To make less; make small.
To lessen; diminish; to diminish in speaking; speak of lightly or slightingly; minimise.
To effect mincingly.
To cut into very small pieces; to chop fine.
To suppress or weaken the force of
To say or utter vaguely, not directly or frankly
To affect; to pronounce affectedly or with an accent.
To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner.
To act or talk with affected nicety; to affect delicacy in manner.
if something picks up speed, it starts to move faster
if something such as the wind picks up, it becomes stronger
to arrest someone and take them away in a car
to buy something
to earn money
to get an illness
to go and meet someone or something that you have arranged to take somewhere in a vehicle
to improve
to learn a new skill or start a habit without intending to
to lift someone or something up from a surface
to lift something up and take it away
to lift things up and put them in the place where they are kept in order to make a place tidy
to make a place clean and tidy
to notice a smell or sound, or to notice that someone or something is present
to pay for something
to receive an electronic signal on a radio or similar piece of equipment
to recover from a fall or problem
to return to a situation that existed before something went wrong
to start something again, from the point where you stopped
to start talking to someone because you want to have sex with them
to take someone who is waiting by the road into your vehicle and take them somewhere
to try to return to a normal life after a difficult experience
to win something such as a prize
An impressive seat used by a monarch, often on a raised dais in a throne room and reserved for formal occasions.
Leadership, particularly the position of a monarch.
The seat of a bishop in the cathedral-church of his diocese; also, the seat of a pope.
Other seats, particularly:
A member of an order of angels ranked above dominions and below cherubim.




