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"hobble":{
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"to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{
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"examples":[
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"we were hobbled by the snowstorm from getting out to do some Christmas shopping"
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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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"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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"tie up",
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"trammel"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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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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"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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"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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},
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"to walk while favoring one leg":{
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"examples":[
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"I hobbled home with a twisted ankle"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"halt",
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"limp"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"hitch",
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"blunder",
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"falter",
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"flounder",
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"lurch",
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"shamble",
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"shuffle",
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"stagger",
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"stumble",
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"teeter",
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"totter",
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"waver",
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"wobble",
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"wabble",
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"dodder"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"breeze",
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"glide",
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"sail"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"stride"
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]
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},
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"as in shackle(s) , fetter":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"fetter",
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"manacle",
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"shackle(s)",
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"block",
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"chain",
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"clog",
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"crimp",
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"deterrent",
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"drag",
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"embarrassment",
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"encumbrance",
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"handicap",
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"hindrance",
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"hurdle",
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"impediment",
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"inhibition",
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"interference",
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"let",
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"obstacle",
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"obstruction",
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"roadblock",
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"stop",
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"stumbling block",
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"trammel",
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"constraint",
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"curb",
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"restraint",
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"snag",
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"bar",
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"pale",
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"paling",
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"buffer",
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"bulwark",
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"bumper",
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"cushion",
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"dam",
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"fender",
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"pad",
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"rampart",
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"barricade",
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"barrier",
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"fence",
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"hedge",
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"wall"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"door",
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"doorway",
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"entrance",
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"entranceway",
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"entry",
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"entryway",
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"gate",
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"portal",
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"break",
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"gap",
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"pass"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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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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"hobos":{
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"as in tramps , vagabonds":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"gypsies",
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"tramps",
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"vagabonds",
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"dawdles",
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"mopes",
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"mills (about or around)",
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"ambles",
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"saunters",
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"strolls",
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"straggles",
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"strays",
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"bats",
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"cruises",
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"drifts",
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"floats",
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"gads (about)",
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"gallivants",
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"galavants",
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"kicks around",
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"knocks (about)",
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"maunders",
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"meanders",
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"mooches",
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"rambles",
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"ranges",
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"roams",
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"roves",
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"traipses",
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"wanders"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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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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"hoboed":{
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"as in tramped , vagabonded":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"gypsied",
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"tramped",
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"vagabonded",
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"dawdled",
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"moped",
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"milled (about or around)",
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"ambled",
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"sauntered",
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"strolled",
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"straggled",
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"strayed",
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"batted",
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"cruised",
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"drifted",
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"floated",
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"gadded (about)",
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"gallivanted",
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"galavanted",
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"kicked around",
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"knocked (about)",
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"maundered",
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"meandered",
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"mooched",
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"rambled",
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"ranged",
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"roamed",
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"roved",
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"traipsed",
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"wandered"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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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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"hobbledehoys":{
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"as in urchins , imps":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"gamins",
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"guttersnipes",
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"imps",
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"squirts",
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"urchins",
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"whippersnappers",
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"adolescents",
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"juveniles",
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"kiddies",
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"kiddos",
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"kids",
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"minors",
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"moppets",
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"teenagers",
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"tweens",
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"younglings",
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"youngsters",
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"schoolboys",
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"boychicks",
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"boychiks",
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"boyos",
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"boys",
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"callants",
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"laddies",
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"lads",
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"nippers",
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"shavelings",
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"shavers",
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"sonnies",
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"striplings",
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"tads",
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"youths",
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"toddlers",
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"tots",
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"tykes",
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"tikes",
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"mama's boys"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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},
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"hoboing":{
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"as in tramping , vagabonding":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"gypsying",
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"tramping",
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"vagabonding",
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"dawdling",
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"moping",
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"milling (about or around)",
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"ambling",
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"sauntering",
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"strolling",
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"straggling",
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"straying",
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"batting",
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"cruising",
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"drifting",
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"floating",
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"gadding (about)",
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"gallivanting",
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"galavanting",
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"kicking around",
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"knocking (about)",
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"maundering",
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"meandering",
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"mooching",
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"rambling",
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"ranging",
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"roaming",
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"roving",
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"traipsing",
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"wandering"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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},
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"hobnobbing":{
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"to come or be together as friends":{
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"examples":[
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"those two have been hobnobbing together since freshman year"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"associating",
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"chumming",
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"companying",
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"consociating",
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"consorting",
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"fraternizing",
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"hanging (around or out)",
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"hooking up",
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"messing around",
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"palling (around)",
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"running",
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"sorting",
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"traveling",
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"travelling"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"affiliating",
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"allying",
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"attaching",
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"banding",
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"bonding",
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"clubbing",
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"collaborating",
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"colluding",
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"confederating",
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"conjoining",
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"connecting",
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"cooperating",
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"coupling",
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"ganging",
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"getting along",
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"getting on",
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"grouping",
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"interrelating",
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"joining",
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"knotting",
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"leaguing",
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"linking",
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"mingling",
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"mixing",
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"rallying",
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"relating",
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"siding",
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"socializing",
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"teaming",
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"tying",
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"tieing",
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"wedding",
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"befriending",
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"friending"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"avoiding",
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"cold-shouldering",
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"shunning",
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"snubbing",
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"alienating",
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"estranging",
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"breaking up",
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"disbanding",
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"dispersing",
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"splitting (up)",
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"disjoining",
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"dissociating",
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"disuniting",
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"divorcing",
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"severing",
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"splitting",
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"sundering"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to take part in social activities":{
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"examples":[
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"spent some time hobnobbing with the rich and famous while in Los Angeles"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"associating",
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"fraternizing",
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"going out",
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"mingling",
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"mixing",
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"socializing",
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"stepping out"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"carousing",
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"partying",
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"reveling",
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"revelling",
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"circulating"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"avoiding",
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"eschewing",
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"shunning",
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"slighting",
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"snubbing"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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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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"hobgoblins":{
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"an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers":{
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"examples":[
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"in Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream , Puck is a hobgoblin who plays pranks such as spoiling milk and tripping old ladies"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"brownies",
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"dwarfs",
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"dwarves",
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"elves",
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"faeries",
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"fairies",
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"fays",
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"gnomes",
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"goblins",
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"gremlins",
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"kobolds",
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"leprechauns",
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"pixies",
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"pucks",
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"sprites",
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"trolls"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"little people",
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"kelpies",
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"nixies",
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"changelings",
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"imps",
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"banshees",
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"ghouls",
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"hags",
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"ogres"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
|
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"something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason":{
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"examples":[
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"the fear of success and the pressures that come with it can be more of a hobgoblin than the possibility of failure"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
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"b\u00eates noires",
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"black beasts",
|
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|
"bogeys",
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"bogies",
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"bugaboos",
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"bugbears",
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"dreads",
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"ogres"
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],
|
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"near synonyms":[
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"apparitions",
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"ghosts",
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"phantasms",
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"fantasms",
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"phantoms",
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"poltergeists",
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"shades",
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"specters",
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"spectres",
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"spirits",
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"spooks",
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"wraiths",
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"banshees",
|
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"bogeymen",
|
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"bogymen",
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"demons",
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"daemons",
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"devils",
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"fiends",
|
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"ghouls",
|
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|
|
"imps",
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|
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"incubi",
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"incubuses",
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|
|
"frights",
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"horribles",
|
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|
|
"horrors",
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|
|
"monsters",
|
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|
|
"monstrosities",
|
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|
"terrors",
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"banes",
|
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|
"curses",
|
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|
|
"enemies",
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|
|
"plagues",
|
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|
|
"scourges",
|
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|
|
"torments",
|
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|
|
"abominations",
|
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|
|
"anathemas"
|
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|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"noun"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"hobbyists":{
|
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|
|
"a person who regularly or occasionally engages in an activity as a pastime rather than as a profession":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"a book on crafting fine wood furniture that is intended for the home hobbyist"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"amateurs",
|
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|
|
"dabblers",
|
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|
|
"dilettantes",
|
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|
|
"dilettanti",
|
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|
|
"laymen",
|
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|
|
"nonexperts",
|
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|
|
"nonprofessionals",
|
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|
|
"potterers",
|
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|
|
"putterers",
|
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|
|
"tinkerers"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"all-rounders",
|
|
|
|
"generalists",
|
|
|
|
"general practitioners",
|
|
|
|
"jacks-of-all-trades",
|
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|
|
"aficionados",
|
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|
|
"afficionados",
|
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|
|
"buffs",
|
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|
|
"devotees",
|
|
|
|
"enthusiasts",
|
|
|
|
"fans"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"authorities",
|
|
|
|
"experts",
|
|
|
|
"professionals",
|
|
|
|
"pros",
|
|
|
|
"specialists"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"noun"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"hobbling":{
|
|
|
|
"to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"we were hobbled by the snowstorm from getting out to do some Christmas shopping"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"clogging",
|
|
|
|
"cramping",
|
|
|
|
"embarrassing",
|
|
|
|
"encumbering",
|
|
|
|
"fettering",
|
|
|
|
"hampering",
|
|
|
|
"handcuffing",
|
|
|
|
"handicapping",
|
|
|
|
"hindering",
|
|
|
|
"hog-tying",
|
|
|
|
"holding back",
|
|
|
|
"holding up",
|
|
|
|
"impeding",
|
|
|
|
"inhibiting",
|
|
|
|
"interfering (with)",
|
|
|
|
"manacling",
|
|
|
|
"obstructing",
|
|
|
|
"shackling",
|
|
|
|
"short-circuiting",
|
|
|
|
"stymieing",
|
|
|
|
"trammeling",
|
|
|
|
"trammelling",
|
|
|
|
"tying up",
|
|
|
|
"tieing up"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"balking",
|
|
|
|
"checking",
|
|
|
|
"constraining",
|
|
|
|
"curbing",
|
|
|
|
"reining",
|
|
|
|
"restraining",
|
|
|
|
"binding",
|
|
|
|
"chaining",
|
|
|
|
"haltering",
|
|
|
|
"leashing",
|
|
|
|
"tethering",
|
|
|
|
"tying",
|
|
|
|
"tieing",
|
|
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
|
|
"braking",
|
|
|
|
"delaying",
|
|
|
|
"retaining",
|
|
|
|
"retarding",
|
|
|
|
"barricading",
|
|
|
|
"blockading",
|
|
|
|
"blocking",
|
|
|
|
"roadblocking",
|
|
|
|
"bogging (down)",
|
|
|
|
"miring",
|
|
|
|
"choking",
|
|
|
|
"smothering",
|
|
|
|
"stifling",
|
|
|
|
"strangling",
|
|
|
|
"suffocating",
|
|
|
|
"baffling",
|
|
|
|
"foiling",
|
|
|
|
"frustrating",
|
|
|
|
"stumping",
|
|
|
|
"thwarting",
|
|
|
|
"derailing",
|
|
|
|
"disrupting",
|
|
|
|
"sabotaging",
|
|
|
|
"muzzling",
|
|
|
|
"repressing",
|
|
|
|
"suppressing",
|
|
|
|
"confining",
|
|
|
|
"hedging (in)",
|
|
|
|
"hemming (in)"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"clearing",
|
|
|
|
"making way",
|
|
|
|
"opening",
|
|
|
|
"unclogging",
|
|
|
|
"unplugging",
|
|
|
|
"unstopping",
|
|
|
|
"freeing",
|
|
|
|
"liberating",
|
|
|
|
"releasing",
|
|
|
|
"untying",
|
|
|
|
"untieing",
|
|
|
|
"loosening",
|
|
|
|
"smoothing",
|
|
|
|
"encouraging",
|
|
|
|
"furthering",
|
|
|
|
"promoting"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"aiding",
|
|
|
|
"assisting",
|
|
|
|
"facilitating",
|
|
|
|
"helping"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"to walk while favoring one leg":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"I hobbled home with a twisted ankle"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"halting",
|
|
|
|
"limping"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"hitching",
|
|
|
|
"blundering",
|
|
|
|
"faltering",
|
|
|
|
"floundering",
|
|
|
|
"lurching",
|
|
|
|
"shambling",
|
|
|
|
"shuffling",
|
|
|
|
"staggering",
|
|
|
|
"stumbling",
|
|
|
|
"teetering",
|
|
|
|
"tottering",
|
|
|
|
"wavering",
|
|
|
|
"wobbling",
|
|
|
|
"wabbling",
|
|
|
|
"doddering"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"breezing",
|
|
|
|
"gliding",
|
|
|
|
"sailing"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"striding"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"verb"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"hobs":{
|
|
|
|
"playful, reckless behavior that is not intended to cause serious harm":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"our indoor Frisbee game\u2014my dog's and mine\u2014played hob with a couple of lamps and a vase"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"devilishness",
