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2235 lines
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{
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"hobble":{
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"to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{
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"examples":[
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"we were hobbled by the snowstorm from getting out to do some Christmas shopping"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"clog",
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"cramp",
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"embarrass",
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"encumber",
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"fetter",
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"hamper",
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"handcuff",
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"handicap",
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"hinder",
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"hog-tie",
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"hold back",
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"hold up",
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"impede",
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"inhibit",
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"interfere (with)",
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"manacle",
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"obstruct",
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"shackle",
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"short-circuit",
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"stymie",
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"tie up",
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"trammel"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"balk",
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"check",
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"constrain",
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"curb",
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"rein",
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"restrain",
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"bind",
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"chain",
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"halter",
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"leash",
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"tether",
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"tie",
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"arrest",
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"brake",
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"delay",
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"retain",
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"retard",
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"barricade",
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"block",
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"blockade",
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"roadblock",
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"bog (down)",
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"mire",
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"choke",
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"smother",
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"stifle",
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"strangle",
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"suffocate",
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"baffle",
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"foil",
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"frustrate",
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"stump",
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"thwart",
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"derail",
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"disrupt",
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"sabotage",
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"muzzle",
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"repress",
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"suppress",
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"confine",
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"hedge (in)",
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"hem (in)"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"clear",
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"make way",
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"open",
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"unclog",
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"unplug",
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"unstop",
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"free",
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"liberate",
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"release",
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"untie",
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"loosen",
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"smooth",
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"encourage",
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"further",
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"promote"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"aid",
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"assist",
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"facilitate",
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"help"
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]
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},
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"to walk while favoring one leg":{
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"examples":[
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"I hobbled home with a twisted ankle"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"halt",
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"limp"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"hitch",
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"blunder",
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"falter",
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"flounder",
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"lurch",
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"shamble",
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"shuffle",
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"stagger",
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"stumble",
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"teeter",
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"totter",
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"waver",
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"wobble",
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"wabble",
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"dodder"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"breeze",
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"glide",
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"sail"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"stride"
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]
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},
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"as in shackle(s) , fetter":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"fetter",
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"manacle",
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"shackle(s)",
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"block",
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"chain",
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"clog",
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"crimp",
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"deterrent",
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"drag",
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"embarrassment",
