See Also: tug of love(dictionary)
Love(medicine)
Self-love(medicine)
love(2)(dictionary)
love(1)(dictionary)
Love(health)
puppy love(dictionary)
transference love(medicine)
light-o'-love(medicine)
love 2, noun(dictionary)

love(2) (iou) and Gross (money)


love(2) (iou)



love verb. OE.
[from the noun.]
verb trans. Feel love for (a person, a thing personified); be very fond of, hold dear. OE.
I must love you and leave you colloq.: a formula of departure. Lord love you, Lord love me, Lord love a duck, etc. interjections expr. surprise, emphasis, etc. loved one a person beloved; esp. in pl., one's family or relations. love paramour: see PARAMOUR adverb 2.
J. A. Froude A man who loved England well, but who loved Rome better. J. Gardam He had loved the king and had ridden..from the fells to Westminster for a coronation. J. Nagenda Your old mother who loves you with all her heart.
b. spec. Feel sexual love for; be in love with. OE.
love to pieces: see PIECE noun.
Shakespeare Othello I never knew woman love man so.
c. verb intrans. Feel love; esp. be in love. ME.
Shakespeare Julius Caesar Love, and be friends. Tennyson 'Tis better to have loved and lost, Than never to have loved at all.
verb trans.
a. Be strongly attached to (a thing), be unwilling to part with or allow to perish (life, honour, etc.). OE.
Marvell As you loue your own affairs..be pleased..to let me know your minds.
b. Take great pleasure in, be devoted or addicted to; colloq. like very much. Foll. by simple obj. to do, doing a person or thing to do. ME.
H. Glasse Some love a pig brought whole to table. P. V. White He loved her to need him. Merle Collins The Christmas plays she also loved. M. Milner I have always loved drawing goats. San Francisco Chronicle He loves to bat, especially if he can put the ball out of the park.
c. Take pleasure in the existence of; admire greatly. ME.
Burke I love firm government.
verb trans. Of a plant or (less usually) an animal: have a tendency to thrive in (a certain kind of situation). LME.
B. Taylor The violet loves a sunny bank.
verb trans. Embrace or caress affectionately. Freq. foll. by up. colloq. L19.
K. S. Prichard Why don't you give her a hug..love her up a bit? B. Holiday That dog..began lapping me and loving me like crazy.
Comb.: love-in a gathering for the purpose of establishing and enjoying love Relationships; love-up slang an act of caressing, hugging, or kissing.

Gross (money)


Definition: Total amount before anything is deducted.