|
|
|
|
"devilment",
|
|
|
|
"devilry",
|
|
|
|
"deviltry",
|
|
|
|
"diablerie",
|
|
|
|
"espi\u00e8glerie",
|
|
|
|
"impishness",
|
|
|
|
"knavery",
|
|
|
|
"mischief",
|
|
|
|
"mischievousness",
|
|
|
|
"rascality",
|
|
|
|
"roguery",
|
|
|
|
"roguishness",
|
|
|
|
"shenanigan(s)",
|
|
|
|
"waggery",
|
|
|
|
"waggishness",
|
|
|
|
"wickedness"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"diabolicalness",
|
|
|
|
"misbehavior",
|
|
|
|
"misconduct",
|
|
|
|
"naughtiness",
|
|
|
|
"troublemaking",
|
|
|
|
"buffoonery",
|
|
|
|
"friskiness",
|
|
|
|
"playfulness",
|
|
|
|
"sportiveness",
|
|
|
|
"chicanery",
|
|
|
|
"trickery",
|
|
|
|
"goings-on",
|
|
|
|
"hanky-panky",
|
|
|
|
"high jinks",
|
|
|
|
"hijinks",
|
|
|
|
"monkey business",
|
|
|
|
"monkeying",
|
|
|
|
"monkeyshine(s)",
|
|
|
|
"skylarking",
|
|
|
|
"tomfoolery",
|
|
|
|
"horseplay",
|
|
|
|
"roughhousing",
|
|
|
|
"antic",
|
|
|
|
"caper",
|
|
|
|
"dido",
|
|
|
|
"practical joke",
|
|
|
|
"trick",
|
|
|
|
"aggravation",
|
|
|
|
"annoyance",
|
|
|
|
"exasperation",
|
|
|
|
"irritation"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"gravitas",
|
|
|
|
"gravity",
|
|
|
|
"seriousness",
|
|
|
|
"solemnity",
|
|
|
|
"solemnness"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"noun"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"Hobson's choice":{
|
|
|
|
"as in force , duty":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"coercion",
|
|
|
|
"duress",
|
|
|
|
"force",
|
|
|
|
"duty",
|
|
|
|
"obligation"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"alternative",
|
|
|
|
"choice",
|
|
|
|
"discretion",
|
|
|
|
"druthers",
|
|
|
|
"election",
|
|
|
|
"liberty",
|
|
|
|
"option",
|
|
|
|
"pick",
|
|
|
|
"preference",
|
|
|
|
"selection",
|
|
|
|
"volition",
|
|
|
|
"way",
|
|
|
|
"determination",
|
|
|
|
"free will",
|
|
|
|
"will",
|
|
|
|
"say",
|
|
|
|
"voice",
|
|
|
|
"vote"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"hobnob":{
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"to come or be together as friends":{
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"examples":[
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"those two have been hobnobbing together since freshman year"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"associate",
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"chum",
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"company",
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"consociate",
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"consort",
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"fraternize",
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"hang (around or out)",
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"hook up",
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"mess around",
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"pal (around)",
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"run",
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"sort",
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"travel"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"affiliate",
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"ally",
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"attach",
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"band",
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"bond",
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"club",
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"collaborate",
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"collude",
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"confederate",
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"conjoin",
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"connect",
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"cooperate",
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"couple",
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"gang",
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"get along",
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"get on",
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"group",
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"interrelate",
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"join",
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"knot",
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"league",
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"link",
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"mingle",
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"mix",
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"rally",
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"relate",
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"side",
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"socialize",
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"team",
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"tie",
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"wed",
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"befriend",
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"friend"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"avoid",
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"cold-shoulder",
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"shun",
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"snub",
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"alienate",
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"estrange",
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"break up",
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"disband",
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"disperse",
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"split (up)",
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"disjoin",
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"dissociate",
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"disunite",
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"divorce",
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"sever",
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"split",
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"sunder"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to take part in social activities":{
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"examples":[
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"spent some time hobnobbing with the rich and famous while in Los Angeles"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"associate",
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"fraternize",
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"go out",
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"mingle",
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"mix",
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"socialize",
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"step out"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"carouse",
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"party",
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"revel",
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"circulate"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"avoid",
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"eschew",
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"shun",
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"slight",
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"snub"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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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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"hobbyhorse":{
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"an activity outside of one's regular occupation that is engaged in primarily for pleasure":{
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"examples":[
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"oil painting became the hobbyhorse of her long years of retirement"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"avocation",
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"hobby",
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"pursuit",
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"recreation"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"amusement",
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"distraction",
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"diversion",
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"entertainment",
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"pastime",
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"relaxation",
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"sport"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"hobnobbers":{
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"a person frequently seen in the company of another":{
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"examples":[
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"the actor's agent is a hobnobber with a lot of big movie producers"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"associates",
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"cohorts",
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"companions",
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"compatriots",
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"compeers",
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"comrades",
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"cronies",
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"fellows",
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"mates",
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"running mates"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"colleagues",
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"coworkers",
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"co-workers",
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"equals",
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"peers",
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"workmates",
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"accomplices",
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"affiliates",
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"allies",
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"collaborators",
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"confederates",
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"halves",
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"partners",
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"buddies",
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"chums",
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"confidants",
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"familiars",
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"friends",
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"hearties",
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"intimates",
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"pals",
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"countrymen",
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"classmates",
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"housemates",
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"messmates",
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"playfellows",
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"playmates",
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"roommates",
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"roomies",
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"schoolmates",
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"shipmates",
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"teammates",
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"attendants",
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"escorts",
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"hangers-on",
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"leeches",
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"parasites"
|
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],
|
|
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|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
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|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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|
|
"hob":{
|
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|
|
"playful, reckless behavior that is not intended to cause serious harm":{
|
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|
"examples":[
|
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"our indoor Frisbee game\u2014my dog's and mine\u2014played hob with a couple of lamps and a vase"
|
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],
|
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|
|
"synonyms":[
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"devilishness",
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"devilment",
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"devilry",
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"deviltry",
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"diablerie",
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|
"espi\u00e8glerie",
|
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|
|
"impishness",
|
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|
"knavery",
|
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|
"mischief",
|
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|
"mischievousness",
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|
"rascality",
|
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|
|
"roguery",
|
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|
"roguishness",
|
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|
|
"shenanigan(s)",
|
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|
|
"waggery",
|
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|
|
"waggishness",
|
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|
|
"wickedness"
|
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|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
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|
|
"diabolicalness",
|
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|
|
"misbehavior",
|
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|
|
"misconduct",
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|
|
"naughtiness",
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|
"troublemaking",
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|
|
"buffoonery",
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|
|
"friskiness",
|
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|
|
"playfulness",
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"sportiveness",
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|
"chicanery",
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|
|
"trickery",
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|
|
"goings-on",
|
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|
|
"hanky-panky",
|
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|
|
"high jinks",
|
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|
|
"hijinks",
|
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|
|
"monkey business",
|
|
|
|
"monkeying",
|
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|
|
"monkeyshine(s)",
|
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|
|
"skylarking",
|
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|
|
"tomfoolery",
|
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|
|
"horseplay",
|
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|
|
"roughhousing",
|
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|
|
"antic",
|
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|
|
"caper",
|
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|
|
"dido",
|
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|
|
"practical joke",
|
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|
|
"trick",
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|
|
"aggravation",
|
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|
|
"annoyance",
|
|
|
|
"exasperation",
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|
|
"irritation"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"gravitas",
|
|
|
|
"gravity",
|
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|
|
"seriousness",
|
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|
|
"solemnity",
|
|
|
|
"solemnness"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"noun"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"hobnobs":{
|
|
|
|
"to come or be together as friends":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"those two have been hobnobbing together since freshman year"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"associates",
|
|
|
|
"chums",
|
|
|
|
"companies",
|
|
|
|
"consociates",
|
|
|
|
"consorts",
|
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|
|
"fraternizes",
|
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|
|
"hangs (around or out)",
|
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|
"hooks up",
|
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|
|
"messes around",
|
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|
|
"pals (around)",
|
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|
|
"runs",
|
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|
|
"sorts",
|
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|
|
"travels"
|
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|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
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|
|
"affiliates",
|
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|
|
"allies",
|
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|
|
"attaches",
|
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|
|
"bands",
|
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|
|
"bonds",
|
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|
|
"clubs",
|
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|
"collaborates",
|
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|
|
"colludes",
|
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|
|
"confederates",
|
|
|
|
"conjoins",
|
|
|
|
"connects",
|
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|
|
"cooperates",
|
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|
|
"couples",
|
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|
|
"gangs",
|
|
|
|
"gets along",
|
|
|
|
"gets on",
|
|
|
|
"groups",
|
|
|
|
"interrelates",
|
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|
|
"joins",
|
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|
|
"knots",
|
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|
|
"leagues",
|
|
|
|
"links",
|
|
|
|
"mingles",
|
|
|
|
"mixes",
|
|
|
|
"rallies",
|
|
|
|
"relates",
|
|
|
|
"sides",
|
|
|
|
"socializes",
|
|
|
|
"teams",
|
|
|
|
"ties",
|
|
|
|
"weds",
|
|
|
|
"befriends",
|
|
|
|
"friends"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"avoids",
|
|
|
|
"cold-shoulders",
|
|
|
|
"shuns",
|
|
|
|
"snubs",
|
|
|
|
"alienates",
|
|
|
|
"estranges",
|
|
|
|
"breaks up",
|
|
|
|
"disbands",
|
|
|
|
"disperses",
|
|
|
|
"splits (up)",
|
|
|
|
"disjoins",
|
|
|
|
"dissociates",
|
|
|
|
"disunites",
|
|
|
|
"divorces",
|
|
|
|
"severs",
|
|
|
|
"splits",
|
|
|
|
"sunders"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"to take part in social activities":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"spent some time hobnobbing with the rich and famous while in Los Angeles"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"associates",
|
|
|
|
"fraternizes",
|
|
|
|
"goes out",
|
|
|
|
"mingles",
|
|
|
|
"mixes",
|
|
|
|
"socializes",
|
|
|
|
"steps out"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"carouses",
|
|
|
|
"parties",
|
|
|
|
"revels",
|
|
|
|
"circulates"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"avoids",
|
|
|
|
"eschews",
|
|
|
|
"shuns",
|
|
|
|
"slights",
|
|
|
|
"snubs"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"verb"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"hobbyhorses":{
|
|
|
|
"an activity outside of one's regular occupation that is engaged in primarily for pleasure":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"oil painting became the hobbyhorse of her long years of retirement"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"avocations",
|
|
|
|
"hobbies",
|
|
|
|
"pursuits",
|
|
|
|
"recreations"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"amusements",
|
|
|
|
"distractions",
|
|
|
|
"diversions",
|
|
|
|
"entertainments",
|
|
|
|
"pastimes",
|
|
|
|
"relaxations",
|
|
|
|
"sports"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"noun"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"hobbles":{
|
|
|
|
"to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"we were hobbled by the snowstorm from getting out to do some Christmas shopping"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"clogs",
|
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|
|
"cramps",
|
|
|
|
"embarrasses",
|
|
|
|
"encumbers",
|
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|
|
"fetters",
|
|
|
|
"hampers",
|
|
|
|
"handcuffs",
|
|
|
|
"handicaps",
|
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|
|
"hinders",
|
|
|
|
"hog-ties",
|
|
|
|
"holds back",
|
|
|
|
"holds up",
|
|
|
|
"impedes",
|
|
|
|
"inhibits",
|
|
|
|
"interferes (with)",
|
|
|
|
"manacles",
|
|
|
|
"obstructs",
|
|
|
|
"shackles",
|
|
|
|
"short-circuits",
|
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|
|
"stymies",
|
|
|
|
"ties up",
|
|
|
|
"trammels"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"balks",
|
|
|
|
"checks",
|
|
|
|
"constrains",
|
|
|
|
"curbs",
|
|
|
|
"reins",
|
|
|
|
"restrains",
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"binds",
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"chains",
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"halters",
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"leashes",
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"tethers",
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"ties",
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"arrests",
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"brakes",
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"delays",
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"retains",
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"retards",
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"barricades",
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"blockades",
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"blocks",
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"roadblocks",
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"bogs (down)",
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"mires",
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"chokes",
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"smothers",
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"stifles",
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"strangles",
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"suffocates",
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"baffles",
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"foils",
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"frustrates",
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"stumps",
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"thwarts",
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"derails",
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"disrupts",
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"sabotages",
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"muzzles",
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"represses",
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"suppresses",
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"confines",
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"hedges (in)",
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"hems (in)"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"clears",
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"makes way",
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"opens",
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"unclogs",
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"unplugs",
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"unstops",
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"frees",
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"liberates",
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"releases",
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"unties",
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"loosens",
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"smooths",
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"smoothes",
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"encourages",
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"furthers",
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"promotes"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"aids",
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"assists",
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"facilitates",
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"helps"
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]
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},
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"to walk while favoring one leg":{
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"examples":[
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"I hobbled home with a twisted ankle"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"halts",
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"limps"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"hitches",
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"blunders",
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"falters",
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"flounders",
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"lurches",
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"shambles",
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"shuffles",
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"staggers",
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"stumbles",
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"teeters",
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"totters",
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"wavers",
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"wobbles",
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"wabbles",
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"dodders"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"breezes",
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"glides",
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"sails"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"strides"
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]
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},
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"as in shackles , fetters":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"fetters",
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"manacles",
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"shackles",
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"blocks",
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"chains",
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"clogs",
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"crimps",
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"deterrents",
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"drags",
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"embarrassments",
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"encumbrances",
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"handicaps",
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"hindrances",
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"hurdles",
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"impediments",
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"inhibitions",
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"interferences",
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"lets",
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"obstacles",
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"obstructions",
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"roadblocks",
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"stops",
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"stumbling blocks",
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"trammels",
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"constraints",
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"curbs",
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"restraints",
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"snags",
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"bars",
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"pales",
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"palings",
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"buffers",
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"bulwarks",
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"bumpers",
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"cushions",
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"dams",
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"fenders",
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"pads",
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"ramparts",
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"barricades",
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"barriers",
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"fences",
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"hedges",
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"walls"
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[
|
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"doors",
|
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"doorways",
|
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|
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"entrances",
|
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"entranceways",
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"entries",
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"entryways",
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"gates",
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"portals",
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"breaks",
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"gaps",
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"passes"
|
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],
|
|
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"antonyms":[]
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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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|
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"hobo":{
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"a homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living":{
|
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"examples":[
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"kind folks who always gave hoboes who came to the farm a meal and then sent them on their way"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
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"bindle stiff",
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"bum",
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"bummer",
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|
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"sundowner",
|
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|
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"swaggie",
|
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|
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"swagman",
|
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|
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"tramp",
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|
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"vagabond",
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|
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"vagrant"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