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"encumbrance",
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"handicap",
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"hindrance",
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"hurdle",
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"impediment",
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"inhibition",
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"interference",
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"let",
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"obstacle",
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"obstruction",
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"roadblock",
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"stop",
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"stumbling block",
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"trammel",
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"constraint",
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"curb",
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"restraint",
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"snag",
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"bar",
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"pale",
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"paling",
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"buffer",
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"bulwark",
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"bumper",
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"cushion",
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"dam",
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"fender",
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"pad",
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"rampart",
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"barricade",
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"barrier",
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"fence",
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"hedge",
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"wall"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"door",
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"doorway",
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"entrance",
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"entranceway",
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"entry",
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"entryway",
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"gate",
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"portal",
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"break",
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"gap",
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"pass"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"hobos":{
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"as in tramps , vagabonds":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"gypsies",
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"tramps",
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"vagabonds",
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"dawdles",
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"mopes",
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"mills (about or around)",
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"ambles",
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"saunters",
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"strolls",
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"straggles",
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"strays",
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"bats",
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"cruises",
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"drifts",
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"floats",
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"gads (about)",
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"gallivants",
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"galavants",
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"kicks around",
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"knocks (about)",
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"maunders",
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"meanders",
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"mooches",
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"rambles",
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"ranges",
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"roams",
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"roves",
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"traipses",
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"wanders"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"hoboed":{
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"as in tramped , vagabonded":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"gypsied",
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"tramped",
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"vagabonded",
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"dawdled",
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"moped",
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"milled (about or around)",
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"ambled",
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"sauntered",
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"strolled",
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"straggled",
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"strayed",
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"batted",
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"cruised",
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"drifted",
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"floated",
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"gadded (about)",
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"gallivanted",
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"galavanted",
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"kicked around",
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"knocked (about)",
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"maundered",
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"meandered",
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"mooched",
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"rambled",
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"ranged",
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"roamed",
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"roved",
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"traipsed",
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"wandered"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"hobbledehoys":{
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"as in urchins , imps":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"gamins",
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"guttersnipes",
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"imps",
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"squirts",
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"urchins",
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"whippersnappers",
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"adolescents",
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"juveniles",
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"kiddies",
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"kiddos",
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"kids",
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"minors",
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"moppets",
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"teenagers",
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"tweens",
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"younglings",
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"youngsters",
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"schoolboys",
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"boychicks",
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"boychiks",
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"boyos",
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"boys",
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"callants",
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"laddies",
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"lads",
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"nippers",
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"shavelings",
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"shavers",
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"sonnies",
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"striplings",
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"tads",
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"youths",
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"toddlers",
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"tots",
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"tykes",
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"tikes",
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"mama's boys"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"hoboing":{
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"as in tramping , vagabonding":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"gypsying",
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"tramping",
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"vagabonding",
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"dawdling",
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"moping",
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"milling (about or around)",
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"ambling",
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"sauntering",
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"strolling",
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"straggling",
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"straying",
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"batting",
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"cruising",
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"drifting",
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"floating",
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"gadding (about)",
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"gallivanting",
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"galavanting",
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"kicking around",
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"knocking (about)",
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"maundering",
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"meandering",
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"mooching",
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"rambling",
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"ranging",
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"roaming",
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"roving",
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"traipsing",
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"wandering"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"hobnobbing":{
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"to come or be together as friends":{
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"examples":[
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"those two have been hobnobbing together since freshman year"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"associating",
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"chumming",
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"companying",
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"consociating",
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"consorting",
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"fraternizing",
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"hanging (around or out)",
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"hooking up",
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"messing around",
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"palling (around)",
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"running",
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"sorting",
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"traveling",
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"travelling"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"affiliating",
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"allying",
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"attaching",
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"banding",
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"bonding",
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"clubbing",
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"collaborating",
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"colluding",
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"confederating",
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"conjoining",
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"connecting",
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"cooperating",
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"coupling",
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"ganging",
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"getting along",
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"getting on",
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"grouping",
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"interrelating",
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"joining",
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"knotting",
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"leaguing",
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"linking",
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"mingling",
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"mixing",
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"rallying",
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"relating",
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"siding",
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"socializing",
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"teaming",
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"tying",
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"tieing",
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"wedding",
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"befriending",
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"friending"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"avoiding",
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"cold-shouldering",
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"shunning",
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"snubbing",
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"alienating",
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"estranging",
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"breaking up",
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"disbanding",
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"dispersing",
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"splitting (up)",
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"disjoining",
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"dissociating",
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"disuniting",
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"divorcing",
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"severing",
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"splitting",
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"sundering"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to take part in social activities":{
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"examples":[
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"spent some time hobnobbing with the rich and famous while in Los Angeles"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"associating",
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"fraternizing",
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"going out",
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"mingling",
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"mixing",
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"socializing",
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"stepping out"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"carousing",
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"partying",
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"reveling",
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"revelling",
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"circulating"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"avoiding",
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"eschewing",
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"shunning",
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"slighting",
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"snubbing"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"hobgoblins":{
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"an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers":{
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"examples":[
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"in Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream , Puck is a hobgoblin who plays pranks such as spoiling milk and tripping old ladies"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"brownies",
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"dwarfs",
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"dwarves",
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"elves",
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"faeries",
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"fairies",
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"fays",
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"gnomes",
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"goblins",
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"gremlins",
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"kobolds",
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"leprechauns",
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"pixies",
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"pucks",
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"sprites",
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"trolls"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"little people",
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"kelpies",
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"nixies",
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"changelings",
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"imps",
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"banshees",
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"ghouls",
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"hags",
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"ogres"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason":{
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"examples":[
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"the fear of success and the pressures that come with it can be more of a hobgoblin than the possibility of failure"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"b\u00eates noires",
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"black beasts",
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"bogeys",
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"bogies",
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"bugaboos",
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"bugbears",
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"dreads",
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"ogres"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"apparitions",
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"ghosts",
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"phantasms",
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"fantasms",
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"phantoms",
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"poltergeists",
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"shades",
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"specters",
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"spectres",
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"spirits",
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"spooks",
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"wraiths",
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"banshees",
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"bogeymen",
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"bogymen",
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"demons",
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"daemons",
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"devils",
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"fiends",
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"ghouls",
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"imps",
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"incubi",
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"incubuses",
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"frights",
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"horribles",
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"horrors",
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"monsters",
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"monstrosities",
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"terrors",
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"banes",
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"curses",
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"enemies",
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"plagues",
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"scourges",
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"torments",
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"abominations",
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"anathemas"
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],
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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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"hobbyists":{
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"a person who regularly or occasionally engages in an activity as a pastime rather than as a profession":{
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"examples":[
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"a book on crafting fine wood furniture that is intended for the home hobbyist"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"amateurs",
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"dabblers",
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"dilettantes",
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"dilettanti",
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"laymen",
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"nonexperts",
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"nonprofessionals",
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"potterers",
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"putterers",
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"tinkerers"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"all-rounders",
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"generalists",
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"general practitioners",
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"jacks-of-all-trades",
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"aficionados",
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"afficionados",
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"buffs",
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"devotees",
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"enthusiasts",
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"fans"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[
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"authorities",
