throughout the entire extent; "got soaked through in the rain"; "I'm frozen through"; "a letter shot through with the writer's personality"; "knew him through and through"; "boards rotten through and through"
over the whole distance; "this bus goes through to New York"
in diameter; "this cylinder measures 15 inches through"
from beginning to end; "read this book through"
to completion; "think this through very carefully!"
making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand; "an inventory may be necessary to see if anything is missing"; "they held an inventory every month"
a detailed list of all the items in stock
(accounting) the value of a firm's current assets including raw materials and work in progress and finished goods
make or include in an itemized record or report; "Inventory all books before the end of the year"
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck
a small isolated group of people; "they were concentrated in pockets inside the city"; "the battle was won except for cleaning up pockets of resistance"
a supply of money; "they dipped into the taxpayers' pockets"
(bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left; "the ball hit the pocket and gave him a perfect strike"
in a powerful manner; "the federal government replaced the powerfully pro-settler Sir Godfrey Huggins with the even tougher and more determined ex-trade unionist"
cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me"
become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"
make less tight; "relax the tension on the rope"
become less severe or strict; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"
make less severe or strict; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"
become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner; "our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group"
the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"
be seized or affected in a specified way; "take sick"; "be taken drunk"
interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression; "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"; "You can't take credit for this!"
accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut"
obtain by winning; "Winner takes all"; "He took first prize"
get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"
have sex with; archaic use; "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable"
travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route; "He takes the bus to work"; "She takes Route 1 to Newark"
head into a specified direction; "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains"
experience or feel or submit to; "Take a test"; "Take the plunge"
to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort; "take shelter from the storm"
take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"
take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"
buy, select; "I'll take a pound of that sausage"
make use of or accept for some purpose; "take a risk"; "take an opportunity"
require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"
the filtration of a liquid for extraction or purification
the act of making coffee in a percolator
the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium; "the percolation of rainwater through the soil"; "the infiltration of seawater through the lava"