land
verb
lænd 
lænd of bird/plane/insect
1 [intransitive] to come down through the air onto the ground or another surfaceThe plane landed safely.A fly landed on his nose.Opposite
take offof pilot
2 [transitive] land something to bring a plane down to the ground in a controlled wayThe pilot landed the plane safely.arrive in plane/boat
3 [intransitive] to arrive somewhere in a plane or a boatWe shall be landing shortly. Please fasten your seatbelts.The troops landed at dawn.They were the first men to land on the moon.The ferry is due to land at 3 o'clock.4 [transitive] land somebody/something to put somebody/something on land from an aircraft, a boat, etcThe troops were landed by helicopter.fall to ground
5 [intransitive] to come down to the ground after jumping, falling or being thrownI fell and landed heavily at the bottom of the stairs.A large stone landed right beside him.difficulties
6 [intransitive] + adverb/preposition to arrive somewhere and cause difficulties that have to be dealt withWhy do complaints always land on my desk (= why do I always have to deal with them)?job
7 [transitive] (informal) to succeed in getting a job, etc, especially one that a lot of other people wantland something He's just landed a starring role in Spielberg's next movie.land somebody/yourself something She's just landed herself a company directorship.fish
8 [transitive] land something to catch a fish and bring it out of the water on to the landIdioms
land a blow, punch, etc.
to succeed in hitting somebody/something
She landed a punch on his chin.Phrasal verbs
land in something
|land somebody/yourself in something
(informal) to get somebody/yourself into a difficult situationShe was arrested and landed in court.His hot temper has landed him in trouble before.Now you've really landed me in it! (= got me into trouble)land up in, at…
(informal) to reach a final position or situation, sometimes after other things have happenedSynonym
end upWe travelled around for a while and landed up in Seattle.He landed up in a ditch after he lost control of his car.Careful—you don't want to land up in hospital.