locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar
Obtains,gets hold of,eg,he acquires his parents house on their death
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard";
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"
gain through experience; "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting"
gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Ge
ARREST
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
the state of inactivity following an interruption;
attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter"
cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"
DETECT
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "
GET
enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"
apprehend and reproduce accurately; "She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings"; "She got the mood just right in her photographs"
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"
evoke an emotional response; "Brahms's `Requiem' gets me every time"
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a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
irritate; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me"
grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; "did you catch
HEAR
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"
receive a communication from someone; "We heard nothing from our son for five years"
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision"
examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process; "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California"
INTENSIFY
become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"
make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"
increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing"
make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark
LEARN
gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"
be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"
commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?"
impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"
LIFT
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
take hold of something and move it to a different location; "lift the box onto the table"
one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot
perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face
move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"
a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg
remove from a surface; "the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table"
move upwards; "lift one's eyes"
a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
take off or away by decreasing; "lift the pressure"
raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
a wave that lifts the surface of t
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seize suddenly
take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
tag the base runner to get him out
OBTAIN
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come into possession of;
SENSE
sound practical judgment; "Common sense is not so common"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away"
comprehend; "I sensed the real meaning of his letter"
the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; "in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing"
become aware of not through the senses but instinctively; "I sense his hostility"; "i smell trouble"; "smell out corruption"
a general conscious awareness; "a sense of security"; "a sense of happiness"; "a sense of danger"; "a sense of self"
perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles; "He felt the wind"; "She felt an object brushing her arm"; "He felt his flesh crawl"; "She felt the heat when she got out of the car"
a natural appreciation or ability; "a keen musical sense"; "a good sense of timing"