AbstractPhil/geometric-vocab-256d huggingface dataset:
addiction: (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery
block grant: a grant of federal money to state and local governments to support social welfare programs block grants reduce federal responsibility for social welfare
capture: the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
apprehension: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar
conquest: the act of conquering
restitution: getting something back again upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing
clawback: finding a way to take money back from people that they were given in another way the Treasury will find some clawback for the extra benefits members received
reception: the act of receiving
appointment: (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment she allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment
comb-out: the act of carefully weeding out unwanted things or people the department got a good comb-out
giving: disposing of property by voluntary transfer without receiving value in return the alumni followed a program of annual giving
discard: getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable
auction: the public sale of something to the highest bidder
bootlegging: the act of making or transporting alcoholic liquor for sale illegally the Prohibition amendment made bootlegging profitable
bootlegging: the act of selling illegally or without permission the bootlegging of videotapes is common in Asia
capitalization: the sale of capital stock
overcapitalization: (business) too much capitalization (the sale of more stock than the business warrants)
rescue: recovery or preservation from loss or danger work is the deliverance of mankind a surgeon's job is the saving of lives
lifesaving: saving the lives of drowning persons he took a course in lifesaving
redemption: (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
absolution: the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
indulgence: the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution in the Middle Ages the unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners became a widespread abuse
conversion: a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life
expiation: the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)
reparation: something done or paid in expiation of a wrong how can I make amends
liberation: the act of liberating someone or something
reclamation: rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course the reclamation of delinquent children
salvation: saving someone or something from harm or from an unpleasant situation the salvation of his party was the president's major concern
recapture: the act of taking something back
performance: the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it they criticised his performance as mayor experience generally improves performance
mechanism: the technical aspects of doing something a mechanism of social control mechanisms of communication the mechanics of prose style
service: the performance of duties by a waiter or servant that restaurant has excellent service
dramatic production: the act of performing a drama the group joined together in a dramatic production
extemporization: a performance given extempore without planning or preparation
juggle: throwing and catching several objects simultaneously
magic trick: an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
rendition: the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving
spin: a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion) the campaign put a favorable spin on the story
bowing: managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument the violinist's bowing was excellent
spiccato: bowing in such a way that the bow bounces lightly off the strings
stopping: the kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch the violinist's stopping was excellent
automation: the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware automation replaces human workers by machines
computerization: the control of processes by computer
motorization: the act of motorizing (equiping with motors or with motor vehicles)
launching: the act of propelling with force
rocket firing: the launching of a rocket or missile under its own power
blastoff: the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
drive: the act of applying force to propel something after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off
firewall: (colloquial) the application of maximum thrust he moved the throttle to the firewall
impulse: the act of applying force suddenly the impulse knocked him over
roll: the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
throw: the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist) the catcher made a good throw to second base
heave: throwing something heavy (with great effort) he gave it a mighty heave he was not good at heaving passes
hurl: a violent throw
pass: (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team the pass was fumbled
pitch: the action or manner of throwing something his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor
pitch: (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
shy: a quick throw he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman
ball: a pitch that is not in the strike zone he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him
beanball: a baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head
change-up: a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball
curve: a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
fastball: (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity he swung late on the fastball he showed batters nothing but smoke
knuckleball: a baseball pitch thrown with little speed or spin
spitball: an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it
strike: (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders this pitcher throws more strikes than balls
submarine ball: a pitch thrown sidearm instead of overhead
basketball shot: throwing the basketball toward the hoop his shot hit the rim and bounced out
dunk: a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
foul shot: an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul
hook shot: a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
jumper: (basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump
lay-up: a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard)
push: the act of applying force in order to move something away he gave the door a hard push the pushing is good exercise
depression: pushing down depression of the space bar on the typewriter
click: depression of a button on a computer mouse a click on the right button for example
nudge: a slight push or shake
press: the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure he gave the button a press he used pressure to stop the bleeding at the pressing of a button
impression: the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax
shove: the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something) he gave the door a shove
bundling: the act of shoving hastily she complained about bundling the children off to school
jostle: the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
elbowing: jostling with the elbows elbowing is a foul in basketball
pull: the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you the pull up the hill had him breathing harder his strenuous pulling strained his back
drag: the act of dragging (pulling with force) the drag up the hill exhausted him
draw: the act of drawing or hauling something the haul up the hill went very slowly
tow: the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope the truck gave him a tow to the garage
tug: a sudden abrupt pull
draft: the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
extirpation: the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
traction: (orthopedics) the act of pulling on a bone or limb (as in a fracture) to relieve pressure or align parts in a special way during healing his leg was in traction for several days
lift: the act of raising something he responded with a lift of his eyebrow fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up
expulsion: the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting
babinski: extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front; normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons
belch: a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
belching: the forceful expulsion of something from inside the belching of smoke from factory chimneys
blink: a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
blush: sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
spit: the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
vomit: the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
hematemesis: vomiting blood
jump: the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground he advanced in a series of jumps the jumping was unexpected
header: a headlong jump (or fall) he took a header into the shrubbery
leap: a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
vault: the act of jumping over an obstacle
jumping up and down: jumping in one spot (as in excitement) the wailing and jumping up and down exhausted him
centering: (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back the quarterback fumbled the snap
transmission: the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted
forwarding: the act of sending on to another destination the forwarding of mail to a new address is done automatically the forwarding of resumes to the personnel department
remission: (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
mailing: the transmission of a letter the postmark indicates the time of mailing
wheeling: propelling something on wheels
shooting: the act of firing a projectile his shooting was slow but accurate
shoot: the act of shooting at targets they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer
discharge: the act of discharging a gun
gun: the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies two runners started before the gun a twenty gun salute
gunfire: the act of shooting a gun the gunfire endangered innocent bystanders they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire
enfilade: gunfire directed along the length rather than the breadth of a formation
skeet: the sport of shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled upward in such a way as to simulate the flight of a bird
gunfight: a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten
contact: the act of touching physically her fingers came in contact with the light switch
rub: the act of rubbing or wiping he gave the hood a quick rub
tap: a light touch or stroke
hit: the act of contacting one thing with another repeated hitting raised a large bruise after three misses she finally got a hit
contusion: the action of bruising the bruise resulted from a contusion
crash: the act of colliding with something his crash through the window the fullback's smash into the defensive line
impingement: a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something
golfing: playing golf he goes south every winter for the golfing
base on balls: (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls he worked the pitcher for a base on balls
best: the supreme effort one can make they did their best
worst: the weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of it was the worst he had ever done on a test
fly: (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
pop fly: a short high fly ball
grounder: (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground
chop: a grounder that bounces high in the air
out: (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball you only get 3 outs per inning
force out: a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base the shortstop got the runner at second on a force
putout: an out resulting from a fielding play (not a strikeout) the first baseman made 15 putouts
base hit: (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely
liner: (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter the batter hit a liner to the shortstop
scorcher: a very hard hit ball
line-drive single: a single resulting from a line drive
line-drive double: a double resulting from a line drive
line-drive triple: a triple resulting from a line drive
plunk: (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly
homer: a base hit on which the batter scores a run
solo homer: a home run with no runners on base
single: a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base
double: a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base he hit a double to deep centerfield
triple: a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base
clip: a sharp slanting blow he gave me a clip on the ear
knock: the act of hitting vigorously he gave the table a whack
smack: the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
knockout: a blow that renders the opponent unconscious
technical knockout: a knockout declared by the referee who judges one boxer unable to continue
whip: a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object the whip raised a red welt
punch: (boxing) a blow with the fist I gave him a clout on his nose
box: a blow with the hand (usually on the ear) I gave him a good box on the ear
dig: the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs
counterpunch: a return punch (especially by a boxer)
haymaker: a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing
kick: the act of delivering a blow with the foot he gave the ball a powerful kick the team's kicking was excellent
punt: (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground the punt traveled 50 yards punting is an important part of the game
place kick: (sports) a kick in which the ball is placed on the ground before kicking
kiss: a light glancing touch there was a brief kiss of their hands in passing
kiss: the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
laying on: the act of contacting something with your hand peonies can be blighted by the laying on of a finger
smack: an enthusiastic kiss
soul kiss: an openmouthed kiss in which your tongue is inserted into the other's mouth
catch: the act of catching an object with the hands Mays made the catch with his back to the plate he made a grab for the ball before it landed Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion
reception: (American football) the act of catching a pass in football the tight end made a great reception on the 20 yard line
mesh: the act of interlocking or meshing an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check
handling: the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means
audit: a methodical examination or review of a condition or situation he made an audit of all the plants on his property an energy efficiency audit an email log audit
autopsy: an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
check: the act of inspecting or verifying they made a check of their equipment the pilot ran through the check-out procedure
spot check: a check on work performance or product quality made at random times without warning spot checks ensure a high level of performance by employees
checkup: a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person
comparison: the act of examining resemblances they made a comparison of noise levels the fractions selected for comparison must require pupils to consider both numerator and denominator
fine-tooth comb: a method of examining in minute detail he went over the contract with a fine-tooth comb looking for loopholes
follow-up: a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment
once-over: a swift cursory examination or inspection I gave him the once-over
palpation: a method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a health professional)
tickle: the act of tickling
stroke: a light touch with the hands
caress: a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it) he showered her with caresses soft music was a fond caress the caresses of the breeze played over his face
joining: the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication) the joining of hands around the table there was a connection via the internet
hit: a connection made via the internet to another website WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide
approximation: the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue
convergence: the act of converging (coming closer)
merging: the act of joining together as one the merging of the two groups occurred quickly there was no meeting of minds
concourse: a coming together of people
encounter: a casual meeting with a person or thing
junction: an act of joining or adjoining things
fastening: the act of fastening things together
loosening: the act of making something less tight
tightening: the act of making something tighter the tightening of economic controls
bonding: fastening firmly together
grounding: fastening electrical equipment to earth
tying: the act of tying or binding things together
untying: loosening the ties that fasten something the tying of bow ties is an art; the untying is easy
butt welding: creating a butt joint by welding
spot welding: creating an overlapping joint by welding at small points
texas leaguer: (baseball) a fly ball that falls between and infielder and an outfielder
flash welding: butt welding by creating an electric arc between the two pieces which melts and joins them; used for joining segments of metal pipe
lick: touching with the tongue the dog's laps were warm and wet
grazing: the act of brushing against while passing
tracing: the discovery and description of the course of development of something the tracing of genealogies
detection: the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
determination: the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation the determination of molecular structures
designation: the act of designating or identifying something
bertillon system: a system or procedure for identifying persons
genetic profiling: the procedure of analyzing the DNA in samples of a person's body tissue or body fluid for the purpose of identification
diagnosis: identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon
prognosis: a prediction of the course of a disease
resolution: finding a solution to a problem
validation: the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
authentication: validating the authenticity of something or someone
documentation: documentary validation his documentation of the results was excellent the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones
monetization: establishing something (e.g. gold or silver) as the legal tender of a country
demonetization: ending something (e.g. gold or silver) as no longer the legal tender of a country
falsification: the act of determining that something is false
localization: a determination of the place where something is he got a good fix on the target
echolocation: determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it
trigger: an act that sets in motion some course of events
fomentation: deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord)
compulsion: using force to cause something to occur though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game they didn't have to use coercion
cross-pollination: stimulating influence among diverse elements the cross-pollination of the arts
exposure: the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience she denounced the exposure of children to pornography
overexposure: the act of exposing someone excessively to an influencing experience an overexposure to violence on television
impingement: influencing strongly they resented the impingement of American values on European culture
manipulation: exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage his manipulation of his friends was scandalous
mind game: deliberate actions of calculated psychological manipulation intended to intimidate or confuse (usually for competitive advantage) football players try to play mind games with the opposition the jeweler's mind game is to convince lovers that the size of a gemstone reflects the depth of their feelings
autosuggestion: a system for self-improvement developed by Emile Coue which was popular in the 1920s and 1930s
hypnotism: the act of inducing hypnosis
inducement: act of bringing about a desired result inducement of sleep
corruption: inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by commiting a felony) he was held on charges of corruption and racketeering
enticement: the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire his enticements were shameless
blandishment: the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery
ingratiation: the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments she refused to use insinuation in order to gain favor
leading astray: the act of enticing others into sinful ways
seduction: an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone
sexual conquest: a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse calling his seduction of the girl a `score' was a typical example of male slang
solicitation: the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money)
choice: the act of choosing or selecting your choice of colors was unfortunate you can take your pick
coloration: choice and use of colors (as by an artist)
lucky dip: a selection or decision purely at random their system of hiring people seemed to be a sort of lucky dip
stratified sampling: the population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and random samples are taken of each stratum
decision: the act of making up your mind about something the burden of decision was his he drew his conclusions quickly
volition: the act of making a choice followed my father of my own volition
intention: an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out my intention changed once I saw her
about-face: a major change in attitude or principle or point of view an about-face on foreign policy
appointment: the act of putting a person into a non-elective position the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee
nomination: the act of officially naming a candidate the Republican nomination for Governor