level
verb/ˈlevl/
/ˈlevl/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they level | /ˈlevl/ /ˈlevl/ |
| he / she / it levels | /ˈlevlz/ /ˈlevlz/ |
| past simple levelled | /ˈlevld/ /ˈlevld/ |
| past participle levelled | /ˈlevld/ /ˈlevld/ |
| (US English) past simple leveled | /ˈlevld/ /ˈlevld/ |
| (US English) past participle leveled | /ˈlevld/ /ˈlevld/ |
| -ing form levelling | /ˈlevlɪŋ/ /ˈlevlɪŋ/ |
| (US English) -ing form leveling | /ˈlevlɪŋ/ /ˈlevlɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] to make something flat or smooth
- level something out The first coat of plaster levels out the surface of the wall.
- level something off Use a palette knife to level off the top.
- level something If you're laying tiles, the floor will need to be levelled first.
- [transitive, intransitive] level (something) to make something, especially a score in sport, equal or similar
- Davies levelled the score at 2 all.
- to level the match/game
- France levelled with two minutes remaining.
- [transitive] level something to destroy a building or a group of trees completely by knocking it down synonym raze
- The blast levelled several buildings in the area.
- Bulldozers are now waiting to level their home.
- [transitive] level something (at somebody) to point something, especially a gun, at somebody
- I had a gun levelled at my head.
Extra Examples- She brought her right hand from behind her and levelled the pistol.
- He levelled the gun at my head.
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Word OriginMiddle English (denoting an instrument to determine whether a surface is horizontal): from Old French livel, based on Latin libella, diminutive of libra ‘scales, balance’.
Idioms
See level in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee level in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishlevel the playing field
- to create a situation where everyone has the same opportunities
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