take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua"
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"
take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith"
put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay"
take up and practice as one's own
choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will the new President assume office?"
ASSUME
put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans"
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"
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; "I assume his train was late"
take up someone's soul into heaven; "This is the day when May was assumed into heaven"
make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"
occupy or take on; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose"
seize and take control wi
EMPLOY
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose;
engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"
the state of being employed or having a job; "they are looking for employment"; "he was in the employ of the city"
ENGAGE
ask to represent; of legal counsel; "I'm retaining a lawyer"
engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"
get caught; "make sure the gear is engaged"
consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
give to in marriage
keep engaged; "engaged the gears"
engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"
hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or support"
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"
carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns); "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"
HIRE
engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"
engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"
hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
the act of hiring something or someone; "he signed up for a week's car hire"
a newly hired employee; "the new hires need special training"
LADE
fill or place a load on; "load a car"; "load the truck with hay"
remove with or as if with a ladle; "ladle the water out of the bowl"
SHOULDER
a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road; "the car pulled off onto the shoulder"
push with the shoulders; "He shouldered his way into the crowd"
the part of a garment that covers or fits over the shoulder; "an ornamental gold braid on the shoulder of his uniform"
carry a burden, either real or metaphoric; "shoulder the burden"
the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
lift onto one's shoulders
a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula
a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg
TACKLE
(American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground
(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage; "it takes a big man to play tackle"
seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball
gear used in fishing
put a harness; "harness the horse"
gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails
accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task"
the person who plays that position on a football team; "the right tackle is a straight A student"