Open English Wordnet
Verbs
(v)gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one acrossfool or hoax“The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone”,
“You can't fool me!” (v)absorb, take insuck or take up or in“A black star absorbs all matter” (v)take invisit for entertainment“take in the sights” (v)collect, take incall for and obtain payment of“we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts”,
“he collected the rent” (v)watch, view, see, catch, take insee or watch“view a show on television”,
“This program will be seen all over the world”,
“view an exhibition”,
“Catch a show on Broadway”,
“see a movie” (v)receive, take in, inviteexpress willingness to have in one's home or environs“The community warmly received the refugees” (v)gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring inearn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages“How much do you make a month in your new job?”,
“She earns a lot in her new job”,
“this merger brought in lots of money”,
“He clears $5,000 each month” (v)catch, take in, overhearhear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers“We overheard the conversation at the next table” (v)absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take uptake in, also metaphorically“The sponge absorbs water well”,
“She drew strength from the minister's words” (v)consume, ingest, take in, take, haveserve oneself to, or consume regularly“Have another bowl of chicken soup!”,
“I don't take sugar in my coffee” (v)adopt, take intake into one's family“They adopted two children from Nicaragua” (v)take inmake (clothes) smaller“Please take in this skirt — I've lost weight”