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{
"wad":{
"a considerable amount":{
"examples":[
"a starlet who usually gets a big wad of publicity for her nonstop antics"
],
"synonyms":[
"abundance",
"barrel",
"basketful",
"boatload",
"bucket",
"bunch",
"bundle",
"bushel",
"carload",
"chunk",
"deal",
"dozen",
"fistful",
"gobs",
"good deal",
"heap",
"hundred",
"lashings",
"lashins",
"loads",
"lot",
"mass",
"mess",
"mountain",
"much",
"multiplicity",
"myriad",
"oodles",
"pack",
"passel",
"peck",
"pile",
"plateful",
"plenitude",
"plentitude",
"plenty",
"pot",
"potful",
"profusion",
"quantity",
"raft",
"reams",
"scads",
"sheaf",
"shipload",
"sight",
"slew",
"spate",
"stack",
"store",
"ton",
"truckload",
"volume",
"wealth",
"yard"
],
"near synonyms":[
"epidemic",
"plague",
"rash",
"bonanza",
"embarrassment",
"excess",
"overabundance",
"overage",
"overkill",
"overmuch",
"oversupply",
"plethora",
"redundancy",
"superabundance",
"superfluity",
"surfeit",
"surplus",
"deluge",
"flood",
"overflow",
"army",
"bevy",
"cram",
"crowd",
"crush",
"drove",
"flock",
"herd",
"horde",
"host",
"legion",
"mob",
"multitude",
"press",
"score",
"sea",
"swarm",
"throng",
"gazillion",
"jillion",
"kazillion",
"million",
"thousands",
"trillion",
"zillion"
],
"near antonyms":[
"atom",
"crumb",
"dot",
"fleck",
"flyspeck",
"fragment",
"grain",
"granule",
"iota",
"jot",
"modicum",
"molecule",
"mote",
"nubbin",
"particle",
"ray",
"scintilla",
"scrap",
"shred",
"tittle",
"whit",
"smatter",
"smattering",
"dash",
"drop",
"morsel",
"shot",
"piece",
"portion",
"section",
"absence",
"dearth",
"famine",
"lack",
"paucity",
"poverty",
"scarceness",
"scarcity",
"shortage",
"undersupply",
"want",
"deficiency",
"deficit",
"inadequacy",
"insufficiency",
"meagerness",
"scantiness",
"scantness",
"skimpiness"
],
"antonyms":[
"ace",
"bit",
"dab",
"dram",
"driblet",
"glimmer",
"handful",
"hint",
"lick",
"little",
"mite",
"mouthful",
"nip",
"ounce",
"peanuts",
"pinch",
"pittance",
"scruple",
"shade",
"shadow",
"smidgen",
"smidgeon",
"smidgin",
"smidge",
"speck",
"spot",
"sprinkle",
"sprinkling",
"strain",
"streak",
"suspicion",
"tad",
"taste",
"touch",
"trace"
]
},
"a small uneven mass":{
"examples":[
"a wad of gum stuck to the desk"
],
"synonyms":[
"blob",
"chunk",
"clod",
"clot",
"clump",
"dollop",
"glob",
"gob",
"gobbet",
"hunk",
"knob",
"lump",
"nub",
"nubble",
"nugget"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bead",
"drop",
"globule",
"block",
"body",
"bulk",
"particle",
"piece",
"portion",
"bit",
"chip",
"crumb",
"granule",
"morsel",
"nubbin",
"patch",
"scrap"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a very large amount of money":{
"examples":[
"amassed\u2014and lost\u2014a wad playing the stock market"
],
"synonyms":[
"big bucks",
"bomb",
"boodle",
"bundle",
"earth",
"fortune",
"king's ransom",
"megabucks",
"mint",
"packet",
"pile"
],
"near synonyms":[
"heap",
"pot",
"bonanza",
"mine",
"treasure trove",
"assets",
"capital",
"means",
"property",
"riches",
"wealth",
"wherewithal",
"bread",
"cash",
"chips",
"currency",
"dough",
"gold",
"jack",
"legal tender",
"lucre",
"pelf",
"tender",
"wampum"
],
"near antonyms":[
"petty cash",
"pin money",
"pocket money",
"spending money"
],
"antonyms":[
"mite",
"peanuts",
"pittance",
"song"
]
},
"to form into a round compact mass":{
"examples":[
"she wadded up the paper and threw it in the wastebasket",
"took the paper off the straw and wadded it up"
],
"synonyms":[
"agglomerate",
"ball",
"roll",
"round"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bunch",
"clump",
"lump",
"bead",
"pearl",
"pellet",
"pelletize",
"sphere"
],