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|
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"drifter",
|
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|
|
"roamer",
|
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|
|
"transient",
|
|
|
|
"beggar",
|
|
|
|
"derelict",
|
|
|
|
"mendicant",
|
|
|
|
"panhandler",
|
|
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
|
|
"dodger",
|
|
|
|
"malingerer",
|
|
|
|
"shirker",
|
|
|
|
"slacker",
|
|
|
|
"gamine",
|
|
|
|
"ragamuffin",
|
|
|
|
"urchin",
|
|
|
|
"waif"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"as in tramp , vagabond":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"gypsy",
|
|
|
|
"tramp",
|
|
|
|
"vagabond",
|
|
|
|
"dawdle",
|
|
|
|
"mope",
|
|
|
|
"mill (about or around)",
|
|
|
|
"amble",
|
|
|
|
"saunter",
|
|
|
|
"stroll",
|
|
|
|
"straggle",
|
|
|
|
"stray",
|
|
|
|
"bat",
|
|
|
|
"cruise",
|
|
|
|
"drift",
|
|
|
|
"float",
|
|
|
|
"gad (about)",
|
|
|
|
"gallivant",
|
|
|
|
"galavant",
|
|
|
|
"kick around",
|
|
|
|
"knock (about)",
|
|
|
|
"maunder",
|
|
|
|
"meander",
|
|
|
|
"mooch",
|
|
|
|
"ramble",
|
|
|
|
"range",
|
|
|
|
"roam",
|
|
|
|
"rove",
|
|
|
|
"traipse",
|
|
|
|
"wander"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"noun",
|
|
|
|
"verb"
|
|
|
|
]
|
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|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"hobbled":{
|
|
|
|
"as in lame , halt":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"halt",
|
|
|
|
"lame",
|
|
|
|
"lamed",
|
|
|
|
"challenged",
|
|
|
|
"crippled",
|
|
|
|
"disabled",
|
|
|
|
"maimed",
|
|
|
|
"mutilated",
|
|
|
|
"impaired",
|
|
|
|
"incapacitated",
|
|
|
|
"paralytic",
|
|
|
|
"paralyzed",
|
|
|
|
"hamstrung",
|
|
|
|
"hemiplegic",
|
|
|
|
"paraplegic",
|
|
|
|
"paretic",
|
|
|
|
"quadriplegic",
|
|
|
|
"debilitated",
|
|
|
|
"decrepit",
|
|
|
|
"enfeebled",
|
|
|
|
"feeble",
|
|
|
|
"frail",
|
|
|
|
"infirm",
|
|
|
|
"wasted",
|
|
|
|
"weak",
|
|
|
|
"weakened"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"able-bodied",
|
|
|
|
"fit",
|
|
|
|
"hale",
|
|
|
|
"healthy",
|
|
|
|
"hearty",
|
|
|
|
"robust",
|
|
|
|
"sound",
|
|
|
|
"well",
|
|
|
|
"whole"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"we were hobbled by the snowstorm from getting out to do some Christmas shopping"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"clogged",
|
|
|
|
"cramped",
|
|
|
|
"embarrassed",
|
|
|
|
"encumbered",
|
|
|
|
"fettered",
|
|
|
|
"hampered",
|
|
|
|
"handcuffed",
|
|
|
|
"handicapped",
|
|
|
|
"held back",
|
|
|
|
"held up",
|
|
|
|
"hindered",
|
|
|
|
"hog-tied",
|
|
|
|
"impeded",
|
|
|
|
"inhibited",
|
|
|
|
"interfered (with)",
|
|
|
|
"manacled",
|
|
|
|
"obstructed",
|
|
|
|
"shackled",
|
|
|
|
"short-circuited",
|
|
|
|
"stymied",
|
|
|
|
"tied up",
|
|
|
|
"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"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"to walk while favoring one leg":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"I hobbled home with a twisted ankle"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"halted",
|
|
|
|
"limped"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"hitched",
|
|
|
|
"blundered",
|
|
|
|
"faltered",
|
|
|
|
"floundered",
|
|
|
|
"lurched",
|
|
|
|
"shambled",
|
|
|
|
"shuffled",
|
|
|
|
"staggered",
|
|
|
|
"stumbled",
|
|
|
|
"teetered",
|
|
|
|
"tottered",
|
|
|
|
"wavered",
|
|
|
|
"wobbled",
|
|
|
|
"wabbled",
|
|
|
|
"doddered"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"breezed",
|
|
|
|
"glided",
|
|
|
|
"sailed"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"strode"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
|
|
"verb"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"hobnobber":{
|
|
|
|
"a person frequently seen in the company of another":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"the actor's agent is a hobnobber with a lot of big movie producers"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"associate",
|
|
|
|
"cohort",
|
|
|
|
"companion",
|
|
|
|
"compatriot",
|
|
|
|
"compeer",
|
|
|
|
"comrade",
|
|
|
|
"crony",
|
|
|
|
"fellow",
|
|
|
|
"mate",
|
|
|
|
"running mate"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"colleague",
|
|
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|
"coworker",
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"equal",
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"peer",
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"workmate",
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"accomplice",
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"affiliate",
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"ally",
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"collaborator",
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"confederate",
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"half",
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"partner",
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"buddy",
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"chum",
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"confidant",
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"familiar",
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"friend",
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"hearty",
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"intimate",
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"pal",
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"countryman",
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"classmate",
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"housemate",
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"messmate",
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"playfellow",
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"playmate",
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"roommate",
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"roomie",
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"schoolmate",
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"shipmate",
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"teammate",
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"attendant",
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"escort",
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"hanger-on",
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"leech",
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"parasite"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Hobson's choices":{
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"as in forces , duties":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"coercions",
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"duresses",
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"forces",
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"duties",
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"obligations"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"alternatives",
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"choices",
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"discretions",
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"druthers",
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"elections",
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"liberties",
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"options",
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"picks",
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"preferences",
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"selections",
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"volitions",
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"ways",
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"determinations",
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"free wills",
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"wills",
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"says",
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"voices",
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"votes"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"hobbledehoy":{
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"as in urchin , imp":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"gamin",
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"guttersnipe",
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"imp",
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"squirt",
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"urchin",
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"whippersnapper",
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"adolescent",
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"juvenile",
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"kid",
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"kiddie",
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"kiddy",
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"kiddo",
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"minor",
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"moppet",
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"teenager",
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"tween",
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"youngling",
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"youngster",
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"schoolboy",
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"boy",
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"boychick",
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"boychik",
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"boyo",
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"callant",
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"lad",
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"laddie",
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"nipper",
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"shaveling",
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"shaver",
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"sonny",
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"stripling",
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"tad",
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"youth",
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"toddler",
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"tot",
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"tyke",
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"tike",
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"mama's boy"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
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|
|
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},
|
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|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
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|
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"hobbyist":{
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|
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"a person who regularly or occasionally engages in an activity as a pastime rather than as a profession":{
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"examples":[
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"a book on crafting fine wood furniture that is intended for the home hobbyist"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"amateur",
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"dabbler",
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"dilettante",
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"layman",
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"nonexpert",
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"nonprofessional",
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"potterer",
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"putterer",
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"tinkerer"
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],
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|
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"near synonyms":[
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"all-rounder",
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"generalist",
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"general practitioner",
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|
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"jack-of-all-trades",
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|
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"aficionado",
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"afficionado",
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|
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"buff",
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|
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"devotee",
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|
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"enthusiast",
|
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|
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"fan"
|
|
|
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],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"authority",
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|
|
"expert",
|
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|
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"pro",
|
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|
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"professional",
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|
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"specialist"
|
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|
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]
|
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|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"noun"
|
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|
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]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"hobnobbed":{
|
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|
|
"to come or be together as friends":{
|
|
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"examples":[
|
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|
|
"those two have been hobnobbing together since freshman year"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"associated",
|
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|
|
"chummed",
|
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|
|
"companied",
|
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|
|
"consociated",
|
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|
|
"consorted",
|
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|
|
"fraternized",
|
|
|
|
"hooked up",
|
|
|
|
"hung (around or out)",
|
|
|
|
"hanged (around or out)",
|
|
|
|
"messed around",
|
|
|
|
"palled (around)",
|
|
|
|
"ran",
|
|
|
|
"run",
|
|
|
|
"sorted",
|
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|
|
"traveled",
|
|
|
|
"travelled"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"affiliated",
|
|
|
|
"allied",
|
|
|
|
"attached",
|
|
|
|
"banded",
|
|
|
|
"bonded",
|
|
|
|
"clubbed",
|
|
|
|
"collaborated",
|
|
|
|
"colluded",
|
|
|
|
"confederated",
|
|
|
|
"conjoined",
|
|
|
|
"connected",
|
|
|
|
"cooperated",
|
|
|
|
"coupled",
|
|
|
|
"ganged",
|
|
|
|
"got along",
|
|
|
|
"got on",
|
|
|
|
"grouped",
|
|
|
|
"interrelated",
|
|
|
|
"joined",
|
|
|
|
"knotted",
|
|
|
|
"leagued",
|
|
|
|
"linked",
|
|
|
|
"mingled",
|
|
|
|
"mixed",
|
|
|
|
"rallied",
|
|
|
|
"related",
|
|
|
|
"sided",
|
|
|
|
"socialized",
|
|
|
|
"teamed",
|
|
|
|
"tied",
|
|
|
|
"wedded",
|
|
|
|
"wed",
|
|
|
|
"befriended",
|
|
|
|
"friended"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"avoided",
|
|
|
|
"cold-shouldered",
|
|
|
|
"shunned",
|
|
|
|
"snubbed",
|
|
|
|
"alienated",
|
|
|
|
"estranged",
|
|
|
|
"broke up",
|
|
|
|
"disbanded",
|
|
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
|
|
"split (up)",
|
|
|
|
"disjoined",
|
|
|
|
"dissociated",
|
|
|
|
"disunited",
|
|
|
|
"divorced",
|
|
|
|
"severed",
|
|
|
|
"split",
|
|
|
|
"sundered"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"to take part in social activities":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"spent some time hobnobbing with the rich and famous while in Los Angeles"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"associated",
|
|
|
|
"fraternized",
|
|
|
|
"mingled",
|
|
|
|
"mixed",
|
|
|
|
"socialized",
|
|
|
|
"stepped out",
|
|
|
|
"went out"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"caroused",
|
|
|
|
"partied",
|
|
|
|
"reveled",
|
|
|
|
"revelled",
|
|
|
|
"circulated"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"avoided",
|
|
|
|
"eschewed",
|
|
|
|
"shunned",
|
|
|
|
"slighted",
|
|
|
|
"snubbed"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"verb"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"hobby":{
|
|
|
|
"an activity outside of one's regular occupation that is engaged in primarily for pleasure":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"his ranch is just a weekend hobby \u2014he makes his real money as an investment banker"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"avocation",
|
|
|
|
"hobbyhorse",
|
|
|
|
"pursuit",
|
|
|
|
"recreation"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"amusement",
|
|
|
|
"distraction",
|
|
|
|
"diversion",
|
|
|
|
"entertainment",
|
|
|
|
"pastime",
|
|
|
|
"relaxation",
|
|
|
|
"sport"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"noun"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"hoboes":{
|
|
|
|
"a homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"kind folks who always gave hoboes who came to the farm a meal and then sent them on their way"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"bindle stiffs",
|
|
|
|
"bummers",
|
|
|
|
"bums",
|
|
|
|
"sundowners",
|
|
|
|
"swaggies",
|
|
|
|
"swagmen",
|
|
|
|
"tramps",
|
|
|
|
"vagabonds",
|
|
|
|
"vagrants"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"drifters",
|
|
|
|
"roamers",
|
|
|
|
"transients",
|
|
|
|
"beggars",
|
|
|
|
"derelicts",
|
|
|
|
"mendicants",
|
|
|
|
"panhandlers",
|
|
|
|
"stiffs",
|
|
|
|
"dodgers",
|
|
|
|
"malingerers",
|
|
|
|
"shirkers",
|
|
|
|
"slackers",
|
|
|
|
"gamines",
|
|
|
|
"ragamuffins",
|
|
|
|
"urchins",
|
|
|
|
"waifs"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"noun"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"hobgoblin":{
|
|
|
|
"an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"in Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream , Puck is a hobgoblin who plays pranks such as spoiling milk and tripping old ladies"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"brownie",
|
|
|
|
"dwarf",
|
|
|
|
"elf",
|
|
|
|
"faerie",
|
|
|
|
"faery",
|
|
|
|
"fairy",
|
|
|
|
"fay",
|
|
|
|
"gnome",
|
|
|
|
"goblin",
|
|
|
|
"gremlin",
|
|
|
|
"kobold",
|
|
|
|
"leprechaun",
|
|
|
|
"pixie",
|
|
|
|
"pixy",
|
|
|
|
"puck",
|
|
|
|
"sprite",
|
|
|
|
"troll"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"little people",
|
|
|
|
"kelpie",
|
|
|
|
"nixie",
|
|
|
|
"changeling",
|
|
|
|
"imp",
|
|
|
|
"banshee",
|
|
|
|
"ghoul",
|
|
|
|
"hag",
|
|
|
|
"ogre"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"the fear of success and the pressures that come with it can be more of a hobgoblin than the possibility of failure"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"b\u00eate noire",
|
|
|
|
"black beast",
|
|
|
|
"bogey",
|
|
|
|
"bogie",
|
|
|
|
"bogy",
|
|
|
|
"bugaboo",
|
|
|
|
"bugbear",
|
|
|
|
"dread",
|
|
|
|
"ogre"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"apparition",
|
|
|
|
"ghost",
|
|
|
|
"phantasm",
|
|
|
|
"fantasm",
|
|
|
|
"phantom",
|
|
|
|
"poltergeist",
|
|
|
|
"shade",
|
|
|
|
"specter",
|
|
|
|
"spectre",
|
|
|
|
"spirit",
|
|
|
|
"spook",
|
|
|
|
"wraith",
|
|
|
|
"banshee",
|
|
|
|
"bogeyman",
|
|
|
|
"bogyman",
|
|
|
|
"demon",
|
|
|
|
"daemon",
|
|
|
|
"devil",
|
|
|
|
"fiend",
|
|
|
|
"ghoul",
|
|
|
|
"imp",
|
|
|
|
"incubus",
|
|
|
|
"fright",
|
|
|
|
"horrible",
|
|
|
|
"horror",
|
|
|
|
"monster",
|
|
|
|
"monstrosity",
|
|
|
|
"terror",
|
|
|
|
"bane",
|
|
|
|
"curse",
|
|
|
|
"enemy",
|
|
|
|
"plague",
|
|
|
|
"scourge",
|
|
|
|
"torment",
|
|
|
|
"abomination",
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"anathema"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"hobbies":{
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"an activity outside of one's regular occupation that is engaged in primarily for pleasure":{
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"examples":[
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"his ranch is just a weekend hobby \u2014he makes his real money as an investment banker"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"avocations",
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"hobbyhorses",
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"pursuits",
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"recreations"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"amusements",
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"distractions",
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"diversions",
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"entertainments",
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"pastimes",
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"relaxations",
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"sports"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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}
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}
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