2526 lines
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2526 lines
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{
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"rip off":{
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"an instance of theft":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"a daring burglary of the art museum that resulted in one of the greatest rip-offs in history"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"break-in",
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"burglary",
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"holdup",
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"mugging",
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"stickup"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"grab",
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"heist",
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"pinch",
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"snatching",
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"swiping",
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"theft"
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]
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},
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"to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"the teens ripped off the store where they had been working for the summer"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"ransack",
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"rifle",
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"despoil",
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"loot",
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"pillage",
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"plunder",
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"ravish",
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"sack",
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"spoil",
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"strip",
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"bleed",
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"break in",
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"cheat",
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"chisel",
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"cozen",
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"defraud",
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"exploit",
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"fleece",
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"hustle",
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"mulct",
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"pluck",
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"rook",
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"shortchange",
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"skin",
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"squeeze",
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"stick",
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"sting",
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"swindle",
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"hold up",
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"mug",
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"roll",
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"stick up"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"burglarize",
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"burgle",
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"knock off",
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"knock over",
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"rob",
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"steal (from)",
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"take off"
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]
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},
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"to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"an investigation revealed that a whole slew of suppliers had been ripping off the defense department"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"extort",
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"wrench",
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"wrest",
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"wring",
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"clip",
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"gouge",
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"nick",
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"overcharge",
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"soak",
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"exploit",
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"milk",
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"deceive",
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"dupe",
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"fool",
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"gull",
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"trick",
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"rope (in)",
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"betray",
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"bitch",
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"double-cross",
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"bamboozle",
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"fast-talk"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"beat",
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"bilk",
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"bleed",
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"cheat",
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"chisel",
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"chouse",
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"con",
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"cozen",
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"defraud",
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"diddle",
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"do",
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"do in",
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"euchre",
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"fiddle",
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"fleece",
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"flimflam",
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"gaff",
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"hose",
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"hustle",
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"mulct",
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"nobble",
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"pluck",
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"ream",
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"rook",
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"screw",
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"shake down",
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"short",
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"shortchange",
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"skin",
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"skunk",
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"squeeze",
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"stick",
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"stiff",
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"sting",
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"sucker",
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"swindle",
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"thimblerig",
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"victimize"
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]
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},
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"to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"the thief ripped off some jewelry as soon as no one was looking"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"buy",
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"purchase",
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"bestow",
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"contribute",
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"donate",
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"give",
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"hand over",
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"present"
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],
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"related":[
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"burglarize",
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"knock over",
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"rob",
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"loot",
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"pillage",
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"plunder",
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"sack",
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"carjack",
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"hijack",
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"highjack",
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"pick",
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"rifle",
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"poach",
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"rustle",
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"shoplift",
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"collar",
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"grab",
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"grasp",
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"nail",
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"seize",
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"snatch",
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"take",
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"mooch",
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"sponge",
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"abduct",
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"kidnap",
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"shanghai",
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"spirit"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"appropriate",
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"boost",
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"filch",
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"heist",
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"hook",
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"lift",
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"misappropriate",
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"nick",
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"nip",
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"pilfer",
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"pinch",
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"pocket",
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"purloin",
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"snitch",
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"steal",
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"swipe",
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"thieve"
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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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"rip-roaring":{
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"causing great emotional or mental stimulation":{
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"examples":[
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"a rip-roaring tale of the Old West"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"breathtaking",
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"charged",
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"electric",
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"electrifying",
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"exciting",
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"exhilarating",
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"exhilarative",
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"galvanic",
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"galvanizing",
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"hair-raising",
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"heart-stopping",
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"inspiring",
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"intoxicating",
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"kicky",
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"mind-bending",
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"mind-blowing",
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"mind-boggling",
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"rousing",
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"stimulating",
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"stirring",
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"thrilling"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"arresting",
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"interesting",
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"intriguing",
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"provocative",
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"tantalizing",
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"titillating",
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"absorbing",
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"engrossing",
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"gripping",
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"riveting",
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"moving",
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"poignant",
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"touching",
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"enchanting",
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"enthralling",
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"fascinating",
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"spellbinding",
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"dynamic",
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"energetic",
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"high-voltage",
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"kinetic",
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"lively",
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"lusty"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"boring",
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"mind-numbing",
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"tedious",
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"tiresome",
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"dreary",
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"dull",
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"humdrum",
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"monotonous",
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"uninteresting"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"unexciting"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"ripening":{
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"the process of becoming mature":{
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"examples":[
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"the ripening of a pumpkin can take a whole season"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"development",
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"growth",
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"maturation",
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"maturing"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"blossoming",
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"flourishing",
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"flowering",
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"mellowing",
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"softening",
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"evolution",
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"evolvement",
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"expansion",
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"progression",
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"coming-of-age",
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"maturity"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"decadence",
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"decay",
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"decaying",
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"declension",
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"decline",
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"declining",
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"degeneration",
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"descent",
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"deterioration",
