level off Definition

level
noun

1. A horizontal plane or line.
2. A specified height, value or extent.

Example: village lay just above sea level
Example: put prices up to a ridiculous level
Thesaurus: altitude, elevation, position, degree, height, stratum.
3. Position, status, or importance in a scale of values.

Example: offer help on a practical level
4. A stage or degree of progress.

Example: took exams at an advanced level
Thesaurus: class, rank, echelon, position, standing, status.
5. Any device for checking whether a surface is horizontal or not.

Example: spirit level
6. A flat area of land.

Form: the level
7. A storey of a building.

adj leveller, levellest

1. Having a flat smooth even surface.

Thesaurus: horizontal, smooth, straight, even.
2. Horizontal.
3. The same height as it.

Form: level with something
4. Having the same standard (as something else); equal.

Example: came out level in the test
Thesaurus: comparable, equal, even.
5. Steady; constant; regular.

Example: keep one's body temperature level
6. cookery.
Said of measurements (usually of spoons in Britain and cups in N America): filled so as to be even with the rim. Compare rounded.
Example: 3 level tablespoons

verb levelled, levelling

1. To make flat, smooth or horizontal.
2. To make equal.

Thesaurus: balance, even, even up,even out.
3. To pull down or demolish.

Example: A mortar bomb completely levelled the church
Thesaurus: demolish, destroy, flatten, bulldoze, raze, wreck, tear down.

Derivative: levelly
adverb

Derivative: levelness
noun

Idiom: do one's level best

colloq
To make the greatest possible effort.

Idiom: find one's level

To find one's proper place, rank, etc among others, or a comfortable rate of work, etc.

Idiom: on the level

slang
Fair; honest; genuine.
Thesaurus: candid, straightforward, honest, frank, aboveboard; Antonym: devious.

Etymology: 14c: from Latin libella little scale.

Phrasal Verb: level off or level something off

To make or become flat, even, steady, regular, etc.

Phrasal Verb: level out or level something out

To make or become level.
Example: The fluctuations in interest rates eventually levelled out

Phrasal Verb: level something at someone

To point (a gun, etc) at them.

Phrasal Verb: level something at or against someone

To direct (an accusation, criticism, etc).

Phrasal Verb: level with someone

To speak honestly to them.