of constraints
- verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
- activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
- a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
- movement or space for movement
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
- the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
- a weak and tremulous light
- a state in which action is feasible
- gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
- an attempt to get something
- utilization or exercise
- (turn-based games) An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
- (uncountable, formerly countable) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
- (uncountable) Movement (of a pattern of light etc.)
- (countable, uncountable) An instance or instances of causing media to be watched or heard, such as by broadcasting.
- The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely, as for example lash, backlash, or slack.
- (countable) A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
- (uncountable, informal) Sexual activity or sexual role-playing.
- (uncountable) Freedom to move.
- (countable) A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other resources.
- (countable) An instance of watching or listening to media.
- (countable) A theatrical performance featuring actors.
- (uncountable) An individual's performance in a sport or game.
- (uncountable) The conduct, or course, of a game.
- (countable) A short sequence of action within a game.
- (countable) An instance of wordplay.
- (uncountable) Similar activity in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
- (countable) An attempt to move forward, as in a plan or strategy, for example by a business, investor, or political party.
- (countable) A button that, when pressed, causes media to be played.
- (uncountable, sports, with certain prepositions, also figurative) The sphere or circumstance in which a playing implement, such as a ball, is available to be played (see also in play, out of play).
verb
- exhaust by allowing to pull on the line
- engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
- consider not very seriously
- discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
- cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
- use to one's advantage
- emit recorded sound
- pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- behave in a certain way
- play a role or part
- be performed or presented for public viewing
- stake on the outcome of an issue
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
- make bets
- employ in a game or in a specific position
- play on an instrument
- move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
- pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
- act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
- be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
- behave carelessly or indifferently
- bet or wager (money)
- be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way
- use or move
- perform on a certain location
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- perform on a stage or theater
- engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
- participate in games or sport
- shoot or hit in a particular manner
- perform music on (a musical instrument)
- replay (as a melody)
- (intransitive, of a musical instrument) To produce music.
- (transitive) To keep in play, as a hooked fish in order to land it.
- (intransitive, of a theatrical performance, film or music) To be performed, reproduced, or shown.
- (transitive, colloquial) To manipulate, deceive, or swindle.
- (transitive) To handle or deal with (something) in a calculating manner intended to achieve profit or gain.
- (transitive) To act as (the indicated role).
- (transitive, intransitive) To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
- (intransitive, copulative) To act or behave in a stated way.
- To give a false appearance of being; to pretend to be.
- To move so as to fall upon or sweep across something, or to direct or operate (something) in such a manner.
- (intransitive) To be received or accepted (in a given way); to go down.
- (intransitive) To contend or fight using weapons, both as practice or in real life-or-death combats; to engage in martial games; to joust; to fence
- (transitive) To handle or deal with (a matter or situation) in a stated way.
- (transitive) To bring into action or motion; to exhibit in action; to execute or deploy.
- To portray (a character) in (a film or theatre).
- (transitive) To compete against, in a game.
- To gamble.
- To move in a light or brisk manner.
- (African-American Vernacular, intransitive) To kid; to joke; to say something for amusement; to act, or to treat something, unseriously.
- (transitive) To act or perform (a play).
- For additional senses in various idiomatic phrases, see the individual entries, such as play along, play at, play down, play off, play on, play out, play to, play up, etc.
- (transitive, intransitive, of a device, media, broadcast, etc.) To emit or relay sound (especially music) or moving pictures; (of a device) to operate media.
- (transitive, of a person) To operate (a device or media) so as to cause sound (especially music) or moving pictures to be produced.
- (intransitive) To take part in amorous activity; to make love; see also play around.
- To move in an alternating or reciprocal manner; to move to and fro.
- (transitive, of a theatrical company or band, etc.) To perform or give performances in or at (a venue or location).
- (intransitive, especially with 'with'; see also play with) To toy or trifle; to act with levity or thoughtlessness; to be careless.
- (intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
- Specifying a particular sporting role or position.
- (transitive, intransitive, especially of a person) To produce music using a musical instrument.
- (transitive, usually of a person) To render (a musical title, compositional style, film title, etc.) using a musical instrument or device.
- (transitive, in the scoring of games and sports) To be the opposing score to.
noun
- the literary genre of works intended for the theater
- a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
- an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional
- the quality of being arresting or highly emotional
- (uncountable, countable) A situation in real life that has the characteristics of such a theatrical play.
- (countable) Such a work for television, radio or the cinema, usually one that is not a comedy.
- (countable) A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue
- (slang, uncountable) Rumor, lying or exaggerated reaction to life or online events; melodrama; an angry dispute or scene; a situation made more complicated or worse than it should be; intrigue or spiteful interpersonal maneuvering.
- (uncountable) Theatrical plays in general.
noun
- (drama, authorship) A long speech by one person in a play; sometimes a soliloquy; other times spoken to other characters.
- A long, uninterrupted utterance that monopolizes a conversation.
- (comedy) A long series of comic stories and jokes as an entertainment.
- a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor
- speech you make to yourself
- a long utterance by one person (especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation)
verb
noun
- a performance of a play
- the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
- the act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf
- a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
- a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something
- a factual statement made by one party in order to induce another party to enter into a contract
- a statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting
- a body of legislators that serve in behalf of some constituency
- the right of being represented by delegates who have a voice in some legislative body
- an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent
- A figure, image or idea that substitutes reality.
- A statement; a presentation of opinion or position, or an utterance made to influence the opinions or actions of others
- A theatrical performance.
- (law) The lawyers and staff who argue on behalf of another in court.
- (politics) The ability to elect a representative to speak on one's behalf in government; the role of this representative in government.
- (medicine) An act of representing, i.e. presenting again.
- (mathematics) An action of some algebraic structure (typically a group or algebra, particularly a Lie algebra) on a vector space, such that each element acts by a linear endomorphism.
- The act of representing.
- (by extension, uncountable) The appearance(s) of a particular demographic group in a piece of media, particularly in regards to how such appearances are treated.
- That which represents something else.
noun
- (drama) A written monologue or part of a scene to be read by an actor at an audition.
- One set of competitors in a game.
- One surface of a sheet of paper (used instead of "page", which can mean one or both surfaces.)
- The portion of the human torso usually covered by the arms when they are not raised; the areas on the left and right between the belly or chest and the back.
- One half (left or right, top or bottom, front or back, etc.) of something or someone.
- A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.
- A group having a particular allegiance in a conflict or competition.
- (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) Sidespin; english
- (LGBTQ, slang) A man who prefers not to engage in anal sex during same-sex sexual activity.
- A flat surface of a three-dimensional object; a face.
- (music) A recorded piece of music; a record, especially in jazz.
- One possible aspect of a concept, person, or thing.
- A group of morris dancers who perform together.
- (baseball) The batters faced in an inning by a particular pitcher.
- A line of descent traced through a particular relative, usually a parent or spouse, as distinguished from that traced through another.
- A region in a specified position with respect to something.
- (UK, Australia, Ireland) A sports team.
- (US, Canada, Philippines, colloquial) A dish that accompanies the main course; a side dish.
- a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food
- a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
- a surface forming part of the outside of an object
- an elevated geological formation
- either the left or right half of a body
- one of two or more contesting groups
- an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect)
- a family line of descent
- an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
- a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure
- (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist
- an extended outer surface of an object
adj
adv
verb
- To lean on one side.
- (transitive, shipbuilding) To work (a timber or rib) to a certain thickness by trimming the sides.
- (intransitive) To ally oneself, be in an alliance, usually with "with" or rarely "in with"
- (transitive, cooking) To provide with, as a side or accompaniment.
- (transitive) To furnish with a siding.
- To clear, tidy or sort.
- take sides for or against
noun
- the art of writing and producing plays
- a region in which active military operations are in progress
- a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
- (US) A cinema.
- (countable) A place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on.
- (medicine) An operating theatre or locale for human experimentation.
- A region where a particular action takes place; a specific field of action, usually with reference to war.
- Drama or performance as a profession or art form.
- (figurative, derogatory, often following a noun used attributively) A conspicuous but unproductive display of action.
- Any place rising by steps like the seats of a theater.
- A lecture theatre.
noun
- the art of writing and producing plays
- a region in which active military operations are in progress
- a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
- (Canada, South Asia, rarely Australia, New Zealand) A cinema; movie theatre.
- (chiefly Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK) Alternative spelling of theater.
noun
- a dramatic or musical entertainment
- any recognized accomplishment
- the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment
- the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
- process or manner of functioning or operating
- That which is performed or accomplished; a thing done or carried through; an achievement; a deed; an act; a feat; especially, an action of an elaborate or public character.
- The amount of useful work accomplished estimated in terms of time needed, resources used, etc.
- The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.
- (linguistics) The actual use of language in concrete situations by native speakers of a language, as opposed to the system of linguistic knowledge they possess (competence), cf. linguistic performance.
- (art) A live show or concert.
noun
- a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie
- a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable
- a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
- a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
- a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
- a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
- (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program
- (by extension, humorous or euphemistic) Any dispute, altercation, or collision.
- The phase of a complex number.
- (logic, philosophy) A series of propositions organized so that the final proposition is a conclusion which is intended to follow logically from the preceding propositions, which function as premises.
- (countable) A process of reasoning; argumentation.
- A value, or a reference to a value, passed to a function.
- (countable) A verbal dispute; a quarrel.
- (also astronomy) A quantity on which the calculation of another quantity depends.
- (countable) An abstract or summary of the content of a literary work such as a book, a poem or a major section such as a chapter, included in the work before the content itself; (figuratively) the contents themselves.
- A parameter at a function call; an actual parameter, as opposed to a formal parameter.
- The independent variable of a function.
- (countable, linguistics) Any of the phrases that bear a syntactic connection to the verb of a clause.
- (countable, also figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
verb
- (transitive, theater) To end the run of (a play).
- (transitive, tennis) To win a game (against one's opponent) as receiver.
- (intransitive, of a storm) To begin or end.
- (intransitive, sports) To counter-attack.
- (intransitive, of a spell of settled weather) To end.
- (intransitive) To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose health or strength.
- (transitive, ergative) To disclose or make known an item of news, a band, etc.
- (intransitive, of a male voice) To become deeper at puberty.
- (transitive, backgammon) To remove one of the two men on (a point).
- (transitive) To end (a connection); to disconnect.
- (intransitive, billiards, snooker, pool) To make the first shot; to scatter the balls from the initial neat arrangement.
- (intransitive) To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief.
- (intransitive, of a voice) To alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men, generally to go up, in women, sometimes to go down; to crack.
- (specifically) To cause the shell of (an egg) to crack, so that the inside (yolk) is accessible.
- (transitive) To destroy the official character and standing of; to cashier; to dismiss.
- (intransitive) To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change gait.
- (intransitive) To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily; to go on break.
- (transitive) To violate; to fail to adhere to.
- (specifically) To open (a safe) without using the correct key, combination, or the like.
- (transitive) To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.
- (transitive) To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate.
- (transitive) To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar.
- (intransitive, of morning, dawn, day etc.) To arrive.
- (transitive) To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of.
- (transitive, with for) To (attempt to) disengage and flee to; to make a run for.
- (rare, mainly historical or a misspelling) To brake.
- (copulative, informal) To suddenly become.
- (transitive) To interrupt (a fall) by inserting something so that the falling object does not (immediately) hit something else beneath.
- (transitive) To change a steady state abruptly.
- To turn an animal into a beast of burden.
- (music, slang) To B-boy; to breakdance.
- (specifically, in programming) To cause (some feature of a program or piece of software) to stop functioning properly; to cause a regression.
- (programming) To suspend the execution of a program during debugging so that the state of the program can be investigated.
- (transitive, intransitive) To crack or fracture (bone) under a physical strain.
- (intransitive) To burst forth; to make its way; to come into view.
- (ergative, transitive, intransitive) To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.
- (computing) To cause, or allow the occurrence of, a line break.
- (transitive) To ruin financially.
- (transitive, gaming slang) To render (a game) unchallenging by altering its rules or exploiting loopholes or weaknesses in them in a way that gives a player an unfair advantage.
- (finance, intransitive) Of prices on the stock exchange: to fall suddenly.
- (transitive, military, most often in the passive tense) To demote; to reduce the military rank of.
- (computing) To terminate the execution of a program before normal completion.
- (intransitive, of a fever) To go down, in terms of temperature, indicating that the most dangerous part of the illness has passed.
- (transitive, intransitive) To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.
- (intransitive, of a sauce or emulsion) To de-emulsify.
- (transitive) To surpass or do better than (a specific number); to do better than (a record), setting a new record.
- (transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of.
- (intransitive, of a sound) To become audible suddenly.
- (intransitive, of a wave of water) To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water.
- (transitive) To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce.
- make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
- find the solution or key to
- become punctured or penetrated
- become separated into pieces or fragments
- do a break dance
- enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
- discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
- fall sharply
- separate from a clinch, in boxing
- cause to give up a habit
- weaken or destroy in spirit or body
- change directions suddenly
- exchange for smaller units of money
- undergo breaking
- give up
- interrupt a continued activity
- interrupt the flow of current in
- break a piece from a whole
- make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
- move away or escape suddenly
- invalidate by judicial action
- destroy the completeness of a set of related items
- cease an action temporarily
- happen or take place
- render inoperable or ineffective
- emerge from the surface of a body of water
- come to an end (of an event)
- cause the failure or ruin of
- put an end to a state or an activity
- fracture a bone of
- stop operating or functioning
- diminish or discontinue abruptly
- curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
- terminate or end
- come forth or begin from a state of latency
- make submissive, obedient, or useful
- crack; of the male voice in puberty
- vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
- destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments
- come into being
- force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
- find a flaw in
- ruin completely
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
- happen
- go to pieces
- break down, literally or metaphorically
- act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
- pierce or penetrate
- surpass in excellence
- lessen in force or effect
- change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
- make the opening shot that scatters the balls
- scatter or part
- be broken in
- assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
- reduce to bankruptcy
- be released or become known; of news
- fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
noun
- (programming) Ellipsis of breakpoint.
- (music) The transition area between a singer's vocal registers; the passaggio.
- A rest or pause, usually from work.
- A physical space that opens up in something or between two things.
- An interruption of continuity; departure from or rupture with.
- Alternative form of brake (“cart or carriage without a body, for breaking in horses”)
- (computing) The separation between lines, paragraphs or pages of a written text.
- (soccer) The counter-attack.
- A short holiday.
- (snooker) The number of points scored by one player in one visit to the table.
- (finance) A sudden fall in prices on the stock exchange.
- A scheduled interval of days or weeks between periods of school instruction; a holiday.
- (computing) A keystroke or other signal that causes a program to terminate or suspend execution.
- (UK, education) A time for students to talk or play between lessons.
- (geography, chiefly in the plural) An area along a river that features steep banks, bluffs, or gorges (e.g., Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, US).
- A significant change in circumstance, attitude, perception, or focus of attention.
- (music) A section of extended repetition of the percussion break to a song, created by a hip-hop DJ as rhythmic dance music.
- (British, weather) A change, particularly the end of a spell of persistent good or bad weather.
- An interval or intermission between two parts of a performance, for example a theatre show, broadcast, or sports game.
- (surfing) A place where waves break (that is, where waves pitch or spill forward creating white water).
- An act of escaping.
- The beginning (of the morning).
- (music) A short section of music, often between verses, in which some performers stop while others continue.
- A temporary split with a romantic partner.
- (tennis) A game won by the receiving player(s).
- (horse racing) The start of a horse race.
- The opening of packages of cards for a collectible card game, often for further distribution to paying customers.
- (golf) The curve imparted to the ball's motion on the green due to slope or grass texture.
- An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.
- (equitation) A sharp bit or snaffle.
- (billiards, snooker, pool) The first shot in a game of billiards.
- (music) The point in the musical scale at which a woodwind instrument is designed to overblow, that is, to move from its lower to its upper register.
- an unexpected piece of good luck
- an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
- the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
- some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
- a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
- an escape from jail
- a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
- (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
- a pause from doing something (as work)
- the act of breaking something
- any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
- an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
- the occurrence of breaking
- a sudden dash
- (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
- breaking of hard tissue such as bone
adj
- pertaining to or characteristic of drama
- suitable to or characteristic of drama
- sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
- used of a singer or singing voice that is marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style
- Of or relating to the drama.
- (informal) Tending to exaggerate in order to get attention.
- Striking in appearance or effect.
- Having a powerful, expressive singing voice.
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- represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
- make believe with the intent to deceive
- state insincerely
- behave unnaturally or affectedly
- put forward a claim and assert right or possession of
- put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
- (transitive) To feign, affect (a state, quality, etc.).
- (intransitive with 'to', formal, originally transitive) To lay claim (to an ability, status, advantage, etc.).
- To engage in make-believe.
- (intransitive or with 'that' clause or 'to' infinitive) To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance.