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1: take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling" [syn: {gamble}, {chance}, {risk}, {hazard}, {take chances}, {adventure}, {run a risk}]

1: have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds" [syn: {stool}, {defecate}, {shit}, {take a shit}, {ca-ca}, {crap}, {make}]

1: be dared to do something and not attempt it 2: be dared to do something and attempt it [syn: {pick up the gauntlet}]

1: of a boxer: pretend to be knocked out

1: be insistent and refuse to budge; "I must insist!" [syn: {insist}]

1: inhale through the nose [syn: {snort}]

1: spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" [syn: {bounce}, {resile}, {spring}, {bound}, {rebound}, {recoil...

1: listen to a joke at one's one expense; "Can't you take a joke?"

1: eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" [syn: {make}, {urinate}, {piddle}, {puddle}, {micturate}, {piss}, {pee}, {pee-pee}, {make water}, {relieve oneself}, {spend a penny},...

1: look at with attention; "Have a look at this!"; "Get a load of this pretty woman!" [syn: {have a look}, {get a load}]

1: disappear without notifying anyone (idiom) [syn: {skip town}]

1: have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds" [syn: {stool}, {defecate}, {shit}, {take a crap}, {ca-ca}, {crap}, {make}]

1: surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted" [syn: {shock}, {stun}, {floor}, {ball over}, {blow out of the water}]

1: be fully aware of; realize fully; "Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?" [syn: {appreciate}]

1: draw advantages from; "he is capitalizing on her mistake"; "she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover" [syn: {capitalize}, {capitalise}] 2: make excessive use of; "You are taking advantag...

1: be similar to a relative; "She takes after her father!" 2: imitate in behavior; take as a model; "Teenagers follow their friends in everything" [syn: {follow}]

1: aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the w...

1: take apart into its constituent pieces [syn: {disassemble}, {dismantle}, {break up}, {break apart}] [ant: {assemble}] 2: divide into pieces; "our department was dismembered when our funding dried u...

1: commence hostilities [syn: {go to war}, {take up arms}]

1: remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state; "Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands"; "The car carried us off...

1: bring back to the point of departure [syn: {return}, {bring back}] 2: regain possession of something [syn: {repossess}] 3: resume a relationship with someone after an interruption, as in a wife tak...

1: be careful, prudent, or watchful; "Take care when you cross the street!" 2: be in charge of or deal with; "She takes care of all the necessary arrangements" [syn: {mind}] 3: take charge of or deal ...

1: take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling" [syn: {gamble}, {chance}, {risk}, {hazard}, {adventure}, {run a risk}, {take a chance}]

1: assume control [syn: {take hold}, {take control}]

1: assume control [syn: {take hold}, {take charge}]

1: move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf" [syn: {lower}, {let down}, {get down}, {bring down}] [ant: {raise}] 2: reduce in worth or character, usually verb...

1: go into effect or become effective or operative; "The new law will take effect next month"

1: raise a formal objection in a court of law [syn: {challenge}]

1: start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously" [syn: {erupt}, {ignite}, {catch fire}, {combust}, {conflagrate}]

1: take a five-minute break; "The musicians took five during the rehearsal"

1: run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled" [syn: {flee}, {fly}]

1: keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view; "take for granted"; "view as important"; "hold these truths to be self-evident"; "I hold him personally responsible" [syn: {deem}, {hold}, {view as}]

1: take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; "I assume his train was late" [syn: {assume}, {presume}]

1: develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape" [syn: {form}, {take shape}, {spring}]

1: gain courage [syn: {buck up}]

1: listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision" [syn: {listen}, {hear}]

1: assume control [syn: {take charge}, {take control}] 2: have or hold in one's hands or grip; "Hold this bowl for a moment, please"; "A crazy idea took hold of him" [syn: {hold}] [ant: {let go of}]

1: take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!" [syn: {catch}, {grab}]

1: earn as a salary or wage; "How much does your wife take home after taxes and other deductions?" [syn: {bring home}]

1: provide with shelter 2: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: {gull}, {dupe}, {slang}, {befool}, {cod}, {fool}, {put on}, {put one over}, {...

1: accept as a charge [syn: {undertake}]

1: use a name, such as God, without proper respect

1: take in water at the bilge; "the tanker bilged" [syn: {bilge}]

1: allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something; "I allow for this possibility"; "The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash" [syn: {allow}]

1: be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions" [syn: {disagree}, {differ}, {dissent}] [ant: {agree}]

1: settle into a comfortable sitting position [syn: {sit back}]

1: undergo failure or defeat

1: be willing or inclined to accept; "He did not take kindly to my critical remarks"

1: go away or leave [syn: {depart}, {quit}] [ant: {stay}]

1: suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively; "I won't take this insult lying down"

1: observe with care or pay close attention to; "Take note of this chemical reaction" [syn: {note}, {observe}]

1: observe with special attention; "Take notice of the great architecture"

1: leave; "The family took off for Florida" [syn: {depart}, {part}, {start}, {start out}, {set forth}, {set off}, {set out}] 2: take away or remove; "Take that weight off me!" 3: depart from the groun...

1: assume an office, duty, or title; "When will the new President take office?" [ant: {leave office}]

1: 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 ...

1: suffer the results or consequences of one's behavior or actions [syn: {get one's lumps}]

1: receive and be expected to follow directions or commands; "I don't take orders from you!" 2: be ordained; enter the Christian ministry; "She took orders last month"

1: cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the classroom" [syn: {move out}, {remove}] 2: remove from its packing; "unpack the presents" [syn: {unpack}] [ant: {pack}] 3: take out or remov...

1: seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "Sh...

1: try very hard to do something [syn: {be at pains}]