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Gearing
- verb - set the level or character of; "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience"
- wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed; "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain"
Heading
- verb -
- a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine; "they dug a drift parallel with the vein"
- a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about; "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text"
- be in the front of or on top of; "The list was headed by the name of the president"
- be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel; "This student heads the class"
- compass direction
- direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- form a head or come or grow to a head; "The wheat headed early this year"
- remove the head of; "head the fish"
- take its rise; "These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas"
- the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
- to go or travel towards;
- travel in front of; go in advance of others;
Healing
- verb - get healthy again; "The wound is healing slowly"
- heal or recover; "My broken leg is mending"
- provide a cure for, make healthy again; "The treatment cured the boy's acne";
- tending to cure or restore to health; "curative powers of herbal remedies"; "her gentle healing hand"; "remedial surgery"; "a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air"; "a therapeutic agent"; "therapeutic diets"
- the natural process by which the body repairs itself
Heaping
- verb - arrange in stacks; "heap firewood around the fireplace"; "stack your books up on the shelves"
- bestow in large quantities; "He heaped him with work"; "She heaped scorn upon him"
- fill to overflow; "heap the platter with potatoes"
Hearing
- verb - (law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
- a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken; "the investigative committee will hold hearings in Chicago"
- able to perceive sound
- an opportunity to state your case and be heard; "they condemned him without a hearing"; "he saw that he had lost his audience"
- examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process; "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California"
- 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"
- listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision"
- perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
- receive a communication from someone; "
Heating
- verb - arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred"
- gain heat or get hot; "The room heated up quickly"
- make hot or hotter; "the sun heats the oceans"; "heat the water on the stove"
- provide with heat; "heat the house"
- the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature
- utility to warm a building; "the heating system wasn't working"; "they have radiant heating"
Heaving
- verb - an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea"
- bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heat wave"
- breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"
- breathing heavily (as after exertion)
- lift or elevate
- make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
- move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position; "The vessel hove into sight"
- rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward"
- the act of lifting something with great effort
- throw with great effort
- throwing something heavy (with great effort); "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes"
- utter a sound, as with obvious effort; "She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do"
Leading
- verb -
- be ahead of others; be the first;
- be conducive to; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing"
- cause something to pass or lead somewhere; "Run the wire behind the cabinet"
- cause to undertake a certain action; "Her greed led her to forge the checks"
- going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way; "we rode in the leading car"; "the leading edge of technology"
- greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist"
- have as a result or residue; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"
- having the leading position or higher score in a contest; "he is ahead by a pawn"; "the leading team in the pennant race"
- indicating the most important performer or role; "the leading man"; "prima ballerina"; "prima donna"; "a star figure skater"; "the starring r
Leafing
- verb - (botany) the process of forming leaves
- look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
- produce leaves, of plants
- turn over pages; "leaf through a book"; "leaf a manuscript"
Leaking
- verb - be leaked; "The news leaked out despite his secrecy"
- enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure; "Water leaked out of the can into the backpack"; "Gas leaked into the basement"
- have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out; "The container leaked gasoline"; "the roof leaks badly"
- tell anonymously; "The news were leaked to the paper"