2051 lines
40 KiB
JSON
2051 lines
40 KiB
JSON
{
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"lap dog":{
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"as in yes-man":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"yes-man",
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"minion",
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"stooge",
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"chump",
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"dupe",
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"foil",
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"gull",
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"sucker",
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"victim",
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"cat's-paw",
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"instrument",
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"lay figure",
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"pawn",
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"puppet",
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"tool"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"as in puppy , pup":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"pup",
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"puppy",
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"puppy dog",
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"whelp",
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"bitch",
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"bandog",
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"bird dog",
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"coonhound",
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"courser",
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"gundog",
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"hunter",
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"sheepdog",
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"sled dog",
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"watchdog",
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"wolf dog",
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"wolfhound",
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"cur",
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"mongrel",
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"mutt",
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"guide dog",
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"police dog",
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"working dog",
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"canine",
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"dog",
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"doggy",
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"doggie",
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"hound",
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"pooch",
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"tyke",
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"tike"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"as in lackey , stooge":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"henchman",
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"lackey",
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"minion",
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"running dog",
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"satellite",
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"slave",
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"stooge",
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"hanger-on",
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"leech",
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"parasite",
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"sponge",
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"sponger",
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"admirer",
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"cultist",
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"devotee",
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"enthusiast",
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"fan",
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"groveler",
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"idolater",
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"idolator",
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"worshipper",
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"worshiper",
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"zealot",
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"apparatchik",
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"company man",
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"adherent",
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"camp follower",
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"convert",
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"disciple",
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"follower",
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"me-tooer",
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"partisan",
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"partizan",
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"pupil",
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"votary",
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"yes-man",
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"apple-polisher",
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"bootlicker",
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"brownnoser",
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"fawner",
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"flunky",
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"flunkey",
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"flunkie",
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"lickspittle",
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"suck-up",
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"sycophant",
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"toady"
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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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"lapped":{
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"to flow along or against":{
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"examples":[
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"the waves gently lapped the sandy shore"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bathed",
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"laved",
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"lipped",
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"splashed",
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"washed"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bubbled",
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"gurgled",
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"plashed",
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"rippled",
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"sloshed"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to flow in a broken irregular stream":{
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"examples":[
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"the creek lapped along through the ravine before collecting in the pond"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bubbled",
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"dribbled",
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"guggled",
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"gurgled",
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"plashed",
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"rippled",
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"splashed",
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"trickled",
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"washed"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"eddied",
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"purled",
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"swirled",
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"swashed",
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"swished",
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"swooshed",
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"whished",
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"dripped",
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"dropped",
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"gushed",
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"jetted",
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"rushed",
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"spewed",
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"spouted",
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"spurted",
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"squirted"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"ran",
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"run"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"poured",
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"rolled",
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"streamed"
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]
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},
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"to move with a splashing motion":{
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"examples":[
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"a stiff breeze that was causing the lake waters to lap against the hull with some force"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"plashed",
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"sloshed",
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"splashed",
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"swashed"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"babbled",
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"bubbled",
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"gurgled",
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"rippled"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to lie over parts of one another":{
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"examples":[
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"the armadillo's plates lap tightly so as to form a protective shield"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"overlaid",
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"overlapped",
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"overlay",
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"overspread"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"shingled"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to surround or cover closely":{
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"examples":[
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"this recording of the symphony is sure to lap listeners in stereophonic bliss"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bosomed",
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"bowered",
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"circumfused",
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"cocooned",
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"embosomed",
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"embowered",
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"embraced",
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"enclosed",
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"inclosed",
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"encompassed",
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"enfolded",
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"enshrouded",
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"enswathed",
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"enveloped",
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"enwrapped",
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"invested",
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"involved",
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"mantled",
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"muffled",
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"shrouded",
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"swathed",
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"veiled",
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"wrapped"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"curtained",
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"draped",
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"embedded",
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"imbedded",
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"encased",
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"swaddled",
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"blanketed",
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"overlaid",
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"overspread",
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"camouflaged",
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"cloaked",
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"disguised",
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"masked",
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"circled",
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"encircled",
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"enlaced",
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"enwound"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"bared",
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"denuded",
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"exposed",
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"stripped",
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"stript"
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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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"lapse":{
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"a change in status for the worse usually temporarily":{
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"examples":[
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"the scandal caused the president to suffer a dramatic lapse in popularity"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"knock",
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"reversal",
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"reverse",
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"setback"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"disappointment",
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"frustration",
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"letdown",
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"comedown",
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"decline",
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"descent",
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"down",
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"downfall",
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"fall",
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"turnabout",
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"turnaround",
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"recession",
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"regression",
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"retrogression",
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"reversion",
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"relapse",
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"breakdown",
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"collapse",
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"crash",
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"meltdown",
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"ruin",
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"undoing"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"status quo"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy":{
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"examples":[
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"his slip of the tongue about the mayor's name was an unfortunate lapse"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"blunder",
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"bobble",
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"boo-boo",
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"boob",
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"brick",
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"clanger",
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"clinker",
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"error",
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"fault",
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"flub",
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"fluff",
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"fumble",
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"gaff",
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"gaffe",
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"goof",
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"inaccuracy",
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"miscue",
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"misstep",
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"mistake",
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"oversight",
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"screwup",
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"slip",
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"slipup",
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"stumble",
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"trip"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bloomer",
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"blooper",
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"boner",
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"howler",
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"pratfall",
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"foul-up",
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"snafu",
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"misapprehension",
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"miscalculation",
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"miscomprehension",
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"misconception",
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"misconstruction",
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"misdescription",
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"misimpression",
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"misinterpretation",
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"misjudgment",
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"misreading",
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"misstatement",
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"misunderstanding"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"accuracy",
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"correctness",
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"exactitude",
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"exactness",
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"preciseness",
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"precision",
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"strictness",
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"inerrancy",
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"infallibility",
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"perfection"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"the stopping of a process or activity":{
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"examples":[
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"wasn't bothered by the lapse of her membership at the health club"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"arrest",
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"arrestment",
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"cease",
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"cessation",
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"check",
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"close",
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"closedown",
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"closure",
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"conclusion",
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"cutoff",
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"discontinuance",
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"discontinuation",
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"end",
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"ending",
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"expiration",
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"finish",
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"halt",
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"offset",
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"shutdown",
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"shutoff",
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"stay",
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"stop",
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"stoppage",
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"surcease",
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"termination"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"mop-up",
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"phaseout",
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"abeyance",
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"break",
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"interruption",
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"layoff",
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"letup",
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"moratorium",
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"pause",
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"standstill",
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"suspension"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"extension",
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"persistence",
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"prolongation"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"continuance",
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"continuation"
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]
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},
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"to come to an end":{
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"examples":[
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"the contract will lapse at the end of the year unless we renew"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"break off",
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"break up",
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"cease",
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"close",
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"conclude",
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"dead-end",
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"determine",
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"die",
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"discontinue",
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"elapse",
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"end",
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"expire",
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"finish",
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"go",
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"halt",
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"leave off",
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"let up",
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"pass",
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"quit",
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"stop",
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"terminate",
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"wind up",
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"wink (out)"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"desist (from)",
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"lay off (of)",
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"refrain (from)",
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"give over",
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"knock off",
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"pack (up or in)",
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"break down",
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"conk (out)",
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"cut out",
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"stall",
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"pause",
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"stay",
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"suspend",
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"abate",
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"peter (out)",
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"wind down"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"draw out",
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"extend",
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"prolong",
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"protract"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"continue",
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"hang on",
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"persist"
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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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"lapsing":{
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"as in ceasing , ending":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"ceasing",
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"closing",
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"concluding",
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"desisting",
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"discontinuing",
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"dying",
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"ending",
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"expiring",
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"finishing",
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"leaving off",
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"passing",
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"quitting",
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"stopping",
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"terminating",
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"winding up",
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"abating",
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"dying (down)",
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"ebbing",
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"letting up",
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"moderating",
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"subsiding",
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"waning"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"leftover",
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"remaining",
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"lingering",
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"residual",
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"abiding",
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"biding",
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"continuing",
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"enduring",
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"holding on",
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"holding up",
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"keeping up",
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"lasting",
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"perduring",
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"persisting",
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"running on"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to come to an end":{
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"examples":[
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"the contract will lapse at the end of the year unless we renew"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"breaking off",
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"breaking up",
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"ceasing",
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"closing",
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"concluding",
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"dead-ending",
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"determining",
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"discontinuing",
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"dying",
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"elapsing",
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"ending",
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"expiring",
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"finishing",
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"going",
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"halting",
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"leaving off",
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"letting up",
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"passing",
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"quitting",
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"stopping",
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"terminating",
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"winding up",
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"winking (out)"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"desisting (from)",
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"laying off (of)",
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"refraining (from)",
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"giving over",
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"knocking off",
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"packing (up or in)",
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"breaking down",
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"conking (out)",
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"cutting out",
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"stalling",
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"pausing",
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"staying",
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"suspending",
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"abating",
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"petering (out)",
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"winding down"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"drawing out",
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"extending",
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"prolonging",
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"protracting"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"continuing",
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"hanging on",
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"persisting"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"lap dogs":{
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"as in yes-men":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"yes-men",
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"minions",
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"stooges",
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"chumps",
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"dupes",
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"foils",
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"gulls",
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"suckers",
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"victims",
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"cat's-paws",
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"instruments",
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"lay figures",
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"pawns",
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"puppets",
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"tools"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"as in puppies , pups":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"puppies",
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"puppy dogs",
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"pups",
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"whelps",
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"bitches",
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"bandogs",
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"bird dogs",
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"coonhounds",
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"coursers",
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"gundogs",
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"hunters",
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"sheepdogs",
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"sled dogs",
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"watchdogs",
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"wolf dogs",
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"wolfhounds",
|
|
"curs",
|
|
"mongrels",
|
|
"mutts",
|
|
"guide dogs",
|
|
"police dogs",
|
|
"working dogs",
|
|
"canines",
|
|
"doggies",
|
|
"dogs",
|
|
"hounds",
|
|
"pooches",
|
|
"tykes",
|
|
"tikes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in lackeys , stooges":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"henchmen",
|
|
"lackeys",
|
|
"minions",
|
|
"running dogs",
|
|
"satellites",
|
|
"slaves",
|
|
"stooges",
|
|
"hangers-on",
|
|
"leeches",
|
|
"parasites",
|
|
"spongers",
|
|
"sponges",
|
|
"admirers",
|
|
"cultists",
|
|
"devotees",
|
|
"enthusiasts",
|
|
"fans",
|
|
"grovelers",
|
|
"idolaters",
|
|
"idolators",
|
|
"worshippers",
|
|
"worshipers",
|
|
"zealots",
|
|
"apparatchiks",
|
|
"apparatchiki",
|
|
"company men",
|
|
"adherents",
|
|
"camp followers",
|
|
"converts",
|
|
"disciples",
|
|
"followers",
|
|
"me-tooers",
|
|
"partisans",
|
|
"partizans",
|
|
"pupils",
|
|
"votaries",
|
|
"yes-men",
|
|
"apple-polishers",
|
|
"bootlickers",
|
|
"brownnosers",
|
|
"fawners",
|
|
"flunkies",
|
|
"flunkeys",
|
|
"lickspittles",
|
|
"suck-ups",
|
|
"sycophants",
|
|
"toadies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laps (up)":{
|
|
"to receive or accept gladly or readily":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a show-off who laps up attention the way a kitten does milk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"drinks (in)",
|
|
"eats (up)",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"welcomes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adopts",
|
|
"espouses",
|
|
"takes up",
|
|
"greets",
|
|
"hails",
|
|
"enjoys",
|
|
"likes",
|
|
"prefers",
|
|
"cherry-picks",
|
|
"chooses",
|
|
"culls",
|
|
"decides (on)",
|
|
"elects",
|
|
"handpicks",
|
|
"names",
|
|
"opts (for)",
|
|
"picks",
|
|
"selects",
|
|
"singles (out)",
|
|
"takes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"balks (at)",
|
|
"declines",
|
|
"passes up",
|
|
"refuses",
|
|
"rejects",
|
|
"spurns",
|
|
"throws over",
|
|
"turns down",
|
|
"demurs (to)",
|
|
"objects (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lapped (up)":{
|
|
"to receive or accept gladly or readily":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a show-off who laps up attention the way a kitten does milk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ate (up)",
|
|
"drank (in)",
|
|
"embraced",
|
|
"welcomed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adopted",
|
|
"espoused",
|
|
"took up",
|
|
"greeted",
|
|
"hailed",
|
|
"enjoyed",
|
|
"liked",
|
|
"preferred",
|
|
"cherry-picked",
|
|
"chose",
|
|
"culled",
|
|
"decided (on)",
|
|
"elected",
|
|
"handpicked",
|
|
"named",
|
|
"opted (for)",
|
|
"picked",
|
|
"selected",
|
|
"singled (out)",
|
|
"took"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"balked (at)",
|
|
"declined",
|
|
"passed up",
|
|
"refused",
|
|
"rejected",
|
|
"spurned",
|
|
"threw over",
|
|
"turned down",
|
|
"demurred (to)",
|
|
"objected (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lapses":{
|
|
"a change in status for the worse usually temporarily":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the scandal caused the president to suffer a dramatic lapse in popularity"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"knocks",
|
|
"reversals",
|
|
"reverses",
|
|
"setbacks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"disappointments",
|
|
"frustrations",
|
|
"letdowns",
|
|
"comedowns",
|
|
"declines",
|
|
"descents",
|
|
"downfalls",
|
|
"downs",
|
|
"falls",
|
|
"turnabouts",
|
|
"turnarounds",
|
|
"recessions",
|
|
"regressions",
|
|
"retrogressions",
|
|
"reversions",
|
|
"relapses",
|
|
"breakdowns",
|
|
"collapses",
|
|
"crashes",
|
|
"meltdowns",
|
|
"ruins",
|
|
"undoings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"status quos"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his slip of the tongue about the mayor's name was an unfortunate lapse"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blunders",
|
|
"bobbles",
|
|
"boo-boos",
|
|
"boobs",
|
|
"bricks",
|
|
"clangers",
|
|
"clinkers",
|
|
"errors",
|
|
"faults",
|
|
"flubs",
|
|
"fluffs",
|
|
"fumbles",
|
|
"gaffes",
|
|
"gaffs",
|
|
"goofs",
|
|
"inaccuracies",
|
|
"miscues",
|
|
"missteps",
|
|
"mistakes",
|
|
"oversights",
|
|
"screwups",
|
|
"slips",
|
|
"slipups",
|
|
"stumbles",
|
|
"trips"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bloomers",
|
|
"bloopers",
|
|
"boners",
|
|
"howlers",
|
|
"pratfalls",
|
|
"foul-ups",
|
|
"snafus",
|
|
"misapprehensions",
|
|
"miscalculations",
|
|
"miscomprehensions",
|
|
"misconceptions",
|
|
"misconstructions",
|
|
"misdescriptions",
|
|
"misimpressions",
|
|
"misinterpretations",
|
|
"misjudgments",
|
|
"misreadings",
|
|
"misstatements",
|
|
"misunderstandings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accuracies",
|
|
"exactitudes",
|
|
"precisions",
|
|
"inerrancies",
|
|
"infallibilities",
|
|
"perfections"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the stopping of a process or activity":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"wasn't bothered by the lapse of her membership at the health club"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrestments",
|
|
"arrests",
|
|
"ceases",
|
|
"cessations",
|
|
"checks",
|
|
"closedowns",
|
|
"closes",
|
|
"closures",
|
|
"conclusions",
|
|
"cutoffs",
|
|
"discontinuances",
|
|
"discontinuations",
|
|
"endings",
|
|
"ends",
|
|
"expirations",
|
|
"finishes",
|
|
"halts",
|
|
"offsets",
|
|
"shutdowns",
|
|
"shutoffs",
|
|
"stays",
|
|
"stoppages",
|
|
"stops",
|
|
"surceases",
|
|
"terminations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"mop-ups",
|
|
"phaseouts",
|
|
"abeyances",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"interruptions",
|
|
"layoffs",
|
|
"letups",
|
|
"moratoriums",
|
|
"moratoria",
|
|
"pauses",
|
|
"standstills",
|
|
"suspensions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"extensions",
|
|
"persistences",
|
|
"prolongations"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"continuances",
|
|
"continuations"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come to an end":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the contract will lapse at the end of the year unless we renew"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breaks off",
|
|
"breaks up",
|
|
"ceases",
|
|
"closes",
|
|
"concludes",
|
|
"dead-ends",
|
|
"determines",
|
|
"dies",
|
|
"discontinues",
|
|
"elapses",
|
|
"ends",
|
|
"expires",
|
|
"finishes",
|
|
"goes",
|
|
"halts",
|
|
"leaves off",
|
|
"lets up",
|
|
"passes",
|
|
"quits",
|
|
"stops",
|
|
"terminates",
|
|
"winds up",
|
|
"winks (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"desists (from)",
|
|
"lays off (of)",
|
|
"refrains (from)",
|
|
"gives over",
|
|
"knocks off",
|
|
"packs (up or in)",
|
|
"breaks down",
|
|
"conks (out)",
|
|
"cuts out",
|
|
"stalls",
|
|
"pauses",
|
|
"stays",
|
|
"suspends",
|
|
"abates",
|
|
"peters (out)",
|
|
"winds down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"draws out",
|
|
"extends",
|
|
"prolongs",
|
|
"protracts"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"continues",
|
|
"hangs on",
|
|
"persists"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lapdogs":{
|
|
"as in yes-men":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"yes-men",
|
|
"minions",
|
|
"stooges",
|
|
"chumps",
|
|
"dupes",
|
|
"foils",
|
|
"gulls",
|
|
"suckers",
|
|
"victims",
|
|
"cat's-paws",
|
|
"instruments",
|
|
"lay figures",
|
|
"pawns",
|
|
"puppets",
|
|
"tools"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in puppies , pups":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"puppies",
|
|
"puppy dogs",
|
|
"pups",
|
|
"whelps",
|
|
"bitches",
|
|
"bandogs",
|
|
"bird dogs",
|
|
"coonhounds",
|
|
"coursers",
|
|
"gundogs",
|
|
"hunters",
|
|
"sheepdogs",
|
|
"sled dogs",
|
|
"watchdogs",
|
|
"wolf dogs",
|
|
"wolfhounds",
|
|
"curs",
|
|
"mongrels",
|
|
"mutts",
|
|
"guide dogs",
|
|
"police dogs",
|
|
"working dogs",
|
|
"canines",
|
|
"doggies",
|
|
"dogs",
|
|
"hounds",
|
|
"pooches",
|
|
"tykes",
|
|
"tikes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in lackeys , stooges":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"henchmen",
|
|
"lackeys",
|
|
"minions",
|
|
"running dogs",
|
|
"satellites",
|
|
"slaves",
|
|
"stooges",
|
|
"hangers-on",
|
|
"leeches",
|
|
"parasites",
|
|
"spongers",
|
|
"sponges",
|
|
"admirers",
|
|
"cultists",
|
|
"devotees",
|
|
"enthusiasts",
|
|
"fans",
|
|
"grovelers",
|
|
"idolaters",
|
|
"idolators",
|
|
"worshippers",
|
|
"worshipers",
|
|
"zealots",
|
|
"apparatchiks",
|
|
"apparatchiki",
|
|
"company men",
|
|
"adherents",
|
|
"camp followers",
|
|
"converts",
|
|
"disciples",
|
|
"followers",
|
|
"me-tooers",
|
|
"partisans",
|
|
"partizans",
|
|
"pupils",
|
|
"votaries",
|
|
"yes-men",
|
|
"apple-polishers",
|
|
"bootlickers",
|
|
"brownnosers",
|
|
"fawners",
|
|
"flunkies",
|
|
"flunkeys",
|
|
"lickspittles",
|
|
"suck-ups",
|
|
"sycophants",
|
|
"toadies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lap":{
|
|
"a portion of a trip":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we were on the last lap of the journey, eagerly heading for home"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"leg",
|
|
"stage"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"layover",
|
|
"stopover"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to flow along or against":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the waves gently lapped the sandy shore"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bathe",
|
|
"lave",
|
|
"lip",
|
|
"splash",
|
|
"wash"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bubble",
|
|
"gurgle",
|
|
"plash",
|
|
"ripple",
|
|
"slosh"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to flow in a broken irregular stream":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the creek lapped along through the ravine before collecting in the pond"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bubble",
|
|
"dribble",
|
|
"guggle",
|
|
"gurgle",
|
|
"plash",
|
|
"ripple",
|
|
"splash",
|
|
"trickle",
|
|
"wash"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"eddy",
|
|
"purl",
|
|
"swirl",
|
|
"swash",
|
|
"swish",
|
|
"swoosh",
|
|
"whish",
|
|
"drip",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"gush",
|
|
"jet",
|
|
"rush",
|
|
"spew",
|
|
"spout",
|
|
"spurt",
|
|
"squirt"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"run"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"pour",
|
|
"roll",
|
|
"stream"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move with a splashing motion":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a stiff breeze that was causing the lake waters to lap against the hull with some force"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"plash",
|
|
"slosh",
|
|
"splash",
|
|
"swash"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"babble",
|
|
"bubble",
|
|
"gurgle",
|
|
"ripple"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to lie over parts of one another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the armadillo's plates lap tightly so as to form a protective shield"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"overlap",
|
|
"overlay",
|
|
"overlie",
|
|
"overspread"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"shingle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to surround or cover closely":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"this recording of the symphony is sure to lap listeners in stereophonic bliss"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bosom",
|
|
"bower",
|
|
"circumfuse",
|
|
"cocoon",
|
|
"embosom",
|
|
"embower",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"enclose",
|
|
"inclose",
|
|
"encompass",
|
|
"enfold",
|
|
"enshroud",
|
|
"enswathe",
|
|
"envelop",
|
|
"enwrap",
|
|
"invest",
|
|
"involve",
|
|
"mantle",
|
|
"muffle",
|
|
"shroud",
|
|
"swathe",
|
|
"veil",
|
|
"wrap"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"curtain",
|
|
"drape",
|
|
"embed",
|
|
"imbed",
|
|
"encase",
|
|
"swaddle",
|
|
"blanket",
|
|
"overlay",
|
|
"overspread",
|
|
"camouflage",
|
|
"cloak",
|
|
"disguise",
|
|
"mask",
|
|
"circle",
|
|
"encircle",
|
|
"enlace",
|
|
"enwind"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bare",
|
|
"denude",
|
|
"expose",
|
|
"strip"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lapping":{
|
|
"a partial covering of one thing by an adjoining member":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the lapping of the roofing shingles should be several inches in order to avoid leaks"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"imbrication",
|
|
"overlap"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"shingling",
|
|
"overlaying",
|
|
"overlying",
|
|
"overspreading"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to flow along or against":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the waves gently lapped the sandy shore"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bathing",
|
|
"laving",
|
|
"lipping",
|
|
"splashing",
|
|
"washing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bubbling",
|
|
"gurgling",
|
|
"plashing",
|
|
"rippling",
|
|
"sloshing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to flow in a broken irregular stream":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the creek lapped along through the ravine before collecting in the pond"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bubbling",
|
|
"dribbling",
|
|
"guggling",
|
|
"gurgling",
|
|
"plashing",
|
|
"rippling",
|
|
"splashing",
|
|
"trickling",
|
|
"washing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"eddying",
|
|
"purling",
|
|
"swirling",
|
|
"swashing",
|
|
"swishing",
|
|
"swooshing",
|
|
"whishing",
|
|
"dripping",
|
|
"dropping",
|
|
"gushing",
|
|
"jetting",
|
|
"rushing",
|
|
"spewing",
|
|
"spouting",
|
|
"spurting",
|
|
"squirting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"running"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"pouring",
|
|
"rolling",
|
|
"streaming"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move with a splashing motion":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a stiff breeze that was causing the lake waters to lap against the hull with some force"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"plashing",
|
|
"sloshing",
|
|
"splashing",
|
|
"swashing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"babbling",
|
|
"bubbling",
|
|
"gurgling",
|
|
"rippling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to lie over parts of one another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the armadillo's plates lap tightly so as to form a protective shield"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"overlapping",
|
|
"overlaying",
|
|
"overlying",
|
|
"overspreading"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"shingling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to surround or cover closely":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"this recording of the symphony is sure to lap listeners in stereophonic bliss"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bosoming",
|
|
"bowering",
|
|
"circumfusing",
|
|
"cocooning",
|
|
"embosoming",
|
|
"embowering",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"enclosing",
|
|
"inclosing",
|
|
"encompassing",
|
|
"enfolding",
|
|
"enshrouding",
|
|
"enswathing",
|
|
"enveloping",
|
|
"enwrapping",
|
|
"investing",
|
|
"involving",
|
|
"mantling",
|
|
"muffling",
|
|
"shrouding",
|
|
"swathing",
|
|
"veiling",
|
|
"wrapping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"curtaining",
|
|
"draping",
|
|
"embedding",
|
|
"imbedding",
|
|
"encasing",
|
|
"swaddling",
|
|
"blanketing",
|
|
"overlaying",
|
|
"overspreading",
|
|
"camouflaging",
|
|
"cloaking",
|
|
"disguising",
|
|
"masking",
|
|
"circling",
|
|
"encircling",
|
|
"enlacing",
|
|
"enwinding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"baring",
|
|
"denuding",
|
|
"exposing",
|
|
"stripping"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lapdog":{
|
|
"as in yes-man":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"yes-man",
|
|
"minion",
|
|
"stooge",
|
|
"chump",
|
|
"dupe",
|
|
"foil",
|
|
"gull",
|
|
"sucker",
|
|
"victim",
|
|
"cat's-paw",
|
|
"instrument",
|
|
"lay figure",
|
|
"pawn",
|
|
"puppet",
|
|
"tool"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in puppy , pup":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"pup",
|
|
"puppy",
|
|
"puppy dog",
|
|
"whelp",
|
|
"bitch",
|
|
"bandog",
|
|
"bird dog",
|
|
"coonhound",
|
|
"courser",
|
|
"gundog",
|
|
"hunter",
|
|
"sheepdog",
|
|
"sled dog",
|
|
"watchdog",
|
|
"wolf dog",
|
|
"wolfhound",
|
|
"cur",
|
|
"mongrel",
|
|
"mutt",
|
|
"guide dog",
|
|
"police dog",
|
|
"working dog",
|
|
"canine",
|
|
"dog",
|
|
"doggy",
|
|
"doggie",
|
|
"hound",
|
|
"pooch",
|
|
"tyke",
|
|
"tike"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in lackey , stooge":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"henchman",
|
|
"lackey",
|
|
"minion",
|
|
"running dog",
|
|
"satellite",
|
|
"slave",
|
|
"stooge",
|
|
"hanger-on",
|
|
"leech",
|
|
"parasite",
|
|
"sponge",
|
|
"sponger",
|
|
"admirer",
|
|
"cultist",
|
|
"devotee",
|
|
"enthusiast",
|
|
"fan",
|
|
"groveler",
|
|
"idolater",
|
|
"idolator",
|
|
"worshipper",
|
|
"worshiper",
|
|
"zealot",
|
|
"apparatchik",
|
|
"company man",
|
|
"adherent",
|
|
"camp follower",
|
|
"convert",
|
|
"disciple",
|
|
"follower",
|
|
"me-tooer",
|
|
"partisan",
|
|
"partizan",
|
|
"pupil",
|
|
"votary",
|
|
"yes-man",
|
|
"apple-polisher",
|
|
"bootlicker",
|
|
"brownnoser",
|
|
"fawner",
|
|
"flunky",
|
|
"flunkey",
|
|
"flunkie",
|
|
"lickspittle",
|
|
"suck-up",
|
|
"sycophant",
|
|
"toady"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lapsed":{
|
|
"as in done , expired":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"defunct",
|
|
"done",
|
|
"expired",
|
|
"finished",
|
|
"obsolete",
|
|
"over",
|
|
"pass\u00e9",
|
|
"dead",
|
|
"departed",
|
|
"extinct",
|
|
"lost",
|
|
"perished",
|
|
"vanished",
|
|
"inadequate",
|
|
"insufficient",
|
|
"rare",
|
|
"scarce",
|
|
"sparse",
|
|
"uncommon",
|
|
"absent",
|
|
"lacking",
|
|
"missing",
|
|
"nonexistent",
|
|
"wanting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"existent",
|
|
"present",
|
|
"active",
|
|
"alive",
|
|
"animate",
|
|
"living",
|
|
"thriving",
|
|
"current",
|
|
"going",
|
|
"prevailing",
|
|
"uncanceled",
|
|
"common",
|
|
"prevalent",
|
|
"apparent",
|
|
"conspicuous",
|
|
"evident",
|
|
"obvious",
|
|
"plain"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come to an end":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the contract will lapse at the end of the year unless we renew"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"broke off",
|
|
"broke up",
|
|
"ceased",
|
|
"closed",
|
|
"concluded",
|
|
"dead-ended",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"died",
|
|
"discontinued",
|
|
"elapsed",
|
|
"ended",
|
|
"expired",
|
|
"finished",
|
|
"halted",
|
|
"left off",
|
|
"let up",
|
|
"passed",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"quitted",
|
|
"stopped",
|
|
"terminated",
|
|
"went",
|
|
"winked (out)",
|
|
"wound up",
|
|
"winded up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"desisted (from)",
|
|
"laid off (of)",
|
|
"refrained (from)",
|
|
"gave over",
|
|
"knocked off",
|
|
"packed (up or in)",
|
|
"broke down",
|
|
"conked (out)",
|
|
"cut out",
|
|
"stalled",
|
|
"paused",
|
|
"stayed",
|
|
"suspended",
|
|
"abated",
|
|
"petered (out)",
|
|
"wound down",
|
|
"winded down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"drew out",
|
|
"extended",
|
|
"prolonged",
|
|
"protracted"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"continued",
|
|
"hung on",
|
|
"persisted"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lap (up)":{
|
|
"to receive or accept gladly or readily":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a show-off who laps up attention the way a kitten does milk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"drink (in)",
|
|
"eat (up)",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"welcome"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adopt",
|
|
"espouse",
|
|
"take up",
|
|
"greet",
|
|
"hail",
|
|
"enjoy",
|
|
"like",
|
|
"prefer",
|
|
"cherry-pick",
|
|
"choose",
|
|
"cull",
|
|
"decide (on)",
|
|
"elect",
|
|
"handpick",
|
|
"name",
|
|
"opt (for)",
|
|
"pick",
|
|
"select",
|
|
"single (out)",
|
|
"take"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"balk (at)",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"pass up",
|
|
"refuse",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"spurn",
|
|
"throw over",
|
|
"turn down",
|
|
"demur (to)",
|
|
"object (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lapping (up)":{
|
|
"to receive or accept gladly or readily":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a show-off who laps up attention the way a kitten does milk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"drinking (in)",
|
|
"eating (up)",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"welcoming"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adopting",
|
|
"espousing",
|
|
"taking up",
|
|
"greeting",
|
|
"hailing",
|
|
"enjoying",
|
|
"liking",
|
|
"preferring",
|
|
"cherry-picking",
|
|
"choosing",
|
|
"culling",
|
|
"deciding (on)",
|
|
"electing",
|
|
"handpicking",
|
|
"naming",
|
|
"opting (for)",
|
|
"picking",
|
|
"selecting",
|
|
"singling (out)",
|
|
"taking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"balking (at)",
|
|
"declining",
|
|
"passing up",
|
|
"refusing",
|
|
"rejecting",
|
|
"spurning",
|
|
"throwing over",
|
|
"turning down",
|
|
"demurring (to)",
|
|
"objecting (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laps":{
|
|
"a portion of a trip":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we were on the last lap of the journey, eagerly heading for home"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"legs",
|
|
"stages"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"layovers",
|
|
"stopovers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to flow along or against":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the waves gently lapped the sandy shore"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bathes",
|
|
"laves",
|
|
"lips",
|
|
"splashes",
|
|
"washes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bubbles",
|
|
"gurgles",
|
|
"plashes",
|
|
"ripples",
|
|
"sloshes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to flow in a broken irregular stream":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the creek lapped along through the ravine before collecting in the pond"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bubbles",
|
|
"dribbles",
|
|
"guggles",
|
|
"gurgles",
|
|
"plashes",
|
|
"ripples",
|
|
"splashes",
|
|
"trickles",
|
|
"washes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"eddies",
|
|
"purls",
|
|
"swirls",
|
|
"swashes",
|
|
"swishes",
|
|
"swooshes",
|
|
"whishes",
|
|
"drips",
|
|
"drops",
|
|
"gushes",
|
|
"jets",
|
|
"rushes",
|
|
"spews",
|
|
"spouts",
|
|
"spurts",
|
|
"squirts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"runs"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"pours",
|
|
"rolls",
|
|
"streams"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move with a splashing motion":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a stiff breeze that was causing the lake waters to lap against the hull with some force"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"plashes",
|
|
"sloshes",
|
|
"splashes",
|
|
"swashes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"babbles",
|
|
"bubbles",
|
|
"gurgles",
|
|
"ripples"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to lie over parts of one another":{
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"examples":[
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"the armadillo's plates lap tightly so as to form a protective shield"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"overlaps",
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"overlays",
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"overlies",
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"overspreads"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"shingles"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to surround or cover closely":{
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"examples":[
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"this recording of the symphony is sure to lap listeners in stereophonic bliss"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bosoms",
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"bowers",
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"circumfuses",
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"cocoons",
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"embosoms",
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"embowers",
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"embraces",
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"encloses",
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"incloses",
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"encompasses",
|
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"enfolds",
|
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"enshrouds",
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"enswathes",
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"envelops",
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"enwraps",
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"invests",
|
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"involves",
|
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"mantles",
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"muffles",
|
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"shrouds",
|
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"swathes",
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"veils",
|
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"wraps"
|
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],
|
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"near synonyms":[
|
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"curtains",
|
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"drapes",
|
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"embeds",
|
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"imbeds",
|
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"encases",
|
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"swaddles",
|
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"blankets",
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"overlays",
|
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"overspreads",
|
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"camouflages",
|
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"cloaks",
|
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"disguises",
|
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"masks",
|
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"circles",
|
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"encircles",
|
|
"enlaces",
|
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"enwinds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bares",
|
|
"denudes",
|
|
"exposes",
|
|
"strips"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
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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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} |