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one up
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verb
- exert oneself to meet a challenge
- move upward
- increase in value or to a higher point
- rise to one's feet
- rise up
- come to the surface
- come into existence; take on form or shape
- move to a better position in life or to a better job
- go up or advance
- become more extreme
- get up and out of bed
- rise in rank or status
- become heartened or elated
- take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
- increase in volume
- come up, of celestial bodies
- return from the dead
noun
- a growth in strength or number or importance
- the act of changing location in an upward direction
- an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
- a movement upward; rise above the ground
- the amount a salary is increased
- the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
- a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
- (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
- an increase in cost
- increase in price or value
verb
- engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
- participate in games or sport
- act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
- play on an instrument
- play a role or part
- be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
- replay (as a melody)
- perform music on (a musical instrument)
- pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
- bet or wager (money)
- pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
- emit recorded sound
- perform on a certain location
- put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
- engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
- behave in a certain way
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
- use to one's advantage
- consider not very seriously
- be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way
- behave carelessly or indifferently
- cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
- perform on a stage or theater
- be performed or presented for public viewing
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
- make bets
- stake on the outcome of an issue
- shoot or hit in a particular manner
- use or move
- employ in a game or in a specific position
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- exhaust by allowing to pull on the line
noun
- a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
- a theatrical performance of a drama
- a preset plan of action in team sports
- a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
- a state in which action is feasible
- utilization or exercise
- an attempt to get something
- activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
- (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
- the removal of constraints
- a weak and tremulous light
- verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
- movement or space for movement
- gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
- (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
adj
- exercising or showing good judgment
- in excellent physical condition
- logically valid
- having legal efficacy or force
- vigorous or severe
- free from moral defect
- (of sleep) deep and complete
- complete; thorough
verb
- appear in a certain way
- make a certain noise or sound
- give off a certain sound or sounds
- announce by means of a sound
- utter with vibrating vocal chords
- cause to sound
- measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
adj
noun
- the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
- the subjective sensation of hearing something
- mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
- the sudden occurrence of an audible event
- the audible part of a transmitted signal
- (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
- a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
- a large ocean inlet or deep bay
noun
- an activity that you like or at which you are superior
- a flexible container with a single opening
- the quantity of game taken in a particular period (usually by one person)
- a place that the runner must touch before scoring
- a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
- the quantity that a bag will hold
- a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
- an ugly or ill-tempered woman
- mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)
verb
noun
- an activity that you like or at which you are superior
- a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
- a particular item of prepared food
- the quantity that a dish will hold
- a very attractive or seductive looking woman
- directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation
verb
noun
- freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
- (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers
- (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance
- a feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry
- an occurrence of control or strength weakening
- a method of solving simultaneous equations by guessing a solution and then reducing the errors that result by successive approximations until all the errors are less than some specified amount
- the act of making less strict
noun
- freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
- something left after other parts have been taken away
- a pause for relaxation
- a state of inaction
- euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
- a support on which things can be put
- a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
verb
- not move; be in a resting position
- take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
- give a rest to
- have a place in relation to something else
- be at rest
- stay the same; remain in a certain state
- be inherent or innate in
- put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying
- sit, as on a branch
- rest on or as if on a pillow
- be inactive, refrain from acting
noun
- freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
- freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
- a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state
- the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
- freedom from constraint or embarrassment
verb
noun
- A single jump in this game or activity, counted as a measure of achievement.
- (also jump-roping, jumping rope) The activity, game or exercise in which a person must jump, bounce or skip repeatedly while a length of rope is swung over and under, both ends held in the hands of the jumper, or alternately, held by two other participants. Often used for athletic training and among schoolchildren. Variations involve speed, chants, varied rope and jumper movement patterns, multiple jumpers and/or multiple ropes.
- The length of rope, sometimes with handles, casing or other additions, used in that activity.
verb
noun
- A restraint on one's action, activity, or progress.
- A link for connecting railroad cars; a drawlink or draglink.
- A length of cable or chain equal to 12+¹⁄₂ fathoms or 75 feet, or later to 15 fathoms.
- A U-shaped piece of metal secured with a pin or bolt across the opening, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism.
- A fetter-like band worn as an ornament.
- A restraint fit over a human or animal appendage, such as a wrist, ankle or finger; normally used in pairs joined by a chain.
verb
adv
- without skill or in a displeasing manner
- to a severe or serious degree
- (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
- evilly or wickedly
- in a disobedient or naughty way
- with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')
- very much; strongly
- in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage
- unfavorably or with disapproval
- with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display
verb
- prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult
- support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
- support by bracing
- cause to be alert and energetic
noun
- a support that steadies or strengthens something else
- two items of the same kind
- a set of two similar things considered as a unit
- either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
- a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
- elastic straps that hold trousers up
- an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
- a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring
- a structural member used to stiffen a framework
verb
- To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.
- (construed with for) To design (an experiment) so that the effects of one or more variables are reduced or eliminated.
- to hold in check, to curb, to restrain
noun
- A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register.
- An interface element that a computer user interacts with, such as a window or a text box (abbreviated Ctrl).
- Influence or authority over something.
- A control group or control experiment.
- A checkpoint along an audax route.
- A means of monitoring for, and triggering intervention in, activities that are not going according to plan.
- The method and means of governing the performance of any apparatus, machine or system, such as a lever, handle or button.
- Restraint or ability to contain one's movements or emotions, or self-control.
- A security mechanism, policy, or procedure that can counter system attack, reduce risks, and resolve vulnerabilities; a safeguard or countermeasure.
- A spirit that takes possession of a psychic or medium and allows other spirits to communicate with the living.
- A construction in which the understood subject of a given predicate is determined by an expression in context. See control.
- Any of the physical factors determining the climate of a place, such as latitude, distribution of land and water, altitude, exposure, prevailing winds, permanent high- or low-barometric-pressure areas, ocean currents, mountain barriers, soil, and vegetation.
noun
- A situation suitable to perform some action.
- A commitment, or a group of commitments, such as options or futures, to buy or sell a given amount of financial instruments, such as securities, currencies or commodities, for a given price.
- The full state of a chess game at any given turn.
- The order in which players are seated around the table.
- A status or rank.
- A place or location.
- A method of solving a problem by one or two suppositions; also called the rule of trial and error.
- An opinion, stand, or stance.
- A posture.
- A place on the playing field, together with a set of duties, assigned to a player.
- A post of employment; a job.
- An amount of securities, commodities, or other financial instruments held by a person, firm, or institution.
verb
verb
- carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
- consume all of one's attention or time
- engage or hire for work
- ask to represent; of legal counsel
- give to in marriage
- get caught
- carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)
- hire for work or assistance
- engage for service under a term of contract
- keep engaged
adj
- Not excessive; acting in moderation
- Having an intermediate position between liberal and conservative.
- Average priced; standard-deal
- more than mild, less than severe
- Mediocre
- Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; gentle.
verb
- To become less excessive
- To reduce the excessiveness of (something)
- To preside over (something) as a moderator
- To act as a moderator; to assist in bringing to compromise
- To supply with a moderator (substance that decreases the speed of neutrons in a nuclear reactor and hence increases likelihood of fission).
noun
- One who holds an intermediate position between extremes, as in politics.
- One of a party in Scottish Church history dominant in the 18th century, lax in doctrine and discipline, but intolerant of evangelicalism and popular rights. It caused the secessions of 1733 and 1761, and its final resultant was the Disruption of 1843.
verb
noun
- manner of acting or controlling yourself
- the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances
- (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
- (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation
noun
- manner of acting or controlling yourself
- the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances
- (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
- (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation
verb
- To perform an action without attracting the attention of.
- Of a ship: to be run aground intentionally to avoid a collision
- To store, or place in reserve; to save (money, etc.) for later use.
- To remove (something) from the present context and into its proper place; (figurative) to reject or disregard.
verb
- exercise, or have the power of, memory
- recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
- keep in mind for attention or consideration
- recapture the past; indulge in memories
- show appreciation to
- mention favorably, as in prayer
- mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship
- call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony
adj
noun
- chemical agent capable of activity
- the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb
- a person who is a participating member of an organization
adj
- tending to become more severe or wider in scope
- disposed to take action or effectuate change
- characterized by energetic activity
- exerting influence or producing a change or effect
- full of activity or engaged in continuous activity
- (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions
- expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:
- (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being
- (of e.g. volcanoes) capable of erupting
- (of e.g. volcanoes) erupting or liable to erupt
- engaged in full-time work
verb
- check oneself during an action
- discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
- perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
- reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
- take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
- succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
- to hook or entangle
- attract and fix
- capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
- reach in time
- get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly
- catch up with and possibly overtake
- be struck or affected by
- hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
- see or watch
- cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled
- detect a blunder or misstep
- grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
- come down with
- start burning
- perceive by hearing
- suffer from the receipt of
- attract; cause to be enamored
- apprehend and reproduce accurately
- take in and retain
- spread or be communicated
- be the catcher
- become aware of
- delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned
noun
- a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
- the quantity that was caught
- a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
- anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching)
- a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)
- a restraint that checks the motion of something
- a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window
- a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth
- the act of catching an object with the hands
- the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
verb
- To pull off; to wear, perform, etc. successfully or to advantage.
- To embroider with thread.
- To cause to ferment.
- To function correctly; to act as intended; to achieve the goal designed for.
- To shape, form, or improve a material.
- Followed by with. General use, said of either fellow employees or instruments or clients.
- To cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.
- Followed by as. Said of one's job title
- To behave in a certain way when handled
- To exhaust, by working.
- Followed by in (or at, etc.) Said of one's workplace (building), or one's department, or one's trade (sphere of business).
- To ferment.
- To set into action.
- Followed by for. Said of a company or individual who employs.
- To use or manipulate to one’s advantage.
- To provoke or excite; to influence.
- To operate in a certain place, area, or speciality.
- To cause to work.
- To effect by gradual degrees;
- To influence.
- To move in an agitated manner.
- To cause (someone) to feel (something); to do unto somebody (something, whether good or bad).
- To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.
- To effect by gradual degrees.
- To operate in or through; as, to work the phones.
noun
- The staging of events to appear as real.
- The result of a particular manner of production.
- Sustained effort to overcome obstacles and achieve a result.
- The equipment needed to inject a drug (syringes, needles, swabs etc.)
- Ore before it is dressed.
- A measure of energy expended in moving an object; most commonly, force times distance. No work is done if the object does not move.
- Something produced using the specified material or tool.
- One's employer.
- Something on which effort is expended.
- effort expended on a particular task.
- The place where one is employed.
- A fortification.
- A measure of energy that is usefully extracted from a process.
- A literary, artistic, or intellectual production.
- labour, occupation, job.
verb
- To have or exercise a determining influence.
- To require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word; sometimes used synonymously with collocate.
- To exercise a deciding or determining influence on.
- To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain.
- To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.
- To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate.
- To exercise political authority; to run a government.
noun
verb
- To achieve (something) without fuss, or without outside help.
- To handle or control (a situation, job).
- To direct or be in charge of.
- To manage to say; to say while fighting back embarrassment, laughter, etc.
- To succeed at an attempt in spite of difficulty.
- To train (a horse) in the manège; to exercise in graceful or artful action.
- To handle with skill, wield (a tool, weapon etc.).
noun
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