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Levying
- verb - cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers"
- impose and collect; "levy a fine"
Licking
- verb - an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"
- beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"
- find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem"
- pass the tongue over; "the dog licked her hand"
- take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast"
- the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
Lifting
- verb - call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs
- cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
- fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means; "Food is airlifted into Bosnia"
- invigorate or heighten; "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego"
- make audible; "He lifted a war whoop"
- make off with belongings of others
- move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"
- move upwards; "lift one's eyes"
- pay off (a mortgage)
- perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face
- put an end to; "lift a ban"; "raise a siege"
- raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
- raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"
- raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of t
Lilting
- verb - articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way
- characterized by a buoyant rhythm; "an easy lilting stride"; "the flute broke into a light lilting air"; "a swinging pace"; "a graceful swingy walk"; "a tripping singing measure"
Limburg
- unknown - A province in the southern netherlands
Limning
- verb - a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects
- make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"
- trace the shape of
Limping
- verb - disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
- proceed slowly or with difficulty; "the boat limped into the harbor"
- walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"
Linking
- verb - be or become joined or united or linked; "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The travelers linked up again at the airport"
- connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"
- link with or as with a yoke; "yoke the oxen together"
- make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all"
Linsang
- - Any viverrine mammal of the genus Prionodon, inhabiting the East Indies and Southern Asia. The common East Indian linsang (Prionodon gracilis) is white, crossed by broad, black bands. The Guinea linsang (Porana Richardsonii) is brown with black spots.