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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Lie  \Lie\,  v.  i.  [imp.  {Lay}  (l[=a]);  p.  p.  {Lain}  (l[=a]n), 
  ({Lien}  (l[imac]"[e^]n),  Obs.);  p.  pr  &  vb  n.  {Lying}.] 
  [OE.  lien,  liggen,  AS  licgan;  akin  to  D.  liggen,  OHG.  ligen, 
  licken,  G.  liegen,  Icel.  liggja  Sw  ligga,  Dan.  ligge,  Goth. 
  ligan,  Russ.  lejate,  L.  lectus  bed,  Gr  le`chos  bed, 
  le`xasqai  to  lie.  Cf  {Lair},  {Law},  {Lay},  v.  t.,  {Litter}, 
  {Low},  adj.] 
  1.  To  rest  extended  on  the  ground,  a  bed,  or  any  support;  to 
  be  or  to  put  one's  self  in  an  horizontal  position,  or 
  nearly  so  to  be  prostate;  to  be  stretched  out  --  often 
  with  down  when  predicated  of  living  creatures;  as  the 
  book  lies  on  the  table;  the  snow  lies  on  the  roof;  he  lies 
  in  his  coffin. 
 
  The  watchful  traveler  .  .  .  Lay  down  again  and 
  closed  his  weary  eyes.  --Dryden. 
 
  2.  To  be  situated;  to  occupy  a  certain  place  as  Ireland 
  lies  west  of  England;  the  meadows  lie  along  the  river;  the 
  ship  lay  in  port. 
 
  3.  To  abide;  to  remain  for  a  longer  or  shorter  time;  to  be  in 
  a  certain  state  or  condition;  as  to  lie  waste;  to  lie 
  fallow;  to  lie  open  to  lie  hid;  to  lie  grieving;  to  lie 
  under  one's  displeasure;  to  lie  at  the  mercy  of  the  waves; 
  the  paper  does  not  lie  smooth  on  the  wall. 
 
  4.  To  be  or  exist;  to  belong  or  pertain;  to  have  an  abiding 
  place  to  consist;  --  with  in 
 
  Envy  lies  between  beings  equal  in  nature,  though 
  unequal  in  circumstances.  --Collier. 
 
  He  that  thinks  that  diversion  may  not  lie  in  hard 
  labor,  forgets  the  early  rising  and  hard  riding  of 
  huntsmen.  --Locke. 
 
  5.  To  lodge;  to  sleep. 
 
  Whiles  I  was  now  trifling  at  home,  I  saw  London,  .  . 
  .  where  I  lay  one  night  only.  --Evelyn. 
 
  Mr  Quinion  lay  at  our  house  that  night.  --Dickens. 
 
  6.  To  be  still  or  quiet,  like  one  lying  down  to  rest. 
 
  The  wind  is  loud  and  will  not  lie.  --Shak. 
 
  7.  (Law)  To  be  sustainable;  to  be  capable  of  being 
  maintained.  ``An  appeal  lies  in  this  case.''  --Parsons. 
 
  Note:  Through  ignorance  or  carelessness  speakers  and  writers 
  often  confuse  the  forms  of  the  two  distinct  verbs  lay 
  and  lie.  Lay  is  a  transitive  verb  and  has  for  its 
  preterit  laid;  as  he  told  me  to  lay  it  down  and  I 
  laid  it  down  Lie  is  intransitive,  and  has  for  its 
  preterit  lay;  as  he  told  me  to  lie  down  and  I  lay 
  down  Some  persons  blunder  by  using  laid  for  the 
  preterit  of  lie;  as  he  told  me  to  lie  down  and  I  laid 
  down  So  persons  often  say  incorrectly,  the  ship  laid 
  at  anchor;  they  laid  by  during  the  storm;  the  book  was 
  laying  on  the  shelf,  etc  It  is  only  necessary  to 
  remember,  in  all  such  cases,  that  laid  is  the  preterit 
  of  lay,  and  not  of  lie. 
 
  {To  lie  along  the  shore}  (Naut.),  to  coast,  keeping  land  in 
  sight. 
 
  {To  lie  at  the  door  of},  to  be  imputable  to  as  the  sin, 
  blame,  etc.,  lies  at  your  door. 
 
  {To  lie  at  the  heart},  to  be  an  object  of  affection,  desire, 
  or  anxiety.  --Sir  W.  Temple. 
 
  {To  lie  at  the  mercy  of},  to  be  in  the  power  of 
 
  {To  lie  by}. 
  a  To  remain  with  to  be  at  hand;  as  he  has  the 
  manuscript  lying  by  him 
  b  To  rest;  to  intermit  labor;  as  we  lay  by  during  the 
  heat  of  the  day 
 
  {To  lie  hard}  or  {heavy},  to  press  or  weigh;  to  bear  hard. 
 
  {To  lie  in},  to  be  in  childbed;  to  bring  forth  young. 
 
  {To  lie  in  one},  to  be  in  the  power  of  to  belong  to  ``As 
  much  as  lieth  in  you  live  peaceably  with  all  men.'' 
  --Rom.  xii.  18. 
 
  {To  lie  in  the  way},  to  be  an  obstacle  or  impediment. 
 
  {To  lie  in  wait},  to  wait  in  concealment;  to  lie  in  ambush. 
 
 
  {To  lie  on}  or  {upon}. 
  a  To  depend  on  as  his  life  lies  on  the  result. 
  b  To  bear,  rest,  press,  or  weigh  on 
 
  {To  lie  low},  to  remain  in  concealment  or  inactive.  [Slang] 
 
 
  {To  lie  on  hand}, 
 
  {To  lie  on  one's  hands},  to  remain  unsold  or  unused;  as  the 
  goods  are  still  lying  on  his  hands;  they  have  too  much 
  time  lying  on  their  hands. 
 
  {To  lie  on  the  head  of},  to  be  imputed  to 
 
  What  he  gets  more  of  her  than  sharp  words  let  it 
  lie  on  my  head.  --Shak. 
 
  {To  lie  over}. 
  a  To  remain  unpaid  after  the  time  when  payment  is  due, 
  as  a  note  in  bank. 
  b  To  be  deferred  to  some  future  occasion,  as  a 
  resolution  in  a  public  deliberative  body. 
 
  {To  lie  to}  (Naut.),  to  stop  or  delay;  especially,  to  head  as 
  near  the  wind  as  possible  as  being  the  position  of 
  greatest  safety  in  a  gale;  --  said  of  a  ship.  Cf  {To 
  bring  to},  under  {Bring}. 
 
  {To  lie  under},  to  be  subject  to  to  suffer;  to  be  oppressed 
  by 
 
  {To  lie  with}. 
  a  To  lodge  or  sleep  with 
  b  To  have  sexual  intercourse  with 
  c  To  belong  to  as  it  lies  with  you  to  make  amends. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Lot  \Lot\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Lotted};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Lotting}.] 
  To  allot;  to  sort;  to  portion.  [R.] 
 
  {To  lot  on}  or  {upon},  to  count  or  reckon  upon  to  expect 
  with  pleasure.  [Colloq.  U.  S.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
 
 
  Look  that  ye  bind  them  fast  --Shak. 
 
  Look  if  it  be  my  daughter.  --Talfourd. 
 
  6.  To  show  one's  self  in  looking,  as  by  leaning  out  of  a 
  window;  as  look  out  of  the  window  while  I  speak  to  you 
  Sometimes  used  figuratively. 
 
  My  toes  look  through  the  overleather.  --Shak. 
 
  7.  To  await  the  appearance  of  anything  to  expect;  to 
  anticipate. 
 
  Looking  each  hour  into  death's  mouth  to  fall. 
  --Spenser. 
 
  {To  look  about},  to  look  on  all  sides,  or  in  different 
  directions. 
 
  {To  look  about  one},  to  be  on  the  watch;  to  be  vigilant;  to 
  be  circumspect  or  guarded. 
 
  {To  look  after}. 
  a  To  attend  to  to  take  care  of  as  to  look  after 
  children. 
  b  To  expect;  to  be  in  a  state  of  expectation. 
 
  Men's  hearts  failing  them  for  fear,  and  for 
  looking  after  those  things  which  are  coming  on 
  the  earth.  --Luke  xxi. 
  26. 
  c  To  seek;  to  search. 
 
  My  subject  does  not  oblige  me  to  look  after  the 
  water,  or  point  forth  the  place  where  to  it  is 
  now  retreated.  --Woodward. 
 
  {To  look  at},  to  direct  the  eyes  toward  so  that  one  sees,  or 
  as  if  to  see  as  to  look  at  a  star;  hence  to  observe, 
  examine,  consider;  as  to  look  at  a  matter  without 
  prejudice. 
 
  {To  look  black},  to  frown;  to  scowl;  to  have  a  threatening 
  appearance. 
 
  The  bishops  thereat  repined,  and  looked  black. 
  --Holinshed. 
 
 
  {To  look  down  on}  or  {upon},  to  treat  with  indifference  or 
  contempt;  to  regard  as  an  inferior;  to  despise. 
 
  {To  look  for}. 
  a  To  expect;  as  to  look  for  news  by  the  arrival  of  a 
  ship.  ``Look  now  for  no  enchanting  voice.''  --Milton. 
  b  To  seek  for  to  search  for  as  to  look  for  lost 
  money,  or  lost  cattle. 
 
  {To  look  forth}. 
  a  To  look  out  of  something  as  from  a  window. 
  b  To  threaten  to  come  out  --Jer.  vi  1.  (Rev.  Ver.). 
 
  {To  look  into},  to  inspect  closely;  to  observe  narrowly;  to 
  examine;  as  to  look  into  the  works  of  nature;  to  look 
  into  one's  conduct  or  affairs. 
 
  {To  look  on}. 
  a  To  regard;  to  esteem. 
 
  Her  friends  would  look  on  her  the  worse. 
  --Prior. 
  b  To  consider;  to  view;  to  conceive  of  to  think  of 
 
  I  looked  on  Virgil  as  a  succinct,  majestic 
  writer.  --Dryden. 
  c  To  be  a  mere  spectator. 
 
  I'll  be  a  candleholder,  and  look  on  --Shak. 
 
  {To  look  out},  to  be  on  the  watch;  to  be  careful;  as  the 
  seaman  looks  out  for  breakers. 
 
  {To  look  through}. 
  a  To  see  through 
  b  To  search;  to  examine  with  the  eyes. 
 
  {To  look  to}  or  {unto}. 
  a  To  watch;  to  take  care  of  ``Look  well  to  thy  herds.'' 
  --Prov.  xxvii.  23. 
  b  To  resort  to  with  expectation  of  receiving  something 
  to  expect  to  receive  from  as  the  creditor  may  look 
  to  surety  for  payment.  ``Look  unto  me  and  be  ye 
  saved.''  --Is.  xlv.  22. 
 
  {To  look  up},  to  search  for  or  find  out  by  looking;  as  to 
  look  up  the  items  of  an  account. 
 
  {To  look  up  to},  to  respect;  to  regard  with  deference. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Venture  \Ven"ture\,  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Ventured};  p.  pr  &  vb 
  n.  {Venturing}.] 
  1.  To  hazard  one's  self  to  have  the  courage  or  presumption 
  to  do  undertake,  or  say  something  to  dare.  --Bunyan. 
 
  2.  To  make  a  venture;  to  run  a  hazard  or  risk;  to  take  the 
  chances. 
 
  Who  freights  a  ship  to  venture  on  the  seas.  --J. 
  Dryden,  Jr 
 
  {To  venture  at},  or  {To  venture  on}  or  {upon},  to  dare  to 
  engage  in  to  attempt  without  any  certainty  of  success; 
  as  it  is  rash  to  venture  upon  such  a  project.  ``When  I 
  venture  at  the  comic  style.''  --Waller. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
 
 
  {To  wait  on}  or  {upon}. 
  a  To  attend,  as  a  servant;  to  perform  services  for  as 
  to  wait  on  a  gentleman;  to  wait  on  the  table. 
  ``Authority  and  reason  on  her  wait.''  --Milton.  ``I 
  must  wait  on  myself,  must  I?''  --Shak. 
  b  To  attend;  to  go  to  see  to  visit  on  business  or  for 
  ceremony. 
  c  To  follow  as  a  consequence;  to  await.  ``That  ruin 
  that  waits  on  such  a  supine  temper.''  --Dr.  H.  More 
  d  To  look  watchfully  at  to  follow  with  the  eye;  to 
  watch.  [R.]  ``It  is  a  point  of  cunning  to  wait  upon 
  him  with  whom  you  speak  with  your  eye.''  --Bacon. 
  e  To  attend  to  to  perform.  ``Aaron  and  his  sons  .  .  . 
  shall  wait  on  their  priest's  office.''  --Num.  iii.  10. 
  f  (Falconry)  To  fly  above  its  master,  waiting  till  game 
  is  sprung;  --  said  of  a  hawk.  --Encyc.  Brit. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Win  \Win\,  v.  i. 
  To  gain  the  victory;  to  be  successful;  to  triumph;  to 
  prevail. 
 
  Nor  is  it  aught  but  just  That  he  who  in  debate  of 
  truth  hath  won,  should  win  in  arms.  --Milton. 
 
  {To  win  of},  to  be  conqueror  over  [Obs.]  --Shak. 
 
  {To  win  on}  or  {upon}. 
  a  To  gain  favor  or  influence  with  ``You  have  a  softness 
  and  beneficence  winning  on  the  hearts  of  others.'' 
  --Dryden. 
  b  To  gain  ground  on  ``The  rabble  .  .  .  will  in  time  win 
  upon  power.''  --Shak. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
 
 
  Now  strike  your  saile,  ye  jolly  mariners,  For  we  be  come 
  unto  a  quiet  rode  [road].  --Spenser. 
 
  {On},  or  {Upon},  {the  road},  traveling  or  passing  over  a 
  road;  coming  or  going;  on  the  way 
 
  My  hat  and  wig  will  soon  be  here  They  are  upon  the 
  road.  --Cowper. 
 
  {Road  agent},  a  highwayman,  especially  on  the  stage  routes  of 
  the  unsettled  western  parts  of  the  United  States;  --  a 
  humorous  euphemism.  [Western  U.S.] 
 
  The  highway  robber  --  road  agent  he  is  quaintly 
  called  --The  century. 
 
  {Road  book},  a  quidebook  in  respect  to  roads  and  distances. 
 
 
  {Road  metal},  the  broken,  stone  used  in  macadamizing  roads. 
 
 
  {Road  roller},  a  heavy  roller,  or  combinations  of  rollers, 
  for  making  earth,  macadam,  or  concrete  roads  smooth  and 
  compact.  --  often  driven  by  steam. 
 
  {Road  runner}  (Zo["o]l.),  the  chaparral  cock. 
 
  {Road  steamer},  a  locomotive  engine  adapted  to  running  on 
  common  roads. 
 
  {To  go  on  the  road},  to  engage  in  the  business  of  a 
  commercial  traveler.  [Colloq.] 
 
  {To  take  the  road},  to  begin  or  engage  in  traveling. 
 
  {To  take  to  the  road},  to  engage  in  robbery  upon  the 
  highways. 
 
  Syn:  Way  highway;  street;  lane;  pathway;  route;  passage; 
  course.  See  {Way}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
 
 
  2.  To  take  possession  of  by  force. 
 
  At  last  they  seize  The  scepter,  and  regard  not 
  David's  sons.  --Milton. 
 
  3.  To  invade  suddenly;  to  take  sudden  hold  of  to  come  upon 
  suddenly;  as  a  fever  seizes  a  patient. 
 
  Hope  and  deubt  alternate  seize  her  seul.  --Pope. 
 
  4.  (law)  To  take  possession  of  by  virtue  of  a  warrant  or 
  other  legal  authority;  as  the  sheriff  seized  the  debtor's 
  goods. 
 
  5.  To  fasten;  to  fix.  [Obs.] 
 
  As  when  a  bear  hath  seized  her  cruel  claws  Upon  the 
  carcass  of  some  beast  too  weak.  --Spenser. 
 
  6.  To  grap  with  the  mind;  to  comprehend  fully  and  distinctly; 
  as  to  seize  an  idea. 
 
  7.  (Naut.)  To  bind  or  fasten  together  with  a  lashing  of  small 
  stuff,  as  yarn  or  marline;  as  to  seize  ropes. 
 
  Note:  This  word  by  writers  on  law,  is  commonly  written 
  seise,  in  the  phrase  to  be  seised  of  (an  estate),  as 
  also  in  composition,  disseise,  disseisin. 
 
  {To  be  seized  of},  to  have  possession,  or  right  of 
  possession;  as  A  B  was  seized  and  possessed  of  the  manor 
  of  Dale.  ``Whom  age  might  see  seized  of  what  youth  made 
  prize.''  --Chapman. 
 
  {To  seize  on}  or  {upon},  to  fall  on  and  grasp;  to  take  hold 
  on  to  take  possession  of  suddenly  and  forcibly. 
 
  Syn:  To  catch;  grasp;  clutch;  snatch;  apprehend;  arrest; 
  take  capture. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Set  \Set\  (s[e^]t),  v.  i. 
  1.  To  pass  below  the  horizon;  to  go  down  to  decline  to  sink 
  out  of  sight;  to  come  to  an  end 
 
  Ere  the  weary  sun  set  in  the  west.  --Shak. 
 
  Thus  this  century  sets  with  little  mirth,  and  the 
  next  is  likely  to  arise  with  more  mourning. 
  --Fuller. 
 
  2.  To  fit  music  to  words  [Obs.]  --Shak. 
 
  3.  To  place  plants  or  shoots  in  the  ground;  to  plant.  ``To 
  sow  dry,  and  set  wet.''  --Old  Proverb. 
 
  4.  To  be  fixed  for  growth;  to  strike  root;  to  begin  to 
  germinate  or  form  as  cuttings  set  well  the  fruit  has 
  set  well  (i.  e.,  not  blasted  in  the  blossom). 
 
  5.  To  become  fixed  or  rigid;  to  be  fastened. 
 
  A  gathering  and  serring  of  the  spirits  together  to 
  resist,  maketh  the  teeth  to  set  hard  one  against 
  another.  --Bacon. 
 
  6.  To  congeal;  to  concrete;  to  solidify. 
 
  That  fluid  substance  in  a  few  minutes  begins  to  set 
  --Boyle. 
 
  7.  To  have  a  certain  direction  in  motion;  to  flow;  to  move 
  on  to  tend;  as  the  current  sets  to  the  north;  the  tide 
  sets  to  the  windward. 
 
  8.  To  begin  to  move  to  go  out  or  forth;  to  start  --  now 
  followed  by  out 
 
  The  king  is  set  from  London.  --Shak. 
 
  9.  To  indicate  the  position  of  game;  --  said  of  a  dog;  as 
  the  dog  sets  well  also  to  hunt  game  by  the  aid  of  a 
  setter. 
 
  10.  To  apply  one's  self  to  undertake  earnestly;  --  now 
  followed  by  out 
 
  If  he  sets  industriously  and  sincerely  to  perform 
  the  commands  of  Christ,  he  can  have  no  ground  of 
  doubting  but  it  shall  prove  successful  to  him 
  --Hammond. 
 
  11.  To  fit  or  suit  one  to  sit  as  the  coat  sets  well 
 
  Note:  [Colloquially  used  but  improperly,  for  sit.] 
 
  Note:  The  use  of  the  verb  set  for  sit  in  such  expressions  as 
  the  hen  is  setting  on  thirteen  eggs;  a  setting  hen, 
  etc.,  although  colloquially  common,  and  sometimes 
  tolerated  in  serious  writing,  is  not  to  be  approved. 
 
  {To  set  about},  to  commence;  to  begin. 
 
  {To  set  forward},  to  move  or  march;  to  begin  to  march;  to 
  advance. 
 
  {To  set  forth},  to  begin  a  journey. 
 
  {To  set  in}. 
  a  To  begin;  to  enter  upon  a  particular  state;  as 
  winter  set  in  early. 
  b  To  settle  one's  self  to  become  established.  ``When 
  the  weather  was  set  in  to  be  very  bad.''  --Addison. 
  c  To  flow  toward  the  shore;  --  said  of  the  tide. 
 
  {To  set  off}. 
  a  To  enter  upon  a  journey;  to  start 
  b  (Typog.)  To  deface  or  soil  the  next  sheet;  --  said  of 
  the  ink  on  a  freshly  printed  sheet,  when  another 
  sheet  comes  in  contact  with  it  before  it  has  had  time 
  to  dry. 
 
  {To  set  on}  or  {upon}. 
  a  To  begin,  as  a  journey  or  enterprise;  to  set  about 
 
  He  that  would  seriously  set  upon  the  search  of 
  truth.  --Locke. 
  b  To  assault;  to  make  an  attack.  --Bacon. 
 
  Cassio  hath  here  been  set  on  in  the  dark. 
  --Shak. 
 
  {To  set  out},  to  begin  a  journey  or  course;  as  to  set  out 
  for  London,  or  from  London;  to  set  out  in  business;to  set 
  out  in  life  or  the  world. 
 
  {To  set  to},  to  apply  one's  self  to 
 
  {To  set  up}. 
  a  To  begin  business  or  a  scheme  of  life;  as  to  set  up 
  in  trade  to  set  up  for  one's  self 
  b  To  profess  openly;  to  make  pretensions. 
 
  Those  men  who  set  up  for  mortality  without 
  regard  to  religion,  are  generally  but  virtuous 
  in  part  --Swift. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Settle  \Set"tle\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Settled};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Settling}.]  [OE.  setlen,  AS  setlan.  [root]154.  See 
  {Settle},  n.  In  senses  7,  8,  and  9  perhaps  confused  with  OE 
  sahtlen  to  reconcile,  AS  sahtlian  fr  saht  reconciliation, 
  sacon  to  contend,  dispute.  Cf  {Sake}.] 
  1.  To  place  in  a  fixed  or  permanent  condition;  to  make  firm, 
  steady,  or  stable;  to  establish;  to  fix;  esp.,  to 
  establish  in  life;  to  fix  in  business,  in  a  home,  or  the 
  like 
 
  And  he  settled  his  countenance  steadfastly  upon  him 
  until  he  was  ashamed.  --2  Kings 
  viii.  11. 
  (Rev.  Ver.) 
 
