substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced"
put something back where it belongs; "replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"; "please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them"
the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent"
a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics; "the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements"; "the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him"
the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs); "a sidecar is a smooth drink but it has a powerful kick"
make a goal; "He kicked the extra point after touchdown"
stop consuming; "kick a habit"
strike with the foot; "The boy kicked the dog"; "Kick the door down"
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories"
keep in mind for attention or consideration; "Remember the Alamo"; "Remember to call your mother every day!"; "Think of the starving children in India!"
recapture the past; indulge in memories; "he remembered how he used to pick flowers"
exercise, or have the power of, memory; "After the shelling, many people lost the ability to remember"; "some remember better than others"
mention favourably, as in prayer; "remember me in your prayers"
show appreciation to; "He remembered her in his will"
a light glancing touch; "there was a brief kiss of their hands in passing"
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
any of several bite-sized candies
a cookie made of egg whites and sugar
touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.; "The newly married couple kissed"; "She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room"
touch lightly or gently; "the blossoms were kissed by the soft rain"
expand in the form of a series; "Develop the function in the following form"
grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time"
cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple"
be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest; "The plot developed slowly";
elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme; "develop the melody and change the key"
grow emotionally or mature; "The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten"; "When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior"
gain through experience; "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting"
move into a strategically more advantageous position; "develop the rook"
move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions; "Spassky developed quickly"
superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry
generate gradually; "We must develop more potential customers"; "develop a market for the new mobile phone"
make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation; "Her company developed a new kind of building material that withstands all kinds of weather"; "They developed a new technique"
make visible by means of chemical solutions; "Please develop this roll of film for me"
notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming
a long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter
any long object resembling a thin line; "a mere ribbon of land"; "the lighted ribbon of traffic"; "from the air the road was a grey thread"; "a thread of smoke climbed upward"