Definition of lov
1. love [ v ] have a great affection or liking for
Examples:
"I love French food"
"She loves her boss and works hard for him"
(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)
If his mother loves him , he clings_to that love as a ballast .
(Organic Gardening and Farming,...)
`` I just love them '' , he said .
(Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)
The dramatic construction of his stories characteristically turns_on a situation in which someone is simultaneously compelled and forbidden to love .
The release , the freedom , involved in loving another is either terribly difficult or_else absolutely impossible ; and the motion toward it brings disaster .
(Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)
The Vice_President said with a slight bluster , `` There is n't anyone who loves the President more_than I do .
Synonyms love Related Terms hate care_for adore dote lover beloved2. love [ n ] a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
Examples:
"his love for his work"
"children need a lot of love"
(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)
If his mother loves him , he clings_to that love as a ballast .
His desires are so strong that he needs constant reassurance of his mother 's love for him and what she expects of him , in_order to overcome them .
He won't submit to his natural desires all_the_time , and it 's Mother 's love that is responsible_for his good behavior .
(The Providence Journal...)
And little Zeme_North , a Dora with real spirit and verve , was fascinating whether she was singing of her love for Floyd , the cop who becomes sewer commissioner and then is promoted into garbage , or just dancing to display her exuberant feelings .
(Organic Gardening and Farming,...)
Of_course his love was expressed in intelligent care .
Synonyms love Related Terms hate emotion devotion loyalty lovingness puppy_love amorousness benevolence agape heartstrings ardor worship3. love [ v ] get pleasure from
Examples:
"I love cooking"
(B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)
This may just be pride in my adopted State_of_Washington , but certainly I love to visit their mound cities near Yakima and Prosser in July or August , when the bees are in their most active period .
The thing is that these bees love a fine-grained soil that is moist ; yet the water in the ground should not be stagnant either .
(David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)
The audience , as_usual , loved it .
Everyone is ambivalent about his profession , if he has practised it long enough , but there were still moments when he loved the stage and all those unseen people out there , who might cheer you or boo you , but that was largely , though not entirely , up_to_you .
(Francis Pollini, Night....)
Man how I love nigger pussy !
Synonyms love enjoy Related Terms like get_off enjoyment fan4. love [ v ] be enamored or in love with
Examples:
"She loves her husband deeply"
(Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)
Again , the sufferings and disasters produced by any transgression against the commandment not to love are almost invariably associated in one way or another with childhood , with the figure of a child .
(Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)
Was it love ?
It would be the first time I had ever been completely alone with a girl I loved .
(Philip Jos‚ Farmer, The Lovers....)
She would weep in_private , he was sure , for she loved him in her frigid way , though in_public she would be dry_eyed .
Synonyms love Related Terms romance lover beloved5. love [ n ] any object of warm affection or devotion
Examples:
"the theater was her first love"
or "he has a passion for cock fighting"
("Editorials"...)
Escalation is their first love and their last ; they will be faithful unto death .
Synonyms love passion Related Terms object6. love [ n ] a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
Used in print:(Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)
The place was evidently a familiar haunt and Claire wondered what other illicit loves had been celebrated in the comfortable rooms to which they were shown .
Synonyms honey dear love loved_one dearest beloved Related Terms lover7. love [ n ] a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction
Examples:
"their love left them indifferent to their surroundings"
"she was his first love"
(Jesse Hill Ford, Mountains of Gilead....)
If it is love , you do n't .
Synonyms love Related Terms sexual_desire8. Love [ n ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 4133
Synonyms Love9. Love [ n ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 311
Synonyms Love10. love [ v ] have sexual intercourse with
Examples:
"This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"
"Adam knew Eve"
(know is archaic)
"Were you ever intimate with this man?"
11. love [ n ] a score of zero in tennis or squash
Examples:
"it was 40 love"
12. love [ n ] sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people
Examples:
"his lovemaking disgusted her"
"he hadn't had any love in months"
"he has a very complicated love life"
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