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"experts",
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"professionals",
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"pros",
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"specialists"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"hobbling":{
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"to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{
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"examples":[
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"we were hobbled by the snowstorm from getting out to do some Christmas shopping"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"clogging",
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"cramping",
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"embarrassing",
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"encumbering",
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"fettering",
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"hampering",
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"handcuffing",
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"handicapping",
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"hindering",
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"hog-tying",
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"holding back",
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"holding up",
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"impeding",
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"inhibiting",
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"interfering (with)",
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"manacling",
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"obstructing",
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"shackling",
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"short-circuiting",
|
|
"stymieing",
|
|
"trammeling",
|
|
"trammelling",
|
|
"tying up",
|
|
"tieing up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"balking",
|
|
"checking",
|
|
"constraining",
|
|
"curbing",
|
|
"reining",
|
|
"restraining",
|
|
"binding",
|
|
"chaining",
|
|
"haltering",
|
|
"leashing",
|
|
"tethering",
|
|
"tying",
|
|
"tieing",
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"braking",
|
|
"delaying",
|
|
"retaining",
|
|
"retarding",
|
|
"barricading",
|
|
"blockading",
|
|
"blocking",
|
|
"roadblocking",
|
|
"bogging (down)",
|
|
"miring",
|
|
"choking",
|
|
"smothering",
|
|
"stifling",
|
|
"strangling",
|
|
"suffocating",
|
|
"baffling",
|
|
"foiling",
|
|
"frustrating",
|
|
"stumping",
|
|
"thwarting",
|
|
"derailing",
|
|
"disrupting",
|
|
"sabotaging",
|
|
"muzzling",
|
|
"repressing",
|
|
"suppressing",
|
|
"confining",
|
|
"hedging (in)",
|
|
"hemming (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clearing",
|
|
"making way",
|
|
"opening",
|
|
"unclogging",
|
|
"unplugging",
|
|
"unstopping",
|
|
"freeing",
|
|
"liberating",
|
|
"releasing",
|
|
"untying",
|
|
"untieing",
|
|
"loosening",
|
|
"smoothing",
|
|
"encouraging",
|
|
"furthering",
|
|
"promoting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aiding",
|
|
"assisting",
|
|
"facilitating",
|
|
"helping"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to walk while favoring one leg":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I hobbled home with a twisted ankle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"halting",
|
|
"limping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hitching",
|
|
"blundering",
|
|
"faltering",
|
|
"floundering",
|
|
"lurching",
|
|
"shambling",
|
|
"shuffling",
|
|
"staggering",
|
|
"stumbling",
|
|
"teetering",
|
|
"tottering",
|
|
"wavering",
|
|
"wobbling",
|
|
"wabbling",
|
|
"doddering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"breezing",
|
|
"gliding",
|
|
"sailing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"striding"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hobs":{
|
|
"playful, reckless behavior that is not intended to cause serious harm":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"our indoor Frisbee game\u2014my dog's and mine\u2014played hob with a couple of lamps and a vase"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"devilishness",
|
|
"devilment",
|
|
"devilry",
|
|
"deviltry",
|
|
"diablerie",
|
|
"espi\u00e8glerie",
|
|
"impishness",
|
|
"knavery",
|
|
"mischief",
|
|
"mischievousness",
|
|
"rascality",
|
|
"roguery",
|
|
"roguishness",
|
|
"shenanigan(s)",
|
|
"waggery",
|
|
"waggishness",
|
|
"wickedness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"diabolicalness",
|
|
"misbehavior",
|
|
"misconduct",
|
|
"naughtiness",
|
|
"troublemaking",
|
|
"buffoonery",
|
|
"friskiness",
|
|
"playfulness",
|
|
"sportiveness",
|
|
"chicanery",
|
|
"trickery",
|
|
"goings-on",
|
|
"hanky-panky",
|
|
"high jinks",
|
|
"hijinks",
|
|
"monkey business",
|
|
"monkeying",
|
|
"monkeyshine(s)",
|
|
"skylarking",
|
|
"tomfoolery",
|
|
"horseplay",
|
|
"roughhousing",
|
|
"antic",
|
|
"caper",
|
|
"dido",
|
|
"practical joke",
|
|
"trick",
|
|
"aggravation",
|
|
"annoyance",
|
|
"exasperation",
|
|
"irritation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"gravitas",
|
|
"gravity",
|
|
"seriousness",
|
|
"solemnity",
|
|
"solemnness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Hobson's choice":{
|
|
"as in force , duty":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coercion",
|
|
"duress",
|
|
"force",
|
|
"duty",
|
|
"obligation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"alternative",
|
|
"choice",
|
|
"discretion",
|
|
"druthers",
|
|
"election",
|
|
"liberty",
|
|
"option",
|
|
"pick",
|
|
"preference",
|
|
"selection",
|
|
"volition",
|
|
"way",
|
|
"determination",
|
|
"free will",
|
|
"will",
|
|
"say",
|
|
"voice",
|
|
"vote"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hobnob":{
|
|
"to come or be together as friends":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"those two have been hobnobbing together since freshman year"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"chum",
|
|
"company",
|
|
"consociate",
|
|
"consort",
|
|
"fraternize",
|
|
"hang (around or out)",
|
|
"hook up",
|
|
"mess around",
|
|
"pal (around)",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"sort",
|
|
"travel"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliate",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"attach",
|
|
"band",
|
|
"bond",
|
|
"club",
|
|
"collaborate",
|
|
"collude",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"conjoin",
|
|
"connect",
|
|
"cooperate",
|
|
"couple",
|
|
"gang",
|
|
"get along",
|
|
"get on",
|
|
"group",
|
|
"interrelate",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"knot",
|
|
"league",
|
|
"link",
|
|
"mingle",
|
|
"mix",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"relate",
|
|
"side",
|
|
"socialize",
|
|
"team",
|
|
"tie",
|
|
"wed",
|
|
"befriend",
|
|
"friend"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"avoid",
|
|
"cold-shoulder",
|
|
"shun",
|
|
"snub",
|
|
"alienate",
|
|
"estrange",
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"disband",
|
|
"disperse",
|
|
"split (up)",
|
|
"disjoin",
|
|
"dissociate",
|
|
"disunite",
|
|
"divorce",
|
|
"sever",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"sunder"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take part in social activities":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"spent some time hobnobbing with the rich and famous while in Los Angeles"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"fraternize",
|
|
"go out",
|
|
"mingle",
|
|
"mix",
|
|
"socialize",
|
|
"step out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"carouse",
|
|
"party",
|
|
"revel",
|
|
"circulate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"avoid",
|
|
"eschew",
|
|
"shun",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"snub"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hobbyhorse":{
|
|
"an activity outside of one's regular occupation that is engaged in primarily for pleasure":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"oil painting became the hobbyhorse of her long years of retirement"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"avocation",
|
|
"hobby",
|
|
"pursuit",
|
|
"recreation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"amusement",
|
|
"distraction",
|
|
"diversion",
|
|
"entertainment",
|
|
"pastime",
|
|
"relaxation",
|
|
"sport"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hobnobbers":{
|
|
"a person frequently seen in the company of another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the actor's agent is a hobnobber with a lot of big movie producers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associates",
|
|
"cohorts",
|
|
"companions",
|
|
"compatriots",
|
|
"compeers",
|
|
"comrades",
|
|
"cronies",
|
|
"fellows",
|
|
"mates",
|
|
"running mates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"colleagues",
|
|
"coworkers",
|
|
"co-workers",
|
|
"equals",
|
|
"peers",
|
|
"workmates",
|
|
"accomplices",
|
|
"affiliates",
|
|
"allies",
|
|
"collaborators",
|
|
"confederates",
|
|
"halves",
|
|
"partners",
|
|
"buddies",
|
|
"chums",
|
|
"confidants",
|
|
"familiars",
|
|
"friends",
|
|
"hearties",
|
|
"intimates",
|
|
"pals",
|
|
"countrymen",
|
|
"classmates",
|
|
"housemates",
|
|
"messmates",
|
|
"playfellows",
|
|
"playmates",
|
|
"roommates",
|
|
"roomies",
|
|
"schoolmates",
|
|
"shipmates",
|
|
"teammates",
|
|
"attendants",
|
|
"escorts",
|
|
"hangers-on",
|
|
"leeches",
|
|
"parasites"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hob":{
|
|
"playful, reckless behavior that is not intended to cause serious harm":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"our indoor Frisbee game\u2014my dog's and mine\u2014played hob with a couple of lamps and a vase"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"devilishness",
|
|
"devilment",
|
|
"devilry",
|
|
"deviltry",
|
|
"diablerie",
|
|
"espi\u00e8glerie",
|
|
"impishness",
|
|
"knavery",
|
|
"mischief",
|
|
"mischievousness",
|
|
"rascality",
|
|
"roguery",
|
|
"roguishness",
|
|
"shenanigan(s)",
|
|
"waggery",
|
|
"waggishness",
|
|
"wickedness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"diabolicalness",
|
|
"misbehavior",
|
|
"misconduct",
|
|
"naughtiness",
|
|
"troublemaking",
|
|
"buffoonery",
|
|
"friskiness",
|
|
"playfulness",
|
|
"sportiveness",
|
|
"chicanery",
|
|
"trickery",
|
|
"goings-on",
|
|
"hanky-panky",
|
|
"high jinks",
|
|
"hijinks",
|
|
"monkey business",
|
|
"monkeying",
|
|
"monkeyshine(s)",
|
|
"skylarking",
|
|
"tomfoolery",
|
|
"horseplay",
|
|
"roughhousing",
|
|
"antic",
|
|
"caper",
|
|
"dido",
|
|
"practical joke",
|
|
"trick",
|
|
"aggravation",
|
|
"annoyance",
|
|
"exasperation",
|
|
"irritation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"gravitas",
|
|
"gravity",
|
|
"seriousness",
|
|
"solemnity",
|
|
"solemnness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hobnobs":{
|
|
"to come or be together as friends":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"those two have been hobnobbing together since freshman year"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associates",
|
|
"chums",
|
|
"companies",
|
|
"consociates",
|
|
"consorts",
|
|
"fraternizes",
|
|
"hangs (around or out)",
|
|
"hooks up",
|
|
"messes around",
|
|
"pals (around)",
|
|
"runs",
|
|
"sorts",
|
|
"travels"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliates",
|
|
"allies",
|
|
"attaches",
|
|
"bands",
|
|
"bonds",
|
|
"clubs",
|
|
"collaborates",
|
|
"colludes",
|
|
"confederates",
|
|
"conjoins",
|
|
"connects",
|
|
"cooperates",
|
|
"couples",
|
|
"gangs",
|
|
"gets along",
|
|
"gets on",
|
|
"groups",
|
|
"interrelates",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"knots",
|
|
"leagues",
|
|
"links",
|
|
"mingles",
|
|
"mixes",
|
|
"rallies",
|
|
"relates",
|
|
"sides",
|
|
"socializes",
|
|
"teams",
|
|
"ties",
|
|
"weds",
|
|
"befriends",
|
|
"friends"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"avoids",
|
|
"cold-shoulders",
|
|
"shuns",
|
|
"snubs",
|
|
"alienates",
|
|
"estranges",
|
|
"breaks up",
|
|
"disbands",
|
|
"disperses",
|
|
"splits (up)",
|
|
"disjoins",
|
|
"dissociates",
|
|
"disunites",
|
|
"divorces",
|
|
"severs",
|
|
"splits",
|
|
"sunders"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take part in social activities":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"spent some time hobnobbing with the rich and famous while in Los Angeles"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associates",
|
|
"fraternizes",
|
|
"goes out",
|
|
"mingles",
|
|
"mixes",
|
|
"socializes",
|
|
"steps out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"carouses",
|
|
"parties",
|
|
"revels",
|
|
"circulates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"avoids",
|
|
"eschews",
|
|
"shuns",
|
|
"slights",
|
|
"snubs"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hobbyhorses":{
|
|
"an activity outside of one's regular occupation that is engaged in primarily for pleasure":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"oil painting became the hobbyhorse of her long years of retirement"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"avocations",
|
|
"hobbies",
|
|
"pursuits",
|
|
"recreations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"amusements",
|
|
"distractions",
|
|
"diversions",
|
|
"entertainments",
|
|
"pastimes",
|
|
"relaxations",
|
|
"sports"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hobbles":{
|
|
"to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we were hobbled by the snowstorm from getting out to do some Christmas shopping"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clogs",
|
|
"cramps",
|
|
"embarrasses",
|
|
"encumbers",
|
|
"fetters",
|
|
"hampers",
|
|
"handcuffs",
|
|
"handicaps",
|
|
"hinders",
|
|
"hog-ties",
|
|
"holds back",
|
|
"holds up",
|
|
"impedes",
|
|
"inhibits",
|
|
"interferes (with)",
|
|
"manacles",
|
|
"obstructs",
|
|
"shackles",
|
|
"short-circuits",
|
|
"stymies",
|
|
"ties up",
|
|
"trammels"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"balks",
|
|
"checks",
|
|
"constrains",
|
|
"curbs",
|
|
"reins",
|
|
"restrains",
|
|
"binds",
|
|
"chains",
|
|
"halters",
|
|
"leashes",
|
|
"tethers",
|
|
"ties",
|
|
"arrests",
|
|
"brakes",
|
|
"delays",
|
|
"retains",
|
|
"retards",
|
|
"barricades",
|
|
"blockades",
|
|
"blocks",
|
|
"roadblocks",
|
|
"bogs (down)",
|
|
"mires",
|
|
"chokes",
|
|
"smothers",
|
|
"stifles",
|
|
"strangles",
|
|
"suffocates",
|
|
"baffles",
|
|
"foils",
|
|
"frustrates",
|
|
"stumps",
|
|
"thwarts",
|
|
"derails",
|
|
"disrupts",
|
|
"sabotages",
|
|
"muzzles",
|
|
"represses",
|
|
"suppresses",
|
|
"confines",
|
|
"hedges (in)",
|
|
"hems (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clears",
|
|
"makes way",
|
|
"opens",
|
|
"unclogs",
|
|
"unplugs",
|
|
"unstops",
|
|
"frees",
|
|
"liberates",
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"unties",
|
|
"loosens",
|
|
"smooths",
|
|
"smoothes",
|
|
"encourages",
|
|
"furthers",
|
|
"promotes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aids",
|
|
"assists",
|
|
"facilitates",
|
|
"helps"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to walk while favoring one leg":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I hobbled home with a twisted ankle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"halts",
|
|
"limps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hitches",
|
|
"blunders",
|
|
"falters",
|
|
"flounders",
|
|
"lurches",
|
|
"shambles",
|
|
"shuffles",
|
|
"staggers",
|
|
"stumbles",
|
|
"teeters",
|
|
"totters",
|
|
"wavers",
|
|
"wobbles",
|
|
"wabbles",
|
|
"dodders"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"breezes",
|
|
"glides",
|
|
"sails"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"strides"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in shackles , fetters":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fetters",
|
|
"manacles",
|
|
"shackles",
|
|
"blocks",
|
|
"chains",
|
|
"clogs",
|
|
"crimps",
|
|
"deterrents",
|
|
"drags",
|
|
"embarrassments",
|
|
"encumbrances",
|
|
"handicaps",
|
|
"hindrances",
|
|
"hurdles",
|
|
"impediments",
|
|
"inhibitions",
|
|
"interferences",
|
|
"lets",
|
|
"obstacles",
|
|
"obstructions",
|
|
"roadblocks",
|
|
"stops",
|
|
"stumbling blocks",
|
|
"trammels",
|
|
"constraints",
|
|
"curbs",
|
