Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Level \Lev"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Leveled} (-[e^]ld) or
   {Levelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Leveling} or {Levelling}.]
   1. To make level; to make horizontal; to bring to the
      condition of a level line or surface; hence, to make flat
      or even; as, to level a road, a walk, or a garden.

   2. To bring to a lower level; to overthrow; to topple down;
      to reduce to a flat surface; to lower.

            And their proud structures level with the ground.
                                                  --Sandys.

            He levels mountains and he raises plains. --Dryden.

   3. To bring to a horizontal position, as a gun; hence, to
      point in taking aim; to aim; to direct.

            Bertram de Gordon, standing on the castle wall,
            leveled a quarrel out of a crossbow.  --Stow.

   4. Figuratively, to bring to a common level or plane, in
      respect of rank, condition, character, privilege, etc.;
      as, to level all the ranks and conditions of men.

   5. To adjust or adapt to a certain level; as, to level
      remarks to the capacity of children.

            For all his mind on honor fixed is, To which he
            levels all his purposes.              --Spenser.

Source : WordNet®

level
     v 1: aim at; "level criticism or charges at somebody"
     2: tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building
        was levelled" [syn: {raze}, {rase}, {dismantle}, {tear
        down}, {take down}, {pull down}] [ant: {raise}]
     3: make level or straight; "level the ground" [syn: {flush}, {even
        out}, {even}]
     4: direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged
        his weapon at me" [syn: {charge}, {point}]
     5: talk frankly with; lay it on the line; "I have to level with
        you"
     6: become level or even; "The ground levelled off" [syn: {level
        off}]
     [also: {levelling}, {levelled}]

level
     adj 1: having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or
            lower than another; "a flat desk"; "acres of level
            farmland"; "a plane surface" [syn: {flat}, {plane}]
     2: not showing abrupt variations; "spoke in a level voice";
        "she gave him a level look"- Louis Auchincloss [syn: {unwavering}]
     3: being on a precise horizontal plane; "a billiard table must
        be level"
     4: oriented at right angles to the plumb; "the picture is
        level"
     5: of the score in a contest; "the score is tied" [syn: {tied(p)},
         {even}, {level(p)}]
     [also: {levelling}, {levelled}]

level
     n 1: a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a
          moderate degree of intelligence"; "a high level of care
          is required"; "it is all a matter of degree" [syn: {degree},
           {grade}]
     2: a relative position or degree of value in a graded group;
        "lumber of the highest grade" [syn: {grade}, {tier}]
     3: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or
        especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of
        frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?" [syn:
         {degree}, {stage}, {point}]
     4: height above ground; "the water reached ankle level"; "the
        pictures were at the same level"
     5: indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is
        centered in a tube of liquid [syn: {spirit level}]
     6: a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line; "park the
        car on the level" [syn: {horizontal surface}]
     7: structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a
        single level of a multilevel building; "what level is the
        office on?" [syn: {floor}, {storey}, {story}]
     8: an abstract place usually conceived as having depth; "a good
        actor communicates on several levels"; "a simile has at
        least two layers of meaning"; "the mind functions on many
        strata simultaneously" [syn: {layer}, {stratum}]
     [also: {levelling}, {levelled}]

levelling
     See {level}