Main Entry:

²level

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

leveled or levelled; level·ing or level·ling \ˈle-və-liŋ, ˈlev-liŋ\

Date:

15th century

transitive verb1: to make (a line or surface) horizontal : make flat or level <level a field> <level off a house lot>2 a: to bring to a horizontal aiming position b: aim, direct <leveled a charge of fraud>3: to bring to a common level or plane : equalize <love levels all ranks — W. S. Gilbert>4 a: to lay level with or as if with the ground : raze b: to knock down <leveled him with one punch>5: to make (as color) even or uniform6: to find the heights of different points in (a piece of land) especially with a surveyor's levelintransitive verb1: to attain or come to a level <the plane leveled off at 10,000 feet>2: to aim a gun or other weapon horizontally3: to bring persons or things to a level4: to deal frankly and openly