Meaning

• A tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical line of reference.

  "Hand me the level so I can tell if this is correctly installed."

• A distance relative to a given reference elevation.

  "By the end of the day, we'd dug down to the level of the old basement floor."

• Degree or amount.

  "The sound level is much too high; this hurts my ears.   We've reached a new level of success."

• Achievement or qualification.

  "She achieved a high level of distinction."

• Distance from the root node of a tree structure.

• One of several discrete segments of a game, generally increasing in difficulty and representing different locations in the game world.

  "It took me weeks to get to level seven.   Watch out for the next level; the bad guys there are really overpowered."

• A numeric value that quantifies a character's experience and power.

  "My half-orc barbarian reached fifth level before he was squashed by a troll."

• A floor of a multi-storey building.

  "Take the elevator and get off at the promenade level."

• An area of almost perfectly flat land.

• A school grade or year.

Meaning

• To adjust so as to make as flat or perpendicular to the ground as possible.

  "You can level the table by turning the pads that screw into the feet."

• To destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze.

  "The hurricane leveled the forest."

• To progress to the next level.

  "I levelled after defeating the dragon."

• To aim or direct (a weapon, a stare, an accusation, etc).

  "He levelled an accusation of fraud at the directors.  The hunter levels the gun before taking a shot."

• To direct or impose (a penalty, fine, etc) at or upon (someone).

• To make the score of a game equal.

• To bring to a common level or plane, in respect of rank, condition, character, privilege, etc.

  "to level all the ranks and conditions of men"

• To adjust or adapt to a certain level.

  "to level remarks to the capacity of children"

• (usually with "with") To speak honestly and openly with.

Meaning

• The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.

  "This table isn't quite level; see how this marble rolls off it?"

• At the same height as some reference; constructed as level with.

  "We tried to hang the pictures so that the bottom of the frames were level with the dark line in the wallpaper."

• Unvaried in frequency.

  "His pulse has been level for 12 hours."

• Unvaried in volume.

  "His voice has been unchanged. It has been level for 12 hours."

• Calm.

  "He kept a level gaze."

• In the same position or rank.

• Straightforward; direct; clear.

• Well balanced; even; just; steady; impartial.

  "a level head; a level understanding"

• Of even tone; without rising or falling inflection; monotonic.

• Perpendicular to a gravitational force.

  "The earth's oceans remain level in relation to the pull of gravity."