  The  father  thought  the  time  drew  on  Of  setting  in 
  the  world  his  only  son.  --Dryden. 
 
  2.  To  establish  in  the  pastoral  office;  to  ordain  or  install 
  as  pastor  or  rector  of  a  church,  society,  or  parish;  as 
  to  settle  a  minister.  [U.  S.] 
 
  3.  To  cause  to  be  no  longer  in  a  disturbed  condition;  to 
  render  quiet;  to  still  to  calm;  to  compose. 
 
  God  settled  then  the  huge  whale-bearing  lake. 
  --Chapman. 
 
  Hoping  that  sleep  might  settle  his  brains.  --Bunyan. 
 
  4.  To  clear  of  dregs  and  impurities  by  causing  them  to  sink; 
  to  render  pure  or  clear;  --  said  of  a  liquid;  as  to 
  settle  coffee,  or  the  grounds  of  coffee. 
 
  5.  To  restore  or  bring  to  a  smooth,  dry,  or  passable 
  condition;  --  said  of  the  ground,  of  roads,  and  the  like 
  as  clear  weather  settles  the  roads. 
 
  6.  To  cause  to  sink;  to  lower;  to  depress;  hence  also  to 
  render  close  or  compact;  as  to  settle  the  contents  of  a 
  barrel  or  bag  by  shaking  it 
 
  7.  To  determine,  as  something  which  is  exposed  to  doubt  or 
  question;  to  free  from  unscertainty  or  wavering;  to  make 
  sure  firm,  or  constant;  to  establish;  to  compose;  to 
  quiet;  as  to  settle  the  mind  when  agitated;  to  settle 
  questions  of  law;  to  settle  the  succession  to  a  throne;  to 
  settle  an  allowance. 
 
  It  will  settle  the  wavering,  and  confirm  the 
  doubtful.  --Swift. 
 
  8.  To  adjust  as  something  in  discussion;  to  make  up  to 
  compose;  to  pacify;  as  to  settle  a  quarrel. 
 
  9.  To  adjust  as  accounts;  to  liquidate;  to  balance;  as  to 
  settle  an  account. 
 
  10.  Hence  to  pay  as  to  settle  a  bill.  [Colloq.]  --Abbott. 
 
  11.  To  plant  with  inhabitants;  to  colonize;  to  people;  as 
  the  French  first  settled  Canada;  the  Puritans  settled  New 
  England;  Plymouth  was  settled  in  1620. 
 
  {To  settle  on}  or  {upon},  to  confer  upon  by  permanent  grant; 
  to  assure  to  ``I  .  .  .  have  settled  upon  him  a  good 
  annuity.''  --Addison. 
 
  {To  settle  the  land}  (Naut.),  to  cause  it  to  sink,  or  appear 
  lower,  by  receding  from  it 
 
  Syn:  To  fix;  establish;  regulate;  arrange;  compose;  adjust 
  determine;  decide. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Spring  \Spring\,  v.  i.  [imp.  {Sprang}or  {Sprung};  p.  p. 
  {Sprung};  p.  pr  &  vb  n.  {Springing}.]  [AS.  springan;  akin 
  to  D.  &  G.  springen,  OS  &  OHG.  springan,  Icel.  &  Sw 
  springa,  Dan.  springe;  cf  Gr  ?  to  hasten.  Cf  {Springe}, 
  {Sprinkle}.] 
  1.  To  leap;  to  bound;  to  jump. 
 
  The  mountain  stag  that  springs  From  height  to 
  height,  and  bounds  along  the  plains.  --Philips. 
 
  2.  To  issue  with  speed  and  violence;  to  move  with  activity; 
  to  dart;  to  shoot. 
 
  And  sudden  light  Sprung  through  the  vaulted  roof. 
  --Dryden. 
 
  3.  To  start  or  rise  suddenly,  as  from  a  covert. 
 
  Watchful  as  fowlers  when  their  game  will  spring. 
  --Otway. 
 
  4.  To  fly  back  as  a  bow,  when  bent,  springs  back  by  its 
  elastic  power. 
 
  5.  To  bend  from  a  straight  direction  or  plane  surface;  to 
  become  warped;  as  a  piece  of  timber,  or  a  plank, 
  sometimes  springs  in  seasoning. 
 
  6.  To  shoot  up  out  or  forth;  to  come  to  the  light;  to  begin 
  to  appear;  to  emerge;  as  a  plant  from  its  seed,  as  streams 
  from  their  source,  and  the  like  -often  followed  by  up 
  forth,  or  out 
 
  Till  well  nigh  the  day  began  to  spring.  --Chaucer. 
 
  To  satisfy  the  desolate  and  waste  ground,  and  to 
  cause  the  bud  of  the  tender  herb  to  spring  forth. 
  --Job  xxxviii 
  27. 
 
  Do  not  blast  my  springing  hopes.  --Rowe. 
 
  O,  spring  to  light;  auspicious  Babe,  be  born. 
  --Pope. 
 
  7.  To  issue  or  proceed,  as  from  a  parent  or  ancestor;  to 
  result,  as  from  a  cause  motive,  reason,  or  principle. 
 
  [They  found]  new  hope  to  spring  Out  of  despair,  joy, 
  but  with  fear  yet  linked.  --Milton. 
 
  8.  To  grow;  to  prosper. 
 
  What  makes  all  this  but  Jupiter  the  king,  At  whose 
  command  we  perish,  and  we  spring?  --Dryden. 
 
  {To  spring  at},  to  leap  toward;  to  attempt  to  reach  by  a 
  leap. 
 
  {To  spring  forth},  to  leap  out  to  rush  out 
 
  {To  spring  in},  to  rush  in  to  enter  with  a  leap  or  in  haste. 
 
 
  {To  spring  on}  or  {upon},  to  leap  on  to  rush  on  with  haste 
  or  violence;  to  assault. 
 
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  Spit  \Spit\,  v.  i. 
  1.  To  throw  out  saliva  from  the  mouth. 
 
  2.  To  rain  or  snow  slightly,  or  with  sprinkles. 
 
  It  had  been  spitting  with  rain.  --Dickens. 
 
  {To  spit  on}  or  {upon},  to  insult  grossly;  to  treat  with 
  contempt.  ``Spitting  upon  all  antiquity.''  --South. 
 
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  Spot  \Spot\,  n.  [Cf.  Scot.  &  D.  spat,  Dan.  spette,  Sw  spott 
  spittle,  slaver;  from  the  root  of  E.  spit.  See  {Spit}  to 
  eject  from  the  mouth,  and  cf  {Spatter}.] 
  1.  A  mark  on  a  substance  or  body  made  by  foreign  matter;  a 
  blot;  a  place  discolored. 
 
  Out  damned  spot!  Out  I  say!  --Shak. 
 
  2.  A  stain  on  character  or  reputation;  something  that  soils 
  purity;  disgrace;  reproach;  fault;  blemish. 
 
  Yet  Chloe,  sure  was  formed  without  a  spot.  --Pope. 
 
  3.  A  small  part  of  a  different  color  from  the  main  part  or 
  from  the  ground  upon  which  it  is  as  the  spots  of  a 
  leopard;  the  spots  on  a  playing  card. 
 
  4.  A  small  extent  of  space;  a  place  any  particular  place 
  ``Fixed  to  one  spot.''  --Otway. 
 
  That  spot  to  which  I  point  is  Paradise.  --Milton. 
 
  ``A  jolly  place,''  said  he  ``in  times  of  old!  But 
  something  ails  it  now:  the  spot  is  cursed.'' 
  --Wordsworth. 
 
  5.  (Zo["o]l.)  A  variety  of  the  common  domestic  pigeon,  so 
  called  from  a  spot  on  its  head  just  above  its  beak. 
 
  6.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  a  A  sci[ae]noid  food  fish  ({Liostomus  xanthurus})  of  the 
  Atlantic  coast  of  the  United  States.  It  has  a  black 
  spot  behind  the  shoulders  and  fifteen  oblique  dark 
  bars  on  the  sides.  Called  also  {goody},  {Lafayette}, 
  {masooka},  and  {old  wife}. 
  b  The  southern  redfish,  or  red  horse,  which  has  a  spot 
  on  each  side  at  the  base  of  the  tail.  See  {Redfish}. 
 
  7.  pl  Commodities,  as  merchandise  and  cotton,  sold  for 
  immediate  delivery.  [Broker's  Cant] 
 
  {Crescent  spot}  (Zo["o]l.),  any  butterfly  of  the  family 
  {Melit[ae]id[ae]}  having  crescent-shaped  white  spots  along 
  the  margins  of  the  red  or  brown  wings. 
 
  {Spot  lens}  (Microscopy),  a  condensing  lens  in  which  the 
  light  is  confined  to  an  annular  pencil  by  means  of  a 
  small  round  diaphragm  (the  spot),  and  used  in  dark-field 
  ilumination;  --  called  also  {spotted  lens}. 
 
  {Spot  rump}  (Zo["o]l.),  the  Hudsonian  godwit  ({Limosa 
  h[ae]mastica}). 
 
  {Spots  on  the  sun}.  (Astron.)  See  {Sun  spot},  ander  {Sun}. 
 
  {On},  or  {Upon},  {the  spot},  immediately;  before  moving 
  without  changing  place 
 
  It  was  determined  upon  the  spot.  --Swift. 
 
  Syn:  Stain;  flaw;  speck;  blot;  disgrace;  reproach;  fault; 
  blemish;  place  site;  locality. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Square  \Square\,  n.  [OF.  esquarre  esquierre  F.  ['e]querre  a 
  carpenter's  square  (cf.  It  squadra),  fr  (assumed)  LL 
  exquadrare  to  make  square;  L.  ex  +  quadrus  a  square,  fr 
  quattuor  four  See  {Four},  and  cf  {Quadrant},  {Squad}, 
  {Squer}  a  square.] 
  1.  (Geom.) 
  a  The  corner,  or  angle,  of  a  figure.  [Obs.] 
  b  A  parallelogram  having  four  equal  sides  and  four  right 
  angles. 
 
  2.  Hence  anything  which  is  square,  or  nearly  so  as: 
  a  A  square  piece  or  fragment. 
 
  He  bolted  his  food  down  his  capacious  throat  in 
  squares  of  three  inches.  --Sir  W. 
  Scott. 
  b  A  pane  of  glass. 
  c  (Print.)  A  certain  number  of  lines,  forming  a  portion 
  of  a  column,  nearly  square;  --  used  chiefly  in 
  reckoning  the  prices  of  advertisements  in  newspapers. 
  d  (Carp.)  One  hundred  superficial  feet. 
 
  3.  An  area  of  four  sides,  generally  with  houses  on  each  side 
  sometimes  a  solid  block  of  houses;  also  an  open  place  or 
  area  for  public  use  as  at  the  meeting  or  intersection  of 
  two  or  more  streets. 
 
  The  statue  of  Alexander  VII.  stands  in  the  large 
  square  of  the  town.  --Addison. 
 
  4.  (Mech.  &  Joinery)  An  instrument  having  at  least  one  right 
  angle  and  two  or  more  straight  edges,  used  to  lay  out  or 
  test  square  work  It  is  of  several  forms,  as  the  T  square, 
  the  carpenter's  square,  the  try-square.,  etc 
 
  5.  Hence  a  pattern  or  rule  [Obs.] 
 
  6.  (Arith.  &  Alg.)  The  product  of  a  number  or  quantity 
  multiplied  by  itself  thus  64  is  the  square  of  8,  for  8 
  [times]  8  =  64;  the  square  of  a  +  b  is  a^{2}  +  2ab  + 
  b^{2}. 
 
  7.  Exact  proportion;  justness  of  workmanship  and  conduct; 
  regularity;  rule  [Obs.] 
 
  They  of  Galatia  [were]  much  more  out  of  square. 
  --Hooker. 
 
  I  have  not  kept  my  square.  --Shak. 
 
  8.  (Mil.)  A  body  of  troops  formed  in  a  square,  esp.  one 
  formed  to  resist  a  charge  of  cavalry;  a  squadron.  ``The 
  brave  squares  of  war.''  --Shak. 
 
  9.  Fig.:  The  relation  of  harmony,  or  exact  agreement; 
  equality;  level. 
 
  We  live  not  on  the  square  with  such  as  these 
  --Dryden. 
 
  10.  (Astrol.)  The  position  of  planets  distant  ninety  degrees 
  from  each  other  a  quadrate.  [Obs.] 
 
  11.  The  act  of  squaring,  or  quarreling;  a  quarrel.  [R.] 
 
  12.  The  front  of  a  woman's  dress  over  the  bosom,  usually 
  worked  or  embroidered.  [Obs.]  --Shak. 
 
  {Geometrical  square}.  See  {Quadrat},  n.,  2. 
 
  {Hollow  square}  (Mil.),  a  formation  of  troops  in  the  shape  of 
  a  square,  each  side  consisting  of  four  or  five  ranks,  and 
  the  colors,  officers,  horses,  etc.,  occupying  the  middle. 
 
 
  {Least  square},  {Magic  square},  etc  See  under  {Least}, 
  {Magic},  etc 
 
  {On  the  square},  or  {Upon  the  square},  in  an  open  fair 
  manner;  honestly,  or  upon  honor.  [Obs.  or  Colloq.] 
 
  {On},  or  {Upon},  {the  square  with},  upon  equality  with  even 
  with  --Nares. 
 
  {To  be  all  squares},  to  be  all  settled.  [Colloq.]  --Dickens. 
 
  {To  be  at  square},  to  be  in  a  state  of  quarreling.  [Obs.] 
  --Nares. 
 
  {To  break  no  square},  to  give  no  offense;  to  make  no 
  difference.  [Obs.] 
 
  {To  break  squares},  to  depart  from  an  accustomed  order 
 
  {To  see  how  the  squares  go},  to  see  how  the  game  proceeds;  -- 
  a  phrase  taken  from  the  game  of  chess,  the  chessboard 
  being  formed  with  squares.  [Obs.]  --L'Estrange. 
 
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  Pass  \Pass\,  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Passed};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Passing}.]  [F.  passer,  LL  passare,  fr  L.  passus  step,  or 
  from  pandere,  passum,  to  spread  out  lay  open  See  {Pace}.] 
  1.  To  go  to  move  to  proceed;  to  be  moved  or  transferred 
  from  one  point  to  another;  to  make  a  transit;  --  usually 
  with  a  following  adverb  or  adverbal  phrase  defining  the 
  kind  or  manner  of  motion;  as  to  pass  on  by  out  in 
  etc.;  to  pass  swiftly,  directly,  smoothly,  etc.;  to  pass 
  to  the  rear,  under  the  yoke,  over  the  bridge,  across  the 
  field,  beyond  the  border,  etc  ``But  now  pass  over  [i.  e., 
  pass  on].''  --Chaucer. 
 
  On  high  behests  his  angels  to  and  fro  Passed 
  frequent.  --Milton. 
 
  Sweet  sounds  rose  slowly  through  their  mouths,  And 
  from  their  bodies  passed.  --Coleridge. 
 
  2.  To  move  or  be  transferred  from  one  state  or  condition  to 
  another;  to  change  possession,  condition,  or 
  circumstances;  to  undergo  transition;  as  the  business  has 
  passed  into  other  hands. 
 
  Others  dissatisfied  with  what  they  have  .  .  .  pass 
  from  just  to  unjust.  --Sir  W. 
  Temple. 
 
  3.  To  move  beyond  the  range  of  the  senses  or  of  knowledge;  to 
  pass  away  hence  to  disappear;  to  vanish;  to  depart; 
  specifically,  to  depart  from  life;  to  die. 
 
  Disturb  him  not  let  him  pass  paceably.  --Shak. 
 
  Beauty  is  a  charm,  but  soon  the  charm  will  pass. 
  --Dryden. 
 
  The  passing  of  the  sweetest  soul  That  ever  looked 
  with  human  eyes.  --Tennyson. 
 
  4.  To  move  or  to  come  into  being  or  under  notice;  to  come  and 
  go  in  consciousness;  hence  to  take  place  to  occur;  to 
  happen;  to  come  to  occur  progressively  or  in  succession; 
  to  be  present  transitorily. 
 
  So  death  passed  upon  all  men.  --Rom.  v.  12. 
 
  Our  own  consciousness  of  what  passes  within  our  own 
  mind.  --I.  Watts. 
 
  5.  To  go  by  or  glide  by  as  time;  to  elapse;  to  be  spent;  as 
  their  vacation  passed  pleasantly. 
 
  Now  the  time  is  far  passed.  --Mark  vi  35 
 
  6.  To  go  from  one  person  to  another;  hence  to  be  given  and 
  taken  freely;  as  clipped  coin  will  not  pass;  to  obtain 
  general  acceptance;  to  be  held  or  regarded;  to  circulate; 
  to  be  current;  --  followed  by  for  before  a  word  denoting 
  value  or  estimation.  ``Let  him  pass  for  a  man.''  --Shak. 
 
  False  eloquence  passeth  only  where  true  is  not 
  understood.  --Felton. 
 
  This  will  not  pass  for  a  fault  in  him  --Atterbury. 
 
  7.  To  advance  through  all  the  steps  or  stages  necessary  to 
  validity  or  effectiveness;  to  be  carried  through  a  body 
  that  has  power  to  sanction  or  reject;  to  receive 
  legislative  sanction;  to  be  enacted;  as  the  resolution 
  passed;  the  bill  passed  both  houses  of  Congress. 
 
  8.  To  go  through  any  inspection  or  test  successfully;  to  be 
  approved  or  accepted;  as  he  attempted  the  examination, 
  but  did  not  expect  to  pass. 
 
  9.  To  be  suffered  to  go  on  to  be  tolerated;  hence  to 
  continue;  to  live  along  ``The  play  may  pass.''  --Shak. 
 
  10.  To  go  unheeded  or  neglected;  to  proceed  without  hindrance 
  or  opposition;  as  we  let  this  act  pass. 
 
  11.  To  go  beyond  bounds;  to  surpass;  to  be  in  excess.  [Obs.] 
  ``This  passes,  Master  Ford.''  --Shak. 
 
  12.  To  take  heed;  to  care  [Obs.] 
 
  As  for  these  silken-coated  slaves,  I  pass  not 
  --Shak. 
 
  13.  To  go  through  the  intestines.  --Arbuthnot. 
 
  14.  (Law)  To  be  conveyed  or  transferred  by  will  deed,  or 
  other  instrument  of  conveyance;  as  an  estate  passes  by  a 
  certain  clause  in  a  deed.  --Mozley  &  W. 
 
  15.  (Fencing)  To  make  a  lunge  or  pass;  to  thrust. 
 
  16.  (Card  Playing  &  other  games)  To  decline  to  take  an 
  optional  action  when  it  is  one's  turn,  as  to  decline  to 
  bid,  or  to  bet,  or  to  play  a  card;  in  euchre,  to  decline 
  to  make  the  trump. 
 
  She  would  not  play,  yet  must  not  pass.  --Prior. 
 
  17.  In  football,  hockey,  etc.,  to  make  a  pass;  to  transfer 
  the  ball,  etc.,  to  another  player  of  one's  own  side 
  [Webster  1913  Suppl.] 
 
  {To  bring  to  pass},  {To  come  to  pass}.  See  under  {Bring},  and 
  {Come}. 
 
  {To  pass  away},  to  disappear;  to  die;  to  vanish.  ``The 
  heavens  shall  pass  away.''  --2  Pet.  iii.  10.  ``I  thought 
  to  pass  away  before  but  yet  alive  I  am.''  --Tennyson. 
 
  {To  pass  by},  to  go  near  and  beyond  a  certain  person  or 
  place  as  he  passed  by  as  we  stood  there 
 
  {To  pass  into},  to  change  by  a  gradual  transmission;  to  blend 
  or  unite  with 
 
  {To  pass  on},  to  proceed. 
 
  {To  pass  on}  or  {upon}. 
  a  To  happen  to  to  come  upon  to  affect.  ``So  death 
  passed  upon  all  men.''  --Rom.  v.  12.  ``Provided  no 
  indirect  act  pass  upon  our  prayers  to  define  them.'' 
  --Jer.  Taylor. 
  b  To  determine  concerning;  to  give  judgment  or  sentence 
  upon  ``We  may  not  pass  upon  his  life.''  --Shak. 
 
  {To  pass  off},  to  go  away  to  cease;  to  disappear;  as  an 
  agitation  passes  off 
 
  {To  pass  over},  to  go  from  one  side  or  end  to  the  other  to 
  cross,  as  a  river,  road,  or  bridge. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Strength  \Strength\,  n.  [OE.  strengthe,  AS  streng[eth]u,  fr 
  strang  strong.  See  {Strong}.] 
  1.  The  quality  or  state  of  being  strong;  ability  to  do  or  to 
  bear;  capacity  for  exertion  or  endurance,  whether 
  physical,  intellectual,  or  moral;  force;  vigor;  power;  as 
  strength  of  body  or  of  the  arm;  strength  of  mind,  of 
  memory,  or  of  judgment. 
 
  All  his  [Samson's]  strength  in  his  hairs  were 
  --Chaucer. 
 
  Thou  must  outlive  Thy  youth,  thy  strength,  thy 
  beauty.  --Milton. 
 
  2.  Power  to  resist  force;  solidity  or  toughness;  the  quality 
  of  bodies  by  which  they  endure  the  application  of  force 
  without  breaking  or  yielding;  --  in  this  sense  opposed  to 
  {frangibility};  as  the  strength  of  a  bone,  of  a  beam,  of 
  a  wall,  a  rope,  and  the  like  ``The  brittle  strength  of 
  bones.''  --Milton. 
 
  3.  Power  of  resisting  attacks;  impregnability.  ``Our  castle's 
  strength  will  laugh  a  siege  to  scorn.''  --Shak. 
 
  4.  That  quality  which  tends  to  secure  results;  effective 
  power  in  an  institution  or  enactment;  security;  validity; 
  legal  or  moral  force;  logical  conclusiveness;  as  the 
  strength  of  social  or  legal  obligations;  the  strength  of 
  law;  the  strength  of  public  opinion;  strength  of  evidence; 
  strength  of  argument. 
 
  5.  One  who  or  that  which  is  regarded  as  embodying  or 
  affording  force,  strength,  or  firmness;  that  on  which 
  confidence  or  reliance  is  based;  support;  security. 
 
  God  is  our  refuge  and  strength.  --Ps.  xlvi.  1. 
 
  What  they  boded  would  be  a  mischief  to  us  you  are 
  providing  shall  be  one  of  our  principal  strengths. 
  --Sprat. 
 
  Certainly  there  is  not  a  greater  strength  against 
  temptation.  --Jer.  Taylor. 
 
  6.  Force  as  measured;  amount,  numbers,  or  power  of  any  body, 
  as  of  an  army,  a  navy,  and  the  like  as  what  is  the 
  strength  of  the  enemy  by  land,  or  by  sea? 
 
  7.  Vigor  or  style;  force  of  expression;  nervous  diction;  -- 
  said  of  literary  work 
 
  And  praise  the  easy  vigor  of  a  life  Where  Denham's 
  strength  and  Waller's  sweetness  join  --Pope. 
 
  8.  Intensity;  --  said  of  light  or  color. 
 
  Bright  Ph[oe]bus  in  his  strength.  --Shak. 
 
  9.  Intensity  or  degree  of  the  distinguishing  and  essential 
  element;  spirit;  virtue;  excellence;  --  said  of  liquors, 
  solutions,  etc.;  as  the  strength  of  wine  or  of  acids. 
 
  10.  A  strong  place  a  stronghold.  [Obs.]  --Shak. 
 
  {On},  or  {Upon},  {the  strength  of},  in  reliance  upon  ``The 
  allies,  after  a  successful  summer,  are  too  apt,  upon  the 
  strength  of  it  to  neglect  their  preparations  for  the 
  ensuing  campaign.''  --Addison. 
 
  Syn:  Force;  robustness;  toughness;  hardness;  stoutness; 
  brawniness;  lustiness;  firmness;  puissance;  support; 
  spirit;  validity;  authority.  See  {Force}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tapis  \Ta"pis\,  n.  [F.  See  {Tapestry}.] 
  Tapestry;  formerly,  the  cover  of  a  council  table. 
 
  {On},  or  {Upon},  {the  tapis},  on  the  table,  or  under 
  consideration;  as  to  lay  a  motion  in  Parliament  on  the 
  tapis. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Prey  \Prey\,  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Preyed};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Preying}.]  [OF.  preier,  preer,  L.  praedari  fr  praeda  See 
  {Prey},  n.] 
  To  take  booty;  to  gather  spoil;  to  ravage;  to  take  food  by 
  violence. 
 
  More  pity  that  the  eagle  should  be  mewed,  While  kites 
  and  buzzards  prey  at  liberty.  --Shak. 
 
  {To  prey  on}  or  {upon}. 
  a  To  take  prey  from  to  despoil;  to  pillage;  to  rob. 
  --Shak. 
  b  To  seize  as  prey;  to  take  for  food  by  violence;  to  seize 
  and  devour.  --Shak. 
  c  To  wear  away  gradually;  to  cause  to  waste  or  pine  away 
  as  the  trouble  preyed  upon  his  mind.  --Addison. 
 
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  {To  throw  on},  to  cast  on  to  load. 
 
  {To  throw  one's  self  down},  to  lie  down  neglectively  or 
  suddenly. 
 
  {To  throw  one's  self  on}  or  {upon}. 
  a  To  fall  upon 
  b  To  resign  one's  self  to  the  favor,  clemency,  or 
  sustain  power  of  (another);  to  repose  upon 
 
  {To  throw  out}. 
  a  To  cast  out  to  reject  or  discard;  to  expel.  ``The 
  other  two  whom  they  had  thrown  out  they  were 
  content  should  enjoy  their  exile.''  --Swift.  ``The 
  bill  was  thrown  out.''  --Swift. 
  b  To  utter;  to  give  utterance  to  to  speak;  as  to 
  throw  out  insinuation  or  observation.  ``She  throws 
  out  thrilling  shrieks.''  --Spenser. 
  c  To  distance;  to  leave  behind.  --Addison. 
  d  To  cause  to  project;  as  to  throw  out  a  pier  or  an 
  abutment. 
  e  To  give  forth;  to  emit;  as  an  electric  lamp  throws 
  out  a  brilliant  light. 
  f  To  put  out  to  confuse;  as  a  sudden  question  often 
  throws  out  an  orator. 
 
  {To  throw  over},  to  abandon  the  cause  of  to  desert;  to 
  discard;  as  to  throw  over  a  friend  in  difficulties. 
 
  {To  throw  up}. 
  a  To  resign;  to  give  up  to  demit;  as  to  throw  up  a 
  commission.  ``Experienced  gamesters  throw  up  their 
  cards  when  they  know  that  the  game  is  in  the  enemy's 
  hand.''  --Addison. 
  b  To  reject  from  the  stomach;  to  vomit. 
  c  To  construct  hastily;  as  to  throw  up  a  breastwork  of 
  earth. 
 
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  Touch  \Touch\,  v.  i. 
  1.  To  be  in  contact  to  be  in  a  state  of  junction,  so  that  no 
  space  is  between;  as  two  spheres  touch  only  at  points. 
  --Johnson. 
 
  2.  To  fasten;  to  take  effect;  to  make  impression.  [R.] 
 
  Strong  waters  pierce  metals,  and  will  touch  upon 
  gold,  that  will  not  touch  upon  silver.  --Bacon. 
 
  3.  To  treat  anything  in  discourse,  especially  in  a  slight  or 
  casual  manner;  --  often  with  on  or  upon 
 
  If  the  antiquaries  have  touched  upon  it  they 
  immediately  quitted  it  --Addison. 
 
  4.  (Naut)  To  be  brought,  as  a  sail,  so  close  to  the  wind  that 
  its  weather  leech  shakes. 
 
  {To  touch  and  go}  (Naut.),  to  touch  bottom  lightly  and 
  without  damage,  as  a  vessel  in  motion. 
 
  {To  touch  at},  to  come  or  go  to  without  tarrying;  as  the 
  ship  touched  at  Lisbon. 
 
  {To  touch  on}  or  {upon},  to  come  or  go  to  for  a  short  time. 
  [R.] 
 
  I  made  a  little  voyage  round  the  lake,  and  touched 
  on  the  several  towns  that  lie  on  its  coasts. 
  --Addison. 
 
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  . 
  e  To  push  from  land;  as  to  put  off  a  boat. 
 
  {To  put  on}  or  {upon}. 
  a  To  invest  one's  self  with  as  clothes;  to  assume. 
  ``Mercury  .  .  .  put  on  the  shape  of  a  man.'' 
  --L'Estrange. 
  b  To  impute  something  to  to  charge  upon  as  to  put 
  blame  on  or  upon  another. 
  c  To  advance;  to  promote.  [Obs.]  ``This  came  handsomely 
  to  put  on  the  peace.''  --Bacon. 
  d  To  impose;  to  inflict.  ``That  which  thou  puttest  on 
  me  will  I  bear.''  --2  Kings  xviii.  14. 
  e  To  apply;  as  to  put  on  workmen;  to  put  on  steam. 
  f  To  deceive;  to  trick.  ``The  stork  found  he  was  put 
  upon.''  --L'Estrange. 
  g  To  place  upon  as  a  means  or  condition;  as  he  put  him 
  upon  bread  and  water.  ``This  caution  will  put  them 
  upon  considering.''  --Locke. 
  h  (Law)  To  rest  upon  to  submit  to  as  a  defendant  puts 
  himself  on  or  upon  the  country.  --Burrill. 
 
  {To  put  out}. 
  a  To  eject;  as  to  put  out  and  intruder. 
  b  To  put  forth;  to  shoot,  as  a  bud,  or  sprout. 
  c  To  extinguish;  as  to  put  out  a  candle,  light,  or 
  fire. 
  d  To  place  at  interest;  to  loan;  as  to  put  out  funds. 
  e  To  provoke,  as  by  insult;  to  displease;  to  vex;  as  he 
  was  put  out  by  my  reply.  [Colloq.] 
  f  To  protrude;  to  stretch  forth;  as  to  put  out  the 
  hand. 
  g  To  publish;  to  make  public;  as  to  put  out  a  pamphlet. 
  h  To  confuse;  to  disconcert;  to  interrupt;  as  to  put 
  one  out  in  reading  or  speaking. 
  i  (Law)  To  open  as  to  put  out  lights,  that  is  to  open 
  or  cut  windows.  --Burrill. 
  j  (Med.)  To  place  out  of  joint;  to  dislocate;  as  to  put 
  out  the  ankle. 
  k  To  cause  to  cease  playing,  or  to  prevent  from  playing 
  longer  in  a  certain  inning,  as  in  base  ball. 
 
  {To  put  over}. 
  a  To  place  (some  one)  in  authority  over  as  to  put  a 
  general  over  a  division  of  an  army. 
  b  To  refer. 
 
  For  the  certain  knowledge  of  that  truth  I  put 
  you  o'er  to  heaven  and  to  my  mother.  --Shak. 
  c  To  defer;  to  postpone;  as  the  court  put  over  the 
  cause  to  the  next  term. 
  d  To  transfer  (a  person  or  thing)  across  as  to  put  one 
  over  the  river. 
 
  {To  put  the  hand}  {to  or  unto}. 
  a  To  take  hold  of  as  of  an  instrument  of  labor;  as  to 
  put  the  hand  to  the  plow;  hence  to  engage  in  (any 
  task  or  affair);  as  to  put  one's  hand  to  the  work 
  b  To  take  or  seize,  as  in  theft.  ``He  hath  not  put  his 
  hand  unto  his  neighbor's  goods.''  --Ex.  xxii.  11. 
 
  {To  put  through},  to  cause  to  go  through  all  conditions  or 
  stages  of  a  progress;  hence  to  push  to  completion;  to 
  accomplish;  as  he  put  through  a  measure  of  legislation; 
  he  put  through  a  railroad  enterprise.  [U.S.] 
 
  {To  put  to}. 
  a  To  add  to  unite;  as  to  put  one  sum  to  another. 
  b  To  refer  to  to  expose;  as  to  put  the  safety  of  the 
  state  to  hazard.  ``That  dares  not  put  it  to  the 
  touch.''  --Montrose. 
  c  To  attach  something  to  to  harness  beasts  to 
  --Dickens. 
 
  {To  put  to  a  stand},  to  stop;  to  arrest  by  obstacles  or 
  difficulties. 
 
