| gave | (v.) | give |
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| n. (attribute) | 1. give, spring, springiness | the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length. |
| ~ elasticity, snap | the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed.; "the waistband had lost its snap" |
| v. (possession) | 2. give | cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense.; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold" |
| ~ infect | communicate a disease to.; "Your children have infected you with this head cold" |
| ~ award, grant | give as judged due or on the basis of merit.; "the referee awarded a free kick to the team"; "the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff"; "Funds are granted to qualified researchers" |
| ~ yield, afford, give | be the cause or source of.; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information" |
| ~ drive home, deliver | carry out or perform.; "deliver an attack"; "deliver a blow"; "The boxer drove home a solid left" |
| v. (possession) | 3. afford, give, yield | be the cause or source of.; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information" |
| ~ open up, open | make available.; "This opens up new possibilities" |
| ~ give | cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense.; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold" |
| ~ furnish, provide, supply, render | give something useful or necessary to.; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" |
| ~ allow for, allow, provide, leave | make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain.; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway" |
| v. (possession) | 4. give | transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody.; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" |
| ~ cater, ply, provide, supply | give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance.; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" |
| ~ cough up, pony up, spit up | give reluctantly.; "He coughed up some money for his children's tuition" |
| ~ have, have got, hold | 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" |
| ~ rent, lease, let | grant use or occupation of under a term of contract.; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners" |
| ~ support | support materially or financially.; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college" |
| ~ transfer | cause to change ownership.; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children" |
| ~ pay | give money, usually in exchange for goods or services.; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please" |
| ~ accord, allot, grant | allow to have.; "grant a privilege" |
| ~ grant, allow | let have.; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison" |
| ~ present, submit | hand over formally. |
| ~ bestow | give as a gift. |
| ~ heap | bestow in large quantities.; "He heaped him with work"; "She heaped scorn upon him" |
| ~ deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, mete out, parcel out, shell out, lot, administer, allot, deal | administer or bestow, as in small portions.; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks" |
| ~ proffer, offer | present for acceptance or rejection.; "She offered us all a cold drink" |
| ~ chip in, contribute, kick in, give | contribute to some cause.; "I gave at the office" |
| ~ return, render | give back.; "render money" |
| ~ deposit, bank | put into a bank account.; "She deposits her paycheck every month" |
| ~ cede, concede, yield, grant | give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another. |
| ~ loan, lend | give temporarily; let have for a limited time.; "I will lend you my car"; "loan me some money" |
| ~ furnish, provide, supply, render | give something useful or necessary to.; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" |
| ~ requite, repay | make repayment for or return something. |
| ~ dispense with, part with, spare, give up | give up what is not strictly needed.; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey" |
| ~ vest | place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons.; "She vested her vast fortune in her two sons" |
| ~ enfeoff | put in possession of land in exchange for a pledge of service, in feudal society.; "He enfeoffed his son-in-law with a large estate in Scotland" |
| v. (possession) | 5. give | convey or reveal information.; "Give one's name" |
| ~ say, state, tell | express in words.; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name" |
| ~ quote | name the price of.; "quote prices for cars" |
| ~ cast | deposit.; "cast a vote"; "cast a ballot" |
| ~ impart, pass on, give, leave | transmit (knowledge or skills).; "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students" |
| v. (communication) | 6. give, pay | convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow.; "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention" |
| ~ communicate, intercommunicate | transmit thoughts or feelings.; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" |
| ~ offer, extend | offer verbally.; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy" |
| v. (creation) | 7. give, have, hold, make, throw | organize or be responsible for.; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course" |
| ~ direct | be in charge of. |
| v. (communication) | 8. give, throw | convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture.; "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look" |
| ~ communicate, intercommunicate | transmit thoughts or feelings.; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" |
| v. (possession) | 9. gift, give, present | give as a present; make a gift of.; "What will you give her for her birthday?" |
| ~ dower, endow | furnish with an endowment.; "When she got married, she got dowered" |
| ~ hand out, give out, pass out, distribute | give to several people.; "The teacher handed out the exams" |
| ~ give away | make a gift of.; "She gave away her antique furniture" |
| ~ raffle, raffle off | dispose of in a lottery.; "We raffled off a trip to the Bahamas" |
| ~ bung, fee, tip | give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on.; "Remember to tip the waiter"; "fee the steward" |
| ~ bequeath, will, leave | leave or give by will after one's death.; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate" |
| ~ cede, surrender, give up, deliver | relinquish possession or control over.; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in" |
| ~ deed over, grant | transfer by deed.; "grant land" |
| ~ treat | provide with a gift or entertainment.; "Grandmother always treated us to the circus"; "I like to treat myself to a day at a spa when I am depressed" |
| ~ donate | give to a charity or good cause.; "I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake"; "donate money to the orphanage"; "She donates to her favorite charity every month" |
| ~ tender | offer or present for acceptance. |
| ~ render, submit | make over as a return.; "They had to render the estate" |
| v. (creation) | 10. give, yield | cause to happen or be responsible for.; "His two singles gave the team the victory" |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| ~ generate, yield, render, give, return | give or supply.; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family" |
| v. (cognition) | 11. devote, give, pay | dedicate.; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to" |
| ~ cerebrate, cogitate, think | use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments.; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" |
| ~ sacrifice, give | endure the loss of.; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war" |
| v. (creation) | 12. generate, give, render, return, yield | give or supply.; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family" |
| ~ produce, create, make | create or manufacture a man-made product.; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries" |
| ~ yield, give | cause to happen or be responsible for.; "His two singles gave the team the victory" |
| ~ establish, give | bring about.; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth" |
| v. (possession) | 13. give, impart, leave, pass on | transmit (knowledge or skills).; "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students" |
| ~ convey | make known; pass on, of information.; "She conveyed the message to me" |
| ~ tell | let something be known.; "Tell them that you will be late" |
| ~ bequeath, will, leave | leave or give by will after one's death.; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate" |
| ~ give | convey or reveal information.; "Give one's name" |
| v. (creation) | 14. establish, give | bring about.; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth" |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| ~ introduce | bring in or establish in a new place or environment.; "introduce a rule"; "introduce exotic fruits" |
| ~ generate, yield, render, give, return | give or supply.; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family" |
| ~ pacify | fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location).; "The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia" |
| v. (possession) | 15. give | leave with; give temporarily.; "Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?"; "Can I give you the children for the weekend?" |
| ~ hand, pass on, turn over, pass, reach, give | place into the hands or custody of.; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" |
| v. (social) | 16. give | emit or utter.; "Give a gulp"; "give a yelp" |
| ~ 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. (possession) | 17. give, sacrifice | endure the loss of.; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war" |
| ~ devote, pay, give | dedicate.; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to" |
| ~ dedicate, devote, commit, consecrate, give | give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause.; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" |
| ~ relinquish, resign, give up, release, free | part with a possession or right.; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" |
| v. (possession) | 18. give, hand, pass, pass on, reach, turn over | place into the hands or custody of.; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" |
| ~ give | leave with; give temporarily.; "Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?"; "Can I give you the children for the weekend?" |
| ~ transfer | cause to change ownership.; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children" |
| ~ sneak, slip | pass on stealthily.; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking" |
| ~ deal | give (a specific card) to a player.; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades" |
| ~ fork out, fork over, fork up, hand over, turn in, deliver, render | to surrender someone or something to another.; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money" |
| ~ relinquish, resign, give up, release, free | part with a possession or right.; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" |
| ~ entrust, intrust, confide, commit, trust | confer a trust upon.; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" |
| ~ entrust, leave | put into the care or protection of someone.; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care" |
| v. (communication) | 19. commit, consecrate, dedicate, devote, give | give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause.; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" |
| ~ vow, consecrate | dedicate to a deity by a vow. |
| ~ give | offer in good faith.; "He gave her his word" |
| ~ rededicate | dedicate anew.; "They were asked to rededicate themselves to their country" |
| ~ apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize | put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose.; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" |
| ~ sacrifice, give | endure the loss of.; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war" |
| ~ apply | apply oneself to.; "Please apply yourself to your homework" |
| v. (possession) | 20. give | give (as medicine).; "I gave him the drug" |
| ~ dispense, administer | give or apply (medications). |
| ~ give | inflict as a punishment.; "She gave the boy a good spanking"; "The judge gave me 10 years" |
| ~ apply, give | give or convey physically.; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose" |
| v. (possession) | 21. apply, give | give or convey physically.; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose" |
| ~ deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, mete out, parcel out, shell out, lot, administer, allot, deal | administer or bestow, as in small portions.; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks" |
| ~ give | give (as medicine).; "I gave him the drug" |
| ~ tread | apply (the tread) to a tire. |
| ~ administer | perform (a church sacrament) ritually.; "administer the last unction" |
| v. (communication) | 22. give, render | bestow.; "give homage"; "render thanks" |
| ~ communicate, intercommunicate | transmit thoughts or feelings.; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" |
| ~ dedicate | inscribe or address by way of compliment.; "She dedicated her book to her parents" |
| ~ give | accord by verdict.; "give a decision for the plaintiff" |
| v. (possession) | 23. give, grant | bestow, especially officially.; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights" |
| v. (motion) | 24. ease up, give, give way, move over, yield | move in order to make room for someone for something.; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd" |
| ~ abandon, give up | stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims.; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| v. (consumption) | 25. feed, give | give food to.; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat" |
| ~ dine | give dinner to; host for dinner.; "I'm wining and dining my friends" |
| ~ eat | take in solid food.; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" |
| ~ scavenge | feed on carrion or refuse.; "hyenas scavenge" |
| ~ fodder | give fodder (to domesticated animals). |
| ~ swill, slop | feed pigs. |
| ~ regurgitate | feed through the beak by regurgitating previously swallowed food.; "many birds feed their young by regurgitating what they have swallowed and carried to the nest" |
| ~ corn | feed (cattle) with corn. |
| ~ malnourish, undernourish | provide with insufficient quality or quantity of nourishment.; "The stunted growth of these children shows that they are undernourished" |
| ~ overfeed | feed excessively. |
| ~ spoonfeed | feed with a spoon. |
| ~ force-feed | feed someone who will not or cannot eat. |
| ~ cater, ply, provide, supply | give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance.; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" |
| ~ lunch | provide a midday meal for.; "She lunched us well" |
| ~ breakfast | provide breakfast for. |
| ~ breastfeed, give suck, lactate, wet-nurse, suckle, nurse, suck | give suck to.; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places" |
| ~ bottlefeed | feed (infants) with a bottle. |
| ~ inject | feed intravenously. |
| ~ aliment, nutrify, nourish | give nourishment to. |
| ~ range | let eat.; "range the animals in the prairie" |
| ~ pasture, graze, crop | let feed in a field or pasture or meadow. |
| v. (possession) | 26. chip in, contribute, give, kick in | contribute to some cause.; "I gave at the office" |
| ~ give | transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody.; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" |
| ~ combine | add together from different sources.; "combine resources" |
| v. (motion) | 27. break, cave in, collapse, fall in, founder, give, give way | break down, literally or metaphorically.; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ implode, go off | burst inward.; "The bottle imploded" |
| ~ abandon, give up | stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims.; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations" |
| ~ buckle, crumple | fold or collapse.; "His knees buckled" |
| ~ flop | fall loosely.; "He flopped into a chair" |
| ~ break | curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves.; "The surf broke" |
| ~ slide down, slump, sink | fall or sink heavily.; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank" |
| ~ collapse, burst | cause to burst.; "The ice broke the pipe" |
| v. (cognition) | 28. give | estimate the duration or outcome of something.; "He gave the patient three months to live"; "I gave him a very good chance at success" |
| ~ estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge | judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time).; "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds" |
| v. (social) | 29. give | execute and deliver.; "Give bond" |
| ~ execute | carry out the legalities of.; "execute a will or a deed" |
| v. (possession) | 30. give | deliver in exchange or recompense.; "I'll give you three books for four CDs" |
| ~ recompense, compensate, indemnify, repair | make amends for; pay compensation for.; "One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich"; "She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident" |
| v. (possession) | 31. afford, give, open | afford access to.; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace" |
| v. (creation) | 32. give | present to view.; "He gave the sign to start" |
| ~ give | perform for an audience.; "Pollini is giving another concert in New York" |
| ~ show | make visible or noticeable.; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please" |
| v. (creation) | 33. give | perform for an audience.; "Pollini is giving another concert in New York" |
| ~ performing arts | arts or skills that require public performance. |
| ~ perform | give a performance (of something).; "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera" |
| ~ give | present to view.; "He gave the sign to start" |
| v. (contact) | 34. give, yield | be flexible under stress of physical force.; "This material doesn't give" |
| ~ stretch | become longer by being stretched and pulled.; "The fabric stretches" |
| v. (consumption) | 35. give | propose.; "He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party" |
| ~ salute, toast, wassail, drink, pledge | propose a toast to.; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year" |
| v. (communication) | 36. give | accord by verdict.; "give a decision for the plaintiff" |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| ~ give | inflict as a punishment.; "She gave the boy a good spanking"; "The judge gave me 10 years" |
| ~ render, give | bestow.; "give homage"; "render thanks" |
| ~ accord, allot, grant | allow to have.; "grant a privilege" |
| v. (communication) | 37. give | manifest or show.; "This student gives promise of real creativity"; "The office gave evidence of tampering" |
| ~ evince, express, show | give expression to.; "She showed her disappointment" |
| v. (communication) | 38. give | offer in good faith.; "He gave her his word" |
| ~ pledge | give as a guarantee.; "I pledge my honor" |
| ~ dedicate, devote, commit, consecrate, give | give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause.; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" |
| v. (communication) | 39. give | submit for consideration, judgment, or use.; "give one's opinion"; "give an excuse" |
| ~ submit, subject | refer for judgment or consideration.; "The lawyers submitted the material to the court" |
| v. (communication) | 40. give | guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion.; "You gave me to think that you agreed with me" |
| ~ lead | cause to undertake a certain action.; "Her greed led her to forge the checks" |
| v. (communication) | 41. give | allow to have or take.; "I give you two minutes to respond" |
| ~ countenance, permit, allow, let | consent to, give permission.; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" |
| v. (communication) | 42. give | inflict as a punishment.; "She gave the boy a good spanking"; "The judge gave me 10 years" |
| ~ inflict, impose, bring down, visit | impose something unpleasant.; "The principal visited his rage on the students" |
| ~ give | accord by verdict.; "give a decision for the plaintiff" |
| ~ give | give (as medicine).; "I gave him the drug" |
| v. (change) | 43. give | occur.; "what gives?" |
| ~ argot, jargon, lingo, patois, vernacular, slang, cant | a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves).; "they don't speak our lingo" |
| ~ come about, hap, happen, occur, take place, go on, fall out, pass off, pass | come to pass.; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" |
| v. (body) | 44. give | consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man.; "She gave herself to many men" |
| ~ give | proffer (a body part).; "She gave her hand to her little sister" |
| ~ consent, go for, accept | give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to.; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution" |
| v. (body) | 45. give | proffer (a body part).; "She gave her hand to her little sister" |
| ~ give | consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man.; "She gave herself to many men" |
| ~ proffer, offer | present for acceptance or rejection.; "She offered us all a cold drink" |
| provide | | |
| v. (possession) | 1. furnish, provide, render, supply | give something useful or necessary to.; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" |
| ~ hydrate | supply water or liquid to in order to maintain a healthy balance.; "the bicyclists must be hydrated frequently" |
| ~ charge | energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge.; "I need to charge my car battery" |
| ~ date | provide with a dateline; mark with a date.; "She wrote the letter on Monday but she dated it Saturday so as not to reveal that she procrastinated" |
| ~ feed | feed into; supply.; "Her success feeds her vanity" |
| ~ calk | provide with calks.; "calk horse shoes" |
| ~ give | transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody.; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" |
| ~ fund | provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest. |
| ~ stint, scant, skimp | supply sparingly and with restricted quantities.; "sting with the allowance" |
| ~ terrace, terrasse | provide (a house) with a terrace.; "We terrassed the country house" |
| ~ dado | provide with a dado.; "The owners wanted to dado their dining room" |
| ~ innervate | supply nerves to (some organ or body part). |
| ~ offer | make available or accessible, provide or furnish.; "The conference center offers a health spa"; "The hotel offers private meeting rooms" |
| ~ signalise, signalize | provide with traffic signals.; "signalize a busy intersection" |
| ~ extend, offer | make available; provide.; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages" |
| ~ stock | provide or furnish with a stock of something.; "stock the larder with meat" |
| ~ buy in, stock up, stock | amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use.; "let's stock coffee as long as prices are low" |
| ~ caption | provide with a caption, as of a photograph or a drawing. |
| ~ tube | provide with a tube or insert a tube into. |
| ~ ticket | provide with a ticket for passage or admission.; "Ticketed passengers can board now" |
| ~ stock | supply with livestock.; "stock a farm" |
| ~ stock | supply with fish.; "stock a lake" |
| ~ rim | furnish with a rim.; "rim a hat" |
| ~ fret | provide (a musical instrument) with frets.; "fret a guitar" |
| ~ step | furnish with steps.; "The architect wants to step the terrace" |
| ~ rail | provide with rails.; "The yard was railed" |
| ~ grate | furnish with a grate.; "a grated fireplace" |
| ~ capitalise, capitalize | supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders. |
| ~ alphabetize | provide with an alphabet.; "Cyril and Method alphabetized the Slavic languages" |
| ~ wharf | provide with a wharf.; "Wharf the mouth of the river" |
| ~ air-cool, air-condition | equip with an apparatus for controlling the humidity and temperature.; "Our house is not air-conditioned" |
| ~ uniform | provide with uniforms.; "The guards were uniformed" |
| ~ railroad | supply with railroad lines.; "railroad the West" |
| ~ partner | provide with a partner. |
| ~ bewhisker, whisker | furnish with whiskers.; "a whiskered jersey" |
| ~ subtitle | supply (a movie) with subtitles. |
| ~ headline | provide (a newspaper page or a story) with a headline. |
| ~ match | provide funds complementary to.; "The company matched the employees' contributions" |
| ~ hobnail | supply with hobnails. |
| ~ wive | provide with a wife; marry (someone) to a wife. |
| ~ victual | supply with food.; "The population was victualed during the war" |
| ~ cloy, surfeit | supply or feed to surfeit. |
| ~ heat | provide with heat.; "heat the house" |
| ~ seat | provide with seats.; "seat a concert hall" |
| ~ seat | put a seat on a chair. |
| ~ ramp | furnish with a ramp.; "The ramped auditorium" |
| ~ arm | supply with arms.; "The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan" |
| ~ interleave | provide (books) with blank leaves. |
| ~ glass, glaze | furnish with glass.; "glass the windows" |
| ~ crenel, crenelate, crenellate | supply with battlements. |
| ~ causeway | provide with a causeway.; "A causewayed swamp" |
| ~ canal, canalise, canalize | provide (a city) with a canal. |
| ~ bush | provide with a bushing. |
| ~ brattice | supply with a brattice, to ventilate mines. |
| ~ furnish | provide or equip with furniture.; "We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style" |
| ~ slat | equip or bar with slats.; "Slat the windows" |
| ~ berth | provide with a berth. |
| ~ bed | furnish with a bed.; "The inn keeper could bed all the new arrivals" |
| ~ computerise, computerize | provide with computers.; "Our office is fully computerized now" |
| ~ costume | furnish with costumes; as for a film or play. |
| ~ bottom | provide with a bottom or a seat.; "bottom the chairs" |
| ~ rafter | provide (a ceiling) with rafters. |
| ~ tool | furnish with tools. |
| ~ key | provide with a key.; "We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building" |
| ~ fuel | provide with a combustible substance that provides energy.; "fuel aircraft, ships, and cars" |
| ~ provision, purvey | supply with provisions. |
| ~ yield, afford, give | be the cause or source of.; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information" |
| ~ equip, fit out, outfit, fit | provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose.; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities" |
| ~ transistorise, transistorize | equip (an electronic circuit or device) with transistors. |
| ~ upholster | provide furniture with padding, springs, webbing, and covers. |
| ~ cleat | provide with cleats.; "cleat running shoes for better traction" |
| ~ coal | supply with coal. |
| ~ corbel | furnish with a corbel. |
| ~ cornice | furnish with a cornice. |
| ~ constitutionalize | provide with a constitution, as of a country.; "The United States were constitutionalized in the late 18th century" |
| ~ copper-bottom | provide with a copper bottom.; "copper-bottom a frying pan" |
| ~ curtain | provide with drapery.; "curtain the bedrooms" |
| ~ gate | supply with a gate.; "The house was gated" |
| ~ index | provide with an index.; "index the book" |
| ~ articulate, joint | provide with a joint.; "the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood" |
| ~ pour | supply in large amounts or quantities.; "We poured money into the education of our children" |
| ~ pump | supply in great quantities.; "Pump money into a project" |
| ~ fuel, fire | provide with fuel.; "Oil fires the furnace" |
| ~ oversupply, glut, flood | supply with an excess of.; "flood the market with tennis shoes"; "Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient" |
| ~ toggle | provide with a toggle or toggles. |
| ~ patch | provide with a patch; also used metaphorically.; "The field was patched with snow" |
| ~ water | provide with water.; "We watered the buffalo" |
| ~ leverage | provide with leverage.; "We need to leverage this company" |
| ~ tap | furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it.; "tap a cask of wine" |
| ~ top out, top | provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure).; "the towers were topped with conical roofs" |
| ~ reflectorise, reflectorize | provide with reflectors, such as chemicals.; "the driveway was reflectorized for safety reasons" |
| ~ retrofit | provide with parts, devices, or equipment not available or in use at the time of the original manufacture.; "They car companies retrofitted all the old models with new carburetors" |
| ~ edge, border | provide with a border or edge.; "edge the tablecloth with embroidery" |
| ~ machicolate | supply with projecting galleries.; "machicolate the castle walls" |
| ~ sanitate | provide with sanitary facilities or appliances. |
| ~ hat | furnish with a hat. |
| ~ theme | provide with a particular theme or motive.; "the restaurant often themes its menus" |
| ~ kern | furnish with a kern. |
| ~ headquarter | provide with headquarters.; "the compnay is headquartered in New Jersey" |
| ~ shelter | provide shelter for.; "After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people" |
| v. (consumption) | 2. cater, ply, provide, supply | give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance.; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" |
| ~ staff | provide with staff.; "This position is not always staffed" |
| ~ drench | force to drink. |
| ~ regale, treat | provide with choice or abundant food or drink.; "Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating"; "She treated her houseguests with good food every night" |
| ~ board | provide food and lodging (for).; "The old lady is boarding three men" |
| ~ feed, give | give food to.; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat" |
| ~ feed | serve as food for; be the food for.; "This dish feeds six" |
| ~ dish, dish up, serve up, dish out, serve | provide (usually but not necessarily food).; "We serve meals for the homeless"; "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M."; "The entertainers served up a lively show" |
| ~ cater | supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets. |
| ~ pimp, pander, procure | arrange for sexual partners for others. |
| ~ help, serve | help to some food; help with food or drink.; "I served him three times, and after that he helped himself" |
| ~ power | supply the force or power for the functioning of.; "The gasoline powers the engines" |
| ~ feed | provide as food.; "Feed the guests the nuts" |
| ~ pander, gratify, indulge | yield (to); give satisfaction to. |
| ~ underlay | provide with a base, support, lining, or backing.; "underlay the boards with joists" |
| ~ fulfil, fulfill, satisfy, meet, fill | fill or meet a want or need. |
| ~ horse | provide with a horse or horses. |
| ~ shower | provide abundantly with.; "He showered her with presents" |
| ~ accommodate | provide with something desired or needed.; "Can you accommodate me with a rental car?" |
| ~ nourish, nurture, sustain | provide with nourishment.; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children" |
| ~ fix up | find (something or someone) for.; "I'll fix you up with a nice girl" |
| ~ gutter | provide with gutters.; "gutter the buildings" |
| ~ give | transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody.; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" |
| v. (communication) | 3. provide | determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation.; "The will provides that each child should receive half of the money"; "The Constitution provides for the right to free speech" |
| ~ specify, stipulate, condition, qualify | specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement.; "The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"; "The contract stipulates the dates of the payments" |
| v. (social) | 4. offer, provide, put up | mount or put up.; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance" |
| ~ wage, engage | carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns).; "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe" |
| v. (stative) | 5. allow, allow for, leave, provide | make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain.; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway" |
| ~ yield, afford, give | be the cause or source of.; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information" |
| ~ admit, allow | afford possibility.; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations" |
| v. (possession) | 6. bring home the bacon, provide | supply means of subsistence; earn a living.; "He provides for his large family by working three jobs"; "Women nowadays not only take care of the household but also bring home the bacon" |
| ~ support | support materially or financially.; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college" |
| v. (change) | 7. provide | take measures in preparation for.; "provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship" |
| ~ gear up, prepare, ready, set, fix, set up | make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc.; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill" |
| tender | | |
| n. (possession) | 1. legal tender, stamp, tender | something that can be used as an official medium of payment. |
| ~ medium of exchange, monetary system | anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region. |
| ~ food stamp | a government-issued stamp that can be used in exchange for food. |
| n. (person) | 2. attendant, attender, tender | someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another. |
| ~ companion | one paid to accompany or assist or live with another. |
| ~ assistant, helper, help, supporter | a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose.; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" |
| ~ baggageman | an attendant who takes care of baggage. |
| ~ batman | an orderly assigned to serve a British military officer. |
| ~ bellboy, bellhop, bellman | someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels. |
| ~ bridesmaid, maid of honor | an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding. |
| ~ caddie, golf caddie | an attendant who carries the golf clubs for a player. |
| ~ checker | an attendant who checks coats or baggage. |
| ~ courtier | an attendant at the court of a sovereign. |
| ~ cupbearer | the attendant (usually an officer of a nobleman's household) whose duty is to fill and serve cups of wine. |
| ~ equerry | a personal attendant of the British royal family. |
| ~ escort | an attendant who is employed to accompany someone. |
| ~ esquire | (Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood. |
| ~ famulus | a close attendant (as to a scholar). |
| ~ gillie | a young male attendant on a Scottish Highlander chief. |
| ~ groomsman | a male attendant of the bridegroom at a wedding. |
| ~ lifeguard, lifesaver | an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents. |
| ~ linkboy, linkman | (formerly) an attendant hired to carry a torch for pedestrians in dark streets. |
| ~ loader | an attendant who loads guns for someone shooting game. |
| ~ matron of honor | a married woman serving as the attendant to the bride at a wedding. |
| ~ hospital attendant, orderly | a male hospital attendant who has general duties that do not involve the medical treatment of patients. |
| ~ orderly | a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer.; "the orderly laid out the general's uniform" |
| ~ varlet, page | in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood. |
| ~ page | a youthful attendant at official functions or ceremonies such as legislative functions and weddings. |
| ~ racker | an attendant who puts pool or billiard balls into a rack. |
| ~ rocker | an attendant who rocks a child in a cradle. |
| ~ second | the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match. |
| ~ servitor | someone who performs the duties of an attendant for someone else. |
| ~ squire | young nobleman attendant on a knight. |
| ~ gallant, squire | a man who attends or escorts a woman. |
| ~ flight attendant, steward | an attendant on an airplane. |
| ~ litter-bearer, stretcher-bearer | one who helps carry a stretcher. |
| ~ trainbearer | one who holds up the train of a gown or robe on a ceremonial occasion. |
| ~ arouser, rouser, waker | someone who rouses others from sleep. |
| n. (communication) | 3. bid, tender | a formal proposal to buy at a specified price. |
| ~ offering, offer | something offered (as a proposal or bid).; "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds" |
| ~ overbid | a bid that is higher than preceding bids. |
| ~ buyout bid | a bid to buy all of a person's holdings. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. tender | car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water. |
| ~ railcar, railroad car, railway car, car | a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad.; "three cars had jumped the rails" |
| n. (artifact) | 5. cutter, pinnace, ship's boat, tender | a boat for communication between ship and shore. |
| ~ boat | a small vessel for travel on water. |
| ~ gig | tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. supply ship, tender | ship that usually provides supplies to other ships. |
| ~ ship | a vessel that carries passengers or freight. |
| v. (possession) | 7. tender | offer or present for acceptance. |
| ~ gift, present, give | give as a present; make a gift of.; "What will you give her for her birthday?" |
| v. (possession) | 8. bid, offer, tender | propose a payment.; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting" |
| ~ auction sale, vendue, auction | the public sale of something to the highest bidder. |
| ~ bargain, dicker | negotiate the terms of an exchange.; "We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar" |
| ~ by-bid | bid on behalf of someone else. |
| ~ subscribe | offer to buy, as of stocks and shares.; "The broker subscribed 500 shares" |
| ~ overbid | bid more than the object is worth. |
| ~ underbid | bid too low. |
| ~ outbid | bid higher than others. |
| ~ underbid | bid lower than a competing bidder. |
| v. (possession) | 9. tender | make a tender of; in legal settlements. |
| ~ proffer, offer | present for acceptance or rejection.; "She offered us all a cold drink" |
| v. (change) | 10. tender, tenderise, tenderize | make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer.; "tenderize meat" |
| ~ 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" |
| adj. | 11. tender | given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality.; "a tender heart"; "a tender smile"; "tender loving care"; "tender memories"; "a tender mother" |
| ~ soft | compassionate and kind; conciliatory.; "he was soft on his children" |
| ~ protective | showing care.; "a protective mother" |
| ~ sentimental | given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality. |
| adj. | 12. raw, sensitive, sore, tender | hurting.; "the tender spot on his jaw" |
| ~ painful | causing physical or psychological pain.; "worked with painful slowness" |
| adj. | 13. tender | young and immature.; "at a tender age" |
| ~ young, immature | (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth.; "young people" |
| adj. | 14. affectionate, fond, lovesome, tender, warm | having or displaying warmth or affection.; "affectionate children"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace" |
| ~ loving | feeling or showing love and affection.; "loving parents"; "loving glances" |
| adj. | 15. tender | easy to cut or chew.; "tender beef" |
| ~ comestible, eatable, edible | suitable for use as food. |
| ~ chewable, cuttable | easy to cut or chew. |
| ~ crispy, crisp | tender and brittle.; "crisp potato chips" |
| ~ flakey, flaky | made of or easily forming flakes. |
| ~ tenderised, tenderized | made tender as by marinating or pounding.; "tenderized meat" |
| adj. | 16. tender, untoughened | physically untoughened.; "tender feet" |
| ~ weak | wanting in physical strength.; "a weak pillar" |
| ~ delicate, soft | easily hurt.; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin" |
| adj. | 17. crank, cranky, tender, tippy | (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail. |
| ~ boat | a small vessel for travel on water. |
| ~ unstable | lacking stability or fixity or firmness.; "unstable political conditions"; "the tower proved to be unstable in the high wind"; "an unstable world economy" |
| adj. | 18. tender | (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition.; "tender green shoots" |
| ~ plant life, flora, plant | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion. |
| ~ delicate | exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury.; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly" |
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