n. a stronghold

n. power by which something or someone is affected or dominated; "he has a hold over them"

n. the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption

n. a cell in a jail or prison

n. the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo

n. the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"

n. a state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police"

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

v. hold the attention of; "The soprano held the audience"; "This story held our interest"; "She can hold an audience spellbound"

v. the act of holding the opponents; a minor penalty is imposed for it

v. ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"

v. obtain by winning; "Winner takes all"; "He took first prize"

v. travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route; "He takes the bus to work"; "She takes Route 1 to Newark"

v. experience or feel or submit to; "Take a test"; "Take the plunge"

v. take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"

v. carry out; "take action"; "take steps"; "take vengeance"

v. drink alcohol without showing ill effects; "He can hold his liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry"

v. have or hold in one's hands or grip; "Hold this bowl for a moment, please"; "A crazy idea took hold of him"

v. have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade"

v. remain in a certain state, position, or condition; "The weather held"; "They held on the road and kept marching"

v. have room for; hold without crowding; "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people"

v. interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression; "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"; "You can't take credit for this!"

v. get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"

v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"

v. occupy or take on; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose"

v. take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"

v. make use of or accept for some purpose; "take a risk"; "take an opportunity"

v. require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"

v. assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development"

v. have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"

v. be designed to hold or take; "This surface will not take the dye"

v. accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits"

v. keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view; "take for granted"; "view as important"; "hold these truths to be self-evident"; "I hold him personally responsible"

v. be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"

v. to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"

v. support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"

v. maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment"

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. 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. register in a hotel booker

v. be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds"

v. be pertinent or relevant or applicable; "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone"

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. be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill"

v. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

v. take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"

v. be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"

v. accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut"

v. take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"

n. a structure used to defend against attack; "the artillery battered down the defenses"

n. projecting part of a rampart or other fortification

n. an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes; "they stormed the ramparts of the city"; "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down"

n. a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns

n. tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade)

n. a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring

n. luggage consisting of a small case with a flat bottom and (usually) a shoulder strap

n. a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together

n. a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place

n. control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit

n. a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp"

n. a support for displaying various articles; "the newspapers were arranged on a rack"

n. the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"

v. move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"

v. have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"

v. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"

v. serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger"

v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"

v. move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"

v. go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"

v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"

v. be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"

v. support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"

v. behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"

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

v. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"

v. to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum"

v. to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"

v. go with, fall together

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

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

v. be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs"

v. make off with belongings of others

v. hold firmly and tightly

v. move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position; "We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags"

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. be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

v. support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"

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

v. cut with a hacking tool

v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"

v. bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers"

v. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

v. cut away

v. move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"

v. have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"

v. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"

v. serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger"

v. move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"

v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"

v. be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"

v. support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"

v. behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"

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

v. bring to a destination, make a delivery; "our local super market delivers"

v. carry a burden, either real or metaphoric; "shoulder the burden"

v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"

v. move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"

v. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"

v. serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger"

v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"

v. move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"

v. go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"

v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"

v. be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"

v. support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"

v. behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"

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

v. be compatible or in accordance with

v. have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of

v. reveal in private; tell confidentially

v. judge to be probable

v. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"

v. express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"

v. lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"

v. assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar"

v. represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"

v. make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"

v. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

v. provide commentary for a film, for example

v. narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"

v. confess one's faith in, or allegiance to; "The terrorists professed allegiance to the Muslim faith"; "he professes to be a Communist"

v. pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"

v. give an account of; "The witness related the events"

v. have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers"

v. give information

v. make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal"

v. judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior"

v. include as if by counting; "I can count my colleagues in the opposition"

v. form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people"

v. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"

v. support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict"

v. supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep"

v. state or assert; "He maintained his innocence"

v. argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"

v. be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"

v. prop up with a pillow or bolster

v. part

v. stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"

v. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"

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. take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"

v. hold firmly

v. cause to be balanced or suspended

v. bind with a rope, chain, or cord; "lash the horse"

v. direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

v. make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"

v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

v. cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

v. make or become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"

v. place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"

v. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"

v. to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum"