  {To  put  to  bed}. 
  a  To  undress  and  place  in  bed,  as  a  child. 
  b  To  deliver  in  or  to  make  ready  for  childbirth. 
 
  {To  put  to  death},  to  kill. 
 
  {To  put  together},  to  attach;  to  aggregate;  to  unite  in  one 
 
 
  {To  put  this  and  that}  (or  {two  and  two})  {together},  to  draw 
  an  inference;  to  form  a  correct  conclusion. 
 
  {To  put  to  it},  to  distress;  to  press  hard;  to  perplex;  to 
  give  difficulty  to  ``O  gentle  lady,  do  not  put  me  to 
  't.''  --Shak. 
 
  {To  put  to  rights},  to  arrange  in  proper  order  to  settle  or 
  compose  rightly. 
 
  {To  put  to  the  sword},  to  kill  with  the  sword;  to  slay. 
 
  {To  put  to  trial},  or  {on  trial},  to  bring  to  a  test;  to  try 
 
 
  {To  put  trust  in},  to  confide  in  to  repose  confidence  in 
 
  {To  put  up}. 
  a  To  pass  unavenged;  to  overlook;  not  to  punish  or 
  resent;  to  put  up  with  as  to  put  up  indignities. 
  [Obs.]  ``Such  national  injuries  are  not  to  be  put 
  up.''  --Addison. 
  b  To  send  forth  or  upward;  as  to  put  up  goods  for  sale. 
  d  To  start  from  a  cover,  as  game.  ``She  has  been 
  frightened;  she  has  been  put  up.''  --C.  Kingsley. 
  e  To  hoard.  ``Himself  never  put  up  any  of  the  rent.'' 
  --Spelman. 
  f  To  lay  side  or  preserve;  to  pack  away  to  store;  to 
  pickle;  as  to  put  up  pork,  beef,  or  fish. 
  g  To  place  out  of  sight,  or  away  to  put  in  its  proper 
  place  as  put  up  that  letter.  --Shak. 
  h  To  incite;  to  instigate;  --  followed  by  to  as  he  put 
  the  lad  up  to  mischief. 
  i  To  raise;  to  erect;  to  build;  as  to  put  up  a  tent,  or 
  a  house. 
  j  To  lodge;  to  entertain;  as  to  put  up  travelers. 
 
  {To  put  up  a  job},  to  arrange  a  plot.  [Slang] 
 
  Syn:  To  place  set  lay;  cause  produce;  propose;  state. 
 
  Usage:  {Put},  {Lay},  {Place},  {Set}.  These  words  agree  in  the 
  idea  of  fixing  the  position  of  some  object,  and  are 
  often  used  interchangeably.  To  put  is  the  least 
  definite,  denoting  merely  to  move  to  a  place  To  place 
  has  more  particular  reference  to  the  precise  location, 
  as  to  put  with  care  in  a  certain  or  proper  place  To 
  set  or  to  lay  may  be  used  when  there  is  special 
  reference  to  the  position  of  the  object. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tread  \Tread\,  v.  i.  [imp.  {Trod};  p.  p.  {Trodden},  {Trod};  p. 
  pr  &  vb  n.  {Treading}.]  [OE.  treden,  AS  tredan;  akin  to 
  OFries  treda,  OS  tredan,  D.  &  LG  treden,  G.  treten,  OHG. 
  tretan,  Icel.  tro?a,  Sw  tr[*a]da,  tr["a]da,  Dan.  tr[ae]de, 
  Goth.  trudan,  and  perhaps  ultimately  to  F.  tramp;  cf  Gr  ?  a 
  running,  Skr.  dram  to  run.  Cf  {Trade},  {Tramp},  {Trot}.] 
  1.  To  set  the  foot;  to  step. 
 
  Where'er  you  tread,  the  blushing  flowers  shall  rise. 
  --Pope. 
 
  Fools  rush  in  where  angels  fear  to  tread.  --Pope. 
 
  The  hard  stone  Under  our  feet,  on  which  we  tread  and 
  go  --Chaucer. 
 
  2.  To  walk  or  go  especially,  to  walk  with  a  stately  or  a 
  cautious  step. 
 
  Ye  that  .  .  .  stately  tread,  or  lowly  creep. 
  --Milton. 
 
  3.  To  copulate;  said  of  birds,  esp.  the  males.  --Shak. 
 
  {To  tread  on}  or  {upon}. 
  a  To  trample;  to  set  the  foot  on  in  contempt.  ``Thou 
  shalt  tread  upon  their  high  places.''  --Deut.  xxxiii 
  29. 
  b  to  follow  closely.  ``Year  treads  on  year.'' 
  --Wordsworth. 
 
  {To  tread  upon  the  heels  of},  to  follow  close  upon 
  ``Dreadful  consequences  that  tread  upon  the  heels  of  those 
  allowances  to  sin.''  --Milton. 
 
  One  woe  doth  tread  upon  another's  heel.  --Shak. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
 
 
  {To  turn  one's  coat},  to  change  one's  uniform  or  colors;  to 
  go  over  to  the  opposite  party. 
 
  {To  turn  one's  goods}  or  {money},  and  the  like  to  exchange 
  in  the  course  of  trade  to  keep  in  lively  exchange  or 
  circulation;  to  gain  or  increase  in  trade 
 
  {To  turn  one's  hand  to},  to  adapt  or  apply  one's  self  to  to 
  engage  in 
 
  {To  turn  out}. 
  a  To  drive  out  to  expel;  as  to  turn  a  family  out  of 
  doors;  to  turn  a  man  out  of  office. 
 
  I'll  turn  you  out  of  my  kingdom.  --  Shak. 
  b  to  put  to  pasture,  as  cattle  or  horses. 
  c  To  produce,  as  the  result  of  labor,  or  any  process  of 
  manufacture;  to  furnish  in  a  completed  state. 
  d  To  reverse,  as  a  pocket,  bag,  etc.,  so  as  to  bring  the 
  inside  to  the  outside;  hence  to  produce. 
  e  To  cause  to  cease,  or  to  put  out  by  turning  a 
  stopcock,  valve,  or  the  like  as  to  turn  out  the 
  lights. 
 
  {To  turn  over}. 
  a  To  change  or  reverse  the  position  of  to  overset;  to 
  overturn;  to  cause  to  roll  over 
  b  To  transfer;  as  to  turn  over  business  to  another 
  hand. 
  c  To  read  or  examine,  as  a  book,  while  turning  the 
  leaves.  ``We  turned  o'er  many  books  together.'' 
  --Shak. 
  d  To  handle  in  business;  to  do  business  to  the  amount 
  of  as  he  turns  over  millions  a  year.  [Colloq.] 
 
  {To  turn  over  a  new  leaf}.  See  under  {Leaf}. 
 
  {To  turn  tail},  to  run  away  to  retreat  ignominiously. 
 
  {To  turn  the  back},  to  flee;  to  retreat. 
 
  {To  turn  the  back  on}  or 
 
  {upon},  to  treat  with  contempt;  to  reject  or  refuse 
  unceremoniously. 
 
  {To  turn  the  corner},  to  pass  the  critical  stage;  to  get  by 
  the  worst  point;  hence  to  begin  to  improve,  or  to 
  succeed. 
 
  {To  turn  the  die}  or  {dice},  to  change  fortune. 
 
  {To  turn  the  edge}  or  {point  of},  to  bend  over  the  edge  or 
  point  of  so  as  to  make  dull;  to  blunt. 
 
  {To  turn  the  head}  or  {brain  of},  to  make  giddy,  wild, 
  insane,  or  the  like  to  infatuate;  to  overthrow  the  reason 
  or  judgment  of  as  a  little  success  turned  his  head. 
 
  {To  turn  the  scale}  or  {balance},  to  change  the 
  preponderance;  to  decide  or  determine  something  doubtful. 
 
 
  {To  turn  the  stomach  of},  to  nauseate;  to  sicken. 
 
  {To  turn  the  tables},  to  reverse  the  chances  or  conditions  of 
  success  or  superiority;  to  give  the  advantage  to  the 
  person  or  side  previously  at  a  disadvantage. 
 
  {To  turn  tippet},  to  make  a  change.  [Obs.]  --B.  Jonson 
 
  {To  turn  to}  {profit,  advantage},  etc.,  to  make  profitable  or 
  advantageous. 
 
  {To  turn  up}. 
  a  To  turn  so  as  to  bring  the  bottom  side  on  top  as  to 
  turn  up  the  trump. 
  b  To  bring  from  beneath  to  the  surface,  as  in  plowing, 
  digging,  etc 
  c  To  give  an  upward  curve  to  to  tilt;  as  to  turn  up 
  the  nose. 
 
  {To  turn  upon},  to  retort;  to  throw  back  as  to  turn  the 
  arguments  of  an  opponent  upon  himself. 
 
  {To  turn  upside  down},  to  confuse  by  putting  things  awry;  to 
  throw  into  disorder. 
 
  This  house  is  turned  upside  down  since  Robin  Ostler 
  died.  --Shak. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Turn  \Turn\,  v.  i. 
  1.  To  move  round;  to  have  a  circular  motion;  to  revolve 
  entirely,  repeatedly,  or  partially;  to  change  position,  so 
  as  to  face  differently;  to  whirl  or  wheel  round;  as  a 
  wheel  turns  on  its  axis;  a  spindle  turns  on  a  pivot;  a  man 
  turns  on  his  heel. 
 
  The  gate  .  .  .  on  golden  hinges  turning.  --Milton. 
 
  2.  Hence  to  revolve  as  if  upon  a  point  of  support;  to  hinge; 
  to  depend;  as  the  decision  turns  on  a  single  fact 
 
  Conditions  of  peace  certainly  turn  upon  events  of 
  war.  --Swift. 
 
  3.  To  result  or  terminate;  to  come  about  to  eventuate;  to 
  issue. 
 
  If  we  repent  seriously,  submit  contentedly,  and 
  serve  him  faithfully,  afflictions  shall  turn  to  our 
  advantage.  --Wake. 
 
  4.  To  be  deflected;  to  take  a  different  direction  or 
  tendency;  to  be  directed  otherwise;  to  be  differently 
  applied;  to  be  transferred;  as  to  turn  from  the  road. 
 
  Turn  from  thy  fierce  wrath.  --Ex.  xxxii 
  12. 
 
  Turn  ye  turn  ye  from  your  evil  ways.  --Ezek. 
  xxxiii  11. 
 
  The  understanding  turns  inward  on  itself  and 
  reflects  on  its  own  operations.  --Locke. 
 
  5.  To  be  changed,  altered,  or  transformed;  to  become 
  transmuted;  also  to  become  by  a  change  or  changes;  to 
  grow;  as  wood  turns  to  stone;  water  turns  to  ice;  one 
  color  turns  to  another;  to  turn  Mohammedan. 
 
  I  hope  you  have  no  intent  to  turn  husband.  --Shak. 
 
  Cygnets  from  gray  turn  white.  --Bacon. 
 
