What is "levelled"

Level \Lev"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Leveled (-[e^]ld) or Levelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Leveling or Levelling.]

1. 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.

2. 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.
   --Dryden.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

alt. (en-past of: level) vb. (en-past of: level)

1. v. aim at; "level criticism or charges at somebody"

2. tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled" [syn: raze, rase, dismantle, tear down, take down, pull down] [ant: raise]

3. make level or straight; "level the ground" [syn: flush, even out, even]

4. direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me" [syn: charge, point]

5. talk frankly with; lay it on the line; "I have to level with you"

6. become level or even; "The ground levelled off" [syn: level off]

7. [also: levelling, levelled]

1. adj. having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another; "a flat desk"; "acres of level farmland"; "a plane surface" [syn: flat, plane]

2. not showing abrupt variations; "spoke in a level voice"; "she gave him a level look"- Louis Auchincloss [syn: unwavering]

3. being on a precise horizontal plane; "a billiard table must be level"

4. oriented at right angles to the plumb; "the picture is level"

5. of the score in a contest; "the score is tied" [syn: tied(p), even, level(p)]

6. [also: levelling, levelled]

1. n. a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate degree of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree" [syn: degree, grade]

2. a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade" [syn: grade, tier]

3. a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?" [syn: degree, stage, point]

4. height above ground; "the water reached ankle level"; "the pictures were at the same level"

5. indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid [syn: spirit level]

6. a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line; "park the car on the level" [syn: horizontal surface]

7. structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building; "what level is the office on?" [syn: floor, storey, story]

8. an abstract place usually conceived as having depth; "a good actor communicates on several levels"; "a simile has at least two layers of meaning"; "the mind functions on many strata simultaneously" [syn: layer, stratum]

9. [also: levelling, levelled]

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