|
"restraints",
|
|
"snags",
|
|
"bars",
|
|
"pales",
|
|
"palings",
|
|
"buffers",
|
|
"bulwarks",
|
|
"bumpers",
|
|
"cushions",
|
|
"dams",
|
|
"fenders",
|
|
"pads",
|
|
"ramparts",
|
|
"barricades",
|
|
"barriers",
|
|
"fences",
|
|
"hedges",
|
|
"walls"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"doors",
|
|
"doorways",
|
|
"entrances",
|
|
"entranceways",
|
|
"entries",
|
|
"entryways",
|
|
"gates",
|
|
"portals",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"gaps",
|
|
"passes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hobo":{
|
|
"a homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"kind folks who always gave hoboes who came to the farm a meal and then sent them on their way"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bindle stiff",
|
|
"bum",
|
|
"bummer",
|
|
"sundowner",
|
|
"swaggie",
|
|
"swagman",
|
|
"tramp",
|
|
"vagabond",
|
|
"vagrant"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"drifter",
|
|
"roamer",
|
|
"transient",
|
|
"beggar",
|
|
"derelict",
|
|
"mendicant",
|
|
"panhandler",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"dodger",
|
|
"malingerer",
|
|
"shirker",
|
|
"slacker",
|
|
"gamine",
|
|
"ragamuffin",
|
|
"urchin",
|
|
"waif"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in tramp , vagabond":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gypsy",
|
|
"tramp",
|
|
"vagabond",
|
|
"dawdle",
|
|
"mope",
|
|
"mill (about or around)",
|
|
"amble",
|
|
"saunter",
|
|
"stroll",
|
|
"straggle",
|
|
"stray",
|
|
"bat",
|
|
"cruise",
|
|
"drift",
|
|
"float",
|
|
"gad (about)",
|
|
"gallivant",
|
|
"galavant",
|
|
"kick around",
|
|
"knock (about)",
|
|
"maunder",
|
|
"meander",
|
|
"mooch",
|
|
"ramble",
|
|
"range",
|
|
"roam",
|
|
"rove",
|
|
"traipse",
|
|
"wander"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hobbled":{
|
|
"as in lame , halt":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"halt",
|
|
"lame",
|
|
"lamed",
|
|
"challenged",
|
|
"crippled",
|
|
"disabled",
|
|
"maimed",
|
|
"mutilated",
|
|
"impaired",
|
|
"incapacitated",
|
|
"paralytic",
|
|
"paralyzed",
|
|
"hamstrung",
|
|
"hemiplegic",
|
|
"paraplegic",
|
|
"paretic",
|
|
"quadriplegic",
|
|
"debilitated",
|
|
"decrepit",
|
|
"enfeebled",
|
|
"feeble",
|
|
"frail",
|
|
"infirm",
|
|
"wasted",
|
|
"weak",
|
|
"weakened"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"able-bodied",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"hale",
|
|
"healthy",
|
|
"hearty",
|
|
"robust",
|
|
"sound",
|
|
"well",
|
|
"whole"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we were hobbled by the snowstorm from getting out to do some Christmas shopping"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clogged",
|
|
"cramped",
|
|
"embarrassed",
|
|
"encumbered",
|
|
"fettered",
|
|
"hampered",
|
|
"handcuffed",
|
|
"handicapped",
|
|
"held back",
|
|
"held up",
|
|
"hindered",
|
|
"hog-tied",
|
|
"impeded",
|
|
"inhibited",
|
|
"interfered (with)",
|
|
"manacled",
|
|
"obstructed",
|
|
"shackled",
|
|
"short-circuited",
|
|
"stymied",
|
|
"tied up",
|
|
"trammeled",
|
|
"trammelled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"balked",
|
|
"checked",
|
|
"constrained",
|
|
"curbed",
|
|
"reined",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"chained",
|
|
"haltered",
|
|
"leashed",
|
|
"tethered",
|
|
"tied",
|
|
"arrested",
|
|
"braked",
|
|
"delayed",
|
|
"retained",
|
|
"retarded",
|
|
"barricaded",
|
|
"blockaded",
|
|
"blocked",
|
|
"roadblocked",
|
|
"bogged (down)",
|
|
"mired",
|
|
"choked",
|
|
"smothered",
|
|
"stifled",
|
|
"strangled",
|
|
"suffocated",
|
|
"baffled",
|
|
"foiled",
|
|
"frustrated",
|
|
"stumped",
|
|
"thwarted",
|
|
"derailed",
|
|
"disrupted",
|
|
"sabotaged",
|
|
"muzzled",
|
|
"repressed",
|
|
"suppressed",
|
|
"confined",
|
|
"hedged (in)",
|
|
"hemmed (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cleared",
|
|
"made way",
|
|
"opened",
|
|
"unclogged",
|
|
"unplugged",
|
|
"unstopped",
|
|
"freed",
|
|
"liberated",
|
|
"released",
|
|
"untied",
|
|
"loosened",
|
|
"smoothed",
|
|
"encouraged",
|
|
"furthered",
|
|
"promoted"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aided",
|
|
"assisted",
|
|
"facilitated",
|
|
"helped"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to walk while favoring one leg":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I hobbled home with a twisted ankle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"halted",
|
|
"limped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hitched",
|
|
"blundered",
|
|
"faltered",
|
|
"floundered",
|
|
"lurched",
|
|
"shambled",
|
|
"shuffled",
|
|
"staggered",
|
|
"stumbled",
|
|
"teetered",
|
|
"tottered",
|
|
"wavered",
|
|
"wobbled",
|
|
"wabbled",
|
|
"doddered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"breezed",
|
|
"glided",
|
|
"sailed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"strode"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hobnobber":{
|
|
"a person frequently seen in the company of another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the actor's agent is a hobnobber with a lot of big movie producers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"cohort",
|
|
"companion",
|
|
"compatriot",
|
|
"compeer",
|
|
"comrade",
|
|
"crony",
|
|
"fellow",
|
|
"mate",
|
|
"running mate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"colleague",
|
|
"coworker",
|
|
"equal",
|
|
"peer",
|
|
"workmate",
|
|
"accomplice",
|
|
"affiliate",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"collaborator",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"half",
|
|
"partner",
|
|
"buddy",
|
|
"chum",
|
|
"confidant",
|
|
"familiar",
|
|
"friend",
|
|
"hearty",
|
|
"intimate",
|
|
"pal",
|
|
"countryman",
|
|
"classmate",
|
|
"housemate",
|
|
"messmate",
|
|
"playfellow",
|
|
"playmate",
|
|
"roommate",
|
|
"roomie",
|
|
"schoolmate",
|
|
"shipmate",
|
|
"teammate",
|
|
"attendant",
|
|
"escort",
|
|
"hanger-on",
|
|
"leech",
|
|
"parasite"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Hobson's choices":{
|
|
"as in forces , duties":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coercions",
|
|
"duresses",
|
|
"forces",
|
|
"duties",
|
|
"obligations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"alternatives",
|
|
"choices",
|
|
"discretions",
|
|
"druthers",
|
|
"elections",
|
|
"liberties",
|
|
"options",
|
|
"picks",
|
|
"preferences",
|
|
"selections",
|
|
"volitions",
|
|
"ways",
|
|
"determinations",
|
|
"free wills",
|
|
"wills",
|
|
"says",
|
|
"voices",
|
|
"votes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hobbledehoy":{
|
|
"as in urchin , imp":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gamin",
|
|
"guttersnipe",
|
|
"imp",
|
|
"squirt",
|
|
"urchin",
|
|
"whippersnapper",
|
|
"adolescent",
|
|
"juvenile",
|
|
"kid",
|
|
"kiddie",
|
|
"kiddy",
|
|
"kiddo",
|
|
"minor",
|
|
"moppet",
|
|
"teenager",
|
|
"tween",
|
|
"youngling",
|
|
"youngster",
|
|
"schoolboy",
|
|
"boy",
|
|
"boychick",
|
|
"boychik",
|
|
"boyo",
|
|
"callant",
|
|
"lad",
|
|
"laddie",
|
|
"nipper",
|
|
"shaveling",
|
|
"shaver",
|
|
"sonny",
|
|
"stripling",
|
|
"tad",
|
|
"youth",
|
|
"toddler",
|
|
"tot",
|
|
"tyke",
|
|
"tike",
|
|
"mama's boy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hobbyist":{
|
|
"a person who regularly or occasionally engages in an activity as a pastime rather than as a profession":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a book on crafting fine wood furniture that is intended for the home hobbyist"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amateur",
|
|
"dabbler",
|
|
"dilettante",
|
|
"layman",
|
|
"nonexpert",
|
|
"nonprofessional",
|
|
"potterer",
|
|
"putterer",
|
|
"tinkerer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"all-rounder",
|
|
"generalist",
|
|
"general practitioner",
|
|
"jack-of-all-trades",
|
|
"aficionado",
|
|
"afficionado",
|
|
"buff",
|
|
"devotee",
|
|
"enthusiast",
|
|
"fan"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"authority",
|
|
"expert",
|
|
"pro",
|
|
"professional",
|
|
"specialist"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hobnobbed":{
|
|
