Level

Level
Level Lev"el, v. i. 1. To be level; to be on a level with, or on an equality with, something; hence, to accord; to agree; to suit. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

With such accommodation and besort As levels with her breeding. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. To aim a gun, spear, etc., horizontally; hence, to aim or point a weapon in direct line with the mark; fig., to direct the eye, mind, or effort, directly to an object; as, he leveled a gun at the bandit and fired. [1913 Webster]

The foeman may with as great aim level at the edge of a penknife. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

The glory of God and the good of his church . . . ought to be the mark whereat we also level. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]

She leveled at our purposes. --Shak. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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