The meaning of Execute

verb

Achieve or complete successfully.

Usage examples:

The planes accomplished their mission

verb

To do or finish something successfully; achieve something

Usage examples:

On retiring from the congress, he said he had accomplished everything he set out to do.

verb

Successfully bring about or reach (a desired objective or result) by effort, skill, or courage.

Usage examples:

He achieved his ambition to become a press photographer

verb

Gain with effort

noun

An advertisement.

Usage examples:

The latest television lager ad

noun

Short for advantage.

prefix

Denoting motion or direction to.

Usage examples:

Advance

verb

Cut off the head of (someone), especially as a form of execution.

Usage examples:

Mary was beheaded at fotheringhay

verb

To cut off the head of a person

phrasal verb

Be successful; achieve a goal

phrasal verb

To succeed in doing something difficult

Usage examples:

Terry brought off the presentation without a hitch.

phrasal verb

To succeed in doing something difficult

Usage examples:

It was an important event, and she's managed to bring it off brilliantly.

adjective

Having all the necessary or appropriate parts.

Usage examples:

A complete list of courses offered by the university

verb

Finish making or doing.

Usage examples:

He completed his phd in 1993

verb

Having all necessary qualities

verb

Put (someone) to death by nailing or binding them to a cross, especially as an ancient punishment.

Usage examples:

Two thieves were crucified with jesus

verb

To kill someone by tying or nailing the person to a cross

Usage examples:

The media have a tendency to crucify organizations that try to do things differently.

verb

Cut off the head of (someone).

Usage examples:

With one swift movement, he decapitated the king

verb

To cut off the head of a person or animal

verb

Tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave a place or situation.

Usage examples:

They stressed that staff would not be actively discharging anyone and no programme was in place to …

noun

The action of discharging someone from a hospital or from the armed forces or police.

Usage examples:

Referrals can be discussed before discharge from hospital

verb

To allow someone to leave

Usage examples:

Allen was discharged from the hospital yesterday., [ i ] the soapy water from the washing machine w…

verb

Perform (an action, the precise nature of which is often unspecified).

Usage examples:

Very little work has been done in this field

noun

Used before a verb (except be, can, may, ought, shall, will ) in questions and negative statements.

Usage examples:

Do you have any pets?

noun

Variant spelling of doh1.

noun

A change which is a result or consequence of an action or other cause.

Usage examples:

The lethal effects of hard drugs

verb

Cause (something) to happen; bring about.

Usage examples:

The prime minister effected many policy changes

noun

The result of a particular influence; something that happens because of something else

Usage examples:

[ c ] the medicine had the effect of making me sleepy., [ c ] cold water slows hurricane growth, bu…

verb

Injure or kill (someone) by electric shock.

Usage examples:

A man was electrocuted on the rail track

verb

To send electricity through someone’s body, causing death

verb

Make (a bill or other proposal) law.

Usage examples:

Legislation was enacted to attract international companies

verb

Compel observance of or compliance with (a law, rule, or obligation).

Usage examples:

The role of the police is to enforce the law

verb

To cause a law or rule to be obeyed

Usage examples:

We need to enforce the traffic laws., law enforcement

verb

To make sure that people obey something such as a law or rule

Usage examples:

Regulations do not mean anything unless they are enforced., the bar had a lawsuit filed against it …

noun

A person who designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, or structures.

Usage examples:

This is important to the engineers who design and build products, because it gives them a tool to d…

verb

Design and build (a machine or structure).

Usage examples:

The men who engineered the tunnel

noun

A person specially trained to design and build machines, structures, and other things, including bridges, roads, vehicles, and buildings

Usage examples:

He is an engineer at a large electronics company., the bridge is engineered to withstand an earthqu…

verb

Kill (someone) by strangulation, especially with a length of wire or cord.

Usage examples:

He had been garrotted with piano wire

noun

A wire, cord, or other implement used for garrotting.

Usage examples:

They also had a tommy gun - and he had a garrotte or ‘cheese cutter’, a more silent way of killing.

noun

A machine with a heavy blade sliding vertically in grooves, used for beheading people.

Usage examples:

The king was beheaded on the guillotine on january 21, 1793.

verb

Execute (someone) by guillotine.

Usage examples:

Just before he was guillotined he made a speech vowing that he would return from the dead to punish…

noun

A device, invented in france, consisting of a sharp blade in a tall frame that was used for killing a person by cutting off his or her head

Usage examples:

During the french revolution, thousands of people were guillotined.

verb

Suspend or be suspended from above with the lower part dangling free.

Usage examples:

That's where people are supposed to hang their washing

noun

A downward droop or bend.

Usage examples:

The bullish hang of his head

exclamation

Used to express a range of strong emotions from enthusiasm to anger.

Usage examples:

Hang, but i loved those soldiers!

noun

A tool, utensil, or other piece of equipment that is used for a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

Garden implements

verb

Put (a decision, plan, agreement, etc.) into effect.

Usage examples:

The scheme to implement student loans

A piece of equipment or a tool used for a specific purpose

verb

Cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing).

Usage examples:

Her father was killed in a car crash

noun

An act of killing, especially of one animal by another.

Usage examples:

A lion has made a kill

noun

(in place names, especially in new york, new jersey, and pennsylvania) a stream, creek, or tributary.

Usage examples:

Kill van kull

verb

(of a group of people) kill (someone) for an alleged offence without a legal trial, especially by hanging.

Usage examples:

Her father had been lynched for a crime he didn't commit

verb

(of a group of people) to kill someone who has not been found guilty of a crime at a legal trial, esp. by hanging (= killed using a rope around the neck)

verb

Carry out, accomplish, or fulfil (an action, task, or function).

Usage examples:

I have my duties to perform

verb

Get done

verb

To do an action or piece of work

Usage examples:

[ t ] the operation was performed with the patient under general anesthesia., [ i ] the car perform…

verb

Institute or conduct legal proceedings against (a person or organization).

Usage examples:

They were prosecuted for obstructing the highway

verb

Kill or wound (a person or animal) with a bullet or arrow.

Usage examples:

He was shot in the leg during an armed robbery

noun

A young branch or sucker springing from the main stock of a tree or other plant.

Usage examples:

He nipped off the new shoots that grew where the leaves joined the stems

exclamation

Variant spelling of chute1.