"to come or be together as friends":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"those two have been hobnobbing together since freshman year"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associated",
|
|
"chummed",
|
|
"companied",
|
|
"consociated",
|
|
"consorted",
|
|
"fraternized",
|
|
"hooked up",
|
|
"hung (around or out)",
|
|
"hanged (around or out)",
|
|
"messed around",
|
|
"palled (around)",
|
|
"ran",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"sorted",
|
|
"traveled",
|
|
"travelled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliated",
|
|
"allied",
|
|
"attached",
|
|
"banded",
|
|
"bonded",
|
|
"clubbed",
|
|
"collaborated",
|
|
"colluded",
|
|
"confederated",
|
|
"conjoined",
|
|
"connected",
|
|
"cooperated",
|
|
"coupled",
|
|
"ganged",
|
|
"got along",
|
|
"got on",
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"grouped",
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"interrelated",
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"joined",
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"knotted",
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"leagued",
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"linked",
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"mingled",
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"mixed",
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"rallied",
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"related",
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"sided",
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"socialized",
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"teamed",
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"tied",
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"wedded",
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"wed",
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"befriended",
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"friended"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"avoided",
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"cold-shouldered",
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"shunned",
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"snubbed",
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"alienated",
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"estranged",
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"broke up",
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"disbanded",
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"dispersed",
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"split (up)",
|
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"disjoined",
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"dissociated",
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"disunited",
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"divorced",
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"severed",
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"split",
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"sundered"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
|
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"to take part in social activities":{
|
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"examples":[
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"spent some time hobnobbing with the rich and famous while in Los Angeles"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
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"associated",
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"fraternized",
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"mingled",
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"mixed",
|
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"socialized",
|
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"stepped out",
|
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"went out"
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],
|
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"near synonyms":[
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"caroused",
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"partied",
|
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"reveled",
|
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"revelled",
|
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"circulated"
|
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[
|
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"avoided",
|
|
"eschewed",
|
|
"shunned",
|
|
"slighted",
|
|
"snubbed"
|
|
],
|
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"antonyms":[]
|
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},
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"hobby":{
|
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"an activity outside of one's regular occupation that is engaged in primarily for pleasure":{
|
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"examples":[
|
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"his ranch is just a weekend hobby \u2014he makes his real money as an investment banker"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"avocation",
|
|
"hobbyhorse",
|
|
"pursuit",
|
|
"recreation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"amusement",
|
|
"distraction",
|
|
"diversion",
|
|
"entertainment",
|
|
"pastime",
|
|
"relaxation",
|
|
"sport"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hoboes":{
|
|
"a homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"kind folks who always gave hoboes who came to the farm a meal and then sent them on their way"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bindle stiffs",
|
|
"bummers",
|
|
"bums",
|
|
"sundowners",
|
|
"swaggies",
|
|
"swagmen",
|
|
"tramps",
|
|
"vagabonds",
|
|
"vagrants"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"drifters",
|
|
"roamers",
|
|
"transients",
|
|
"beggars",
|
|
"derelicts",
|
|
"mendicants",
|
|
"panhandlers",
|
|
"stiffs",
|
|
"dodgers",
|
|
"malingerers",
|
|
"shirkers",
|
|
"slackers",
|
|
"gamines",
|
|
"ragamuffins",
|
|
"urchins",
|
|
"waifs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hobgoblin":{
|
|
"an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream , Puck is a hobgoblin who plays pranks such as spoiling milk and tripping old ladies"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brownie",
|
|
"dwarf",
|
|
"elf",
|
|
"faerie",
|
|
"faery",
|
|
"fairy",
|
|
"fay",
|
|
"gnome",
|
|
"goblin",
|
|
"gremlin",
|
|
"kobold",
|
|
"leprechaun",
|
|
"pixie",
|
|
"pixy",
|
|
"puck",
|
|
"sprite",
|
|
"troll"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"little people",
|
|
"kelpie",
|
|
"nixie",
|
|
"changeling",
|
|
"imp",
|
|
"banshee",
|
|
"ghoul",
|
|
"hag",
|
|
"ogre"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the fear of success and the pressures that come with it can be more of a hobgoblin than the possibility of failure"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"b\u00eate noire",
|
|
"black beast",
|
|
"bogey",
|
|
"bogie",
|
|
"bogy",
|
|
"bugaboo",
|
|
"bugbear",
|
|
"dread",
|
|
"ogre"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"apparition",
|
|
"ghost",
|
|
"phantasm",
|
|
"fantasm",
|
|
"phantom",
|
|
"poltergeist",
|
|
"shade",
|
|
"specter",
|
|
"spectre",
|
|
"spirit",
|
|
"spook",
|
|
"wraith",
|
|
"banshee",
|
|
"bogeyman",
|
|
"bogyman",
|
|
"demon",
|
|
"daemon",
|
|
"devil",
|
|
"fiend",
|
|
"ghoul",
|
|
"imp",
|
|
"incubus",
|
|
"fright",
|
|
"horrible",
|
|
"horror",
|
|
"monster",
|
|
"monstrosity",
|
|
"terror",
|
|
"bane",
|
|
"curse",
|
|
"enemy",
|
|
"plague",
|
|
"scourge",
|
|
"torment",
|
|
"abomination",
|
|
"anathema"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hobbies":{
|
|
"an activity outside of one's regular occupation that is engaged in primarily for pleasure":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his ranch is just a weekend hobby \u2014he makes his real money as an investment banker"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"avocations",
|
|
"hobbyhorses",
|
|
"pursuits",
|
|
"recreations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"amusements",
|
|
"distractions",
|
|
"diversions",
|
|
"entertainments",
|
|
"pastimes",
|
|
"relaxations",
|
|
"sports"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |