| means | (verb) 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"
move, act |
| means | (verb) cause to come into a particular state or condition; "Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competence"; "bring water to the boiling point"
bring |
| means | (verb) cause to happen, occur or exist; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"; "the new President must bring about a change in the health care system"
bring about, produce, give rise |
| means | (verb) act so as to bring into existence; "effect a change"
effect |
| means | (verb) form or shape by cutting or incising; "cut paper dolls"
cut |
| means | (verb) make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
create, make |
| means | (verb) perform a function; "Who will perform the wedding?"
perform |
| means | (verb) undergo fabrication or creation; "This wool makes into a nice sweater"
make |
| means | (verb) cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"
have, induce, make, get, cause, stimulate |
| means | (verb) carry out; "take action"; "take steps"; "take vengeance"
take |
| means | (verb) carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance"
do, execute, perform |
| means | (verb) give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
make, do, cause |
| means | (verb) receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"
incur, get, receive, find, obtain |
| means | (verb) cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here"
grow, raise, farm, produce |
| means | (verb) give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera"
perform |
| means | (verb) move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"
creep, crawl |
| means | (verb) change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
go, travel, move, locomote |
| means | (verb) call forth
engender, spawn, breed |
| means | (verb) bring into existence; "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office"; "The computer generated this image"; "The earthquake generated a tsunami"
generate, bring forth |
| means | (verb) follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels"
go, proceed, move |
| means | (verb) produce; "The scientists set up a shock wave"
set up, effectuate, effect |
| means | (verb) create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses"
create, make |
| means | (verb) perform on a stage or theater; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'"
play, roleplay, playact, act |
| means | (verb) have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"
move, go |
| means | (verb) institute, enact, or establish; "make laws"
make, lay down, establish |
| means | (verb) bring forth or yield; "The tree would not produce fruit"
produce, bring forth |
| means | (verb) cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation; "That song put me in awful good humor"; "put your ideas in writing"
put |
| means | (verb) change from one form into another; "make water into wine"; "make lead into gold"; "make clay into bricks"
make |
| means | (verb) give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"
shape, form |
| means | (verb) be suitable for theatrical performance; "This scene acts well"
act |
| means | (verb) immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes; "boil potatoes"; "boil wool"
boil |
| means | (verb) make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
form, shape, forge, work, mold, mould |
| means | (verb) be suitable for; "Wood makes good furniture"
make |
| means | (verb) make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
make, construct, build |
| means | (verb) create (as an entity); "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company"
form, organise, organize |
| means | (verb) have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant; "The Bible tells people to procreate"
multiply, reproduce, procreate |
| means | (verb) bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point; "boil this liquid until it evaporates"
boil |
| means | (verb) bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers"
turn out, bear |
| means | (verb) have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
be |
| means | (verb) show certain properties when being rolled; "The carpet rolls unevenly"; "dried-out tobacco rolls badly"
roll, roll up |
| means | (verb) make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"
get, sire, father, engender, beget, mother, bring forth, generate |
| means | (verb) pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree; "the butterfly wings shade to yellow"
shade |
| means | (verb) assume a form or shape; "the water formed little beads"
form |
| means | (verb) perform or carry out; "make a decision"; "make a move"; "make advances"; "make a phone call"
make |
| means | (verb) behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
do, behave, act |
| means | (verb) be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm"
moil, churn, boil, roil |
| means | (verb) cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble"
get, have, let |
| means | (verb) cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable; "make my day"
make |
| means | (verb) come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"
produce, acquire, grow, get, develop |
| means | (verb) compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way; "People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!"; "Heat makes you sweat"
make |
| means | (verb) take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"
conduct, direct, take, guide, lead |
| means | (verb) remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
take away, take, remove, withdraw |
| means | (verb) be priced at; "These shoes cost $100"
be, cost |
| means | (verb) to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
accomplish, attain, reach, achieve |
| means | (verb) progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"
go, move, run |
| means | (verb) take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"
acquire, assume, take on, take, adopt |
| means | (verb) vary slightly; "shade the meaning"
shade |
| means | (verb) cause to become; "The shot rendered her immobile"
render |
| means | e/fr/Faire |