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"ebbing",
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"fading",
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"shriveling",
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"shrivelling",
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"waning",
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"wilting",
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"withering",
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"death",
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"decease",
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"demise",
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"dying",
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"end",
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"exit",
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"expiration",
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"expiring",
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"expiry",
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"perishing",
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"regression",
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"retrogression",
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"reversion"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to become mature":{
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"examples":[
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"pears ripening on the tree"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"aging",
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"ageing",
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"developing",
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"growing",
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"growing up",
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"maturing",
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"progressing"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"mellowing",
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"softening",
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"blooming",
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"blossoming",
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"burgeoning",
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"bourgeoning",
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"flourishing",
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"flowering",
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"opening",
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"unfolding",
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"advancing",
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"evolving",
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"getting along",
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"getting on",
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"graying",
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"greying"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"decaying",
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"declining",
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"degenerating",
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"deteriorating",
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"sinking",
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"worsening",
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"drooping",
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"drying",
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"fading",
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"flagging",
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"sagging",
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"shriveling",
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"shrivelling",
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"waning",
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"wasting (away)",
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"weakening",
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"wilting",
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"withering",
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"regressing",
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"retrogressing",
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"reverting",
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"backsliding",
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"lapsing",
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"returning"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"riposted":{
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"to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction":{
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"examples":[
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"at cocktail parties she could riposte with lightning speed to even the most unexpected quip"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"answered",
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"came back",
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"rejoined",
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"replied",
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"responded",
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"retorted",
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"returned"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"acknowledged",
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"commented",
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"communicated",
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"corresponded",
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"reacted",
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"remarked",
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"countered",
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"defended",
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"denied",
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"explained",
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"fielded",
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"rebutted",
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"refuted"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"challenged",
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"cross-examined",
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"examined",
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"grilled",
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"interrogated",
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"pumped",
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"quizzed",
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"polled",
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"queried",
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"surveyed"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"asked",
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"inquired",
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"questioned"
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]
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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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"ripped (out)":{
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"as in snarled":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"snarled",
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"commented",
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"piped up (with)",
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"remarked",
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"clothed",
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"clad",
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"couched",
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"formulated",
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"formulized",
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"phrased",
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"put",
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"worded",
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"breathed",
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"chirped",
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"drawled",
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"gasped",
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"lipped",
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"mouthed",
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"murmured",
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"purred",
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"shouted",
