physical

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noun (esp. AmE) ⇨ See also ↑medical

ADJECTIVE

▪ complete

▪ annual, routine

▪

Pilots undergo routine physicals.

VERB + PHYSICAL

▪ have, undergo

▪ fail, pass

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He was accepted onto the course after passing the physical.

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adj.

VERBS

▪ be

▪

The problem is purely physical, not mental.

▪ become, get, turn

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Mikey and Jacob's fight had started to get physical.

ADVERB

▪ purely

▪

Our relationship was purely physical.

▪ almost

▪

The shock of the darkness was almost physical.

Physical is used with these nouns: ↑ability, ↑abuse, ↑act, ↑activity, ↑affection, ↑aggression, ↑agility, ↑agony, ↑ailment, ↑anguish, ↑appearance, ↑arrangement, ↑aspect, ↑assault, ↑asset, ↑attraction, ↑attribute, ↑barrier, ↑beauty, ↑blow, ↑challenge, ↑characteristic, ↑check-up, ↑chemist, ↑chemistry, ↑collapse, ↑comedy, ↑comfort, ↑complaint, ↑condition, ↑confinement, ↑confrontation, ↑consequence, ↑constitution, ↑contact, ↑coordination, ↑courage, ↑custody, ↑damage, ↑danger, ↑decay, ↑decline, ↑defect, ↑deformity, ↑demand, ↑demonstration, ↑dependence, ↑description, ↑destruction, ↑deterioration, ↑development, ↑difference, ↑dimension, ↑disability, ↑discipline, ↑discomfort, ↑disorder, ↑distance, ↑distress, ↑disturbance, ↑efficiency, ↑effort, ↑endurance, ↑energy, ↑entity, ↑environment, ↑equipment, ↑evidence, ↑exam, ↑examination, ↑excitement, ↑exercise, ↑exertion, ↑exhaustion, ↑existence, ↑expression, ↑fatigue, ↑feat, ↑feature, ↑fitness, ↑force, ↑form, ↑frailty, ↑geography, ↑geology, ↑handicap, ↑hardship, ↑harm, ↑health, ↑illness, ↑impact, ↑imperfection, ↑inability, ↑inactivity, ↑infirmity, ↑inspection, ↑integrity, ↑interaction, ↑intimacy, ↑intimidation, ↑labour, ↑layout, ↑likeness, ↑limit, ↑limitation, ↑location, ↑longing, ↑love, ↑lust, ↑make-up, ↑manifestation, ↑manipulation, ↑maturity, ↑nature, ↑necessity, ↑need, ↑neglect, ↑object, ↑obstruction, ↑pain, ↑passion, ↑perfection, ↑phenomenon, ↑pleasure, ↑preparation, ↑presence, ↑principle, ↑problem, ↑process, ↑property, ↑prowess, ↑proximity, ↑punishment, ↑quality, ↑reality, ↑realm, ↑recovery, ↑recreation, ↑rehabilitation, ↑relationship, ↑remains, ↑reminder, ↑removal, ↑renewal, ↑resemblance, ↑resource, ↑restraint, ↑retaliation, ↑safety, ↑science, ↑scientist, ↑self, ↑sensation, ↑separation, ↑shape, ↑side effect, ↑similarity, ↑size, ↑space, ↑specimen, ↑stamina, ↑state, ↑stature, ↑strain, ↑strength, ↑suffering, ↑superiority, ↑surroundings, ↑survival, ↑symbol, ↑symptom, ↑therapist, ↑therapy, ↑threat, ↑tiredness, ↑toil, ↑toll, ↑torment, ↑torture, ↑training, ↑trait, ↑transformation, ↑trauma, ↑type, ↑universe, ↑vigour, ↑violence, ↑vulnerability, ↑weakness, ↑well-being, ↑work, ↑world, ↑wreck