constitute an addition; "This paper will add to her reputation"
a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table"
make an addition by combining numbers; "Add 27 and 49, please!"
determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town"
state or say further; "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied"
bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program"
BEAT
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
glare or strike with great intensity; "The sun was beating down on us"
beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night"
give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"
make a sound like a clock or a timer; "the clocks were ticking"; "the grandfather clock beat midnight"
hit repeatedly; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe"
avoid paying; "beat the subway fare"
very tired; "was all in at the end of the day"; "so beat I could flop down and go to sleep
BOIL
immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes; "boil potatoes"; "boil wool"
bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point; "boil this liquid until it evaporates"
the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level; "they brought the water to a boil"
come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor; "Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius"
a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus
be in an agitated emotional state; "The customer was seething with anger"
be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm"
STEAM
travel by means of steam power; "The ship steamed off into the Pacific"
rise as vapor
emit steam; "The rain forest was literally steaming"
water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
cook something by letting steam pass over it; "just steam the vegetables"
clean by means of steaming; "steam-clean the upholstered sofa"
get very angry; "her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man"
STIR
move an implement through; "stir the soup"; "stir my drink"; "stir the soil"
stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"
a rapid active commotion
mix or add by stirring; "Stir nuts into the dough"
emotional agitation and excitement
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event; "he made a great splash and then disappeared"
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
agitate
affect emotionally; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy"