267 KEEP + from Mom kept us away from school for a week I To avoid danger of suffocation, keep plastic bags away from babies and children K I keep away ~ I keep I sth ~ to prevent an illness from infecting someone: Vitamin C is supposed to keep away colds KEEL keep back keeled, keeled, keeling I keep back I to not stand near something or not move towards it: Keep well back, please This could be dangerous I keel over I to fall over sideways, especially because feel weak or unsteady: He looked as ifhe ready to keel over from exhaustion I May laughing so much that she keeled over the sofa you was was onto + from Police were telling people * I keep back ~ KEEP keep after after [ill to ask someone again and again to something until they it: Tony s children and relatives kept after him to stop drinking SIMILAR TO: keep on at I keep atl~ spoken to continue to something, although I keep [SEI ~sthlbackl to deliberately not tell someone all that you know about something: I've honestly no idea what happened - you think I'd keep anything back if I knew? + from Ellie was sure he was keeping something back from her SIMILAR TO: hold back, withhold formal at it I to make someone continue to work hard and not let them stop: Trevor will never pass his piano exam if he doesn't practise - you have to keep him at it I The director called yet another rehearsal; he was determined to keep them at it as long as possible * I keep away I to not go near a person, place, or animal: You'd better keep away, I don't want you to get my cold + from Keep away from that dog, it might bite you! I If 1were you I'd keep away from that area at night * SIMILAR TO: stay away Ikeep Isblsth Iaway I ~I k-e-e-p-a-w-a-y ~ to prevent someone or something from going near a person or place: Rub the liquid on your skin to keep mosquitoes away Ikeep back I~ Ikeep I sth]back I if you keep back your tears or your feelings, you not cry or show your feelings, even though you want to very much: I tried to explain, working hard to keep back the tears I He was unable to keep back his anger any longer keep away C AmE informal to try to please someone, especially in order to get them to something for you: Dan is perfectly capable of getting a promotion without kissing up to the boss SIMILAR TO: suck up informal, creep (up) to BrE KIT kitted, kitted, kitting Y- if a writer kills off a character in a story, television series etc, the writer makes that character die: course, we all know that lames Bond will never be killed off - but the scene was still very exciting Or KIP [kip down kissl~1 away I * to destroy or get rid of something completely and finally: The show was so unpopular that the producers decided to kill it off I The new figures are likely to kill off any hope of an early economic recovery Ikilloffl~ I kiss * SIMILAR TO: to kill things or people in large numbers or so that there are none left: There is a danger that agricultural chemicals will pollute the water and kill off the wildlife I A lot of the children died in those days - poverty and disease killed them off I kill off~ I is not worth the time, effort, money etc or that it cannot work, and therefore you will not be a part of it: Perhaps you can talk about your differences with your wife instead of just kissing off the relationship KILL away ~ informal to kiss someone to try to take away their pain or unhappiness and make them feel better: Harry held her tightly, kissing away her tears sb/sth lout I Ikit out Isb/sth I USUALLY PASSNE 5rE to provide someone or something with the clothes or equipment they need for a particu~ar activity + with First you will be kitted out with a safety helmet and a lamp I The London studio is lavishly kitted out with six cameras SIMILAR TO: fit out especially BrE * I BrE informal to sleep on something ~I that is not Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark KNEEL I be kitted get knocked about There was one boy who was always covered in bruises - he got knocked about at home out/up in ~ BrE to be dressed in clothes of a particular type, especially ones that are suitable for a particular activity: The children were kitted out in matching silver ski suits He was kitted up in a white T-shirt and blue shorts * SIMILAR TO: I knock around/about I informal to spend time somewhere, without doing anything very serious or important: I didn't want to leave the city now I'd spent enough time knocking about in the country I After three years knocking around at university, Sammy still had no idea about a future career SIMILAR TO: kick around informal wear KNEEL knelt or kneeled, knelt or kneeled, kneeling kneel down I knock around/about ~ * I be knocking around/about I I kneel down I informal if something is knocking around, it is in a particular place, but it has been forgotten about, or not used for a long time: I used to play a little violin that I found knocking around in the attic I There seem to be a lot of BMWs knocking around these days I It S surprising how few good acting parts there are knocking around SIMILAR TO: kick around, be kicking around/about informal to move into a position in which your knees are on the ground and your body is resting on your knees: She knelt down and put her arms around the child be kneeling down (=be in a position in which your knees are on the ground and your body is resting on your knees) The people in the church were kneeling down, waiting for the final prayers * ~'around/aboutl KNIT BrE to kick or hit a ball around, especially in a not very serious way: They didn't look like a team who wanted to win They were just knocking the ball about knitted or knit, knitted or kni~ knitting I knit together I sth/sb I ~ together if two or more something, they are knit together The two families and marriage I USUALLY PASSIVE people are knit together by are united by it: Communities by laws, religion and custom I were knitted together by blood I knock around/about Isth] to spend time in a place or travelling around a place, doing whatever you want to or doing very little: Like Jules, Sarah had knocked around the world a bit and seen a lot of places SIMILAR TO: kick around informal, bum around informal * I knit together I if people or things knit together, they fit together or work together well: In an essay you must make sure that the sentences in each paragraph knit together logically I The lads in the team have knitted together extremely well I knit together I BrE if broken bones knit together, they join and grow together again: I had to rest my leg for a month, to give the bones a chance to knit together Iknock around/about with I~ BrE to spend your free time with someone, because they are your friend or because you are having a relationship with them: On Saturdays I knock around with my friends from school I Moore used to knock around with a very strange-looking woman * SIMILAR TO: go around with, hand out with informol especially AmE knock back'" KNOCK knocked, knocked, knocking knock around/about I knock I sb] around/about I informal to hit or kick someone several times: Her husband was a big man with a bad temper He used to knock her around : I knock back ~ informal to drink something, especia y alcohol, quickly or in large amounts: I watched him knock back a whole bottle of wine in fi.f teen minutes I She poured herself a glass of whisky and knocked it back * SIMILAR TO: put away informal especially spoken Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark 275 PHRASAL VERB ACTIVATOR p This special section contains 16 different topic areas, in which groups of phrasal verbs that are similar in meaning are shown together For example, around the topic area CLOTHES, you will find various phrasal verbs meaning to put on clothes, and also various phrasal verbs meaning to take off clothes Once you have found the group of phrasal verbs you are interested in, you can then check in the main part of the dictionary to find out exactly what each phrasal verb means H clothes computers continue drinking driving eating leave like/dislike page page page page page page page page 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 love & friendship on the telephone problems sleeping & awake start stop TV/radio/lights/machines weather page page page page page page page page 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 R A s A L v E R B to put on special clothes for warmth, protection etc A c T v A T o R Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermar 276 p H R A s A L v E to put information into a computer R B A c T v A T o R Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark LIE 307 + in Many houses were flooded there was no let-up in the rain I let up I USUAlLY NEGATIVE and still I level I level ~ off/out I I-Ie~v-e-I -oft:-l-o-u~t~ to make the surface of something flat and smooth: Put the cake mixture in a tin and level it off with a spoon I You should level out the soil with a rake before sowing the seeds + inion A police spokesman said that they would not let up in their campaign against drugs I When his headaches returned, Fred was advised to let up on his studies let-up N [SINGULAR, < I if a road levels off, it begins to go forward on one level instead of going up or down: At the top of the hill the road levelled out and we stopped to look at the view ~ to stop doing something or to it less than before, especially when you have been doing it continuously in a very determined way or in a way that annoys someone: Little kids ask questions all the time They won't let up off/out * SIMILAR TO: flatten u] when you stop doing something that you have been doing or you it less than before + in The government wants no let-up in the war against the rebels NOT PASSNE in(ormal to tell someone the truth about a situation' when you have not been completely honest about it before: I decided to level with Char/ie But I made him swear not to tell anyone else LEVEL levelled, levelled, levelling BrE leveled, leveled, leveling AmE I~ Ilevel with LICK licked, licked, licking I sb/sth level ~ to aim a gun at someone or something: The men pushed us into a dark room and guns were levelled at our heads level at/against ~ at/against I sb I USUAlLY PASSNE if you level a criticism, charge, or accusation at someone, you publicly criticize them or say that they have done something wrong: A number of criticisms were levelled at the book I Accusations of racism and corruption have been levelled against the police * SIMILAR TO: aim at - Ilevel off/out I X if the amount or rate of something levels off, it stops increasing or decreasing and stays at the level it has reached: Car sales in Japan levelled out in September after several months ofgrowth + at The world population could level offat around 8.5 billion by the middle of the next century * SIMILAR TO: stabilize (ormol • COMPARE: drop off (level off/out I ,,( if an aircraft levels off, it begins to travel forward at the height it has reached instead of going up or down: Mark undid his seatbelt as the jet leveled off Ilick[~ llickup~ to drink or eat something by moving your tongue across it: The cat was licking up something that had been spilt on the floor LIE lay, lain, lying Ilie ahead if a particular situation or problem lies ahead, this is what will happen or what someone will experience in the future: A long hard struggle lies ahead before we can arrive at a diplomatic settlement + of I felt very anxious about what lay ahead of me + for A great future lies ahead for this talented twenty-three-year-old girl * SIMILAR TO: lie before sb -"1 be lying around/about (~ in(ormal if something is lying around, someone has left it carelessly in a place where it should not be: They'd left the dirty plates lying around and the wine bottles on the floor I Have you seen my watch lying around anywhere? I It's not a good idea to leave so much money lying about the house Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermar ~8 UE Ilie around/about I informal to spend your time being lazy and doing very little, especially lying down: My fifteen-year-old son just lies around all day, watching videos I If you enjoy drinking, eating and lying about, this could be the holiday for you * SIMILAR TO: laze around, doss about/around BrE In(ormal order to have a rest: On Sunday mornings we usually have a lie-in I lie in I sth I NOT * lie back Ilie back lie up I I lie upl to move your body backwards from a sitting position until you are lying down or almost lying down: I lay back and closed my eyes to listen to the music Ilie before I~ NOTPASSlVE if something lies before you, you will have to deal with it or you will experience it in the future: A major challenge lies before us I In the past most women accepted without question the life that lay before them * SIMILAR TO: lie ahead lie behind [lie behind PASSIVE if a particular quality lies in something, the quality exists in it or as a result of it: Our company's strength lies in its excellent range of good quality products I The charm of the painting lay in its simplicity SIMILAR TO: reside in (ormal I sth I NOT PASSIVE to be the reason or explanation for a situation, action etc, especially when it is not clear or not generally known: Anna never discussed what lay behind the break-up of her marriage I These statistics are interesting but we need tofind out what lies behind them BrE to hide somewhere in order to escape from people who are looking for you: Our men lay up in the woods during the day, expecting to be attacked at any moment I He had to seek shelter - somewhere to lie up and let his wounds heal * SIMILAR hide out TO: lie with Ilie with I sb I NOT PASSIVE if something such as a fault, decision, or responsibility lies with someone, it is their fault, decision, responsibility etc, and they are responsible for dealing with it: The fault lies with the school for not informing the parents that there was a problem I The final decision on the refugees 'fate lies with the government I Responsibility for the environment lies with us all * SIMILAR TO: rest with LIFT lifted, lifted, lifting lift off vlliedownl to move into a position in which your body is flat, usually in order to sleep or rest: He felt so tired that he went straight upstairs and lay down on his bed be lying down (=be in a position in which your body is flat on a surface) Jane was lying down on thefloor; doing some exercises I lift * SIMILAR BrE to stay in bed in the morning later than usual, in order to have a rest: Don't wake me up tomorrow morning I'm going to lie in * SIMILAR TO: sleep in lie-in N [SINGULAR] BrE informal if you have a lie-in, you stay in bed in the morning for longer than usual in take off when a space vehicle leaves the ground in order to travel into space: Ten minutes to lift-off I They decided they would attempt a lift-off in spite of the bad weather BrE in(ormal if you have a lie-down, you have a rest on a bed: You don't look very well Why don't you go and have a lie-down? X- TO: lift-off N [C,U] lie-down N [SINGULAR] [lie inl offl if a space vehicle or plane lifts off, it leaves the ground in order to start a journey: The space shuttle and its six astronauts will lift off on Sunday at 6.30 am I The plane lifted off and began to climb steeply LIGHT lit lit lighting lighted, lighted, lighting light on/upon Light upon is more formal than light on and is mostly used in writing • I light on/upon I s!EJ NOT PASSIVE literary to suddenly notice or find something, Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark LINE 309 by chance: Then my eye lit on that morning's newspaper I Among all the books he lit upon a small volume of poetry [Iightenl~ light up llightuplsth] ~ to make something bright with light or to shine light on something: There was a storm that lit up the night sky all over Colorado I In the centre of the town the main streets were all lit up for Christmas I The sun shone on her head, lighting up her hair I light up I I light up 1"SthJ [light I sth I up] if your face or eyes light up, or a smile lights up your face, you suddenly look very pleased, happy, or excited: Steve s eyes lit up as he described his new project I Suddenly we saw him coming towards us, a smile lighting up hisface + with Bella 's face lit up with pleasure at the thought of a holiday I light up I I light up I sth I NOTPASSM informal to light a cigarette, pipe etc and begin to smoke it: She took a cigarette from the pack, lit up and offered them around I Watson sat down at a table and lit up his pipe I light up I sth! to make a place seem happier or more interesting and attractive: A smile from Jimmy always seemed to light up the world I Vita was a fascinating woman Her presence lit up the room light up sb's life (=make someone's life happier and more interesting) Just the thought of her lit up his life * SIMILAR brighten TO: [lighten up I spoken informal to behave in a less serious way and be more relaxed and friendly with other people: Dad's so tense all the time I wish he'd lighten up a little * SIMILAR TO: relax, not take things so seriously - LIKEN likened, likened, likening [liken I sthlsb §I sthlsb I BrE to similar papers hotel likened describe something or someone as to another thing or person: The newslikened the new hospital to a five-star I In the Christian religion, God is to afather * SIMILAR TO: compare LIMBER light on/upon - LIGHTEN I s18 [lighten up I lighten [lighten limber up I limber up[ especially BrE to gentle exercises in order to stretch your muscles and prepare your body for a sport or competition + for The athletes were already limbering up for the race * SIMILAR TO: loosen up LINE lined, lined, lining Iline I sb I up J [line up I sb I to stand in a line or to make people stand in a line: The children were ordered to line up according to their height I The rebels had lined the captives up and threatened to shoot them lightened, lightened, lightening Iline up [ up light upon SEE uplsth[ limbered, limbered, limbering [light upl if something lights up, it begins to shine brightly, because lights inside it start working: If anybody tries to enter the building at night, the whole place lights up and an alarm goes off I The computer screen lit up and Jonathon typed in a code S !Iighten to make something less serious and more enjoyable: The film script was too depressing so we've tried to lighten it up a little I Is the atmosphere at work boring? Here are a few ways in which you can lighten things up ~ up I to make something look lighter or to become lighter: White walls would certainly lighten up the room I Outside the sky was just beginning to lighten up be lined up (=be standing in a line) Hundreds of people were lined up, all helping to put out the fire line-up N [e USUALLY SINGULAR] a row of people that the police bring together A member of the public then tries to help the police by looking at the people and deciding whether they have seen any of them before, especially at the scene of a crime: The victim later identified Thomas from a police line-up • It _ ~ Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermar LINE [line 310 I~ [line up [sth] LINGER to arrange things in a row: After dinner, we lined our chairs up in front of the television I I stared at the dentist s instruments lined up in front of me Iline I sth/sb ~ lingered, lingered, lingering linger on !Iinger on ! I line up I sth/sb I to continue to exist, especially for longer than was expected: The disease only lingers on in very poor areas I In some places, the old way of life still lingers on the memory lingers on The war might be over, but the memory lingers on USUALLY PASSIVE to arrange for something to happen or for someone to take part in an event, programme, competition ete: The organizers had lined up a team of experts to discuss their views I I'Ve have some great comedy acts lined up for you this evening line-up N [cl the group of people who have been chosen to take part in a particular event, programme, team etc: The concert featured an all-star line-up of Bowie, Annie Lennox, George Michael and others I There are a few changes to the England line-up for next weeks game against Brazil * SIMILAR TO: remain [linger on I I linger [line up[ if a lot of people, organizations etc line something, they are all very eager to She s a brilliant lawyer People will line hire her I People are lining up to buy new luxury apartments * SIMILAR TO: queue up llineup~ up to it: up to these line up against I line up against ~ LINK linked, linked, linking I link up[ to join together, especially with another person or organization in order to something together NOT PASSIVE Iline up against I~ * to compete against someone in a sports competition: The French team will line up against Brazil in the World Cup Final [line up behind/with ~ NOT PASSIVE if people line up behind someone or something, they all support that person or thing: The majority lined up behind Leroy and the proposal was passed I Conservatives have usually lined up with big business in commercial disputes * SIMILAR TO: support • OPPOSITE: line up against NOT PASSIVE to take a long time doing something, usually in order to enjoy it: There was still one couple in the restaurant, lingering over coffee and cigarettes if people line up against someone or something, they all oppose that person or thing: Democrats quickly lined up against the tax cuts I My brothers were soon involved in the argument too, all of them lined up against me * SIMILAR TO: oppose • OPPOSITE: line up behind [st8 I linger over I sth I Ilinel~ to make something straight or in the right position in relation to something else: Make sure you have lined up the text on the page, before you print it out I Line the shelves up carefully before fixing them permanently on to stay somewhere for a long time or longer than expected: It was past twelve 'clock, but some of the guests were still lingering on sb's eyes/gaze lingers on sb/sth literary (=someone continues to look at someone or something for a long time) "Is that really true?" he asked, his eyes lingering on her face + with A few years ago the Rover car company linked up with its rival Honda I The Pet Shop Boys linked up with Liza Minelli and produced one of their best records I The two parties linked up to form the Social Democratic Party, or SDP SIMILAR TO: join up, merge link-up N [cl when two or more companies, organizations etc join together: Shares in the company rose sharply as news of the link-up got out I link up I sth/sb I [link [sth/sb ~ to connect two or more places, people, or things: Millions of people around the world are now linked up by the Internet I The Channel Tunnel linked up Britain and France for the first time I This is part of a huge programme to link up Europe S air traffic control systems Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermar LIVE 311 + to The company's alarm system is linked up to a twenty-four hour security service lay in bed listening out for the sound of his feet on the stairs I Farmers are being urged to listen out for flood warnings * SIMILAR TO: join up, connect link-up N [e] a connection between two or more computers or electronic systems: Our hotel has twenty-six bedrooms, each with its own colour TV and video link-up LITTER I be littered with I sth] Ilink upl to meet someone in order to something go somewhere with them to be covered with a lot of something in an untidy way: The ground was littered with corpses I The cracked tiles beneath his feet were littered with cigarette butts or + with David drove north to link up with his Liverpool team-mates * SIMILAR meet up, join up TO: LIQUOR be liquored up I be liquored up I I be littered with ~ ml to contain a lot of something, especially takes or examples of something bad that-has happened: Even at university, students' essays are often littered with spelling mistakes I The history of the game is littered with cases of players who wasted their talents I I AmE informal to be drunk: The fans were all liquored up after the game SIMILAR TO: be drunk, be tanked up informal r * LISTEN listened, listened, listening listen for I listen for ~ to listen carefully so that you will hear a sound that you are expecting or hoping to hear: I lay awake for a while, listening jar the sound of his steps on the stairs I Marcus picked up the phone and listened for the dialling tone listen in 'listen in I t