take up, as of debts or payments; "absorb the costs for something"
suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter"
Soak up, incorporate.
cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"
consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies"
take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"
assimilate or take in; "The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society"
take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
become imbued; "The liquids, light, and gases absorb"
ADMIT
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"
admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"
allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar"
allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club building"; "This pipe admits air"
serve as a means of entrance; "This ticket will admit one adult to the show"
have room for; hold without crowding; "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people"
give access or entrance to; "The French doors admit onto the yard"
ADOPT
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?"
ARREST
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"
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
the state of inactivity following an interruption;
take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
CON
in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.; "much was written pro and con"
To direct the steering or course of (a vessel).
n.
1. The area or structure on a vessel from which the vessel is conned.
2. The position or authority of the officer conning a vessel.
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
an argument opposed to a proposal
a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?"
deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
DIGEST
a periodical that summarizes the news
soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture
make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary"
soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture
systematize, as by classifying and summarizing; "the government digested the entire law into a code"
become assimilated into the body; "Protein digests in a few hours"
arrange and integrate in the mind; "I cannot digest all this information"
convert food into absorbable substances; "I cannot digest milk products"
something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)
EARN
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"
acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
EAT
cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink"
use up (resources or materials);
eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"
take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"
take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?"
worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way; "What's eating you?"
ENSNARE
catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"
take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police"
Enmesh
GYP
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
a college servant at Cambridge and Durham
IMBIBE
receive into the mind and retain; "Imbibe ethical principles"
take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda"
take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
take (gas, light or heat) into a solution
INGEST
take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"
serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"
NET
construct or form a web, as if by weaving
a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million"
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million"
conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result"
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
remaining after all deductions; "net profit"
an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
catch with a net; "net a fish"
game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton
REAP
gather, as of natural products; "harvest the grapes"
get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"
SEE
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"
see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie"
make sense of; assign a meaning to;
observe as if with an eye; "The camera saw the burglary and recorded it"
the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something;
date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!"
deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"
go to see for professional or business reasons; "You should see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist"
SNARE
a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares; "the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion"
entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers"
a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"
strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit
a surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them; used especially in body cavities
TRICK
a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent; "that offer was a dirty trick"
(card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner
a prostitute's customer
a period of work or duty
in heraldry, a sketch of a coat of arms in outline.
deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"
an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
a cunning or deceitful action or device; "he played a trick on me"; "he pulled a fast one and got away with it"