noun
plural -els
a specific height [noncount]
[count] :a part of a building that is at a specific height
[count] :an amount of something
[count] :a position or rank in a scale :a position that is high or low when compared to others
[count] :a way of thinking about, talking about, or dealing with something
[count] :a device used to see when something is exactly flat - called also spirit level;
descend/sink/stoop to someone's level
to behave as badly as someone who has treated you wrongly
on the level
informal :not false or dishonest
adjective
having a flat or even surface
not going up or down
having the same height as something else - usually + with
not in front of or behind something or someone else
chiefly Brit :having the same position, score, or rank :even
steady and calm
your level best
your best effort at doing something
verb
-els; US -eled or chiefly Brit -elled; US -eling or chiefly Brit -elling
[+ obj] to make (something) flat or level
to knock (someone or something) down to the ground
to point (a weapon) at someone
to direct (something, such as criticism) at or against someone
chiefly Brit :to make (a score) equal :tie
level off
[phrasal verb]
to stop going up or down
level (something) off or level off (something) :to make (something) flat or even
level out
[phrasal verb]
to stop going up or down
level the playing field
to make a situation fair for everyone
level with
[phrasal verb]
level with (someone) informal :to speak honestly to (someone)