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"spluttered",
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"spouted",
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"whispered",
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"affirmed",
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"alleged",
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"asserted",
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"averred",
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"avouched",
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"avowed",
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"advertised",
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"announced",
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"blazed",
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"broadcast",
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"broadcasted",
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"declared",
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"posted",
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"proclaimed",
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"promulgated",
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"publicized",
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"published",
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"blabbered",
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"blurted",
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"bolted",
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"got off",
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"shot",
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"aired",
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"discussed",
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"gave",
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"looked",
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"shared",
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"sounded",
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"vented",
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"ventilated",
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"voiced",
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"articulated",
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"brought out",
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"enunciated",
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"passed",
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"said",
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"spoke",
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"stated",
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"talked",
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"told",
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"uttered",
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"verbalized",
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"vocalized"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"stifled",
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"suppressed"
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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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"ripping":{
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"to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it":{
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"examples":[
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"the dog ripped the sleeve of my shirt by grabbing it with his teeth"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"rending",
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"ribboning",
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"riving",
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"shredding",
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"tattering",
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"tearing"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"breaking",
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"cleaving",
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"rupturing",
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"splitting",
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"cutting",
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"gashing",
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"incising",
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"lacerating",
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"slashing",
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"butchering",
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"dismembering",
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"dissecting",
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"hacking",
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"mangling"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)":{
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"examples":[
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"you can see where someone ripped the painting with a penknife"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"cutting",
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"gashing",
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"incising",
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"shearing",
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"slashing",
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"slicing",
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"slitting"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"crosscutting",
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"hacksawing",
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"scissoring",
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"cleaving",
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"riving",
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"splitting",
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"piercing",
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"stabbing",
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"bruising",
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"butchering",
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"hacking",
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"haggling",
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"lacerating",
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"mangling",
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"rending",
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"tearing",
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"carving",
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"chipping",
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"chiseling",
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"chiselling",
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"notching",
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"anatomizing",
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"dissecting",
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"sectioning",
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"chopping",
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"dicing",
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"mincing",
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"amputating",
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"cutting off",
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"severing"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to proceed or move quickly":{
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"examples":[
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"the car went ripping down the road"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"barreling",
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"barrelling",
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"belting",
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"blasting",
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"blazing",
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"blowing",
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"bolting",
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"bombing",
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"bowling",
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"breezing",
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"bundling",
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"bustling",
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"buzzing",
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"cannonballing",
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"careening",
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"careering",