"near antonyms":[
"flatten",
"open",
"smooth",
"spread",
"unfold"
],
"antonyms":[
"unroll"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"wadded":{
"to form into a round compact mass":{
"examples":[
"she wadded up the paper and threw it in the wastebasket",
"took the paper off the straw and wadded it up"
],
"synonyms":[
"agglomerated",
"balled",
"rolled",
"rounded"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bunched",
"clumped",
"lumped",
"beaded",
"pearled",
"pelleted",
"pelletized",
"sphered"
],
"near antonyms":[
"flattened",
"opened",
"smoothed",
"spread",
"unfolded"
],
"antonyms":[
"unrolled"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"waddle":{
"to move forward while swaying from side to side":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the duck waddled back into the water",
"we watched the penguins waddle over the ice together"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"rock",
"roll",
"seesaw",
"swag",
"sway",
"waver",
"weave",
"wobble",
"wabble",
"barge",
"blunder",
"clomp",
"clump",
"flounder",
"galumph",
"lumber",
"lump",
"pound",
"scuff",
"scuffle",
"shamble",
"shuffle",
"stamp",
"stomp",
"stumble",
"tramp",
"tromp"
],
"synonyms":[
"careen",
"dodder",
"lurch",
"reel",
"stagger",
"teeter",
"totter"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"waddled":{
"to move forward while swaying from side to side":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the duck waddled back into the water",
"we watched the penguins waddle over the ice together"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"rocked",
"rolled",
"seesawed",
"swagged",
"swayed",
"wavered",
"weaved",
"wobbled",
"wabbled",
"barged",
"blundered",
"clomped",
"clumped",
"floundered",
"galumphed",
"lumbered",
"lumped",
"pounded",
"scuffed",
"scuffled",
"shambled",
"shuffled",
"stamped",
"stomped",
"stumbled",
"tramped",
"tromped"
],
"synonyms":[
"careened",
"doddered",
"lurched",
"reeled",
"staggered",
"teetered",
"tottered"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"wads":{
"a considerable amount":{
"antonyms":[
"aces",
"bits",
"dabs",
"drams",
"driblets",
"glimmers",
"handfuls",
"handsful",
"hints",
"licks",
"little",
"mites",
"mouthfuls",
"nips",
"ounces",
"peanuts",
"pinches",
"pittances",
"scruples",
"shades",
"shadows",
"smidgens",
"smidgeons",
"smidgins",
"smidges",
"specks",
"spots",
"sprinkles",
"sprinklings",
"strains",
"streaks",
"suspicions",
"tastes",
"touches",
"traces"
],
"examples":[
"a starlet who usually gets a big wad of publicity for her nonstop antics"
],
"near antonyms":[
"atoms",
"crumbs",
"dots",
"flecks",
"flyspecks",
"fragments",
"grains",
"granules",
"iotas",
"jots",
"modicums",
"molecules",
"motes",
"nubbins",
"particles",
"rays",
"scintillas",
"scraps",
"shreds",
"tittles",
"whits",
"smatterings",
"smatters",
"dashes",
"drops",
"morsels",
"shots",
"pieces",
"portions",
"sections",
"absences",
"dearths",
"famines",
"lacks",
"paucities",
"poverties",
"scarcities",
"shortages",
"undersupplies",
"wants",
"deficiencies",
"deficits",
"inadequacies",
"insufficiencies"
],
"related":[
"epidemics",
"plagues",
"rashes",
"bonanzas",
"embarrassments",
"excesses",
"overabundances",
"overages",
"overkills",
"overmuch",
"oversupplies",
"plethoras",
"redundancies",
"superabundances",
"superfluities",
"surfeits",
"surpluses",
"deluges",
"floods",
"overflows",
"armies",
"bevies",
"crams",
"crowds",
"crushes",
"droves",
"flocks",
"herds",
"hordes",
"hosts",
"legions",
"mobs",
"multitudes",
"presses",
"scores",
"seas",
"swarms",
"throngs",
"gazillions",
"jillions",
"kazillions",
"millions",
"million",
"thousands",
"trillions",
"zillions"
],
"synonyms":[
"abundances",
"barrels",
"basketfuls",
"basketsful",
"boatloads",
"buckets",
"bunches",
"bundles",
"bushels",
"carloads",
"chunks",
"deals",
"dozens",
"dozen",
"fistfuls",
"gobs",
"good deals",
"heaps",
"hundreds",
"hundred",
"lashings",
"lashins",
"loads",
"lots",
"masses",
"messes",
"mountains",
"much",
"multiplicities",
"myriads",
"oodles",
"packs",
"passels",
"pecks",
"piles",
"platefuls",
"plenitudes",
"plenties",
"plentitudes",
"potfuls",
"pots",
"profusions",
"quantities",
"rafts",
"reams",
"scads",
"sheaves",
"shiploads",
"sights",
"slews",
"spates",
"stacks",
"stores",
"tons",
"truckloads",
"volumes",
"wealths",
"yards"
]
},
"a small uneven mass":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a wad of gum stuck to the desk"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"beads",
"drops",
"globules",
"blocks",
"bodies",
"bulks",
"particles",
"pieces",
"portions",
"bits",
"chips",
"crumbs",
"granules",
"morsels",
"nubbins",
"patches",
"scraps"
],
"synonyms":[
"blobs",
"chunks",
"clods",
"clots",
"clumps",
"dollops",
"globs",
"gobbets",
"gobs",
"hunks",
"knobs",
"lumps",
"nubbles",
"nubs",
"nuggets"
]
},
"to form into a round compact mass":{
"antonyms":[
"unrolls"
],
"examples":[
"she wadded up the paper and threw it in the wastebasket",
"took the paper off the straw and wadded it up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"flattens",
"opens",
"smooths",
"smoothes",
"spreads",
"unfolds"
],
"related":[
"bunches",
"clumps",
"lumps",
"beads",
"pearls",
"pelletizes",
"pellets",
"spheres"
],
"synonyms":[
"agglomerates",
"balls",
"rolls",
"rounds"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"waddles":{
"to move forward while swaying from side to side":{
"examples":[
"the duck waddled back into the water",
"we watched the penguins waddle over the ice together"
],
"synonyms":[
"careens",
"dodders",
"lurches",
"reels",
"staggers",
"teeters",
"totters"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rocks",
"rolls",
"seesaws",
"swags",
"sways",
"wavers",
"weaves",
"wobbles",
"wabbles",
"barges",
"blunders",
"clomps",
"clumps",
"flounders",
"galumphs",
"lumbers",
"lumps",
"pounds",
"scuffles",
"scuffs",
"shambles",
"shuffles",
"stamps",
"stomps",
"stumbles",
"tramps",
"tromps"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"wadding":{
"soft material that is used to fill the hollow parts of something":{
"examples":[
"the last step is to fill the pillow with wadding and stitch it closed"
],
"synonyms":[
"fill",
"filler",
"filling",
"padding",
"stuffing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"packing",
"interlining",
"lining",
"quilting",
"buffer",
"bumper",
"cushion",
"fender",
"pad"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to form into a round compact mass":{
"examples":[
"she wadded up the paper and threw it in the wastebasket",
"took the paper off the straw and wadded it up"
],
"synonyms":[
"agglomerating",
"balling",
"rolling",
"rounding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bunching",
"clumping",
"lumping",
"beading",
"pearling",
"pelleting",
"pelletizing",
"sphering"
],
"near antonyms":[
"flattening",
"opening",
"smoothing",
"spreading",
"unfolding"
],
"antonyms":[
"unrolling"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"wade":{
"as in trudge":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"trudge",
"eke out",
"grind (out)",
"put out",
"scrabble",
"scratch",
"exercise",
"exert",
"overexert",
"overwork",
"essay",
"try",
"attack",
"drive",
"apply (oneself)",
"buckle (down)",
"dig in",
"hammer (away)",
"knuckle down",
"pitch in",
"bang away",
"beaver (away)",
"dig (away)",
"drudge",
"endeavor",
"fag",
"grub",
"hump",
"hustle",
"labor",
"moil",
"peg (away)",
"plod",
"plow",
"plug",
"slave",
"slog",
"strain",
"strive",
"struggle",
"sweat",
"toil",
"travail",
"tug",
"work"
],
"near antonyms":[
"break",
"ease (up)",
"let up",
"slacken",
"bum",
"chill",
"dally",
"dillydally",
"footle",
"goldbrick",
"goof (off)",
"hack (around)",
"hang (around or out)",
"idle",
"laze",
"loaf",
"lounge",
"shirk",
"slack (off)",
"veg out",
"bask",
"loll",
"relax",
"repose",
"rest",
"unwind",
"dabble",
"doodle",
"fool around",
"fribble",
"goof (around)",
"hang",
"hang about",
"mess around",
"monkey (around)",
"play",
"potter (around)",
"putter (around)",
"trifle"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"waded":{
"as in trudged":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"trudged",
"eked out",
"ground (out)",
"put out",
"scrabbled",
"scratched",
"exercised",
"exerted",
"overexerted",
"overworked",
"essayed",
"tried",
"attacked",
"drove",
"applied (oneself)",
"buckled (down)",
"dug in",
"hammered (away)",
"knuckled down",
"pitched in",
"banged away",
"beavered (away)",
"drudged",
"dug (away)",
"endeavored",
"fagged",
"grubbed",
"humped",
"hustled",
"labored",
"moiled",
"pegged (away)",
"plodded",
"plowed",
"plugged",
"slaved",
"slogged",
"strained",
"strove",
"strived",
"struggled",
"sweat",
"sweated",
"toiled",
"travailed",
"tugged",
"worked",
"wrought"
],
"near antonyms":[
"broke",
"eased (up)",
"let up",
"slackened",
"bummed",
"chilled",
"dallied",
"dillydallied",
"footled",
"goldbricked",
"goofed (off)",
"hacked (around)",
"hung (around or out)",
"hanged (around or out)",
"idled",
"lazed",
"loafed",
"lounged",
"shirked",
"slacked (off)",
"vegged out",
"basked",
"lolled",
"relaxed",
"reposed",
"rested",
"unwound",
"dabbled",
"doodled",
"fooled around",
"fribbled",
"goofed (around)",
"hung",
"hanged",
"hung about",
"messed around",
"monkeyed (around)",
"played",
"pottered (around)",
"puttered (around)",
"trifled"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"waddling":{
"to move forward while swaying from side to side":{
"examples":[
"the duck waddled back into the water",
"we watched the penguins waddle over the ice together"
],
"synonyms":[
"careening",
"doddering",
"lurching",
"reeling",
"staggering",
"teetering",
"tottering"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rocking",
"rolling",
"seesawing",
"swagging",
"swaying",
"wavering",
"weaving",
"wobbling",
"wabbling",
"barging",
"blundering",
"clomping",
"clumping",
"floundering",
"galumphing",
"lumbering",
"lumping",
"pounding",
"scuffing",
"scuffling",
"shambling",
"shuffling",
"stamping",
"stomping",
"stumbling",
"tramping",
"tromping"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"wades (through)":{
"as in slogs (through)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"slogs (through)",
"devours",
"gobbles (up)",
"rereads",
"browses",
"dips (into)",
"leafs (through)",
"scans",
"skims",
"speed-reads",
"thumbs (through)",
"turns over",
"proofreads",
"peruses",
"pores (over)",
"reads",
"deciphers",
"reviews",
"studies",
"apprehends",
"comprehends",
"gets",
"grasps",
"makes",
"makes out",
"perceives",
"sees",
"tumbles (to)",
"understands"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"wadi":{
"as in gully , nullah":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"arroyo",
"barranca",
"barranco",
"coulee",
"draw",
"gully",
"gulley",
"gutter",
"nullah",
"trench",
"trough",
"wash",
"canyon",
"col",
"couloir",
"defile",
"flume",
"gap",
"gill",
"gorge",
"gulch",
"gulf",
"kloof",
"linn",
"notch",
"pass",
"ravine",
"saddle",
"abyss",
"chasm",
"cirque",
"cleft",
"crevasse",
"crevice",
"cwm",
"fissure",
"combe",
"coombe",
"coomb",
"dale",
"dell",
"glen",
"hollow",
"shut-in",
"vale",
"valley",
"basin",
"floodplain",
"kettle",
"pothole"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"waded (in or into)":{
"to start work on energetically":{
"examples":[
"waded deep into the repair project and didn't come out of it until four hours later",
"enthusiastically waded into his science fair project"
],
"synonyms":[
"attacked",
"dived (into)",
"dove (into)",
"tackled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"addressed",
"approached",
"faced",
"buckled (down to)",
"concentrated (on)",
"focused (on)",
"focussed (on)",
"knuckled down (to)",
"zeroed (in on)",
"fell (to)",
"pitched in",
"plunged (in)",
"settled (down)",
"pursued",
"took up",
"undertook"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoided",
"evaded",
"shunned",
"dallied",
"dawdled",
"dillydallied",
"fiddled (around)",
"fooled",
"idled",
"lagged",
"messed",
"monkeyed (around)",
"played",
"poked",
"pottered (around)",
"puttered (around)",
"trifled"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"wade (in or into)":{
"to start work on energetically":{
"examples":[
"waded deep into the repair project and didn't come out of it until four hours later",
"enthusiastically waded into his science fair project"
],
"synonyms":[
"attack",
"dive (into)",
"tackle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"address",
"approach",
"face",
"buckle (down to)",
"concentrate (on)",
"focus (on)",
"knuckle down (to)",
"zero (in on)",
"fall (to)",
"pitch in",
"plunge (in)",
"settle (down)",
"pursue",
"take up",
"undertake"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoid",
"evade",
"shun",
"dally",
"dawdle",
"dillydally",
"fiddle (around)",
"fool",
"idle",
"lag",
"mess",
"monkey (around)",
"play",
"poke",
"potter (around)",
"putter (around)",
"trifle"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"waddy":{
"a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment":{
"examples":[
"an aborigine armed with a waddy was a formidable foe"
],
"synonyms":[
"bastinado",
"bastinade",
"bat",
"baton",
"billy",
"billy club",
"bludgeon",
"cane",
"club",
"cudgel",
"nightstick",
"rod",
"rung",
"sap",
"shillelagh",
"shillalah",
"staff",
"truncheon"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blackjack",
"knobkerrie",
"mace",
"birch",
"crabstick",
"hickory",
"rattan",
"stave",
"switch",
"beetle",
"gavel",
"hammer",
"mallet",
"maul",
"sledgehammer",
"crook",
"crosier",
"crozier",
"walking stick",
"whangee"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a hired hand who tends cattle or horses at a ranch or on the range":{
"examples":[
"the waddies were preparing to start branding"
],
"synonyms":[
"buckaroo",
"buckeroo",
"cowboy",
"cowhand",
"cowman",
"cowpoke",
"cowpuncher",
"wrangler"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cowgirl",
"caballero",
"gaucho",
"vaquero",
"horseman",
"horsewoman",
"cattleman",
"rancher",
"stockman",
"cowherd",
"drover",
"herder",
"herdsman"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"wading":{
"as in trudging":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"trudging",
"eking out",
"grinding (out)",
"putting out",
"scrabbling",
"scratching",
"exercising",
"exerting",
"overexerting",
"overworking",
"essaying",
"trying",
"attacking",
"driving",
"applying (oneself)",
"buckling (down)",
"digging in",
"hammering (away)",
"knuckling down",
"pitching in",
"banging away",
"beavering (away)",
"digging (away)",
"drudging",
"endeavoring",
"fagging",
"grubbing",
"humping",
"hustling",
"laboring",
"moiling",
"pegging (away)",
"plodding",
"plowing",
"plugging",
"slaving",
"slogging",
"straining",
"striving",
"struggling",
"sweating",
"toiling",
"travailing",
"tugging",
"working"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breaking",
"easing (up)",
"letting up",
"slackening",
"bumming",
"chilling",
"dallying",
"dillydallying",
"footling",
"goldbricking",
"goofing (off)",
"hacking (around)",
"hanging (around or out)",
"idling",
"lazing",
"loafing",
"lounging",
"shirking",
"slacking (off)",
"vegging out",
"basking",
"lolling",
"relaxing",
"reposing",
"resting",
"unwinding",
"dabbling",
"doodling",
"fooling around",
"fribbling",
"goofing (around)",
"hanging",
"hanging about",
"messing around",
"monkeying (around)",
"playing",
"pottering (around)",
"puttering (around)",
"trifling"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"waddies":{
"a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment":{
"examples":[
"an aborigine armed with a waddy was a formidable foe"
],
"synonyms":[
"bastinadoes",
"bastinades",
"batons",
"bats",
"billies",
"billy clubs",
"bludgeons",
"canes",
"clubs",
"cudgels",
"nightsticks",
"rods",
"rungs",
"saps",
"shillelaghs",
"shillalahs",
"staffs",
"staves",
"truncheons"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blackjacks",
"knobkerries",
"maces",
"birches",
"crabsticks",
"hickories",
"rattans",
"staves",
"switches",
"beetles",
"gavels",
"hammers",
"mallets",
"mauls",
"sledgehammers",
"crooks",
"crosiers",
"croziers",
"walking sticks",
"whangees"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a hired hand who tends cattle or horses at a ranch or on the range":{
"examples":[
"the waddies were preparing to start branding"
],
"synonyms":[
"buckaroos",
"buckeroos",
"cowboys",
"cowhands",
"cowmen",
"cowpokes",
"cowpunchers",
"wranglers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cowgirls",
"caballeros",
"gauchos",
"vaqueros",
"horsemen",
"horsewomen",
"cattlemen",
"ranchers",
"stockmen",
"cowherds",
"drovers",
"herders",
"herdsmen"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"wading (in or into)":{
"to start work on energetically":{
"examples":[
"waded deep into the repair project and didn't come out of it until four hours later",
"enthusiastically waded into his science fair project"
],
"synonyms":[
"attacking",
"diving (into)",
"tackling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"addressing",
"approaching",
"facing",
"buckling (down to)",
"concentrating (on)",
"focusing (on)",
"focussing (on)",
"knuckling down (to)",
"zeroing (in on)",
"falling (to)",
"pitching in",
"plunging (in)",
"settling (down)",
"pursuing",
"taking up",
"undertaking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoiding",
"evading",
"shunning",
"dallying",
"dawdling",
"dillydallying",
"fiddling (around)",
"fooling",
"idling",
"lagging",
"messing",
"monkeying (around)",
"playing",
"poking",
"pottering (around)",
"puttering (around)",
"trifling"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"waded (through)":{
"as in slogged (through)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"slogged (through)",
"devoured",
"gobbled (up)",
"reread",
"browsed",
"dipped (into)",
"leafed (through)",
"scanned",
"skimmed",
"speed-read",
"thumbed (through)",
"turned over",
"proofread",
"perused",
"pored (over)",
"read",
"deciphered",
"reviewed",
"studied",
"apprehended",
"comprehended",
"got",
"grasped",
"made",
"made out",
"perceived",
"saw",
"tumbled (to)",
"understood"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
}
}