to level
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3.7
- verb
- /ˈlɛvəl/
:
nivelar
- They decided to level the old warehouse to prepare the site for new apartments.
- leveled fields
But I also don't agree that the way to level it is to bring wealthy people down.
- But I also don't agree that the way to level it is to bring wealthy people down.
- Places that are are crucial to my soul, I have seen leveled and turned to ash.
- To unrig the system, to level the playing field?
- We create a tidal wave, correct, that will level a coastal city with radiation water, correct?
Examples
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On 4 May 2007, an EF-5 tornado leveled 95 percent of Greensburg, Kansas.
Academic text (2011) -
After the storm, workers had to level the fallen debris before rebuilding the bridge.
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So why did you level the house?
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Have they leveled the town?
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So if l choose to level Average Joe's to build a parking structure for my members, so be it.
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Every hut that lay in the road's path... ...was leveled.
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Quang Tri City, a lively place in 1967, was leveled in 1972 and never rebuilt.
Fiction book (1991) -
The city council approved the plan to level several abandoned buildings in the downtown area.
Synonyms
123
3.7
To destroy a building or other structure completely
63
4.6
Knock down a building or other large structure completely
40
3.4
To destroy a building so it is level with the ground
23
2.6
Make something flat and smooth by pressing it
22
2.5
To make something level or smooth
18
3.4
To make a surface, amount, or relationship level by removing differences
17
7.1
To completely destroy a building or area so nothing is left
7
3.8
To demolish a building so it is flat on the ground
5
3.4
To become flat and smooth after being uneven
3
6.1
To make one surface level with another
2
6.1
Wear a surface away slowly by rubbing, or make someone very tired
1
3.8
To make something less rough by pressing it flat or by calming people
1
7.0
To smooth a wall or floor surface with a flat tool
1
7.5
To make a surface smooth by shaving thin layers of wood
1
6.0
To completely destroy a building so nothing remains above ground
To level a floor or concrete with a long straight tool so it is flat
Make a surface flat using a heavy roller machine
To make the ground flat for building or planting
To completely tear down a building or town so nothing is left
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
16
2.8
The least money a person or family needs to buy basic things like food and a home
- UK
6
5.4
An advanced school exam taken after two years of study, usually at age 18 in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland
- Specialized
1
6.5
The smallest level of study that looks at individuals or small groups, not whole systems
- Specialized
1
5.5
A type of computer language that is easy for people to read and write
- Specialized
1
5.8
A price where a falling stock often stops because people start to buy it
- Specialized
1
6.5
Radioactive material from medical tests and hospital procedures that has low radiation and needs safe handling
- Specialized
1
7.8
Highly radioactive material left after nuclear fuel is used that needs safe storage for a long time
- Specialized
1
5.7
A level of safety rules and equipment in labs to prevent exposure to dangerous germs
1
3.7
A long straight tool with a small bubble that shows if a surface is flat or upright
1
4.2
A calm and sensible way of thinking in difficult or stressful situations
- Specialized
1
5.6
The measured strength of sound, light, or other waves shown in decibels
- Specialized
1
3.7
The amount of random unwanted change in a signal or data that reduces accuracy
- UK
1
4.1
A tool with a closed tube and a bubble to check if surfaces like a shelf are flat or upright
A brain scan that shows brain activity by measuring changes in blood oxygen
- Specialized
Basic safety steps in laboratories for agents that do not usually cause disease in people
- Specialized
A set of lab rules and steps for working with germs that can cause disease but do not spread easily
- Specialized
A set of safety rules for labs that work with germs spread through the air and causing serious disease
- Specialized
The highest safety level for labs that handle very dangerous germs that cause deadly disease and have no vaccine
A place where a road and train tracks cross at the same level with barriers that close for trains
- Specialized
A process that prepares a hard drive so the computer can store data
- Specialized
A long tool with a bubble that masons use to check that walls and floors are flat
- Specialized
A process that prepares a disk so a computer's operating system can use it
- Specialized
A tool with a hanging string and a bubble level to check vertical or horizontal lines
- Specialized
A small telescope with a bubble level on a rotating mount that measures land height differences
How Flat
Surface Forms
Etymology
Level comes from the old idea of making things 'even' (from Latin libra 'scales'), so to level something is to make it flat or bring it down to one plane. That's why 'to level' can mean to flatten or knock something down to the ground.