n. the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen

n. a boxing or wrestling match; "the fight was on television last night"

n. an aggressive willingness to compete; "the team was full of fight"

n. the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps"

n. a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation

n. any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes

n. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"

n. the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"

n. a person who possesses great material wealth

v. struggle with the competitors;a minor penalty is imposed for it

v. have a personal or business relationship with someone; "have a postdoc"; "have an assistant"; "have a lover"

v. make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"

v. undergo; "The stocks had a fast run-up"

v. have left; "I have two years left"; "I don't have any money left"; "They have two more years before they retire"

v. get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"

v. have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"

v. be likely or probable; "They have to be kidding"

v. be confronted with; "What do we have here?"; "Now we have a fine mess"

v. be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"

v. suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis"

v. undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle"

v. cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble"

v. serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"

v. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"

v. have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"

v. receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"

v. achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"

v. be obliged, required, or forced to

v. fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"

v. organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"

v. go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"

v. cause_to_be_born; "My wife had twins yesterday!"

v. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"

n. a minor short-term fight

n. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"

n. a boxing or wrestling match; "the fight was on television last night"

n. fighting; acts of overt warfare; "the outbreak of hostilities"

n. several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)

n. a minor short-term fight

n. disposition to fight

n. coming into conflict with

n. the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing

n. noisy quarrel

n. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"

n. the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"

n. an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"

n. noisy quarrel

n. the act of hostile groups opposing each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"

n. a struggle between rivals

n. coming into conflict with

n. a public act of violence by an unruly mob

n. the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing

n. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"

n. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"

n. an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"

n. a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron"

n. a person skilled in large scale financial transactions

n. someone who manages or has significant financial interest in an industrial enterprise

v. to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"

v. resist; "buck the trend"

v. battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget"

v. to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race"

v. come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"

v. interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"

v. be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"

v. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"

v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

v. continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"

v. be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"

v. insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women should assert themselves more!"

v. be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge; "I must insist!"

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

v. state categorically

v. have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected; "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water"

v. make messy or untidy; "the child mussed up my hair"

v. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"

v. admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"

v. provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester"

v. accept gladly; "I welcome your proposals"

v. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

v. get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"

v. include or contain; have as a component; "A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many old songs from the 1930's"

v. contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"

v. contain or include; "This new system subsumes the old one"

v. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"

v. engage in a wrestling match; "The children wrestled in the garden"

v. combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force; "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"

v. face or endure with courage; "She braved the elements"

v. oppose, as in hostility or a competition; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other"

v. present reasons and arguments

v. argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"

v. to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively; "The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street"

v. fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters; "the drunken men started to scuffle"

v. be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions"

v. express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent; "She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with"; "When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver's license"

v. be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion"

v. swallow hastily

v. eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt your food!"

v. use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"

v. eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches"

v. to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "The men gulped down their beers"

v. have supper; eat dinner; "We often dine with friends in this restaurant"

v. practice self-denial of one's body and appetites

v. have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake"

v. partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament

v. take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter"

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

v. organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"

v. have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"

v. retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; "My employer is withholding taxes"

v. secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"

v. secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"

v. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"

v. keep in one's possession; of animals

v. provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

v. organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"

v. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"

v. have and control fully and exclusively; "He monopolizes the laser printer"

v. have dominance or the power to defeat over; "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems"

v. contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"

v. have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill; "he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East"

v. be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents"

v. compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

v. battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget"

v. resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"

v. charge with a tilt

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

v. have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"

v. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"

v. cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea

v. seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball

v. perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he cannot see"

v. undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"

v. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"

v. cough spasmodically; "The patient with emphysema is hacking all day"

v. give equal rights to; of women and minorities

v. influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"

v. assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence; "I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe"

v. make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product"

v. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"

v. induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money"

v. direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"

v. call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!"

v. impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him"

v. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

v. make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"

v. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"

v. dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"

v. attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"

v. ask someone in a friendly way to do something

v. hold back

v. force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"

v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

v. fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"

v. agitate for

v. stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals

v. force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"

v. take up, as of debts or payments; "absorb the costs for something"

v. take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility"

v. provide with shelter

v. be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"

v. refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"

v. be without; "This soup lacks salt"; "There is something missing in my jewellery box!"

v. lack or fail to include; "The cost for the trip excludes food and beverages"

v. be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter"

v. choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"

v. relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"

v. fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense; "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat"

v. make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"

v. let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes"

v. refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children"

v. refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"

v. hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; "I am standing my ground and won't give in!"

v. be in some specified state or condition; "I stand corrected"

v. terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion

v. turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"