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  1. method                
 
1. way or out of one's way \'wa-\ n [ME, fr. OE weg; akin to OHG weg way, 
   OE wegan to move, L ]vehere to carry 1a: a thoroughfare for travel or 
   transportation from place to place  1b: an opening for passage  2: the 
   course traveled from one place to another : ROUTE  3a: a nonspatial course 
   (as a series of actions or sequence of events) lead ing in a direction or 
   toward an objective 3b1: a course of action  3b2: opportunity, capability, 
   or fact of doing as one pleases  3c: a possible course : POSSIBILITY  4a: 
   manner or method of doing or happening; also : method of accomp lishing : 
   MEANS 4b: FEATURE, RESPECT  4c: the state of being or acting on a specified 
   scale {active in real est ate in a small ~} 4d: usual or characteristic 
   state of affairs  4e: STATE, CONDITION - used with the, this, or Xthat in 
   phrases that stand in predicative or modifying relation esp. to the verb be 
   5a1: characteristic or habitual manner of acting  5a2: a personal trait : 
   IDIOSYNCRASY  5a3: an ingratiating mode of behavior  5a4: a recognized 
   practice, tendency, or quality  5a5: an endearing trick of behavior  5b: 
   regular continued course or mode  6: the length of a course : DISTANCE  7: 
   movement or progress along a course; specif : advancement in one 's career 
   8a: DIRECTION {is coming this ~}  8b: LOCALITY, DISTRICT {lives out our ~}  
   8c: direction with reference to the lie of a natural growth (as hair)  8d: 
   PARTICIPANT - usu. used in combination {three-way discu ssion} 9: state of 
   affairs : CONDITION  10a: room or opportunity to advance, pass, or progress 
    10b: freedom of action  10c: a place or position to be occupied by another 
   - used as object of Xmake 11: scope or range of observation, experience, or 
   possible acquisition  pl but sometimes sing in constr  12a: an inclined 
   structure upon which a ship is built or supported in launc hing pl  12b: 
   the guiding surfaces on the bed of a machine along which a table or ca 
   rriage moves 13: CATEGORY, KIND - usu. used in a prepositional phrase intr 
   oduced by in 14: motion or speed of a ship or boat through the water  1: 
   for the purpose of {by way of illustration}  2: by the route through : VIA  
   1: WRONG, IMPROPER  2a: in or to a secluded place  2b: UNUSUAL, REMARKABLE  
   3: in or into a position not lying in or obstructing one's course  1: in 
   motion through the water  2: in progress  - by way of 
2. way aj : of, connected with, or constituting an intermediate point on a 
   route (~ station}
3. way av : AWAY