Crossword clues for leveled
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Level \Lev"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Leveled (-[e^]ld) or Levelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Leveling or Levelling.]
To make level; to make horizontal; to bring to the condition of a level line or surface; hence, to make flat or even; as, to level a road, a walk, or a garden.
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To bring to a lower level; to overthrow; to topple down; to reduce to a flat surface; to lower.
And their proud structures level with the ground.
--Sandys.He levels mountains and he raises plains.
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To bring to a horizontal position, as a gun; hence, to point in taking aim; to aim; to direct.
Bertram de Gordon, standing on the castle wall, leveled a quarrel out of a crossbow.
--Stow. Figuratively, to bring to a common level or plane, in respect of rank, condition, character, privilege, etc.; as, to level all the ranks and conditions of men.
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To adjust or adapt to a certain level; as, to level remarks to the capacity of children.
For all his mind on honor fixed is, To which he levels all his purposes.
--Spenser.
Wiktionary
Usage examples of "leveled".
Challenging a superior officer cannot in fairness be leveled against you.
Vanna told them that their systems had leveled out as expected, uniquely parallel to each other.
He leveled his gaze at her, then sent the hot glare to Shabazz and Big Mike.
Colonel Mattison leveled out at 14,000 feet, the plane was still trailing smoke.
Entire forests were leveled and marshes plowed under in an attempt to cover over the radioactive cloak that coated everything.
The floor leveled out, and the corridor ended at a wide brightly illuminated room.
The plane swooped down, leveled off sharply, then skidded over the ice.