not
not
adv : negation of a word or group of words; "he does not speak
French"; "she is not going"; "they are not friends";
"not many"; "not much"; "not at all"

read
read
n : something that is read; "the article was a very good read"

read
v 1: interpret something that is written or printed; "read the
advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?"
2: have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage
reads as follows"; "What does the law say?" [syn: {say}]
3: look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is
written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation
at noon"
4: obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be
read by the computer" [syn: {scan}]
5: interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves,
intestines, the sky, etc.; also of human behavior; "She
read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his
strange behavior"; "The gypsy read his fate in the crystal
ball"
6: interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular
meaning or impression; "I read this address as a satire";
"How should I take this message?"; "You can't take credit
for this!" [syn: {take}]
7: indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The
thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The
gauge read `empty'" [syn: {register}, {show}, {record}]
8: be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the
bar exam" [syn: {learn}, {study}, {take}]
9: audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role; "He is
auditioning for `Julius Cesar' at Stratford this year"
10: to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!"
11: make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you
read Greek?" [syn: {understand}, {interpret}, {translate}]