  6.  To  undergo  the  process  of  turning  on  a  lathe;  as  ivory 
  turns  well 
 
  7.  Specifically: 
  a  To  become  acid;  to  sour;  --  said  of  milk,  ale,  etc 
  b  To  become  giddy;  --  said  of  the  head  or  brain. 
 
  I'll  look  no  more  Lest  my  brain  turn.  --Shak. 
  c  To  be  nauseated;  --  said  of  the  stomach. 
  d  To  become  inclined  in  the  other  direction;  --  said  of 
  scales. 
  e  To  change  from  ebb  to  flow,  or  from  flow  to  ebb;  -- 
  said  of  the  tide. 
  f  (Obstetrics)  To  bring  down  the  feet  of  a  child  in  the 
  womb,  in  order  to  facilitate  delivery. 
 
  8.  (Print.)  To  invert  a  type  of  the  same  thickness,  as 
  temporary  substitute  for  any  sort  which  is  exhausted. 
 
  {To  turn  about},  to  face  to  another  quarter;  to  turn  around 
 
 
  {To  turn  again},  to  come  back  after  going;  to  return.  --Shak. 
 
  {To  turn  against},  to  become  unfriendly  or  hostile  to 
 
  {To  turn}  {aside  or  away}. 
  a  To  turn  from  the  direct  course;  to  withdraw  from  a 
  company;  to  deviate. 
  b  To  depart;  to  remove. 
  c  To  avert  one's  face. 
 
  {To  turn  back},  to  turn  so  as  to  go  in  an  opposite  direction; 
  to  retrace  one's  steps. 
 
  {To  turn  in}. 
  a  To  bend  inward. 
  b  To  enter  for  lodgings  or  entertainment. 
  c  To  go  to  bed.  [Colloq.] 
 
  {To  turn  into},  to  enter  by  making  a  turn;  as  to  turn  into  a 
  side  street. 
 
  {To  turn  off},  to  be  diverted;  to  deviate  from  a  course;  as 
  the  road  turns  off  to  the  left 
 
  {To  turn  on}  or  {upon}. 
  a  To  turn  against;  to  confront  in  hostility  or  anger. 
  b  To  reply  to  or  retort. 
  c  To  depend  on  as  the  result  turns  on  one  condition. 
 
 
  {To  turn  out}. 
  a  To  move  from  its  place  as  a  bone. 
  b  To  bend  or  point  outward;  as  his  toes  turn  out 
  c  To  rise  from  bed.  [Colloq.] 
  d  To  come  abroad;  to  appear;  as  not  many  turned  out  to 
  the  fire. 
  e  To  prove  in  the  result;  to  issue;  to  result;  as  the 
  crops  turned  out  poorly. 
 
  {To  turn  over},  to  turn  from  side  to  side  to  roll;  to 
  tumble. 
 
  {To  turn  round}. 
  a  To  change  position  so  as  to  face  in  another  direction. 
  b  To  change  one's  opinion;  to  change  from  one  view  or 
  party  to  another. 
 
  {To  turn  to},  to  apply  one's  self  to  have  recourse  to  to 
  refer  to  ``Helvicus's  tables  may  be  turned  to  on  all 
  occasions.''  --Locke. 
 
  {To  turn  to  account},  {profit},  {advantage},  or  the  like  to 
  be  made  profitable  or  advantageous;  to  become  worth  the 
  while 
 
  {To  turn  under},  to  bend,  or  be  folded,  downward  or  under 
 
  {To  turn  up}. 
  a  To  bend,  or  be  doubled,  upward. 
  b  To  appear;  to  come  to  light;  to  transpire;  to  occur; 
  to  happen. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Reckon  \Reck"on\,  v.  i. 
  1.  To  make  an  enumeration  or  computation;  to  engage  in 
  numbering  or  computing.  --Shak. 
 
  2.  To  come  to  an  accounting;  to  make  up  accounts;  to  settle; 
  to  examine  and  strike  the  balance  of  debt  and  credit;  to 
  adjust  relations  of  desert  or  penalty. 
 
  ``Parfay,''  sayst  thou,  ``sometime  he  reckon 
  shall.''  --Chaucer. 
 
  {To  reckon  for},  to  answer  for  to  pay  the  account  for  ``If 
  they  fail  in  their  bounden  duty,  they  shall  reckon  for  it 
  one  day.''  --Bp.  Sanderson. 
 
  {To  reckon  on}  or  {upon},  to  count  or  depend  on 
 
  {To  reckon  with},  to  settle  accounts  or  claims  with  --  used 
  literally  or  figuratively. 
 
  After  a  long  time  the  lord  of  those  servants  cometh 
  and  reckoneth  with  them  --Matt.  xxv. 
  19. 
 
  {To  reckon  without  one's  host},  to  ignore  in  a  calculation  or 
  arrangement  the  person  whose  assent  is  essential;  hence 
  to  reckon  erroneously. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Upon  \Up*on"\,  prep.[AS.  uppan  uppon;  upp  up  +  on  an  on  See 
  {Up},  and  {On}.] 
  On  --  used  in  all  the  senses  of  that  word  with  which  it  is 
  interchangeable.  ``Upon  an  hill  of  flowers.''  --Chaucer. 
 
  Our  host  upon  his  stirrups  stood  anon.  --Chaucer. 
 
  Thou  shalt  take  of  the  blood  that  is  upon  the  altar. 
  --Ex.  xxix. 
  21. 
 
  The  Philistines  be  upon  thee,  Samson.  --Judg.  xvi. 
  9. 
 
  As  I  did  stand  my  watch  upon  the  hill.  --Shak. 
 
  He  made  a  great  difference  between  people  that  did 
  rebel  upon  wantonness,  and  them  that  did  rebel  upon 
  want  --Bacon. 
 
  This  advantage  we  lost  upon  the  invention  of  firearms. 
  --Addison. 
 
  Upon  the  whole,  it  will  be  necessary  to  avoid  that 
  perpetual  repetition  of  the  same  epithets  which  we  find 
  in  Homer.  --Pope. 
 
  He  had  abandoned  the  frontiers,  retiring  upon  Glasgow. 
  --Sir.  W. 
  Scott. 
 
  Philip  swore  upon  the  Evangelists  to  abstain  from 
  aggression  in  my  absence.  --Landor. 
 
  Note:  Upon  conveys  a  more  distinct  notion  that  on  carries 
  with  it  of  something  that  literally  or  metaphorically 
  bears  or  supports.  It  is  less  employed  than  it  used  to 
  be  on  having  for  the  most  part  taken  its  place  Some 
  expressions  formed  with  it  belong  only  to  old  style; 
  as  upon  pity  they  were  taken  away  that  is  in 
  consequence  of  pity:  upon  the  rate  of  thirty  thousand; 
  that  is  amounting  to  the  rate:  to  die  upon  the  hand; 
  that  is  by  means  of  the  hand:  he  had  a  garment  upon 
  that  is  upon  himself:  the  time  is  coming  fast  upon 
  that  is  upon  the  present  time.  By  the  omission  of  its 
  object,  upon  acquires  an  adverbial  sense  as  in  the 
  last  two  examples. 
 
  {To  assure  upon}  (Law),  to  promise;  to  undertake. 
 
  {To  come  upon}.  See  under  {Come}. 
 
  {To  take  upon},  to  assume. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Down  \Down\,  adv  [For  older  adown,  AS  ad?n,  ad?ne,  prop.,  from 
  or  off  the  hill.  See  3d  {Down},  and  cf  {Adown},  and  cf 
  {Adown}.] 
  1.  In  the  direction  of  gravity  or  toward  the  center  of  the 
  earth;  toward  or  in  a  lower  place  or  position;  below;  -- 
  the  opposite  of  up 
 
  2.  Hence  in  many  derived  uses,  as: 
  a  From  a  higher  to  a  lower  position,  literally  or 
  figuratively;  in  a  descending  direction;  from  the  top 
  of  an  ascent;  from  an  upright  position;  to  the  ground 
  or  floor;  to  or  into  a  lower  or  an  inferior  condition; 
  as  into  a  state  of  humility,  disgrace,  misery,  and 
  the  like  into  a  state  of  rest;  --  used  with  verbs 
  indicating  motion. 
 
  It  will  be  rain  to-night.  Let  it  come  down 
  --Shak. 
 
  I  sit  me  down  beside  the  hazel  grove. 
  --Tennyson. 
 
  And  that  drags  down  his  life.  --Tennyson. 
 
  There  is  not  a  more  melancholy  object  in  the 
  learned  world  than  a  man  who  has  written  himself 
  down  --Addison. 
 
  The  French  .  .  .  shone  down  [i.  e.,  outshone] 
  the  English.  --Shak. 
  b  In  a  low  or  the  lowest  position,  literally  or 
  figuratively;  at  the  bottom  of  a  decent;  below  the 
  horizon;  of  the  ground;  in  a  condition  of  humility, 
  dejection,  misery,  and  the  like  in  a  state  of  quiet. 
 
  I  was  down  and  out  of  breath.  --Shak. 
 
  The  moon  is  down  I  have  not  heard  the  clock. 
  --Shak. 
 
  He  that  is  down  needs  fear  no  fall.  --Bunyan. 
 
  3.  From  a  remoter  or  higher  antiquity. 
 
  Venerable  men!  you  have  come  down  to  us  from  a 
  former  generation.  --D.  Webster. 
 
  4.  From  a  greater  to  a  less  bulk,  or  from  a  thinner  to  a 
  thicker  consistence;  as  to  boil  down  in  cookery,  or  in 
  making  decoctions.  --Arbuthnot. 
 
  Note:  Down  is  sometimes  used  elliptically,  standing  for  go 
  down  come  down  tear  down  take  down  put  down  haul 
  down  pay  down  and  the  like  especially  in  command  or 
  exclamation. 
 
  Down  therefore,  and  beg  mercy  of  the  duke. 
  --Shak. 
 
  If  he  be  hungry  more  than  wanton,  bread  alone 
  will  down  --Locke. 
  Down  is  also  used  intensively;  as  to  be  loaded  down 
  to  fall  down  to  hang  down  to  drop  down  to  pay  down 
 
  The  temple  of  Her[`e]  at  Argos  was  burnt  down 
  --Jowett 
  (Thucyd.  ). 
  Down  as  well  as  up  is  sometimes  used  in  a 
  conventional  sense  as  down  East. 
 
  Persons  in  London  say  down  to  Scotland,  etc.,  and 
  those  in  the  provinces,  up  to  London. 
  --Stormonth. 
 
  {Down  helm}  (Naut.),  an  order  to  the  helmsman  to  put  the  helm 
  to  leeward. 
 
  {Down  on}  or  {upon}  (joined  with  a  verb  indicating  motion,  as 
  go  come  pounce),  to  attack,  implying  the  idea  of 
  threatening  power. 
 
  Come  down  upon  us  with  a  mighty  power.  --Shak. 
 
  {Down  with},  take  down  throw  down  put  down  --  used  in 
  energetic  command.  ``Down  with  the  palace;  fire  it.'' 
  --Dryden. 
 
