| gravity | | |
| n. (phenomenon) | 1. gravitation, gravitational attraction, gravitational force, gravity | (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface.; "the more remote the body the less the gravity"; "the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them"; "gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love" |
| ~ natural philosophy, physics | the science of matter and energy and their interactions.; "his favorite subject was physics" |
| ~ attraction, attractive force | the force by which one object attracts another. |
| ~ solar gravity | the gravity of the sun.; "solar gravity creates extreme pressures and temperatures" |
| n. (attribute) | 2. graveness, gravity, soberness, sobriety, somberness, sombreness | a manner that is serious and solemn. |
| ~ serious-mindedness, earnestness, seriousness, sincerity | the trait of being serious.; "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness" |
| ~ stodginess, stuffiness | dull and pompous gravity. |
| n. (feeling) | 3. gravity, solemnity | a solemn and dignified feeling. |
| ~ feeling | the experiencing of affective and emotional states.; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" |
| ~ earnestness, seriousness, sincerity | an earnest and sincere feeling. |
| yank | | |
| n. (person) | 1. northerner, yank, yankee | an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War). |
| ~ america, the states, u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa, u.s. | North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776. |
| ~ north | the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line. |
| ~ american | a native or inhabitant of the United States. |
| ~ federal, federal soldier, union soldier | a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War. |
| n. (person) | 2. yank, yankee, yankee-doodle | an American (especially to non-Americans). |
| ~ american | a native or inhabitant of the United States. |
| v. (contact) | 3. jerk, yank | pull, or move with a sudden movement.; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open" |
| ~ draw, pull, force | cause to move by pulling.; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" |
| tow | | |
| n. (act) | 1. tow, towage | the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope.; "the truck gave him a tow to the garage" |
| ~ haul, haulage, draw | the act of drawing or hauling something.; "the haul up the hill went very slowly" |
| v. (contact) | 2. tow | drag behind.; "Horses used to tow barges along the canal" |
| ~ pull along, schlep, shlep | pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance.; "Can you shlep this bag of potatoes upstairs?"; "She pulled along a large trunk" |
| ~ tug | tow (a vessel) with a tug.; "The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor" |
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