| beleaguer | (verb) surround so as to force to give up | Synonyms: besiege, circumvent, hem in, surround |
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| (verb) annoy persistently | Synonyms: badger, bug, pester, tease |
| blacklead | (verb) cover with graphite | - |
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| bleach | (verb) make whiter or lighter | - |
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| (verb) cause to become white or lighter in color | Synonyms: bleach out, decolor, decolorise, decolorize, decolour, decolourise, decolourize, discolorise, discolorize, discolourise |
| blear | (verb) make dim or indistinct | Synonyms: blur |
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| bleat | (verb) cry plaintively | Synonyms: baa, blat, blate |
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| (verb) talk whiningly | - |
| cheerlead | (verb) act as a cheerleader in a sports event | - |
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| clean | (verb) clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing | Synonyms: cleanse |
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| (verb) remove unwanted substances from | Synonyms: scavenge |
| (verb) remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits | Synonyms: pick |
| (verb) remove shells or husks from | - |
| (verb) make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from | Synonyms: make clean |
| (verb) clean and tidy up the house | Synonyms: clean house, houseclean |
| (verb) remove while making clean | - |
| (verb) remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely | Synonyms: strip |
| (verb) deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc. | - |
| (verb) be cleanable | - |
| cleanse | (verb) clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing | Synonyms: clean |
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| (verb) purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins | - |
| clear | (verb) remove | - |
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| (verb) rid of obstructions | Synonyms: unclutter |
| (verb) make clear, bright, light, or translucent | - |
| (verb) free (the throat) by making a rasping sound | Synonyms: clear up |
| (verb) make a way or path by removing objects | - |
| (verb) remove the occupants of | - |
| (verb) remove (people) from a building | - |
| (verb) rid of instructions or data | - |
| (verb) make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear | Synonyms: clear up, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, illuminate, shed light on, sort out, straighten out |
| (verb) pronounce not guilty of criminal charges | Synonyms: acquit, assoil, discharge, exculpate, exonerate |
| (verb) grant authorization or clearance for | Synonyms: authorise, authorize, pass |
| (verb) settle, as of a debt | Synonyms: solve |
| (verb) pass by, over, or under without making contact | Synonyms: top |
| (verb) pass an inspection or receive authorization | - |
| (verb) go away or disappear | - |
| (verb) earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages | Synonyms: bring in, earn, gain, make, pull in, realise, realize, take in |
| (verb) yield as a net profit | Synonyms: net |
| (verb) make as a net profit | Synonyms: net, sack, sack up |
| (verb) be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts | - |
| (verb) sell to get rid of | - |
| (verb) clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc. | - |
| (verb) free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment | - |
| (verb) go unchallenged; be approved | Synonyms: pass |
| (verb) become clear | Synonyms: brighten, clear up, light up |
| cleat | (verb) secure on a cleat | - |
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| (verb) provide with cleats | - |
| cleave | (verb) separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument | Synonyms: rive, split |
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| (verb) make by cutting into | - |
| (verb) come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation | Synonyms: adhere, cling, cohere, stick |
| displease | (verb) give displeasure to | - |
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| enucleate | (verb) remove (a tumor or eye) from an enveloping sac or cover | - |
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| (verb) remove the nucleus from (a cell) | - |
| gleam | (verb) to shine with faint or brief light | - |
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| (verb) shine brightly, like a star or a light | Synonyms: glimmer |
| (verb) be shiny, as if wet | Synonyms: glint, glisten, glitter, shine |
| glean | (verb) gather, as of natural products | Synonyms: harvest, reap |
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| houseclean | (verb) clean and tidy up the house | Synonyms: clean, clean house |
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| interleave | (verb) intersperse alternately, as of protective covers for book illustrations | - |
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| (verb) intersperse the sectors on the concentric magnetic circular patterns written on a computer disk surface to guide the storing and recording of data | - |
| (verb) provide (books) with blank leaves | - |
| leach | (verb) remove substances from by a percolating liquid | Synonyms: strip |
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| (verb) permeate or penetrate gradually | Synonyms: percolate |
| (verb) cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate | - |
| lead | (verb) cause to undertake a certain action | - |
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| (verb) preside over | Synonyms: chair, moderate |
| (verb) lead, as in the performance of a composition | Synonyms: conduct, direct |
| (verb) travel in front of; go in advance of others | Synonyms: head |
| (verb) take somebody somewhere | Synonyms: conduct, direct, guide, take |
| (verb) move ahead (of others) in time or space | Synonyms: precede |
| (verb) be in charge of | Synonyms: head |
| (verb) be conducive to | Synonyms: conduce, contribute |
| (verb) stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point | Synonyms: extend, go, pass, run |
| (verb) be ahead of others; be the first | Synonyms: top |
| (verb) cause something to pass or lead somewhere | Synonyms: run |
| (verb) lead, extend, or afford access | Synonyms: go |
| (verb) produce as a result or residue | Synonyms: leave, result |
| (verb) tend to or result in | - |
| leaf | (verb) produce leaves, of plants | - |
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| (verb) turn over pages | - |
| (verb) look through a book or other written material | Synonyms: flick, flip, riff, riffle, thumb |
| league | (verb) unite to form a league | - |
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| leak | (verb) have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out | - |
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| (verb) enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure | - |
| (verb) tell anonymously | - |
| (verb) be leaked | Synonyms: leak out |
| lean | (verb) rely on for support | - |
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| (verb) cause to lean or incline | - |
| (verb) to incline or bend from a vertical position | Synonyms: angle, slant, tilt, tip |
| (verb) cause to lean to the side | Synonyms: list |
| (verb) have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined | Synonyms: be given, incline, run, tend |
| leap | (verb) pass abruptly from one state or topic to another | Synonyms: jump |
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| (verb) move forward by leaps and bounds | Synonyms: bound, jump, spring |
| (verb) cause to jump or leap | Synonyms: jump |
| (verb) jump down from an elevated point | Synonyms: jump, jump off |
| leapfrog | (verb) progress by large jumps instead of small increments | - |
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| (verb) to vault | - |
| learn | (verb) gain knowledge or skills | Synonyms: acquire, larn |
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| (verb) get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally | Synonyms: discover, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, pick up, see |
| (verb) be a student of a certain subject | Synonyms: read, study, take |
| (verb) commit to memory; learn by heart | Synonyms: con, memorise, memorize |
| (verb) impart skills or knowledge to | Synonyms: instruct, teach |
| (verb) find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort | Synonyms: ascertain, check, determine, find out, see, watch |
| lease | (verb) engage for service under a term of contract | Synonyms: charter, engage, hire, rent, take |
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| (verb) grant use or occupation of under a term of contract | Synonyms: let, rent |
| (verb) let for money | Synonyms: rent |
| (verb) hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services | Synonyms: charter, hire, rent |
| leash | (verb) fasten with a rope | Synonyms: rope |
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| leather | (verb) whip with a leather strap | - |
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| leave | (verb) leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking | Synonyms: leave alone, leave behind, let alone |
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| (verb) be survived by after one's death | Synonyms: leave behind |
| (verb) leave behind unintentionally | Synonyms: forget |
| (verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness | - |
| (verb) move out of or depart from | Synonyms: exit, get out, go out |
| (verb) go away from a place | Synonyms: go away, go forth |
| (verb) leave or give by will after one's death | Synonyms: bequeath, will |
| (verb) transmit (knowledge or skills) | Synonyms: give, impart, pass on |
| (verb) put into the care or protection of someone | Synonyms: entrust |
| (verb) remove oneself from an association with or participation in | Synonyms: depart, pull up stakes |
| (verb) produce as a result or residue | Synonyms: lead, result |
| (verb) make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain | Synonyms: allow, allow for, provide |
| (verb) act or be so as to become in a specified state | - |
| (verb) have left or have as a remainder | - |
| leaven | (verb) cause to puff up with a leaven | Synonyms: prove, raise |
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| mislead | (verb) give false or misleading information to | Synonyms: misinform |
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| (verb) lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions | Synonyms: lead astray, misdirect, misguide |
| nucleate | (verb) form into a nucleus | - |
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| overleap | (verb) leave undone or leave out | Synonyms: drop, leave out, miss, neglect, omit, overlook, pretermit |
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| (verb) jump across or leap over (an obstacle) | Synonyms: vault |
| (verb) defeat (oneself) by going too far | - |
| pleach | (verb) interlace the shoots of | Synonyms: plash |
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| (verb) form or weave into a braid or braids | Synonyms: braid |
| plead | (verb) appeal or request earnestly | - |
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| (verb) enter a plea, as in courts of law | - |
| (verb) offer as an excuse or plea | - |
| (verb) make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts | - |
| please | (verb) give pleasure to or be pleasing to | Synonyms: delight |
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| (verb) be the will of or have the will (to) | - |
| (verb) give satisfaction | - |
| pleat | (verb) pleat or gather into a ruffle | Synonyms: ruffle |
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| (verb) fold into pleats | Synonyms: plicate |
| poleax | (verb) fell with or as if with a poleax | Synonyms: poleaxe |
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| poleaxe | (verb) fell with or as if with a poleax | Synonyms: poleax |
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| relearn | (verb) learn something again, as after having forgotten or neglected it | - |
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| release | (verb) generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids | Synonyms: secrete |
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| (verb) eliminate (a substance) | Synonyms: discharge, eject, exhaust, expel |
| (verb) make (assets) available | Synonyms: free, unblock, unfreeze |
| (verb) prepare and issue for public distribution or sale | Synonyms: bring out, issue, publish, put out |
| (verb) release, as from one's grip | Synonyms: let go, let go of, relinquish |
| (verb) let (something) fall or spill from a container | Synonyms: turn |
| (verb) release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition | Synonyms: free, liberate |
| (verb) part with a possession or right | Synonyms: free, give up, relinquish, resign |
| (verb) grant freedom to; free from confinement | Synonyms: free, liberate, loose, unloose, unloosen |
| (verb) make (information) available for publication | Synonyms: free |
| sublease | (verb) lease or rent all or part of (a leased or rented property) to another person | Synonyms: sublet |
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| unlearn | (verb) discard something previously learnt, like an old habit | - |
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| (verb) try to forget; put out of one's memory or knowledge | - |
| unleash | (verb) release or vent | - |
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| (verb) release from a leash | - |
| (verb) turn loose or free from restraint | Synonyms: let loose, loose |