  {To  be  down  on},  to  dislike  and  treat  harshly.  [Slang,  U.S.] 
 
 
  {To  cry  down}.  See  under  {Cry},  v.  t. 
 
  {To  cut  down}.  See  under  {Cut},  v.  t. 
 
  {Up  and  down},  with  rising  and  falling  motion;  to  and  fro; 
  hither  and  thither;  everywhere.  ``Let  them  wander  up  and 
  down.''  --Ps.  lix.  15. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Dwell  \Dwell\,  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Dwelled},  usually  contracted 
  into  {Dwelt}  (?);  p.  pr  &  vb  n.  {Dwelling}.]  [OE.  dwellen, 
  dwelien  to  err,  linger,  AS  dwellan  to  deceive,  hinder, 
  delay,  dwelian  to  err;  akin  to  Icel.  dvelja  to  delay,  tarry, 
  Sw  dv["a]ljas  to  dwell,  Dan.  dv[ae]le  to  linger,  and  to  E. 
  dull.  See  {Dull},  and  cf  {Dwale}.] 
  1.  To  delay;  to  linger.  [Obs.] 
 
  2.  To  abide;  to  remain;  to  continue. 
 
  I  'll  rather  dwell  in  my  necessity.  --Shak. 
 
  Thy  soul  was  like  a  star  and  dwelt  apart. 
  --Wordsworth. 
 
  3.  To  abide  as  a  permanent  resident,  or  for  a  time;  to  live 
  in  a  place  to  reside. 
 
  The  parish  in  which  I  was  born,  dwell,  and  have 
  possessions.  --Peacham. 
 
  The  poor  man  dwells  in  a  humble  cottage  near  the 
  hall  where  the  lord  of  the  domain  resides.  --C.  J. 
  Smith. 
 
  {To  dwell  in},  to  abide  in  (a  place);  hence  to  depend  on 
  ``My  hopes  in  heaven  to  dwell.''  --Shak. 
 
  {To  dwell  on}  or  {upon},  to  continue  long  on  or  in  to  remain 
  absorbed  with  to  stick  to  to  make  much  of  as  to  dwell 
  upon  a  subject;  a  singer  dwells  on  a  note. 
 
  They  stand  at  a  distance,  dwelling  on  his  looks  and 
  language,  fixed  in  amazement.  --Buckminster. 
 
  Syn:  To  inhabit;  live;  abide;  sojourn;  reside;  continue; 
  stay;  rest. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Fasten  \Fas"ten\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Fastened};  p.  pr  &  vb 
  n.  {Fastening}.]  [AS.  f[ae]stnian;  akin  to  OHG.  festin[=o]n. 
  See  {Fast},  a.] 
  1.  To  fix  firmly;  to  make  fast  to  secure,  as  by  a  knot, 
  lock,  bolt,  etc.;  as  to  fasten  a  chain  to  the  feet;  to 
  fasten  a  door  or  window. 
 
  2.  To  cause  to  hold  together  or  to  something  else;  to  attach 
  or  unite  firmly;  to  cause  to  cleave  to  something  or  to 
  cleave  together,  by  any  means  as  to  fasten  boards 
  together  with  nails  or  cords;  to  fasten  anything  in  our 
  thoughts. 
 
  The  words  Whig  and  Tory  have  been  pressed  to  the 
  service  of  many  successions  of  parties,  with  very 
  different  ideas  fastened  to  them  --Swift. 
 
  3.  To  cause  to  take  close  effect;  to  make  to  tell  to  lay  on 
  as  to  fasten  a  blow.  [Obs.]  --Dryden. 
 
  If  I  can  fasten  but  one  cup  upon  him  --Shak. 
 
  {To  fasten}  {a  charge,  or  a  crime},  {upon},  to  make  his  guilt 
  certain,  or  so  probable  as  to  be  generally  believed. 
 
  {To  fasten  one's  eyes  upon},  to  look  upon  steadily  without 
  cessation.  --Acts  iii.  4. 
 
  Syn:  To  fix;  cement;  stick;  link;  affix;  annex. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Father  \Fa"ther\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Fathered};  p.  pr  &  vb 
  n.  {Fathering}.] 
  1.  To  make  one's  self  the  father  of  to  beget. 
 
  Cowards  father  cowards,  and  base  things  sire  base. 
  --Shak. 
 
  2.  To  take  as  one's  own  child;  to  adopt;  hence  to  assume  as 
  one's  own  work  to  acknowledge  one's  self  author  of  or 
  responsible  for  (a  statement,  policy,  etc.). 
 
  Men  of  wit  Often  fathered  what  he  writ.  --Swift. 
 
  3.  To  provide  with  a  father.  [R.] 
 
  Think  you  I  am  no  stronger  than  my  sex,  Being  so 
  fathered  and  so  husbanded  ?  --Shak. 
 
  {To  father  on}  or  {upon},  to  ascribe  to  or  charge  upon  as 
  one's  offspring  or  work  to  put  or  lay  upon  as  being 
  responsible.  ``Nothing  can  be  so  uncouth  or  extravagant, 
  which  may  not  be  fathered  on  some  fetch  of  wit,  or  some 
  caprice  of  humor.''  --Barrow. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Gain  \Gain\,  v.  i. 
  To  have  or  receive  advantage  or  profit;  to  acquire  gain;  to 
  grow  rich;  to  advance  in  interest,  health,  or  happiness;  to 
  make  progress;  as  the  sick  man  gains  daily. 
 
  Thou  hast  greedily  gained  of  thy  neighbors  by 
  extortion.  --Ezek.  xxii. 
  12. 
 
  {Gaining  twist},  in  rifled  firearms,  a  twist  of  the  grooves, 
  which  increases  regularly  from  the  breech  to  the  muzzle. 
 
  {To  gain  on}  or  {upon}. 
  a  To  encroach  on  as  the  ocean  gains  on  the  land. 
  b  To  obtain  influence  with 
  c  To  win  ground  upon  to  move  faster  than  as  in  a  race  or 
  contest. 
  d  To  get  the  better  of  to  have  the  advantage  of 
 
  The  English  have  not  only  gained  upon  the  Venetians 
  in  the  Levant,  but  have  their  cloth  in  Venice 
  itself  --Addison. 
 
  My  good  behavior  had  so  far  gained  on  the  emperor, 
  that  I  began  to  conceive  hopes  of  liberty.  --Swift. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Hit  \Hit\,  v.  i. 
  1.  To  meet  or  come  in  contact  to  strike;  to  clash;  -- 
  followed  by  against  or  on 
 
  If  bodies  be  extension  alone,  how  can  they  move  and 
  hit  one  against  another?  --Locke. 
 
  Corpuscles,  meeting  with  or  hitting  on  those  bodies, 
  become  conjoined  with  them  --Woodward. 
 
  2.  To  meet  or  reach  what  was  aimed  at  or  desired;  to  succeed, 
  --  often  with  implied  chance,  or  luck. 
 
  And  oft  it  hits  Where  hope  is  coldest  and  despair 
  most  fits.  --Shak. 
 
  And  millions  miss  for  one  that  hits.  --Swift. 
 
  {To  hit  on}  or  {upon},  to  light  upon  to  come  to  by  chance. 
  ``None  of  them  hit  upon  the  art.''  --Addison. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Cry  \Cry\  (kr[imac]),  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Cried}  (kr[imac]d); 
  p.  pr  &  vb  n.  {Crying}.]  [F.  crier,  cf  L.  quiritare  to 
  raise  a  plaintive  cry,  scream,  shriek,  perh.  fr  queri  to 
  complain;  cf  Skr.  cvas  to  pant,  hiss,  sigh.  Cf  {Quarrel}  a 
  brawl,  {Querulous}.] 
  1.  To  make  a  loud  call  or  cry;  to  call  or  exclaim  vehemently 
  or  earnestly;  to  shout;  to  vociferate;  to  proclaim;  to 
  pray;  to  implore. 
 
  And  about  the  ninth  hour,  Jesus  cried  with  a  loud 
  voice.  --  Matt. 
  xxvii.  46. 
 
  Clapping  their  hands,  and  crying  with  loud  voice. 
  --Shak. 
 
  Hear  the  voice  of  my  supplications  when  I  cry  unto 
  thee.  --  Ps  xxviii. 
  2. 
 
  The  voice  of  him  that  crieth  in  the  wilderness, 
  Prepare  ye  the  way  of  the  Lord.  --Is.  xl  3. 
 
  Some  cried  after  him  to  return.  --Bunyan. 
 
  2.  To  utter  lamentations;  to  lament  audibly;  to  express  pain, 
  grief,  or  distress,  by  weeping  and  sobbing;  to  shed  tears; 
  to  bawl,  as  a  child. 
 
  Ye  shall  cry  for  sorrow  of  heart.  --Is.  lxv.  14. 
 
  I  could  find  it  in  my  heart  to  disgrace  my  man's 
  apparel  and  to  cry  like  a  woman.  --Shak. 
 
  3.  To  utter  inarticulate  sounds,  as  animals. 
 
  The  young  ravens  which  cry.  --Ps.  cxlvii 
  9. 
 
  In  a  cowslip's  bell  I  lie  There  I  couch  when  owls  do 
  cry.  --Shak. 
 
  {To  cry  on}  or  {upon},  to  call  upon  the  name  of  to  beseech. 
  ``No  longer  on  Saint  Denis  will  we  cry.''  --Shak. 
 
  {To  cry  out}. 
  a  To  exclaim;  to  vociferate;  to  scream;  to  clamor. 
  b  To  complain  loudly;  to  lament. 
 
  {To  cry  out  against},  to  complain  loudly  of  to  censure;  to 
  blame. 
 
  {To  cry  out  on}  or  {upon},  to  denounce;  to  censure.  ``Cries 
  out  upon  abuses.''  --Shak. 
 
  {To  cry  to},  to  call  on  in  prayer;  to  implore. 
 
  {To  cry  you  mercy},  to  beg  your  pardon.  ``I  cry  you  mercy, 
  madam;  was  it  you?''  --Shak. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Impose  \Im*pose"\,  v.  i. 
  To  practice  trick  or  deception. 
 
  {To  impose  on}  or  {upon},  to  pass  or  put  a  trick  on  to 
  delude.  ``He  imposes  on  himself,  and  mistakes  words  for 
  things.''  --Locke. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Improve  \Im*prove"\,  v.  i. 
  1.  To  grow  better;  to  advance  or  make  progress  in  what  is 
  desirable;  to  make  or  show  improvement;  as  to  improve  in 
  health. 
 
  We  take  care  to  improve  in  our  frugality  and 
  diligence.  --Atterbury. 
 
  2.  To  advance  or  progress  in  bad  qualities;  to  grow  worse. 
  ``Domitain  improved  in  cruelty.''  --Milner. 
 
  3.  To  increase;  to  be  enhanced;  to  rise  in  value;  as  the 
  price  of  cotton  improves. 
 
  {To  improve  on}  or  {upon},  to  make  useful  additions  or 
  amendments  to  or  changes  in  to  bring  nearer  to 
  perfection;  as  to  improve  on  the  mode  of  tillage. 




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