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| n. (act) | 1. aid, attention, care, tending | the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something.; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention" |
| ~ hair care, haircare, hairdressing | care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair. |
| ~ work | activity directed toward making or doing something.; "she checked several points needing further work" |
| ~ maternalism | motherly care; behavior characteristic of a mother; the practice of acting as a mother does toward her children. |
| ~ baby sitting, babysitting | the work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home. |
| ~ pet sitting | the work of a pet sitter; caring for pets in their own home while their owners are away from home. |
| ~ dental care | care for the teeth. |
| ~ first aid | emergency care given before regular medical aid can be obtained. |
| ~ treatment, intervention | care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury). |
| ~ incubation | maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development. |
| ~ livery | the care (feeding and stabling) of horses for pay. |
| ~ manicure | professional care for the hands and fingernails. |
| ~ pedicure | professional care for the feet and toenails. |
| ~ nourishment | the act of nourishing.; "her nourishment of the orphans saved many lives" |
| ~ nursing | the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm. |
| ~ tender loving care, tlc | considerate and solicitous care.; "young children need lots of TLC" |
| ~ nurturance | physical and emotional care and nourishment. |
| ~ personal care | care for someone who is disabled or is otherwise unable to care for themselves; can including bathing and cooking and managing bodily functions. |
| ~ skin care, skincare | care for the skin. |
| ~ faith cure, faith healing | care provided through prayer and faith in God. |
| ~ tree surgery | treatment of damaged or decaying trees. |
| ~ healthcare, health care | the preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. care, caution, forethought, precaution | judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger.; "he exercised caution in opening the door"; "he handled the vase with care" |
| ~ judiciousness | good judgment. |
| n. (feeling) | 3. care, concern, fear | an anxious feeling.; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction" |
| ~ anxiety | a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune. |
| n. (feeling) | 4. care | a cause for feeling concern.; "his major care was the illness of his wife" |
| ~ plight, predicament, quandary | a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one.; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people" |
| n. (act) | 5. care, charge, guardianship, tutelage | attention and management implying responsibility for safety.; "he is in the care of a bodyguard" |
| ~ protection | the activity of protecting someone or something.; "the witnesses demanded police protection" |
| ~ due care, ordinary care, reasonable care | the care that a reasonable man would exercise under the circumstances; the standard for determining legal duty. |
| ~ foster care | supervised care for delinquent or neglected children usually in an institution or substitute home. |
| ~ great care | more attention and consideration than is normally bestowed by prudent persons.; "the pilot exercised great care in landing" |
| ~ providence | the guardianship and control exercised by a deity.; "divine providence" |
| ~ slight care | such care as a careless or inattentive person would exercise. |
| n. (act) | 6. care, maintenance, upkeep | activity involved in maintaining something in good working order.; "he wrote the manual on car care" |
| ~ fixing, repair, mend, mending, fix, reparation, fixture | the act of putting something in working order again. |
| ~ camera care | keeping a camera in good working order. |
| ~ car care | keeping a car in good working order. |
| ~ inspection and repair, overhaul, service | periodic maintenance on a car or machine.; "it was time for an overhaul on the tractor" |
| ~ pump priming | introducing water into a pump to improve the seal and start the water flowing. |
| ~ scheduled maintenance | maintenance at a regularly scheduled time. |
| ~ steam fitting | care (installation and maintenance) of equipment for ventilating or heating or refrigerating. |
| v. (emotion) | 7. care | feel concern or interest.; "I really care about my work"; "I don't care" |
| ~ compassionate, condole with, feel for, pity, sympathize with | share the suffering of. |
| v. (social) | 8. care, give care | provide care for.; "The nurse was caring for the wounded" |
| ~ dry-nurse | take care of an infant without breastfeeding it. |
| ~ aid, assist, help | 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" |
| ~ attend, take care, look, see | take charge of or deal with.; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business" |
| ~ mother, overprotect, fuss | care for like a mother.; "She fusses over her husband" |
| ~ nurse | serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people. |
| v. (emotion) | 9. care, like, wish | prefer or wish to do something.; "Do you care to try this dish?"; "Would you like to come along to the movies?" |
| ~ please | be the will of or have the will (to).; "he could do many things if he pleased" |
| ~ desire, want | feel or have a desire for; want strongly.; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room" |
| v. (social) | 10. care, deal, handle, manage | 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" |
| ~ administer, administrate | work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of.; "administer a program"; "she administers the funds" |
| ~ organize, organise | cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea. |
| ~ work | cause to operate or function.; "This pilot works the controls"; "Can you work an electric drill?" |
| ~ come to grips, get to grips | deal with (a problem or a subject).; "I still have not come to grips with the death of my parents" |
| ~ dispose of | deal with or settle.; "He disposed of these cases quickly" |
| ~ take care, mind | be in charge of or deal with.; "She takes care of all the necessary arrangements" |
| ~ coordinate | bring into common action, movement, or condition.; "coordinate the painters, masons, and plumbers"; "coordinate his actions with that of his colleagues"; "coordinate our efforts" |
| ~ juggle | deal with simultaneously.; "She had to juggle her job and her children" |
| ~ process | deal with in a routine way.; "I'll handle that one"; "process a loan"; "process the applicants" |
| ~ mismanage, misconduct, mishandle | manage badly or incompetently.; "The funds were mismanaged" |
| ~ direct | be in charge of. |
| ~ control, command | exercise authoritative control or power over.; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces" |
| ~ carry on, conduct, deal | direct the course of; manage or control.; "You cannot conduct business like this" |
| ~ touch | deal with; usually used with a form of negation.; "I wouldn't touch her with a ten-foot pole"; "The local Mafia won't touch gambling" |
| v. (emotion) | 11. care, worry | be concerned with.; "I worry about my grades" |
| ~ brood, dwell | think moodily or anxiously about something. |
| ~ mind | be concerned with or about something or somebody. |
| manage | | |
| v. (social) | 1. bring off, carry off, manage, negociate, pull off | be successful; achieve a goal.; "She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs" |
| ~ bring home the bacon, deliver the goods, succeed, come through, win | attain success or reach a desired goal.; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" |
| v. (social) | 2. contend, cope, deal, get by, grapple, make do, make out, manage | come to terms with.; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| ~ extemporize, improvise | manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand.; "after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks" |
| ~ fend | try to manage without help.; "The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died" |
| ~ hack, cut | be able to manage or manage successfully.; "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office" |
| ~ rub along, scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by | manage one's existence barely.; "I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary" |
| ~ cope with, match, meet | satisfy or fulfill.; "meet a need"; "this job doesn't match my dreams" |
| v. (social) | 3. manage, oversee, superintend, supervise | watch and direct.; "Who is overseeing this project?" |
| ~ administer, administrate | work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of.; "administer a program"; "she administers the funds" |
| ~ build | order, supervise, or finance the construction of.; "The government is building new schools in this state" |
| v. (social) | 4. finagle, manage, wangle | achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods. |
| ~ achieve, attain, accomplish, reach | to gain with effort.; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks" |
| v. (social) | 5. do, manage | carry on or function.; "We could do with a little more help around here" |
| v. (contact) | 6. handle, manage, wield | handle effectively.; "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well" |
| ~ manipulate | hold something in one's hands and move it. |
| ~ ply | wield vigorously.; "ply an axe" |
| ~ pump | operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal.; "pump the gas pedal" |
| ~ swing out, swing, sweep | make a big sweeping gesture or movement. |
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| tend | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. be given, incline, lean, run, tend | have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined.; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| ~ take kindly to | be willing or inclined to accept.; "He did not take kindly to my critical remarks" |
| ~ suffer | be given to.; "She suffers from a tendency to talk too much" |
| ~ gravitate | move toward.; "The conversation gravitated towards politics" |
| v. (social) | 2. tend | have care of or look after.; "She tends to the children" |
| ~ garden | work in the garden.; "My hobby is gardening" |
| ~ attend, take care, look, see | take charge of or deal with.; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business" |
| ~ shepherd | tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats. |
| v. (social) | 3. tend | manage or run.; "tend a store" |
| ~ take care, mind | be in charge of or deal with.; "She takes care of all the necessary arrangements" |
| ~ stoke | stir up or tend; of a fire. |
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