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"eruptions", "flare-ups", "flurries", "flutters", "outbreaks", "outbursts", "brawls", "fracases", "fracas", "frays", "hassles", "melees", "m\u00eal\u00e9es", "scuffles", "dithers", "fevers", "frets", "lathers", "tizzies" ], "near antonyms":[ "calms", "hushes", "peaces", "quiets", "quietudes", "rests", "tranquillities", "tranquilities", "orders" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hood":{ "a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang":{ "examples":[ "when a gang of hoods started hanging out in front of the store, customers went elsewhere" ], "synonyms":[ "bully", "gangbanger", "gangsta", "gangster", "goon", "gorilla", "hoodlum", "hooligan", "mobster", "mug", "plug-ugly", "punk", "roughneck", "rowdy", "ruffian", "thug", "tough", "toughie", "toughy", "yob", "yobbo" ], "near synonyms":[ "cutthroat", "scoundrel", "villain", "assassin", "bandit", "bravo", "brigand", "criminal", "crook", "desperado", "felon", "gunman", "highwayman", "lawbreaker", "mafioso", "malefactor", "offender", "outlaw", "perp", "perpetrator", "pirate", "pickpocket", "racketeer", "robber", "swindler", "thief", "vandal", "juvenile delinquent", "tearaway" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth":{ "examples":[ "counterfeiters conducting their affairs under a hood of secrecy" ], "synonyms":[ "blanket", "cloak", "cope", "cover", "cover-up", "covering", "coverture", "curtain", "mantle", "mask", "pall", "penumbra", "robe", "shroud", "veil", "wraps" ], "near synonyms":[ "blind", "concealer", "screen", "shield", "fig leaf", "Potemkin village", "Trojan horse", "camouflage", "disguise", "facade", "fa\u00e7ade", "face", "veneer", "gloss", "varnish" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hoodoos":{ "something that brings bad luck":{ "examples":[ "some hoodoo must be at work\u2014I lost both sets of house keys" ], "synonyms":[ "hexes", "Indian signs", "jinxes", "whammies" ], "near synonyms":[ "Jonahs", "curses", "evil eyes", "pox", "poxes", "spells", "voodoos", "auguries", "omens", "portents" ], "near antonyms":[ "amulets", "charms", "fetishes", "fetiches", "talismans" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hoofed (it)":{ "to go on foot":{ "examples":[ "I hoofed it to school after missing the bus" ], "synonyms":[ "ambulated", "footed (it)", "legged (it)", "padded", "stepped", "traipsed", "trod", "treaded", "walked" ], "near synonyms":[ "paraded", "promenaded", "marched", "paced", "stepped out", "strode", "trooped", "power walked", "hiked", "peregrinated", "trekked", "ambled", "moseyed", "perambulated", "rambled", "sauntered", "strolled", "wandered", "clumped", "stomped", "stumped", "tramped", "trampled", "tromped", "footslogged", "plodded", "trudged", "gimped", "hobbled", "limped", "minced", "pranced", "pussyfooted", "tiptoed", "bounced", "sashayed", "stalked", "strutted", "swaggered", "faltered", "lumbered", "lurched", "pounded", "scuffed", "shambled", "shuffled", "staggered", "stumbled", "toddled", "waddled", "nipped", "tapped", "tripped", "trotted" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to perform a series of usually rhythmic bodily movements to music":{ "examples":[ "he hoofs it from seven to eight every Thursday night with other avid square dancers" ], "synonyms":[ "danced", "footed (it)", "stepped", "shook a leg", "tripped the light fantastic" ], "near synonyms":[ "pranced", "strutted", "tripped", "boogied", "boogeyed", "bopped", "fox-trotted", "gavotted", "jigged", "jitterbugged", "jived", "mamboed", "polkaed", "shagged", "shimmied", "shuffled", "tangoed", "tap-danced", "twisted", "waltzed", "trod", "treaded" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hook":{ "a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{ "examples":[ "delivered a hard right hook that struck his opponent in the eye" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "bash", "bat", "beat", "belt", "biff", "blow", "bop", "box", "buffet", "bust", "chop", "clap", "clip", "clout", "crack", "cuff", "dab", "douse", "fillip", "hack", "haymaker", "hit", "knock", "larrup", "lash", "lick", "pelt", "pick", "plump", "poke", "pound", "punch", "rap", "slam", "slap", "slug", "smack", "smash", "sock", "spank", "stinger", "stripe", "stroke", "swat", "swipe", "switch", "thud", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "welt", "whack", "wham", "whop", "whap" ], "near synonyms":[ "counter", "counterblow", "counterpunch", "counterstroke", "body blow", "hand", "kick", "knee", "left", "one-two", "rabbit punch", "right", "right-hander", "roundhouse", "shiver", "sidewinder", "sucker punch", "swing", "uppercut", "cruncher", "kayo", "knockdown", "knockout", "KO", "bastinado", "bastinade", "battering", "beating", "bludgeoning", "clobbering", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "drubbing", "hammering", "lambasting", "licking", "pasting", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "thrashing", "flogging", "walloping", "whip", "whipping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to turn away from a straight line":{ "examples":[ "the pitcher hooked the ball, and the batter missed" ], "synonyms":[ "arch", "bend", "bow", "crook", "curve", "swerve" ], "near synonyms":[ "arc", "round", "incurvate", "incurve", "inflect", "reflect", "deflect", "divert", "entwine", "kink", "swirl", "turn", "twine", "twist", "veer", "warp", "coil", "curl", "enroll", "enrol", "loop", "spiral", "dent", "dimple", "meander", "wave", "weave", "wind", "decline", "incline", "slope" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "straighten", "unbend", "uncurl" ] }, "to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole":{ "examples":[ "hooked up three short chains together to make a longer necklace" ], "synonyms":[ "catenate", "chain", "compound", "concatenate", "conjugate", "connect", "couple", "hitch", "interconnect", "interlink", "join", "link", "yoke" ], "near synonyms":[ "articulate", "dovetail", "integrate", "interlock", "intermesh", "cord", "string", "wire", "cement", "coalesce", "combine", "fuse", "unite", "weld" ], "near antonyms":[ "detach", "disengage", "divide", "part", "split", "cleave", "rupture", "sever", "sunder" ], "antonyms":[ "disconnect", "disjoin", "disjoint", "dissever", "disunite", "separate", "unchain", "uncouple", "unhitch", "unlink", "unyoke" ] }, "to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{ "examples":[ "the monkey hooked four bananas from the basket and scampered away to enjoy them" ], "synonyms":[ "appropriate", "boost", "filch", "heist", "lift", "misappropriate", "nick", "nip", "pilfer", "pinch", "pocket", "purloin", "rip off", "snitch", "steal", "swipe", "thieve" ], "near synonyms":[ "burglarize", "knock over", "rob", "loot", "pillage", "plunder", "sack", "carjack", "hijack", "highjack", "pick", "rifle", "poach", "rustle", "shoplift", "collar", "grab", "grasp", "nail", "seize", "snatch", "take", "mooch", "sponge", "abduct", "kidnap", "shanghai", "spirit" ], "near antonyms":[ "buy", "purchase", "bestow", "contribute", "donate", "give", "hand over", "present" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly":{ "examples":[ "I hooked the biggest fish of the day, and then released it" ], "synonyms":[ "bag", "capture", "catch", "collar", "cop", "corral", "get", "glom", "grab", "grapple", "land", "nab", "nail", "net", "nobble", "rap", "seize", "snag", "snap (up)", "snare", "snatch", "trap" ], "near synonyms":[ "glove", "halter", "lasso", "rope", "apprehend", "arrest", "detain", "bay", "corner", "clasp", "clutch", "fasten (on)", "fist", "grasp", "grip", "hold", "latch (on or onto)", "secure", "rend", "wrest", "enmesh", "immesh", "ensnare", "entangle", "entrap", "mesh", "abduct", "kidnap", "spirit (away or off)" ], "near antonyms":[ "discharge", "free", "liberate", "release", "drop", "loosen", "unhand" ], "antonyms":[ "miss" ] }, "to turn away from a straight line or course":{ "examples":[ "hang the bird feeder on a branch that hooks upward" ], "synonyms":[ "arc", "arch", "bend", "bow", "crook", "curve", "fall off", "round", "sweep", "swerve", "trend", "wheel" ], "near synonyms":[ "circle", "coil", "curlicue", "curl", "loop", "spiral", "turn", "twist", "wind", "deviate", "veer" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "straighten" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "hooked up (with)":{ "as in took":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "took", "befriended", "latched (on or onto)" ], "near antonyms":[ "blew off", "broke off (with)", "ditched", "dumped", "jilted", "kissed off", "left", "brushed (aside or off)", "cold-shouldered", "cut", "high-hatted", "slighted", "snubbed", "abandoned", "deserted", "forsook", "marooned", "quit", "quitted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hooking up (with)":{ "as in taking":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "taking", "befriending", "latching (on or onto)" ], "near antonyms":[ "blowing off", "breaking off (with)", "ditching", "dumping", "jilting", "kissing off", "leaving", "brushing (aside or off)", "cold-shouldering", "cutting", "high-hatting", "slighting", "snubbing", "abandoning", "deserting", "forsaking", "marooning", "quitting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hooks":{ "a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{ "examples":[ "delivered a hard right hook that struck his opponent in the eye" ], "synonyms":[ "bangs", "bashes", "bats", "beats", "belts", "biffs", "blows", "bops", "boxes", "buffets", "busts", "chops", "claps", "clips", "clouts", "cracks", "cuffs", "dabs", "douses", "fillips", "hacks", "haymakers", "hits", "knocks", "larrups", "lashes", "licks", "pelts", "picks", "plumps", "pokes", "pounds", "punches", "raps", "slams", "slaps", "slugs", "smacks", "smashes", "socks", "spanks", "stingers", "stripes", "strokes", "swats", "swipes", "switches", "thuds", "thumps", "thwacks", "wallops", "welts", "whacks", "whams", "whops", "whaps" ], "near synonyms":[ "counterblows", "counter-blows", "counterpunches", "counters", "counterstrokes", "counter-strokes", "body blows", "hands", "kicks", "knees", "lefts", "one-twos", "rabbit punches", "right-handers", "rights", "roundhouses", "shivers", "sidewinders", "sucker punches", "swings", "uppercuts", "crunchers", "kayos", "knockdowns", "knockouts", "KOs", "bastinadoes", "bastinades", "batterings", "beatings", "drubbings", "lickings", "pastings", "thrashings", "wallopings", "whippings", "whips" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to turn away from a straight line":{ "examples":[ "the pitcher hooked the ball, and the batter missed" ], "synonyms":[ "arches", "bends", "bows", "crooks", "curves", "swerves" ], "near synonyms":[ "arcs", "rounds", "incurvates", "incurves", "inflects", "reflects", "deflects", "diverts", "entwines", "kinks", "swirls", "turns", "twines", "twists", "veers", "warps", "coils", "curls", "enrolls", "enrols", "loops", "spirals", "dents", "dimples", "meanders", "waves", "weaves", "winds", "declines", "inclines", "slopes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "straightens", "unbends", "uncurls" ] }, "to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole":{ "examples":[ "hooked up three short chains together to make a longer necklace" ], "synonyms":[ "catenates", "chains", "compounds", "concatenates", "conjugates", "connects", "couples", "hitches", "interconnects", "interlinks", "joins", "links", "yokes" ], "near synonyms":[ "articulates", "dovetails", "integrates", "interlocks", "intermeshes", "cords", "strings", "wires", "cements", "coalesces", "combines", "fuses", "unites", "welds" ], "near antonyms":[ "detaches", "disengages", "divides", "parts", "splits", "cleaves", "ruptures", "severs", "sunders" ], "antonyms":[ "disconnects", "disjoins", "disjoints", "dissevers", "disunites", "separates", "unchains", "uncouples", "unhitches", "unlinks", "unyokes" ] }, "to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{ "examples":[ "the monkey hooked four bananas from the basket and scampered away to enjoy them" ], "synonyms":[ "appropriates", "boosts", "filches", "heists", "lifts", "misappropriates", "nicks", "nips", "pilfers", "pinches", "pockets", "purloins", "rips off", "snitches", "steals", "swipes", "thieves" ], "near synonyms":[ "burglarizes", "knocks over", "robs", "loots", "pillages", "plunders", "sacks", "carjacks", "hijacks", "highjacks", "picks", "rifles", "poaches", "rustles", "shoplifts", "collars", "grabs", "grasps", "nails", "seizes", "snatches", "takes", "mooches", "sponges", "abducts", "kidnaps", "shanghais", "spirits" ], "near antonyms":[ "buys", "purchases", "bestows", "contributes", "donates", "gives", "hands over", "presents" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly":{ "examples":[ "I hooked the biggest fish of the day, and then released it" ], "synonyms":[ "bags", "captures", "catches", "collars", "cops", "corrals", "gets", "gloms", "grabs", "grapples", "lands", "nabs", "nails", "nets", "nobbles", "raps", "seizes", "snags", "snaps (up)", "snares", "snatches", "traps" ], "near synonyms":[ "gloves", "halters", "lassos", "ropes", "apprehends", "arrests", "detains", "bays", "corners", "clasps", "clutches", "fastens (on)", "fists", "grasps", "grips", "holds", "latches (on or onto)", "secures", "rends", "wrests", "enmeshes", "immeshes", "ensnares", "entangles", "entraps", "meshes", "abducts", "kidnaps", "spirits (away or off)" ], "near antonyms":[ "discharges", "frees", "liberates", "releases", "drops", "loosens", "unhands" ], "antonyms":[ "misses" ] }, "to turn away from a straight line or course":{ "examples":[ "hang the bird feeder on a branch that hooks upward" ], "synonyms":[ "arches", "arcs", "bends", "bows", "crooks", "curves", "falls off", "rounds", "sweeps", "swerves", "trends", "wheels" ], "near synonyms":[ "circles", "coils", "curlicues", "curls", "loops", "spirals", "turns", "twists", "winds", "deviates", "veers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "straightens" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "hooray":{ "how delightful":{ "examples":[ "\" Hooray !\" he cried when he heard that his team had won" ], "synonyms":[ "glory", "glory be", "ha", "hah", "hallelujah", "hey", "hot dog", "huzzah", "wahoo", "whee", "whoopee", "yahoo", "yippee" ], "near synonyms":[ "wow", "zowie", "ooh", "gee", "gee whiz", "gosh" ], "near antonyms":[ "alack", "alas", "aw", "boo" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "interjection" ] }, "hoots":{ "a loud vocal expression of strong emotion":{ "examples":[ "the courtroom erupted in hoots of laughter upon hearing the witness's sarcastic retort to the lawyer's arrogant remark" ], "synonyms":[ "cries", "hollers", "howls", "shouts", "whoops", "yells", "yowls" ], "near synonyms":[ "ejaculations", "interjections", "screams", "screeches", "shrieks", "shrills", "squalls", "squeaks", "squeals", "yelps", "bawls", "bellows", "clamors", "outcries", "roars", "caterwauls", "plaints", "wails" ], "near antonyms":[ "mumbles", "murmurs", "mutters", "gasps", "whimpers", "whispers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a vocal sound made to express scorn or disapproval":{ "examples":[ "he ignored the hoots and jeers coming from the back of the crowd and kept on speaking until he'd had his say" ], "synonyms":[ "birds", "boos", "Bronx cheers", "catcalls", "hisses", "jeers", "raspberries", "razzes", "snorts" ], "near synonyms":[ "smirks", "sneers", "snickers", "sniggers", "gibes", "jibes", "put-downs", "taunts", "whistles" ], "near antonyms":[ "applauses" ], "antonyms":[ "cheers" ] }, "the smallest amount or part imaginable":{ "examples":[ "I don't give a hoot whether you want to go or not\u2014you're going" ], "synonyms":[ "beans", "continentals", "damns", "darns", "durns", "diddlies", "diddly-squats", "doodley-squats", "doodly-squats", "figs", "ghosts", "iotas", "jots", "licks", "modicums", "raps", "squats", "syllables", "tittles", "whits", "whoops" ], "near synonyms":[ "aces", "bits", "crumbs", "dabs", "driblets", "glimmers", "hints", "little", "mites", "nips", "ounces", "particles", "peanuts", "pins", "rays", "scraps", "scruples", "semblances", "shades", "shadows", "shreds", "skoshes", "smidgens", "smidgeons", "smidgins", "smidges", "snaps", "specks", "spots", "sprinklings", "strains", "streaks", "suspicions", "touches", "traces" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "someone or something that is very funny":{ "examples":[ "that stand-up comic is a hoot" ], "synonyms":[ "knee-slappers", "laughs", "riots", "screams" ], "near synonyms":[ "boners", "howlers", "cracks", "gags", "jests", "jokes", "pleasantries", "quips", "sallies", "waggeries", "wisecracks", "witticisms", "cautions", "sights" ], "near antonyms":[ "bummers", "downers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in shouts , howls":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bellows", "bleats", "crows", "hollers", "howls", "roars", "shouts", "whoops", "yowls", "blunders", "leaks", "aahs", "ahs", "oohs", "blats", "blurts (out)", "bolts", "cries (out)", "ejaculates", "exclaims", "interjects" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in insults , derides":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "catcalls", "derides", "gibes", "jibes", "insults", "jeers", "mocks", "ridicules", "sniffs", "snorts", "decries", "despises", "disdains", "laughs", "smiles", "sneers", "snickers", "sniggers", "scoffs (at)", "scorns", "bad-mouths", "belittles", "disparages", "pooh-poohs", "poohs", "puts down", "heckles", "jives", "razzes", "ribs", "rides", "taunts", "teases", "torments" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "hooks up":{ "to come or be together as friends":{ "examples":[ "former classmates who hooked up and started a business together" ], "synonyms":[ "associates", "chums", "companies", "consociates", "consorts", "fraternizes", "hangs (around or out)", "hobnobs", "messes around", "pals (around)", "runs", "sorts", "travels" ], "near synonyms":[ "affiliates", "allies", "attaches", "bands", "bonds", "clubs", "collaborates", "colludes", "confederates", "conjoins", "connects", "cooperates", "couples", "gangs", "gets along", "gets on", "groups", "interrelates", "joins", "knots", "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":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hoodoo":{ "language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense":{ "examples":[ "some economists have characterized the proposal as economic hoodoo that should be hooted down" ], "synonyms":[ "applesauce", "balderdash", "baloney", "boloney", "beans", "bilge", "blah", "blah-blah", "blarney", "blather", "blatherskite", "blither", "bosh", "bull", "bunk", "bunkum", "buncombe", "claptrap", "codswallop", "crapola", "crock", "drivel", "drool", "fiddle", "fiddle-faddle", "fiddlesticks", "flannel", "flapdoodle", "folderol", "falderal", "folly", "foolishness", "fudge", "garbage", "guff", "hogwash", "hokeypokey", "hokum", "hooey", "horsefeathers", "humbug", "humbuggery", "jazz", "malarkey", "malarky", "moonshine", "muck", "nerts", "nonsense", "nuts", "piffle", "poppycock", "punk", "rot", "rubbish", "senselessness", "silliness", "slush", "stupidity", "taradiddle", "tarradiddle", "tommyrot", "tosh", "trash", "trumpery", "twaddle" ], "near synonyms":[ "absurdity", "asininity", "fatuity", "foolery", "idiocy", "imbecility", "inaneness", "inanity", "insanity", "kookiness", "lunacy", "absurdness", "craziness", "madness", "witlessness", "hoity-toity", "monkey business", "monkeyshine(s)", "shenanigan(s)", "tomfoolery", "gas", "hot air", "rigmarole", "rigamarole", "double-talk", "greek", "hocus-pocus" ], "near antonyms":[ "levelheadedness", "rationality", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "sensibleness", "common sense", "horse sense", "sense", "discernment", "judgment", "judgement", "wisdom" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something that brings bad luck":{ "examples":[ "some hoodoo must be at work\u2014I lost both sets of house keys" ], "synonyms":[ "hex", "Indian sign", "jinx", "whammy" ], "near synonyms":[ "Jonah", "curse", "evil eye", "pox", "spell", "voodoo", "augury", "omen", "portent" ], "near antonyms":[ "amulet", "charm", "fetish", "fetich", "talisman" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hoodwinks":{ "to cause to believe what is untrue":{ "examples":[ "Tom Sawyer famously hoodwinked the other boys into thinking there was nothing more enjoyable than whitewashing a fence" ], "synonyms":[ "bamboozles", "beguiles", "bluffs", "buffaloes", "burns", "catches", "cons", "cozens", "deceives", "deludes", "dupes", "fakes out", "fools", "gaffs", "gammons", "gulls", "has", "has on", "hoaxes", "hornswoggles", "humbugs", "juggles", "misguides", "misinforms", "misleads", "snookers", "snows", "spoofs", "strings along", "suckers", "sucks 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"interaction", "exchange", "interconnection", "interrelation", "mutualism", "reciprocity", "symbiosis", "incorporation", "integration", "merger", "unification", "affinity", "attachment", "closeness", "intimacy", "rapport", "sympathy", "kinship", "oneness", "solidarity", "togetherness", "unity", "colleagueship", "companionship", "company", "fellowship", "bed", "cahoots", "league" ], "near antonyms":[ "breakup", "dissolution", "disunion", "division", "parting", "separation", "severance", "split", "alienation", "divorce", "estrangement" ], "antonyms":[ "disaffiliation", "dissociation" ] }, "to come or be together as friends":{ "examples":[ "former classmates who hooked up and started a business together" ], "synonyms":[ "associate", "chum", "company", "consociate", "consort", "fraternize", "hang (around or out)", "hobnob", "mess around", "pal (around)", "run", "sort", "travel" ], "near synonyms":[ "affiliate", "ally", "attach", "band", "bond", "club", "collaborate", "collude", "confederate", "conjoin", "connect", "cooperate", "couple", "gang", "get along", "get on", "group", "interrelate", "join", "knot", "league", "link", "mingle", "mix", "rally", "relate", "side", "socialize", "team", "tie", "wed", "befriend", "friend" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoid", "cold-shoulder", "shun", "snub", "alienate", "estrange", "break up", "disband", "disperse", "split (up)", "disjoin", "dissociate", "disunite", "divorce", "sever", "split", "sunder" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "hooligans":{ "a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang":{ "examples":[ "London bobbies clearing the streets of hooligans" ], "synonyms":[ "bullies", "gangbangers", "gangstas", "gangsters", "goons", "gorillas", "hoodlums", "hoods", "mobsters", "mugs", "plug-uglies", "punks", "roughnecks", "rowdies", "ruffians", "thugs", "toughies", "toughs", "yobbos", "yobboes", "yobs" ], "near synonyms":[ "cutthroats", "scoundrels", "villains", "assassins", "bandits", "bravos", "bravoes", "brigands", "criminals", "crooks", "desperadoes", "desperados", "felons", "gunmen", "highwaymen", "lawbreakers", "mafiosi", "malefactors", "offenders", "outlaws", "perpetrators", "perps", "pirates", "pickpockets", "racketeers", "robbers", "swindlers", "thieves", "vandals", "juvenile delinquents", "tearaways" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hooking up":{ "to come or be together as friends":{ "examples":[ "former classmates who hooked up and started a business together" ], "synonyms":[ "associating", "chumming", "companying", "consociating", "consorting", "fraternizing", "hanging (around or out)", "hobnobbing", "messing around", "palling (around)", "running", "sorting", "traveling", "travelling" ], "near synonyms":[ "affiliating", "allying", "attaching", "banding", "bonding", "clubbing", "collaborating", "colluding", "confederating", "conjoining", "connecting", "cooperating", "coupling", "ganging", "getting along", "getting on", "grouping", "interrelating", "joining", "knotting", "leaguing", "linking", "mingling", "mixing", "rallying", "relating", "siding", "socializing", "teaming", "tying", "tieing", "wedding", "befriending", "friending" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoiding", "cold-shouldering", "shunning", "snubbing", "alienating", "estranging", "breaking up", "disbanding", "dispersing", "splitting (up)", "disjoining", "dissociating", "disuniting", "divorcing", "severing", "splitting", "sundering" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hooker":{ "a woman who engages in sexual activities for money":{ "examples":[ "went undercover pretending to be a hooker as part of a sting operation" ], "synonyms":[ "bawd", "call girl", "cocotte", "courtesan", "drab", "hustler", "prostitute", "sex worker", "streetwalker", "tart", "whore" ], "near synonyms":[ "madam", "madame", "chippie", "chippy", "doxy", "doxie", "floozy", "floozie", "tramp", "hussy", "jade", "minx", "coquette", "flirt", "libertine", "siren", "tempter", "temptress", "vamp", "wench" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hoofs (it)":{ "to go on foot":{ "examples":[ "I hoofed it to school after missing the bus" ], "synonyms":[ "ambulates", "foots (it)", "legs (it)", "pads", "steps", "traipses", "treads", "walks" ], "near synonyms":[ "parades", "promenades", "marches", "paces", "steps out", "strides", "troops", "power walks", "hikes", "peregrinates", "treks", "ambles", "moseys", "perambulates", "rambles", "saunters", "strolls", "wanders", "clumps", "stomps", "stumps", "tramples", "tramps", "tromps", "footslogs", "plods", "trudges", "gimps", "hobbles", "limps", "minces", "prances", "pussyfoots", "tiptoes", "bounces", "sashays", "stalks", "struts", "swaggers", "falters", "lumbers", "lurches", "pounds", "scuffs", "shambles", "shuffles", "staggers", "stumbles", "toddles", "waddles", "nips", "taps", "trips", "trots" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to perform a series of usually rhythmic bodily movements to 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"songfests", "recitals", "symphonies", "festivals", "fetes", "f\u00eates", "shindigs", "performances", "presentations", "concerts", "musicales" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in doodads , thingamabobs":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dinguses", "doodads", "doohickeys", "doohickies", "hickeys", "thingamabobs", "thingamajigs", "thingumajigs", "thingummies", "mechanisms", "tricks", "accessories", "accessaries", "adjuncts", "ingenuities", "innovations", "inventions", "implements", "instruments", "tools", "utensils", "appliances", "contraptions", "contrivances", "gadgets", "gimmicks", "gizmos", "gismos", "jiggers", "widgets" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hooligan":{ "a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang":{ "examples":[ "London bobbies clearing the streets of hooligans" ], "synonyms":[ "bully", "gangbanger", "gangsta", "gangster", "goon", "gorilla", "hood", "hoodlum", "mobster", "mug", "plug-ugly", "punk", "roughneck", "rowdy", "ruffian", "thug", "tough", "toughie", "toughy", "yob", "yobbo" ], "near synonyms":[ "cutthroat", "scoundrel", "villain", "assassin", "bandit", "bravo", "brigand", "criminal", "crook", "desperado", "felon", "gunman", "highwayman", "lawbreaker", "mafioso", "malefactor", "offender", "outlaw", "perp", "perpetrator", "pirate", "pickpocket", "racketeer", "robber", "swindler", "thief", "vandal", "juvenile delinquent", "tearaway" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hoofed":{ "as in kicked , booted":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "booted", "kicked", "mashed", "pulped", "smashed", "squashed", "squelched", "overrode", "ran down", "ran over", "stepped (on)", "champed", "stamped", "stomped", "tramped", "trampled", "tromped" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hoo-hah":{ "a state of noisy, confused activity":{ "examples":[ "the media hoo-ha that inevitably occurs when a politician makes a gaffe, no matter how inconsequential" ], "synonyms":[ "ado", "alarums and excursions", "ballyhoo", "blather", "bluster", "bobbery", "bother", "bustle", "clatter", "clutter", "coil", "commotion", "corroboree", "disturbance", "do", "foofaraw", "fun", "furor", "furore", "fuss", "helter-skelter", "hoopla", "hubble-bubble", "hubbub", "hullabaloo", "hurly", "hurly-burly", "hurricane", "hurry", "hurry-scurry", "hurry-skurry", "kerfuffle", "moil", "pandemonium", "pother", "row", "ruckus", "ruction", "rumpus", "shindy", "splore", "squall", "stew", "stir", "storm", "to-do", "tumult", "turmoil", "uproar", "welter", "whirl", "williwaw", "zoo" ], "near synonyms":[ "cacophony", "clamor", "din", "howl", "hue and cry", "noise", "outcry", "racket", "roar", "disorder", "unrest", "upheaval", "eruption", "flare-up", "flurry", "flutter", "outbreak", "outburst", "brawl", "fracas", "fray", "hassle", "melee", "m\u00eal\u00e9e", "scuffle", "dither", "fever", "fret", "lather", "tizzy" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "hush", "peace", "quiet", "quietude", "rest", "stillness", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "order", "orderliness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hoochies":{ "a boldly flirtatious or sexually promiscuous woman":{ "examples":[ "wrote a song about her man cheating on her with a hoochie" ], "synonyms":[ "chippies", "doxies", "fancy women", "floozies", "hussies", "Jezebels", "minxes", "queans", "tramps", "trollops", "wenches" ], "near synonyms":[ "sirens", "temptresses", "vamps", "grisettes", "prostitutes", "trulls" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "Hooverville":{ "as in jungle , favela":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "favela", "jungle", "shantytown", "bivouac", "camp", "campground", "campsite", "encampment", "hutment", "canvas", "canvass", "tentage", "colony", "plantation", "settlement", "barracks", "cantonment", "installation", "laager", "leaguer", "post" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hootches":{ "a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk":{ "examples":[ "during Prohibition, everybody drank homemade hooch" ], "synonyms":[ "alcohols", "aqua vitaes", "ardent spirits", "boozes", "bottles", "drinks", "firewaters", "grogs", "inebriants", "intoxicants", "John Barleycorns", "juices", "liquors", "lushes", "moonshines", "potables", "rums", "sauces", "spirits", "stimulants", "strong drinks", "tipples" ], "near synonyms":[ "aperitifs", "bracers", "chasers", "digestifs", "nightcaps", "belts", "loads", "nips", "pegs", "pops", "shooters", "shots", "slugs", "snifters", "snorts", "tots", "whets", "cocktails", "mixed drinks", "ales", "beers", "brewages", "brews", "brewskis", "home brews", "malt liquors", "microbrews", "mums", "nappies", "meads", "sakes", "sakis", "wines", "barley-brees", "barley-broos", "brandies", "gins", "liqueurs", "mao-tais", "mescals", "schnapps", "tequilas", "vodkas", "whiskeys", "whiskies", "Dutch courages" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling":{ "examples":[ "the soldiers quickly threw up the hooches where they would be living for the next few weeks" ], "synonyms":[ "cabins", "camps", "hovels", "hutches", "hutments", "huts", "shacks", "shanties" ], "near synonyms":[ "lean-tos", "sheds", "cots", "cottages", "lodges", "cabanas", "bungalows", "chalets", "hogans", "wickiups", "wigwams", "tents" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hootenanny":{ "as in jam , ceilidh":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ceilidh", "ceili", "jam", "jam session", "sing", "songfest", "recital", "symphony", "festival", "fete", "f\u00eate", "shindig", "performance", "presentation", "concert", "musicale" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in doodad , thingamabob":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dingus", "doodad", "doohickey", "hickey", "thingamabob", "thingamajig", "thingumajig", "thingummy", "mechanism", "trick", "accessory", "accessary", "adjunct", "ingenuity", "innovation", "invention", "implement", "instrument", "tool", "utensil", "appliance", "contraption", "contrivance", "gadget", "gimmick", "gizmo", "gismo", "jigger", "widget" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hooches":{ "a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk":{ "examples":[ "during Prohibition, everybody drank homemade hooch" ], "synonyms":[ "alcohols", "aqua vitaes", "ardent spirits", "boozes", "bottles", "drinks", "firewaters", "grogs", "inebriants", "intoxicants", "John Barleycorns", "juices", "liquors", "lushes", "moonshines", "potables", "rums", "sauces", "spirits", "stimulants", "strong drinks", "tipples" ], "near synonyms":[ "aperitifs", "bracers", "chasers", "digestifs", "nightcaps", "belts", "loads", "nips", "pegs", "pops", "shooters", "shots", "slugs", "snifters", "snorts", "tots", "whets", "cocktails", "mixed drinks", "ales", "beers", "brewages", "brews", "brewskis", "home brews", "malt liquors", "microbrews", "mums", "nappies", "meads", "sakes", "sakis", "wines", "barley-brees", "barley-broos", "brandies", "gins", "liqueurs", "mao-tais", "mescals", "schnapps", "tequilas", "vodkas", "whiskeys", "whiskies", "Dutch courages" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling":{ "examples":[ "the soldiers quickly threw up the hooches where they would be living for the next few weeks" ], "synonyms":[ "cabins", "camps", "hovels", "hutches", "hutments", "huts", "shacks", "shanties" ], "near synonyms":[ "lean-tos", "sheds", "cots", "cottages", "lodges", "cabanas", "bungalows", "chalets", "hogans", "wickiups", "wigwams", "tents" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hooked up":{ "to come or be together as friends":{ "examples":[ "former classmates who hooked up and started a business together" ], "synonyms":[ "associated", "chummed", "companied", "consociated", "consorted", "fraternized", "hobnobbed", "hung (around or out)", "hanged (around or out)", "messed around", "palled (around)", "ran", "run", "sorted", "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":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hoo-hahs":{ "a state of noisy, confused activity":{ "examples":[ "the media hoo-ha that inevitably occurs when a politician makes a gaffe, no matter how inconsequential" ], "synonyms":[ "ados", "alarums and excursions", "ballyhoos", "blathers", "bluster", "bobberies", "bothers", "bustles", "clatters", "clutters", "coils", "commotions", "corroborees", "disturbances", "dos", "do's", "foofaraws", "fun", "furores", "furors", "fusses", "helter-skelters", "hooplas", "hubble-bubbles", "hubbubs", "hullabaloos", "hurlies", "hurly-burlies", "hurricanes", "hurry-scurries", "hurry-skurries", "kerfuffles", "moils", "pandemoniums", "pothers", "rows", "ruckuses", "ructions", "rumpuses", "shindys", "shindies", "splores", "squalls", "stews", "stirs", "storms", "to-dos", "tumults", "turmoils", "uproars", "welters", "whirls", "williwaws", "zoos" ], "near synonyms":[ "cacophonies", "clamors", "dins", "howls", "hue and cries", "noises", "outcries", "rackets", "roars", "disorders", "upheavals", "eruptions", "flare-ups", "flurries", "flutters", "outbreaks", "outbursts", "brawls", "fracases", "fracas", "frays", "hassles", "melees", "m\u00eal\u00e9es", "scuffles", "dithers", "fevers", "frets", "lathers", "tizzies" ], "near antonyms":[ "calms", "hushes", "peaces", "quiets", "quietudes", "rests", "tranquillities", "tranquilities", "orders" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hooks up (with)":{ "as in takes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "takes", "befriends", "latches (on or onto)" ], "near antonyms":[ "blows off", "breaks off (with)", "ditches", "dumps", "jilts", "kisses off", "leaves", "brushes (aside or off)", "cold-shoulders", "cuts", "high-hats", "slights", "snubs", "abandons", "deserts", "forsakes", "maroons", "quits" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hoofprint":{ "as in step , footmark":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "footmark", "footprint", "footstep", "path", "print", "pug", "rut", "step", "tread", "imprint", "trace", "track", "trail", "artifact", "evidence", "leavings", "relic", "remain(s)", "remainder", "reminder", "remnant", "residual", "residue", "sign", "spoor", "telltale", "token", "vestige", "clue", "cue", "hint", "indication", "inkling", "intimation", "lead", "suggestion", "scent", "shadow", "whiff" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hoodwink":{ "to cause to believe what is untrue":{ "examples":[ "Tom Sawyer famously hoodwinked the other boys into thinking there was nothing more enjoyable than whitewashing a fence" ], "synonyms":[ "bamboozle", "beguile", "bluff", "buffalo", "burn", "catch", "con", "cozen", "deceive", "delude", "dupe", "fake out", "fool", "gaff", "gammon", "gull", "have", "have on", "hoax", "hornswoggle", "humbug", "juggle", "misguide", "misinform", "mislead", "snooker", "snow", "spoof", "string along", "suck in", "sucker", "take in", "trick" ], "near synonyms":[ "kid", "put on", "tease", "bleed", "cheat", "chisel", "defraud", "diddle", "euchre", "fleece", "flimflam", "hustle", "mulct", "rook", "shortchange", "skin", "squeeze", "stick", "sting", "swindle" ], "near antonyms":[ "debunk", "expose", "reveal", "show up", "uncloak", "uncover", "unmask", "disclose", "divulge", "tell", "unveil", "disabuse", "disenchant", "disillusion" ], "antonyms":[ "undeceive" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hoof (it)":{ "to go on foot":{ "examples":[ "I hoofed it to school after missing the bus" ], "synonyms":[ "ambulate", "foot (it)", "leg (it)", "pad", "step", "traipse", "tread", "walk" ], "near synonyms":[ "parade", "promenade", "march", "pace", "step out", "stride", "troop", "power walk", "hike", "peregrinate", "trek", "amble", "mosey", "perambulate", "ramble", "saunter", "stroll", "wander", "clump", "stomp", "stump", "tramp", "trample", "tromp", "footslog", "plod", "trudge", "gimp", "hobble", "limp", "mince", "prance", "pussyfoot", "tiptoe", "bounce", "sashay", "stalk", "strut", "swagger", "falter", "lumber", "lurch", "pound", "scuff", "shamble", "shuffle", "stagger", "stumble", "toddle", "waddle", "nip", "tap", "trip", "trot" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to perform a series of usually rhythmic bodily movements to music":{ "examples":[ "he hoofs it from seven to eight every Thursday night with other avid square dancers" ], "synonyms":[ "dance", "foot (it)", "step" ], "near synonyms":[ "prance", "strut", "trip", "boogie", "boogy", "boogey", "bop", "fox-trot", "gavotte", "jig", "jitterbug", "jive", "mambo", "polka", "shag", "shimmy", "shuffle", "tango", "tap-dance", "twist", "waltz", "tread" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hooplas":{ "a state of noisy, confused activity":{ "examples":[ "for all of the hoopla , very little news emerged from the governor's press conference this afternoon" ], "synonyms":[ "ados", "alarums and excursions", "ballyhoos", "blathers", "bluster", "bobberies", "bothers", "bustles", "clatters", "clutters", "coils", "commotions", "corroborees", "disturbances", "dos", "do's", "foofaraws", "fun", "furores", "furors", "fusses", "helter-skelters", "hoo-has", "hoo-hahs", "hubble-bubbles", "hubbubs", "hullabaloos", "hurlies", "hurly-burlies", "hurricanes", "hurry-scurries", "hurry-skurries", "kerfuffles", "moils", "pandemoniums", "pothers", "rows", "ruckuses", "ructions", "rumpuses", "shindys", "shindies", "splores", "squalls", "stews", "stirs", "storms", "to-dos", "tumults", "turmoils", "uproars", "welters", "whirls", "williwaws", "zoos" ], "near synonyms":[ "cacophonies", "clamors", "dins", "howls", "hue and cries", "noises", "outcries", "rackets", "roars", "disorders", "upheavals", "eruptions", "flare-ups", "flurries", "flutters", "outbreaks", "outbursts", "brawls", "fracases", "fracas", "frays", "hassles", "melees", "m\u00eal\u00e9es", "scuffles", "dithers", "fevers", "frets", "lathers", "tizzies" ], "near antonyms":[ "calms", "hushes", "peaces", "quiets", "quietudes", "rests", "tranquillities", "tranquilities", "orders" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hoof":{ "as in kick , boot":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "boot", "kick", "mash", "pulp", "smash", "squash", "squelch", "override", "run down", "run over", "step (on)", "champ", "stamp", "stomp", "tramp", "trample", "tromp" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hoofing (it)":{ "to go on foot":{ "examples":[ "I hoofed it to school after missing the bus" ], "synonyms":[ "ambulating", "footing (it)", "legging (it)", "padding", "stepping", "traipsing", "treading", "walking" ], "near synonyms":[ "parading", "promenading", "marching", "pacing", "stepping out", "striding", "trooping", "power walking", "hiking", "peregrinating", "trekking", "ambling", "moseying", "perambulating", "rambling", "sauntering", "strolling", "wandering", "clumping", "stomping", "stumping", "tramping", "trampling", "tromping", "footslogging", "plodding", "trudging", "gimping", "hobbling", "limping", "mincing", "prancing", "pussyfooting", "tiptoeing", "bouncing", "sashaying", "stalking", "strutting", "swaggering", "faltering", "lumbering", "lurching", "pounding", "scuffing", "shambling", "shuffling", "staggering", "stumbling", "toddling", "waddling", "nipping", "tapping", "tripping", "trotting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to perform a series of usually rhythmic bodily movements to music":{ "examples":[ "he hoofs it from seven to eight every Thursday night with other avid square dancers" ], "synonyms":[ "dancing", "footing (it)", "stepping" ], "near synonyms":[ "prancing", "strutting", "tripping", "boogying", "boogeying", "bopping", "fox-trotting", "gavotting", "jigging", "jitterbugging", "jiving", "mamboing", "polkaing", "shagging", "shimmying", "shuffling", "tangoing", "tap-dancing", "twisting", "waltzing", "treading" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hoo-ha":{ "a state of noisy, confused activity":{ "examples":[ "the media hoo-ha that inevitably occurs when a politician makes a gaffe, no matter how inconsequential" ], "synonyms":[ "ado", "alarums and excursions", "ballyhoo", "blather", "bluster", "bobbery", "bother", "bustle", "clatter", "clutter", "coil", "commotion", "corroboree", "disturbance", "do", "foofaraw", "fun", "furor", "furore", "fuss", "helter-skelter", "hoopla", "hubble-bubble", "hubbub", "hullabaloo", "hurly", "hurly-burly", "hurricane", "hurry", "hurry-scurry", "hurry-skurry", "kerfuffle", "moil", "pandemonium", "pother", "row", "ruckus", "ruction", "rumpus", "shindy", "splore", "squall", "stew", "stir", "storm", "to-do", "tumult", "turmoil", "uproar", "welter", "whirl", "williwaw", "zoo" ], "near synonyms":[ "cacophony", "clamor", "din", "howl", "hue and cry", "noise", "outcry", "racket", "roar", "disorder", "unrest", "upheaval", "eruption", "flare-up", "flurry", "flutter", "outbreak", "outburst", "brawl", "fracas", "fray", "hassle", "melee", "m\u00eal\u00e9e", "scuffle", "dither", "fever", "fret", "lather", "tizzy" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "hush", "peace", "quiet", "quietude", "rest", "stillness", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "order", "orderliness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hooking":{ "to cause to turn away from a straight line":{ "examples":[ "the pitcher hooked the ball, and the batter missed" ], "synonyms":[ "arching", "bending", "bowing", "crooking", "curving", "swerving" ], "near synonyms":[ "arcing", "rounding", "incurvating", "incurving", "inflecting", "reflecting", "deflecting", "diverting", "entwining", "kinking", "swirling", "turning", "twining", "twisting", "veering", "warping", "coiling", "curling", "enrolling", "looping", "spiraling", "spiralling", "denting", "dimpling", "meandering", "waving", "weaving", "winding", "declining", "inclining", "sloping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "straightening", "unbending", "uncurling" ] }, "to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole":{ "examples":[ "hooked up three short chains together to make a longer necklace" ], "synonyms":[ "catenating", "chaining", "compounding", "concatenating", "conjugating", "connecting", "coupling", "hitching", "interconnecting", "interlinking", "joining", "linking", "yoking" ], "near synonyms":[ "articulating", "dovetailing", "integrating", "interlocking", "intermeshing", "cording", "stringing", "wiring", "cementing", "coalescing", "combining", "fusing", "uniting", "welding" ], "near antonyms":[ "detaching", "disengaging", "dividing", "parting", "splitting", "cleaving", "rupturing", "severing", "sundering" ], "antonyms":[ "disconnecting", "disjoining", "disjointing", "dissevering", "disuniting", "separating", "unchaining", "uncoupling", "unhitching", "unlinking", "unyoking" ] }, "to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{ "examples":[ "the monkey hooked four bananas from the basket and scampered away to enjoy them" ], "synonyms":[ "appropriating", "boosting", "filching", "heisting", "lifting", "misappropriating", "nicking", "nipping", "pilfering", "pinching", "pocketing", "purloining", "ripping off", "snitching", "stealing", "swiping", "thieving" ], "near synonyms":[ "burglarizing", "knocking over", "robbing", "looting", "pillaging", "plundering", "sacking", "carjacking", "hijacking", "highjacking", "picking", "rifling", "poaching", "rustling", "shoplifting", "collaring", "grabbing", "grasping", "nailing", "seizing", "snatching", "taking", "mooching", "sponging", "abducting", "kidnapping", "kidnaping", "shanghaiing", "spiriting" ], "near antonyms":[ "buying", "purchasing", "bestowing", "contributing", "donating", "giving", "handing over", "presenting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly":{ "examples":[ "I hooked the biggest fish of the day, and then released it" ], "synonyms":[ "bagging", "capturing", "catching", "collaring", "copping", "corralling", "getting", "glomming", "grabbing", "grappling", "landing", "nabbing", "nailing", "netting", "nobbling", "rapping", "seizing", "snagging", "snapping (up)", "snaring", "snatching", "trapping" ], "near synonyms":[ "gloving", "haltering", "lassoing", "roping", "apprehending", "arresting", "detaining", "baying", "cornering", "clasping", "clutching", "fastening (on)", "fisting", "grasping", "gripping", "holding", "latching (on or onto)", "securing", "rending", "wresting", "enmeshing", "immeshing", "ensnaring", "entangling", "entrapping", "meshing", "abducting", "kidnapping", "kidnaping", "spiriting (away or off)" ], "near antonyms":[ "discharging", "freeing", "liberating", "releasing", "dropping", "loosening", "unhanding" ], "antonyms":[ "missing" ] }, "to turn away from a straight line or course":{ "examples":[ "hang the bird feeder on a branch that hooks upward" ], "synonyms":[ "arching", "arcing", "bending", "bowing", "crooking", "curving", "falling off", "rounding", "sweeping", "swerving", "trending", "wheeling" ], "near synonyms":[ "circling", "coiling", "curlicuing", "curling", "looping", "spiraling", "spiralling", "turning", "twisting", "winding", "deviating", "veering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "straightening" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hooting":{ "as in shouting , howling":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bellowing", "bleating", "crowing", "hollering", "howling", "roaring", "shouting", "whooping", "yowling", "blundering", "leaking", "aahing", "ahing", "oohing", "blatting", "blurting (out)", "bolting", "crying (out)", "ejaculating", "exclaiming", "interjecting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in insulting , deriding":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "catcalling", "deriding", "gibing", "jibing", "insulting", "jeering", "mocking", "ridiculing", "sniffing", "snorting", "decrying", "despising", "disdaining", "laughing", "smiling", "sneering", "snickering", "sniggering", "scoffing (at)", "scorning", "bad-mouthing", "belittling", "disparaging", "pooh-poohing", "poohing", "putting down", "heckling", "jiving", "razzing", "ribbing", "riding", "taunting", "teasing", "tormenting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hoodwinking":{ "as in subterfuge , ruse":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "deceit", "deception", "delusion", "fooling", "fraud", "hanky-panky", "ruse", "sham", "stratagem", "subterfuge", "trickery", "wile", "antic", "caper", "capriccio", "dido", "escapade", "frolic", "gag", "jest", "knavery", "monkeyshine(s)", "practical joke", "prank", "rag", "roguery", "shavie", "shine(s)", "trick", "waggery", "skylarking", "adventure", "experience", "game", "lark", "time", "high jinks", "hijinks", "horseplay", "play", "roughhousing", "rowdyism", "shenanigan(s)", "tomfoolery", "joking", "kidding", "teasing", "gambit", "hoax", "maneuver", "ploy", "deed", "feat", "mission", "performance", "stunt" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to believe what is untrue":{ "examples":[ "Tom Sawyer famously hoodwinked the other boys into thinking there was nothing more enjoyable than whitewashing a fence" ], "synonyms":[ "bamboozling", "beguiling", "bluffing", "buffaloing", "burning", "catching", "conning", "cozening", "deceiving", "deluding", "duping", "faking out", "fooling", "gaffing", "gammoning", "gulling", "having", "having on", "hoaxing", "hornswoggling", "humbugging", "juggling", "misguiding", "misinforming", "misleading", "snookering", "snowing", "spoofing", "stringing along", "suckering", "sucking in", "taking in", "tricking" ], "near synonyms":[ "kidding", "putting on", "teasing", "bleeding", "cheating", "chiseling", "chiselling", "defrauding", "diddling", "euchring", "fleecing", "flimflamming", "hustling", "mulcting", "rooking", "shortchanging", "skinning", "squeezing", "sticking", "stinging", "swindling" ], "near antonyms":[ "debunking", "exposing", "revealing", "showing up", "uncloaking", "uncovering", "unmasking", "disclosing", "divulging", "telling", "unveiling", "disabusing", "disenchanting", "disillusioning" ], "antonyms":[ "undeceiving" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "hoopla":{ "a state of noisy, confused activity":{ "examples":[ "for all of the hoopla , very little news emerged from the governor's press conference this afternoon" ], "synonyms":[ "ado", "alarums and excursions", "ballyhoo", "blather", "bluster", "bobbery", "bother", "bustle", "clatter", "clutter", "coil", "commotion", "corroboree", "disturbance", "do", "foofaraw", "fun", "furor", "furore", "fuss", "helter-skelter", "hoo-ha", "hoo-hah", "hubble-bubble", "hubbub", "hullabaloo", "hurly", "hurly-burly", "hurricane", "hurry", "hurry-scurry", "hurry-skurry", "kerfuffle", "moil", "pandemonium", "pother", "row", "ruckus", "ruction", "rumpus", "shindy", "splore", "squall", "stew", "stir", "storm", "to-do", "tumult", "turmoil", "uproar", "welter", "whirl", "williwaw", "zoo" ], "near synonyms":[ "cacophony", "clamor", "din", "howl", "hue and cry", "noise", "outcry", "racket", "roar", "disorder", "unrest", "upheaval", "eruption", "flare-up", "flurry", "flutter", "outbreak", "outburst", "brawl", "fracas", "fray", "hassle", "melee", "m\u00eal\u00e9e", "scuffle", "dither", "fever", "fret", "lather", "tizzy" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "hush", "peace", "quiet", "quietude", "rest", "stillness", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "order", "orderliness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hoosegow":{ "a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody":{ "examples":[ "they ended up in the hoosegow for disorderly conduct" ], "synonyms":[ "bastille", "big house", "bridewell", "brig", "calaboose", "can", "clink", "cooler", "coop", "guardroom", "hock", "hold", "jail", "jailhouse", "joint", "jug", "lockup", "nick", "pen", "penitentiary", "pokey", "prison", "quod", "slam", "slammer", "stir", "stockade", "tolbooth" ], "near synonyms":[ "bull pen", "cage", "cell", "hole", "tank", "block", "ward", "glasshouse", "guardhouse", "hulk(s)", "concentration camp", "gulag", "labor camp", "prison camp", "stalag", "work camp", "dungeon", "keep", "oubliette", "reformatory", "reform school", "training school" ], "near antonyms":[ "outside" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hoofing":{ "as in kicking , booting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "booting", "kicking", "mashing", "pulping", "smashing", "squashing", "squelching", "overriding", "running down", "running over", "stepping (on)", "champing", "stamping", "stomping", "tramping", "trampling", "tromping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hoop":{ "a circular strip":{ "examples":[ "made Christmas garlands from hoops of red and green construction paper" ], "synonyms":[ "band", "circle", "eye", "loop", "ring", "round" ], "near synonyms":[ "belt", "cincture", "collar", "girdle", "wreath", "annulet", "becket", "coil", "curl", "furl", "hank", "spiral", "spire", "twirl", "whorl" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hoods":{ "a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang":{ "examples":[ "when a gang of hoods started hanging out in front of the store, customers went elsewhere" ], "synonyms":[ "bullies", "gangbangers", "gangstas", "gangsters", "goons", "gorillas", "hoodlums", "hooligans", "mobsters", "mugs", "plug-uglies", "punks", "roughnecks", "rowdies", "ruffians", "thugs", "toughies", "toughs", "yobbos", "yobboes", "yobs" ], "near synonyms":[ "cutthroats", "scoundrels", "villains", "assassins", "bandits", "bravos", "bravoes", "brigands", "criminals", "crooks", "desperadoes", "desperados", "felons", "gunmen", "highwaymen", "lawbreakers", "mafiosi", "malefactors", "offenders", "outlaws", "perpetrators", "perps", "pirates", "pickpockets", "racketeers", "robbers", "swindlers", "thieves", "vandals", "juvenile delinquents", "tearaways" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth":{ "examples":[ "counterfeiters conducting their affairs under a hood of secrecy" ], "synonyms":[ "blankets", "cloaks", "copes", "coverings", "covers", "covertures", "cover-ups", "curtains", "mantles", "masks", "palls", "penumbrae", "penumbras", "robes", "shrouds", "veils", "wraps" ], "near synonyms":[ "blinds", "concealers", "screens", "shields", "fig leafs", "fig leaves", "Potemkin villages", "Trojan horses", "camouflages", "disguises", "facades", "fa\u00e7ades", "faces", "veneers", "glosses", "varnishes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "Hoovervilles":{ "as in jungles , favelas":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "favelas", "jungles", "shantytowns", "bivouacs", "campgrounds", "camps", "campsites", "encampments", "hutments", "canvases", "canvasses", "tentages", "colonies", "plantations", "settlements", "barracks", "cantonments", "installations", "laagers", "leaguers", "posts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hoodlums":{ "a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang":{ "examples":[ "a couple of hoodlums held up the convenience store" ], "synonyms":[ "bullies", "gangbangers", "gangstas", "gangsters", "goons", "gorillas", "hoods", "hooligans", "mobsters", "mugs", "plug-uglies", "punks", "roughnecks", "rowdies", "ruffians", "thugs", "toughies", "toughs", "yobbos", "yobboes", "yobs" ], "near synonyms":[ "cutthroats", "scoundrels", "villains", "assassins", "bandits", "bravos", "bravoes", "brigands", "criminals", "crooks", "desperadoes", "desperados", "felons", "gunmen", "highwaymen", "lawbreakers", "mafiosi", "malefactors", "offenders", "outlaws", "perpetrators", "perps", "pirates", "pickpockets", "racketeers", "robbers", "swindlers", "thieves", "vandals", "juvenile delinquents", "tearaways" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hoot":{ "a loud vocal expression of strong emotion":{ "examples":[ "the courtroom erupted in hoots of laughter upon hearing the witness's sarcastic retort to the lawyer's arrogant remark" ], "synonyms":[ "cry", "holler", "howl", "shout", "whoop", "yell", "yowl" ], "near synonyms":[ "ejaculation", "interjection", "scream", "screech", "shriek", "shrill", "squall", "squeak", "squeal", "yelp", "bawl", "bellow", "clamor", "outcry", "roar", "caterwaul", "plaint", "wail" ], "near antonyms":[ "mumble", "murmur", "mutter", "gasp", "whimper", "whisper" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a vocal sound made to express scorn or disapproval":{ "examples":[ "he ignored the hoots and jeers coming from the back of the crowd and kept on speaking until he'd had his say" ], "synonyms":[ "bird", "boo", "Bronx cheer", "catcall", "hiss", "jeer", "raspberry", "razz", "snort" ], "near synonyms":[ "smirk", "sneer", "snicker", "snigger", "gibe", "jibe", "put-down", "taunt", "whistle" ], "near antonyms":[ "applause", "clapping" ], "antonyms":[ "cheer" ] }, "the smallest amount or part imaginable":{ "examples":[ "I don't give a hoot whether you want to go or not\u2014you're going" ], "synonyms":[ "beans", "bubkes", "bupkes", "bupkus", "continental", "damn", "darn", "durn", "diddly", "diddly-squat", "doodley-squat", "doodly-squat", "fig", "ghost", "iota", "jot", "lick", "modicum", "rap", "squat", "syllable", "tittle", "whit", "whoop" ], "near synonyms":[ "ace", "bit", "crumb", "dab", "driblet", "glimmer", "hint", "little", "mite", "nip", "ounce", "particle", "peanuts", "pin", "ray", "scrap", "scruple", "semblance", "shade", "shadow", "shred", "skosh", "smidgen", "smidgeon", "smidgin", "smidge", "snap", "speck", "spot", "sprinkling", "strain", "streak", "suspicion", "touch", "trace" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "someone or something that is very funny":{ "examples":[ "that stand-up comic is a hoot" ], "synonyms":[ "knee-slapper", "laugh", "riot", "scream" ], "near synonyms":[ "boner", "howler", "crack", "gag", "jest", "joke", "pleasantry", "quip", "sally", "waggery", "wisecrack", "witticism", "caution", "sight" ], "near antonyms":[ "bummer", "downer" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in shout , howl":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bellow", "bleat", "crow", "holler", "howl", "roar", "shout", "whoop", "yowl", "blunder", "leak", "aah", "ah", "ooh", "blat", "blurt (out)", "bolt", "cry (out)", "ejaculate", "exclaim", "interject" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in insult , deride":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "catcall", "deride", "gibe", "jibe", "insult", "jeer", "mock", "ridicule", "sniff", "snort", "decry", "despise", "disdain", "laugh", "smile", "sneer", "snicker", "snigger", "scoff (at)", "scorn", "bad-mouth", "belittle", "disparage", "pooh-pooh", "pooh", "put down", "heckle", "jive", "razz", "rib", "ride", "taunt", "tease", "torment" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "hoofprints":{ "as in steps , footmarks":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "footmarks", "footprints", "footsteps", "paths", "prints", "pugs", "ruts", "steps", "treads", "imprints", "traces", "tracks", "trails", "artifacts", "evidences", "leavings", "relics", "remainders", "remains", "reminders", "remnants", "residuals", "residues", "signs", "spoor", "spoors", "telltales", "tokens", "vestiges", "clues", "cues", "hints", "indications", "inklings", "intimations", "leads", "suggestions", "scents", "shadows", "whiffs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hoosegows":{ "a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody":{ "examples":[ "they ended up in the hoosegow for disorderly conduct" ], "synonyms":[ "bastilles", "big houses", "bridewells", "brigs", "calabooses", "cans", "clinks", "coolers", "coops", "guardrooms", "hocks", "holds", "jailhouses", "jails", "joints", "jugs", "lockups", "nicks", "penitentiaries", "pens", "pokeys", "prisons", "quods", "slammers", "slams", "stirs", "stockades", "tolbooths" ], "near synonyms":[ "bull pens", "cages", "cells", "holes", "tanks", "blocks", "wards", "glasshouses", "guardhouses", "hulks", "concentration camps", "gulags", "labor camps", "prison camps", "stalags", "work camps", "dungeons", "keeps", "oubliettes", "reformatories", "reform schools", "training schools" ], "near antonyms":[ "outsides" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hoorah":{ "as in hail , huzzah":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bravo", "hail", "hallelujah", "hosanna", "huzzah", "huzza", "clapping", "acclaim", "accolade", "citation", "commendation", "compliment", "encomium", "eulogy", "homage", "kudo", "paean", "panegyric", "salutation", "tribute", "acclamation", "applause", "cheer", "cheering", "ovation", "plaudit(s)", "rave(s)", "r\u00e9clame", "kudos", "praise" ], "near antonyms":[ "booing", "hissing", "boo", "hiss", "hoot", "jeer", "raspberry", "smirk", "sneer", "snicker", "snigger", "snort", "whistle", "gibe", "jibe", "put-down", "taunt" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hoops":{ "a circular strip":{ "examples":[ "made Christmas garlands from hoops of red and green construction paper" ], "synonyms":[ "bands", "circles", "eyes", "loops", "rings", "rounds" ], "near synonyms":[ "belts", "cinctures", "collars", "girdles", "wreaths", "annulets", "beckets", "coils", "curls", "furls", "hanks", "spirals", "spires", "twirls", "whorls" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hooplike":{ "as in circular , ringlike":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "annular", "circular", "disciform", "discoid", "discoidal", "disklike", "ringlike", "global", "globular", "round", "spherical", "curved", "looped", "spiral", "balled", "bulbous", "rotund", "rounded", "roundish", "cylindrical", "cylindric", "elliptical", "elliptic", "oblong", "oval", "ovate", "ovoid", "ovoidal" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "hoodlum":{ "a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang":{ "examples":[ "a couple of hoodlums held up the convenience store" ], "synonyms":[ "bully", "gangbanger", "gangsta", "gangster", "goon", "gorilla", "hood", "hooligan", "mobster", "mug", "plug-ugly", "punk", "roughneck", "rowdy", "ruffian", "thug", "tough", "toughie", "toughy", "yob", "yobbo" ], "near synonyms":[ "cutthroat", "scoundrel", "villain", "assassin", "bandit", "bravo", "brigand", "criminal", "crook", "desperado", "felon", "gunman", "highwayman", "lawbreaker", "mafioso", "malefactor", "offender", "outlaw", "perp", "perpetrator", "pirate", "pickpocket", "racketeer", "robber", "swindler", "thief", "vandal", "juvenile delinquent", "tearaway" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hoochie":{ "a boldly flirtatious or sexually promiscuous woman":{ "examples":[ "wrote a song about her man cheating on her with a hoochie" ], "synonyms":[ "chippie", "chippy", "doxy", "doxie", "fancy woman", "floozy", "floozie", "hussy", "Jezebel", "minx", "quean", "tramp", "trollop", "wench" ], "near synonyms":[ "siren", "temptress", "vamp", "grisette", "prostitute", "trull" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hooey":{ "language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense":{ "examples":[ "stories about the inn being haunted are just a lot of hooey" ], "synonyms":[ "applesauce", "balderdash", "baloney", "boloney", "beans", "bilge", "blah", "blah-blah", "blarney", "blather", "blatherskite", "blither", "bosh", "bull", "bunk", "bunkum", "buncombe", "claptrap", "codswallop", "crapola", "crock", "drivel", "drool", "fiddle", "fiddle-faddle", "fiddlesticks", "flannel", "flapdoodle", "folderol", "falderal", "folly", "foolishness", "fudge", "garbage", "guff", "hogwash", "hokeypokey", "hokum", "hoodoo", "horsefeathers", "humbug", "humbuggery", "jazz", "malarkey", "malarky", "moonshine", "muck", "nerts", "nonsense", "nuts", "piffle", "poppycock", "punk", "rot", "rubbish", "senselessness", "silliness", "slush", "stupidity", "taradiddle", "tarradiddle", "tommyrot", "tosh", "trash", "trumpery", "twaddle" ], "near synonyms":[ "absurdity", "asininity", "fatuity", "foolery", "idiocy", "imbecility", "inaneness", "inanity", "insanity", "kookiness", "lunacy", "absurdness", "craziness", "madness", "witlessness", "hoity-toity", "monkey business", "monkeyshine(s)", "shenanigan(s)", "tomfoolery", "gas", "hot air", "rigmarole", "rigamarole", "double-talk", "greek", "hocus-pocus" ], "near antonyms":[ "levelheadedness", "rationality", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "sensibleness", "common sense", "horse sense", "sense", "discernment", "judgment", "judgement", "wisdom" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hoodwinked":{ "to cause to believe what is untrue":{ "examples":[ "Tom Sawyer famously hoodwinked the other boys into thinking there was nothing more enjoyable than whitewashing a fence" ], "synonyms":[ "bamboozled", "beguiled", "bluffed", "buffaloed", "burned", "burnt", "caught", "conned", "cozened", "deceived", "deluded", "duped", "faked out", "fooled", "gaffed", "gammoned", "gulled", "had", "had on", "hoaxed", "hornswoggled", "humbugged", "juggled", "misguided", "misinformed", "misled", "snookered", "snowed", "spoofed", "strung along", "sucked in", "suckered", "took in", "tricked" ], "near synonyms":[ "kidded", "put on", "teased", "bled", "cheated", "chiseled", "chiselled", "defrauded", "diddled", "euchred", "fleeced", "flimflammed", "hustled", "mulcted", "rooked", "shortchanged", "skinned", "squeezed", "stuck", "stung", "swindled" ], "near antonyms":[ "debunked", "exposed", "revealed", "showed up", "uncloaked", "uncovered", "unmasked", "disclosed", "divulged", "told", "unveiled", "disabused", "disenchanted", "disillusioned" ], "antonyms":[ "undeceived" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hooliganism":{ "as in racketeering , gangsterism":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "gangsterism", "racketeering", "outlawry", "malfeasance", "misconduct", "crime", "criminality", "lawbreaking", "lawlessness", "wrongdoing", "evil", "immorality", "sin", "wickedness", "corruption", "depravity", "malefaction", "misdeed", "misdoing", "offense", "offence", "transgression", "trespass" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hooked":{ "having a compulsive need for a harmful substance or activity":{ "examples":[ "The group's mission is to help those who become hooked on opioids." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "addicted", "dependent", "strung out", "craving", "jonesing", "blasted", "blitzed", "bombed", "high", "hopped-up", "intoxicated", "loaded", "ripped", "spaced-out", "spaced", "stoned", "wasted", "wiped out", "zonked", "zonked-out" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonaddicted", "clearheaded", "sober", "straight", "abstemious", "abstinent", "clean", "temperate" ], "antonyms":[] }, "having a great interest or need to do or have something":{ "examples":[ "The couple got immediately hooked on the new show, and it became must-watch television for them." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "addicted", "apt", "inclined", "liable", "likely", "prone", "accustomed", "given", "habituated", "used", "wont", "persistent", "regular", "repeat", "serial", "steady", "unchanging", "unfailing", "deep-rooted", "deep-seated", "entrenched", "intrenched", "inbred", "inherent", "innate", "intrinsic", "bred-in-the-bone", "chronic", "confirmed", "dyed-in-the-wool", "habitual", "inveterate" ], "near antonyms":[ "averse", "disinclined", "opposed", "unapt", "unlikely", "apathetic", "indifferent", "uninterested", "unaccustomed", "unused", "unwonted", "intermittent", "occasional" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to turn away from a straight line":{ "examples":[ "the pitcher hooked the ball, and the batter missed" ], "synonyms":[ "arched", "bent", "bowed", "crooked", "curved", "swerved" ], "near synonyms":[ "arced", "rounded", "incurvated", "incurved", "inflected", "reflected", "deflected", "diverted", "entwined", "kinked", "swirled", "turned", "twined", "twisted", "veered", "warped", "coiled", "curled", "enrolled", "looped", "spiraled", "spiralled", "dented", "dimpled", "meandered", "waved", "weaved", "wound", "winded", "declined", "inclined", "sloped" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "straightened", "unbent", "uncurled" ] }, "to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole":{ "examples":[ "hooked up three short chains together to make a longer necklace" ], "synonyms":[ "catenated", "chained", "compounded", "concatenated", "conjugated", "connected", "coupled", "hitched", "interconnected", "interlinked", "joined", "linked", "yoked" ], "near synonyms":[ "articulated", "dovetailed", "integrated", "interlocked", "intermeshed", "corded", "strung", "wired", "cemented", "coalesced", "combined", "fused", "united", "welded" ], "near antonyms":[ "detached", "disengaged", "divided", "parted", "split", "cleaved", "cleft", "ruptured", "severed", "sundered" ], "antonyms":[ "disconnected", "disjoined", "disjointed", "dissevered", "disunited", "separated", "unchained", "uncoupled", "unhitched", "unlinked", "unyoked" ] }, "to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{ "examples":[ "the monkey hooked four bananas from the basket and scampered away to enjoy them" ], "synonyms":[ "appropriated", "boosted", "filched", "heisted", "lifted", "misappropriated", "nicked", "nipped", "pilfered", "pinched", "pocketed", "purloined", "ripped off", "snitched", "stole", "swiped", "thieved" ], "near synonyms":[ "burglarized", "knocked over", "robbed", "looted", "pillaged", "plundered", "sacked", "carjacked", "hijacked", "highjacked", "picked", "rifled", "poached", "rustled", "shoplifted", "collared", "grabbed", "grasped", "nailed", "seized", "snatched", "took", "mooched", "sponged", "abducted", "kidnapped", "kidnaped", "shanghaied", "spirited" ], "near antonyms":[ "bought", "purchased", "bestowed", "contributed", "donated", "gave", "handed over", "presented" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly":{ "examples":[ "I hooked the biggest fish of the day, and then released it" ], "synonyms":[ "bagged", "captured", "caught", "collared", "copped", "corralled", "glommed", "got", "grabbed", "grappled", "landed", "nabbed", "nailed", "netted", "nobbled", "rapped", "seized", "snagged", "snapped (up)", "snared", "snatched", "trapped" ], "near synonyms":[ "gloved", "haltered", "lassoed", "roped", "apprehended", "arrested", "detained", "bayed", "cornered", "clasped", "clutched", "fastened (on)", "fisted", "grasped", "gripped", "held", "latched (on or onto)", "secured", "rent", "rended", "wrested", "enmeshed", "immeshed", "ensnared", "entangled", "entrapped", "meshed", "abducted", "kidnapped", "kidnaped", "spirited (away or off)" ], "near antonyms":[ "discharged", "freed", "liberated", "released", "dropped", "loosened", "unhanded" ], "antonyms":[ "missed" ] }, "to turn away from a straight line or course":{ "examples":[ "hang the bird feeder on a branch that hooks upward" ], "synonyms":[ "arced", "arched", "bent", "bowed", "crooked", "curved", "fell off", "rounded", "swept", "swerved", "trended", "wheeled" ], "near synonyms":[ "circled", "coiled", "curled", "curlicued", "looped", "spiraled", "spiralled", "turned", "twisted", "wound", "winded", "deviated", "veered" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "straightened" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "hookup":{ "the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)":{ "examples":[ "the drama club's hookup with a local acting company provided several aspiring young actors with experience doing summer theater" ], "synonyms":[ "affiliation", "alliance", "association", "collaboration", "confederation", "connection", "cooperation", "liaison", "linkup", "partnership", "relation", "relationship", "tie-up", "union" ], "near synonyms":[ "business", "dealings", "interaction", "exchange", "interconnection", "interrelation", "mutualism", "reciprocity", "symbiosis", "incorporation", "integration", "merger", "unification", "affinity", "attachment", "closeness", "intimacy", "rapport", "sympathy", "kinship", "oneness", "solidarity", "togetherness", "unity", "colleagueship", "companionship", "company", "fellowship", "bed", "cahoots", "league" ], "near antonyms":[ "breakup", "dissolution", "disunion", "division", "parting", "separation", "severance", "split", "alienation", "divorce", "estrangement" ], "antonyms":[ "disaffiliation", "dissociation" ] }, "to come or be together as friends":{ "examples":[ "former classmates who hooked up and started a business together" ], "synonyms":[ "associate", "chum", "company", "consociate", "consort", "fraternize", "hang (around or out)", "hobnob", "mess around", "pal (around)", "run", "sort", "travel" ], "near synonyms":[ "affiliate", "ally", "attach", "band", "bond", "club", "collaborate", "collude", "confederate", "conjoin", "connect", "cooperate", "couple", "gang", "get along", "get on", "group", "interrelate", "join", "knot", "league", "link", "mingle", "mix", "rally", "relate", "side", "socialize", "team", "tie", "wed", "befriend", "friend" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoid", "cold-shoulder", "shun", "snub", "alienate", "estrange", "break up", "disband", "disperse", "split (up)", "disjoin", "dissociate", "disunite", "divorce", "sever", "split", "sunder" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "hooch":{ "a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk":{ "examples":[ "during Prohibition, everybody drank homemade hooch" ], "synonyms":[ "alcohol", "aqua vitae", "ardent spirits", "booze", "bottle", "drink", "firewater", "grog", "inebriant", "intoxicant", "John Barleycorn", "juice", "liquor", "lush", "moonshine", "potable", "rum", "sauce", "spirits", "stimulant", "strong drink", "tipple" ], "near synonyms":[ "aperitif", "bracer", "chaser", "digestif", "nightcap", "belt", "load", "nip", "peg", "pop", "shooter", "shot", "slug", "snifter", "snort", "tot", "whet", "cocktail", "mixed drink", "ale", "beer", "brew", "brewage", "brewski", "home brew", "malt liquor", "microbrew", "mum", "nappy", "mead", "sake", "saki", "wine", "barley-bree", "barley-broo", "brandy", "gin", "liqueur", "mao-tai", "mescal", "schnapps", "tequila", "vodka", "whiskey", "whisky", "Dutch courage" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling":{ "examples":[ "the soldiers quickly threw up the hooches where they would be living for the next few weeks" ], "synonyms":[ "cabin", "camp", "hovel", "hut", "hutch", "hutment", "shack", "shanty" ], "near synonyms":[ "lean-to", "shed", "cot", "cottage", "lodge", "cabana", "bungalow", "chalet", "hogan", "wickiup", "wigwam", "tent" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hoorays":{ "as in hails , huzzahs":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bravos", "bravoes", "hails", "hallelujahs", "hosannas", "huzzahs", "huzzas", "acclamations", "applauses", "cheers", "ovations", "plaudits", "raves", "r\u00e9clames", "acclaim", "accolades", "citations", "commendations", "compliments", "encomiums", "encomia", "eulogies", "homages", "kudos", "paeans", "panegyrics", "salutations", "tributes", "kudos", "praises" ], "near antonyms":[ "boos", "hisses", "hoots", "jeers", "raspberries", "smirks", "sneers", "snickers", "sniggers", "snorts", "whistles", "gibes", "jibes", "put-downs", "taunts" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hootch":{ "a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk":{ "examples":[ "during Prohibition, everybody drank homemade hooch" ], "synonyms":[ "alcohol", "aqua vitae", "ardent spirits", "booze", "bottle", "drink", "firewater", "grog", "inebriant", "intoxicant", "John Barleycorn", "juice", "liquor", "lush", "moonshine", "potable", "rum", "sauce", "spirits", "stimulant", "strong drink", "tipple" ], "near synonyms":[ "aperitif", "bracer", "chaser", "digestif", "nightcap", "belt", "load", "nip", "peg", "pop", "shooter", "shot", "slug", "snifter", "snort", "tot", "whet", "cocktail", "mixed drink", "ale", "beer", "brew", "brewage", "brewski", "home brew", "malt liquor", "microbrew", "mum", "nappy", "mead", "sake", "saki", "wine", "barley-bree", "barley-broo", "brandy", "gin", "liqueur", "mao-tai", "mescal", "schnapps", "tequila", "vodka", "whiskey", "whisky", "Dutch courage" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling":{ "examples":[ "the soldiers quickly threw up the hooches where they would be living for the next few weeks" ], "synonyms":[ "cabin", "camp", "hovel", "hut", "hutch", "hutment", "shack", "shanty" ], "near synonyms":[ "lean-to", "shed", "cot", "cottage", "lodge", "cabana", "bungalow", "chalet", "hogan", "wickiup", "wigwam", "tent" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hoorahs":{ "as in hails , huzzahs":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bravos", "bravoes", "hails", "hallelujahs", "hosannas", "huzzahs", "huzzas", "acclamations", "applauses", "cheers", "ovations", "plaudits", "raves", "r\u00e9clames", "acclaim", "accolades", "citations", "commendations", "compliments", "encomiums", "encomia", "eulogies", "homages", "kudos", "paeans", "panegyrics", "salutations", "tributes", "kudos", "praises" ], "near antonyms":[ "boos", "hisses", "hoots", "jeers", "raspberries", "smirks", "sneers", "snickers", "sniggers", "snorts", "whistles", "gibes", "jibes", "put-downs", "taunts" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hookers":{ "a woman who engages in sexual activities for money":{ "examples":[ "went undercover pretending to be a hooker as part of a sting operation" ], "synonyms":[ "bawds", "call girls", "cocottes", "courtesans", "drabs", "hustlers", "prostitutes", "sex workers", "streetwalkers", "tarts", "whores" ], "near synonyms":[ "madames", "mesdames", "madams", "chippies", "doxies", "floozies", "tramps", "hussies", "jades", "minxes", "coquettes", "flirts", "libertines", "sirens", "tempters", "temptresses", "vamps", "wenches" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hookups":{ "the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)":{ "examples":[ "the drama club's hookup with a local acting company provided several aspiring young actors with experience doing summer theater" ], "synonyms":[ "affiliations", "alliances", "associations", "collaborations", "confederations", "connections", "cooperations", "liaisons", "linkups", "partnerships", "relations", "relationships", "tie-ups", "unions" ], "near synonyms":[ "businesses", "dealings", "interactions", "exchanges", "interconnections", "interrelations", "mutualisms", "reciprocities", "symbioses", "incorporations", "integrations", "mergers", "unifications", "affinities", "attachments", "intimacies", "rapports", "sympathies", "kinships", "solidarities", "unities", "colleagueships", "companies", "companionships", "fellowships", "beds", "cahoots", "leagues" ], "near antonyms":[ "breakups", "dissolutions", "disunions", "divisions", "partings", "separations", "severances", "splits", "alienations", "divorces", "estrangements" ], "antonyms":[ "disaffiliations", "dissociations" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hooted":{ "as in shouted , howled":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bellowed", "bleated", "crowed", "hollered", "howled", "roared", "shouted", "whooped", "yowled", "blundered", "leaked", "aahed", "ahed", "oohed", "blatted", "blurted (out)", "bolted", "cried (out)", "ejaculated", "exclaimed", "interjected" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in insulted , derided":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "catcalled", "derided", "gibed", "jibed", "insulted", "jeered", "mocked", "ridiculed", "sniffed", "snorted", "decried", "despised", "disdained", "laughed", "smiled", "sneered", "snickered", "sniggered", "scoffed (at)", "scorned", "bad-mouthed", "belittled", "disparaged", "pooh-poohed", "poohed", "put down", "heckled", "jived", "razzed", "ribbed", "rode", "rid", "taunted", "teased", "tormented" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hoofs":{ "as in kicks , boots":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "boots", "kicks", "mashes", "pulps", "smashes", "squashes", "squelches", "overrides", "runs down", "runs over", "steps (on)", "champs", "stamps", "stomps", "tramples", "tramps", "tromps" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }