be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness | cause to localize at one point |
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract | shrink |
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect | flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching |
ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial | remove the entrails of |
be seized or affected in a specified way | reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die |
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives | bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition |
be a student of a certain subject | steep; pass through a strainer |
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes | make, formulate, or derive in the mind |
interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression | select or take in from a given group or region |
accept or undergo, often unwillingly | give a description of |
take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs | finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc. |
make a film or photograph of something | choose at random |
lay claim to; as of an idea | suck in or take (air) |
obtain by winning | make a mark or lines on a surface |
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards | move or pull so as to cover or uncover something |
serve oneself to, or consume regularly | cause to move by pulling |
get into one's hands, take physically | take in, also metaphorically |
have sex with; archaic use | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes |
occupy or take on | stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow) |
travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route | pass over, across, or through |
head into a specified direction | thread on or as if on a string |
take somebody somewhere | represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface |
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere | earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher |
proceed along in a vehicle | engage in drawing |
experience or feel or submit to | write a legal document or paper |
take into one's possession | elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc. |
conquer by force | take liquid out of a container or well |
buy, select | bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover |
engage for service under a term of contract | move or go steadily or gradually |
receive or obtain regularly | to obtain a liquid from somewhere |
receive willingly something given or offered | cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense |
require (time or space) | get or derive |
admit into a group or community | remove (a commodity) from (a supply source) |
to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort | pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him |
make use of or accept for some purpose | allow a draft |
assume, as of positions or roles | require a specified depth for floating |
carry out | |
develop a habit; apply oneself to a practice or occupation | |
require as useful, just, or proper | |
be designed to hold or take | |
have with oneself; have on one's person | |
be capable of holding or containing | |