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"chasing",
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"coursing",
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"cracking (on)",
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"dashing",
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"driving",
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"flying",
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"haring",
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"hastening",
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"highballing",
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"hotfooting (it)",
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"humping",
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"hurling",
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"hurrying",
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"hurtling",
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"hustling",
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"hying",
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"hieing",
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"jetting",
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"jumping",
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"motoring",
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"nipping",
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"pelting",
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"racing",
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"ramming",
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"rocketing",
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"running",
|
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"rushing",
|
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"rustling",
|
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"scooting",
|
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"scurrying",
|
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"scuttling",
|
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"shooting",
|
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"speeding",
|
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"stepping",
|
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"tearing",
|
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"traveling",
|
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"travelling",
|
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"trotting",
|
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"whirling",
|
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"whisking",
|
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"zipping",
|
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"zooming"
|
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],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
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"beetling",
|
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"darting",
|
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"flitting",
|
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"scampering",
|
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"scudding",
|
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"scuffling",
|
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"stampeding",
|
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"streaking",
|
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"whizzing",
|
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"galloping",
|
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"jogging",
|
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"sprinting",
|
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"accelerating",
|
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"quickening",
|
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"stepping out",
|
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"catching up",
|
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"fast-forwarding",
|
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"outpacing",
|
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"outrunning",
|
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"outstripping",
|
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"overtaking",
|
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"arrowing",
|
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"beelining"
|
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],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
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"dallying",
|
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"dawdling",
|
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"dillydallying",
|
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"dragging",
|
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"hanging (around or out)",
|
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"lagging",
|
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"lingering",
|
|
"loitering",
|
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"poking",
|
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"tarrying",
|
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"ambling",
|
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"lumbering",
|
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"plodding",
|
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"sauntering",
|
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"shuffling",
|
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"strolling",
|
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"decelerating",
|
|
"slowing (down or up)"
|
|
],
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"crawling",
|
|
"creeping",
|
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"poking"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"to separate or remove by forceful pulling":{
|
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"examples":[
|
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"rip a sheet off the pad of paper"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"tearing",
|
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"wrenching",
|
|
"wresting",
|
|
"yanking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
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"grabbing",
|
|
"nabbing",
|
|
"seizing",
|
|
"snapping (up)",
|
|
"snatching",
|
|
"lopping (off)",
|
|
"nipping",
|
|
"amputating",
|
|
"cutting (off)",
|
|
"dissevering",
|
|
"severing",
|
|
"extracting",
|
|
"forcing",
|
|
"jerking",
|
|
"prizing",
|
|
"prying",
|
|
"pulling",
|
|
"rooting (out)",
|
|
"uprooting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"reattaching"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ripping (out)":{
|
|
"as in snarling":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"snarling",
|
|
"commenting",
|
|
"piping up (with)",
|
|
"remarking",
|
|
"clothing",
|
|
"couching",
|
|
"formulating",
|
|
"formulizing",
|
|
"phrasing",
|
|
"putting",
|
|
"wording",
|
|
"breathing",
|
|
"chirping",
|
|
"drawling",
|
|
"gasping",
|
|
"lipping",
|
|
"mouthing",
|
|
"murmuring",
|
|
"purring",
|
|
"shouting",
|
|
"spluttering",
|
|
"spouting",
|
|
"whispering",
|
|
"affirming",
|
|
"alleging",
|
|
"asserting",
|
|
"averring",
|
|
"avouching",
|
|
"avowing",
|
|
"advertising",
|
|
"announcing",
|
|
"blazing",
|
|
"broadcasting",
|
|
"declaring",
|
|
"posting",
|
|
"proclaiming",
|
|
"promulgating",
|
|
"publicizing",
|
|
"publishing",
|
|
"blabbering",
|
|
"blurting",
|
|
"bolting",
|
|
"getting off",
|
|
"shooting",
|
|
"airing",
|
|
"discussing",
|
|
"giving",
|
|
"looking",
|
|
"sharing",
|
|
"sounding",
|
|
"ventilating",
|
|
"venting",
|
|
"voicing",
|
|
"articulating",
|
|
"bringing out",
|
|
"enunciating",
|
|
"passing",
|
|
"saying",
|
|
"speaking",
|
|
"stating",
|
|
"talking",
|
|
"telling",
|
|
"uttering",
|
|
"verbalizing",
|
|
"vocalizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"stifling",
|
|
"suppressing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ripper":{
|
|
"something very good of its kind":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the comedian's last routine was a real ripper , leaving the audience in those proverbial stitches"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beaut",
|
|
"beauty",
|
|
"bee's knees",
|
|
"cat's meow",
|
|
"corker",
|
|
"crackerjack",
|
|
"crackajack",
|
|
"daisy",
|
|
"dandy",
|
|
"dilly",
|
|
"doozy",
|
|
"doozie",
|
|
"doozer",
|
|
"dream",
|
|
"honey",
|
|
"hot stuff",
|
|
"humdinger",
|
|
"hummer",
|
|
"jim-dandy",
|
|
"knockout",
|
|
"lollapalooza",
|
|
"lulu",
|
|
"nifty",
|
|
"peach",
|
|
"pip",
|
|
"pippin",
|
|
"ripsnorter",
|
|
"snorter",
|
|
"sockdolager",
|
|
"sockdologer",
|
|
"standout",
|
|
"sweetheart"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"marvel",
|
|
"phenomenon",
|
|
"prodigy",
|
|
"sensation",
|
|
"wonder",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"crown jewel",
|
|
"diamond",
|
|
"gem",
|
|
"imperial",
|
|
"jewel",
|
|
"pearl",
|
|
"plum",
|
|
"treasure"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"disappointment",
|
|
"dud",
|
|
"failure",
|
|
"flop",
|
|
"lemon",
|
|
"letdown",
|
|
"loser",
|
|
"stinker",
|
|
"turkey"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ripen":{
|
|
"to become mature":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"pears ripening on the tree"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"age",
|
|
"develop",
|
|
"grow",
|
|
"grow up",
|
|
"mature",
|
|
"progress"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"mellow",
|
|
"soften",
|
|
"bloom",
|
|
"blossom",
|
|
"burgeon",
|
|
"bourgeon",
|
|
"flourish",
|
|
"flower",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"unfold",
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"evolve",
|
|
"get along",
|
|
"get on",
|
|
"gray",
|
|
"grey"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decay",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"degenerate",
|
|
"deteriorate",
|
|
"sink",
|
|
"worsen",
|
|
"droop",
|
|
"dry",
|
|
"fade",
|
|
"flag",
|
|
"sag",
|
|
"shrivel",
|
|
"wane",
|
|
"waste (away)",
|
|
"weaken",
|
|
"wilt",
|
|
"wither",
|
|
"regress",
|
|
"retrogress",
|
|
"revert",
|
|
"backslide",
|
|
"lapse",
|
|
"return"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rippers":{
|
|
"something very good of its kind":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the comedian's last routine was a real ripper , leaving the audience in those proverbial stitches"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beauties",
|
|
"beauts",
|
|
"bee's knees",
|
|
"corkers",
|
|
"crackerjacks",
|
|
"crackajacks",
|
|
"daisies",
|
|
"dandies",
|
|
"dillies",
|
|
"doozies",
|
|
"doozers",
|
|
"dreams",
|
|
"honeys",
|
|
"hot stuff",
|
|
"humdingers",
|
|
"hummers",
|
|
"jim-dandies",
|
|
"knockouts",
|
|
"lollapaloozas",
|
|
"lulus",
|
|
"nifties",
|
|
"peaches",
|
|
"pippins",
|
|
"pips",
|
|
"ripsnorters",
|
|
"snorters",
|
|
"sockdolagers",
|
|
"sockdologers",
|
|
"standouts",
|
|
"sweethearts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"marvels",
|
|
"phenomena",
|
|
"phenomenons",
|
|
"prodigies",
|
|
"sensations",
|
|
"wonders",
|
|
"catches",
|
|
"crown jewels",
|
|
"diamonds",
|
|
"gems",
|
|
"imperials",
|
|
"jewels",
|
|
"pearls",
|
|
"plums",
|
|
"treasures"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"busts",
|
|
"disappointments",
|
|
"duds",
|
|
"failures",
|
|
"flops",
|
|
"lemons",
|
|
"letdowns",
|
|
"losers",
|
|
"stinkers",
|
|
"turkeys"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ripsnorters":{
|
|
"something very good of its kind":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"had high hopes that the football game would be a ripsnorter , but it turned out to be a real snoozer"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beauties",
|
|
"beauts",
|
|
"bee's knees",
|
|
"corkers",
|
|
"crackerjacks",
|
|
"crackajacks",
|
|
"daisies",
|
|
"dandies",
|
|
"dillies",
|
|
"doozies",
|
|
"doozers",
|
|
"dreams",
|
|
"honeys",
|
|
"hot stuff",
|
|
"humdingers",
|
|
"hummers",
|
|
"jim-dandies",
|
|
"knockouts",
|
|
"lollapaloozas",
|
|
"lulus",
|
|
"nifties",
|
|
"peaches",
|
|
"pippins",
|
|
"pips",
|
|
"rippers",
|
|
"snorters",
|
|
"sockdolagers",
|
|
"sockdologers",
|
|
"standouts",
|
|
"sweethearts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"marvels",
|
|
"phenomena",
|
|
"phenomenons",
|
|
"prodigies",
|
|
"sensations",
|
|
"wonders",
|
|
"catches",
|
|
"crown jewels",
|
|
"diamonds",
|
|
"gems",
|
|
"imperials",
|
|
"jewels",
|
|
"pearls",
|
|
"plums",
|
|
"treasures"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"busts",
|
|
"disappointments",
|
|
"duds",
|
|
"failures",
|
|
"flops",
|
|
"lemons",
|
|
"letdowns",
|
|
"losers",
|
|
"stinkers",
|
|
"turkeys"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rip-off":{
|
|
"an instance of theft":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a daring burglary of the art museum that resulted in one of the greatest rip-offs in history"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"grab",
|
|
"heist",
|
|
"pinch",
|
|
"snatching",
|
|
"swiping",
|
|
"theft"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"break-in",
|
|
"burglary",
|
|
"holdup",
|
|
"mugging",
|
|
"stickup"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the teens ripped off the store where they had been working for the summer"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"burglarize",
|
|
"burgle",
|
|
"knock off",
|
|
"knock over",
|
|
"rob",
|
|
"steal (from)",
|
|
"take off"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ransack",
|
|
"rifle",
|
|
"despoil",
|
|
"loot",
|
|
"pillage",
|
|
"plunder",
|
|
"ravish",
|
|
"sack",
|
|
"spoil",
|
|
"strip",
|
|
"bleed",
|
|
"break in",
|
|
"cheat",
|
|
"chisel",
|
|
"cozen",
|
|
"defraud",
|
|
"exploit",
|
|
"fleece",
|
|
"hustle",
|
|
"mulct",
|
|
"pluck",
|
|
"rook",
|
|
"shortchange",
|
|
"skin",
|
|
"squeeze",
|
|
"stick",
|
|
"sting",
|
|
"swindle",
|
|
"hold up",
|
|
"mug",
|
|
"roll",
|
|
"stick up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the thief ripped off some jewelry as soon as no one was looking"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appropriate",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"filch",
|
|
"heist",
|
|
"hook",
|
|
"lift",
|
|
"misappropriate",
|
|
"nick",
|
|
"nip",
|
|
"pilfer",
|
|
"pinch",
|
|
"pocket",
|
|
"purloin",
|
|
"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 rob by the use of trickery or threats":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an investigation revealed that a whole slew of suppliers had been ripping off the defense department"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"bilk",
|
|
"bleed",
|
|
"cheat",
|
|
"chisel",
|
|
"chouse",
|
|
"con",
|
|
"cozen",
|
|
"defraud",
|
|
"diddle",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"do in",
|
|
"euchre",
|
|
"fiddle",
|
|
"fleece",
|
|
"flimflam",
|
|
"gaff",
|
|
"hose",
|
|
"hustle",
|
|
"mulct",
|
|
"nobble",
|
|
"pluck",
|
|
"ream",
|
|
"rook",
|
|
"screw",
|
|
"shake down",
|
|
"short",
|
|
"shortchange",
|
|
"skin",
|
|
"skunk",
|
|
"squeeze",
|
|
"stick",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"sting",
|
|
"sucker",
|
|
"swindle",
|
|
"thimblerig",
|
|
"victimize"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"extort",
|
|
"wrench",
|
|
"wrest",
|
|
"wring",
|
|
"clip",
|
|
"gouge",
|
|
"nick",
|
|
"overcharge",
|
|
"soak",
|
|
"exploit",
|
|
"milk",
|
|
"deceive",
|
|
"dupe",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"gull",
|
|
"trick",
|
|
"rope (in)",
|
|
"betray",
|
|
"bitch",
|
|
"double-cross",
|
|
"bamboozle",
|
|
"fast-talk"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rips":{
|
|
"to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the dog ripped the sleeve of my shirt by grabbing it with his teeth"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"rends",
|
|
"ribbons",
|
|
"rives",
|
|
"shreds",
|
|
"tatters",
|
|
"tears"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"cleaves",
|
|
"ruptures",
|
|
"splits",
|
|
"cuts",
|
|
"gashes",
|
|
"incises",
|
|
"lacerates",
|
|
"slashes",
|
|
"butchers",
|
|
"dismembers",
|
|
"dissects",
|
|
"hacks",
|
|
"mangles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you can see where someone ripped the painting with a penknife"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cuts",
|
|
"gashes",
|
|
"incises",
|
|
"shears",
|
|
"slashes",
|
|
"slices",
|
|
"slits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"crosscuts",
|
|
"hacksaws",
|
|
"saws",
|
|
"scissors",
|
|
"cleaves",
|
|
"rives",
|
|
"splits",
|
|
"pierces",
|
|
"stabs",
|
|
"bruises",
|
|
"butchers",
|
|
"hacks",
|
|
"haggles",
|
|
"lacerates",
|
|
"mangles",
|
|
"rends",
|
|
"tears",
|
|
"carves",
|
|
"chips",
|
|
"chisels",
|
|
"notches",
|
|
"anatomizes",
|
|
"dissects",
|
|
"sections",
|
|
"chops",
|
|
"dices",
|
|
"minces",
|
|
"amputates",
|
|
"cuts off",
|
|
"severs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to proceed or move quickly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the car went ripping down the road"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"barrels",
|
|
"belts",
|
|
"blasts",
|
|
"blazes",
|
|
"blows",
|
|
"bolts",
|
|
"bombs",
|
|
"bowls",
|
|
"breezes",
|
|
"bundles",
|
|
"bustles",
|
|
"buzzes",
|
|
"cannonballs",
|
|
"careens",
|
|
"careers",
|
|
"chases",
|
|
"courses",
|
|
"cracks (on)",
|
|
"dashes",
|
|
"drives",
|
|
"flies",
|
|
"hares",
|
|
"hastens",
|
|
"hies",
|
|
"highballs",
|
|
"hotfoots (it)",
|
|
"humps",
|
|
"hurls",
|
|
"hurries",
|
|
"hurtles",
|
|
"hustles",
|
|
"jets",
|
|
"jumps",
|
|
"motors",
|
|
"nips",
|
|
"pelts",
|
|
"races",
|
|
"rams",
|
|
"rockets",
|
|
"runs",
|
|
"rushes",
|
|
"rustles",
|
|
"scoots",
|
|
"scurries",
|
|
"scuttles",
|
|
"shoots",
|
|
"speeds",
|
|
"steps",
|
|
"tears",
|
|
"travels",
|
|
"trots",
|
|
"whirls",
|
|
"whisks",
|
|
"zips",
|
|
"zooms"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"beetles",
|
|
"darts",
|
|
"flits",
|
|
"scampers",
|
|
"scuds",
|
|
"scuffles",
|
|
"stampedes",
|
|
"streaks",
|
|
"whizzes",
|
|
"gallops",
|
|
"jogs",
|
|
"sprints",
|
|
"accelerates",
|
|
"quickens",
|
|
"steps out",
|
|
"catches up",
|
|
"fast-forwards",
|
|
"outpaces",
|
|
"outruns",
|
|
"outstrips",
|
|
"overtakes",
|
|
"arrows",
|
|
"beelines"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dallies",
|
|
"dawdles",
|
|
"dillydallies",
|
|
"drags",
|
|
"hangs (around or out)",
|
|
"lags",
|
|
"lingers",
|
|
"loiters",
|
|
"pokes",
|
|
"tarries",
|
|
"ambles",
|
|
"lumbers",
|
|
"plods",
|
|
"saunters",
|
|
"shuffles",
|
|
"strolls",
|
|
"decelerates",
|
|
"slows (down or up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"crawls",
|
|
"creeps",
|
|
"pokes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to separate or remove by forceful pulling":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"rip a sheet off the pad of paper"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"tears",
|
|
"wrenches",
|
|
"wrests",
|
|
"yanks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"grabs",
|
|
"nabs",
|
|
"seizes",
|
|
"snaps (up)",
|
|
"snatches",
|
|
"lops (off)",
|
|
"nips",
|
|
"amputates",
|
|
"cuts (off)",
|
|
"dissevers",
|
|
"severs",
|
|
"extracts",
|
|
"forces",
|
|
"jerks",
|
|
"pries",
|
|
"prizes",
|
|
"pulls",
|
|
"roots (out)",
|
|
"uproots"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"reattaches"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a long deep cut":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the hoe left rips in the lawn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"gashes",
|
|
"incisions",
|
|
"lacerations",
|
|
"rents",
|
|
"slashes",
|
|
"slits",
|
|
"tears"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abrasions",
|
|
"scores",
|
|
"scrapes",
|
|
"scratches",
|
|
"injuries",
|
|
"wounds",
|
|
"cracks",
|
|
"fractures",
|
|
"ruptures",
|
|
"snags"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a person who has sunk below the normal moral standard":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"something of a rip in his youth, he eventually settled down"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"backsliders",
|
|
"debauchees",
|
|
"debauchers",
|
|
"decadents",
|
|
"degenerates",
|
|
"deviates",
|
|
"libertines",
|
|
"perverts",
|
|
"pervs",
|
|
"profligates",
|
|
"rakehells",
|
|
"rakes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bankrupts",
|
|
"delinquents",
|
|
"derelicts",
|
|
"incorrigibles",
|
|
"blackguards",
|
|
"cads",
|
|
"heels",
|
|
"knaves",
|
|
"miscreants",
|
|
"rascals",
|
|
"reprobates",
|
|
"rogues",
|
|
"scoundrels",
|
|
"villains",
|
|
"lechers",
|
|
"playboys",
|
|
"playgirls",
|
|
"satyrs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"saints"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rippled":{
|
|
"as in rippling":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"rippling",
|
|
"billowing",
|
|
"surging",
|
|
"swelling",
|
|
"rutted",
|
|
"rutty",
|
|
"rolling",
|
|
"inexact",
|
|
"unaligned",
|
|
"wavy",
|
|
"lopsided",
|
|
"unbalanced",
|
|
"undulant",
|
|
"undulating",
|
|
"undulatory",
|
|
"pitted",
|
|
"pocked",
|
|
"knobbly",
|
|
"knobby",
|
|
"knurled",
|
|
"knurly",
|
|
"nubbly",
|
|
"nubby"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"exact",
|
|
"uniform",
|
|
"aligned",
|
|
"alined",
|
|
"regular",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"horizontal",
|
|
"tabular",
|
|
"plumb",
|
|
"straight",
|
|
"vertical",
|
|
"flush",
|
|
"even",
|
|
"flat",
|
|
"level",
|
|
"plane",
|
|
"smooth"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to flow in a broken irregular stream":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"water rippling gently over the tiers of the fountain"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bubbled",
|
|
"dribbled",
|
|
"guggled",
|
|
"gurgled",
|
|
"lapped",
|
|
"plashed",
|
|
"splashed",
|
|
"trickled",
|
|
"washed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"eddied",
|
|
"purled",
|
|
"swirled",
|
|
"swashed",
|
|
"swished",
|
|
"swooshed",
|
|
"whished",
|
|
"dripped",
|
|
"dropped",
|
|
"gushed",
|
|
"jetted",
|
|
"rushed",
|
|
"spewed",
|
|
"spouted",
|
|
"spurted",
|
|
"squirted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ran",
|
|
"run"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"poured",
|
|
"rolled",
|
|
"streamed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ripple":{
|
|
"to flow in a broken irregular stream":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"water rippling gently over the tiers of the fountain"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bubble",
|
|
"dribble",
|
|
"guggle",
|
|
"gurgle",
|
|
"lap",
|
|
"plash",
|
|
"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"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in trill , warble":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chirr",
|
|
"trill",
|
|
"warble",
|
|
"chink",
|
|
"clang",
|
|
"clank",
|
|
"clink",
|
|
"ding-dong",
|
|
"ping",
|
|
"ring",
|
|
"clatter",
|
|
"jangle",
|
|
"rattle",
|
|
"chime",
|
|
"jingle",
|
|
"tinkle",
|
|
"tintinnabulation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in fallout , blowback":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blowback",
|
|
"by-product",
|
|
"fallout",
|
|
"offshoot",
|
|
"side effect",
|
|
"side reaction",
|
|
"spin-off",
|
|
"afterclap",
|
|
"afterglow",
|
|
"aftershock",
|
|
"denouement",
|
|
"d\u00e9nouement",
|
|
"echo",
|
|
"implication",
|
|
"repercussion",
|
|
"ramification",
|
|
"aftereffect",
|
|
"aftermath",
|
|
"backwash",
|
|
"child",
|
|
"conclusion",
|
|
"consequence",
|
|
"corollary",
|
|
"development",
|
|
"effect",
|
|
"fate",
|
|
"fruit",
|
|
"issue",
|
|
"outcome",
|
|
"outgrowth",
|
|
"precipitate",
|
|
"product",
|
|
"result",
|
|
"resultant",
|
|
"sequel",
|
|
"sequence",
|
|
"upshot"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"antecedent",
|
|
"causation",
|
|
"cause",
|
|
"occasion",
|
|
"reason",
|
|
"consideration",
|
|
"determinant",
|
|
"factor",
|
|
"base",
|
|
"basis",
|
|
"foundation",
|
|
"ground",
|
|
"groundwork",
|
|
"impetus",
|
|
"incentive",
|
|
"inspiration",
|
|
"instigation",
|
|
"stimulus",
|
|
"mother",
|
|
"origin",
|
|
"root",
|
|
"source",
|
|
"spring"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in riffle , wavelet":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"riffle",
|
|
"wavelet",
|
|
"comber",
|
|
"curl",
|
|
"ground swell",
|
|
"roller",
|
|
"breaker",
|
|
"whitecap",
|
|
"tidal wave",
|
|
"tsunami",
|
|
"surf",
|
|
"sea(s)",
|
|
"billow",
|
|
"surge",
|
|
"swell",
|
|
"wave"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ripens":{
|
|
"to become mature":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"pears ripening on the tree"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ages",
|
|
"develops",
|
|
"grows",
|
|
"grows up",
|
|
"matures",
|
|
"progresses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"mellows",
|
|
"softens",
|
|
"blooms",
|
|
"blossoms",
|
|
"burgeons",
|
|
"bourgeons",
|
|
"flourishes",
|
|
"flowers",
|
|
"opens",
|
|
"unfolds",
|
|
"advances",
|
|
"evolves",
|
|
"gets along",
|
|
"gets on",
|
|
"grays",
|
|
"greys"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decays",
|
|
"declines",
|
|
"degenerates",
|
|
"deteriorates",
|
|
"sinks",
|
|
"worsens",
|
|
"dries",
|
|
"droops",
|
|
"fades",
|
|
"flags",
|
|
"sags",
|
|
"shrivels",
|
|
"wanes",
|
|
"wastes (away)",
|
|
"weakens",
|
|
"wilts",
|
|
"withers",
|
|
"regresses",
|
|
"retrogresses",
|
|
"reverts",
|
|
"backslides",
|
|
"lapses",
|
|
"returns"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ripping off":{
|
|
"to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the teens ripped off the store where they had been working for the summer"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"burglarizing",
|
|
"burgling",
|
|
"knocking off",
|
|
"knocking over",
|
|
"robbing",
|
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"stealing (from)",
|
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"taking off"
|
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],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
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"ransacking",
|
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"rifling",
|
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"despoiling",
|
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"looting",
|
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"pillaging",
|
|
"plundering",
|
|
"ravishing",
|
|
"sacking",
|
|
"spoiling",
|
|
"stripping",
|
|
"bleeding",
|
|
"breaking in",
|
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"cheating",
|
|
"chiseling",
|
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"chiselling",
|
|
"cozening",
|
|
"defrauding",
|
|
"exploiting",
|
|
"fleecing",
|
|
"hustling",
|
|
"mulcting",
|
|
"plucking",
|
|
"rooking",
|
|
"shortchanging",
|
|
"skinning",
|
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"squeezing",
|
|
"sticking",
|
|
"stinging",
|
|
"swindling",
|
|
"holding up",
|
|
"mugging",
|
|
"rolling",
|
|
"sticking up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"the thief ripped off some jewelry as soon as no one was looking"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appropriating",
|
|
"boosting",
|
|
"filching",
|
|
"heisting",
|
|
"hooking",
|
|
"lifting",
|
|
"misappropriating",
|
|
"nicking",
|
|
"nipping",
|
|
"pilfering",
|
|
"pinching",
|
|
"pocketing",
|
|
"purloining",
|
|
"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 rob by the use of trickery or threats":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an investigation revealed that a whole slew of suppliers had been ripping off the defense department"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beating",
|
|
"bilking",
|
|
"bleeding",
|
|
"cheating",
|
|
"chiseling",
|
|
"chiselling",
|
|
"chousing",
|
|
"conning",
|
|
"cozening",
|
|
"defrauding",
|
|
"diddling",
|
|
"doing",
|
|
"doing in",
|
|
"euchring",
|
|
"fiddling",
|
|
"fleecing",
|
|
"flimflamming",
|
|
"gaffing",
|
|
"hosing",
|
|
"hustling",
|
|
"mulcting",
|
|
"nobbling",
|
|
"plucking",
|
|
"reaming",
|
|
"rooking",
|
|
"screwing",
|
|
"shaking down",
|
|
"shortchanging",
|
|
"shorting",
|
|
"skinning",
|
|
"skunking",
|
|
"squeezing",
|
|
"sticking",
|
|
"stiffing",
|
|
"stinging",
|
|
"suckering",
|
|
"swindling",
|
|
"thimblerigging",
|
|
"victimizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"extorting",
|
|
"wrenching",
|
|
"wresting",
|
|
"wringing",
|
|
"clipping",
|
|
"gouging",
|
|
"nicking",
|
|
"overcharging",
|
|
"soaking",
|
|
"exploiting",
|
|
"milking",
|
|
"deceiving",
|
|
"duping",
|
|
"fooling",
|
|
"gulling",
|
|
"tricking",
|
|
"roping (in)",
|
|
"betraying",
|
|
"bitching",
|
|
"double-crossing",
|
|
"bamboozling",
|
|
"fast-talking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rips (out)":{
|
|
"as in snarls":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"snarls",
|
|
"comments",
|
|
"pipes up (with)",
|
|
"remarks",
|
|
"clothes",
|
|
"couches",
|
|
"formulates",
|
|
"formulizes",
|
|
"phrases",
|
|
"puts",
|
|
"words",
|
|
"breathes",
|
|
"chirps",
|
|
"drawls",
|
|
"gasps",
|
|
"lips",
|
|
"mouths",
|
|
"murmurs",
|
|
"purrs",
|
|
"shouts",
|
|
"splutters",
|
|
"spouts",
|
|
"whispers",
|
|
"affirms",
|
|
"alleges",
|
|
"asserts",
|
|
"avers",
|
|
"avouches",
|
|
"avows",
|
|
"advertises",
|
|
"announces",
|
|
"blazes",
|
|
"broadcasts",
|
|
"declares",
|
|
"posts",
|
|
"proclaims",
|
|
"promulgates",
|
|
"publicizes",
|
|
"publishes",
|
|
"blabbers",
|
|
"blurts",
|
|
"bolts",
|
|
"gets off",
|
|
"shoots",
|
|
"airs",
|
|
"discusses",
|
|
"gives",
|
|
"looks",
|
|
"shares",
|
|
"sounds",
|
|
"ventilates",
|
|
"vents",
|
|
"voices",
|
|
"articulates",
|
|
"brings out",
|
|
"enunciates",
|
|
"passes",
|
|
"says",
|
|
"speaks",
|
|
"states",
|
|
"talks",
|
|
"tells",
|
|
"utters",
|
|
"verbalizes",
|
|
"vocalizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"stifles",
|
|
"suppresses"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ripsnorter":{
|
|
"something very good of its kind":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"had high hopes that the football game would be a ripsnorter , but it turned out to be a real snoozer"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beaut",
|
|
"beauty",
|
|
"bee's knees",
|
|
"cat's meow",
|
|
"corker",
|
|
"crackerjack",
|
|
"crackajack",
|
|
"daisy",
|
|
"dandy",
|
|
"dilly",
|
|
"doozy",
|
|
"doozie",
|
|
"doozer",
|
|
"dream",
|
|
"honey",
|
|
"hot stuff",
|
|
"humdinger",
|
|
"hummer",
|
|
"jim-dandy",
|
|
"knockout",
|
|
"lollapalooza",
|
|
"lulu",
|
|
"nifty",
|
|
"peach",
|
|
"pip",
|
|
"pippin",
|
|
"ripper",
|
|
"snorter",
|
|
"sockdolager",
|
|
"sockdologer",
|
|
"standout",
|
|
"sweetheart"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"marvel",
|
|
"phenomenon",
|
|
"prodigy",
|
|
"sensation",
|
|
"wonder",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"crown jewel",
|
|
"diamond",
|
|
"gem",
|
|
"imperial",
|
|
"jewel",
|
|
"pearl",
|
|
"plum",
|
|
"treasure"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"disappointment",
|
|
"dud",
|
|
"failure",
|
|
"flop",
|
|
"lemon",
|
|
"letdown",
|
|
"loser",
|
|
"stinker",
|
|
"turkey"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"riposting":{
|
|
"to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"at cocktail parties she could riposte with lightning speed to even the most unexpected quip"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"answering",
|
|
"coming back",
|
|
"rejoining",
|
|
"replying",
|
|
"responding",
|
|
"retorting",
|
|
"returning"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acknowledging",
|
|
"commenting",
|
|
"communicating",
|
|
"corresponding",
|
|
"reacting",
|
|
"remarking",
|
|
"countering",
|
|
"defending",
|
|
"denying",
|
|
"explaining",
|
|
"fielding",
|
|
"rebutting",
|
|
"refuting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"challenging",
|
|
"cross-examining",
|
|
"examining",
|
|
"grilling",
|
|
"interrogating",
|
|
"pumping",
|
|
"quizzing",
|
|
"polling",
|
|
"querying",
|
|
"surveying"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"asking",
|
|
"inquiring",
|
|
"questioning"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rip-offs":{
|
|
"an instance of theft":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a daring burglary of the art museum that resulted in one of the greatest rip-offs in history"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"grabs",
|
|
"heists",
|
|
"pinches",
|
|
"thefts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"break-ins",
|
|
"burglaries",
|
|
"holdups",
|
|
"muggings",
|
|
"stickups"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ripe":{
|
|
"fully grown or developed":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a ripe tomato"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adult",
|
|
"full-blown",
|
|
"full-fledged",
|
|
"mature",
|
|
"matured",
|
|
"ripened"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aged",
|
|
"aging",
|
|
"ageing",
|
|
"long-lived",
|
|
"old",
|
|
"older",
|
|
"golden",
|
|
"mellow"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blooming",
|
|
"blossoming",
|
|
"burgeoning",
|
|
"flourishing",
|
|
"flowering",
|
|
"undeveloped",
|
|
"unfinished",
|
|
"unfledged",
|
|
"unformed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"adolescent",
|
|
"green",
|
|
"immature",
|
|
"juvenile",
|
|
"unripe",
|
|
"unripened",
|
|
"young",
|
|
"youngish",
|
|
"youthful"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"having an unpleasant smell":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the clothes of the field hands were sweaty and ripe after a hard day's work"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fetid",
|
|
"foul",
|
|
"frowsty",
|
|
"frowsy",
|
|
"frowzy",
|
|
"funky",
|
|
"fusty",
|
|
"malodorous",
|
|
"musty",
|
|
"noisome",
|
|
"rank",
|
|
"reeking",
|
|
"reeky",
|
|
"smelly",
|
|
"stenchy",
|
|
"stinking",
|
|
"stinky",
|
|
"strong"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"putrid",
|
|
"rancid",
|
|
"skunky",
|
|
"stale",
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"disgusting",
|
|
"offensive",
|
|
"repulsive",
|
|
"revolting",
|
|
"vile",
|
|
"decayed",
|
|
"decaying",
|
|
"decomposed",
|
|
"decomposing",
|
|
"rotted",
|
|
"rotten",
|
|
"rotting",
|
|
"spoiled",
|
|
"spoiling",
|
|
"dirty",
|
|
"filthy",
|
|
"nasty",
|
|
"noxious",
|
|
"odiferous",
|
|
"odoriferous",
|
|
"odorous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"flowery",
|
|
"fruity",
|
|
"spicy",
|
|
"woodsy"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ambrosial",
|
|
"aromatic",
|
|
"fragrant",
|
|
"perfumed",
|
|
"redolent",
|
|
"savory",
|
|
"savoury",
|
|
"scented",
|
|
"sweet"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |