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predicament
(Archaic) category
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  1. (Archaic) category
  2. (Logic) One of the basic states or classifications described by Aristotle into which all things can be placed; a category.
  3. A situation, especially an unpleasant, troublesome, or trying one, from which extrication is difficult.
dilemma
Any serious problem
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  1. Any serious problem
  2. (Usage Problem) A problem that seems to defy a satisfactory solution.
  3. Any situation in which one must choose between unpleasant alternatives
jam
A crush or congestion of people or things in a limited space:
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  1. A crush or congestion of people or things in a limited space:
  2. A group of persons or things so close together as to jam a passageway, etc.
  3. (Informal) jam session
plant
To set plants in (a piece of ground)
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  1. To set plants in (a piece of ground)
  2. Any of a wide variety of multicellular eukaryotic organisms, belonging to the kingdom Plantae and including the bryophytes and vascular plants. Plant cells have cell walls made of cellulose. Except for a few specialized symbionts, plants have chlorophyll and manufacture their own food through photosynthesis. Most plants grow in a fixed location and reproduce sexually, showing an alternation of generations between a diploid stage (with each cell having two sets of chromosomes) and haploid stage (with each cell having one set of chromosomes) in their life cycle. The first fossil plants date from the Silurian period. Formerly the algae, slime molds, dinoflagellates, and fungi, among other groups, were classified as plants, but now these are considered to belong to other kingdoms.
  3. To establish; found:
implant
(Med., Dentistry) To insert (an organ, prosthetic device, living tissue, etc.) within the body
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  1. (Med., Dentistry) To insert (an organ, prosthetic device, living tissue, etc.) within the body
  2. To become attached to and embedded in the maternal uterine lining. Used of a fertilized egg.
  3. To plant firmly or deeply; embed
secure
To get hold or possession of; obtain; acquire
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  1. To get hold or possession of; obtain; acquire
  2. To protect or ensure the privacy or secrecy of (a telephone line, for example).
  3. To bring about; effect:
attach
To seize or take by legal process; to carry out an attachment, for example, to attach the funds in a debtor’s bank account to pay a judgment.
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  1. To seize or take by legal process; to carry out an attachment, for example, to attach the funds in a debtor’s bank account to pay a judgment.
  2. To win the heart of; to connect by ties of love or self-interest; to attract; to fasten or bind by moral influence; with to.
  3. To adhere or become legally effective, especially in connection with something or upon some event. For example, certain rights and responsibilities attach to becoming a parent.
cook
(Jazz) To play, esp. to improvise, in an inspired and rhythmically exciting way
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  1. (Jazz) To play, esp. to improvise, in an inspired and rhythmically exciting way
  2. (Slang) To proceed or perform very well:
  3. (Obsolete, rare) To make the noise of the cuckoo.
make
To rise or accumulate:
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  1. To rise or accumulate:
  2. To achieve, produce, or attain:
  3. To compose:
heat
To become excited emotionally or intellectually.
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  1. To become excited emotionally or intellectually.
  2. Internal energy that is transferred to a physical system from outside the system because of a difference in temperature and does not result in work done by the system on its surroundings. Absorption of energy by a system as heat takes the form of increased kinetic energy of its molecules, thus resulting in an increase in temperature of the system. Heat is transferred from one system to another in the direction of higher to lower temperature.
  3. To make warm or hot.
get-ready
Used other than as an idiom: see get,‎ ready.
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  1. Used other than as an idiom: see get,‎ ready.
  2. (Intransitive) To prepare, to make oneself prepared
correct
To make or put right:
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  1. To make or put right:
  2. To adjust so as to meet a required standard or condition:
  3. To indicate or mark the errors in:
mend
To repair (something broken, torn, or worn); restore to good condition; make whole; fix
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  1. To repair (something broken, torn, or worn); restore to good condition; make whole; fix
  2. To alter for the better; to set right; to reform; hence, to quicken; as, to mend one's manners or pace.
  3. To repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay, injury, or defacement; to patch up; to put in shape or order again; to re-create; as, to mend a garment or a machine.
adjust
To come into conformity, as with one's surroundings; become suited, as to one's associates, circumstances, etc.
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  1. To come into conformity, as with one's surroundings; become suited, as to one's associates, circumstances, etc.
  2. To move or change (something) so as to be in a more effective arrangement or desired condition:
  3. (Mil.) To correct (the gun sight, one's aim, etc.) in firing
preorder
To order (goods) in advance, before they are available.
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  1. To order (goods) in advance, before they are available.
  2. To order (an item) prior to the official release or sale date, for later delivery
preplan
To plan in advance
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  1. To plan in advance
influence
To have an influence on (something); change:
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  1. To have an influence on (something); change:
  2. To change the behavior or thinking of (someone); sway:
frame
To adapt for a particular use; adjust; fit
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  1. To adapt for a particular use; adjust; fit
  2. To put into words; formulate:
  3. To prearrange (a contest) so as to ensure a desired fraudulent outcome; fix:
set up
To gel or harden.
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  1. To gel or harden.
  2. To ready something for use.
  3. Logically order.
rig
To manipulate dishonestly for personal gain:
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  1. To manipulate dishonestly for personal gain:
  2. To put together, prepare for use, or arrange, esp. in a makeshift or hurried fashion
  3. To arrange in a dishonest way for selfish advantage; manipulate fraudulently; fix
punish
To exact or mete out punishment.
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  1. To exact or mete out punishment.
  2. To deal out punishment
  3. To handle or use roughly; damage or hurt:
retaliate
To pay back (an injury) in kind.
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  1. To pay back (an injury) in kind.
  2. To return like for like; esp., to return evil for evil; pay back injury for injury
  3. To do something in response to an action done to oneself or an associate, especially to attack or injure someone as a response to a hurtful action.
pay back
To pay an amount of money owed to another, to repay
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  1. To pay an amount of money owed to another, to repay
get
To work for gain or profit; make money:
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  1. To work for gain or profit; make money:
  2. To go and bring
  3. To cause to move or leave:
determine
To decide or settle (a dispute, for example) conclusively and authoritatively.
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  1. To decide or settle (a dispute, for example) conclusively and authoritatively.
  2. To settle (a dispute, question, etc.) conclusively; decide
  3. To decide; resolve
settle
To reach a decision; decide:
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  1. To reach a decision; decide:
  2. To prevent from creating a disturbance or interfering, or from continuing in such action, as by a reprimand or a blow
  3. To fix definitely; determine or decide (something in doubt)
conclude
To arrange or settle; come to an agreement about
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  1. To arrange or settle; come to an agreement about
  2. To come to a decision or agreement:
  3. To decide; determine
establish
To cause (an institution, for example) to come into existence or begin operating; found; set up.
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  1. To cause (an institution, for example) to come into existence or begin operating; found; set up.
  2. To cause to be able to grow or thrive:
  3. To bring about; generate or effect:
solidify
To concentrate; consolidate.
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  1. To concentrate; consolidate.
  2. To make or become solid, firm, hard, compact, etc.
  3. (Intransitive) To become solid; to freeze.
set
To disappear below the horizon:
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  1. To disappear below the horizon:
  2. To diminish or decline; wane:
  3. (Botany) To produce, as after pollination:
thicken
To strengthen; to confirm.
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  1. To strengthen; to confirm.
  2. To make or become more intense, intricate, or complex:
  3. (Intransitive) To become thicker (in the sense of wider).
ensconce
(Now Rare) To hide; conceal; shelter
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  1. (Now Rare) To hide; conceal; shelter
  2. To place in a secure environment.
  3. (Intransitive) To settle comfortably.
establish
To place or settle in a secure position or condition:
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  1. To place or settle in a secure position or condition:
  2. To bring about; generate or effect:
  3. To prove the validity or truth of:
install
To connect or set in position and prepare for use:
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  1. To connect or set in position and prepare for use:
  2. To establish in a place or condition; settle
seat
To fix firmly in place:
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  1. To fix firmly in place:
  2. To have or provide seats for:
  3. To put a seat in or on; patch or renew the seat of; reseat
settle
To place or arrange in a desired position:
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  1. To place or arrange in a desired position:
  2. To move downward; sink or descend, especially gradually:
  3. To establish in a residence, business, or profession:
anchor
To cause to feel attached or secure:
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  1. To cause to feel attached or secure:
  2. To provide a basis for; establish or found:
  3. To secure (a vessel) with an anchor.
catch
To take or get passively; incur or contract without intention, as by exposure
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  1. To take or get passively; incur or contract without intention, as by exposure
  2. To get and hold (something that has been in motion) in a hand, the hands, a container, or an implement:
  3. To seize and hold, as after a chase; capture
fasten
To impose (oneself) without welcome.
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  1. To impose (oneself) without welcome.
  2. To make fast or secure:
  3. To take a firm hold (on or upon); seize; cling
moor
To make fast (a vessel, for example) by means of cables, anchors, or lines:
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  1. To make fast (a vessel, for example) by means of cables, anchors, or lines:
  2. To secure a vessel or aircraft with lines or anchors.
  3. To secure or fix firmly.
secure
To bring to a halt; stop
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  1. To bring to a halt; stop
  2. To bring about; effect:
  3. To get hold or possession of; obtain; acquire
affix
To place at the end; append:
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  1. To place at the end; append:
  2. To permanently add to, attach, or fasten on. To permanently add to, attach, or fasten on.
  3. To secure to something; attach:
attach
To seize or take by legal process; to carry out an attachment, for example, to attach the funds in a debtor’s bank account to pay a judgment.
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  1. To seize or take by legal process; to carry out an attachment, for example, to attach the funds in a debtor’s bank account to pay a judgment.
  2. To win the heart of; to connect by ties of love or self-interest; to attract; to fasten or bind by moral influence; with to.
  3. To adhere or become legally effective, especially in connection with something or upon some event. For example, certain rights and responsibilities attach to becoming a parent.
clip
To enunciate with clarity and precision:
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  1. To enunciate with clarity and precision:
  2. To cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears:
  3. To fasten with or as if with a clip; hold tightly.
connect
To join to or by means of a communications circuit:
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  1. To join to or by means of a communications circuit:
  2. To establish a rapport or relationship; relate:
  3. To join or fasten (two things together, or one thing with or to another); link; couple
couple
To form pairs; join.
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  1. To form pairs; join.
  2. To come together; unite
  3. (Elec.) To join (two or more circuits) by a common magnetic or electric field or by direct connection
fasten
To make fast or secure:
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  1. To make fast or secure:
  2. To become attached or joined
  3. To join (one thing to another); attach; connect
moor
To provide with an abiding emotional attachment:
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  1. To provide with an abiding emotional attachment:
  2. To hold (a ship, etc.) in place by cables or chains attached as to a pier or special buoy (mooring buoy), or by two anchors
  3. To secure or fix firmly.
secure
To bring about; effect:
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  1. To bring about; effect:
  2. To get hold or possession of; obtain; acquire
  3. (Naut.) To stop working
catch
To take or get passively; incur or contract without intention, as by exposure
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  1. To take or get passively; incur or contract without intention, as by exposure
  2. To go to see (a performance, for example):
  3. To get and hold (something that has been in motion) in a hand, the hands, a container, or an implement:
lodge
To live (with another or in another's home) as a paying guest
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  1. To live (with another or in another's home) as a paying guest
  2. To be or become embedded:
  3. To come to rest or be placed and remain firmly fixed
stick
To kill by piercing:
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  1. To kill by piercing:
  2. To pierce, puncture, or penetrate with a pointed instrument:
  3. To prop (a vine, etc.) with a stick or sticks
engrave
To print from a block or plate made by such a process.
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  1. To print from a block or plate made by such a process.
  2. To cut or incise (a picture, letters, etc.) into a metal plate, wooden block, etc. for printing
  3. To carve text or symbols into (something), usually for the purposes of identification or art.
etch
To prepare (a metal plate, glass, etc.) in this way, for use in printing such drawings or designs
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  1. To prepare (a metal plate, glass, etc.) in this way, for use in printing such drawings or designs
  2. To depict or impress sharply and distinctly
  3. To cut into the surface of (glass, for example) by the action of acid, especially by coating the surface with wax or another protective layer and drawing lines with a needle and then using the acid to form the lines on the unprotected parts of the surface.
grave
To clean barnacles, etc. from (the hull of a wooden ship) and coat with pitch or tar
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  1. To clean barnacles, etc. from (the hull of a wooden ship) and coat with pitch or tar
  2. To impress sharply and clearly; fix permanently
  3. To stamp or impress deeply; fix permanently.
impress
To compel (a person) to serve in the military, particularly in the naval forces, especially by seizure.
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  1. To compel (a person) to serve in the military, particularly in the naval forces, especially by seizure.
  2. To affect strongly, often favorably:
  3. (Law) To impose a constructive trust or a lien upon property, as a matter of equity, to protect a person without legal title but with a legally recognized interest.
imprint
To press or apply
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  1. To press or apply
  2. (Psychol.) To learn by means of imprinting
  3. To cause (a very young animal) to recognize and be attracted to another animal or to an object identified as the parent. Often used with on.
inscribe
To write or cut words onto something, especially a hard surface; to engrave.
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  1. To write or cut words onto something, especially a hard surface; to engrave.
  2. To write, mark, or engrave (words, symbols, etc.) on some surface
  3. To sign one's name or write a brief message in or on (a gift book or photograph, for example).
stamp
To thrust the foot forcibly downward:
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  1. To thrust the foot forcibly downward:
  2. To imprint or impress with a mark, design, or seal:
  3. To impress or mark distinctly or indelibly
embed
(Biology) To enclose a specimen in a supporting material before sectioning for microscopic examination.
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  1. (Biology) To enclose a specimen in a supporting material before sectioning for microscopic examination.
  2. To set (flowers, etc.) in earth
  3. To assign (an observer) to a group engaged in some activity
entrench
To invade; to encroach; to infringe or trespass; to enter on, and take possession of, that which belongs to another; usually followed by on or upon.
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  1. To invade; to encroach; to infringe or trespass; to enter on, and take possession of, that which belongs to another; usually followed by on or upon.
  2. To provide with a trench, especially for the purpose of fortifying or defending.
  3. To cut down into, as by erosion, so as to form a trough or trench
fasten
To become attached, fixed, or joined:
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  1. To become attached, fixed, or joined:
  2. To close or join in a particular manner:
  3. To place; attribute:
infix
To fasten or set firmly in or on, esp. by inserting or piercing
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  1. To fasten or set firmly in or on, esp. by inserting or piercing
  2. To place (an infix) within a word
  3. (Linguistics) To insert (a morphological element) into the body of a word.
ingrain
(Archaic) To dye or stain into the fiber of.
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  1. (Archaic) To dye or stain into the fiber of.
  2. To work into the fiber; infuse deeply
  3. To make something deeply part of something else, either literally or figuratively.
lodge
To provide with temporary quarters, especially for sleeping:
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  1. To provide with temporary quarters, especially for sleeping:
  2. To place or establish in quarters:
  3. To provide with a place of temporary residence; house
root
To grow roots or a root:
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  1. To grow roots or a root:
  2. To plant and fix the roots of (a plant) in soil or the ground.
  3. A plant part that usually grows underground, secures the plant in place, absorbs minerals and water, and stores food manufactured by leaves and other plant parts. Roots grow in a root system. Eudicots and magnoliids have a central, longer, and larger taproot with many narrower lateral roots branching off, while monocots have a mass of threadlike fibrous roots , which are roughly the same length and remain close to the surface of the soil. In vascular plants, roots usually consist of a central cylinder of vascular tissue, surrounded by the pericycle and endodermis, then a thick layer of cortex, and finally an outer epidermis or (in woody plants) periderm. Only finer roots (known as feeder roots) actively take up water and minerals, generally in the uppermost meter of soil. These roots absorb minerals primarily through small epidermal structures known as root hairs. In certain plants, adventitious roots grow out from the stem above ground as aerial roots or prop roots, bending down into the soil, to facilitate the exchange of gases or increase support. Certain plants (such as the carrot and beet) have fleshy storage roots with abundant parenchyma in their vascular tissues.
decree
To order, establish, or decide by decree:
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  1. To order, establish, or decide by decree:
  2. To order, decide, or appoint by decree or officially
  3. To issue a decree; ordain
dictate
To say or read aloud to be recorded or written by another:
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  1. To say or read aloud to be recorded or written by another:
  2. To issue orders or commands.
  3. To impose or give (orders) with or as with authority
impose
To arrange (pages of type or plates) in a frame in the proper order of printing
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  1. To arrange (pages of type or plates) in a frame in the proper order of printing
  2. To establish or apply as compulsory; levy:
  3. To bring about by authority or force; force to prevail:
ordain
To invest with ministerial or priestly authority; confer holy orders on:
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  1. To invest with ministerial or priestly authority; confer holy orders on:
  2. To order or decree by virtue of superior authority:
  3. To decree; order; establish; enact
prescribe
To order the use of a medicine or other treatment.
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  1. To order the use of a medicine or other treatment.
  2. To set down as a rule, law, or direction:
  3. To become invalidated or outlawed by negative prescription
arrange
To come to an agreement (with a person, about a thing)
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  1. To come to an agreement (with a person, about a thing)
  2. To come to an agreement:
  3. To arrive at an agreement about; settle
conclude
To arrange or settle; come to an agreement about
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  1. To arrange or settle; come to an agreement about
  2. To arrive at (a conclusion, judgment, or opinion) by the process of reasoning:
  3. To come to a decision or agreement:
dispose of
To arrange in an orderly way.
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  1. To arrange in an orderly way.
  2. To deal with conclusively with a threat or a difficult situation.
  3. To get rid of.
settle
To reach a decision; decide:
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  1. To reach a decision; decide:
  2. To become more stable or composed; stop fluctuating or changing
  3. To cause to sink, become compact, or come to rest:
arrange
(Music) To adapt (a composition) to other instruments or voices than those for which it was written, or to the style of a certain band or orchestra
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  1. (Music) To adapt (a composition) to other instruments or voices than those for which it was written, or to the style of a certain band or orchestra
  2. To come to an agreement (with a person, about a thing)
  3. To put in the correct, proper, or suitable order
conclude
To arrange or settle; come to an agreement about
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  1. To arrange or settle; come to an agreement about
  2. To come to an end; close:
  3. To come to a decision or agreement:
negotiate
To succeed in accomplishing or managing:
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  1. To succeed in accomplishing or managing:
  2. To arrange or settle by discussion and mutual agreement:
  3. To confer with another or others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement:
set
To put in a specified position or arrangement; place:
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  1. To put in a specified position or arrangement; place:
  2. To diminish or decline; wane:
  3. (Botany) To produce, as after pollination:
settle
To become more stable or composed; stop fluctuating or changing
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  1. To become more stable or composed; stop fluctuating or changing
  2. To set in place firmly or comfortably
  3. To stop moving and stay in one place; come to rest
affix
To impute; attribute:
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  1. To impute; attribute:
  2. To secure to something; attach:
  3. To place at the end; append:
assign
To transfer one’s duty, interest, or right to another, especially regarding property or under a contract, so that the transferee has the same duty, interest, or right as the transferor had. See also assignment and delegate.
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  1. To transfer one’s duty, interest, or right to another, especially regarding property or under a contract, so that the transferee has the same duty, interest, or right as the transferor had. See also assignment and delegate.
  2. To set apart for a particular purpose or place in a particular category; designate:
  3. To place at some task or duty; appoint
blame
To consider responsible for a misdeed, failure, or undesirable outcome:
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  1. To consider responsible for a misdeed, failure, or undesirable outcome:
  2. To find fault with; criticize:
  3. To place responsibility for (something):
fasten
To force (oneself) on or upon another in an annoying way
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  1. To force (oneself) on or upon another in an annoying way
  2. To make fast or secure, as by locking, shutting, buttoning, etc.; fix firmly in place
  3. To place; attribute:
impute
To infer or attribute responsibility or causation. To infer or attribute responsibility or causation.
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  1. To infer or attribute responsibility or causation. To infer or attribute responsibility or causation.
  2. (Theol.) To ascribe (the goodness or guilt of one person) to another as well
  3. To relate (something, usually something bad) to a particular cause or source; place the fault or responsibility for:
place
To repose (confidence, trust, hope, etc.) in a person or thing
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  1. To repose (confidence, trust, hope, etc.) in a person or thing
  2. To appoint to a post:
  3. To arrange for the publication or display of:
doctor
To add ingredients so as to improve or conceal the taste, appearance, or quality of:
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  1. To add ingredients so as to improve or conceal the taste, appearance, or quality of:
  2. (--- Baseball) To deface or apply a substance to (the ball) in violation of the rules in order to throw a pitch with extraordinary movement:
  3. To try to heal; apply medicine to
mend
To repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay, injury, or defacement; to patch up; to put in shape or order again; to re-create; as, to mend a garment or a machine.
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  1. To repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay, injury, or defacement; to patch up; to put in shape or order again; to re-create; as, to mend a garment or a machine.
  2. To make better; improve; reform; set right
  3. To alter for the better; to set right; to reform; hence, to quicken; as, to mend one's manners or pace.
overhaul
To check thoroughly for needed repairs
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  1. To check thoroughly for needed repairs
  2. To make the repairs, adjustments, etc. needed to restore (a motor, etc.) to good working order
  3. To examine or go over carefully for needed repairs.
patch
(Computers) To correct a bug in (an item of software), especially as a temporary correction between releases.
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  1. (Computers) To correct a bug in (an item of software), especially as a temporary correction between releases.
  2. A temporary, removable electronic connection, as one between two components in a communications system.
  3. To add (a person) in or into an electronic communication circuit, as for a conference call or radio transmission
repair
To go often, customarily, or in numbers
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  1. To go often, customarily, or in numbers
  2. To put back in good condition after damage, decay, etc.; mend; fix
  3. To set right; remedy:
revamp
To renovate, revise, improve or renew; to patch.
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  1. To renovate, revise, improve or renew; to patch.
  2. To vamp (a shoe) anew.
  3. To revise or reconstruct (a manuscript, for example).
right
To put in order; set right
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  1. To put in order; set right
  2. On or toward the right hand or side
  3. Exactly; just:
adjust
To change so as to be suitable to or conform with something else:
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  1. To change so as to be suitable to or conform with something else:
  2. To come into conformity, as with one's surroundings; become suited, as to one's associates, circumstances, etc.
  3. To move or change (something) so as to be in a more effective arrangement or desired condition:
regulate
To adjust (a mechanism) for accurate and proper functioning.
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  1. To adjust (a mechanism) for accurate and proper functioning.
  2. To put or maintain in order:
  3. To control, direct, or govern according to a rule, principle, or system; specif., to impose a body of regulations on a particular industry, type of business, etc.
set
To put in a specified position or arrangement; place:
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  1. To put in a specified position or arrangement; place:
  2. To diminish or decline; wane:
  3. (Botany) To produce, as after pollination:
tune
To adapt to some condition, mood, etc.; bring into harmony or agreement
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  1. To adapt to some condition, mood, etc.; bring into harmony or agreement
  2. To adjust (a musical instrument) to some standard of pitch; put in tune
  3. To adjust or adopt in order to meet specific requirements or conditions, especially:
attune
To bring into a harmonious or responsive relationship:
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  1. To bring into a harmonious or responsive relationship:
  2. To bring into harmony or accord.
  3. (Music) to bring into musical accord
fit
To make a place for
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  1. To make a place for
  2. To make suitable; adapt:
  3. To make or alter so as to be suitable or proper
make
To rise or accumulate:
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  1. To rise or accumulate:
  2. To achieve, produce, or attain:
  3. To prepare; fix:
prepare
To equip or furnish with necessary provisions, accessories, etc.; fit out
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  1. To equip or furnish with necessary provisions, accessories, etc.; fit out
  2. (Music) To use (a dissonant tone) in preparation
  3. To make ready, usually for a specific purpose; make suitable; fit; adapt; train
prime
To provide (a person) beforehand with information, answers, etc.
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  1. To provide (a person) beforehand with information, answers, etc.
  2. To get (a carburetor, etc.) into operation by adding extra fuel
  3. To make ready; prepare:
ready
To cause to be ready.
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  1. To cause to be ready.
  2. To get or make ready; prepare
alter
To change or make different; modify:
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  1. To change or make different; modify:
  2. To adjust (a garment) for a better fit.
  3. To become different; change; vary
castrate
To remove the ovaries of a female; spay.
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  1. To remove the ovaries of a female; spay.
  2. To deprive of essential virility, vigor, or significance by mutilating, expurgating, subjugating, etc.; emasculate
  3. (--- Rare) To remove the ovaries of; spay
geld
To deprive of anything essential; weaken
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  1. To deprive of anything essential; weaken
  2. To castrate a horse or other similar animal.
  3. To castrate (a horse, for example).
neuter
To render ineffective or powerless:
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  1. To render ineffective or powerless:
  2. To castrate or spay (an animal)
  3. To castrate or spay.
spay
To sterilize (a female animal) by removing the ovaries
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  1. To sterilize (a female animal) by removing the ovaries
  2. To remove surgically the ovaries of an animal.
sterilize
(Economics) To place (gold) in safekeeping so as not to affect the supply of money or credit.
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  1. (Economics) To place (gold) in safekeeping so as not to affect the supply of money or credit.
  2. To make free of living microorganisms, as by subjecting to great heat or chemical action
  3. To eliminate the ability of a person or animal to produce offspring, as by altering or removing the reproductive organs.
unsex
To deprive of sexual capacity or sexual attributes.
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  1. To deprive of sexual capacity or sexual attributes.
  2. To deprive of the qualities considered characteristic of one's sex; esp., to make unwomanly
  3. To deprive of sexual power
avenge
To take vengeance on behalf of:
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  1. To take vengeance on behalf of:
  2. To get revenge for (an injury, wrong, etc.)
  3. To inflict a punishment or penalty in return for; revenge:
pay back
To pay an amount of money owed to another, to repay
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  1. To pay an amount of money owed to another, to repay
pay off
To pay back; to repay.
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  1. To pay back; to repay.
  2. (Informal) To bribe, especially to deter oversight.
  3. To pay back (repay, pay off) the entirety of a loan, thereby effecting the release of a lien on.
redress
To redecorate a previously existing film set so that it can double for another set.
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  1. To redecorate a previously existing film set so that it can double for another set.
  2. To make amends or compensation to; to relieve of anything unjust or oppressive; to bestow relief upon.
  3. To put in order again; to set right; to emend; to revise.
repay
To pay back.
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  1. To pay back.
  2. To give back, either in return or in compensation:
  3. To pay back:
requite
(Now Rare) To give or do in return
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  1. (Now Rare) To give or do in return
  2. To return in kind; To repay; to recompense; to reward.
  3. To avenge (an insult or wrongdoing).
vindicate
To defend, maintain, or insist on the recognition of (one's rights, for example).
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  1. To defend, maintain, or insist on the recognition of (one's rights, for example).
  2. (Obsolete) To exact revenge for; avenge.
  3. (Obs.) To avenge
wreak
To bring about (damage or destruction, for example):
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  1. To bring about (damage or destruction, for example):
  2. To give vent to or act upon (one's feelings):
  3. (Archaic) To avenge
tamper
To interfere in a harmful or disruptive manner; meddle:
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  1. To interfere in a harmful or disruptive manner; meddle:
  2. (In professional sports) To discuss future contracts against league rules with a player.
  3. To engage in improper or secret actions, as in an effort to influence an outcome:
bribe
That which seduces; seduction; allurement.
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  1. That which seduces; seduction; allurement.
  2. Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to dishonesty.
  3. Something offered to induce another to do something:
graft
The act of taking advantage of one's position, esp. a political position, to gain money, property, etc. dishonestly
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  1. The act of taking advantage of one's position, esp. a political position, to gain money, property, etc. dishonestly
  2. Deceitful or fraudulent use of one's position, especially in public office, to obtain personal profits or advantages.
  3. A shoot or bud of one plant that is inserted into or joined to the stem, branch, or root of another plant so that the two grow together as a single plant. Grafts are used to strengthen or repair plants, create dwarf trees, produce seedless fruit, and increase fruit yields without requiring plants to mature from seeds.
payola
This kind of bribe or graft
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  1. This kind of bribe or graft
  2. The practice of paying bribes or graft for commercial advantage or special favors, as to a disc jockey for unfairly promoting one recording over others
  3. Payment of a party, especially a disc jockey or radio station, for the promotion of a product or service, such as a commercial musical recording, without making the legally required disclosure of sponsorship.
payoff
The benefit gained as the result of a previous action.
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  1. The benefit gained as the result of a previous action.
  2. The discharge of a debt or obligation.
  3. A bribe.
boodle
Money, especially when acquired or spent illegally or improperly; swag.
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  1. Money, especially when acquired or spent illegally or improperly; swag.
  2. Something given as a bribe; graft
  3. (US, dialect) The whole collection or lot; caboodle.
box
The contents or capacity of a box
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  1. The contents or capacity of a box
  2. A slap or blow with the hand or fist:
  3. (Chiefly British) A small country house used as a sporting lodge:
corner
Something used to form, mark, protect, or decorate a corner
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  1. Something used to form, mark, protect, or decorate a corner
  2. A threatening or embarrassing position from which escape is difficult:
  3. (--- Baseball) Either side of home plate, toward or away from the batter.
deep water
Waters suitable for deep-draft ships, especially ocean-going.
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  1. Waters suitable for deep-draft ships, especially ocean-going.
  2. (Idiomatic) A difficult or embarrassing situation.
difficulty
A troublesome or embarrassing state of affairs, especially of financial affairs:
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  1. A troublesome or embarrassing state of affairs, especially of financial affairs:
  2. The condition or quality of being difficult:
  3. Something not easily done, accomplished, comprehended, or solved:
dilemma
A situation that requires a choice between options that are or seem equally unfavorable or unsatisfactory.
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  1. A situation that requires a choice between options that are or seem equally unfavorable or unsatisfactory.
  2. Any serious problem
  3. Any situation in which one must choose between unpleasant alternatives
dutch
The Pennsylvania Dutch.
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  1. The Pennsylvania Dutch.
  2. The people of the Netherlands.
  3. The official West Germanic language of the Netherlands and one of the official languages of Belgium.
hole
A small, dingy, squalid place; any dirty, badly lighted room, house, etc.
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  1. A small, dingy, squalid place; any dirty, badly lighted room, house, etc.
  2. (Physics) A vacant position in an atom left by the absence of a valence electron, especially a position in a semiconductor that acts as a carrier of positive electric charge.
  3. A gap, usually the valence band of an insulator or semiconductor, that would normally be filled with one electron. If an electron accelerated by a voltage moves into a gap, it leaves a gap behind it, and in this way the hole itself appears to move through the substance. Even though holes are in fact the absence of a negatively charged particle (an electron), they can be treated theoretically as positively charged particles, whose motion gives rise to electric current.
hot spot
(Informal) An area of actual or potential trouble or violence
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  1. (Informal) An area of actual or potential trouble or violence
  2. Any place regarded as a center for a specified activity or interest
  3. A volcanic area that forms as a tectonic plate moves over a point heated from deep within the Earth's mantle. The source of the heat is thought to be the decay of radioactive elements. The Hawaiian Islands formed as a series of hot spots.
hot water
Trouble; difficulty:
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  1. Trouble; difficulty:
  2. Used other than as an idiom: see hot,‎ water.
  3. (Informal) Trouble; difficulty
jam
A crush or congestion of people or things in a limited space:
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  1. A crush or congestion of people or things in a limited space:
  2. A food made by boiling fruit with sugar to a thick mixture
  3. A group of persons or things so close together as to jam a passageway, etc.
plight
A solemn pledge, as of faith.
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  1. A solemn pledge, as of faith.
  2. A condition or state of affairs; esp., now, an awkward, sad, or dangerous situation
  3. A situation, especially a bad or unfortunate one.
predicament
(Archaic) category
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  1. (Archaic) category
  2. (Logic) One of the basic states or classifications described by Aristotle into which all things can be placed; a category.
  3. A condition or situation, now specif. one that is difficult, unpleasant, embarrassing, or, sometimes, comical
quagmire
Wet, boggy ground, yielding under the foot
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  1. Wet, boggy ground, yielding under the foot
  2. A difficult or inextricable position
  3. (Figuratively) A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle; a predicament.
scrape
An embarrassing or difficult predicament.
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  1. An embarrassing or difficult predicament.
  2. A fight or conflict
  3. A disagreeable or embarrassing situation; predicament, esp. when caused by one's own conduct
soup
(Slang) Something having the appearance or a consistency suggestive of soup, especially:
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  1. (Slang) Something having the appearance or a consistency suggestive of soup, especially:
  2. A liquid food prepared from meat, fish, or vegetable stock combined with various other ingredients and often containing solid pieces.
  3. A liquid food, with or without solid particles, made by cooking meat, vegetables, fish, etc. in water, milk, or the like
trouble
A condition of pain, disease, or malfunction:
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  1. A condition of pain, disease, or malfunction:
  2. A state of distress, affliction, difficulty, or need:
  3. A person, circumstance, or event that causes annoyance, distress, difficulty, etc.
bind
(Chess) A strong grip or stranglehold on a position that is difficult for the opponent to break.
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  1. (Chess) A strong grip or stranglehold on a position that is difficult for the opponent to break.
  2. (Informal) A difficult, restrictive, or unresolvable situation:
  3. To combine with, form a bond with, or be taken up by a chemical or chemical structure. An enzyme, for example, is structured in such a way as to be able to bind with its substrate.
pickle
A solution of brine or vinegar, often spiced, for preserving and flavoring food.
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  1. A solution of brine or vinegar, often spiced, for preserving and flavoring food.
  2. A chemical bath used to clear metal of scale, preserve wood, etc.
  3. (Scotland) A bit, small quantity
spot
A small area of different color or texture from the main area of which it is a part; often, a mark made by some foreign matter; stain, blot, speck, patch, etc.
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  1. A small area of different color or texture from the main area of which it is a part; often, a mark made by some foreign matter; stain, blot, speck, patch, etc.
  2. The number of points, etc. assigned by gamblers to one side in a contest, in an attempt to equalize betting on both sides
  3. (Informal) A spot advertisement or announcement
agree (related)
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