1. Verb
To stretch' to extend; to distend.
2. Verb
To strain; to make tense.
3. Verb
To intensify; to strengthen.
4. Verb
To apply with energy.
5. Verb
To bend or turn; to direct, as one's course or journey.
6. Verb
To fix the mind on; to attend to; to take care of; to superintend; to regard.
7. Verb
To fix the mind upon (something to be accomplished); to be intent upon; to mean; to design; to plan; to purpose; -- often followed by an infinitely with to, or a dependent clause with that; as, he intends to go; he intends that she shall remain.
8. Verb
To design mechanically or artistically; to fashion; to mold.
9. Verb
To pretend; to counterfeit; to simulate.
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