care
To care is to feel concern, and care is attention given, tending, or upkeep. If you care about how your garden grows, you will take care to water it often, remove weeds, and talk to your plants about the weather.
Care can be a noun or a verb. As a noun, it originally had the sense of “sorrow, anxiety” or “serious mental attention,” and now means “oversight, protection.” If you have a fragile package, you might write “handle with care” on the box. As a verb, care means “to feel concern or interest” — as in, “If you care about your health you’ll put down that cigarette!” If someone says she “couldn’t care less,” then she does not care at all.
Definitions of care
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
“no medical
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hair care, haircare, hairdressingcare for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair
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maternalismmotherly care; behavior characteristic of a mother; the practice of acting as a mother does toward her children
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baby sitting, babysittingthe work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home
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pet sittingthe work of a pet sitter; caring for pets in their own home while their owners are away from home
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dental carecare for the teeth
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first aidemergency care given before regular medical aid can be obtained
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intervention, treatmentcare provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
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incubationmaintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development
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liverythe care (feeding and stabling) of horses for pay
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manicureprofessional care for the hands and fingernails
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pedicureprofessional care for the feet and toenails
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nourishmentthe act of nourishing
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nursingthe work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm
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TLC, tender loving careconsiderate and solicitous care
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nurturancephysical and emotional care and nourishment
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personal carecare for someone who is disabled or is otherwise unable to care for themselves; can including bathing and cooking and managing bodily functions
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skin care, skincarecare for the skin
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faith cure, faith healingcare provided through prayer and faith in God
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tree surgerytreatment of damaged or decaying trees
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health care, healthcarethe preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession
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brush, brushingthe act of brushing your hair
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comb, combingthe act of drawing a comb through hair
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shampoothe act of washing your hair with shampoo
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hairweavingthe act of interweaving a hairpiece with your own hair
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brush, brushingthe act of brushing your teeth
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medical aid, medical careprofessional treatment for illness or injury
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massagekneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation
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modalitya method of therapy that involves physical or electrical therapeutic treatment
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facialcare for the face that usually involves cleansing and massage and the application of cosmetic creams
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detoxificationa treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances
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laying on of handsthe application of a faith healer’s hands to the patient’s body
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chiropractica method of treatment that manipulates body structures (especially the spine) to relieve low back pain or even headache or high blood pressure
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fomentationapplication of warm wet coverings to a part of the body to relieve pain and inflammation
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naturopathya method of treating disease using food and exercise and heat to assist the natural healing process
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naprapathya drugless method of treatment based on the belief that disease symptoms arise from problems with ligaments and connective tissues
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orthodontic treatmentdental treatment that corrects irregularities of the teeth or of the relation of the teeth to surrounding anatomy; treatment is usually by braces or mechanical aids
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orthopticstreatment of defects of binocular vision (such as strabismus and amblyopia) by nonsurgical measures (especially by exercises to strengthen the eye muscles)
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osteopathytherapy based on the assumption that restoring health is best accomplished by manipulating the skeleton and muscles
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osteoclasistreatment of a skeletal deformity by intentionally fracturing a bone
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acupuncture, stylostixistreatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin
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G-Jo, acupressure, shiatsutreatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body
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autogenic therapy, autogenic training, autogenicstraining patients in self-induced relaxation
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hydropathy, hydrotherapythe internal and external use of water in the treatment of disease
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rest-curerest as a medical treatment for stress or anxiety etc.
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workactivity directed toward making or doing something
activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
“he wrote the manual on car
care”-
synonyms:
maintenance, upkeep-
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camera carekeeping a camera in good working order
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car carekeeping a car in good working order
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inspection and repair, overhaul, serviceperiodic maintenance on a car or machine
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pump primingintroducing water into a pump to improve the seal and start the water flowing
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scheduled maintenancemaintenance at a regularly scheduled time
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steam fittingcare (installation and maintenance) of equipment for ventilating or heating or refrigerating
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oil changereplacing dirty oil with clean
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interim overhaulan overhaul between the regular times for overhauling
attention and management implying responsibility for safety
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care of a bodyguard”-
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charge, guardianship, tutelage-
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due care, ordinary care, reasonable carethe care that a reasonable man would exercise under the circumstances; the standard for determining legal duty
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foster caresupervised care for delinquent or neglected children usually in an institution or substitute home
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great caremore attention and consideration than is normally bestowed by prudent persons
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providencethe guardianship and control exercised by a deity
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slight caresuch care as a careless or inattentive person would exercise
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protectionthe activity of protecting someone or something
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
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administer, administratework in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of
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organise, organizecause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea
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workcause to operate or function
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come to grips, get to gripsdeal with (a problem or a subject)
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dispose ofdeal with or settle
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mind, take carebe in charge of or deal with
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coordinatebring into common action, movement, or condition
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juggledeal with simultaneously
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processdeal with in a routine way
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misconduct, mishandle, mismanagemanage badly or incompetently
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directbe in charge of
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carry on, conduct, dealdirect the course of; manage or control
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touchdeal with; usually used with a form of negation
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curateorganize and oversee items in a collection or exhibit
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finesseplan, manage, or direct with subtle and skillful maneuvering
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arrange, order, put, set uparrange thoughts, ideas, or temporal events
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give, have, hold, make, throworganize or be responsible for
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rationalise, rationalizestructure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results
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pontificateadminister a pontifical office
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territorialise, territorializeorganize as a territory
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reorganise, reorganize, shake uporganize anew
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collectivise, collectivizebring under collective control; of farms and industrial enterprises
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tendmanage or run
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guide, steerbe a guiding or motivating force or drive
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head, leadbe in charge of
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manage, oversee, superintend, supervisewatch and direct
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operate, rundirect or control; projects, businesses, etc.
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racketeercarry on illegal business activities involving crime
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administerdirect the taking of
provide care for
“The nurse was
caring for the wounded”-
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give care-
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dry-nursetake care of an infant without breastfeeding it
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attend, look, see, take caretake charge of or deal with
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fuss, mother, overprotectcare for like a mother
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nurseserve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
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ministerattend to the wants and needs of others
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tendhave care of or look after
judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
“he handled the vase with
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caution, forethought, precaution-
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judiciousnessgood judgment
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judiciousness
a cause for feeling concern
“his major
care was the illness of his wife”-
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morass, plight, predicament, quagmire, quandarya situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
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morass, plight, predicament, quagmire, quandary
an anxious feeling
be concerned with
feel concern or interest
“I really
care about my work”“I don’t
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compassionate, condole with, feel for, pity, sympathize withshare the suffering of
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compassionate, condole with, feel for, pity, sympathize with
prefer or wish to do something
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