Definitions

to destroy something completely with fire or heat, or to be destroyed completely by fire or heat:

to start to talk about a particular subject:

to entertain people while they are waiting for a performance to start, for example by telling jokes:

to reach the same quality or standard as someone or something else:

to deliberately make someone look guilty of doing something that they did not do:

to trick someone into making a mistake:

to repair something, especially in a simple and temporary way

to be as good as another thing, person, or experience:

to win a lot of money:

to make a place look brighter or more attractive:

to cause large changes in something such as an organization, usually in order to make improvements:

to blame or criticize yourself, usually in a way that is unfair or unnecessary:

to suddenly move your car sideways in front of another car that was in front of you, leaving too little space:

to (cause to) become conscious after sleeping: