1954 lines
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1954 lines
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"tie in":{
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"as in connect , link":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"tie up":{
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"a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"a tie-up at the junction of Main and Central has slowed traffic to a crawl"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"tangle",
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"gridlock",
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"lock",
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"congestion",
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"traffic",
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"crawl",
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"delay",
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"slowdown",
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"stoppage"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"backup",
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"bottleneck",
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"jam",
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"jam-up",
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"logjam",
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"snarl",
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"tailback"
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]
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},
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"the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)":{
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"antonyms":[
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"disaffiliation",
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"dissociation"
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],
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"examples":[
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"in a tie-up with the film studio, the toy company is producing a whole line of figures featuring characters from the animated movie"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"breakup",
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"dissolution",
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"disunion",
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"division",
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"parting",
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"separation",
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"severance",
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"split",
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"alienation",
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"divorce",
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"estrangement"
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],
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"related":[
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"business",
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"dealings",
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"interaction",
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"exchange",
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"interconnection",
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"interrelation",
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"mutualism",
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"reciprocity",
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"symbiosis",
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"incorporation",
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"integration",
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"merger",
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"unification",
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"affinity",
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"attachment",
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"closeness",
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"intimacy",
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"rapport",
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"sympathy",
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"kinship",
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"oneness",
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"solidarity",
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"togetherness",
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"unity",
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"colleagueship",
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"companionship",
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"company",
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"fellowship",
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"bed",
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"cahoots",
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"league"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"affiliation",
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"alliance",
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"association",
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"collaboration",
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"confederation",
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"connection",
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"cooperation",
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"hookup",
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"liaison",
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"linkup",
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"partnership",
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"relation",
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"relationship",
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"union"
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]
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},
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"to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{
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"antonyms":[
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"aid",
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"assist",
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"facilitate",
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"help"
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],
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"examples":[
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"an accident is tying up traffic at 5th and Broadway"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"clear",
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"make way",
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"open",
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"unclog",
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"unplug",
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"unstop",
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"free",
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"liberate",
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"release",
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"untie",
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"loosen",
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"smooth",
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"encourage",
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"further",
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"promote"
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],
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"related":[
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"balk",
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"check",
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"constrain",
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"curb",
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"rein",
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"restrain",
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"bind",
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"chain",
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"halter",
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"leash",
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"tether",
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"tie",
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"arrest",
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"brake",
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"delay",
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"retain",
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"retard",
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"barricade",
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"block",
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"blockade",
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"roadblock",
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"bog (down)",
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"mire",
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"choke",
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"smother",
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"stifle",
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"strangle",
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"suffocate",
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"baffle",
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"foil",
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"frustrate",
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"stump",
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"thwart",
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"derail",
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"disrupt",
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"sabotage",
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"muzzle",
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"repress",
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"suppress",
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"confine",
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"hedge (in)",
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"hem (in)"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"clog",
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"cramp",
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"embarrass",
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"encumber",
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"fetter",
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"hamper",
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"handcuff",
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"handicap",
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"hinder",
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"hobble",
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"hog-tie",
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"hold back",
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"hold up",
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"impede",
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"inhibit",
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"interfere (with)",
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"manacle",
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"obstruct",
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"shackle",
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"short-circuit",
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"stymie",
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"trammel"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"tied":{
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"as in":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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},
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"to gather into a tight mass by means of a line or cord":{
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"antonyms":[
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"unbound",
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"untied"
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],
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"examples":[
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"tied the newspapers into a bundle"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"undid",
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"unfastened",
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"unlaced",
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"unlashed",
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"unloosed",
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"unloosened",
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"unstrapped",
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"unstrung",
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"unthreaded",
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"unleashed",
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"untethered",
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"disentangled",
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"unraveled",
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"unsnarled",
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"untangled",
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"untwined",
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"untwisted",
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"uncoiled",
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"unspooled",
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"unwound"
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],
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"related":[
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"cinched",
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"corded",
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"roped",
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"strapped",
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"threaded",
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"wired",
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"girded",
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"girt",
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"girted",
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"lashed",
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"leashed",
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"tethered",
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"interlaced",
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"intertwined",
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"interwove",
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"interweaved",
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"laced",
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"entangled",
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"knotted",
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"snarled",
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"tangled",
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"twisted",
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"coiled",
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"wound",
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"winded"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"banded",
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"bound",
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"trussed"
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]
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},
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"to produce something equal to (as in quality or value)":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"at the class reunion we learned that he had won the Nobel Prize in medicine\u2014how could the rest of us tie that?"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"beat",
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"bettered",
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"eclipsed",
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"excelled",
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"outdid",
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"outdistanced",
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"outshone",
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"outshined",
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"outstripped",
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"overtopped",
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"surpassed",
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"topped",
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"transcended",
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"amounted (to)",
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"approached",
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"touched",
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"approximated",
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"kept up",
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"measured up (to)",
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"paralleled",
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"rivaled",
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"rivalled",
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"stacked up (against or with)"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"equaled",
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"equalled",
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"matched",
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"met"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"tied up":{
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"involved in often constant activity":{
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"examples":[
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"we'll be tied-up with work for the next several days"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"active",
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"assiduous",
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"bustling",
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"busy",
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"diligent",
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"employed",
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"engaged",
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"hopping",
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"industrious",
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"laborious",
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"occupied",
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"sedulous",
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"working"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"knee-deep",
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"swamped",
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"animated",
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"astir",
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"buzzing",
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"flourishing",
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"happening",
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"humming",
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"lively",
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"thriving",
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"vibrant",
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"absorbed",
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"concentrating",
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"engrossed",
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"focused",
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"focussed",
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"immersed",
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"intent",
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"preoccupied",
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"alive",
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"functional",
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"functioning",
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"going",
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"living",
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"operating",
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"operational",
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"operative",
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"running",
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"energetic",
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"vigorous",
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"hardworking",
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"indefatigable",
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"tireless",
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"untiring"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"free",
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"asleep",
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"dormant",
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"latent",
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"lifeless",
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"quiescent",
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"sleepy",
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"inert",
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"passive",
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"dead",
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"dull",
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"slow",
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"inoperative",
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"nonoperating"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"idle",
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"inactive",
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"unbusy",
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"unemployed",
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"unoccupied"
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]
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},
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"to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{
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"examples":[
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"an accident is tying up traffic at 5th and Broadway"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"clogged",
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"cramped",
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"embarrassed",
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"encumbered",
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"fettered",
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"hampered",
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"handcuffed",
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"handicapped",
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"held back",
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"held up",
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"hindered",
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"hobbled",
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"hog-tied",
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"impeded",
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"inhibited",
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"interfered (with)",
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"manacled",
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"obstructed",
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"shackled",
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"short-circuited",
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"stymied",
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"trammeled",
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"trammelled"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"balked",
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"checked",
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"constrained",
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"curbed",
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"reined",
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"restrained",
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"bound",
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"chained",
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"haltered",
|
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"leashed",
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"tethered",
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"tied",
|
||
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"arrested",
|
||
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"braked",
|
||
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"delayed",
|
||
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"retained",
|
||
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"retarded",
|
||
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"barricaded",
|
||
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"blockaded",
|
||
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"blocked",
|
||
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"roadblocked",
|
||
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"bogged (down)",
|
||
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"mired",
|
||
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"choked",
|
||
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"smothered",
|
||
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"stifled",
|
||
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"strangled",
|
||
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"suffocated",
|
||
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"baffled",
|
||
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"foiled",
|
||
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"frustrated",
|
||
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"stumped",
|
||
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"thwarted",
|
||
|
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"derailed",
|
||
|
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"disrupted",
|
||
|
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"sabotaged",
|
||
|
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"muzzled",
|
||
|
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"repressed",
|
||
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"suppressed",
|
||
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"confined",
|
||
|
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"hedged (in)",
|
||
|
|
"hemmed (in)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"cleared",
|
||
|
|
"made way",
|
||
|
|
"opened",
|
||
|
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"unclogged",
|
||
|
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"unplugged",
|
||
|
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"unstopped",
|
||
|
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"freed",
|
||
|
|
"liberated",
|
||
|
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"released",
|
||
|
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"untied",
|
||
|
|
"loosened",
|
||
|
|
"smoothed",
|
||
|
|
"encouraged",
|
||
|
|
"furthered",
|
||
|
|
"promoted"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"aided",
|
||
|
|
"assisted",
|
||
|
|
"facilitated",
|
||
|
|
"helped"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"tied-up":{
|
||
|
|
"involved in often constant activity":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"we'll be tied-up with work for the next several days"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"active",
|
||
|
|
"assiduous",
|
||
|
|
"bustling",
|
||
|
|
"busy",
|
||
|
|
"diligent",
|
||
|
|
"employed",
|
||
|
|
"engaged",
|
||
|
|
"hopping",
|
||
|
|
"industrious",
|
||
|
|
"laborious",
|
||
|
|
"occupied",
|
||
|
|
"sedulous",
|
||
|
|
"working"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"knee-deep",
|
||
|
|
"swamped",
|
||
|
|
"animated",
|
||
|
|
"astir",
|
||
|
|
"buzzing",
|
||
|
|
"flourishing",
|
||
|
|
"happening",
|
||
|
|
"humming",
|
||
|
|
"lively",
|
||
|
|
"thriving",
|
||
|
|
"vibrant",
|
||
|
|
"absorbed",
|
||
|
|
"concentrating",
|
||
|
|
"engrossed",
|
||
|
|
"focused",
|
||
|
|
"focussed",
|
||
|
|
"immersed",
|
||
|
|
"intent",
|
||
|
|
"preoccupied",
|
||
|
|
"alive",
|
||
|
|
"functional",
|
||
|
|
"functioning",
|
||
|
|
"going",
|
||
|
|
"living",
|
||
|
|
"operating",
|
||
|
|
"operational",
|
||
|
|
"operative",
|
||
|
|
"running",
|
||
|
|
"energetic",
|
||
|
|
"vigorous",
|
||
|
|
"hardworking",
|
||
|
|
"indefatigable",
|
||
|
|
"tireless",
|
||
|
|
"untiring"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"free",
|
||
|
|
"asleep",
|
||
|
|
"dormant",
|
||
|
|
"latent",
|
||
|
|
"lifeless",
|
||
|
|
"quiescent",
|
||
|
|
"sleepy",
|
||
|
|
"inert",
|
||
|
|
"passive",
|
||
|
|
"dead",
|
||
|
|
"dull",
|
||
|
|
"slow",
|
||
|
|
"inoperative",
|
||
|
|
"nonoperating"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"idle",
|
||
|
|
"inactive",
|
||
|
|
"unbusy",
|
||
|
|
"unemployed",
|
||
|
|
"unoccupied"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"an accident is tying up traffic at 5th and Broadway"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"clogged",
|
||
|
|
"cramped",
|
||
|
|
"embarrassed",
|
||
|
|
"encumbered",
|
||
|
|
"fettered",
|
||
|
|
"hampered",
|
||
|
|
"handcuffed",
|
||
|
|
"handicapped",
|
||
|
|
"held back",
|
||
|
|
"held up",
|
||
|
|
"hindered",
|
||
|
|
"hobbled",
|
||
|
|
"hog-tied",
|
||
|
|
"impeded",
|
||
|
|
"inhibited",
|
||
|
|
"interfered (with)",
|
||
|
|
"manacled",
|
||
|
|
"obstructed",
|
||
|
|
"shackled",
|
||
|
|
"short-circuited",
|
||
|
|
"stymied",
|
||
|
|
"trammeled",
|
||
|
|
"trammelled"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"balked",
|
||
|
|
"checked",
|
||
|
|
"constrained",
|
||
|
|
"curbed",
|
||
|
|
"reined",
|
||
|
|
"restrained",
|
||
|
|
"bound",
|
||
|
|
"chained",
|
||
|
|
"haltered",
|
||
|
|
"leashed",
|
||
|
|
"tethered",
|
||
|
|
"tied",
|
||
|
|
"arrested",
|
||
|
|
"braked",
|
||
|
|
"delayed",
|
||
|
|
"retained",
|
||
|
|
"retarded",
|
||
|
|
"barricaded",
|
||
|
|
"blockaded",
|
||
|
|
"blocked",
|
||
|
|
"roadblocked",
|
||
|
|
"bogged (down)",
|
||
|
|
"mired",
|
||
|
|
"choked",
|
||
|
|
"smothered",
|
||
|
|
"stifled",
|
||
|
|
"strangled",
|
||
|
|
"suffocated",
|
||
|
|
"baffled",
|
||
|
|
"foiled",
|
||
|
|
"frustrated",
|
||
|
|
"stumped",
|
||
|
|
"thwarted",
|
||
|
|
"derailed",
|
||
|
|
"disrupted",
|
||
|
|
"sabotaged",
|
||
|
|
"muzzled",
|
||
|
|
"repressed",
|
||
|
|
"suppressed",
|
||
|
|
"confined",
|
||
|
|
"hedged (in)",
|
||
|
|
"hemmed (in)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"cleared",
|
||
|
|
"made way",
|
||
|
|
"opened",
|
||
|
|
"unclogged",
|
||
|
|
"unplugged",
|
||
|
|
"unstopped",
|
||
|
|
"freed",
|
||
|
|
"liberated",
|
||
|
|
"released",
|
||
|
|
"untied",
|
||
|
|
"loosened",
|
||
|
|
"smoothed",
|
||
|
|
"encouraged",
|
||
|
|
"furthered",
|
||
|
|
"promoted"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"aided",
|
||
|
|
"assisted",
|
||
|
|
"facilitated",
|
||
|
|
"helped"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"ties":{
|
||
|
|
"to gather into a tight mass by means of a line or cord":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"tied the newspapers into a bundle"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bands",
|
||
|
|
"binds",
|
||
|
|
"trusses"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"cinches",
|
||
|
|
"cords",
|
||
|
|
"ropes",
|
||
|
|
"straps",
|
||
|
|
"threads",
|
||
|
|
"wires",
|
||
|
|
"girds",
|
||
|
|
"girts",
|
||
|
|
"lashes",
|
||
|
|
"leashes",
|
||
|
|
"tethers",
|
||
|
|
"interlaces",
|
||
|
|
"intertwines",
|
||
|
|
"interweaves",
|
||
|
|
"laces",
|
||
|
|
"entangles",
|
||
|
|
"knots",
|
||
|
|
"snarls",
|
||
|
|
"tangles",
|
||
|
|
"twists",
|
||
|
|
"coils",
|
||
|
|
"winds"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"undoes",
|
||
|
|
"unfastens",
|
||
|
|
"unlaces",
|
||
|
|
"unlashes",
|
||
|
|
"unloosens",
|
||
|
|
"unlooses",
|
||
|
|
"unstraps",
|
||
|
|
"unstrings",
|
||
|
|
"unthreads",
|
||
|
|
"unleashes",
|
||
|
|
"untethers",
|
||
|
|
"disentangles",
|
||
|
|
"unravels",
|
||
|
|
"unsnarls",
|
||
|
|
"untangles",
|
||
|
|
"untwines",
|
||
|
|
"untwists",
|
||
|
|
"uncoils",
|
||
|
|
"unspools",
|
||
|
|
"unwinds"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"unbinds",
|
||
|
|
"unties"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to produce something equal to (as in quality or value)":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"at the class reunion we learned that he had won the Nobel Prize in medicine\u2014how could the rest of us tie that?"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"equals",
|
||
|
|
"matches",
|
||
|
|
"meets"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"beats",
|
||
|
|
"betters",
|
||
|
|
"eclipses",
|
||
|
|
"excels",
|
||
|
|
"outdistances",
|
||
|
|
"outdoes",
|
||
|
|
"outshines",
|
||
|
|
"outstrips",
|
||
|
|
"overtops",
|
||
|
|
"surpasses",
|
||
|
|
"tops",
|
||
|
|
"transcends",
|
||
|
|
"amounts (to)",
|
||
|
|
"approaches",
|
||
|
|
"touches",
|
||
|
|
"approximates",
|
||
|
|
"keeps up",
|
||
|
|
"measures up (to)",
|
||
|
|
"parallels",
|
||
|
|
"rivals",
|
||
|
|
"stacks up (against or with)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"a situation in which neither participant in a contest, competition, or struggle comes out ahead of the other":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the competition for first place in the dessert division ended in a tie between the chocolate pecan pie and the walnut fudge tart"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"dead heats",
|
||
|
|
"draws",
|
||
|
|
"stalemates",
|
||
|
|
"standoffs"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"deadlocks",
|
||
|
|
"impasses",
|
||
|
|
"seesaws",
|
||
|
|
"photo finishes",
|
||
|
|
"horse races",
|
||
|
|
"toss-ups"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"a uniting or binding force or influence":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"their marriage will serve to form a very strong tie between our families"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bonds",
|
||
|
|
"cements",
|
||
|
|
"cords",
|
||
|
|
"knots",
|
||
|
|
"ligatures",
|
||
|
|
"links"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"attachments",
|
||
|
|
"connections",
|
||
|
|
"fastenings",
|
||
|
|
"hookups",
|
||
|
|
"joints",
|
||
|
|
"linkages",
|
||
|
|
"linkups",
|
||
|
|
"nexuses",
|
||
|
|
"nexus",
|
||
|
|
"tie-ups",
|
||
|
|
"unions",
|
||
|
|
"yokes",
|
||
|
|
"affections",
|
||
|
|
"sympathies",
|
||
|
|
"fetters",
|
||
|
|
"handcuffs",
|
||
|
|
"manacles",
|
||
|
|
"shackles",
|
||
|
|
"trammels",
|
||
|
|
"constraints",
|
||
|
|
"curbs",
|
||
|
|
"limitations",
|
||
|
|
"limits",
|
||
|
|
"restraints",
|
||
|
|
"restrictions"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"partings",
|
||
|
|
"separations",
|
||
|
|
"emancipations",
|
||
|
|
"freedoms",
|
||
|
|
"liberations",
|
||
|
|
"releases"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"ties into":{
|
||
|
|
"to criticize harshly and usually publicly":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Jackie was horribly embarrassed when her mother tied into her in a crowded restaurant."
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"abuses",
|
||
|
|
"assails",
|
||
|
|
"attacks",
|
||
|
|
"bashes",
|
||
|
|
"belabors",
|
||
|
|
"blasts",
|
||
|
|
"castigates",
|
||
|
|
"excoriates",
|
||
|
|
"jumps (on)",
|
||
|
|
"lambastes",
|
||
|
|
"lambasts",
|
||
|
|
"potshots",
|
||
|
|
"savages",
|
||
|
|
"scathes",
|
||
|
|
"slams",
|
||
|
|
"trashes",
|
||
|
|
"vituperates"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"berates",
|
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"harangues",
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"harasses",
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"harries",
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"reviles",
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"scolds",
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"whips",
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"blasphemes",
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"curses",
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"execrates",
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"imprecates",
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"profanes",
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"affronts",
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"insults",
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"slurs",
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"asperses",
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"bad-mouths",
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"belittles",
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"blackguards",
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"disparages",
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"puts down",
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"libels",
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"slanders",
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"traduces",
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"vilifies",
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"chastises",
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"chides",
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||
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"criticizes",
|
||
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"laces (into)",
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||
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"rebukes",
|
||
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"reprimands",
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"fulminates",
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||
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"lashes (out)"
|
||
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],
|
||
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"near antonyms":[
|
||
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"acclaims",
|
||
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"commends",
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||
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"compliments",
|
||
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"hails",
|
||
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"lauds",
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||
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"praises"
|
||
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],
|
||
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"antonyms":[]
|
||
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},
|
||
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"type":[
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"phrase"
|
||
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]
|
||
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},
|
||
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"tied into":{
|
||
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"to criticize harshly and usually publicly":{
|
||
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"examples":[
|
||
|
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"Jackie was horribly embarrassed when her mother tied into her in a crowded restaurant."
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[
|
||
|
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"abused",
|
||
|
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"assailed",
|
||
|
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"attacked",
|
||
|
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"bashed",
|
||
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"belabored",
|
||
|
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"blasted",
|
||
|
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"castigated",
|
||
|
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"excoriated",
|
||
|
|
"jumped (on)",
|
||
|
|
"lambasted",
|
||
|
|
"potshot",
|
||
|
|
"savaged",
|
||
|
|
"scathed",
|
||
|
|
"slammed",
|
||
|
|
"trashed",
|
||
|
|
"vituperated"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"berated",
|
||
|
|
"harangued",
|
||
|
|
"harassed",
|
||
|
|
"harried",
|
||
|
|
"reviled",
|
||
|
|
"scolded",
|
||
|
|
"whipped",
|
||
|
|
"blasphemed",
|
||
|
|
"cursed",
|
||
|
|
"execrated",
|
||
|
|
"imprecated",
|
||
|
|
"profaned",
|
||
|
|
"affronted",
|
||
|
|
"insulted",
|
||
|
|
"slurred",
|
||
|
|
"aspersed",
|
||
|
|
"bad-mouthed",
|
||
|
|
"belittled",
|
||
|
|
"blackguarded",
|
||
|
|
"disparaged",
|
||
|
|
"put down",
|
||
|
|
"libeled",
|
||
|
|
"libelled",
|
||
|
|
"slandered",
|
||
|
|
"traduced",
|
||
|
|
"vilified",
|
||
|
|
"chastised",
|
||
|
|
"chid",
|
||
|
|
"chided",
|
||
|
|
"criticized",
|
||
|
|
"laced (into)",
|
||
|
|
"rebuked",
|
||
|
|
"reprimanded",
|
||
|
|
"fulminated",
|
||
|
|
"lashed (out)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"acclaimed",
|
||
|
|
"commended",
|
||
|
|
"complimented",
|
||
|
|
"hailed",
|
||
|
|
"lauded",
|
||
|
|
"praised"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"phrase"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"ties (together)":{
|
||
|
|
"as in joins , lumps (together)":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"groups",
|
||
|
|
"joins",
|
||
|
|
"lumps (together)",
|
||
|
|
"compares",
|
||
|
|
"equates",
|
||
|
|
"likens",
|
||
|
|
"associates",
|
||
|
|
"connects",
|
||
|
|
"correlates",
|
||
|
|
"identifies",
|
||
|
|
"links",
|
||
|
|
"relates"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"contrasts",
|
||
|
|
"differentiates",
|
||
|
|
"discriminates",
|
||
|
|
"distinguishes",
|
||
|
|
"separates",
|
||
|
|
"sets off"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"tiers":{
|
||
|
|
"one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the bottom tier of entrants"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"brackets",
|
||
|
|
"categories",
|
||
|
|
"classes",
|
||
|
|
"classifications",
|
||
|
|
"divisions",
|
||
|
|
"families",
|
||
|
|
"genera",
|
||
|
|
"genuses",
|
||
|
|
"grades",
|
||
|
|
"groups",
|
||
|
|
"kinds",
|
||
|
|
"leagues",
|
||
|
|
"orders",
|
||
|
|
"ranks",
|
||
|
|
"rubrics",
|
||
|
|
"sets",
|
||
|
|
"species",
|
||
|
|
"types"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"descriptions",
|
||
|
|
"feathers",
|
||
|
|
"ilks",
|
||
|
|
"kidneys",
|
||
|
|
"likes",
|
||
|
|
"manners",
|
||
|
|
"natures",
|
||
|
|
"sorts",
|
||
|
|
"branches",
|
||
|
|
"sections",
|
||
|
|
"specialities",
|
||
|
|
"specialties",
|
||
|
|
"subclasses",
|
||
|
|
"subdivisions",
|
||
|
|
"subgroups",
|
||
|
|
"subspecieses",
|
||
|
|
"varieties",
|
||
|
|
"breeds",
|
||
|
|
"races",
|
||
|
|
"generations",
|
||
|
|
"headings",
|
||
|
|
"labels",
|
||
|
|
"titles"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"tie (together)":{
|
||
|
|
"as in join , lump (together)":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"group",
|
||
|
|
"join",
|
||
|
|
"lump (together)",
|
||
|
|
"compare",
|
||
|
|
"equate",
|
||
|
|
"liken",
|
||
|
|
"associate",
|
||
|
|
"connect",
|
||
|
|
"correlate",
|
||
|
|
"identify",
|
||
|
|
"link",
|
||
|
|
"relate"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"contrast",
|
||
|
|
"differentiate",
|
||
|
|
"discriminate",
|
||
|
|
"distinguish",
|
||
|
|
"separate",
|
||
|
|
"set off"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"tie-up":{
|
||
|
|
"a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a tie-up at the junction of Main and Central has slowed traffic to a crawl"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"backup",
|
||
|
|
"bottleneck",
|
||
|
|
"jam",
|
||
|
|
"jam-up",
|
||
|
|
"logjam",
|
||
|
|
"snarl",
|
||
|
|
"tailback"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"tangle",
|
||
|
|
"gridlock",
|
||
|
|
"lock",
|
||
|
|
"congestion",
|
||
|
|
"traffic",
|
||
|
|
"crawl",
|
||
|
|
"delay",
|
||
|
|
"slowdown",
|
||
|
|
"stoppage"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"in a tie-up with the film studio, the toy company is producing a whole line of figures featuring characters from the animated movie"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"affiliation",
|
||
|
|
"alliance",
|
||
|
|
"association",
|
||
|
|
"collaboration",
|
||
|
|
"confederation",
|
||
|
|
"connection",
|
||
|
|
"cooperation",
|
||
|
|
"hookup",
|
||
|
|
"liaison",
|
||
|
|
"linkup",
|
||
|
|
"partnership",
|
||
|
|
"relation",
|
||
|
|
"relationship",
|
||
|
|
"union"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"business",
|
||
|
|
"dealings",
|
||
|
|
"interaction",
|
||
|
|
"exchange",
|
||
|
|
"interconnection",
|
||
|
|
"interrelation",
|
||
|
|
"mutualism",
|
||
|
|
"reciprocity",
|
||
|
|
"symbiosis",
|
||
|
|
"incorporation",
|
||
|
|
"integration",
|
||
|
|
"merger",
|
||
|
|
"unification",
|
||
|
|
"affinity",
|
||
|
|
"attachment",
|
||
|
|
"closeness",
|
||
|
|
"intimacy",
|
||
|
|
"rapport",
|
||
|
|
"sympathy",
|
||
|
|
"kinship",
|
||
|
|
"oneness",
|
||
|
|
"solidarity",
|
||
|
|
"togetherness",
|
||
|
|
"unity",
|
||
|
|
"colleagueship",
|
||
|
|
"companionship",
|
||
|
|
"company",
|
||
|
|
"fellowship",
|
||
|
|
"bed",
|
||
|
|
"cahoots",
|
||
|
|
"league"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"breakup",
|
||
|
|
"dissolution",
|
||
|
|
"disunion",
|
||
|
|
"division",
|
||
|
|
"parting",
|
||
|
|
"separation",
|
||
|
|
"severance",
|
||
|
|
"split",
|
||
|
|
"alienation",
|
||
|
|
"divorce",
|
||
|
|
"estrangement"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"disaffiliation",
|
||
|
|
"dissociation"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"an accident is tying up traffic at 5th and Broadway"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"clog",
|
||
|
|
"cramp",
|
||
|
|
"embarrass",
|
||
|
|
"encumber",
|
||
|
|
"fetter",
|
||
|
|
"hamper",
|
||
|
|
"handcuff",
|
||
|
|
"handicap",
|
||
|
|
"hinder",
|
||
|
|
"hobble",
|
||
|
|
"hog-tie",
|
||
|
|
"hold back",
|
||
|
|
"hold up",
|
||
|
|
"impede",
|
||
|
|
"inhibit",
|
||
|
|
"interfere (with)",
|
||
|
|
"manacle",
|
||
|
|
"obstruct",
|
||
|
|
"shackle",
|
||
|
|
"short-circuit",
|
||
|
|
"stymie",
|
||
|
|
"trammel"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"balk",
|
||
|
|
"check",
|
||
|
|
"constrain",
|
||
|
|
"curb",
|
||
|
|
"rein",
|
||
|
|
"restrain",
|
||
|
|
"bind",
|
||
|
|
"chain",
|
||
|
|
"halter",
|
||
|
|
"leash",
|
||
|
|
"tether",
|
||
|
|
"tie",
|
||
|
|
"arrest",
|
||
|
|
"brake",
|
||
|
|
"delay",
|
||
|
|
"retain",
|
||
|
|
"retard",
|
||
|
|
"barricade",
|
||
|
|
"block",
|
||
|
|
"blockade",
|
||
|
|
"roadblock",
|
||
|
|
"bog (down)",
|
||
|
|
"mire",
|
||
|
|
"choke",
|
||
|
|
"smother",
|
||
|
|
"stifle",
|
||
|
|
"strangle",
|
||
|
|
"suffocate",
|
||
|
|
"baffle",
|
||
|
|
"foil",
|
||
|
|
"frustrate",
|
||
|
|
"stump",
|
||
|
|
"thwart",
|
||
|
|
"derail",
|
||
|
|
"disrupt",
|
||
|
|
"sabotage",
|
||
|
|
"muzzle",
|
||
|
|
"repress",
|
||
|
|
"suppress",
|
||
|
|
"confine",
|
||
|
|
"hedge (in)",
|
||
|
|
"hem (in)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"clear",
|
||
|
|
"make way",
|
||
|
|
"open",
|
||
|
|
"unclog",
|
||
|
|
"unplug",
|
||
|
|
"unstop",
|
||
|
|
"free",
|
||
|
|
"liberate",
|
||
|
|
"release",
|
||
|
|
"untie",
|
||
|
|
"loosen",
|
||
|
|
"smooth",
|
||
|
|
"encourage",
|
||
|
|
"further",
|
||
|
|
"promote"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"aid",
|
||
|
|
"assist",
|
||
|
|
"facilitate",
|
||
|
|
"help"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"tie":{
|
||
|
|
"to gather into a tight mass by means of a line or cord":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"tied the newspapers into a bundle"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
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"band",
|
||
|
|
"bind",
|
||
|
|
"truss"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"cinch",
|
||
|
|
"cord",
|
||
|
|
"rope",
|
||
|
|
"strap",
|
||
|
|
"thread",
|
||
|
|
"wire",
|
||
|
|
"gird",
|
||
|
|
"girt",
|
||
|
|
"lash",
|
||
|
|
"leash",
|
||
|
|
"tether",
|
||
|
|
"interlace",
|
||
|
|
"intertwine",
|
||
|
|
"interweave",
|
||
|
|
"lace",
|
||
|
|
"entangle",
|
||
|
|
"knot",
|
||
|
|
"snarl",
|
||
|
|
"tangle",
|
||
|
|
"twist",
|
||
|
|
"coil",
|
||
|
|
"wind"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"undo",
|
||
|
|
"unfasten",
|
||
|
|
"unlace",
|
||
|
|
"unlash",
|
||
|
|
"unloose",
|
||
|
|
"unloosen",
|
||
|
|
"unstrap",
|
||
|
|
"unstring",
|
||
|
|
"unthread",
|
||
|
|
"unleash",
|
||
|
|
"untether",
|
||
|
|
"disentangle",
|
||
|
|
"unravel",
|
||
|
|
"unsnarl",
|
||
|
|
"untangle",
|
||
|
|
"untwine",
|
||
|
|
"untwist",
|
||
|
|
"uncoil",
|
||
|
|
"unspool",
|
||
|
|
"unwind"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"unbind",
|
||
|
|
"untie"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to produce something equal to (as in quality or value)":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"at the class reunion we learned that he had won the Nobel Prize in medicine\u2014how could the rest of us tie that?"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"equal",
|
||
|
|
"match",
|
||
|
|
"meet"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"beat",
|
||
|
|
"better",
|
||
|
|
"eclipse",
|
||
|
|
"excel",
|
||
|
|
"outdistance",
|
||
|
|
"outdo",
|
||
|
|
"outshine",
|
||
|
|
"outstrip",
|
||
|
|
"overtop",
|
||
|
|
"surpass",
|
||
|
|
"top",
|
||
|
|
"transcend",
|
||
|
|
"amount (to)",
|
||
|
|
"approach",
|
||
|
|
"touch",
|
||
|
|
"approximate",
|
||
|
|
"keep up",
|
||
|
|
"measure up (to)",
|
||
|
|
"parallel",
|
||
|
|
"rival",
|
||
|
|
"stack up (against or with)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"a situation in which neither participant in a contest, competition, or struggle comes out ahead of the other":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the competition for first place in the dessert division ended in a tie between the chocolate pecan pie and the walnut fudge tart"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"dead heat",
|
||
|
|
"draw",
|
||
|
|
"stalemate",
|
||
|
|
"standoff"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"deadlock",
|
||
|
|
"impasse",
|
||
|
|
"seesaw",
|
||
|
|
"photo finish",
|
||
|
|
"horse race",
|
||
|
|
"toss-up"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"a uniting or binding force or influence":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"their marriage will serve to form a very strong tie between our families"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bond",
|
||
|
|
"cement",
|
||
|
|
"cord",
|
||
|
|
"knot",
|
||
|
|
"ligature",
|
||
|
|
"link"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"attachment",
|
||
|
|
"connection",
|
||
|
|
"fastening",
|
||
|
|
"hookup",
|
||
|
|
"joint",
|
||
|
|
"linkage",
|
||
|
|
"linkup",
|
||
|
|
"nexus",
|
||
|
|
"tie-up",
|
||
|
|
"union",
|
||
|
|
"yoke",
|
||
|
|
"affection",
|
||
|
|
"fondness",
|
||
|
|
"sympathy",
|
||
|
|
"fetter",
|
||
|
|
"handcuff",
|
||
|
|
"manacle",
|
||
|
|
"shackle",
|
||
|
|
"trammel",
|
||
|
|
"constraint",
|
||
|
|
"curb",
|
||
|
|
"hampering",
|
||
|
|
"limit",
|
||
|
|
"limitation",
|
||
|
|
"restraint",
|
||
|
|
"restriction"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"detaching",
|
||
|
|
"disengaging",
|
||
|
|
"parting",
|
||
|
|
"separation",
|
||
|
|
"unbinding",
|
||
|
|
"unfastening",
|
||
|
|
"unfettering",
|
||
|
|
"untying",
|
||
|
|
"untieing",
|
||
|
|
"emancipation",
|
||
|
|
"freedom",
|
||
|
|
"liberation",
|
||
|
|
"release"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"tie-ups":{
|
||
|
|
"a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a tie-up at the junction of Main and Central has slowed traffic to a crawl"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"backups",
|
||
|
|
"bottlenecks",
|
||
|
|
"jams",
|
||
|
|
"jam-ups",
|
||
|
|
"logjams",
|
||
|
|
"snarls",
|
||
|
|
"tailbacks"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"tangles",
|
||
|
|
"gridlocks",
|
||
|
|
"locks",
|
||
|
|
"congestions",
|
||
|
|
"traffic",
|
||
|
|
"crawls",
|
||
|
|
"delays",
|
||
|
|
"slowdowns",
|
||
|
|
"stoppages"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"in a tie-up with the film studio, the toy company is producing a whole line of figures featuring characters from the animated movie"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"affiliations",
|
||
|
|
"alliances",
|
||
|
|
"associations",
|
||
|
|
"collaborations",
|
||
|
|
"confederations",
|
||
|
|
"connections",
|
||
|
|
"cooperations",
|
||
|
|
"hookups",
|
||
|
|
"liaisons",
|
||
|
|
"linkups",
|
||
|
|
"partnerships",
|
||
|
|
"relations",
|
||
|
|
"relationships",
|
||
|
|
"unions"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"businesses",
|
||
|
|
"dealings",
|
||
|
|
"interactions",
|
||
|
|
"exchanges",
|
||
|
|
"interconnections",
|
||
|
|
"interrelations",
|
||
|
|
"mutualisms",
|
||
|
|
"reciprocities",
|
||
|
|
"symbioses",
|
||
|
|
"incorporations",
|
||
|
|
"integrations",
|
||
|
|
"mergers",
|
||
|
|
"unifications",
|
||
|
|
"affinities",
|
||
|
|
"attachments",
|
||
|
|
"intimacies",
|
||
|
|
"rapports",
|
||
|
|
"sympathies",
|
||
|
|
"kinships",
|
||
|
|
"solidarities",
|
||
|
|
"unities",
|
||
|
|
"colleagueships",
|
||
|
|
"companies",
|
||
|
|
"companionships",
|
||
|
|
"fellowships",
|
||
|
|
"beds",
|
||
|
|
"cahoots",
|
||
|
|
"leagues"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"breakups",
|
||
|
|
"dissolutions",
|
||
|
|
"disunions",
|
||
|
|
"divisions",
|
||
|
|
"partings",
|
||
|
|
"separations",
|
||
|
|
"severances",
|
||
|
|
"splits",
|
||
|
|
"alienations",
|
||
|
|
"divorces",
|
||
|
|
"estrangements"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"disaffiliations",
|
||
|
|
"dissociations"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"ties up":{
|
||
|
|
"to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"an accident is tying up traffic at 5th and Broadway"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"clogs",
|
||
|
|
"cramps",
|
||
|
|
"embarrasses",
|
||
|
|
"encumbers",
|
||
|
|
"fetters",
|
||
|
|
"hampers",
|
||
|
|
"handcuffs",
|
||
|
|
"handicaps",
|
||
|
|
"hinders",
|
||
|
|
"hobbles",
|
||
|
|
"hog-ties",
|
||
|
|
"holds back",
|
||
|
|
"holds up",
|
||
|
|
"impedes",
|
||
|
|
"inhibits",
|
||
|
|
"interferes (with)",
|
||
|
|
"manacles",
|
||
|
|
"obstructs",
|
||
|
|
"shackles",
|
||
|
|
"short-circuits",
|
||
|
|
"stymies",
|
||
|
|
"trammels"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"balks",
|
||
|
|
"checks",
|
||
|
|
"constrains",
|
||
|
|
"curbs",
|
||
|
|
"reins",
|
||
|
|
"restrains",
|
||
|
|
"binds",
|
||
|
|
"chains",
|
||
|
|
"halters",
|
||
|
|
"leashes",
|
||
|
|
"tethers",
|
||
|
|
"ties",
|
||
|
|
"arrests",
|
||
|
|
"brakes",
|
||
|
|
"delays",
|
||
|
|
"retains",
|
||
|
|
"retards",
|
||
|
|
"barricades",
|
||
|
|
"blockades",
|
||
|
|
"blocks",
|
||
|
|
"roadblocks",
|
||
|
|
"bogs (down)",
|
||
|
|
"mires",
|
||
|
|
"chokes",
|
||
|
|
"smothers",
|
||
|
|
"stifles",
|
||
|
|
"strangles",
|
||
|
|
"suffocates",
|
||
|
|
"baffles",
|
||
|
|
"foils",
|
||
|
|
"frustrates",
|
||
|
|
"stumps",
|
||
|
|
"thwarts",
|
||
|
|
"derails",
|
||
|
|
"disrupts",
|
||
|
|
"sabotages",
|
||
|
|
"muzzles",
|
||
|
|
"represses",
|
||
|
|
"suppresses",
|
||
|
|
"confines",
|
||
|
|
"hedges (in)",
|
||
|
|
"hems (in)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"clears",
|
||
|
|
"makes way",
|
||
|
|
"opens",
|
||
|
|
"unclogs",
|
||
|
|
"unplugs",
|
||
|
|
"unstops",
|
||
|
|
"frees",
|
||
|
|
"liberates",
|
||
|
|
"releases",
|
||
|
|
"unties",
|
||
|
|
"loosens",
|
||
|
|
"smooths",
|
||
|
|
"smoothes",
|
||
|
|
"encourages",
|
||
|
|
"furthers",
|
||
|
|
"promotes"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"aids",
|
||
|
|
"assists",
|
||
|
|
"facilitates",
|
||
|
|
"helps"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"tier":{
|
||
|
|
"one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the bottom tier of entrants"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bracket",
|
||
|
|
"category",
|
||
|
|
"class",
|
||
|
|
"classification",
|
||
|
|
"division",
|
||
|
|
"family",
|
||
|
|
"genus",
|
||
|
|
"grade",
|
||
|
|
"group",
|
||
|
|
"kind",
|
||
|
|
"league",
|
||
|
|
"order",
|
||
|
|
"rank(s)",
|
||
|
|
"rubric",
|
||
|
|
"set",
|
||
|
|
"species",
|
||
|
|
"type"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"description",
|
||
|
|
"feather",
|
||
|
|
"ilk",
|
||
|
|
"kidney",
|
||
|
|
"like",
|
||
|
|
"manner",
|
||
|
|
"nature",
|
||
|
|
"sort",
|
||
|
|
"branch",
|
||
|
|
"section",
|
||
|
|
"speciality",
|
||
|
|
"specialty",
|
||
|
|
"subclass",
|
||
|
|
"subdivision",
|
||
|
|
"subgroup",
|
||
|
|
"subspecies",
|
||
|
|
"variety",
|
||
|
|
"breed",
|
||
|
|
"race",
|
||
|
|
"generation",
|
||
|
|
"heading",
|
||
|
|
"label",
|
||
|
|
"title"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"tie into":{
|
||
|
|
"to criticize harshly and usually publicly":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Jackie was horribly embarrassed when her mother tied into her in a crowded restaurant."
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"abuse",
|
||
|
|
"assail",
|
||
|
|
"attack",
|
||
|
|
"bash",
|
||
|
|
"belabor",
|
||
|
|
"blast",
|
||
|
|
"castigate",
|
||
|
|
"excoriate",
|
||
|
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"jump (on)",
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"lambaste",
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"lambast",
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"potshot",
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"savage",
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"scathe",
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"slam",
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"trash",
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"vituperate"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"berate",
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"harangue",
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"harass",
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"harry",
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"revile",
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"scold",
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"whip",
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"blaspheme",
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"curse",
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"execrate",
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|
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"imprecate",
|
||
|
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"profane",
|
||
|
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"affront",
|
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|
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"insult",
|
||
|
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"slur",
|
||
|
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"asperse",
|
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|
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"bad-mouth",
|
||
|
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"belittle",
|
||
|
|
"blackguard",
|
||
|
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"disparage",
|
||
|
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"put down",
|
||
|
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"libel",
|
||
|
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"slander",
|
||
|
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"traduce",
|
||
|
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"vilify",
|
||
|
|
"chastise",
|
||
|
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"chide",
|
||
|
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"criticize",
|
||
|
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"lace (into)",
|
||
|
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"rebuke",
|
||
|
|
"reprimand",
|
||
|
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"fulminate",
|
||
|
|
"lash (out)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"acclaim",
|
||
|
|
"commend",
|
||
|
|
"compliment",
|
||
|
|
"hail",
|
||
|
|
"laud",
|
||
|
|
"praise"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"phrase"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"tieing the knot":{
|
||
|
|
"to take a spouse":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"I was thinking of asking her out till I found out she just tied the knot ."
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"marrying",
|
||
|
|
"wedding"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"coupling",
|
||
|
|
"mating",
|
||
|
|
"pairing off",
|
||
|
|
"remarrying"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"divorcing",
|
||
|
|
"separating"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"phrase"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"tied (together)":{
|
||
|
|
"as in joined , lumped (together)":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"grouped",
|
||
|
|
"joined",
|
||
|
|
"lumped (together)",
|
||
|
|
"compared",
|
||
|
|
"equated",
|
||
|
|
"likened",
|
||
|
|
"associated",
|
||
|
|
"connected",
|
||
|
|
"correlated",
|
||
|
|
"identified",
|
||
|
|
"linked",
|
||
|
|
"related"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"contrasted",
|
||
|
|
"differentiated",
|
||
|
|
"discriminated",
|
||
|
|
"distinguished",
|
||
|
|
"separated",
|
||
|
|
"set off"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"ties the knot":{
|
||
|
|
"to take a spouse":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"I was thinking of asking her out till I found out she just tied the knot ."
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"marries",
|
||
|
|
"weds"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"couples",
|
||
|
|
"mates",
|
||
|
|
"pairs off",
|
||
|
|
"remarries"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"divorces",
|
||
|
|
"separates"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"phrase"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"ties in":{
|
||
|
|
"as in connects , links":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"associates",
|
||
|
|
"connects",
|
||
|
|
"couples",
|
||
|
|
"interrelates",
|
||
|
|
"links",
|
||
|
|
"affects",
|
||
|
|
"concerns",
|
||
|
|
"interests",
|
||
|
|
"involves",
|
||
|
|
"touches",
|
||
|
|
"deals (with)",
|
||
|
|
"treats",
|
||
|
|
"appertains",
|
||
|
|
"applies",
|
||
|
|
"bears",
|
||
|
|
"pertains",
|
||
|
|
"refers",
|
||
|
|
"relates"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
}
|
||
|
|
}
|