level definition

1. height above ground
• examples: the water reached ankle level
• examples: the pictures were at the same level
2. indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid
3. an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
• examples: a good actor communicates on several levels
• examples: a simile has at least two layers of meaning
• examples: the mind functions on many strata simultaneously
4. aim at
• examples: level criticism or charges at somebody
5. tear down so as to make flat with the ground
• examples: The building was levelled
6. talk frankly with; lay it on the line
• examples: I have to level with you
7. become level or even
• examples: The ground levelled off
8. not showing abrupt variations; ; - Louis Auchincloss
• examples: spoke in a level voice
• examples: she gave him a level look
9. being on a precise horizontal plane
• examples: a billiard table must be level
10. oriented at right angles to the plumb
• examples: the picture is level