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

v. secure with, or as if with, bars; "He barred the door"

v. prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"

v. prevent from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"

v. go with, fall together

v. restrain or temper

v. move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"

v. have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"

v. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"

v. serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger"

v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"

v. move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"

v. go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"

v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"

v. be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"

v. behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"

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

v. give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"

v. give encouragement to

v. become cheerful

v. feel extreme happiness or elation

v. become glad or happy

v. rejoice proudly

v. be ecstatic with joy

v. engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"

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. 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 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. give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey"

v. use frugally or carefully

v. get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"

v. put into a bank account; "She deposits her paycheck every month"

v. collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"

v. arrange into piles or stacks; "She piled up her books in my living room"

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. spend less; buy at a reduced price

v. have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?"

v. lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; "we had to live frugally after the war"

v. move around an axis or a center; "The wheels are turning"

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

v. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"

v. confine as if in a prison; "His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone"

v. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"

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

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

v. work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"

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

v. attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"

v. strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"

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. state categorically

v. shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain"

v. maintain the security of by carrying out a control

v. provide shelter for; "After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people"

v. give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house"

v. part

v. stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"

v. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"

v. support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"

v. be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"

v. change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"

v. give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up"

v. march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"

v. reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership"

v. remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line; "Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that remark"

v. mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in the President's speech"

v. bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"

v. strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"

v. remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!"

v. to bring out

v. become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

v. take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"

v. release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task"

v. free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor"

v. undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner"

v. rid of obstructions; "Clear your desk"

v. make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building"

v. take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"

v. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"

v. terminate or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"

v. remove from a list; "Cross the name of the dead person off the list"

v. cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"

v. set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"

v. shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes; "He removed his children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court"

v. cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the classroom"

v. keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"

v. separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation; "This neighborhood is segregated"; "We don't segregate in this county"

v. make unfit or unsuitable; "Your income disqualifies you"

v. remove clothes; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"

v. raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"

v. to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister"

v. empty completely

v. leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind"

v. cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape"

v. cut with a hacking tool

v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"

v. bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers"

v. get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"

v. cut away

v. move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"

v. cut the surface of; wear away the surface of

v. make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate one's teeth in anger"

v. break the skin (of a body part) by scraping; "She was grazed by the stray bullet"

v. scrape with a rasp

v. make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it"

v. reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"

v. prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land"

v. carry a burden, either real or metaphoric; "shoulder the burden"

v. pay close attention to; give heed to; "Heed the advice of the old men"

v. put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans"

v. take into consideration, have in view; "He entertained the notion of moving to South America"

v. think moodily or anxiously about something

v. reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"

v. direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

v. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"

v. make a replica of; "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture by Rembrandt"

v. reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings"

v. have offspring or young; "The deer in our neighborhood reproduce madly"; "The Catholic Church tells people to procreate, no matter what their economic situation may be"

v. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

v. look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent"

v. keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view; "take for granted"; "view as important"; "hold these truths to be self-evident"; "I hold him personally responsible"

v. visit for entertainment; "take in the sights"

v. accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task"

v. remove clothes; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"

v. take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar out of the container"

v. take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"

v. remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state; "Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands"; "The car carried us off to the meeting"; "I'll take you away on a holiday"; "I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry"

v. fold up; "take in the sails"

v. divide into pieces; "our department was dismembered when our funding dried up"; "The Empire was discerped after the war"

v. force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"

v. remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"

v. visit for entertainment; "take in the sights"

v. interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression; "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"; "You can't take credit for this!"

v. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"

v. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

v. hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"

v. continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?"

v. cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"

v. cause to stay indoors

v. prevent from entering; shut out; "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country"

v. refrain from doing something; "She refrains from calling her therapist too often"; "He should avoid publishing his wife's memories"

v. refrain from certain foods or beverages; "I keep off drugs"; "During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day"

v. lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work"

v. avoid something unpleasant or laborious; "You cannot bypass these rules!"

v. place a limit on the number of