land

1 to stop at or near a place along the shore the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth after exploring Cape Cod Bay Synonyms anchor, dock Related Words berth, moor, tie up; beach, ground; harbor; arrive, reach, show up, turn up; debark, disembark Phrases make port Near Antonyms embark, launch, sail

2 to get to a destination we landed at the hotel just before midnight Synonyms appear, arrive, get in, get through, come, show up, turn upRelated Words fetch, hit, make, reach; pull in, touch down; debark, disembark; barge (in), blow in, breeze (in), burst (in or into), waltz (in); check in, clock (in)Near Antonyms check out, clock (out); flee, vamooseAntonyms go, leave

3 to go ashore from a ship the passengers on the cruise landed at St. George in Bermuda Synonyms debark, disembarkRelated Words beach; anchor, dock, put inNear Antonyms board, get (on); weigh (anchor)Antonyms embark

4 to come to rest after descending from the air our plane is landing in 15 minutes, so we need to put all of our things away Synonyms alight, light, perch, roost, settle, touch downRelated Words belly-land, crash-landNear Antonyms arise, ascend, climb, rise; float, fly, glide, plane, soar, wing; hang, hoverAntonyms blast off, take off

5 to receive as return for effort because of his work on the boss's pet project, he landed a promotion as well as a raise Synonyms acquire, attain, bag, bring in, capture, carry, come by, draw, gain, garner, get, knock down, earn, make, obtain, procure, pull down, realize, reap, secure, winRelated Words clear, gross, net; accomplish, achieve, notch (up), score; accumulate, amass, draw, rack up; catch, pick up; annex, occupy, take over; reacquire, reattain, recapture, regain, remakeNear Antonyms accord, give, grant, pay; give up, hand over, part (with), relinquish, surrender, yieldAntonyms forfeit, lose

6 to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly after struggling for half an hour, the fisherman finally landed a 10-pound bass Synonyms bag, capture, collar, cop [slang], corral, get, glom, grab, grapple, hook, catch, nab, nail, net, nobble [British slang], rap, seize, snag, snap (up), snare, snatch, trapRelated Words glove, halter, lasso, rope; apprehend, arrest, detain; bay, corner; clasp, clutch, fasten (on), fist, grasp, grip, hold, latch (on or onto), secure; rend, wrest; enmesh (also immesh), ensnare, entangle, entrap, mesh; abduct, kidnap, spirit (away or off)Near Antonyms discharge, free, liberate, release; drop, loosen, unhandAntonyms miss