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ion, estimation, character, etc.; -- often with up. The Roman virtues lift up mortal man. Addison. Lest, being lifted up with pride. I Tim. iii. 6.

ay. Absence might cure it, or a second mistress Light up another flame, and put out this. Addison.

Dexterous in taking and conveying away; thievish; pilfering; addicted to petty thefts. Fuller.

Beset with snares; insnared, as with birdlime. L. Addison.

To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify; as, to line works with soldiers. Line and new repair our towns of war With men of courage and with means defendant. Shak.

t countries. The adult male, in most varieties, has a thick mane of long shaggy hair that adds to his apparent size, which is less than that of the largest tigers. The length, however, is sometimes eleven feet to the base of the tail. The color is a tawny yellow or yellowish brown; the mane is darker, and the terminal…

To desire or choose; to please. The wind bloweth where it listeth. John iii. 8. Them that add to the Word of God what them listeth. Hooker. Let other men think of your devices as they list. Whitgift.

support; support of life; maintenance. The opportunities of gaining an honest livelihood. Addison. It is their profession and livelihood to get their living by practices for which they deserve to forfeit their lives. South.

to charge with a load, as a gun; to furnish with a lading or cargo, as a ship; hence, to add weight to, so as to oppress or embarrass; to heap upon. I strive all in vain to load the cart. Gascoigne. I have loaden me with many spoils. Shak. Those honors deep and broad, wherewith Your majesty loads our house. Shak.…

To address or solicit members of a legislative body in the lobby or elsewhere, with the purpose to influence their votes.[U.S.] Bartlett.

ive to shelter; to track to covert. The deer is lodged; I have tracked her to her covert. Addison.

of Merchiston, Scotland (1550-1617), to abridge arithmetical calculations, by the use of addition and subtraction in place of multiplication and division.

illed in logic; versed in the art of thinking and reasoning; as, he is a logical thinker. Addison.

nt; -- in the phrase, the long and the short of it, that is, the sum and substance of it. Addison.

tedious. The longspun allegories fulsome grow, While the dull moral lies too plain below. Addison.

Lengthwise. Addison.

tient looks better; the clouds look rainy. It would look more like vanity than gratitude. Addison. Observe how such a practice looks in another person. I. Watts.

it, etc. ; -- with from or of. Now I stand Loose of my vow; but who knows Cato's thoughts Addison.

troy; as destroy; as, the ship was lost on the ledge. The woman that deliberates is lost. Addison.

With loudness; loudly. To speak loud in public assemblies. Addison.