| rake-off | | |
| n. (possession) | 1. rake-off, vigorish | a percentage (of winnings or loot or profit) taken by an operator or gangster. |
| ~ cut | a share of the profits.; "everyone got a cut of the earnings" |
| vigorish | | |
| n. (possession) | 1. usury, vigorish | an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest. |
| ~ interest rate, rate of interest | the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use. |
| block | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. block | a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides).; "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks" |
| ~ artefact, artifact | a man-made object taken as a whole. |
| ~ anvil | a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering. |
| ~ briquet, briquette | a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel. |
| ~ cake, bar | a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax).; "a bar of chocolate" |
| ~ chock, wedge | a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object. |
| ~ chopping block | a steady wooden block on which food can be cut or diced or wood can be split. |
| ~ crosshead | metal block that connects to a piston; it slides on parallel guides and moves a connecting rod back and forth. |
| ~ square block, cube | a block in the (approximate) shape of a cube. |
| ~ domino | a small rectangular block used in playing the game of dominoes; the face of each block has two equal areas that can bear 0 to 6 dots. |
| ~ block of metal, ingot, metal bar | metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling. |
| ~ nog | a wooden block built into a masonry wall so that joinery structure can be nailed to it. |
| ~ nut | a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt. |
| ~ inking pad, inkpad, stamp pad, pad | a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp. |
| ~ slab | block consisting of a thick piece of something. |
| ~ starting block | block providing bracing for a runner's feet at start of a race. |
| ~ step | a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed. |
| ~ swage block | an iron block cut with holes and grooves to assist in cold working metal. |
| ~ type | a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper.; "he dropped a case of type, so they made him pick them up" |
| n. (location) | 2. block, city block | a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings.; "he lives in the next block" |
| ~ area, country | a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).; "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country" |
| n. (shape) | 3. block, cube | a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides. |
| ~ goldbrick | a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not. |
| ~ solid | a three-dimensional shape. |
| n. (group) | 4. block | a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit.; "he reserved a large block of seats"; "he held a large block of the company's stock" |
| ~ aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage | several things grouped together or considered as a whole. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. block | housing in a large building that is divided into separate units.; "there is a block of classrooms in the west wing" |
| ~ cellblock, ward | a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells). |
| ~ housing, living accommodations, lodging | structures collectively in which people are housed. |
| ~ hospital ward, ward | block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care.; "they put her in a 4-bed ward" |
| n. (quantity) | 6. block | (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted.; "since blocks are often defined as a single sector, the terms `block' and `sector' are sometimes used interchangeably" |
| ~ computer science, computing | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures. |
| ~ computer memory unit | a unit for measuring computer memory. |
| ~ sector | the minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes. |
| ~ bad block | (computer science) a block (usually one sector) that cannot reliably hold data. |
| n. (cognition) | 7. block, mental block | an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension.; "I knew his name perfectly well but I had a temporary block" |
| ~ inability | lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something. |
| ~ writer's block | an inability to write.; "he had writer's block; the words wouldn't come" |
| n. (artifact) | 8. block, pulley, pulley block, pulley-block | a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope. |
| ~ block and tackle | pulley blocks with associated rope or cable. |
| ~ bullock block, bollock | a pulley-block at the head of a topmast. |
| ~ fairlead | a pulley-block used to guide a rope forming part of a ship's rigging to avoid chafing. |
| ~ idle pulley, idle wheel, idler pulley | a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide or tighten it. |
| ~ simple machine, machine | a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point. |
| n. (artifact) | 9. block, cylinder block, engine block | a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine.; "the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked" |
| ~ casting, cast | object formed by a mold. |
| ~ piston chamber, cylinder | a chamber within which piston moves. |
| ~ internal-combustion engine, ice | a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine. |
| ~ reciprocating engine | an internal-combustion engine in which the crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down in cylinders. |
| n. (artifact) | 10. block, blockage, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage | an obstruction in a pipe or tube.; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" |
| ~ breech closer, breechblock | a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing. |
| ~ impedimenta, obstruction, impediment, obstructer, obstructor | any structure that makes progress difficult. |
| ~ plug, stopple, stopper | blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly. |
| ~ vapor lock, vapour lock | a stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles (especially a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor). |
| n. (artifact) | 11. auction block, block | a platform from which an auctioneer sells.; "they put their paintings on the block" |
| ~ platform | a raised horizontal surface.; "the speaker mounted the platform" |
| n. (act) | 12. block, blocking | the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements. |
| ~ obstruction | getting in someone's way. |
| ~ interference | (American football) blocking a player's path with your body.; "he ran interference for the quarterback" |
| ~ trap block | (American football) an illegal block. |
| ~ parry | (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword. |
| v. (contact) | 13. bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade, stop | render unsuitable for passage.; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" |
| ~ obturate, occlude, close up, impede, obstruct, jam, block | block passage through.; "obstruct the path" |
| ~ block off, close off, shut off | block off the passage through.; "We shut off the valve" |
| ~ close | bar access to.; "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours" |
| ~ obstruct, block | shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight.; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains" |
| v. (social) | 14. block, blockade, embarrass, hinder, obstruct, stymie, stymy | hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of.; "His brother blocked him at every turn" |
| ~ stonewall | obstruct or hinder any discussion.; "Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation"; "When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls" |
| ~ foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, forbid | keep from happening or arising; make impossible.; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project" |
| ~ filibuster | obstruct deliberately by delaying. |
| ~ check | block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey. |
| ~ hang | prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury. |
| ~ bottleneck | slow down or impede by creating an obstruction.; "His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system" |
| v. (social) | 15. block, halt, kibosh, stop | stop from happening or developing.; "Block his election"; "Halt the process" |
| ~ embargo | prevent commerce.; "The U.S. embargoes Libya" |
| ~ foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, forbid | keep from happening or arising; make impossible.; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project" |
| ~ stay | stop a judicial process.; "The judge stayed the execution order" |
| v. (communication) | 16. block, jam | interfere with or prevent the reception of signals.; "Jam the Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this station" |
| ~ cut off, disrupt, interrupt, break up | make a break in.; "We interrupt the program for the following messages" |
| ~ barrage jam | jam an entire frequency spectrum.; "During the Cold War, the Soviets routinely barrage jammed to interfere with transmissions from the West" |
| ~ point jam | jam a narrow band of frequencies.; "We can counter point-jamming effectively" |
| ~ spot jam | jam a single frequency.; "This operator is spot-jammed" |
| ~ blanket jam | jam a broad spectrum of frequencies to affect all communications in the area except for directional antenna communications. |
| v. (social) | 17. block | run on a block system.; "block trains" |
| ~ operate, run | direct or control; projects, businesses, etc..; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan" |
| v. (perception) | 18. block | interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia.; "block a nerve"; "block a muscle" |
| ~ anaesthetise, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anesthetize, put under, put out | administer an anesthetic drug to.; "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation"; "anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth" |
| v. (perception) | 19. block, obstruct | shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight.; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains" |
| ~ barricade, block, block up, bar, block off, blockade, stop | render unsuitable for passage.; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" |
| ~ conceal, hide | prevent from being seen or discovered.; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money" |
| v. (contact) | 20. block | stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block.; "block the book cover" |
| ~ boss, emboss, stamp | raise in a relief.; "embossed stationery" |
| v. (contact) | 21. block, choke up, lug, stuff | obstruct.; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked" |
| ~ clog, clog up, congest, choke off, foul, back up, choke | become or cause to become obstructed.; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" |
| v. (contact) | 22. block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude | block passage through.; "obstruct the path" |
| ~ block off, blockade | obstruct access to. |
| ~ barricado, barricade | block off with barricades. |
| ~ barricade | prevent access to by barricading.; "The street where the President lives is always barricaded" |
| ~ asphyxiate, suffocate, stifle, choke | impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of.; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children" |
| ~ tie up | restrain from moving or operating normally.; "Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred" |
| ~ dam, dam up | obstruct with, or as if with, a dam.; "dam the gorges of the Yangtse River" |
| ~ block out, screen | prevent from entering.; "block out the strong sunlight" |
| ~ earth up, land up | block with earth, as after a landslide. |
| ~ barricade, block, block up, bar, block off, blockade, stop | render unsuitable for passage.; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" |
| ~ clog, clog up, congest, choke off, foul, back up, choke | become or cause to become obstructed.; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" |
| ~ hinder, impede | be a hindrance or obstacle to.; "She is impeding the progress of our project" |
| v. (contact) | 23. block | support, secure, or raise with a block.; "block a plate for printing"; "block the wheels of a car" |
| ~ hold up, support, sustain, hold | 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. (competition) | 24. block, deflect, parry | impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball).; "block an attack" |
| ~ fence | fight with fencing swords. |
| v. (cognition) | 25. blank out, block, draw a blank, forget | be unable to remember.; "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!" |
| ~ slip one's mind, slip | pass out of one's memory. |
| v. (change) | 26. block | shape by using a block.; "Block a hat"; "block a garment" |
| ~ shape, form | give shape or form to.; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character" |
| v. (change) | 27. block | shape into a block or blocks.; "block the graphs so one can see the results clearly" |
| ~ shape, form | give shape or form to.; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character" |
| v. (change) | 28. block, freeze, immobilise, immobilize | prohibit the conversion or use of (assets).; "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government" |
| ~ withhold, keep back | hold back; refuse to hand over or share.; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room" |
| lift | | |
| n. (act) | 1. lift | the act of giving temporary assistance. |
| ~ assist, assistance, help, aid | the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose.; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading" |
| n. (phenomenon) | 2. aerodynamic lift, lift | the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity. |
| ~ aerodynamic force | forces acting on airfoils in motion relative to the air (or other gaseous fluids). |
| ~ ground effect | apparent increase in aerodynamic lift experienced by an aircraft flying close to the ground. |
| n. (event) | 3. elevation, lift, raising | the event of something being raised upward.; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity" |
| ~ rising, ascension, ascent, rise | a movement upward.; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon" |
| n. (event) | 4. lift, rise | a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground. |
| ~ moving ridge, wave | one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water). |
| n. (artifact) | 5. lift, ski lift, ski tow | a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill. |
| ~ chair lift, chairlift | a ski lift on which riders (skiers or sightseers) are seated and carried up or down a mountainside; seats are hung from an endless overhead cable. |
| ~ transport, conveyance | something that serves as a means of transportation. |
| ~ rope tow | a ski tow offering only a moving rope to hold onto. |
| ~ surface lift | a ski tow that pulls skiers up a slope without lifting them off the ground. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. lift | a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg. |
| ~ device | an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose.; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" |
| n. (artifact) | 7. lift | one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot. |
| ~ heel | the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation. |
| ~ layer, bed | single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance.; "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach" |
| ~ top lift | the bottom layer of a heel. |
| n. (artifact) | 8. elevator, lift | lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building. |
| ~ building, edifice | a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place.; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" |
| ~ elevator car, car | where passengers ride up and down.; "the car was on the top floor" |
| ~ dumbwaiter, food elevator | a small elevator used to convey food (or other goods) from one floor of a building to another. |
| ~ freight elevator, service elevator | an elevator designed for carrying freight. |
| ~ lifting device | a device for lifting heavy loads. |
| ~ paternoster | a type of lift having a chain of open compartments that move continually in an endless loop so that (agile) passengers can step on or off at each floor. |
| n. (act) | 9. cosmetic surgery, face lift, face lifting, facelift, lift, nip and tuck, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty | plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised.; "some actresses have more than one face lift" |
| ~ nose job, rhinoplasty | cosmetic surgery to improve the appearance of your nose. |
| ~ anaplasty, plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery | surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue. |
| n. (act) | 10. airlift, lift | transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable). |
| ~ transfer, transferral, transportation, conveyance, transport | the act of moving something from one location to another. |
| ~ berlin airlift | airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin. |
| n. (act) | 11. lift | a ride in a car.; "he gave me a lift home" |
| ~ ride, drive | a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile).; "he took the family for a drive in his new car" |
| n. (act) | 12. heave, lift, raise | the act of raising something.; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up" |
| ~ actuation, propulsion | the act of propelling. |
| v. (motion) | 13. bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise | raise from a lower to a higher position.; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load" |
| ~ get up | cause to rise.; "The sergeant got us up at 2 A.M." |
| ~ jack, jack up | lift with a special device.; "jack up the car so you can change the tire" |
| ~ shoulder | lift onto one's shoulders. |
| ~ kick up | cause to rise by kicking.; "kick up dust" |
| ~ hoist, wind, lift | raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help.; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car" |
| ~ trice, trice up | raise with a line.; "trice a window shade" |
| ~ run up, hoist | raise.; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail" |
| ~ hoist | move from one place to another by lifting.; "They hoisted the patient onto the operating table" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| ~ pump | raise (gases or fluids) with a pump. |
| ~ levitate | cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity.; "The magician levitated the woman" |
| ~ go up, rise, move up, lift, arise, come up, uprise | move upward.; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" |
| ~ underlay | raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type.; "underlay the plate" |
| ~ skid | elevate onto skids. |
| ~ pinnacle | raise on or as if on a pinnacle.; "He did not want to be pinnacled" |
| ~ chin, chin up | raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar. |
| ~ leaven, prove, raise | cause to puff up with a leaven.; "unleavened bread" |
| ~ heighten | increase the height of.; "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars" |
| ~ boost, hike, hike up | increase.; "The landlord hiked up the rents" |
| ~ gather up, lift up, pick up | take and lift upward. |
| ~ erect, rear | cause to rise up. |
| v. (contact) | 14. lift | take hold of something and move it to a different location.; "lift the box onto the table" |
| ~ heave up, heft, heft up, heave | lift or elevate. |
| ~ fork, pitchfork | lift with a pitchfork.; "pitchfork hay" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| v. (motion) | 15. lift, raise | move upwards.; "lift one's eyes" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| ~ go up, rise, move up, lift, arise, come up, uprise | move upward.; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" |
| v. (motion) | 16. arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise | move upward.; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "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"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ scend, surge | rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave.; "the boats surged" |
| ~ climb, climb up, go up, mount | go upward with gradual or continuous progress.; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?" |
| ~ soar, soar up, soar upwards, surge, zoom | rise rapidly.; "the dollar soared against the yen" |
| ~ go up | be erected, built, or constructed.; "New buildings are going up everywhere" |
| ~ rocket, skyrocket | shoot up abruptly, like a rocket.; "prices skyrocketed" |
| ~ bubble | rise in bubbles or as if in bubbles.; "bubble to the surface" |
| ~ uplift | lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces.; "the earth's movement uplifted this part of town" |
| ~ chandelle | climb suddenly and steeply.; "The airplane chandelled" |
| ~ steam | rise as vapor. |
| ~ uprise, ascend, come up, rise | come up, of celestial bodies.; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends" |
| v. (communication) | 17. lift | make audible.; "He lifted a war whoop" |
| ~ let loose, let out, utter, emit | express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words).; "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" |
| v. (communication) | 18. annul, countermand, lift, overturn, repeal, rescind, reverse, revoke, vacate | cancel officially.; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" |
| ~ go back on, renege, renege on, renegue on | fail to fulfill a promise or obligation.; "She backed out of her promise" |
| ~ strike down, cancel | declare null and void; make ineffective.; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law" |
| v. (possession) | 19. abstract, cabbage, filch, hook, lift, nobble, pilfer, pinch, purloin, snarf, sneak, swipe | make off with belongings of others. |
| ~ steal | take without the owner's consent.; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation" |
| v. (contact) | 20. hoist, lift, wind | raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help.; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car" |
| ~ trice, trice up | hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope. |
| ~ lift, elevate, raise, get up, bring up | raise from a lower to a higher position.; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load" |
| v. (change) | 21. lift, raise | invigorate or heighten.; "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego" |
| ~ ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better | to make better.; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" |
| v. (change) | 22. elevate, lift, raise | raise in rank or condition.; "The new law lifted many people from poverty" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | 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" |
| ~ dignify | raise the status of.; "I shall not dignify this insensitive remark with an answer" |
| ~ exalt | raise in rank, character, or status.; "exalted the humble shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser" |
| v. (change) | 23. lift | take off or away by decreasing.; "lift the pressure" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | 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. (stative) | 24. lift, rear, rise | rise up.; "The building rose before them" |
| ~ appear, seem, look | give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect.; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time" |
| ~ hulk, tower, loom, predominate | appear very large or occupy a commanding position.; "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall" |
| v. (possession) | 25. lift | pay off (a mortgage). |
| ~ liquidate, pay off | eliminate by paying off (debts). |
| v. (possession) | 26. lift, plagiarise, plagiarize | take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property. |
| ~ crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence | (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act.; "a long record of crimes" |
| ~ crib | take unauthorized (intellectual material). |
| ~ steal | take without the owner's consent.; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation" |
| v. (possession) | 27. lift, rustle | take illegally.; "rustle cattle" |
| ~ crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence | (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act.; "a long record of crimes" |
| ~ steal | take without the owner's consent.; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation" |
| v. (contact) | 28. airlift, lift | fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means.; "Food is airlifted into Bosnia" |
| ~ fly | transport by aeroplane.; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America" |
| v. (contact) | 29. lift | take (root crops) out of the ground.; "lift potatoes" |
| ~ dig, dig out | create by digging.; "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel" |
| v. (communication) | 30. lift | call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs. |
| ~ send for, call | order, request, or command to come.; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!" |
| v. (change) | 31. lift | rise upward, as from pressure or moisture.; "The floor is lifting slowly" |
| ~ warp, buckle, heave | bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat.; "The highway buckled during the heat wave" |
| v. (change) | 32. lift, raise | put an end to.; "lift a ban"; "raise a siege" |
| ~ terminate, end | bring to an end or halt.; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I" |
| v. (change) | 33. lift | remove (hair) by scalping. |
| ~ scalp | remove the scalp of.; "The enemies were scalped" |
| v. (change) | 34. lift | remove from a seedbed or from a nursery.; "lift the tulip bulbs" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | 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. (change) | 35. lift | remove from a surface.; "the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | 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. (body) | 36. face-lift, lift | perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face. |
| ~ operate on, operate | perform surgery on.; "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life" |
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