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[lev-uhl] 
| Main Entry: |
level
[lev-uhl]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | horizontal position or thing |
| Synonyms: | altitude, elevation, floor, height, layer, plain, plane, story, stratum, surface, zone |
| Main Entry: | level |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make even |
| Synonyms: | equalize, equate, even, even off, even out, flatten, flush, grade, lay, make equal, make flat, mow, plane, press, roll, smooth, smoothen, straighten, surface |
| Antonyms: | jag, rough up |
| Main Entry: | level |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | destroy, demolish |
| Synonyms: | bring down, bulldoze, devastate, down*, drop, equalize, fell, flatten, floor, ground, knock down, knock over, lay low, mow, pull down, raze, ruin, smooth, tear down, waste*, wreck |
| Antonyms: | build, construct |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | level |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be honest |
| Synonyms: | be above-board, be frank, be on the up and up, be open, be straight, be straightforward, be up-front, come clean, come to terms, keep nothing back, talk straight, tell the truth |
| Antonyms: | deceive, lie |
| Main Entry: | level |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | aim, direct |
| Synonyms: | address, beam, cast, focus, incline, lay, point, slant, train, turn, zero in on |
| Antonyms: | point away, turn |
| Main Entry: | aim |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | point or direct at a goal |
| Synonyms: | address, angle, aspire, attempt, cast, concentrate, contemplate, covet, design, direct, endeavor, essay, fix, focus, intend, level, mean, plan, propose, purpose, set one's sights on, sight, slant, steer, strive, target, train, try, want, wish, zero in on, zoom in |
| Main Entry: | balance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make equal; cause to have equilibrium |
| Synonyms: | accord, adjust, attune, cancel, collate, come out, come out even, compensate, correspond, counteract, counterbalance, equalize, equate, even, harmonize, level, make up for, match, neutralize, nullify, offset, oppose, pair off, parallel, poise, readjust, redeem, set, square, stabilize, steady, tie, weigh |
| Antonyms: | disproportion, overbalance, unbalance |
| Main Entry: | bring down |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reduce or hurt |
| Synonyms: | KO, abase, cut down, damage, drop, fell, floor, injure, knock down, lay low, level, lower, mow down, murder*, overthrow, overturn, prostrate, pull down, shoot down, slay, throw down, tumble, undermine, upset, wound |
| Antonyms: | aid, encourage, help, raise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bulldoze |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | demolish |
| Synonyms: | drive, elbow, flatten, force, jostle, level, press, propel, push, raze, shove, thrust |
| Antonyms: | build, construct |
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